The Patient's Guide to Psoriasis Treatment. Part 2: PUVA Phototherapy. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundPUVA treatment is photochemotherapy for psoriasis that combines psoralen with UVA radiation. Although PUVA is a very effective treatment option for psoriasis, there is an absence of patient resources explaining and demonstrating the process of ...
Abrouk, Michael +10 more
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Novel Mitochondria-Targeted Furocoumarin Derivatives as Possible Anti-Cancer Agents
Frontiers in Oncology, 2018 Targeting small molecules to appropriate subcellular compartments is a way to increase their selectivity and effectiveness while minimizing side effects.
Andrea Mattarei +9 more
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New Synthetic Routes to Furocoumarins and Their Analogs: A Review
Molecules, 2004 Many furocoumarins and their analogs possess a prominent photobiological activity. Some of them are successfully used as drugs in phototherapy of skin diseases. Fries rearrangement of acyloxyheteroarenes, condensation of acylhydroxyheteroarenes with α-
Valery F. Traven
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Metronidazole-Induced Bullous Pemphigoid: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015 Bullous pemphigoid is an autoimmune cutaneous blistering disorder, the exact pathogenesis of which is still not fully elucidated. Drug-induced bullous pemphigoid eruptions are rare but have been reported earlier with the use of frusemide, psoralens ...
Saibal Moitra +4 more
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Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2019 Light is a component of the electromagnetic waves. The electromagnetic wave consists of mutually inducible electrical and magnetic components that generate variable electric field. This then turns into magnetic field, causing alternating current to flow.
Waldemar Placek +7 more
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A Study of the Furocoumarin Derivative of Ruta Chalepensis L. (Rutaceae)
Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2017 The content of Furocoumarin derivatives (Psoralens) of Ruta Chalepensis L. (Whole plant) was studied by simple extraction with petroleum ether (b.p. 60-80Co).
Ekbal H.AL-Khateeb +2 more
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Bergamot (Citrus bergamia Risso) fruit extracts and identified components alter expression of interleukin 8 gene in cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cell lines [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Cystic fibrosis (CF) airway pathology is a fatal, autosomal, recessive genetic disease characterized by extensive lung inflammation. After induction by TNF-alpha, elevated concentrations of several pro-inflammatory cytokines (i.e.
Monica Borgatti +7 more
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Citrus Consumption and Risk of Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin [PDF]
, 2015 Animal experiments have demonstrated the photocarcinogenic properties of furocoumarins, a group of naturally occurring chemicals that are rich in citrus products.
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Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2009 PURPOSE: to discuss the contribution of psoralen and bergapten metabolites on psoralens toxicity. METHODS: Computational chemistry prediction of metabolic reactions and toxicophoric groups based on the expert systems Derek and Meteor. RESULTS: a total of
Vinicius Barreto da Silva +5 more
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Sunlight-mediated inactivation of health-relevant microorganisms in water: a review of mechanisms and modeling approaches. [PDF]
, 2018 Health-relevant microorganisms present in natural surface waters and engineered treatment systems that are exposed to sunlight can be inactivated by a complex set of interacting mechanisms.
Boehm, Alexandria +16 more
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