5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Squalene Nanoassemblies for Tumor Photodetection and Therapy: In Vitro Studies

Abstract Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) as natural photosensitizer derived from administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) has found clinical use for photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy of several cancers. However, broader use of 5-ALA in oncology is hampered by its charge and polarity that resul...

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Published in:Nanoscale Research Letters
Main Authors: Andrej Babič, V. Herceg, E. Bastien, H.-P. Lassalle, L. Bezdetnaya, Norbert Lange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-01-01
Subjects:
5-Aminolevulinic acid
Nanoassemblies
Fluorescence
Photodetection
Photodynamic therapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11671-017-2408-y

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