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Photodynamic therapy induces caspase-3 activation in HL-60 cells by Granville, D J, Levy, J G, Hunt, D W

“…Caspases have been shown to play a crucial role in apoptosis induced by various deleterious and physiologic stimuli. In this study, we show for the first time…”
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Stimulation of Stress-activated Protein Kinase and p38 HOG1 Kinase in Murine Keratinocytes following Photodynamic Therapy with Benzoporphyrin Derivative by Tao, J, Sanghera, J S, Pelech, S L, Wong, G, Levy, J G

“…The activation state of the members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase family following photodynamic therapy (PDT) with benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid…”
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IL-10 Contributes to the Inhibition of Contact Hypersensitivity in Mice Treated with Photodynamic Therapy by Simkin, Guillermo O, Tao, Jing-Song, Levy, Julia G, Hunt, David W. C

“…We have explored the effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin on the induction and expression of contact hypersensitivity (CHS) to…”
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Photodynamic therapy inhibits cell adhesion without altering integrin expression by Margaron, Philippe, Sorrenti, Rob, Levy, Julia G

“…Adhesion is a primordial cell function that, among others, regulates inflammation, metastasis, and tissue repair. To understand how these events could be…”
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Characterization of Suppressor Cells in Mice Bearing Syngeneic Mastocytoma by Takei, Fumio, Levy, Julia G, Kilburn, Douglas G

“…Suppressor cells from syngeneic P815 mastocytoma-bearing DBA/2 mice that inhibit in vitro generation of specific anti-tumor cytotoxicity were characterized…”
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Apoptosis associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma: influence of photodynamic therapy by McGarrity, Thomas J, Peiffer, Laurie P, Granville, David J, Carthy, Christopher M, Levy, Julia G, Khandelwal, Mukul, Hunt, David W.C

“…Tumor cell death in vitro by photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been related to the induction of apoptosis. We measured and compared changes in apoptosis and…”
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Biodistribution of tritiated benzoporphyrin derivative (3H-BPD-MA), a new potent photosensitizer, in normal and tumor-bearing mice by Richter, A M, Cerruti-Sola, S, Sternberg, E D, Dolphin, D, Levy, J G

“…The biodistribution of a new and very potent photosensitizer, benzoporphyrin derivative-monoacid, ring A (BPD-MA), was determined in normal and P815…”
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Uptake of Verteporfin® by articular tissues following systemic and intra-articular administration by Chowdhary, Rubinah K., Ratkay, Leslie G., Canaan, Alice J., Waterfield, J. Douglas, Richter, Anna M., Levy, Julia G.

“…Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using the photosensitizer BPD‐Verteporfin (liposomal benzoporphyrin derivative‐monoacid ring A) has been shown in previous studies…”
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The plasma distribution of benzoporphyrin derivative and the effects of plasma lipoproteins on its biodistribution by Allison, B A, Pritchard, P H, Richter, A M, Levy, J G

“…The plasma distribution and biodistribution of benzoporphyrin derivative were examined. Two analogs of benzoporphyrin derivative were mixed with human plasma…”
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Consequences of the photodynamic treatment of resting and activated peripheral T lymphocytes by Hunt, David W.C, Jiang, Huijun, Granville, David J, Chan, Agnes H, Leong, Simon, Levy, Julia G

“…The impact of the immunomodulatory photosensitizer benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A (BPD-MA, verteporfin) and visible light on the survival and…”
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Wavelength-dependent effects of benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A in vivo and in vitro by Waterfield, E M, Renke, M E, Smits, C B, Gervais, M D, Bower, R D, Stonefield, M S, Levy, J G

“…Benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A (BPD-MA) is a chlorin-like photosensitizer currently in clinical trials for cancer and psoriasis. It has maximal…”
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Photosensitizing efficiency of two regioisomers of the benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A (BPD-MA) by Richter, A M, Jain, A K, Canaan, A J, Waterfield, E, Sternberg, E D, Levy, J G

“…Benzoporphyrin derivative, monoacid ring A (BPD-MA), currently in clinical trials as a photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy for cancer, consists of two…”
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Inhibition of contact hypersensitivity with different analogs of benzoporphyrin derivative by Simkin, Guillermo O, King, Diane E, Levy, Julia G, Chan, Agnes H, Hunt, David W.C

“…Four structural analogs of benzoporphyrin derivative (BPD), a potent anti-tumor photosensitizer, were evaluated for their capacity to influence the…”
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Modified polyvinyl alcohol-benzoporphyrin derivative conjugates as phototoxic agents by Davis, N, Liu, D, Jain, A K, Jiang, S Y, Jiang, F, Richter, A, Levy, J G

“…Photosensitizing and biodistribution characteristics of a photosensitizer (benzoporphyrin derivative, monoacid ring A; BPD) conjugated to a macromolecule…”
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Preferential uptake of benzoporphyrin derivative by leukemic versus normal cells by Jamieson, C H, McDonald, W N, Levy, J G

“…Benzoporphyrin derivatives (BPDs) are photosensitizers, which fluoresce strongly at 690 nm, and may be candidates for various applications of photodynamic…”
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Photofrin® increases murine spleen cell transferrin receptor expression and responsiveness to recombinant myeloid and erythroid growth factors by Hunt, David W.C, Jiang, Huijun, Levy, Julia G

“…When given to normal male mice, the photochemotherapeutic agent Photofrin® (porfimer sodium), a complex mixture of monomeric and oligomeric non-metallic…”
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Inhibition of murine tumor growth and prostaglandin synthesis by indomethacin by Fulton, A M, Levy, J G

“…Inhibition of the growth of a transplantable methylcholanthrene-induced tumor was achieved in mice by administering indomethacin or aspirin in the drinking…”
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Photodynamic therapy by Levy, Julia G.

“…Photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves the use of a class of molecules that are activated by light, and which accumulate in, and are retained by, certain abnormal…”
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In Vitro Induction of Cytotoxicity against Syngeneic Mastocytoma and Its Suppression by Spleen and Thymus Cells from Tumor-Bearing Mice by Takei, Fumio, Levy, Julia G, Kilburn, Douglas G

“…P815 times 2 mastocytoma cells, when injected subcutaneously into syngeneic DBA/2 mice, induced T lymphocytemediated cytotoxicity in the mice. During the…”
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New applications in photodynamic therapy. Introduction by Levy, J G, Obochi, M

“…Photodynamic therapy is now recognized as a legitimate therapy for both palliative and potentially curative treatment of solid tumors. This represents a major…”
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