Photo-activation of hypericin with low doses of light promotes apparent photo-resistance in human histiocytic lymphoma U937 cells

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 60, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 87-96

  Paba, Valentina ^a   Quarto, Maria ^a   Varriale, Linda ^a   Crescenzi, Elvira ^a   Palumbo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hypericin; PDT; Photo resistance; U937 cells

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS INDUCING FACTOR; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; HYPERICIN; INHIBITOR OF APOPTOSIS PROTEIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLTRANSFERASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INCUBATION TIME; LASER; LIGHT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LYMPHOMA CELL; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NECROSIS; OBSERVATION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIATION DOSE; SENSITIZATION;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DEATH; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; HUMANS; NECROSIS; PERYLENE; PHOTOTHERAPY; RADIATION INJURIES; U937 CELLS;

EID: 0034889283     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(01)00125-7     Document Type: Article

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