Objectives Hypericin is a polycyclic aromatic naphthodianthrone that occurs naturally. It is
also an active ingredient in some species of the genus Hypericum. Emerging evidence …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an FDA-approved modality that rapidly eliminates local
tumors, resulting in cure of early disease and palliation of advanced disease. PDT was …

The second edition of this best-selling handbook is bigger, more comprehensive, and now
completely current. In addition to thorough updates to the discussions featured in the first …

Hyperforin (HP) is an abundant component of St John's wort with antibiotic and
antidepressive activity. We report here the ability of HP and that of polyphenolic procyanidin …

In this review we discuss the effect of photodynamic treatment (PDT) of solid tumors on the
immune response. The effect on both the innate and adapted immune response is …

Cancer survival rates decrease in the presence of disseminated disease. However, there
are few therapies that are effective at eliminating the primary tumour while providing control …

Effective therapy for advanced cancer often requires treatment of both primary tumors and
systemic disease that may not be apparent at initial diagnosis. Numerous studies have …

The quantitative and qualitative variations of the essential oil from the aerial parts of
Hypericum perforatum were examined. Plant material was harvested at different …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) employs non-toxic dyes called photosensitizers (PSs), which
absorb visible light to give the excited singlet state, followed by the long-lived triplet state …

BACKGROUND: Successful tumor eradication with photodynamic therapy (PDT) in vivo
depends on the optimal combination of treatment parameters.(Low-dose) PDT may …