Verteporfin inhibits growth of human glioma in vitro without light activation

Abstract Verteporfin (VP), a light-activated drug used in photodynamic therapy for the treatment of choroidal neovascular membranes, has also been shown to be an effective inhibitor of malignant cells. Recently, studies have demonstrated that, even without photo-activation, VP may still inhibit cert...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Al-Moujahed, Katarzyna Brodowska, Tomasz P. Stryjewski, Nikolaos E. Efstathiou, Ioannis Vasilikos, Joanna Cichy, Joan W. Miller, Evangelos Gragoudas, Demetrios G. Vavvas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07632-8