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Topical delivery of 5-ala from cataionic ultradeformable liposome
- In: SIG: Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - Posters
- At: Basel (Switzerland) (2008)
- Type: Poster
- Poster code: PB-P-012
- By: KIM, Chong-Kook (Seoul National University, Seoul, South-Korea)
- Co-author(s): Oh, Eun-Kyung (Seoul National University, SEOUL, South-Korea)
Go, An-Na (Seoul National University, SEOUL, South-Korea)
Ban, Eunmi (Seoul National University, SEOUL, South-Korea) - Abstract:
In photodynamic therapy (PDT), 5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) applied topically is converted into protoporphyrin (PpIX), a photosensitizing agent, which is activated by light to induce cell death through free radical formation. However, 5-ALA has limited penetration into the skin due to its hydrophilic, zwiterionic characteristics. In the present..
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