通过针对线粒体的近红外光动力疗法放大抗瘤免疫反应

Cheng-Ao Li1,2, Junjie Nan3, Qingxuan Ye3

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.

概括

这项研究引入了一种用于近红外光激活光动力疗法 (PDT) 的新型纳米平台. 它通过向线粒体并触发免疫细胞死亡来增强抗瘤免疫力,改善深层瘤治疗并防止复发.

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