Vascular Effects of Photodynamic Therapy with Curcumin in a Chorioallantoic Membrane Model

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a treatment that requires light, a photosensitizing agent, and molecular oxygen. The photosensitizer is activated by light and it interacts with the oxygen that is present in the cellular microenvironment. The molecular oxygen is transformed into singlet oxygen, which i...

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Main Authors: Hilde Harb Buzzá, Lucas Cruz Fialho de Freitas, Lilian Tan Moriyama, Ramon Gabriel Teixeira Rosa, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Cristina Kurachi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
PDT
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/5/1084