A study comparing endogenous protoporphyrin IX induced by 5-ALA and ALA-methyl ester with exogenous PpIX and PpIX dimethyl ester in photodynamic diagnosis of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma xenografts

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 997-1002

  Manivasager, Vanaja ^a   Yee, Karen Kar Lye ^a   Heng, Paul Wan Sia ^b   Soo, Khee Chee ^c   Olivo, Malini ^a  

^a DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c NONE

Author keywords

5 aminolevulinic acid; 5 aminolevulinic acid methyl ester; Photodynamic diagnosis; Protoporphyrin IX; Protoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; DELTA AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; DELTA-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID METHYL ESTER; DIMETHYL PROTOPORPHYRIN IX; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; UPREGULATION;

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANIMALS; CARCINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PROTOPORPHYRINS; UP-REGULATION; XENOGRAFT MODEL ANTITUMOR ASSAYS;

EID: 36248947084     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.29.4.997     Document Type: Article

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