Letter to the Editor : Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy with Hypocrellin B against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Siukan LAW; Chuiman LO; Jie HAN; Wing Nang Albert LEUNG; Chuanshan XU

doi:10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102297

Letter to the Editor : Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy with Hypocrellin B against SARS-CoV-2 infection?

Siukan LAW, Chuiman LO, Jie HAN, Wing Nang Albert LEUNG, Chuanshan XU^*

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Abstract

Dear Editor,
We still do not have effective therapy to combat SARS-CoV-2 except vaccination. Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) might be a good choice for the prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 because it may only target the infection area using photosensitizers with a specific wavelength. “Hypocrellin B” is a substance used traditionally in Chinese medicine and as a photosensitizer which is used in China to treat many diseases. Its photodynamic action and research progress of "hypocrellin B" will be discussed. Why do we apply PDT with "hypocrellin B" as a photosensitizer against SARS-CoV-2? Is this a possible choice for the treatment of patients with SARS-CoV-2?

Original language	English
Volume	34
Specialist publication	Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102297
Publication status	Published - Jun 2021

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