Abstract
The present study uses photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of IH in the rat carotid artery model. PDT is a relatively new cancer treatment technique which utilizes light-activated photosensitizers (PS) to produce injury to targeted cells. PS have no cytotoxic effects unless they are activated by the appropriate wavelength of light. Upon absorption of a photon, the activated PS can either by directly cytotoxic or give rise to cytotoxic oxygen species, commonly singlet oxygen, via energy transfer to the ground state molecular oxygen. Singlet oxygen then becomes the mediator of cellular injury by affecting cellular membranes and subcellular organelles.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Laser-Tissue Interaction III |
Publisher | SPIE |
Pages | 188-194 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Volume | 1646 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780819407924 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 7 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Laser-Tissue Interaction III 1992 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: Jan 19 1992 → Jan 24 1992 |
Other
Other | Laser-Tissue Interaction III 1992 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Los Angeles |
Period | 1/19/92 → 1/24/92 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering