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Cell accumulation and antileishmanial effect of exogenous and endogenous protoporphyrin IX after photodynamic treatment.

Jairo E. Mateus, Wilfredo Valdivieso, Indira Paola Hernández, Fernando Martínez, Edgar Páez, Patricia Escobar

PubMed · 2015 · 16 citations · 18 references

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Abstract

Despite the effectiveness of exogenous PpIX on promastigotes and the production of PpIX by human infected cells, treatment with ALA or MAL before irradiation was unable to completely destroy L. (L.) infantum or L. (V.) panamensis intracellular amastigotes.

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Mechanisms in photodynamic therapy: part two—cellular signaling, cell metabolism and modes of cell death

Ana P. Castaño, Tatiana N. Demidova, Michael R. Hamblin · Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy · 2005 · 750 citations · Full text

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Comparison between the efficacy of photodynamic therapy and topical paromomycin in the treatment of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis: a placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial

Ali Asilian, Mohammad Hassan Davami · Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 2006 · 167 citations

Parasiticidal effect of δ‐aminolevulinic acid‐based photodynamic therapy for cutaneous leishmaniasis is indirect and mediated through the killing of the host cells

Oleg E. Akilov, Sachiko Kosaka, Katie O’Riordan et al. · Experimental Dermatology · 2007 · 99 citations

WR279,396, a Third Generation Aminoglycoside Ointment for the Treatment of Leishmania major Cutaneous Leishmaniasis: A Phase 2, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study

Afif Ben Salah, Pierre Buffet, Gloria Morizot et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2009 · 89 citations · Full text

Photodynamic Sensitization of<i>Leishmania amazonensis</i>in both Extracellular and Intracellular Stages with Aluminum Phthalocyanine Chloride for Photolysis In Vitro

Sujoy Dutta, Debalina Ray, Bala K. Kolli et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2005 · 86 citations · Full text