Liposomal methylene blue hydrogel for selective photodynamic therapy of acne vulgaris

Journal of Drugs in Dermatology

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 983-990

  Fadel, Maha ^a   Salah, Manal ^b   Samy, Nevien ^b   Soliman, Mona ^b  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; METHYLENE BLUE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SAFETY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PH; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN; SKIN PERMEABILITY; TREATMENT DURATION; ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN ABSORPTION;

ACNE VULGARIS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LIPOSOMES; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; MICE; PERMEABILITY; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 78049412602     PISSN: 15459616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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