photodynamic therapy

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photodynamic therapy

A type of phototherapy in which a nontoxic light-sensitive compound that has been injected into a patient is exposed selectively to light, whereupon it becomes toxic to targeted malignant and other diseased cells.

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Hamblin, "Photodynamic therapy and antitumor immune response," in Cancer Immunology, N.

Targeting Antitumor Immune Response for Enhancing the Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

In addition, the company owns the Photodynamic Therapy technology for oncology and dermatology applications, licensed to BioCeltran Co., Ltd., a Korea based Company (Bioceltran).

Quest PharmaTech Sells Immuno-Photodynamic Therapy Assets for USD 2m

Photodynamic therapy in periodontal and peri-implant diseases.

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy as an adjunct to nonsurgical periodontal therapy

Lyn Bazley, unit manager, said: "This has helped us extend our photodynamic therapy service to those who can't travel to the hospital."

Skin cancer healthcare boost

The pattern of tumor markers like MPO, [beta]-D-glucuronidase and rhodanese in our study clearly show that photodynamic therapy using embelin as a photosensitizer certainly possess clinical applications.

Embelin (2,5-dihydroxy-3-undecyl-p-benzoquinone): a bioactive molecule isolated from Embelia ribes as an effective photodynamic therapeutic candidate against tumor in vivo

Effect of GNPs on 5-ALA-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy

Synergistic cytotoxic effect of gold nanoparticles and 5-aminolevulinic acid-mediated photodynamic therapy against skin cancer cells

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a two-step procedure.

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The search was performed by two researchers and limited to studies involving human subjects published in the English language, using the following keywords: ("Biofilms"[Mesh] OR "Dental Plaque"[Mesh]) AND (photodynamic therapy OR antimicrobial photodynamic therapy OR light therapy).

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy and dental plaque: a systematic review of the literature

These include various modes of radiotherapy and photodynamic therapy. Radiation and proton beam therapy are effective modalities for diffuse hemangiomas but can only be administered in specialized centers.

Photodynamic therapy for diffuse choroidal hemangioma in Sturge-Weber syndrome

Previously, we reported the development and in vitro characterization of MSNs that were sequentially functionalized with the fluorescent contrast agent ATTO647N embedded within the MSN's silica framework for tracking, the cRGDyK peptide conjugated onto the MSN's exterior for targeting the [[alpha].sub.v][[beta].sub.3] integrin expression, and the photosensitizer Pd-porphyrin (PdTPP) covalently linked within the MSN's protective nanochannels for photodynamic therapy [40-42].

Significant inhibition of tumor growth following single dose nanoparticle-enhanced photodynamic therapy

Influence of photodynamic therapy on expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), VEGF receptor 3, and pigment epithelium-derived factor.

Intravitreal bevacizumab for treatment of choroidal neovascularization secondary to angioid streaks

Einstein undertook a dose-finding study of hexaminolevulinate (HAL) gel coupled with photodynamic therapy in 262 patients with grade 1 or 2 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN1, CIN2).