Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) in drug delivery: Nano-innovations enhancing treatment outcomes by Ahmed N. Al-Jamal, Ali Fawzi Al-Hussainy, Bahira Abdulrazzaq Mohammed, Hadi Hussein Abbas, Issa Mohammed Kadhim, Zahraa Hassan Ward, Debarshi Kar Mahapatra, Tomy Muringayil Joseph, Ehsan kianfar, Sabu Thomas

“…One approach to treating cancer and other infections is Photodynamic Therapy (PDT). Numerous treatment modalities including PDT have long recognized the need to improve the performance of nanoscale therapeutic frameworks. …”
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Hypericin-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy for Head and Neck Cancers: A Systematic Review by Jakub Fiegler-Rudol, Natalia Zięba, Radosław Turski, Maciej Misiołek, Rafał Wiench

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Photodynamic Therapy of Presumed Choroidal Metastasis Secondary to Colorectal Carcinoma: Literature Review by Laurentino Biccas Neto, José Z. Pulido, Gustavo B. Melo, Luiz H. Lima, Eduardo B. Rodrigues

“…Besides systemic chemotherapy, local treatment with verteporfin photodynamic therapy (vPDT) was performed. After one month, visual acuity improved to 20/25 and subretinal fluid faded. …”
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Overview of Cell Death Mechanisms Induced by Rose Bengal Acetate-Photodynamic Therapy by Elisa Panzarini, Valentina Inguscio, Luciana Dini

“…Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive treatment for different pathologies, cancer included, using three key components: non-toxic light-activated drug (Photosensitizer, PS), visible light, and oxygen. …”
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Photodynamic therapy with hematoporphyrin derivative for the treatment of penile verrucous carcinoma: A case report by Runqun Liu, Xiaoqing Xiang, Yanliang Li, Guozhang Ma, Junhong Ye

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Targeted Photodynamic Therapy: A Novel Approach to Abolition of Human Cancer Stem Cells by Anine Crous, Elvin Chizenga, Natasha Hodgkinson, Heidi Abrahamse

“…Because of the observed phenomena in the course of cancer prognosis, a need for treatment modalities targeting CSCs is important. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved, minimally invasive, therapeutic procedure that can exert a selective cytotoxic activity toward cancerous cells while reducing toxicity to normal cells. …”
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Novel therapy modalities combining photodynamic therapy and liposomal cisplatin for pancreatic cancer treatments by Jia-Haur Chen, John Vincent Lim, Yih-Chih Hsu

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Key Role of Human ABC Transporter ABCG2 in Photodynamic Therapy and Photodynamic Diagnosis by Toshihisa Ishikawa, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Yuichiro Hagiya, Naosuke Nonoguchi, Shin-ichi Miyatake, Toshihiko Kuroiwa

“…Since patients have demonstrated individual differences in their response to photodynamic therapy, transcriptional activation and/or genetic polymorphisms of the ABCG2 gene in cancer cells may affect patients' responses to photodynamic therapy. …”
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Photoprotective Effect of the Plant Collaea argentina against Adverse Effects Induced by Photodynamic Therapy by Leandro Mamone, Daniel Sáenz, Pablo Vallecorsa, Alcira Batlle, Adriana Casas, Gabriela Di Venosa

“…Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment modality for tumours and other accessible lesions based on the combination of light and a photosensitizer (PS) accumulated in the target tissue. …”
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Improving ferroptosis-mediated immunotherapy for colorectal cancer through lysosome-targeted photodynamic therapy by Zhian Chen, Yutong Wang, Zhenhao Li, Meijuan Chen, Yingshi Li, Chuyue Lu, Zhenyu Lin, Hua Zheng, Lujia Chen, Qianbing Zhang

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Combination treatment with photodynamic therapy and antibiotic in refractory cutaneous nocardiosis: A case report by Xiaohan Liu, Yang Tan, Qionghui Cheng, Liang Wang, Jinyi Chen, Hong Liu, Wen Ding, Xia Lei

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Anti-angiogenic effects of cationic zinc (II) phthalocyanine derivatives through photodynamic therapy by Seyma Isik, Mukaddes Ozcesmeci, Ayfer Kalkan Burat, Esin Hamuryudan, Ozge Can, Muge Serhatli

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Photodynamic Therapy for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jiao Lin, Guangcheng Ni, Tingting Ding, Shangxue Lei, Liang Zhong, Na Liu, Keran Pan, Ting Chen, Xin Zeng, Hao Xu, Taiwen Li, Hongxia Dan

“…To assess the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), literature on this topic from Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science were obtained and analyzed. …”
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Evaluation of indocyanine green antimicrobial photodynamic therapy in radical species elimination: an in vitro study by Mihail Z. Tanev, Georgi T. Tomov, Kostadin G. Georgiev, Ekaterina D. Georgieva, Kamelia V. Petkova-Parlapanska, Galina D. Nikolova, Yanka D. Karamalakova

“…Introduction: Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) utilizes light-sensitive materials to inactivate pathogens. …”
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Efficacy and safety of 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy in refractory genital lichen sclerosus by Weiwei Shi, Fang Wang, Liangliang Chen, Ruzhi Zhang

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Molecular Modeling and Simulation Analysis of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Potential for Control of COVID-19 by Maryam Pourhajibagher

“…Since antiviral photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has been described as a new method for inhibiting viral infections, it is important to evaluate whether it can be used as a photoactivated disinfectant to control COVID-19. …”
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In vitro photodynamic therapy of Candida albicans, the cause of vulvovaginal candidiasis, is enhanced by Bacillus and Enterococcus probiotics by Zeinab Ghanbari, Ali Makhdoumi

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Effect of photodynamic therapy on vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia grade one: A retrospective cohort study by Yao Yang, Dan Cao, Yi Chen, Ying Xu, Zhenhong Xiong, Zhengrong Zhang, Dan Wu

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Successful Treatment of Adult-Onset Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis with CO2 Laser and Photodynamic Therapy by Sheng Lu, Yang Liu, Runjie Shi, Pingyu Zhou

“…In this report, we describe a 27-year-old male patient with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis who was treated with CO2 laser therapy followed by 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT). There was no adverse reaction after treatment and no recurrence during the follow-up time.…”
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Efficacy of PDD-guided tumor excision combined with photodynamic therapy in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by Nan Yang, Yunchuan Yang, Wanqi Zhang, Xinying Li, Hao Jiang, Huiling Kou, Junbo Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang, Liuchang Tan, Yuangang Lu

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