Cationic liposomes, loaded with m-THPC, in photodynamic therapy for malignant glioma

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 230-234

  Molinari, A ^a   Colone, M ^a   Calcabrini, A ^a   Stringaro, A ^a   Toccacieli, L ^a   Arancia, G ^a   Mannino, S ^b   Mangiola, A ^b   Maira, G ^b   Bombelli, C ^c   Mancini, G ^c  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cationic liposomes; Glioblastoma; m THPC; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

CHLORIN 3 TETRAHYDROXYPHENYLCHLORIN; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; CHOLINE DERIVATIVE; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; GEMININ; LIPOSOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LASER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GLIOMA; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; MESOPORPHYRINS; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 33846781372     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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