Photomedicine and stem cells : the Janus face of photodynamic therapy (PDT) to kill cancer stem cells, and photobiomodulation (PBM) to stimulate normal stem cells /

• Main Author: Abrahamse, Heidi (συγγραφέας.)
• Other Authors: Hamblin, Michael R. (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: San Rafael [Καλιφόρνια] : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2017.
• Series: IOP concise physics.
• Subjects: Φωτοθεραπεία; Βλαστοκύτταρα

Janus, the ancient Roman god depicted with two faces is an appropriate metaphor for light therapy. In the right photodynamic therapy conditions, light is able to kill nearly anything that is living such as cancers, microorganisms, parasites, and more. On the opposite face, light of the correct wavel...