Medicine by Sfakianakis Alexandros

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy,

Novel Strategy to Increase Specificity of ALA-Induced PpIX Accumulation through Inhibition of Transporters Involved in ALA Uptake

Publication date: Available online 26 June 2019Source: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic TherapyAuthor(s): Hung Wei Lai, Ryuta Sasaki, Shiro Usuki, Motowo Nakajima, Tohru Tanaka, Shun-ichiro OguraAbstractBackgroundAminolevulinic acid–based photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) has emerged as a new alternative for chemotherapy in cancer treatment due to its high specificity and low side effects. In this study, we aimed to identify possible new drugs targeting transporters highly expressed in normal cells but...

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Efficacy of a new combination superficial shaving with photodynamic therapy for recalcitrant periungual warts

Publication date: Available online 25 June 2019Source: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic TherapyAuthor(s): Lisha Wu, Wangqing Chen, Juan Su, Fangfang Li, Mingliang Chen, Wu Zhu, Xiang Chen, Shuang ZhaoAbstractBackgroundPeriungual warts are a viral infectious disease that occurs in a particular location. It is difficult to eliminate completely, and recurrence is common. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an option that has been widely recommended to treat viral warts. However, there are always a few patients...

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