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MeSH Heading: Photosensitizing Agents
Tree Number(s): D27.505.954.444.600; D27.505.954.600.710
Unique ID: D017319
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017319
Annotation: note entry term PHOTOSENSITIZING EFFECT: use only for the photosensitizing effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note: Drugs that are pharmacologically inactive but when exposed to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight are converted to their active metabolite to produce a beneficial reaction affecting the diseased tissue. These compounds can be administered topically or systemically and have been used therapeutically to treat psoriasis and various types of neoplasms.
Entry Term(s): Photosensitizer; Photosensitizers; Photosensitizing Agent; Photosensitizing Effect; Photosensitizing Effects
NLM Classification #: QV 60
See Also: Hematoporphyrin Photoradiation; Photochemotherapy; PUVA Therapy
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0026299
Scope Note: Drugs that are pharmacologically inactive but when exposed to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight are converted to their active metabolite to produce a beneficial reaction affecting the diseased tissue. These compounds can be administered topically or systemically and have been used therapeutically to treat psoriasis and various types of neoplasms.
Terms: Photosensitizing Agents Preferred Term
Term UI T051742
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993); Photosensitizing Agent
Term UI T001090370
Date10/22/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2022); Photosensitizer
Term UI T000996228
Date11/14/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Photosensitizers
Term UI T051741
Date03/13/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993)

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