A rhodopsin-like protein in the plasma membrane of Silvetia compressa eggs.

abstract：:The tetraruthenated porphyrin, mu-[meso-5,10,15,20-tetra(pyridyl)porphyrin]tetrakis[bis-(bipyridine) chloride ruthenium(II)] (TRP) is a supramolecular cationic species. The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the photodynamic properties of TRP and Zn-TRP to damage DNA with emphasis on the mechanistic aspe...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Ravanat JL,Cadet J,Araki K,Toma HE,Medeiros MH,Mascio PD

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Confocal laser microspectrofluorometric measurements on human T47D mammary tumor cells have been performed to assess the intracellular distribution of hypericin within the various cell compartments: cytoplasmic membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus. Confocal fluorescence measurements obtained from microvolumes (approximatel...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Miskovsky P,Sureau F,Chinsky L,Turpin PY

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stratospheric ozone depletion has caused an increase in the amount of ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation reaching the earth's surface. Numerous investigations have demonstrated that the effect of UV-B enhancements on plants includes reduction in grain yield, alteration in species competition, susceptibility to disease and...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Gao W,Zheng Y,Slusser JR,Heisler GM,Grant RH,Xu J,He D

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of near infrared instead of visible light would markedly improve tissue penetration, making larger tumors candidates for photochemotherapy. Because common photesensitizers exhibit virtually no absorption in this wavelength region, conditions are required where the simultaneous action of two photons is possible. He...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Lenz P

更新日期：1995-08-01 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：:Sulfur-substituted nucleobases (a.k.a., thiobases) are among the world's leading prescriptions for chemotherapy and immunosuppression. Long-term treatment with azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine and 6-thioguanine has been correlated with the photoinduced formation of carcinomas. Establishing an in-depth understanding of t...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Ashwood B,Pollum M,Crespo-Hernández CE

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near-UV (337 nm) photoactivation of the 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylation reaction producing serotonin has been observed. The photoactivation effect was investigated as a function of fluence rate and fluence, and pH. Photoactivation of decarboxylase activity was found to occur at nearly neutral pH values (low activi...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Fraikin GY,Strakhovskaya MG,Ivanova EV,Rubin AB

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficacy of ionizing radiation (I/R) was compared with phototoxic effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in vitro using two cell lines derived from patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). A cell line derived from a donor with a human papilloma virus (HPV) infection was more responsive to I/R but si...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kessel D,Cho WJ,Rakowski J,Kim HE,Kim HC

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-Phycocyanin (PC) trimers associated with linker polypeptides were isolated from the phycobilisome (PBS) rods of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002. LXY refers to a linker polypeptide (L) having an apparent mass of Y kDa, located at position X in the phycobilisome where X can be R (rod), C (core) or RC (rod-core junction). M...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Pizarro SA,Sauer K

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a novel method for the isolation of the PSI-LHCI-LHCII complex from spinach leaves. The supercomplex was resolved into a core complex (CPI), LHCII trimers, LHCI dimers and LHCII monomers using green gel electrophoresis. We then investigate changes in the fluorescence and absorption spectra of PSI-LHCI-LHC...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Qin X,Wang W,Wang K,Xin Y,Kuang T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here preliminary pilot study data of the effect of sunless tanning spray with 9% [Correction added after online publication (August 24th, 2009): The concentration of Dihydroxyacetone used in the study was 9% and not 3% as previously stated] dihydroxyacetone (DHA) on 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] serum levels...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Armas LA,Fusaro RM,Sayre RM,Huerter CJ,Heaney RP

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UV light leads to release of different secretory factors from irradiated cells of which some of them have been characterized. We have reported earlier that cells exposed to the supernatant medium from irradiated cells were resistant to killing by some genotoxic agents. In this study, we present our finding that demons...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Ghosh R,Guha D,Bhowmik S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People can get oral cancers from UV (290-400 nm) exposures. Besides high outdoor UV exposures, high indoor UV exposures to oral tissues can occur when consumers use UV-emitting tanning devices to either tan or whiten their teeth. We compared the carcinogenic risks of skin to oral tissue cells after UVB (290-320 nm) ex...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Breger J,Baeva L,Agrawal A,Shindell E,Godar DE

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dermatophytes are fungi that can cause infections (known as tinea) of the skin, hair and nails because of their ability to use keratin. Superficial mycoses are probably the most prevalent of infectious diseases worldwide. One of the most distinct limitations of the current therapeutic options is the recurrence of the ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Smijs TG,Schuitmaker HJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of a molecule containing hypericin and luciferin moieties joined by a tether is reported. The light-induced (in vitro) antiviral activity as well as the photophysical properties of this new compound are measured and compared with those of the parent compounds, hypericin and pseudohypericin. This tethered...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Wen J,Chowdhury P,Wills NJ,Wannemuehler Y,Park J,Kesavan S,Carpenter S,Kraus GA,Petrich JW

