"Photosensitizing Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Drugs that are pharmacologically inactive but when exposed to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight are converted to their active metabolite to produce a beneficial reaction affecting the diseased tissue. These compounds can be administered topically or systemically and have been used therapeutically to treat psoriasis and various types of neoplasms.
MeSH Number(s)
D27.505.954.444.600
D27.505.954.600.710
Concept/Terms
Photosensitizing Effect- Photosensitizing Effect
- Effect, Photosensitizing
- Photosensitizing Effects
- Effects, Photosensitizing
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Photosensitizing Agents" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Photosensitizing Agents" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 1997 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 1998 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 1999 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 2000 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2002 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2003 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2004 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2005 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2006 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| 2007 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2008 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2009 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2010 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| 2011 | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2015 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2017 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 2018 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2019 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 2020 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 2021 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2022 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| 2023 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Photosensitizing Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Combination of vitamin D and photodynamic therapy enhances immune responses in murine models of squamous cell skin cancer. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2024 Feb; 45:103983.
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Dual-Function Antibody Conjugate-Enabled Photoimmunotherapy Complements Fluorescence and Photoacoustic Imaging of Head and Neck Cancer Spheroids. Bioconjug Chem. 2024 01 17; 35(1):51-63.
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Charles J. Gomer: PDT and beyond. Photochem Photobiol. 2023 Nov-Dec; 99(6):1359-1360.
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Superhydrophobic Tipped Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Device for the In Vivo Treatment of Periodontitis Using a Wistar Rat Model. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2023 Nov 01; 15(43):50083-50094.
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Painless photodynamic therapy for facial actinic keratoses: A retrospective cohort study of the post-treatment inflammatory response. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2024 Feb; 45:103838.
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Photodynamic therapy as adjunctive treatment of single-rooted teeth in patients with grade C periodontitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2023 Dec; 44:103776.
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Clinical assessment of a low-cost, hand-held, smartphone-attached intraoral imaging probe for 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy monitoring and guidance. J Biomed Opt. 2023 08; 28(8):082809.
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Vitamin K3 (Menadione) is a multifunctional microbicide acting as a photosensitizer and synergizing with blue light to kill drug-resistant bacteria in biofilms. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2023 Jul; 244:112720.
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How Modifications of Corneal Cross-Linking Protocols Influence Corneal Resistance to Enzymatic Digestion and Treatment Depth. Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2023 05 01; 12(5):18.
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ROS-Responsive Nanoparticle Delivery of mRNA and Photosensitizer for Combinatorial Cancer Therapy. Nano Lett. 2023 05 10; 23(9):3661-3668.