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An In Vitro Approach to Photodynamic Therapy
Published on: August 17, 2018
Use of ALA and ALA derivatives for optimizing ALA-based photodynamic therapy: a review of our experience
Haydee Fukuda1, Adriana Casas, Alcira Batlle
1Centro de Investigaciones sobre Porfirinas y Porfirias (CIPYP), CONICET and University of Buenos Aires, Viamonte 188110A, 1056 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Abstract:
5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-based PDT has been gaining increased attention in the last ten years, and become an approved treatment modality for some cancers and other diseases. Different approaches to enhance this therapeutic modality are in progress, including the development of several drug delivery systems and the use of more lipophilic ALA derivatives. This paper focuses on our experience in this field.
