申请人:Advanced Research and Technology Institute, Inc.
公开号:US06828439B1
公开(公告)日:2004-12-07
Disclosed are novel compounds, compositions, and methods that are particularly useful in photodynamic therapy. In particular, the inventive compounds, compositions, and methods relate to the formation of cytotoxic radical species in the presence of light. Significantly, the compounds, compositions, and methods of the present invention do not require the presence of oxygen in the photodynamic therapy and, as such, rely on a unimolecular mechanism for producing the radicals. The inventive compounds, compositions, and methods can be used, for example, in the treatment of cancers as well as infections caused by microorganisms such as protozoa, fungi, bacteria, and viruses.
揭示了一种在光动力疗法中特别有用的新化合物、组合物和方法。具体来说,这些创新化合物、组合物和方法涉及在光的存在下形成细胞毒性自由基物质。值得注意的是,本发明的化合物、组合物和方法在光动力疗法中不需要氧气的存在,因此依赖于产生自由基的单分子机制。这些创新的化合物、组合物和方法可以用于治疗癌症以及由原生动物、真菌、细菌和病毒引起的感染。