Photodynamic inactivation of the dermatophyte Trichophyton rubrum.

abstract：:Chlorprothixene (CPTX, Taractan) is a low potency antipsychotic mainly used for the treatment of psychotic disorders (e.g. schizophrenia) and acute mania occurring as part of bipolar disorders. As in the case of other numerous drugs used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders, CPTX presents geometric isomerism. The...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Piñero LE,García C,Lhiaubet-Vallet V,Oyola R,Miranda MA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

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：:Raman spectroscopy (RS) has potential for disease classification within the gastrointestinal tract (GI). A near-infrared (NIR) fiber-optic RS system has been developed previously. This study reports the first in vivo Raman spectra of human gastrointestinal tissues measured during routine clinical endoscopy. This was a...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Shim MG,Song LM,Marcon NE,Wilson BC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in cell culture was enhanced by ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), a nontoxic bile acid. In this study, we examined the ability of UDCA to promote tumor control by PDT in the mouse, using the radiation-induced fibrosarcoma tumor and the photosensitizing ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Garbo GM,Vicente MG,Fingar V,Kessel D

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthesis of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins and their degradation by matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) are part of the dermal remodeling resulting from chronic exposure of skin to ultraviolet radiation (UVR). We have compared two alternative mechanisms for these responses, namely, a direct mechanism in which UV-B o...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kossodo S,Wong WR,Simon G,Kochevar IE

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous wave and pulsed laser ablation of tissue is described as an explosive event. A subsurface temperature maximum and superheated tissue produce high pressures that eject fragments from the tissue. Decreased water content due to dehydration and vaporization decreases thermal conductivity which reduces heat cond...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Welch AJ,Motamedi M,Rastegar S,LeCarpentier GL,Jansen D

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) for air disinfection applications has relied on low-pressure mercury vapor lamps for decades. New design requirements have generated the need for alternatives in some uses. This study describes the current state of UVGI technology and describes future directions for technology...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Miller SL,Linnes J,Luongo J

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantum yield, phi ZE, for configurational photoisomerization (4Z,15Z----4Z,15E) of bilirubin bound non-covalently to human serum albumin was determined (at 23 +/- 2 degrees C) by laser excitation and chromatographic analysis of products. Values obtained for photoexcitation at 465 nm were about one-half those prev...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Agati G,Fusi F,Pratesi R,McDonagh AF

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin A palmitate has been used in cosmetics; however, studies report that this substance shows photoreactivity that can lead to loss of safety and efficacy. On the other hand, photostabilizers have been used to increase sunscreen photostability and consequently their safety and effectiveness. Thus, this study aimed...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Benevenuto CG,Di Matteo MA,Maia Campos PM,Gaspar LR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to assess the diagnostic potential of synchronous fluorescence (SF) spectroscopy (SFS) technique for the detection and characterization of normal and different malignancy stages of moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (MDSCC), poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Ebenezar J,Aruna P,Ganesan S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we propose a new physical method in combination with mixed solution of thiazone and polyethylene glycol 400 (thiazone PEG 400 solution) penetration into tissue to assess the skin optical clearing. Four treatments were performed: (1) control group (C); (2) polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG400); (3) 0.25% thia...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Zhong H,Guo Z,Wei H,Guo L,Wang C,He Y,Xiong H,Liu S

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:Photodimerization of cocrystals of four bispyridylethylenes and two stilbazoles with urea as a template in the solid state has been investigated following our success with thiourea. Four investigated olefins photodimerized quantitatively to a single dimer in the crystalline state only. The reactivity of urea-olefin cr...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Bhogala BR,Captain B,Ramamurthy V

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to develop an efficient chemotherapeutic agent targeted at malignant cells that express receptors to gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) we coupled [D-Lys6]GnRH covalently to an emodin derivative, i.e. emodic acid (Emo) to yield [D-Lys6(Emo)]GnRH. Emodin is a naturally occurring anthraquinone which is ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Rahimipour S,Bilkis I,Péron V,Gescheidt G,Barbosa F,Mazur Y,Koch Y,Weiner L,Fridkin M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors are known to be used as chemopreventative agents against certain malignancies. Thus far, there has been very limited information on whether COX-2 inhibitors protect against chronic narrow-band UVB (NB-UVB)-induced immunosuppression. The present study investigated the effect of nonsele...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Wu Y,Tai CL,Wei H,He F,Wang Y,Zhao Y,Chen HD

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants protect themselves against excessive light by the induction of Delta pH-dependent nonphotochemical quenching (qE) that is associated with de-epoxidation of violaxanthin (V) to zeaxanthin (Z) in thylakoid membranes. In this work, we report that low light (12 micromol photons m(-2) s(-1)) is sufficient for a mark...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Ilík P,Kotabová E,Spundová M,Novák O,Kana R,Strzałka K

