Application of photodynamic therapy in immune-related diseases

D Yang, S Lei, K Pan, T Chen, J Lin, G Ni, J Liu… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a therapeutic modality that utilizes photodamage caused by
photosensitizers and oxygen after exposure to a specific wavelength of light. Owing to its low …

[HTML][HTML] Immune response after photodynamic therapy increases anti-cancer and anti-bacterial effects

E Reginato, P Wolf, MR Hamblin - World journal of immunology, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved procedure for treatment of cancer and
infections. PDT involves systemic or topical administration of a photosensitizer (PS) …

Influence of photodynamic therapy on immunological aspects of disease-an update

DWC Hunt, AH Chan - Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs, 2000 - Taylor & Francis
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilises light-absorbing compounds combined with directed
photo-irradiation to produce clinical effects. This review updates advances in the …

Cellular changes, molecular pathways and the immune system following photodynamic treatment

P Skupin-Mrugalska, L Sobotta… - Current Medicinal …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a novel medical technique involving three key components:
light, a photosensitizer molecule and molecular oxygen, which are essential to achieve the …

Photodynamic therapy as a new treatment modality for inflammatory and infectious conditions

A Reinhard, WJ Sandborn, H Melhem… - Expert review of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is currently used as a minimally invasive therapeutic modality
for cancer. Whereas antitumor treatment regimens require lethal doses of photosensitizer …

Immunotherapy: a way to improve the therapeutic outcome of photodynamic therapy?

M Kwitniewski, A Juzeniene, R Glosnicka… - Photochemical & …, 2008 - Springer
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment for cancer and non-cancerous lesions involving
light and a sensitizing drug, a so-called photosensitizer. Photosensitizers for PDT usually …

Combination of photodynamic therapy and immunomodulation: current status and future trends

YG Qiang, CMN Yow, Z Huang - Medicinal research reviews, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used for the treatment of nonmalignant and
malignant diseases from head to toe. Over the last decade its clinical application has gained …

The influence of photodynamic therapy on the immune response

D Nowis, T Stokłosa, M Legat, T Issat… - Photodiagnosis and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved therapeutic modality used for the
management of several types of tumors as well as non-malignant diseases. Most of the …

Photodynamic therapy and immunity: an update

R Falk‐Mahapatra, SO Gollnick - Photochemistry and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Dr. Thomas Dougherty and his Oncology Foundation of Buffalo were the first to
support my (SOG) research into the effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on the host …

Photodynamic therapy-induced anti-tumor immunity: Influence factors and synergistic enhancement strategies

W Chou, T Sun, N Peng, Z Wang, D Chen, H Qiu… - Pharmaceutics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an approved therapeutic procedure that exerts cytotoxic
activity towards tumor cells by activating photosensitizers (PSs) with light exposure to …