Gold nanostructures as photothermal therapy agent for cancer

Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 953-964

  Choi, Jihye ^a   Yang, Jaemoon ^a   Jang, Eunji ^a   Suh, Jin Suck ^a,c   Huh, Yong Min ^a,c   Lee, Kwangyeol ^b   Haam, Seungjoo ^a,c  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer; Gold nanostructures; Near IR; Photothermal therapy

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOROD; GOLD NANOSHELL; GOLD NANOSPHERE; GOLD NANOSTRUCTURE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 100; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 27; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 40; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 60; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; HOLLOW GOLD NANOSHELL; NANOMATERIAL; NANOROD; NANOSHELL; NANOSPHERE; SMALL HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABLATION THERAPY; APOPTOSIS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER THERAPY; CELL DEATH; CELL KILLING; CELL METABOLISM; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRON; GLIOBLASTOMA; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; ILLUMINATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER CANCER; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; OSCILLATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHOTOTHERMAL CANCER THERAPY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE STRESS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 80155171879     PISSN: 18715206     EISSN: 18755992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187152011797927599     Document Type: Review

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