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SUBMITTER: Lu K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4277757 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lu Kuangda K He Chunbai C Lin Wenbin W
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20141119 48
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective anticancer procedure that relies on tumor localization of a photosensitizer followed by light activation to generate cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (e.g., (1)O2). Here we report the rational design of a Hf-porphyrin nanoscale metal-organic framework, DBP-UiO, as an exceptionally effective photosensitizer for PDT of resistant head and neck cancer. DBP-UiO efficiently generates (1)O2 owing to site isolation of porphyrin ligands, enhanced intersystem cr ...[more]