Cationic oligo(p-phenylene vinylene) materials for combating drug resistance of cancer cells by light manipulation.

Wang, Bing; Yuan, Huanxiang; Liu, Zhang; Nie, Chenyao; Liu, Libing; Lv, Fengting; Wang, Yilin; Wang, Shu · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

An unconventional strategy that can be temporally and remotely activated with light to combat the drug resistance of cancer cells is developed. A cell-membrane-anchored photosensitizer (OPV) is used to enhance anticancer drug uptake and restore toxicity in resistant cancer cells. This method recovers the activity of the already established anticancer drugs, and provides a new strategy for the development of light manipulation to combat anticancer resistance.

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