Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy

Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther · ISSN (e) 1873-1597 · 3 papers in corpus

case-report 2019

5-Aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy and isotretinoin for treatment of drug-induced acne fulminans in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

doi:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2019.101630 ·PMID:31870898

In this work, we present a case of deteriorative acne that occurred during methylprednisolone and danazol treatment of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Treatment of the patient with a combination of 5-aminolevulinic acid photodyna…

lab-animal 2018

Investigating the photo-thermo-radiosensitization effects of folate-conjugated gold nanorods on KB nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells

doi:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.10.016 ·PMID:30509355

In this article, we report a targeted cancer treatment strategy using nano-photo-thermal therapy (NPTT) and radiotherapy (RT) methods. Gold nanorods (AuNRs) without and with folic acid (FA) conjugation were firstly synthesized and then char…

lab-animal 2011

Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy of endometriotic epithelial cells using 5-aminolevulinic acid and steroids

doi:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2010.12.003 ·PMID:21333936

BACKGROUND: The photodynamic diagnosis and therapy represent relatively new methods used, i.a., in the detection of some preneoplastic and neoplastic conditions. They are based on selective accumulation of photosensitizers in the altered ce…