Assessment of DNA Damage after Photodynamic Therapy Using a Metallophthalocyanine Photosensitizer

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a chemotherapeutic approach that utilizes a bifunctional reagent, a photosensitizer (PS) that localizes to the target tissue relative to the surrounding tissue and is toxic when exposed to laser light. PDT rapidly induces cell death, inflammatory and immune reactions, a...

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Main Authors: A. El-Hussein, M. Harith, H. Abrahamse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/281068
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