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    Influence of a haematoporphyrin derivative on the protoporphyrin IX synthesis and photodynamic effect after 5-aminolaevulinic acid sensitization in human colon carcinoma cells

    Haematoporphyrin derivatives (HPDs) are potent sensitizers in photodynamic therapy (PDT), associated with prolonged skin photosensitivity. 5-Aminolaevulinic acid (5-ALA), a natural precusor of haem, is convert...

    H Messmann, M Geisler, U GroB, C Abels, R-M Szeimies in British Journal of Cancer (1997)