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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… Expand
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2019
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2019
Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy.
As an emerging clinical modality for cancer treatment, photodynamic therapy (PDT) takes advantage of the cytotoxic activity of… Expand
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2019
Review
2019
5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for the treatment of high-grade gliomas
IntroductionPhotodynamic therapy (PDT) is a two-step treatment involving the administration of a photosensitive agent followed by… Expand
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2019
Review
2019
Nanoscale Metal-Organic Frameworks for Phototherapy of Cancer.
Phototherapy involves the irradiation of tissues with light, and is commonly implemented in the forms of photodynamic therapy… Expand
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2019
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2019
Photodynamic therapy in cancer treatment - an update review
Cancer remains a worldwide health problem, being the disease with the highest impact on global health. Even with all the recent… Expand
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2019
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2019
Transition Metal Complexes and Photodynamic Therapy from a Tumor-Centered Approach: Challenges, Opportunities, and Highlights from the Development of TLD1433.
Transition metal complexes are of increasing interest as photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy (PDT) and, more recently, for… Expand
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2019
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2019
Near infrared light-triggered nanoparticles using singlet oxygen photocleavage for drug delivery systems.
Drug delivery systems (DDSs) have showed a reduced systemic toxicity and enhanced therapeutic efficacy over conventional cancer… Expand
Review
2018
Review
2018
Photodynamic therapy - mechanisms, photosensitizers and combinations.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a modern and non-invasive form of therapy, used in the treatment of non-oncological diseases as… Expand
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2018
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2018
A review of nanoparticle photosensitizer drug delivery uptake systems for photodynamic treatment of lung cancer.
Lung cancer is a leading cause of cancer related deaths worldwide and so current research is focused on trying to improve… Expand
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2018
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2018
Research Progress on Photosensitizers for DSSC
Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) are considered one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies as an alternative to… Expand
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2018
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2018
Recent progress in heavy atom-free organic compounds showing unexpected intersystem crossing (ISC) ability.
In this review, recent progress in heavy atom-free triplet photosensitizers was summarized. The general approaches include… Expand
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