Organic phosphorescent nanoscintillator for low-dose X-ray-induced photodynamic therapy
Nature Communications, 2022 X-ray-induced photodynamic therapy utilizes penetrating X-rays to activate reactive oxygen species in deep tissues for cancer treatment, which combines the advantages of photodynamic therapy and radiotherapy.
Xiao Wang +27 more
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Breast cancer as photodynamic therapy target: Enhanced therapeutic efficiency by overview of tumor complexity [PDF]
, 2014 Photodynamic therapy is a minimally invasive and clinically approved procedure for eliminating selected malignant cells with specific light activation of a photosensitizer agent.
Lamberti, María Julia +2 more
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Comparison of the fungicidal efficacy of photodynamic therapy with methylene blue, silver nanoparticle, and their conjugation on oral Candida isolates using cell viability assay [PDF]
Current Medical Mycology, 2021 Background and Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of common photodynamic therapy and photodynamic therapy by the silver nanoparticle, methylene blue, and their combination on biofilm and plankton cells of standard oral Candida isolates ...
Fatemeh Lavaee +3 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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Actas Dermo-Sifiliográficas (English Edition), 2015 Tania Salas-García +3 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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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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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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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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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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