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Combined therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy to optimize treatment efficacy
(Frontiers Media, 2018-04)
Duchene Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the most frequent muscular dystrophy and one of the most severe due to the absence of the dystrophin protein. Typical pathological features include muscle weakness, muscle wasting, ...
Photodynamic therapy combined to cisplatin potentiates cell death responses of cervical cancer cells
(2017-02-10)
Background: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has proven to be a promising alternative to current cancer treatments, especially if combined with conventional approaches. The technique is based on the administration of a non-toxic ...
Combined Therapy for Gastrointestinal Carcinomas: Exploiting Synergies Between Gene Therapy and Classical Chemo-Radiotherapy
(Bentham Science Publishers, 2014-12)
Surgical resection is the only curative option for patients with gastrointestinal carcinomas. Unfortunately, the majority of patients are diagnosed in advanced stages when surgery is not possible. Moreover, the incidence ...
Synergistic antimicrobial effect of photodynamic therapy and ciprofloxacin
(2016-05-01)
The occurrence of a variety of pathogens resistant to current antibiotics remains the major problem in medical care, especially when bacterial infections are established as biofilms. In this study, we propose the use of ...