On the Dark Side of Therapies with Immunoglobulin Concentrates: The Adverse Events [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2015 Therapy by human immunoglobulin G (IgG) concentrates is a success story ongoing for decades with an ever increasing demand for this plasma product. The success of IgG concentrates on a clinical level is documented by the slowly increasing number of registered indication and the more rapid increase of the off-label uses, a topic dealt with in another ...
Späth, Pj +4 more
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Chemiluminescence-driven Dye Excitation for Dark Photodynamic Therapy [PDF]
European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 2017 Łukasz Ożóg +2 more
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Hypericin in the Dark: Foe or Ally in Photodynamic Therapy? [PDF]
Cancers, 2016 Photosensitizers (PSs) in photodynamic therapy (PDT) are, in most cases, administered systemically with preferential accumulation in malignant tissues; however, exposure of non-malignant tissues to PS may also be clinically relevant, when PS molecules affect the pro-apoptotic cascade without illumination.
Veronika Huntosova, Katarina Stroffekova
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Multi‐Functional Liposome: A Powerful Theranostic Nano‐Platform Enhancing Photodynamic Therapy
Advanced Science, 2021 Although photodynamic therapy (PDT) has promising advantages in almost non‐invasion, low drug resistance, and low dark toxicity, it still suffers from limitations in the lipophilic nature of most photosensitizers (PSs), short half‐life of PS in plasma ...
Xiamin Cheng +12 more
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Dual antineoplastic and photodynamic effects of methanolic extract of Tecoma stans yellow flowers for cancer treatment [PDF]
Journal of HerbMed Pharmacology, 2023 Introduction: Tecoma stans is a fast-growing plant from the family Bignoniaceae. Various parts of T. stans have been used in different biological applications, especially in cancer treatment.
Asmaa Y Khattab +3 more
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Facile preparation of toluidine blue-loaded DNA nanogels for anticancer photodynamic therapy
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 Photodynamic therapy (PDT) provides an effective therapeutic option for different types of cancer in addition to surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy.
Hua Guo +5 more
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Proton‐Driven Transformable 1O2‐Nanotrap for Dark and Hypoxia Tolerant Photodynamic Therapy
Advanced Science, 2022 Despite the clinical potential, photodynamic therapy (PDT) relying on singlet oxygen (1O2) generation is severely limited by tumor hypoxia and endosomal entrapment.
Dapeng Chen +10 more
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“Burgundy wine” pleural effusion: An unusual manifestation of acute bacterial empyema
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Although empyema diagnosis by thoracentesis is relatively straightforward, the pleural effusion can sometimes be bloody rather than purulent. We report a case of acute empyema with a dark‐red bloody effusion, wherein multiple anaerobic bacteria were ...
Daichi Kuwahara, Akihito Okazaki
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Maintenance therapy in autoimmune pancreatitis: a weak light into the darkness [PDF]
Annals of Translational Medicine, 2017 Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a fibro-inflammatory disease of the pancreas with a postulated immune-mediated mechanism (1,2). Two different histologic subtypes have been described, type 1 and type 2 AIP (3). Type 1 AIP is a more aggressive disease in terms of recurrences and extra-pancreatic organ involvement.
Frulloni, Luca +2 more
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Solar Burns to the Reconstructed Breast: A Rare Complication following Breast Reconstruction
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022 Background:. Burns to the breast are a rare complication after breast reconstruction. Decreased sensation and radiation therapy may contribute to the development of burns. Solar burns may also be related to wearing dark-colored clothing.
Michael R. Romanelli, MD, MA +2 more
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