Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Controlled sequential in situ self-assembly and disassembly of a fluorogenic cisplatin prodrug for cancer theranostics

  • Xidan Wen,
  • Rui Zhang,
  • Yuxuan Hu,
  • Luyan Wu,
  • He Bai,
  • Dongfan Song,
  • Yanfeng Wang,
  • Ruibing An,
  • Jianhui Weng,
  • Shuren Zhang,
  • Rong Wang,
  • Ling Qiu,
  • Jianguo Lin,
  • Guandao Gao,
  • Hong Liu,
  • Zijian Guo,
  • Deju Ye

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36469-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Manipulating molecular self-assembly and disassembly in vivo may permit temporal control of drug delivery and release. Here, the authors report a fluorogenic cisplatin prodrug for cancer theranostics by leveraging stimuli-triggered in situ self-assembly and intracellular disassembly processes.