A heat shock protein-inhibiting molecular photothermal agent for mild-temperature photothermal therapy
Xinhao Zhang, Shan-Shan Xue, Wei Pan, Hongyu Wang, Kaiye Wang, Na Li, Bo Tang
Abstract
A heat shock protein-inhibiting photothermal agent (PTA) with endoplasmic reticulum targeting was synthesized to reduce the thermal resistance and enhance the effect of mild-temperature photothermal therapy (PTT).
Topics & Concepts
Photothermal therapyHeat shock proteinEndoplasmic reticulumBiophysicsChemistryPhotothermal effectShock (circulatory)NanotechnologyMaterials scienceMedicineBiochemistryBiologyInternal medicineGeneNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsEndoplasmic Reticulum Stress and DiseaseRNA Interference and Gene Delivery