Natural photosensitizers in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy

E Polat, K Kang - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Health problems and reduced treatment effectiveness due to antimicrobial resistance have
become important global problems and are important factors that negatively affect life …

Use of natural products in leishmaniasis chemotherapy: an overview

LFO Gervazoni, GB Barcellos, T Ferreira-Paes… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Leishmaniasis is an infectious parasitic disease that is caused by protozoa of the genus
Leishmania, a member of the Trypanosomatidae family. Leishmaniasis is classified by the …

[HTML][HTML] A promising natural anthraquinones mediated by photodynamic therapy for anti-cancer therapy

M Nowak-Perlak, P Ziółkowski, M Woźniak - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Experimental studies emphasize the therapeutic potential of plant-derived
photosensitizers used in photodynamic therapy. Moreover, several in vitro and in vivo …

Antileishmanial activities of medicinal herbs and phytochemicals in vitro and in vivo: An update for the years 2015 to 2021

AA Hassan, HE Khalid, AH Abdalla, MM Mukhtar… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leishmaniasis is one of the most neglected tropical diseases that present areal public health
problems worldwide. Chemotherapy has several limitations such as toxic side effects, high …

[HTML][HTML] Anthraquinones-based photocatalysis: A comprehensive review

CX Chen, SS Yang, JW Pang, L He, YN Zang… - Environmental Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been significant interest in photocatalytic technologies utilizing
semiconductors and photosensitizers responsive to solar light, owing to their potential for …

An appraisal of the scientific current situation and new perspectives in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis

CAB Nieva, AG Cid, AI Romero, MF García-Bustos… - Acta Tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Leishmaniasis is a Neglected Tropical Diseases caused by protozoan parasites of
the genus Leishmania. It is a major health problem in many tropical and subtropical regions …

Effect of Substituents on the Photodynamic Action of Anthraquinones: EPR, Computational and In Vitro Studies

P Sokkar, A Babu, A Kolandaswamy… - Photochemistry and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Anthraquinone class of compounds possesses a broad spectrum of therapeutic applications.
Cancer cell targeting ability, together with photogeneration of reactive oxygen species …

Highlighting the phototherapeutical potential of fungal pigments in various fruiting body extracts with informed feature-based molecular networking

F Hammerle, L Quirós-Guerrero, JL Wolfender… - Microbial Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Fungal pigments are characterized by a diverse set of chemical backbones, some of which
present photosensitizer-like structures. From the genus Cortinarius, for example, several …

Microketides A and B, Polyketides from a Gorgonian-Derived Microsphaeropsis sp. Fungus

YF Liu, YH Zhang, CL Shao, F Cao… - Journal of natural …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Microketides A and B (1 and 2), a pair of new C-11 epimeric polyketides, were obtained from
the gorgonian-derived fungus Microsphaeropsis sp. RA10-14 collected from the South …

A look at photodynamic inactivation as a tool for pests and vector-borne diseases control

AR Lima, LD Dias, M Garbuio, NM Inada… - Laser Physics …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The control of pests and vector-borne diseases (VDBs) are considered public health issues
Worldwide. Among the control techniques and pesticides used so far, photodynamic …