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Photofungizides Based on Curcumin and Derivates Thereof against Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2021
Fungal infections in humans, contamination of food and structural damage to buildings by fungi are associated with high costs for the general public. In addition, the increase in antifungal resistance towards conventional treatment raises the demand for ...
Barbara Schamberger, Kristjan Plaetzer
doaj   +1 more source

Photodynamic Therapy for Granuloma Annulare: More than a Shot in the Dark [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Granuloma annulare (GA) is a benign granulomatous and inflammatory skin disorder. The pathogenesis remains enigmatic and convincingly effective treatment options are not available.
Berking, Carola   +11 more
core   +1 more source

A New Treatment Opportunity for DIPG and Diffuse Midline Gliomas: 5-ALA Augmented Irradiation, the 5aai Regimen

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2020
Prognosis for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) and generally for diffuse midline gliomas (DMG) has only marginally improved over the last ~40 years despite dozens of chemotherapy and other therapeutic trials. The prognosis remains invariably fatal.
Richard E. Kast   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

In situ photoimmunotherapy is ineffective in treating deeply invasive squamous cell carcinoma

open access: yesDermatologica Sinica, 2014
In situ photoimmunotherapy (ISPI) can be a treatment option for selected cutaneous malignancies in patients who are not surgical candidates. We herein report the case of a large, ulcerating poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) affecting ...
Tak-Wah Wong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chemical Control of Mosquitoes and the Pesticide Treadmill: A Case for Photosensitive Insecticides as Larvicides

open access: yesInsects, 2022
Insecticides reduce the spread of mosquito-borne disease. Over the past century, mosquito control has mostly relied on neurotoxic chemicals—such as pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, chlorinated hydrocarbons, carbamates and organophosphates—that target adults.
Cole J. Meier   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carbon Dots Derived from Tea Polyphenols as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy

open access: yesMolecules, 2022
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has become an emerging cancer treatment method. Choosing the photosensitizer (PS) compounds is one of the essential factors that can influence the PDT effect and action.
Yuxiang Yang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Photodynamic therapy of prostate cancer by means of 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced protoporphyrin IX - In vivo experiments on the dunning rat tumor model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Objective: In order to expand the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the treatment of prostate carcinoma (PCA), the aim of this study was to evaluate PDT by means of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX ( PPIX) in an in vivo tumor ...
Schneede, Peter   +12 more
core   +1 more source

Is the Use of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy or Systemic Antibiotics More Effective in Improving Periodontal Health When Used in Conjunction with Localised Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy? A Systematic Review

open access: yesDentistry Journal, 2019
Periodontal disease can be treated in several ways. This paper reviewed whether antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) in addition to scaling and root planing (SRP) produces improved clinical results over systemic antibiotics (ABs) in conjunction with
Animesh Pal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Photophysical and Bactericidal Properties of Pyridinium and Imidazolium Porphyrins for Photodynamic Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

open access: yesMolecules, 2021
Despite advances achieved over the last decade, infections caused by multi-drug-resistant bacterial strains are increasingly becoming important societal issues that need to be addressed.
Florent Le Guern   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Photodynamic Therapy of Necrobiosis Lipoidica - A Multicenter Study of 18 Patients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Background: Necrobiosis lipoidica (NL) is a granulomatous skin disease of unknown origin, and no reliably effective treatment option exists to handle this often disfiguring disease.
Arenberger, P   +9 more
core   +1 more source

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