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Photosensitizing Agents

Known as: Agents, Photosensitizing, Photosensitizing Agent, Photosensitizers 
Drugs that are pharmacologically inactive but when exposed to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight are converted to their active metabolite to produce a… 
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1,9-dimethylmethylene blue5-methoxypsoralenAminolevulinic AcidDihematoporphyrin Ether
Dermatitis, PhototoxicHematoporphyrin PhotoradiationIn BloodPhotochemotherapy

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Hydrogen production by noble-metal-free molecular catalysts and related nanomaterials.
The development of renewable and clean energy sources, in order to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and cut CO2 emissions, is… 
2006
2006
Evidence for a bystander role of neutrophils in the response to systemic 5‐aminolevulinic acid‐based photodynamic therapy
Background/purpose: A significant increase in the number of circulating and tumour neutrophils immediately after therapy was… 
1999
1999
Niemann-Pick human lymphoblasts are resistant to phthalocyanine 4-photodynamic therapy-induced apoptosis.
Stress-induced activation of sphingomyelinase (SMase) leading to generation of ceramide, a lipid mediator, has been associated… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Photodynamic tumor therapy : quantitative data on 2nd and 3rd generation photosensitizers
The introductory section of this text provides a framework for standardizing results in biophysical terms. It is comprised of… 
1994
1994
Chronic actinic dermatitis. An immunohistochemical study of its T-cell antigenic profile, with comparison to cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
Chronic actinic dermatitis (CAD) describes a persistent photosensitivity disorder in the absence of continued exposure to… 
1986
1986
Energy degradation pathways and binding site environment of micelle bound ruthenium(II) photosensitizers.
A series of ..cap alpha..-diimine Ru(II) sensitizers were studied in aqueous, alcohol, and sodium lauryl sulfate (NaLS) micellar… 
1983
1983
Mechanism of skin surface lipid peroxidation.
The correlation between the amount of lipid peroxide and squalene in skin surface lipid was observed by statistical analysis. To… 
1977
1977
Photosensitization of the lens by 8-methoxypsoralen.
During the past decade, ambient ultraviolet radiation has been implicated in the age-related increase in fluorescence and… 
1973
1973
Ineffectiveness of trioxsalen as an oral photosensitizer.
The phototoxicity of methoxsalen (8-methoxypsoralen [8-MOP]) and trioxsalen (trimethylpsoralen) has been compared in humans… 
1971
1971
Efficient mutagenesis by near ultraviolet light in the presence of 8-methoxypsoralen in streptomyces.
SUMMARY: Treatment of streptomyces spores with near UV light in the presence of photosensitizing 8-methoxypsoralen was effective…