Insights into Photodynamic Therapy 2.0
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2020) | Viewed by 3255
Special Issue Editor
Interests: photodynamic therapy; drug delivery system; cell biology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is well known that photodynamic therapy (PDT), combining photosensitizer and light irradiation, has been developed as an alternative approach for treating cancers, infections, and a range of other diseases. Over the last 40 years, there has been much progress in developing photosensitizers and related delivery systems, understanding the mechanistic mechanisms in cellular responses and their influences on the immune response, and designing clinical trials for various diseases. Recently, combining PDT and other therapies has been shown to achieve better therapeutic outcomes in disease management.
This Special Issue, “Insights into Photodynamic Therapy 2.0”, will focus on experimental papers, up-to-date review articles, and commentaries that can provide molecular insights in the fields of photodynamic therapy and photodynamic inactivation. Combined strategies of PDT and other therapies are especially, but not exclusively, welcome for this Special Issue. Authors are invited to submit manuscripts that relate to the molecular aspects of basic biology and clinical research in photodynamic therapy. The results from these articles may provide pivotal information for our understanding of PDT biology and for devising clinical strategies that may enhance the development of photodynamic medicine.
Prof. Chin-Tin Chen
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Photodynamic therapy
- Photodynamic inactivation
- Cancer
- Infections
- Combinational therapy
