BioMed Research International

New Applications of Photodynamic Therapy in Biomedicine and Biotechnology


Publishing date
14 Dec 2012
Status
Published
Submission deadline
27 Jul 2012

1Division of Physics and Biophysics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

2Department of Dermatology, Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen, Germany

3Department of Internal Medicine I, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburger Landeskliniken, Salzburg, Austria

4Department of Dermatology, University of Regensburg, Germany


New Applications of Photodynamic Therapy in Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Description

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is currently clinically employed to treat several malignant and nonmalignant diseases. With approvals for various applications by health agencies in Europe, the US, Canada, and Japan, PDT represents the method of choice for treatment of age-related macular degeneration and is appreciated as minimally invasive therapeutic procedure to treat skin, oesophageal, head and neck, lung, and bladder cancers with high cure rates, nearly no side effects, and excellent cosmetic outcome. Current basic research and clinical studies will help to further integrate PDT as a mainstream procedure for cancer treatment. Motivated by the outstanding success of PDT in management of various human diseases, new and very promising applications of the combination of a photosensitizing agent and illumination with light were identified and explored by the PDT research community. So, for example, photodynamic inactivation (PDI) of microorganisms has the potential to overcome the severe threat of increasing microbial resistance against conventional antibiotics. Also, photodynamic procedures are applicable as photoinsecticides or to disinfect sensitive surfaces.

We invite investigators to contribute original research papers as well as review articles to this special issue that will stimulate the efforts to expand the convincing benefits of photodynamic procedures within both established and new fields of applications. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • New antitumor applications of photodynamic therapy
  • Novel other clinical implementations of PDT
  • Recent advances of photodynamic inactivation of bacteria and fungi
  • Photodynamic inactivation of (water-borne) parasites and insects
  • Cosmetic photodynamic therapy and skin rejuvenation
  • Disinfection of surfaces by photodynamic procedures
  • Self-disinfecting materials containing photosensitive molecules
  • New light sources optimized for photodynamic therapy and photodynamic inactivation

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Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 161362
  • - Editorial

New Applications of Photodynamic Therapy in Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Kristjan Plaetzer | Mark Berneburg | ... | Tim Maisch
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 840417
  • - Review Article

A Comprehensive Tutorial on In Vitro Characterization of New Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Antitumor Therapy and Photodynamic Inactivation of Microorganisms

Tobias Kiesslich | Anita Gollmer | ... | Kristjan Plaetzer
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 482160
  • - Review Article

Immunogenic Cell Death: Can It Be Exploited in PhotoDynamic Therapy for Cancer?

Elisa Panzarini | Valentina Inguscio | Luciana Dini
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 521281
  • - Research Article

In Vitro Analysis of Photosensitizer Accumulation for Assessment of Applicability of Fluorescence Diagnosis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Epidermolysis Bullosa Patients

Patrick Larisch | Thomas Verwanger | ... | Barbara Krammer
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 720579
  • - Research Article

Size-Dependent Photodynamic Activity of Gold Nanoparticles Conjugate of Water Soluble Purpurin-18-N-Methyl-D-Glucamine

Byambajav Lkhagvadulam | Jung Hwa Kim | ... | Young Key Shim
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 482167
  • - Research Article

Hydrogen Bond Acceptors and Additional Cationic Charges in Methylene Blue Derivatives: Photophysics and Antimicrobial Efficiency

Ariane Felgenträger | Tim Maisch | ... | Andreas Späth
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 957913
  • - Research Article

Killing Effect of Ad5/F35-APE1 siRNA Recombinant Adenovirus in Combination with Hematoporphrphyrin Derivative-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy on Human Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer

Lei Xia | Wei Guan | ... | Zhen-Zhou Yang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 125658
  • - Review Article

Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy by Water-Soluble Self-Assembled Conjugated Porphyrins

Kazuya Ogawa | Yoshiaki Kobuke
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 930281
  • - Research Article

Photo-Induced Antitumor Effect of 3,6-Bis(1-methyl-4-vinylpyridinium) Carbazole Diiodide

Ya-Shuan Chou | Cheng-Chung Chang | ... | Pei-Jen Lou
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2013
  • - Article ID 102698
  • - Methodology Report

Effective Combination of Photodynamic Therapy and Imiquimod 5% Cream in the Treatment of Actinic Keratoses: Three Cases

Laura Held | Thomas Kurt Eigentler | ... | Mark-Jürgen Berneburg
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