Cu(<scp>ii</scp>)-BODIPY photosensitizer for CAIX overexpressed cancer stem cell therapy
Hyo Sung Jung, Seyoung Koo, Miae Won, Seeun An, Haebeen Park, Jonathan L. Sessler, Jiyou Han, Jong Seung Kim
Abstract
Chemoresistance originating from cancer stem cells (CSCs) is a major cause of cancer treatment failure and highlights the need to develop CSC-targeting therapies.
Topics & Concepts
PhotosensitizerCancer researchCancer stem cellBODIPYPhotodynamic therapyCancer therapyCancerStem cellMedicineChemistryInternal medicineBiologyCell biologyFluorescencePhotochemistryOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsPhysicsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques