Laser-induced generation of singlet oxygen and its role in the cerebrovascular physiology [PDF]
For over 55 years, laser technology has expanded from laboratory research to widespread fields, for example telecommunication and data storage amongst others.
Bragina, O. A. +7 more
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Treatment of head and neck cancer with photodynamic therapy: results after one year [PDF]
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new and promising treatment modality for the treatment of malignant disease. This paper reports the preliminary experience of our group in the use of this therapy for the treatment of tumours arising in the head and neck ...
DeJode, ML +4 more
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), a precursor to the potent photosensitizer, protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), is an established modality for several malignant and premalignant diseases.
Kristian Espeland +9 more
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Shedding Light on Bladder Cancer Diagnosis in Urine
Blue light cystoscopy (BLC) is the most recent clinical approach in the detection and diagnosis of bladder cancer, a common type of cancer with a high rate of recurrence.
Kit Man Chan +4 more
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Biomarkers of basal cell carcinoma resistance to methyl-aminolevulinate photodynamic therapy [PDF]
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Gilaberte, Yolanda +6 more
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Therapie chronischer Wunden mit wassergefiltertem Infrarot A (wIRA) [PDF]
The central portion of chronic wounds is often hypoxic and relatively hypothermic, representing a deficient energy supply of the tissue, which impedes wound healing or even makes it impossible.
Daeschlein, Georg +5 more
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Our Experience With Photodynamic Diagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy for Lung Cancer [PDF]
The diagnosis of lung cancer was significantly enhanced by the development of the fiberoptic bronchoscope in 1965. Since then, advances in photosensitizers and light sources have brought photodynamic medicine into the light. This article offers an historic overview of the emergence of photodynamic medicine through the perspective of a pioneer with more
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Human serum albumin nanoparticles loaded with phthalocyanine dyes for potential use in photodynamic therapy of atherosclerotic plaques [PDF]
Diseases caused by obstruction or rupture of vulnerable plaques in the arterial walls such as cardiovascular infarction or stroke are the leading cause of death in the world.
Aljarilla, Ana +14 more
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Photodynamic diagnostics of early gastric cancer: Complexity measures of gastric microcirculation and new model of metastatic adenocarcinoma of rat stomach [PDF]
The detection of early gastric cancer that often develops asymptomatically is crucial for improving patient survival. The photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) of gastric cancer using 5-aminolevulinic acid/protoporphyrin IX (5-ALA/PpIX) has been reported in ...
Alexey Pavlov +9 more
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Effect of photosensitizers photosens, photodithazine and hypericin on glioma cells and primary neuronal cultures : a comparative analysis [PDF]
The aim of the study was to compare the effect of photosensitizers photosens, photodithazine, and hypericin on primary brain cell cultures, and assess their toxic effect on tumor and normal nervous cells in order to choose the optimal photodynamic agent ...
Alzeibak, Rozan +6 more
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