5‐Aminolevulinic Acid Derivatives in Photomedicine: Characteristics, Application and Perspectives

Fotinos, Nicolas; A. Campo, Marino; Popowycz, Florence; Gurny, Robert; Lange, Norbert

doi:10.1562/2006-02-03-ir-794

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5‐Aminolevulinic Acid Derivatives in Photomedicine: Characteristics, Application and Perspectives

Published in Photochemistry and Photobiology • Mar 16, 2006

Authors:

Nicolas Fotinos

Marino A. Campo

Florence Popowycz

Abstract

The introduction of lipophilic derivatives of the naturally occurring heme precursor 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) into photomedicine has led to a true revival of this research area. 5-ALA-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) and fluorescence photodetection (FD) of neoplastic disease is probably one ...

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Photodynamic therapy

Actinic keratosis

Medicine

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