Use of Cyclodextrins in Anticancer Photodynamic Therapy Treatment

Use of Cyclodextrins in Anticancer Photodynamic Therapy Treatment

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is mainly used to destroy cancerous cells; it combines the action of three components: a photoactivatable molecule or photosensitizer (PS), the light of an appropriate wavelength, and naturally occurring molecular oxygen. After light excitation of the PS, the excited PS th...

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Main Authors: Amina Ben Mihoub, Ludivine Larue, Albert Moussaron, Zahraa Youssef, Ludovic Colombeau, Francis Baros, Céline Frochot, Régis Vanderesse, Samir Acherar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
cylodextrin
photosensitizer
photodynamic therapy
cancer
inclusion complex
conjugate
nanoassembly
nanoparticle
porphyrinoid
fullerene
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/23/8/1936

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