A review on ferroptosis and photodynamic therapy synergism: Enhancing anticancer treatment
Qihang Chang,
Peiru Wang,
Qingyu Zeng,
Xiuli Wang
Affiliations
Qihang Chang
Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
Peiru Wang
Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
Qingyu Zeng
Corresponding author. Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, 1278 Baode Road, Shanghai, 200443, China.; Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
Xiuli Wang
Corresponding author. Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, 1278 Baode Road Shanghai, 200443, China.; Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, 200092, China
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent programmed cell death modality, which has showed great potential in anticancer treatment. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is widely used in clinic as an anticancer therapy. PDT combined with ferroptosis-promoting therapy has been found to be a promising strategy to improve anti-cancer therapy efficacy. Fenton reaction in ferroptosis can provide oxygen for PDT, and PDT can produce reactive oxygen species for Fenton reaction to enhance ferroptosis. In this review, we briefly present the importance of ferroptosis in anticancer treatment, mechanism of ferroptosis, researches on PDT induced ferroptosis, and the mechanism of the synergistic effect of PDT and ferroptosis on cancer killing.
