ArticleNature communications2022
Breaking photoswitch activation depth limit using ionising radiation stimuli adapted to clinical application.
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- γ-Ray Regulated Host-Guest Molecular Recognition.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- Highly sensitive X-ray responsive molecular switches.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Light-Controlled Modulation of the Endocannabinoid System: Photoswitchable Ligands for Cannabinoid and TRPV1 Receptors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- The role of ionizing radiation-initiated reactions in targeted activation of chemotherapeutics.Nature reviews. Chemistry · 2026Review
- Radiotherapy activates picolinium prodrugs in tumours.Nature chemistry · 2024Article
- Molecular Machines For The Control Of Transmembrane Transport.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2023Review
- Stimuli-activatable nanomedicine meets cancer theranostics.Theranostics · 2023Review
- Breaking photoswitch activation depth limit using ionising radiation stimuli adapted to clinical application.Nature communications · 2022Article
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Abstract
Electromagnetic radiation-triggered therapeutic effect has attracted a great interest over the last 50 years. However, translation to clinical applications of photoactive molecular systems developed to date is dramatically limited, mainly because their activation requires excitation by low-energy photons from the ultraviolet to near infra-red range, preventing any activation deeper than few millimetres under the skin. Herein we conceive a strategy for photosensitive-system activation potentially adapted to biological tissues without any restriction in depth. High-energy stimuli, such as those employed for radiotherapy, are used to carry energy while molecular activation is provided by local energy conversion. This concept is applied to azobenzene, one of the most established photoswitches, to build a radioswitch. The radiation-responsive molecular system developed is used to trigger cytotoxic effect on cancer cells upon gamma-ray irradiation. This breakthrough activation concept is expected to expand the scope of applications of photosensitive systems and paves the way towards the development of original therapeutic approaches.
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