Antifungal effect of 5-aminolevulinic acid PDT in Trichophyton rubrum
β Scribed by H. Kamp; H.-J. Tietz; M. Lutz; H. Piazena; P. Sowyrda; J. Lademann; U. Blume-Peytavi
- Book ID
- 108914107
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 537 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0933-7407
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Endogenous protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), which results from the oral administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), is being investigated for its efficacy as a photosensitizing agent for photodynamic therapy (PDT). Clinical use of ALA has been associated with only mild gastrointestinal side effects. The
## Abstract ## __Background.__ Fiveβaminolaevulinic acid (ALA) and its derivatives act as precursors of the photosensitizer protoporphyrin IX (PpIX). In this study, the effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with hexenyl ester of ALA (ALAβhx) was examined in a human oral squamous cell carcinoma, YD1