Photodynamic therapy as an antifungal treatment (Review)

Liang,Yi; Lu,Li‑Ming; Chen,Yong; Lin,You‑Kun

doi:10.3892/etm.2016.3336

Photodynamic therapy as an antifungal treatment (Review)

Authors:
- Yi Liang
- Li‑Ming Lu
- Yong Chen
- You‑Kun Lin
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Affiliations: Department of Dermatology, Liuzhou Municipal Liutie Central Hospital, Liuzhou, Guangxi 545007, P.R. China, Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, P.R. China
Published online on: May 11, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3336
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Abstract

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves the systemic or topical application of a photosensitizer (PS), alongside the selective illumination of the target lesion with light of an appropriate wavelength, in order to promote localized oxidative photodamage and subsequent cell death. Numerous studies have demonstrated that PDT is highly effective in the destruction of fungi in vitro. The mechanism underlying the effects of PDT results from the photons of visible light of an appropriate wavelength interacting with the intracellular molecules of the PS. Reactive species are produced as a result of the oxidative stress caused by the interaction between the visible light and the biological tissue. At present, no antifungal treatment based on PDT has been licensed. However, antifungal PDT is emerging as an area of interest for research.

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