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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-15
pubmed:abstractText
Lipoproteins are now recognized as major blood carriers of many hydrophobic porphyrins and related chromophores which are being investigated as possible photosensitizers in the photodynamic therapy of tumours. In vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated the role of the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor pathway in the delivery of photosensitizers to tumour cells and its importance in porphyrin accumulation by tumours. Lysosomes, which are involved in the cellular processing of LDL, are important intracellular targets in the LDL-porphyrin-induced phototoxicity. The use of the LDL receptor pathway as a tool for enhancing the selectivity of photosensitizer delivery to tumour cells appears to be a promising field of research in the photodynamic therapy of tumours.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1011-1344
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
351-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of the low density lipoprotein receptor pathway in the delivery of lipophilic photosensitizers in the photodynamic therapy of tumours.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie de l'Adaptation Biologique, INSERM U312, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review