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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Joseph Gerard Hacia
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-6400 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Wang Zhong Z Lecane Philip S PS Thiemann Patricia P Fan Qing Q Cortez Cecilia C Ma Xuan X Tonev Danielle D Miles Dale D Naumovski Louie L Miller Richard A RA Magda Darren D Cho Dong-Gyu DG Sessler Jonathan L JL Pike Brian L BL Yeligar Samantha M SM Karaman Mazen W MW Hacia Joseph G JG
Molecular cancer 20070119
<h4>Background</h4>Sapphyrin analogues and related porphyrin-like species have attracted attention as anticancer agents due to their selective localization in various cancers, including hematologic malignancies, relative to surrounding tissues. Sapphyrins are electron affinic compounds that generate high yields of singlet oxygen formation. Although initially explored in the context of photodynamic therapy, sapphyrins have intrinsic anticancer activity that is independent of their photosensitizin ...[more]