Sulphur doped carbon dots enhance photodynamic therapy via PI3K/Akt signalling pathway.

Yanjing LiShihong WuJunjiang ZhangRonghui ZhouXiaoxiao Cai

Published in: Cell proliferation (2020)

Herein, we found that S-CDs acted as an inhibitor of the PI3K/Akt pathway for efficient cancer cell killing, thus yielding in a higher PDT performance over the existing photosensitizers.

Keyphrases

photodynamic therapy
pi k akt
quantum dots
signaling pathway
visible light
cell cycle arrest
cell proliferation
fluorescence imaging
cell death
metal organic framework