Effect of light emitting diodes in the photodynamic therapy of rheumatoid arthritis

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-49

  Neupane, Jitesh ^a   Ghimire, Sabitri ^a   Shakya, Sajina ^a   Chaudhary, Lilamber ^a   Shrivastava, Vishwa P ^a  

^a Hadigaun   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Cellular response; Cytotoxicity; Lymphocytes; Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitizer; Synovium

Indexed keywords

METHOTREXATE;

ACCURACY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHT SCATTERING; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; OPTICAL DENSITY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SOFT TISSUE; THERAPY EFFECT; WHITE LIGHT;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CELLS, CULTURED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LIGHTING; LYMPHOCYTES; METHOTREXATE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SEMICONDUCTORS;

EID: 77949316108     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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