@article {1230,
	title = {Separation of porphyrin-based photosensitizer isomers by laser-induced fluorescence capillary electrophoresis},
	journal = {Electrophoresis},
	volume = {26},
	number = {20},
	year = {2005},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 982VMTimes Cited: 3Cited Reference Count: 43},
	month = {Oct},
	pages = {3861-3868},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Methods for the separation of photosensitizer isomers, such as benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid, benzoporphyrin ethyl monoacid, 2-[1-hexyloxyethyl]-2-devinylpyropheophorbide-a, diethyleneglycol diester benzoporphyrin derivative, tin ethyl etiopurpurin, and phthalocyanine tetrasulfonate, have been systematically developed by CE. Detection was accomplished by UV absorption at 214 nm or by LIF with excitation at 442/488 nm and emission at 690 nm. The effects of three major experimental parameters of buffer types, organic solvents, and surfactant additives are described. The optimized separation conditions were determined so as to provide satisfactory separation efficiency and analysis time. The methods are shown to be suitable for the separation and determination of porphyrin and phthalocyanines regioisomers, diastereoisomers, and enantiomers.},
	keywords = {chiral additives, CHLORIN, DERIVATIVES, EFFICACY, ENANTIOMERS, FLUORESCENCE DETECTION, FRACTION, LIGHT, PANCREATIC-CANCER CELLS, PERFORMANCE LIQUID-CHROMATOGRAPHY, pharmacokinetics, PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY, PHTHALOCYANINES, porphyrins, regioisomers},
	isbn = {0173-0835},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000233189700008},
	author = {Peng, X. J. and Sternberg, E. and Dolphin, D.}
}
@article {4089,
	title = {Application of long-circulating liposomes to cancer photodynamic therapy},
	journal = {Biological \& Pharmaceutical Bulletin},
	volume = {20},
	number = {6},
	year = {1997},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: XG547Times Cited: 26Cited Reference Count: 30},
	month = {Jun},
	pages = {670-673},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Photodynamic therapy (PDT) as a cancer treatment is notable for its quite low side effects in comparison with those of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. However, the accumulation of porphyrin derivatives used in PDT into tumor tissues is rather low. Since long-circulating liposomes are known to accumulate passively into tumor tissues, we liposomalized a porphyrin derivative, benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A (BPD-MA), and used these liposomes to investigate the usefulness of PDT for tumor-bearing mice. BPD-MA was liposomalized into glucuronate-modified liposomes, which are known to be long-circulating. These liposomes were injected i.v. into Balb/c mice bearing Meth A sarcoma, and tumor regression and survival time were monitored after irradiation with laser light. Tumor regression and complete curing of tumor (80\% cure rate by the treatment with 6 mg/kg BPD-R?IA) were observed when long circulating liposomalized BPD-MA was injected and laser-irradiated. In contrast, only a 20\% cure rate was obtained when the animals were treated with BPD-MA solution or BPD-MA entrapped in conventional liposomes. These results suggest that a long-circulating liposomal formulation of photo-sensitive agents is useful for PDT.},
	keywords = {BEARING MICE, benzoporphyrin, BENZOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVES, BPD, CELLS, DERIVATIVE, drug delivery system, EFFICACY, INVIVO, LIPOPROTEINS, liposome, MURINE TUMOR-MODEL, PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY, PHOTOSENSITIZER, time},
	isbn = {0918-6158},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://A1997XG54700016},
	author = {Oku, N. and Saito, N. and Namba, Y. and Tsukada, H. and Dolphin, D. and Okada, S.}
}
