Abstract
The photosensitiser currently used in the photodynamic therapy of cancer is haematoporphyrin derivative. Pulsed laser studies of this material and also of the "parent" molecule haematoporphyrin in polyoma-transformed fibroblast cells have now been studied. We report, for the first time, the observation of the triplet absorption of these sensitisers in cells. The corresponding triplet-triplet spectra are red shifted compared to aqueous…
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 31-35 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Cancer Letters |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1988 |
Keywords
- Haematoporphyrin
- Haematoporphyrin derivative
- Triplet states
- Singlet oxygen
- Cellular environments