From molecules to nanovectors: Current state of the art and applications of photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy

A Verger, N Brandhonneur, Y Molard, S Cordier… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a concept based on a selective activation by light of drugs
called photosensitizers (PS) leading to reactive oxygen species production responsible for …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of nanoparticle-based approaches for the combination of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and chemotherapy at the preclinical stage

L Menilli, C Milani, E Reddi, F Moret - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The present review represents the outstanding and promising recent
literature reports (2017–2022) on nanoparticle-based formulations developed for anticancer …

Photodynamic nanomedicine in the treatment of solid tumors: perspectives and challenges

A Master, M Livingston, AS Gupta - Journal of controlled release, 2013 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising treatment strategy where activation of
photosensitizer drugs with specific wavelengths of light results in energy transfer cascades …

Mechanisms in photodynamic therapy: Part three—Photosensitizer pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, tumor localization and modes of tumor destruction

AP Castano, TN Demidova, MR Hamblin - … and photodynamic therapy, 2005 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been known for over a hundred years, but is only now
becoming widely used. Originally developed as cancer therapy, some of its most successful …

Drug delivery systems for phthalocyanines for photodynamic therapy

J Rak, P Pouckova, J Benes, D Vetvicka - Anticancer research, 2019 - ar.iiarjournals.org
The focus of this review is to describe the state-of-art in the development of innovative drug
delivery systems for phthalocyanines as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT) …

Photodynamic therapy of tumours and other diseases using porphyrins

JD Spikes, G Jori - Lasers in Medical Science, 1987 - Springer
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with porphyrins and red light (620–630 nm) is finding
increasing clinical application for both the eradication of relatively small tumours and the …

[图书][B] Handbook of photodynamic therapy: updates on recent applications of porphyrin-based compounds

RK Pandey, TJ Dougherty, D Kessel - 2016 - books.google.com
The main objective of this book is to present the recent applications of photodynamic therapy
(PDT) in treating cancer and other diseases. The limitations associated with current PDT …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional nanoplatforms as a novel effective approach in photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy, to overcome multidrug resistance in cancer

M Majerník, R Jendželovský, J Vargová… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
It is more than sixty years since the era of modern photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cancer
began. Enhanced selectivity for malignant cells with a reduced selectivity for non-malignant …

Overcoming barriers in photodynamic therapy harnessing nano-formulation strategies

J Xie, Y Wang, W Choi, P Jangili, Y Ge, Y Xu… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been extensively investigated for decades for tumor
treatment because of its non-invasiveness, spatiotemporal selectivity, lower side-effects, and …

Recent progress in photosensitizers for overcoming the challenges of photodynamic therapy: from molecular design to application

X Zhao, J Liu, J Fan, H Chao, X Peng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), a therapeutic mode involving light triggering, has been
recognized as an attractive oncotherapy treatment. However, nonnegligible challenges …