Enhanced ROS production and cell death through combined photo- and sono-activation of conventional photosensitising drugs

Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 5750-5752

  McCaughan, Bridgeen ^a   Rouanet, Claire ^a   Fowley, Colin ^a   Nomikou, Nikolitsa ^a   McHale, Anthony P ^a   McCarron, Paul A ^a   Callan, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Light; Methylene blue; Photosensitiser; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; ROSE BENGAL;

ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; DRUG SCREENING; LD 50; LIGHT; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; LETHAL DOSE 50; LIGHT; METHYLENE BLUE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; ROSE BENGAL; SOUND;

EID: 80052607654     PISSN: 0960894X     EISSN: 14643405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2011.08.015     Document Type: Article

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