Issue 93, 2019

Incorporation of 7-dehydrocholesterol into liposomes as a simple, universal and efficient way to enhance anticancer activity by combining PDT and photoactivated chemotherapy

Abstract

Cholesterol (CHOL) is an indispensable component of liposomes. Incorporation of 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) instead of CHOL can efficiently enhance the anticancer activity of photosensitizer-encapsulated liposomes upon irradiation, yielding an IC50 value about half of that of CHOL-based controls. The photo-oxidation of 7-DHC into its endoperoxide form by singlet oxygen may account for the enhanced therapeutic effect, realizing an efficient combination of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photoactivated chemotherapy.

Graphical abstract: Incorporation of 7-dehydrocholesterol into liposomes as a simple, universal and efficient way to enhance anticancer activity by combining PDT and photoactivated chemotherapy

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Jul 2019
Accepted
01 Nov 2019
First published
07 Nov 2019

Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 14081-14084

Incorporation of 7-dehydrocholesterol into liposomes as a simple, universal and efficient way to enhance anticancer activity by combining PDT and photoactivated chemotherapy

Y. Wang, N. Tian, C. Li, Y. Hou, X. Wang and Q. Zhou, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 14081 DOI: 10.1039/C9CC05691B

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