tion With Photodynamic Therapy (TAP) Study Group. Photodynamic therapy of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration with verteporfin: one-year results of 2 randomized clinical trials—TAP Report 1 [published correction appears in Arch Ophthalmol. 2000;118:488]. Arch Ophthalmol. 1999; 117:1329-1345. 2. Verteporfin in Photodynamic Therapy Study Group. Verteporfin t...

A smart pH-responsive photodynamic therapy system based on upconversion nanoparticle loaded PEG coated polymeric lipid vesicles (RB-UPPLVs) was designed and prepared. These RB-UPPLVs which are promising agents for deep cancer photodynamic therapy applications can achieve enhanced tumor cellular internalization and near-infrared light-triggered photodynamic therapy.

In the last decade, developments in nanotechnology have provided a new field in medicine called “Nanomedicine”. Nanomedicine has provided new tools for photodynamic therapy. Quantum dots (QDs) are approximately spherical nanoparticles that have attracted broad attention and have been used in nanomedicine applications. QDs have high molar extinction coefficients and photoluminescence quantum yie...

introduction: photodynamic therapy is a noninvasive therapeutic method for tumors with a maximum depth of 5 mm. on the other hand, most photosensitizers are also susceptible to ultrasound waves (the basis of sonodynamic therapy). therefore, it is expected that a combination of the two therapeutic methods will increase effectiveness of photodynamic therapies for lower doses of sensitizer and cur...

We report a case of metastatic choroidal carcinoid tumor with favorable outcome after photodynamic therapy. A 75-year-old woman was presumptively diagnosed with bilateral choroidal metastases from carcinoid tumor. Although the tumor in the right eye showed a tendency toward rapid expansion and required aggressive treatment to preserve vision, the size was still small and we hesitated to use ext...

introduction: the partial removal of dental caries aiming to maintain the integrity of the pulp has been considered the therapy of choice in the treatment of deep carious lesions, as long as certain principles of diagnosis are respected. dentists are always looking for techniques to remove the decayed tissue with biosafety, what provides more comfort to the patient especially when it comes to c...

Photodynamic Therapy of Tumors In article number 2205440, Zhiyang Liu, Quan Li, and co-workers exploit the hypoxic properties solid tumors to construct a hypoxia-responsive photosensitizer. When non-fluorescent photosensitizer enters tumors, it is reduced by overexpressed azoreductase generate fluorescent with aggregation-induced emission property, which can realize fluorescence-activatable ima...

introduction: the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) is based primarily on the use of pentavalent antimonials, which may lead to many side effects limiting their use. photodynamic therapy (pdt) is an alternative for the treatment of cl, and some xanthene dyes have the potential for use in pdt. methods: the xanthenes rose bengal b (rb) and its derivatives rose bengal methyl ester (rbmet),...

introduction: the optimum removal of bacteria and their toxins from periodontal pockets is not always obtained by conventional mechanical debridement. adjunctive therapies may improve tissue healing through detoxification and bactericidal effects. the purpose of the present study was to evaluate the impact of adjunctive laser therapy (lt) and photodynamic therapy (pdt) on patients with chronic ...