Shining new light on biological systems: luminescent transition metal complexes for bioimaging and biosensing applications

LCC Lee, KKW Lo - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Luminescence imaging is a powerful and versatile technique for investigating cell
physiology and pathology in living systems, making significant contributions to life science …

[PDF][PDF] Photodynamic therapy in cancer treatment-an update review

AF dos Santos, DRQ de Almeida… - J. Cancer …, 2019 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Cancer remains a worldwide health problem, being the disease with the highest impact on
global health. Even with all the recent technological improvements, recurrence and …

Free radicals and related reactive species as mediators of tissue injury and disease: implications for health

JP Kehrer, LO Klotz - Critical reviews in toxicology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
A radical is any molecule that contains one or more unpaired electrons. Radicals are normal
products of many metabolic pathways. Some exist in a controlled (caged) form as they …

Prolonging healthy aging: longevity vitamins and proteins

BN Ames - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
It is proposed that proteins/enzymes be classified into two classes according to their
essentiality for immediate survival/reproduction and their function in long-term health: that is …

Singlet oxygen: there is indeed something new under the sun

PR Ogilby - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Singlet oxygen, O2 (a1Δg), the lowest excited electronic state of molecular oxygen, has
been known to the scientific community for∼ 80 years. It has a characteristic chemistry that …

Biphasic dose response in low level light therapy

YY Huang, ACH Chen, JD Carroll… - Dose …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
The use of low levels of visible or near infrared light for reducing pain, inflammation and
edema, promoting healing of wounds, deeper tissues and nerves, and preventing cell death …

Light stress and photoprotection in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

E Erickson, S Wakao, KK Niyogi - The Plant Journal, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Plants and algae require light for photosynthesis, but absorption of too much light can lead
to photo‐oxidative damage to the photosynthetic apparatus and sustained decreases in the …

Singlet oxygen photophysics: from liquid solvents to mammalian cells

M Bregnhøj, F Thorning, PR Ogilby - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Molecular oxygen, O2, has long provided a cornerstone for studies in chemistry, physics,
and biology. Although the triplet ground state, O2 (X3Σg–), has garnered much attention, the …

How to cope with the challenges of environmental stresses in the era of global climate change: An update on ROS stave off in plants

A Singh, S Mehta, S Yadav, G Nagar, R Ghosh… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
With the advent of human civilization and anthropogenic activities in the shade of
urbanization and global climate change, plants are exposed to a complex set of abiotic …

Oxidatively Generated Damage to Cellular DNA by UVB and UVA Radiation,

J Cadet, T Douki, JL Ravanat - Photochemistry and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This review article focuses on a critical survey of the main available information on the UVB
and UVA oxidative reactions to cellular DNA as the result of direct interactions of UV …