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Protoporphyrin IX Interacts with Wild-type p53 Protein in Vitro and Induces Cell Death of Human Colon Cancer Cells in a p53-dependent and -independent Manner
30 Nov 2006
Abstract excerpt
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer is an alternative treatment for tumors resistant to chemo- and radiotherapy. It induces cancer cell death mainly through generation of reactive oxygen species by a laser light-activated photosensitizer. It has been suggested that the p53 tumor suppressor protein sensitizes some human cancer cells to PDT. However, there is still no direct evidence for this. We have demonstrated...
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