Influence of epidermal growth factor on photodynamic therapy of glioblastoma cells in vitro

• Published in: Research in experimental medicine Vol. 197; no. 4; pp. 219 - 233
• Main Authors: Fanuel-Barret, D, Patrice, T, Foultier, M T, Vonarx-Coinsmann, V, Robillard, N, Lajat, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 1997
• Subjects: Brain Neoplasms - drug therapy; Brain Neoplasms - metabolism; Epidermal Growth Factor - pharmacology; Epidermal Growth Factor - therapeutic use; Glioblastoma - drug therapy; Glioblastoma - metabolism; Hematoporphyrins - therapeutic use; Humans; Lasers; Photochemotherapy; Photosensitizing Agents - therapeutic use; Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor - metabolism; Tumor Cells, Cultured

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) could be a useful adjuvant in glioblastoma treatment. The fact that epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its receptor are involved in glioblastoma growth control led us to investigate the relationships between EGF and PDT with respect to three different glioma cell lines (C6,...