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro cell survival, localization and ultrastructural changes following irradiation were examined in 9L glioma cells sensitized with a new photosensitizer, lysyl chlorin p6 (LCP). In clonogenic assays, LCP was 10-100-fold more phototoxic than photofrin II on a microgram/mL basis. Lysyl chlorin p6 uptake was blo...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Leach MW,Higgins RJ,Autry SA,Boggan JE,Lee SJ,Smith KM

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel In(3+)-doped TiO(2) and TiO(2)/In(2)S(3) nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of environmental pollutants and stoichiometric degradation of warfare agents were prepared by a homogeneous hydrolysis with urea and thioacetamide, respectively. The prepared samples series TiInTAA were annealed at 600°C. Th...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Stengl V,Opluštil F,Němec T

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In studies of the biological effects of UV radiation, ozone depletion can be mimicked by performing the study under ambient conditions and adding radiation with UV-B lamps. We evaluated this methodology at three different locations along a latitudinal gradient: Rimouski (Canada), Ubatuba (Brazil) and Ushuaia (Argentin...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Díaz S,Camilión C,Escobar J,Deferrari G,Roy S,Lacoste K,Demers S,Belzile C,Ferreyra G,Gianesella S,Gosselin M,Nozais C,Pelletier E,Schloss I,Vernet M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Types of photoreceptor cells in the retinas of 36 species of vertebrates (5 classes, 14 orders) were investigated immunocytochemically with monoclonal antibodies against chicken iodopsin (Io-mAb) and antiserum against bovine rhodopsin (Rh-As). In mammals, Rh-As labeled the outer segments of some photoreceptor cells in...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Kawata A,Oishi T,Fukada Y,Shichida Y,Yoshizawa T

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Luciferin-regenerating enzyme (LRE) contributes to in vitro recycling of D-luciferin. In this study, reinvestigation of the luciferase-based LRE assay is reported. Here, using quick change site-directed mutagenesis seven T-LRE (Lampyris turkestanicusLRE) mutants were constructed and the most functional mutant of T-LRE...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Hemmati R,Hosseinkhani S,Sajedi RH,Azad T,Tashakor A,Bakhtiari N,Ataei F

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficient phagocytosis of photoreceptor outer segments (POS) membranes by retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) plays a key role in biological renewal of these highly peroxidizable structures. Here, we tested whether photodynamic treatment, mediated by merocyanine 540 (MC 540), rose Bengal or a zinc-substituted chlorophyll...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Olchawa M,Szewczyk G,Zareba M,Piłat A,Bzowska M,Mikołajczyk T,Sarna T

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange (MO) as a model of an organic pollution was accomplished with magnetic and porous TiO(2)/ZnO/Fe(3)O(4)/PANI and ZnO/Fe(3)O(4)/PANI nanocomposites under visible light irradiation. The structures of nanocomposites were characterized by various techniques including UV-Vis absor...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Nabid MR,Sedghi R,Gholami S,Oskooie HA,Heravi MM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are involved in the control of virtually all aspects of our behavior and physiology. Activated receptors catalyze nucleotide exchange in heterotrimeric G proteins (composed of alpha.GDP, beta and gamma subunits) on the inner surface of the cell membrane. The GPCR rhodopsin and the G...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Chen Y,Herrmann R,Fishkin N,Henklein P,Nakanishi K,Ernst OP

更新日期：2008-07-01 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：:The retina and retinal pigment epithelium contain a number of retinoids in a metabolic pathway that eventually forms the visual pigments. This study investigates the photochemistry of those retinoids that may contribute to light-induced damage to the retina. These include retinal (RAL), retinol (ROL), retinylpalmitate...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Dillon J,Gaillard ER,Bilski P,Chignell CF,Reszka KJ

更新日期：1996-05-01 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：:Herbal extracts including asiatic acid (AA) have become popular candidates of anti-photoaging agents due to their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties and minimal side effect. Nevertheless, low bioavailability due to poor solubility limits their practical application. In this study, a highly bioavailable form ...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Huang J,Tu T,Wang W,Zhou G,Zhang W,Wu X,Liu W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phototoxic effects of demethylchlortetracycline (DMCT) with UVA radiation on isolated rat liver mitochondria were studied. DMCT at concentration of 21.5 microM with 5.53 x 10(-2) J cm-3 of UVA was found to be a potent uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation. DMCT alone also uncoupled mitochondria but at higher conc...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Takagi S,Mizuno N,Adachi K,Wakabayashi T

更新日期：1990-02-01 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：:Angelica archangelia (AA), a traditional herb, has attracted attention as an agent with potential for use in the prevention of chronic skin diseases. This study examined the photoprotective effects of AA on the inhibition of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and collagen degradation in UVB-irradiated normal human derma...

journal_title：Photochemistry and photobiology

authors： Sun Z,Hwang E,Park SY,Zhang M,Gao W,Lin P,Yi TH

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00