The multifaceted photocytotoxic profile of hypericin

Molecular Pharmaceutics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1775-1789

  Theodossiou, Theodossis A ^a   Hothersall, John S ^b   De Witte, Peter A ^c   Pantos, Alexandros ^a   Agostinis, Patrizia ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Endoplasmic reticulum; Hypericin; Mitochondria; Photocytotoxicity; Photodynamic therapy of cancer

Indexed keywords

DEATH RECEPTOR; HYPERICIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER THERAPY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GOLGI COMPLEX; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPERICUM; LYSOSOME; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; PERYLENE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS;

EID: 71949083664     PISSN: 15438384     EISSN: 15438392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/mp900166q     Document Type: Review

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