Treatment of skin tissue with photoactive materials and light, such as nanoparticles and formulations which are useful for cosmetic, diagnostic and therapeutic applications to mammals such as humans. In particular, embodiments of thermal treatment of the skin surface with metal nanoparticles in surfactant containing solutions are disclosed.

Metal-organic layers (MOLs) and metal-organic nanoplates (MOPs) comprising photosensitizers are described. The MOLs and MOPs can also include moieties capable of absorbing X-rays or other ionizing irradiation energy and/or scintillation. Optionally, the photo sensitizer or a derivative thereof can form a bridging ligand of the MOL or MOP. Also described are methods of using MOLs and MOPs in photodynamic therapy, X-ray induced photodynamic therapy (X-PDT), radiotherapy (RT), radiodynamic therapy, or in radiotherapy-radiodynamic therapy (RT-RDT), either with or without the co-administration of another therapeutic agent, such as a chemotherapeutic agent or an immunomodulator.

An apparatus for vaccine generation includes a syringe with a cavity that includes a solution with photosensitizers. Microbial particles are added to the solution. A light source is capable of emitting one or more wavebands of light that are effectively absorbed by the one photosensitizers to generate singlet oxygen in the solution and other radical species that rapidly react with and damage lipids, proteins, DNA, and RNA of the microbial particles. This damage produces immunogens that can be applied as a vaccine to viruses and other infectious microbial particles. A plunger that fits within a proximal opening in the syringe is used for forcing the solution including the immunogens through the filter and out of the syringe while the photosensitizers, debris and unwanted microbial particles are trapped within the filter.

The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a peptide or multivalent polypeptide, and an anti-cancer agent. In some embodiments, the anti-cancer agent is conjugated to the peptide or multivalent polypeptide. The present disclosure also relates to a method of treating cancer or reducing cancer cell proliferation using the peptide or multivalent polypeptide. In some aspects, the peptide or multivalent polypeptide enhances the efficacy of the anti-cancer agent, the targeting of the anti-cancer agent to the cancer cells, or both.

The present document describes methods and uses of biophotonic compositions which comprise at least one oxidant and at least one chromophore capable of activating the oxidant, in association with a pharmacologically acceptable carrier for use in the treatment of skin and soft tissue wounds that have either or both non-resistant and resistant infections.

The present invention relates to a compound of the following formula (I):

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or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof,
for use as photosensitizer agent in photodynamic therapy.

The present invention relates also to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such a compound and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

The present invention relates also to a conjugate comprising such a compound linked to a biomolecule such as a peptide, a protein, an aptamer, an affibody, an antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof.

The invention relates to amphiphilic dye-coated inorganic nanoparticle clusters and uses thereof. Specifically, the invention relates to cyanine and/or cyclic tetrapyrrole dye-coated metallic nanoparticle clusters for use in medical imaging and treatments.

An emission enhancement structure having at least one energy augmentation structure; and an energy converter capable of receiving energy from an energy source, converting the energy and emitting therefrom a light of a different energy than the received energy. The energy converter is disposed in a vicinity of the at least one energy augmentation structure such that the emitted light is emitted with an intensity larger than if the converter were remote from the at least one energy augmentation structure. Also described are various uses for the energy emitters, energy augmentation structures and energy collectors in a wide array of fields, including various adhesives applications.

The present invention discloses a hypocrellin derivative substituted both in a pen-position and in a 2-position by an amino, and a preparation method and use thereof. A general structural formula of the derivative is as represented by formulas I-a to I-d: ##STR00001## The hypocrellin derivative substituted both in a peri-position and in a 2-position by an amino prepared in the present invention has a maximum absorption wavelength of 600-650 nm and a molar extinction coefficient reaching about 20000-40000 M.sup.−1cm.sup.−1. Compared with unmodified hypocrellin or hypocrellin having only a 2-position modified, an absorption spectrum of the derivative is significantly red-shifted and the molar extinction coefficient is greatly improved, and the derivative can efficiently produce reactive oxygen species such as singlet oxygen in a photosensitive condition. In the same condition, the hypocrellin derivative substituted both in a pen-position and in a 2-position by an amino involved in the present invention, when used as a photosensitizer, has a stronger ability to photo-dynamically inactivate tumor cells than the first and second generation commercial photosensitizers.

Provided are conjugates of the phthalocyanine dye IR700 and an EGFR-binding antibody, such as a cetuximab antibody, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. In some aspects, the compositions contain an EGFR-binding antibody, such as a cetuximab antibody, that is modified by conjugation to the IR700 dye at specific positions within the heavy chain and/or the light chain of the cetuximab antibody. In some aspects, such conjugates are capable of targeted cell killing following irradiation of the conjugate Also provided are related methods of manufacture and methods of use and uses, including in treatments for tumors and specific-cancer indications.