Induction of protoporphyrin IX by aminolaevulinic acid in actinic keratosis, psoriasis and normal skin: Preferential porphyrin enrichment in differentiated cells

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 849-857

  Smits, T ^a   Van Laarhoven, A I M ^a   Staassen, A ^a   Van De Kerkhof, P C M ^a   Van Erp, P E J ^a   Gerritsen, M J P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Actinic keratosis; Aminolaevulinic acid; Differentiation; Protoporphyrin IX; Psoriasis

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BETA1 INTEGRIN; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ACTINIC KERATOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDERMIS CELL; EXPLANT; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KERATINOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSORIASIS VULGARIS; PUNCH BIOPSY; SKIN PENETRATION; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; HUMANS; KERATOSIS, ACTINIC; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; PORPHYRINS; PROTOPORPHYRINS; PSORIASIS; SKIN ABSORPTION; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 62649143231     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.09012.x     Document Type: Article

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