Hypericin-PDT-induced rapid necrotic death in human squamous cell carcinoma cultures after multiple treatment

Cell Biology International

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1261-1266

  Sharma, Krishna V ^a   Davids, Lester M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cancer therapy; Cell death; Non melanoma skin cancers; Photodynamic therapy

Indexed keywords

2,3 BIS(2 METHOXY 4 NITRO 5 SULFOPHENYL) 2H TETRAZOLIUM 5 CARBOXANILIDE; CASPASE 3; CASPASE 7; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; HYPERICIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER CELL DESTRUCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIGHT EXPOSURE; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84871950370     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: 10958355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CBI20120108     Document Type: Article

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