A new method of precisely targeting troublesome cells for death using light could unlock new understanding of and treatments for cancer and inflammatory diseases, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers report.
Inflammatory cell death, knows as necroptosis, is an important regulatory tool in the body's arsenal against disease. However, in some diseases, the process can go haywire; for example, cancer cells are able to suppress inflammatory signals and thus escape death. Light targets cells for death and triggers immune response with laser precision | ScienceDaily