Hollow Cu<sub>2−<i>x</i></sub>Se-based nanocatalysts for combined photothermal and chemodynamic therapy in the second near-infrared window
Qianqian Gao, Xuelu He, Lulu He, Jie Lin, Le Wang, Yujiao Xie, Aiguo Wu, Juan Li
Abstract
Octahedral Cu 2− x Se nanoparticles loaded with the autophagy inhibitor chloroquine (CQ) and targeting neuropeptide Y ligand work as a novel therapeutic platform (Cu 2− x Se@CQ@NPY) to achieve a synergetic CDT/PTT therapeutic outcome for breast cancer.
Topics & Concepts
Photothermal therapyTherapeutic windowMaterials scienceNanoparticleBimetallic stripLigand (biochemistry)ChemistryNanotechnologyMedicineReceptorMetalPharmacologyBiochemistryMetallurgyNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films