Biomaterial Database

Photosensitization with derivatives of haematoporphyrin. 1986

D Kessel

This review describes recent progress in delineation of the structure of the active component(s) in the tumour-localizing photosensitizer HPD (haematoporphyrin derivative), along with suggestions concerning the likely determinants of accumulation of this product by different tissues.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009369	Neoplasms	New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms.	Benign Neoplasm,Cancer,Malignant Neoplasm,Tumor,Tumors,Benign Neoplasms,Malignancy,Malignant Neoplasms,Neoplasia,Neoplasm,Neoplasms, Benign,Cancers,Malignancies,Neoplasias,Neoplasm, Benign,Neoplasm, Malignant,Neoplasms, Malignant
D010778	Photochemotherapy	Therapy using oral or topical photosensitizing agents with subsequent exposure to light.	Blue Light Photodynamic Therapy,Photodynamic Therapy,Red Light PDT,Red Light Photodynamic Therapy,Therapy, Photodynamic,Light PDT, Red,PDT, Red Light,Photochemotherapies,Photodynamic Therapies,Therapies, Photodynamic
D006414	Hematoporphyrin Photoradiation	Photochemotherapy using visible light, usually red, topically or delivered locally by fiberoptic probe to tissues sensitized with hematoporphyrins.	Photochemotherapy, Hematoporphyrin,Photoradiation, Hematoporphyrin,Hematoporphyrin Photochemotherapy
D006415	Hematoporphyrins	Iron-free derivatives of heme with 4 methyl groups, 2 hydroxyethyl groups and 2 propionic acid groups attached to the pyrrole rings. Some of these PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS are used in the PHOTOTHERAPY of malignant NEOPLASMS.	Haematoporphyrin IX,Hematoporphyrin,Hemedonin
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017324	Hematoporphyrin Derivative	A complex mixture of monomeric and aggregated porphyrins used in the photodynamic therapy of tumors (HEMATOPORPHYRIN PHOTORADIATION). A purified component of this mixture is known as DIHEMATOPORPHYRIN ETHER.	Hematoporphyrin D,Hematoporphyrin YHPD,Photofrin I,WR-246310,YHPD, Hematoporphyrin