Temporal transition in urine and plasma porphyrin levels following 5-aminolevulinic acid administration in healthy adults
This study demonstrated the importance of comparing porphyrin concentrations in urine and plasma between cancer patients and healthy adults, stratified by sex and age group, in order to develop 5-ALA-PDS as an accurate method for cancer diagnosis.
Authors
- Takao Iida
- Fumiko Higashikawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7344-0280)
- Urara Ota
- Kiwamu Takahashi
- Masahiro Ishizuka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6082-2925)
Institutions
- SBI Pharmaceuticals (Japan) (JP)
- Hiroshima University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
- Published
- 2025-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2025.105290
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.04