Photodynamic therapy, used mainly for cancer treatment and microorganisms inaction, is based on production of reactive oxygen species by light irradiation of a sensitizer. Hematoporphyrin derivatives as Photofrin (R) (PF) ...

Pneumonia is the main cause of children mortality worldwide, and its major treatment obstacle stems from the microorganisms increasing development of resistance to several antibiotics. Photodynamic therapy has been presenting, ...

Cervical cancer is a worldwide public health problem, and improved selective therapies and anticancer drugs are urgently needed. In recent years, emodin has attracted considerable attention due to its anti-inflammatory, ...

Compared to traditional anticancer and antimicrobial therapies, photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photodynamic inactivation (PDI) arise as improved treatment tools due to their highly effective, non-invasive and localized ...

The in vitro susceptibilities of Candida albicans and Candida tropicalis to Antimicrobial Photodynamic Treatment with aluminum phthalocyanine chloride in nanoemulsion (ClAlPc/NE) were investigated. PS concentration- and ...

Cervical cancer is a serious worldwide health problem. In view of the potentially harmful effects of current conventional therapies, photodynamic therapy may be an option as it is a minimally invasive therapy and can promote ...

Cervical carcinoma is the most common gynecological cancer among young and adult women. There has been increasing interest in natural sources for cervical carcinoma treatment, especially for active compounds from plant ...

Curcumin, a natural compound has several antineoplastic activities and is a promising natural photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy. However, its low solubility in physiological medium limit the clinical use of ...