Photodynamic therapy mediates innate immune responses via fibroblast-macrophage interactions

• Main Authors: Zulaziz, N., Azhim, A., Himeno, N., Tanaka, M., Satoh, Y., Kinoshita, M., Miyazaki, H., Saitoh, D., Shinomiya, N., Morimoto, Y.
• Format: Article
• Published: Japan Human Cell Society and Springer Japan 2015
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/58828/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13577-015-0118-2
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Antibacterial photodynamic therapy (PDT) has come to attract attention as an alternative therapy for drug-resistant bacteria. Recent reports revealed that antibacterial PDT induces innate immune response and stimulates abundant cytokine secretion as a part of inflammatory responses. However, the und...