Chlorin e6: A Promising Photosensitizer in Photo-Based Cancer Nanomedicine

• Published in: ACS applied bio materials Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 349 - 364
• Main Authors: Hak, Arshadul, Ali, Mohammad Sadik, Sankaranarayanan, Sri Amruthaa, Shinde, Vinod Ravasaheb, Rengan, Aravind Kumar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 20.02.2023
• Subjects: Cell Line, Tumor; Nanomedicine; Neoplasms - drug therapy; Photochemotherapy - methods; Photosensitizing Agents - pharmacology; Reactive Oxygen Species; Tissue Distribution; nanoparticle; cancer; chlorin e6; photodynamic therapy; photosensitizer

Conventional cancer treatment modalities are often associated with major therapeutic limitations and severe side effects. Photodynamic therapy is a localized noninvasive mode of treatment that has given a different direction to cancer research due to its effectivity against a wide range of cancers a...