title: The potential of photodynamic therapy (PDT)-Experimental investigations and clinical use.
abstract: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an intensively studied part of medicine based on free radicals. These reactive species, extremely harmful for whole human organism, are used for eradication numerous diseases. Specific structure of ill tissues causes accumulation free radicals inside them without attack remaining healthy tissues. A rapid development of medicine and scientific research has led to extension of PDT towards treatment many diseases such as cancer, herpes, acne and based on antimicrobials. The presented review article is focused on the aforementioned disorders with accurate analysis of the newest available scientific achievements. The discussed cases explicitly indicate on high efficacy of the therapy. In most cases, free radicals turned out to be solution of many afflictions. Photodynamic therapy can be considered as promising treatment with comparable effectiveness but without side effects characteristic for chemotherapy.
authors: Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland. Electronic address: anoniszczuk@o2.pl.
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Oniszczuk
authors: Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland. Electronic address: k.wojtunik@o2.pl.
authors: Karolina A
authors: KA
authors: Wojtunik-Kulesza
authors: Department of Food Process Engineering, Lublin University of Life Sciences, 44 Doświadczalna Street, 20-236 Lublin, Poland. Electronic address: tomasz.oniszczuk@up.lublin.pl.
authors: Tomasz
authors: T
authors: Oniszczuk
authors: Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland. Electronic address: kasprzak.kamila.k@o2.pl.
authors: Kamila
authors: K
authors: Kasprzak
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D017319:Photosensitizing Agents
keywords: Anticancer therapy; Antimicrobial therapy; Free radicals; Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitizers; Psoriasis