ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Photoactive Herbal Compounds: A Green Approach to Photodynamic Therapy.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- From basic to clinical translation: advances and perspectives of photodynamic nanodrugs.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- LC-MS/MS-Based Phytochemical Characterization of Cakile maritima Methanol Extract and Its Photodynamic Anticancer Activity in Gastric Cancer Cells.Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM · 2026Article
- Photokinetics of Bimolecular Reactions: Predictive Modelling of the Basic Bimolecular Photoreactions XXYY'(Φ,k) and XX'YY'(Φ,k).Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Coumarin and Curcumin-Metal Complexes as Next-Generation Photosensitizers in Cancer Photodynamic Therapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Liposomal drug delivery for lung cancer therapy: progress, challenges, and future perspectives.Molecular cancer · 2026Review
- Nano-silymarin combined with methylene blue photodynamic therapy versus monotherapies of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: in-vitro study.BMC cancer · 2026Article
- Photodynamic therapy-induced inflammation and adverse effects: An updated review.Biomedical journal · 2026Review
- Fluorescent Nanoporous Gene Drugs with Fenton-like Catalysis Vector Research.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Photokinetics of Bimolecular Reactions: Analytically Solvable Rate Laws.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Photodynamic Activation of a Novel Chlorophyll-Enriched Green Propolis Compound Triggers Apoptosis in Renal Cell Carcinoma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Cancer and Traditional Medicine: An Integrative Approach.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Phytochemical-based nanosystems: recent advances and emerging application in antiviral photodynamic therapy.Nanomedicine (London, England) · 2025Review
- Exploring the application of herbal photosensitizers in antimicrobial photodynamic therapy against3 Biotech · 2025Review
- Divulging the potency of naturally derived photosensitizers in green PDT: an inclusive review Of mechanisms, advantages, and future prospects.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2025Review
- Can α-Mangostin and Photodynamic Therapy Support Ciprofloxacin in the Inactivation of UropathogenicInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Potential of Resveratrol to Combine with Hydrogel for Photodynamic Therapy against Bacteria and Cancer-A Review.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Nano-Liposomal Beetroot Phyto-Pigment in Photodynamic Therapy as a Prospective Green Approach for Cancer Management: In Vitro Evaluation and Molecular Dynamic Simulation.Pharmaceutics · 2024Article
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- Photodynamic impact of curcumin enhanced silver functionalized graphene nanocomposites on Candida virulence.Discover nano · 2024Article
- Hypericin-Based Photodynamic Therapy Displays Higher Selectivity and Phototoxicity towards Melanoma and Squamous Cell Cancer Compared to Normal Keratinocytes In Vitro.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive, alternative, and promising treatment for various diseases, including cancer, actinic keratosis, Bowen's disease, macular degeneration, and atherosclerotic plaques. PDT involves three different components, photosensitizers (PS), molecular oxygen, and light. The photoactivation of administered PSs using a specific wavelength of light in the presence of molecular oxygen leads to the generation of reactive oxygen species that leads to tumour cell death. Photosensitizing potentials of many commercially available compounds have been reported earlier. However, the possibilities of PDT using herbal medicines, which contain many photosensitizing phytochemicals, are not much explored. Medicinal plants with complex phytochemical compound mixtures have the benefit over single compounds or molecules in the treatment of many diseases with the benefit of low or reduced toxic side effects. This review emphasizes the role of various herbal medicines either alone or in combination to enhance the therapeutic outcome of photodynamic therapy.
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