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Masahiro Ishizuka1, Fuminori Abe, Yuki Sano, Kiwamu Takahashi, Katsushi Inoue, Motowo Nakajima, Takeo Kohda, Naoki Komatsu, Shun-ichiro Ogura, Tohru Tanaka.
Abstract
Early detection and intervention are needed for optimal outcomes in cancer therapy. Improvements in diagnostic technology, including endoscopy, photodynamic diagnosis (PDD), and photodynamic therapy (PDT), have allowed substantial progress in the treatment of cancer. 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is a natural, delta amino acid biosynthesized by animal and plant mitochondria. ALA is a precursor of porphyrin, heme, and bile pigments, and it is metabolized into protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) in the course of heme synthesis. PpIX preferentially accumulates in tumor cells resulting in a red fluorescence following irradiation with violet light and the formation of singlet oxygen. This reaction, utilized to diagnose and treat cancer, is termed ALA-induced PDD and PDT. In this review, the biological significance of heme metabolites, the mechanism of PpIX accumulation in tumor cells, and the therapeutic potential of ALA-induced PDT alone and combined with hyperthermia and immunotherapy are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID： 21144919 DOI： 10.1016/j.intimp.2010.11.029
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int Immunopharmacol ISSN： 1567-5769 Impact factor: 4.932