Strategies for optimizing the delivery to tumors of macrocyclic photosensitizers used in photodynamic therapy (PDT)

F Moret, E Reddi - Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2017 - World Scientific
This review briefly summaries the principles and mechanisms of action of photodynamic
therapy (PDT) as concerns its application in the oncological field, highlighting its drawbacks …

Drug targeting strategies for photodynamic therapy

F Schmitt, L Juillerat-Jeanneret - Anti-Cancer Agents in …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
In human pathologies, therapeutic treatments are often limited by the lack of selectivity of
drugs and their elevated effective concentrations. Targeting these agents to a defined tissue …

A nano approach to formulate photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy

P Pallavi, P Sharmiladevi, V Haribabu… - Current …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
Conventional treatment modalities for tumors face a variety of pitfalls, including nonspecific
interactions leading to multiple adverse effects. These adverse effects are being overcome …

Nanocarriers in photodynamic therapy—in vitro and in vivo studies

K Sztandera, M Gorzkiewicz… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive technique which has proven to be
successful in the treatment of several types of tumors. This relatively simple method exploits …

Approaches to targetted photodynamic tumor therapy

BA Klyashchitsky, IS Nechaeva… - Journal of controlled …, 1994 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is based on the ability of porphyrins and some other
photosensitizers (PSs) both to be accumulated preferentially in tumor cells and to generate …

Optimizing photodynamic therapy by liposomal formulation of the photosensitizer pyropheophorbide-a methyl ester: In vitro and ex vivo comparative biophysical …

PH Guelluy, MP Fontaine-Aupart, A Grammenos… - Photochemical & …, 2010 - Springer
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), induced by a photosensitizer (PS) encapsulated in a
nanostructure, has emerged as an appropriate treatment to cure a multitude of oncological …

Recent Photosensitizer Developments, Delivery Strategies and Combination‐based Approaches for Photodynamic Therapy

N Mariño‐Ocampo… - Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy of cancer (PDT) is a therapeutic technique, minimally invasive, which
is currently used to treat cancerous lesions and tumors that have been in the spotlight for its …

[HTML][HTML] Development of Biotechnological Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy: Cancer Research and Treatment—From Benchtop to Clinical Practice

M Aires-Fernandes, R Botelho Costa… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a noninvasive therapeutic approach that has been applied
in studies for the treatment of various diseases. In this context, PDT has been suggested as …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional photoactive nanomaterials for photodynamic therapy against tumor: recent advancements and perspectives

R Jain, S Mohanty, I Sarode, S Biswas, G Singhvi… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Numerous treatments are available for cancer, including chemotherapy, immunotherapy,
radiation therapy, hormone therapy, biomarker testing, surgery, photodynamic therapy, etc …

Nanophotosensitizers toward advanced photodynamic therapy of Cancer

CK Lim, J Heo, S Shin, K Jeong, YH Seo, WD Jang… - Cancer letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive treatment modality for selective destruction of
cancer and other diseases and involves the colocalization of light, oxygen, and a …