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Escherichia coli protein YcgF contains a photosensory flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-binding BLUF domain covalently linked to an EAL domain, which is predicted to have cyclic-di-guanosine monophosphate (GMP) phosphodiesterase activity. We have cloned, overexpressed and purified this protein, which we refer to a...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Rajagopal S,Key JM,Purcell EB,Boerema DJ,Moffat K

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study our aim was to determine the biophysical values of constitutive skin color in Caucasians and to define the correlation between skin color and phototype assessed according to the Fitzpatrick method. Constitutive skin color was measured on the buttock, with a Minolta CR-200 colorimeter, in a population-of ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Rubegni P,Cevenini G,Flori ML,Fimiani M,Stanghellini E,Molinu A,Barbini P,Andreassi L

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three Donor-π-Acceptor-π-Donor type styryl dyes (5a-c) with different secondary donors are synthesized and characterized to study their nonlinear and linear optical properties. The structure-property relationships of the dyes are described in the light of systematic photophysical and theoretical investigations. The ph...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Raikwar MM,Mathew E,Varghese M,Joe IH,Nethi SN

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The multifunctional polypeptide cyclosporin synthetase (CySyn) remains one of the most complex nonribosomal peptide synthetase described. In this study we used a highly specific photoaffinity labeling procedure with the natural cofactor S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet), 14C-isotopically labeled at the Sdelta methyl gr...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Velkov T,Lawen A

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular autofluorescence spectra were monitored in a single-beam gradient force optical trap ("optical tweezers") in order to probe the physiological effects of near infrared and UVA (320-400 nm) microirradiation. Prior to trapping, Chinese hamster ovary cells exhibited weak UVA-excited autofluorescence with maxima a...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： König K,Liu Y,Sonek GJ,Berns MW,Tromberg BJ

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Color variants of Ca2+ -regulated photoprotein obelin were shown to be an important tool for dual-analyte binding assay. To provide site-directed conjugation with biospecific molecules, several obelin color mutants carrying unique cysteine residues were obtained and characterized for their novel properties. A pair of ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Krasitskaya VV,Burakova LP,Komarova AA,Bashmakova EE,Frank LA

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel laser system has been developed to study the effects of multiple laser pulses of differing wavelengths on cutaneous blood vessels in vivo, using the hamster dorsal skin flap preparation and in vitro, using cuvettes of whole or diluted blood. The system permits sequenced irradiation with well-defined intrapulse...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Barton JK,Frangineas G,Pummer H,Black JF

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photochemistry of caged compounds of the o-nitrobenzyl type has been investigated thoroughly in the past. However, even recently new side reactions have been discovered. Earlier, we reported [Bley, F., K. Schaper, and H. Görner (2008), Photochem. Photobiol.84 162-171] that we found long-lived triplet states which ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Schaper K,Etinski M,Fleig T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UV radiation (UVR) is a significant ecological factor in the marine environment that can have important effects on planktonic organisms and dissolved organic matter (DOM). The penetration of UVR into the water column is likely to change in the near future due to interactions between global warming and ozone depletion....

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Tedetti M,Sempéré R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inefficient endosomal escape of drugs or macromolecules is a major obstacle to achieving successful delivery to therapeutic targets. An efficient approach to circumvent this barrier is photochemical internalization (PCI), which uses light and photosensitizers for endosomal escape of the delivered macromolecules. T...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Soe TH,Nanjo T,Watanabe K,Ohtsuki T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular targets for the photosensitizer alpha-terthienyl (alpha T) were examined by fluorescence microscopy and microfluorospectrometry using human nonkeratinized buccal cells. Intracellular distribution of alpha T was observed as fluorescent patches widely dispersed in the cytoplasm. The distribution of the flu...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Sasaki M,Koyama S,Tokiwa K,Fujita H

更新日期：1993-05-01 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：:Cold-inducible RNA binding protein (CIRP) is a stress-inducible protein, which could be activated by various cellular stresses, such as hypothermia, hypoxia and UV irradiation. Our previous study indicated that UVB radiation (3 mJ cm-2 ) induces CIRP expression, which promotes keratinocytes growth, survival and eventu...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Sun W,Liao Y,Yi Q,Wu S,Tang L,Tong L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article is a highlight of the study by Stamenkovic and Hanelt in this issue of Photochemistry and Photobiology describing the high-irradiance photophysiology of several strains of freshwater chlorophyte microalgal genus, Cosmarium. These strains exhibit distinct differences in how combined thermal- high irradianc...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Neale P

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00