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. 2017 Aug 11;8(46):81591–81603. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.20189

Table 6. The mechanisms of photosensitizers-mediated PDT in the cardiovascular-related studies.

Photosensitizer Targets Mechanism Author Year
Ce6 THP-1 macrophages Apoptosis Xing Zhu, Hao Wang, Longbin Zheng, et al. [41]. 2015
L-SR15 murine macrophage Raw 264.7 cells Preferential destruction of pro-inflammatory macrophages in atheromata might attenuate plaque growth or rupture-prone vulnerability Lee DK, Choi Y, Shon SM, et al. [1]. 2011
5-ALA rabbit postballoon injury model for ALA-photoangioplasty Mitochondria, cytosolic membrane Kwon OC, Yoon HJ, Kim KH, et al. [71]. 2008
chlorin e6 30 specimens of human aorta and 15 specimens of human coronary arteries Lysosomes, endosomes Biały D, Derkacz A, Wawrzyńska M, et al. [81]. 2003
HPD Forty Japanese White rabbits Golgi apparatus, plasma membrane Usui M, Asahara T, Naitoh Y, et al. [69]. 1999
Photofrin rabbits Golgi apparatus, plasmamembrane Amemiya T, Nakajima H, Katoh T, et al. [68]. 1999
Photofrin Twelve Yucatan miniswine Golgi apparatus, plasma membrane Hsiang YN, Crespo MT, Machan LS, Bower RD, Todd ME [67]. 1994