Photophysical Characterization and in Vitro Phototoxicity Evaluation of 5,10,15,20-Tetra(quinolin-2-yl)porphyrin as a Potential Sensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy

LD Costa, JA Silva, SM Fonseca, CT Arranja… - Molecules, 2016 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a selective and minimally invasive therapeutic approach,
involving the combination of a light-sensitive compound, called a photosensitizer (PS) …

Nanomaterials-based photosensitizers and delivery systems for photodynamic cancer therapy

XT Yu, SY Sui, YX He, CH Yu, Q Peng - Biomaterials Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing cancer morbidity and mortality requires the development of high-efficiency
and low-toxicity anticancer approaches. In recent years, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has …

[HTML][HTML] Core–shell poly-methyl methacrylate nanoparticles covalently functionalized with a non-symmetric porphyrin for anticancer photodynamic therapy

M Ballestri, E Caruso, A Guerrini, C Ferroni… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an anticancer modality that exploits singlet oxygen and other
reactive oxygen species, that are formed by selective irradiation of photosensitive …

Development of polymeric cargo for delivery of photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy

B Bae, K Na - International Journal of Photoenergy, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), which employs photosensitizers (PSs), a light source with
appropriate wavelength, and oxygen molecules, has potential for the treatment of various …

Multifunctional nanoparticles as photosensitizer delivery carriers for enhanced photodynamic cancer therapy

Y Zhang, B Wang, R Zhao, Q Zhang, X Kong - Materials Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging cancer treatment combining light, oxygen, and
a photosensitizer (PS) to produce highly cytotoxic reactive oxygen species that cause cancer …

Porphyrin and phthalocyanine photosensitizers designed for targeted photodynamic therapy of colorectal cancer

K Janas, E Boniewska-Bernacka, G Dyrda… - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer is of particular concern due to its high mortality rate count. Recent
investigations on targeted phototherapy involving novel photosensitizers and drug-delivery …

Ligand-targeted delivery of photosensitizers for cancer treatment

P Gierlich, AI Mata, C Donohoe, RMM Brito, MO Senge… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising cancer treatment which involves a
photosensitizer (PS), light at a specific wavelength for PS activation and oxygen, which …

Recent advances in photodynamic therapy

RK Pandey - Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2012 - World Scientific
Clinical results of photodynamic therapy continue to show promise for the treatment of
various solid malignancies. This paper briefly summarizes the advantages/disadvantages of …

Photodynamic therapies: principles and present medical applications

JN Silva, P Filipe, P Morlière… - Bio-Medical …, 2006 - content.iospress.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) by porphyrins and related tetrapyrrole derivatives is an
emerging new treatment modality of tumors of lung, eosophagus and skin and of age-related …

Synthesis and biological properties of egfr-targeted photosensitizer based on cationic porphyrin

YS Bortnevskaya, NA Shiryaev, NS Zakharov… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) in oncology is characterized by low invasiveness, minimal side
effects, and little tissue scarring. Increasing the selectivity of PDT agents toward a cellular …