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Methotrexate used in combination with aminolaevulinic acid for photodynamic killing of prostate cancer cells

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) to drive production of an intracellular photosensitiser, protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), is a promising cancer treatment. However, ALA-PDT is still suboptimal for thick or refractory tumours. Searching for new approaches, we tested a known indu...

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Autores principales: Sinha, A K, Anand, S, Ortel, B J, Chang, Y, Mai, Z, Hasan, T, Maytin, E V
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2360674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16868543
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6603273