Photodynamic therapy of neoplastic disease

LOCALIZATION. HPD: Structure and Determinants of Localization. Sites of Photodamage. The Relationship Between Porphyrin Transport and Tissue Uptake with Photosensitization From Singlet Oxygen. Binding of Photodynamic Photosensitizers to Human Plasma Studied By Ultracentrifugation. Localization Phenomena: pH Effects. Selective Localization of Photosensitizers in Tumors: A Review of the Phenomenon and Possible Mechanisms. Subcellular Sites of Photosensitization. Strategies for Tumor Targeting by Photodynamic Sensitizers. The Chemistry Associated with HPD. Porphyrin Chemistry. Meso-Tetra (Hydroxyphenyl) Porphyrins. The Triplet State and Singlet Oxygen Generation. Lifetime Measurements of Photosensitizers. Porphyrin Binding and Aggregation. Index.