Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. However, recurrence and metastasis of the tumor after PDT remains problematic. In this study we investigated VEGF and PCNA expression in tumor tissues after 5-ALA-PDT. BALB/c nude mice with NPC tumors of similar size were randomly assigned to three groups (n=10 each). In the two treatment groups, mice were adminis...

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a palliative treatment option for unresectable hilar biliary tract cancer (BTC) showing a considerable benefit for survival and quality of life with few side effects. Currently, factors determining the cellular response of BTC cells towards PDT are unknown. Due to their multifaceted nature, microRNAs (miRs) are a promising analyte to investigate the cellular mechan...

OBJECTIVE To determine the predictors of weaning from mechanical ventilation after cardiac operation with the Ciaglia percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) in our preliminary experience in the use of this technique. METHODS We prospectively analysed 33 consecutive patients (mean age 70.9+/-12.7 years) who underwent PDT in our intensive care unit after cardiac operation. The investigati...

When first introduced, percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) was performed using a bronchoscope. The bronchoscope itself, however, has several disadvantages, including interruption of ventilation. Modifications of the standard PDT technique have suggested that PDT can be safely performed without a bronchoscope. However, the safety of these modifications is unclear and many modifications ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the long-term efficacy and factors involved in the recurrence and persistence of subretinal fluid (SRF) after half-dose photodynamic therapy (PDT) for chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). METHODS In this retrospective observational case series, 79 eyes (73 patients) with chronic CSC were treated with half-dose PDT and followed up for at least 3 years. They were ...

PURPOSE Photodynamic therapy (PDT) depends on the delivery of a photosensitizer to the target tissue that, under light exposure, produces singlet oxygen and other reactive oxygen species, which in turn cause the death of the treated cell. This study establishes a quantitative marker for the photoreaction that will predict the outcome of PDT. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Cells in tissue culture, murine...

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer therapy in which a photosensitizer selectively accumulates in tumor cells and is subsequently activated by light of a specific wavelength. The activation of the photosensitizer leads to cytotoxic photoproducts that result in tumor regression. PDT can lead to several cellular responses including cell cycle arrest, necrosis, and apoptosis, as well as trigger...

It is very important to elucidate the mechanism of action and identify the molecular determinant of photodynamic medicine, in order to increase the number of clinical applications of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and perform personalized medicine. We have previously reported that PDT using some photosensitizers, such as phthalocyanine 4 (Pc 4) damages the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2, and that Bcl...

Background: Depending on the light dose and concentration of photosensitizer for photodynamic treatment (PDT), a multitude of dose-related events are demonstrable in PDT-treated cells. Sublethal doses may result in the alteration of cytokine release and consequently modify immune actions, rather than cause cell death. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate cytokine expression i...

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising, non-invasive therapeutic approach. PDT involves Photosensitizer (PS) drugs and an external light source is the essential components of PDT and cytotoxic reactive oxygen species are generated that destroys cancer cells. Despite of a new potential anticancer therapeutic strategy, success of PDT is limited due to low water solubility of photosensitizers w...