Issue 25, 2022

Near-infrared irradiation controlled thermo-switchable polymeric photosensitizer against β-amyloid fibrillation

Abstract

Photothermal therapy (PTT) is an emerging paradigm for the degradation of amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregations and has become an effective way of treating Alzheimer's disease (AD). A promising PTT therapeutic option requires control of at least two key functional aspects: controllable photoactivity and specific activation. In this work, a near-infrared (NIR)-activated thermo-switchable biopolymeric PTT agent was designed and synthesized by conjugating a molecular rotor-based boron dipyrromethene photosensitizer (BDP) to a temperature-responsive polymer backbone of biopolymeric hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC). The as-synthesized BDP–HPC exhibited an ultra-high PCE of 78.1% along with prominent cycling stability of phase-transition behavior under NIR irradiation in the light of the lower critical solution temperature (LCST at 42.5 °C). Importantly, the NIR irradiation can manipulate the reversible phase transition behavior of the resultant BDP–HPC that reveals high effectiveness in inhibiting Aβ aggregation together with the obvious ability to dissociate Aβ aggregations. Our work reveals an accurate modulation strategy for versatile and high-performance AD treatment.

Graphical abstract: Near-infrared irradiation controlled thermo-switchable polymeric photosensitizer against β-amyloid fibrillation

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Feb 2022
Accepted
20 May 2022
First published
23 May 2022

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022,10, 4832-4839

Near-infrared irradiation controlled thermo-switchable polymeric photosensitizer against β-amyloid fibrillation

L. Chen, Z. Zhou, Y. Zhang, J. Pan, K. Wang and H. Wang, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2022, 10, 4832 DOI: 10.1039/D2TB00372D

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