Photodynamic therapy down-regulates the invasion promoting factors in human oral cancer
A. Sharwania, et al. - Squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck are characterized by their high tendency for invasion and metastasis. Several studies have identified the roles of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGF) and urokinase plasminogen activators (uPA) in this process. Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is an emerging treatment currently in clinical practice for the treatment of early cancer [more...]
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