Enhancing photothermal therapy of tumors with image-guided thermal control of gene-expressing bacteria
Fengyi Zeng, Meng Du, Yaozhang Yang, Jinghui Fang, Yuanyuan Wang, MeeiChyn Goh, Yan Lin, Huaiyu Wang, Fei Yan, Zhiyi Chen
Abstract
Our study demonstrated that CGB@ICG serves as an efficacious imaging agent and delivery vector to combine engineered bacteria with photothermal therapy, holding great promise for tumor treatment.
Topics & Concepts
Photothermal therapyBacteriaGenetic enhancementBiologyGeneCancer researchBiomedical engineeringPathologyMedicineNanotechnologyMaterials scienceGeneticsCancer Research and TreatmentsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsBacteriophages and microbial interactions