EGFR-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy
Pharmaceutics, 2022 The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays a pivotal role in the proliferation and metastatization of cancer cells. Aberrancies in the expression and activation of EGFR are hallmarks of many human malignancies.
Luca Ulfo +4 more
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Modulation of 5-Aminolevulinic acid mediated photodynamic therapy induced cell death in a human lung adenocarcinoma cell line [PDF]
, 2016 Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer treatment involving the administration of a photosensitising drug which selectively accumulates in tumor tissue, followed by irradiation with appropriate wavelength light.
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BMC Cancer, 2021 Background To investigate risk factors for orally administered 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced hypotension for bladder cancer patients receiving photodynamic diagnosis (PDD)-assisted transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT).
Hideo Fukuhara +10 more
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Overview on topical 5-ALA photodynamic therapy use for non melanoma skin cancers [PDF]
, 2014 Ultraviolet radiation (UV) contributes to a variety of skin diseases including inflammation, degenerative aging, and cancer. Historically, humans have been exposed to UV radiation mainly through occupational exposure; recreational UV exposure, however ...
Bianchini, Daniela +7 more
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Photodynamic therapy using systemic administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid and a 410-nm wavelength light-emitting diode for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-infected ulcers in mice. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has become a worldwide problem. One potential alternative for bacterial control is photodynamic therapy. 5-aminolevulinic acid is a natural precursor of the photosensitizer protoporphyrin IX. Relatively little is known
Kuniyuki Morimoto +6 more
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Photodynamic Therapy—An Up-to-Date Review
Applied Sciences, 2021 The healing power of light has attracted interest for thousands of years. Scientific discoveries and technological advancements in the field have eventually led to the emergence of photodynamic therapy, which soon became a promising approach in treating ...
Adelina-Gabriela Niculescu +1 more
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Mechanisms of growth inhibition of primary prostate epithelial cells following gamma irradiation or photodynamic therapy including senscence, necrosis, and autophagy, but not apoptosis [PDF]
, 2015 In comparison to more differentiated cells, prostate cancer stem-like cells are radioresistant, which could explain radio-recurrent prostate cancer. Improvement of radiotherapeutic efficacy may therefore require combination therapy.
Boyle, Ross W. +7 more
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Natural Photosensitizers in Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy
Biomedicines, 2021 Health problems and reduced treatment effectiveness due to antimicrobial resistance have become important global problems and are important factors that negatively affect life expectancy.
Ece Polat, K. Kang
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Laser-induced generation of singlet oxygen and its role in the cerebrovascular physiology [PDF]
, 2017 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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Photodynamic Therapy: A Compendium of Latest Reviews
Cancers, 2021 Simple Summary In recent years, numerous general and specific reviews about photodynamic therapy and related subtopics have been published. The diversity of reviews is broad, including many different complex topics and disciplines.
J. F. Algorri +4 more
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