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A comprehensive review of carbon dots for antimicrobial therapy: from design mechanisms to theranostic applications

Discover Nano
As an emerging carbon-based nanomaterial, carbon dots (CDs) exhibit broad prospects in antimicrobial therapy owing to their unique physicochemical properties, excellent biocompatibility, and tunable multifunctional characteristics.
Qian He, Liyun Zhang
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Targeting neutrophil extracellular traps in metabolic and immune niche: Nanomaterials for diabetes tissue regeneration

BMEMat, EarlyView.
The effects of NETs on regeneration of various diabetic tissues, and strategies targeting NETs for diabetes tissue regeneration. In the diabetic environment, NETs undergo complex metabolic and immune reprogramming, leading to dynamic changes in antibacterial and proinflammatory functions, and affecting regeneration of multiple systemic tissues.
Xinyi Jiang, Muxin Yue, Kai Mao, Boon Chin Heng, Noor Azlin Yahya, Yunsong Liu, Zheng Li   +6 more
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Exploring the Galleria mellonella model to study antifungal photodynamic therapy

, 2019
Background: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT)shows antimicrobial activity on yeast of the genus Candida. In aPDT, the depth at which the light penetrates the tissue is extremely important for the elaboration of the treatment.
Figueiredo-Godoi, Lívia Mara Alves, Garcia, Maíra Terra [UNESP], Menezes, Raquel Telles, Figueiredo-Godoi, Lívia Mara Alves [UNESP], Junqueira, Juliana Campos, Carvalho, Jéssica Shiotani, Segundo, Aguinaldo Garcez, Carvalho, Jéssica Shiotani [UNESP], Menezes, Raquel Telles [UNESP], Jorge, Antonio Olavo Cardoso [UNESP], Junqueira, Juliana Campos [UNESP], Garcia, Maíra Terra, Jorge, Antonio Olavo Cardoso   +12 more
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Atomically precise metal cluster enzymes for pathological tissue regeneration

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of atomically precise metal cluster enzymes (MCEs) for pathological tissue regeneration. Atomically precise MCEs can modulate biological processes, such as attenuation of inflammatory responses, eradication of bacterial pathogens, regulation of angiogenesis, and promotion of cell development.
Ziqiang Xiong, Zhifeng Shi, Mengqing Li, Jien Han, Haoyan Chen, Maofei Ran, Shaojian Zhong, Limin Ma, Chengyun Ning, Youzhun Fan, Zhenghua Tang, Peng Yu   +11 more
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Advanced nanotherapeutics for combating ocular infections: Rational design, antimicrobial mechanisms, and therapeutic breakthroughs

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Nanomaterials revolutionize ocular infection treatment by enabling targeted drug delivery and enhanced antimicrobial efficacy against resistant pathogens. This review systematically explores their rational design, multimodal mechanisms, and translational potential for next‐generation anti‐infective therapies.
Yujia Liu, Xuetian Wen, Yue Tan, Rui Zeng, Yijuan Zhang, Tong Lin, Lan Gong, Zichao Luo   +7 more
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Adjunctive use of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in the surgical treatment of periapical lesions: A case series

, 2022
Background: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) is used in endodontics to improve orthograde root canal disinfection as an adjunct to standard treatments.
Hadad, Henrique [UNESP], Maiorana, Carlo, Beretta, Mario, Damiani, Giovanni, Souza, Francisley Ávila [UNESP], Poli, Pier Paolo   +5 more
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Enhanced strategies for cuproptosis‐like death in bacterial infection treatment

BMEMat, EarlyView.
This review summarizes and examines the molecular mechanisms underlying cuproptosis‐like death. Furthermore, multi‐strategy efficacy enhancement and potential enhancement approaches are analyzed. Abstract Copper, a classical antibacterial metal, has long been of interest and widely used in medical and public health applications.
Wenqi Wang, Bolong Xu, Ruiyuan Zhu, Hengshuo Gui, Tian Xia, Shaokai Liu, Huiyu Liu, Xianwen Wang   +7 more
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Novel Approaches of Indocyanine Green and aPDT in the Treatment of Periodontitis: A Narrative Review

Surgeries
In recent years, increasing attention has been given to adjunctive therapies aimed at improving clinical outcomes in periodontal treatment. Among these, antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) using the photosensitizer indocyanine green (ICG) has shown
Raimonda Šilė, Vita Mačiulskienė-Visockienė, Renata Šadzevičienė, Ingrida Marija Pacauskienė   +3 more
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Natural versus synthetic curcuminoids as photosensitizers: Photobleaching and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy evaluation

, 2023
Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been studied as an alternative to combat bacterial resistance to the commonly used antibiotics. aPDT requires the use of a photosensitizer and curcumin is one of the more promising, though the usage of ...
Johan S.D. Tovar, Lucas D. Dias, Bagnato, Vanderlei Salvador, Nicolas Junhiti de Melo, Lívia Nordi Dovigo, Melo, Nicolas Junhiti de, Dias, Lucas D., Dovigo, Lívia Nordi [UNESP], Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Tovar, Johan S.D., Natalia Mayumi Inada, Inada, Natalia Mayumi   +11 more
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From pathogen to “living drug factory” innovative strategies and clinical translation of bacteria as programmable intelligent vectors for cancer therapy

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Engineered bacteria serve as smart, living therapeutics that target tumors, deliver drugs, and remodel immunosuppressive microenvironments. This review highlights their potential to potentiate immunotherapy, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, offering a promising paradigm for precise and synergistic cancer treatment. Abstract The dynamic interplay between
Haonan Shen, Weichen Zhang, Gaoli Niu, Li Wang, Ruiyan Li, Yueyue Fan, Feixue Lu, Lingling Xu, Xiaoyuan Ji, Yong Kang   +9 more
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