Abstract
A novel ferrocene decorated vinyl pyridinium-substituted tetraphenylethylene (TPEPY-S-Fc) linked by a disulfide bond was designed as a GSH activatable photosensitizer by aggregation-induced emission for imaging-guided photodynamic therapy of cancer cells.
MeSH terms
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Disulfides / chemistry
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Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry*
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Fluorescent Dyes / pharmacology*
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Glutathione / metabolism*
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Humans
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Molecular Imaging*
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Photochemotherapy*
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Photosensitizing Agents / chemistry*
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Photosensitizing Agents / pharmacology*
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Stilbenes / chemistry
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Stilbenes / pharmacology
Substances
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Disulfides
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Fluorescent Dyes
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Photosensitizing Agents
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Stilbenes
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tetraphenylethylene
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Glutathione