An Efficient 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Photodynamic Therapy Treatment for Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a two-stage treatment relying on cytotoxicity induced by photoexcitation of a nontoxic dye, called photosensitizer (PS). Using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), the pro-drug of PS protoporphyrin IX, we investigated the impact of PDT on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Optim...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abhishek Kumar, Florian Pecquenard, Martha Baydoun, Alexandre Quilbé, Olivier Moralès, Bertrand Leroux, Lynda Aoudjehane, Filomena Conti, Emmanuel Boleslawski, Nadira Delhem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/13/10426