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Apoferritin protein cages: a novel drug nanocarrier for photodynamic therapy

Fei Yan, Yan Zhang, Hsiangkuo Yuan, Molly K. Gregas, Tuan Vo‐Dinh

Chemical Communications · 2008 · 49 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

A methylene blue-encapsulated apoferritin complex shows cytotoxic effects on MCF-7 human breast adenocarcinoma cells when irradiated at the appropriate wavelength.

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Photodynamic therapeutics: basic principles and clinical applications

Wesley M. Sharman, Cynthia M. Allen, Johan E. van Lier · Drug Discovery Today · 1999 · 918 citations

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The Photobiology of Photodynamic Therapy: Cellular Targets and Mechanisms

Nancy L. Oleinick, Helen H. Evans · Radiation Research · 1998 · 573 citations

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Ferritin: design and formation of an iron-storage molecule

Geoffrey C. Ford, P. M. Harrison, David W. Rice et al. · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 1984 · 564 citations

Imaging the production of singlet oxygen in vivo using a new fluorescent sensor, Singlet Oxygen Sensor Green(R)

Cristina Flors · Journal of Experimental Botany · 2006 · 494 citations · Full text

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Synthesis of inorganic nanophase materials in supramolecular protein cages

Fiona C. Meldrum, Vanessa J. Wade, Duncan L. Nimmo et al. · Nature · 1991 · 463 citations

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