摘要:
Green porphyrins act as antigen-specific immunomodulators in the active phase of an immune response to a particular antigen. This effect occurs at ambient light levels.
摘要:
Green porphyrins act as antigen-specific immunomodulators in the active phase of an immune response to a particular antigen. This effect occurs at ambient light levels.
摘要:
Green porphyrins act as antigen-specific immunomodulators in the active phase of an immune response to a particular antigen, as well as to interfere with intercellular communication. These effects occur in the absence of radiation absorbed by the green porphyrin.
摘要:
A method for reducing or preventing the effects of inflammation arising from injured tissue, which method comprises the steps of: a. bringing the injured tissue, or pre-injured tissue, into contact with a photosensitizing agent capable of penetrating into the tissue, resulting in the desired degree of biodistribution in less than one hour; and b. exposing the tissue thus contacted to light having a wavelength absorbed by the photosensitizing agent for a time sufficient to reduce or prevent inflammation in the exposed tissue, but not so long as to cause necrosis or erythema of the exposed tissue, or a pharmaceutical composition or an article for reducing or preventing the effects of inflammation arising from injured tissue. The composition comprises: a. from about 1 &mgr;g/mL to about 2 mg/mL of a photosensitizing agent capable of penetrating into the injured tissue, or pre-injured tissue, resulting in the desired degree of biodistribution less than one hour; and b. a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The article comprises: a. a photosensitizing agent capable of penetrating into the injured tissue, or pre-injured tissue, resulting in the desired degree of biodistribution in less than one hour; and b. an absorbent applicator.
摘要:
Donor material from a xenogeneic source is modified to enhance its survival time in a recipient by treating the donor material using low-dose photodynamic therapy (PDT). The donor material, such as an organ or cell suspension, is treated with a photosensitizer and irradiated in a low-dose protocol before transplantation into a xenogeneic recipient.
摘要:
Donor material from a xenogeneic source is modified to enhance its survival time in a recipient by treating the donor material using low-dose photodynamic therapy (PDT). The donor material, such as an organ or cell suspension, is treated with a photosensitizer and irradiated in a low-dose protocol before transplantation into a xenogeneic recipient.
摘要:
Donor tissue containing antigen-presenting cells (APCs) can be modified to reduce rejection when the donor tissue is used as an allograft by exposing the donor tissue which has been treated with a photosensitizing agent having an absorption maximum between 400-900 nm to a wavelength absorbed by the photosensitizing agent so as to attenuate the APCs in the donor tissue but wherein the light is not cytotoxic to the APCs.