1. Introduction to the special issue on photodynamic therapy and photodetection

   • Qian Peng
   • Kristian Berg

   Editorial 01 December 2007 Pages: 1233 - 1233

2. Milestones in the development of photodynamic therapy and fluorescence diagnosis

   • Asta Juzeniene
   • Qian Peng
   • Johan Moan

   Perspective 01 December 2007 Pages: 1234 - 1245

3. The role of oxygen monitoring during photodynamic therapy and its potential for treatment dosimetry

   • Josephine H. Woodhams
   • Alexander J. MacRobert
   • Stephen G. Bown

   Perspective 01 December 2007 Pages: 1246 - 1256

4. Photophysical, electrochemical characteristics and cross-linking of STAT-3 protein by an efficient bifunctional agent for fluorescence image-guided photodynamic therapy

   • Yihui Chen
   • Kei Ohkubo
   • Ravindra K. Pandey

   Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1257 - 1267

5. Topical applications of iron chelators in photosensitization

   • Asta Juzeniene
   • Petras Juzenas
   • Johan Moan

   Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1268 - 1274

6. Hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy in combination with Avastin (bevacizumab) improves tumor response by downregulating angiogenic proteins

   • Ramaswamy Bhuvaneswari
   • Gan Yik Yuen
   • Malini Olivo

   Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1275 - 1283

7. Dying cells program their expedient disposal: serum amyloid P component upregulation in vivo and in vitro induced by photodynamic therapy of cancer

   • Soroush Merchant
   • Jinghai Sun
   • Mladen Korbelik

   Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1284 - 1289

8. Apoptotic and autophagic responses to Bcl-2 inhibition and photodamage

   • David Kessel
   • Adelaida Segarra Arroyo

   Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1290 - 1295

9. Analyzing effects of photodynamic therapy with 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) induced protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) in urothelial cells using reverse phase protein arrays

   • R. C. Krieg
   • A. Herr
   • R. Knuechel

   Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1296 - 1305

10. Response to ALA-based PDT in an immortalised normal breast cell line and its counterpart transformed with the Ras oncogene

    • Lorena Rodriguez
    • Gabriela DiVenosa
    • Adriana Casas

    Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1306 - 1310

11. Using the singlet oxygen scavenging property of carotenoid in photodynamic molecular beacons to minimize photodamage to non-targeted cells

    • Juan Chen
    • Mark Jarvi
    • Gang Zheng

    Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1311 - 1317

12. The effect of Tookad-mediated photodynamic ablation of the prostate gland on adjacent tissues—in vivo study in a canine model

    • Zheng Huang
    • Qun Chen
    • Fred W. Hetzel

    Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1318 - 1324

13. Light fractionation does not enhance the efficacy of methyl 5-aminolevulinate mediated photodynamic therapy in normal mouse skin

    • Henriëtte S. de Bruijn
    • Ellen R. M. de Haas
    • Dominic J. Robinson

    Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1325 - 1331

14. Role of mitochondria in cell death induced by Photofrin R®—PDT and ursodeoxycholic acid by means of SLIM

    • Ingrid Kinzler
    • Elke Haseroth
    • Angelika Rück

    Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1332 - 1340

15. A study on the photodynamic properties of chlorophyll derivatives using human hepatocellular carcinoma cells

    • Wen-Tyng Li
    • Hsin-Wei Tsao
    • Yih-Chih Hsu

    Paper 01 December 2007 Pages: 1341 - 1348