Photodynamic therapy review: principles, photosensitizers, applications, and future directions

JH Correia, JA Rodrigues, S Pimenta, T Dong, Z Yang - Pharmaceutics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive therapeutic modality that has gained
great attention in the past years as a new therapy for cancer treatment. PDT uses …

Photodynamic therapy: photosensitizers and nanostructures

A Escudero, C Carrillo-Carrión… - Materials Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The reactions of some structures to different external stimuli can be used for therapeutic
purposes. In particular, in photodynamic therapy (PDT), a light-sensitive compound or …

Photodynamic therapy in dermatology beyond non-melanoma cancer: An update

X Wen, Y Li, MR Hamblin - Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy, 2017 - Elsevier
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) employs a photosensitizer (PS) and visible light in the
presence of oxygen, leading to production of cytotoxic reactive oxygen species, which can …

Topical PDT in the treatment of benign skin diseases: principles and new applications

M Kim, HY Jung, HJ Park - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a photosensitizer, light energy, and molecular oxygen to
cause cell damage. Cells exposed to the photosensitizer are susceptible to destruction upon …

Chlorin, phthalocyanine, and porphyrin types derivatives in phototreatment of cutaneous manifestations: A review

SR De Annunzio, NCS Costa, RD Mezzina… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Recent scientific research has shown the use of chlorin, phthalocyanines, and porphyrins
derivatives as photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy in the treatment of various …

Non-oncologic applications of nanomedicine-based photo-therapy

SW Yoo, G Oh, JC Ahn, E Chung - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Phototherapy is widely applied to various human diseases. Nanomedicine-based
phototherapy can be classified into photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy …

Positive effects of low‐dose photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid or its methyl ester in skin rejuvenation and wound healing: An update

YW Zhang, W Liu, Q Wang - Journal of Biophotonics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In dermatology, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is widely used in skin tumors, infections, etc.,
because of the killing effect triggered by toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, the …

Tissue engineering and photodynamic therapy: A new frontier of science for clinical application-an up-to-date review

M Aires-Fernandes, CF Amantino… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Tissue engineering (TE) connects principles of life sciences and engineering to develop
biomaterials as alternatives to biological systems and substitutes that can improve and …

In Vitro Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Inhibition Using …

K Roa-Tort, Y Saavedra, A Villanueva-Martínez… - Pharmaceutics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been based on using photosensitizers (PS) and applying
light of a specific wavelength. When this technique is used for treating infections, it is known …

A Review of the Dermatologic Clinical Applications of Topical Photodynamic Therapy

OD Luo, R Bose, MA Bawazir… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Topical photodynamic therapy is a widely approved therapy for actinic keratoses and low-
risk nonmelanoma skin cancers with a rapidly growing range of emerging indications for …