A review on selenium and gold nanoparticles combined photodynamic and photothermal prostate cancer tumors ablation.

ABSTRACT: The acceptance of nanoparticle technology in the quest for cancer treatment is due to its many potentials and possibilities of filling in the gaps in the limitations of the current treatment modalities. Insights into the possibilities of getting even more from this technology, as well as the synergistic properties of photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT)-the use of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-can also be exploited in the ablation of prostate cancer tumors. Therefore, the combination of gold and selenium photoactive nanoparticles as platforms for drug delivery via PTT/PDT in prostate cancer therapy, with a specific emphasis on the 'micro-carrier' based approach, was discussed and explored in this review under relevant subtopics ranging from understanding the complex ch

SUBMITTER: Omiyale OC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10704013 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature