Study of singlet oxygen equilibrium in dioctadecyldimethylammonium chloride vesicles employing 2-(n-(N,N,N-trimethylamine)-n-alkyl)-5-alkylfuryl halides.

abstract：:Structure-activity relationships have been widely reported for porphyrin and phthalocyanine photosensitizers, but not for phenothiazinium derivatives. Here, four phenothiazinium salts (methylene blue, toluidine blue O, 1,9-dimethyl methylene blue and the pentacyclic derivative DO15) were used to investigate how the ab...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Bacellar IO,Pavani C,Sales EM,Itri R,Wainwright M,Baptista MS

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bimolecular rate constants (k) of quenching of molecular singlet oxygen 1O2 (1 delta g) by organo-selenium compounds exhibiting glutathione peroxidase activity and by sulfur analogs have been determined by time resolved phosphorescence detection of 1O2 in CD3OD and C6D6, with no solvent effect. The rate constants ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Scurlock R,Rougée M,Bensasson RV,Evers M,Dereu N

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blue light photoreceptor phototropin mediates crucial processes in plants leading to optimization of photosynthesis. Phototropin comprises two flavin mononucleotide-binding LOV (light-, oxygen-, or voltage-sensitive) domains. The LOV domains undergo a photocycle upon illumination, in which two intermediates have b...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Bauer C,Rabl CR,Heberle J,Kottke T

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocytes treated with delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) can accumulate the photoactive, fluorescent heme precursor, protoporphyrin IX (PpIX). With visible light illumination, PpIX can be used in photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) to kill or functionally alter cells. The aim of this study was to characterize the effects o...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hryhorenko EA,Rittenhouse-Diakun K,Harvey NS,Morgan J,Stewart CC,Oseroff AR

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we aimed to analyze the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT; 660 nm) on levels of protein expression of inflammatory mediators after cutting Achilles tendon of rats. Thirty Wistar male rats underwent partial incisions of the left Achilles tendon, and were divided into three groups of 10 animals acc...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Laraia EM,Silva IS,Pereira DM,dos Reis FA,Albertini R,de Almeida P,Leal Junior EC,de Tarso Camillo de Carvalho P

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effect of the cation-π interaction on the susceptibility of a tryptophan model system toward interaction with singlet oxygen, that is, type II photooxidation. The model system consists of two indole units linked to a lariat crown ether to measure the total rate of removal of singlet oxygen by the i...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Arevalo GE,Cagan DA,Monsour CG,Garcia AC,McCurdy A,Selke M

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer induces oxidative stress, which intervenes in the expression of cytokines by tumor cells. The cytokines might have either a positive or a negative impact on tumor eradication. Here, we studied the expression of cytokines vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin-1al...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Dabkeviciene D,Sasnauskiene A,Leman E,Kvietkauskaite R,Daugelaviciene N,Stankevicius V,Jurgelevicius V,Juodka B,Kirveliene V

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary cytology is a noninvasive and unconstraining technique for urothelial cancer diagnosis but lacks sensitivity for detecting low-grade lesions. In this study, the fluorescence properties of classical Papanicolaou-stained urothelial cytological slides from patients or from cell lines were monitored to investigate...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Steenkeste K,Lécart S,Deniset A,Pernot P,Eschwège P,Ferlicot S,Lévêque-Fort S,Briandet R,Fontaine-Aupart MP

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Work in the past 8 years, particularly in the past 1-2 years, has greatly expanded our understanding of the mechanisms by which ultraviolet irradiation stimulates melanogenesis in the skin. A direct effect of UV photons on DNA results in up-regulation of the gene for tyrosinase, the rate-limiting enzyme in melanin syn...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Gilchrest BA,Park HY,Eller MS,Yaar M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near-ultraviolet light (UVA: 320-400 nm) constitutes a major part of sunlight UV. It is important to know the effect of UVA on the biological activities of organisms on the earth. We have previously reported that black light induces somatic-cell mutation in Drosophila larvae. To investigate which wavelength of the UVA...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Negishi T,Nagaoka C,Hayatsu H,Suzuki K,Hara T,Kubota M,Watanabe M,Hieda K

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ciliate Stentor coeruleus exhibits photodispersal, that is, these cells swim away from light sources and collect in dimly lighted areas. We imaged and reconstructed the tracks of 48 Stentor to determine which swimming behaviors produced their photodispersal. We observed that their photodispersal is not due to a ch...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Menzies E,Das N,Wood DC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photodynamic therapy (PDT) activity of the bis(dimethylthexylsiloxy)silicon 2,3-naphthalocyanine (SiNc 8) was evaluated against the EMT-6 tumor implanted intradermally in BALB/c mice. The SiNc 8 was formulated in aqueous emulsions based on Cremophor EL or Solutol HS 15. The formulation was shown to affect plasma c...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Brasseur N,Ouellet R,Lewis K,Potter WR,van Lier JE

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of anthocyanins in grape (Vitis vinifera L.) bunches from the Sangiovese cultivar was measured nondestructively by chlorophyll fluorescence imaging using two excitation light bands at 550 and 650 nm in sequence. The pixel intensity in the derived logarithm of the fluorescence excitation ratio image wa...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Agati G,Traversi ML,Cerovic ZG

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs) have been suggested as photosensitizers that are capable of mediating eye lens photo-damage during aging. In the present work, we investigate the photo-crosslinking and oxidation of bovine lens proteins sensitized by AGEs, with special regard to low oxygen conditions. A mechanisti...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Fuentealba D,Friguet B,Silva E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper studies the dye-sensitized photooxidation of tyrosine (tyr) and tyr di- and tripeptides (tyr-tyr and tyr-tyr-tyr) mediated by singlet molecular oxygen (O2[1 delta g]) in alkaline media. Photooxidation quantum efficiencies (phi r) were obtained by determining the overall and reactive rate constants of intera...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Criado S,Soltermann AT,Marioli JM,García NA

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper analyzes the influence of infrared radiation (IR) on regeneration, after autotomy of limb buds of Neohelice granulata and consequently the time molt. Eyestalks were ablated to synchronize the start of molt. Afterward, animals were autotomized of five pereopods and divided into control and irradiated groups....

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Gonzalez VC,Lena AB,Espindola WA,de Souza Votto AP,Jorge MB,de Moraes Vaz Batista Filgueira D,Bianchini A,Sérgio Varela Júnior A,Nery LE,Trindade GS

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a highly metabolic layer of postmitotic cells lining Bruch's membrane in the retina. While these cells contain endogenous photosensitizers that mediate blue light-induced damage, it has also been shown that blue light exposure damages mitochondrial DNA in RPE cells resulting in ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Yacout SM,Gaillard ER

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is frequently accompanied by induction of systemic immunosuppression. Photochemical mechanisms underlying this effect are not completely understood. Here, we demonstrate the immunosuppressive activity of photooxidation products of protoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester (PPIX) in a murine model of ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kyagova AA,Mansurova GV,Kozir LA,Ponomarev GV,Pavlov VY,Konstantinov IO,Potapenko AY

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Psoralen is a furocoumarin natural product that intercalates within DNA and forms covalent adducts when activated by ultraviolet radiation. It is well known that this property contributes to psoralen's clinical efficacy in several disease contexts, which include vitiligo, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease and cutan...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Buhimschi AD,Gooden DM,Jing H,Fels DR,Hansen KS,Beyer WF Jr,Dewhirst MW,Walder H,Gasparro FP

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eumelanin plays a variety of important physiological roles in human skin. However, its structure and fundamental properties still remain poorly understood. Although the absorbance of eumelanin is broad and reveals little about its structure, a variety of techniques have revealed the presence of a disordered array of c...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Nighswander-Rempel SP,Mahadevan IB,Rubinsztein-Dunlop H,Meredith P

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Contribution of luciferin-regenerating enzyme (LRE) for in vitro recycling of D-luciferin has been reported. According to crystal structure of LRE, it is a beta-propeller protein which is a type of all β-protein architecture. In this overview, reinvestigation of the luciferase-based LRE assays and its function is repo...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hosseinkhani S,Emamgholi Zadeh E,Sahebazzamani F,Ataei F,Hemmati R

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous cellular chromophores absorb ultraviolet A radiation (UVA, 290-320 nm), the major UV component of terrestrial solar radiation, leading to the formation of reactive oxidizing species that initiate apoptosis, gene expression and mutagenesis. UVA-induced apoptosis of T helper cells is believed to underlie the ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Zhuang S,Kochevar IE

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel continuous-flow photocatalytic reactor was designed to decompose toluene by using porous nickel sheets that were coated with a Fe-doped TiO2 catalyst. While locating the UV lamp at the central axis, the catalyst sheets were located along the inner wall and positioned vertically with an equal space of 50 mm alo...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Dezhi S,Sheng C,Chung JS,Xiaodong D,Zhibin Z

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ring-fused retinal analogs were designed to examine the hula-twist mode of the photoisomerization of the 9-cis retinylidene chromophore. Two 9-cis retinal analogs, the C11-C13 five-membered ring-fused and the C12-C14 five-membered ring-fused retinal derivatives, formed the pigments with opsin. The C11-C13 ring-fused a...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hirano T,Lim IT,Kim DM,Zheng XG,Yoshihara K,Oyama Y,Imai H,Shichida Y,Ishiguro M

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cis-urocanic acid (UCA), formed in the epidermis by UV irradiation of trans-UCA, has been implicated as a mediator of the immunosuppression induced by UV exposure of the skin. This review covers recent work in which the wavelength dependence of cis-UCA formation, the interaction of UCA isomers with DNA, the effects of...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Norval M,Gibbs NK,Gilmour J

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many biomolecules contain photoactive reducing agents, such as reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) and 6-thioguanine (6-TG) incorporated into DNA through drug metabolism. These reducing agents may produce reactive oxygen species under UVA irradiation or act as electron donors in various media. The interac...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Quinones M,Zhang Y,Riascos P,Hwang HM,Aker WG,He X,Gao R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transport mechanisms of 5-aminolevulinic acid methyl ester (5-ALA-ME) have been studied in a human adenocarcinoma cell line (WiDr) by means of 14[C]-labeled 5-ALA-ME. The transport was found to be partly Na+ dependent, while the extracellular Cl- concentration did not affect the uptake. The transport of 5-ALA-ME i...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Gederaas OA,Holroyd A,Brown SB,Vernon D,Moan J,Berg K

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagen was exposed to an ultraviolet (UV) lamp that emitted predominantly in the UVB range. The cross-linking of collagen type I and type IV by UV irradiation was observed. Amino acid analyses revealed that Tyr residues in both collagen types I and IV were decreased by irradiation. In collagen type IV, losses of His...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kato Y,Nishikawa T,Kawakishi S

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper focuses on the estimation of the UV Index (UVI) for all sky conditions using a simple analytical parameterization involving three independent variables: the solar zenith angle, the total ozone column and the clearness index. Measurements of the UVI made at Badajoz and Cáceres (Southwestern Spain) from Janua...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Antón M,Serrano A,Cancillo ML,García JA,Madronich S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Albino hairless mice (Skh: HR-1) exposed chronically to sub-erythemal doses of UV radiation display physical, visible and histological alterations. Using narrow bandwidth radiation covering the UV radiation spectrum from 280-380 nm, the wavelength dependence of these alterations was determined. The wavelength dependen...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Bissett DL,Hannon DP,Orr TV

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00