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Mechanistic Aspects of the Photodynamic Inactivation of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Mediated by 5-Aminolevulinic Acid and 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Methyl Ester

Current Microbiology, 2014
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) is a serious concern for public health. Serious infections with VRE have very limited effective antimicrobial therapy, and alternative treatment approaches are highly desirable. One promising approach might be the photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy.
Chengcheng, Liu   +6 more
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Biological activity of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its methyl ester after storage under different conditions

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 2007
5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is a natural precursor of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) and heme in cells. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilizes a metabolic imbalance in cancer cells, leading to increased PpIX generation from exogenous ALA. Due to chemical instability of ALA in therapeutic concentrations at pH values larger than 5.0 and at high temperatures, it ...
Miron, Kaliszewski   +8 more
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Efficacy of a methyl ester of 5-aminolevulinic acid in photodynamic therapy for ovarian cancers

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, 2010
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new approach to cancer treatment that utilizes photochemical reactions induced by a combination of an oncophilic photosensitizing agent and laser light. With an aim to apply PDT for intraperitoneal disseminated foci of advanced or recurrent ovarian cancers, the present study was conducted to evaluate the antitumor effect
M, Wakui   +5 more
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Comparison of the uptake of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its methyl ester in keratinocytes and skin

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2012
Photodynamic therapy is widely used in the treatment of superficial skin cancers. 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and its methylated form, methyl-ALA (MAL), are frequently used as precursors to photosensitizing substances. Nevertheless, the mechanism of the uptake of ALA and MAL in keratinocytes and of their skin penetration is still controversial.
R, Schulten   +3 more
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Iontophoretic delivery of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its methyl ester using a carbopol gel as vehicle

Journal of Controlled Release, 2004
The aim of this study was to evaluate a Carbopol gel as a vehicle for iontophoretic delivery of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and its methyl ester (m-ALA). The formulation was characterized rheologically and the passive diffusion of ALA and m-ALA in the gels was measured.
Nadia, Merclin   +2 more
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Study of THP-1 Macrophage Viability after Sonodynamic Therapy Using Methyl Ester of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Gold Nanoparticles

Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 2018
Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is emerging as new atherosclerosis treatment. The use of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as the vehicle for a sensitizer delivery improves reactive oxygen species formation. In this study, methyl ester of aminolevulinic acid (MALA) gold nanoparticles (MALA:AuNPs) functionalized with polyethylene glycol (PEG) were synthesized by ...
Karina de Oliveira Gonçalvez   +2 more
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Photodynamic therapy using a methyl ester of 5-aminolevulinic acid in recurrent Paget's disease of the vulva: A pilot study

Gynecologic Oncology, 2006
In the past, treating vulvar Paget's disease through surgery has resulted in a high recurrence rate of the disease. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5 ALA) is an effective treatment for some conditions such as Bowen's disease, subsets of basal cell carcinomas and vulvar carcinoma.
F, Raspagliesi   +6 more
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Solid phase synthesis of a novel folate-conjugated 5-aminolevulinic acid methyl ester based photosensitizer for selective photodynamic therapy

Tetrahedron Letters, 2015
The development of a novel tumor-targeting photosensitizer delivery system, with potential ability to selectively transport the photosensitizer prodrug 5-aminolevulinic acid methyl ester (MAL) into the tumor site has been herein described. Conjugation of MAL to folic acid (FA) via an unnatural ?-peptide linker has been carried out almost entirely by an
GUARAGNA, ANNALISA   +5 more
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Transdermal delivery from a lipid sponge phase—iontophoretic and passive transport in vitro of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its methyl ester

Journal of Controlled Release, 2004
The hydrochloride salts of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and its methyl ester (m-ALA), respectively, were dissolved in a lipid sponge phase comprising monoolein, propylene glycol and aqueous buffer at concentrations of approximately 0.25% and 16% w/w m-ALA. The iontophoretic and passive delivery of ALA and m-ALA from this formulation through porcine skin
Merclin, N.   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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