Biomodulatory approaches to photodynamic therapy for solid tumors
β Scribed by Sanjay Anand; Bernhard J. Ortel; Stephen P. Pereira; Tayyaba Hasan; Edward V. Maytin
- Book ID
- 119211711
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 617 KB
- Volume
- 326
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3835
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
The exact mechanism by which photodynamic therapy (PDT) causes tumor destruction has not been elucidated. Early reports indicated that PDT causes direct cellular effects probably mediated by unstable oxygen species, resulting in cellular oxidation and death. More recently, PDT effects on tumor blood
## Abstract ## Background and Objectives Photodynamic therapy causes direct cytotoxicity to malignant cells within a tumor. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) can also have both direct and indirect effects upon various nonβmalignant components of the tumor microenvironment. This action can lead to PDTβmed