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World J Stem Cells. Jul 26, 2020; 12(7): 562-584
Published online Jul 26, 2020. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v12.i7.562
Published online Jul 26, 2020. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v12.i7.562
Photodynamic therapy regulates fate of cancer stem cells through reactive oxygen species
Zi-Jian Zhang, Li Xiong, Yu Wen, Department of General Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China
Kun-Peng Wang, Jing-Gang Mo, Department of General Surgery, Taizhou Central Hospital (Taizhou University Hospital), Taizhou 318000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang ZJ and Wang KP contributed equally to this work; Zhang ZJ designed and wrote the paper; Wang KP edited the manuscript; all authors reviewed and revised the manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China , No. 81970569 and No. 81773293 ; and Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province , No. 2017SK50121 .
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.
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Corresponding author: Yu Wen, MD, Doctor, Professor, Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, No. 139, Renming Road, Changsha 410011, Hunan Province, China. wenyu2861@csu.edu.cn
Received: February 26, 2020
Peer-review started: February 26, 2020
First decision: April 25, 2020
Revised: May 17, 2020
Accepted: May 21, 2020
Article in press: May 21, 2020
Published online: July 26, 2020
Peer-review started: February 26, 2020
First decision: April 25, 2020
Revised: May 17, 2020
Accepted: May 21, 2020
Article in press: May 21, 2020
Published online: July 26, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective and promising cancer treatment. PDT directly produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) through photochemical reactions. In this article, we review the production process of oxygen-dependent exogenous ROS and the possible endogenous ROS generation process after PDT-mediated subcellular organelle stress. The intracellular metabolism of several ROS produced by PDT is analyzed. Given the extremely short half-life and limited diffusion distance of ROS, we explain from the subcellular localization of photosensitizers how PDT affects the characteristics of cancer stem cells through changes in mitochondrial permeability, activation of unfolded protein responses, autophagy and so on.