Photodynamic Therapy with ALA

A Clinical Handbook

Reinhold Baumgartner, Barbara Krammer, Roy Pottier, Herbert Stepp (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

290 Seiten

2006
Royal Society of Chemistry (Verlag)
9780854043415 (ISBN)

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Primarily aimed a clinical audience this book should provide a comprehensive review and useful insight into ALA-PDT.

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is increasingly being used amongst health practitioners in combating a variety of diseases. One common strategy used during this light activated process is to induce the accumulation of significant amounts of a photosensitising agent in the diseased tissue. The naturally occurring amino acid 5-aminovulinic acid (ALA) is used to produce high levels of the photosensitizer, Protoprophyin IX, in the therapy known as ALA-PDT. Written by experts in the field Photodynamic therapy with ALA outlines a variety of clinical approaches to the topic, outlining current applications. These include the use of ALA-PDT and ALA-FD (fluorescence diagnosis) in the areas of dermatology, urology, brain, otorhinolaryngology, gynaecology and gastroenterology. Also included is a chapter that comprehensively reviews the scientific principles of ALA-PDT. Primarily aimed at a clinical audience Photodynamic therapy with ALA should provide a comprehensive review and useful insight into ALA-PDT.

INTRODUCTION;

Basic Principles;

ALA/MAL-PDT in Dermatology;

ALA-PDT and ALA-FD in Urology;

ALA-PDT and ALA-FD in the brain - new prospects for treating malignant gliomas;

ALA-FD AND ALA-PDT in Otorhinolaryngology;

ALA-PDT in Gynaecology;

ALA-PDT in Gastroenterology;

POTENTIAL FUTURE INDICATIONS;

APPENDIX

Reihe/Serie	Comprehensive Series in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences ; Volume 7
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	594 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Physikalische Chemie
ISBN-13	9780854043415 / 9780854043415
Zustand	Neuware