Photosens

Photosens is a mixture of sulfonated aluminium phthalocyanines with various degrees of sulfonation.[1] Developed in Russia. It is a photosensitiser (activated by 675 nm red light) sometimes used in photodynamic therapy trials.[2][3]

It has been tried on Age-related macular degeneration[4]

## References

1. ↑ http://www.photobiology.com/v1/nadezhda/default.htm "Clinical results of updating method of a photodynamic therapy with “Photosens” :use as transport protein human albumines and fractional injection."[unreliable source?]
2. ↑ Apolikhin, Oleg I.; Chernishov, Igor V.; Sivkov, Andrey V.; Altunin, Denis V.; Kuzmin, Sergey G.; Vorozhtsov, Georgy N. (2007). "Adjuvant Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) with Photosensitizer Photosens for Superficial Bladder Cancer. Experimental investigations to treat prostate cancer by PDT with Photosens". Therapeutic Laser Applications and Laser-Tissue Interactions III. pp. 6632_64. doi:10.1364/ECBO.2007.6632_64. INIST:19084033. ISBN 978-0-8194-6776-8.
3. ↑ Sokolov, Victor V.; Chissov, Valery I.; Yakubovskaya, Raisa I.; Aristarkhova, E. I.; Filonenko, E. V.; Belous, T. A.; Vorozhtsov, Georgy N.; Zharkova, Natalia N. et al. (31 January 1996). "Photodynamic therapy (PDT) of malignant tumors by photosensitzer photosens: results of 45 clinical cases". Proceedings of the SPIE. Photochemotherapy: Photodynamic Therapy and Other Modalities 2625: 281–287. doi:10.1117/12.230943. Bibcode: 1996SPIE.2625..281S.
4. ↑ Avetisov, SE; Budzinskaia, MV; Kiseleva, TN; Kazarian, EE; Gurova, IV; Smirnova, TV; Shchegoleva, IV; Loshchenov, VB et al. (November 2007). "[Photodynamic therapy for subretinal neovascular membranes. Communication 1. Results of treatment for age-related macular degeneration]". Vestnik Oftalmologii 123 (6): 3–7. PMID 18225515.

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