REVIEW
Prospects for the Use of Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Associated with Relapsed Herpes Infection: a Literature Review
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Faculty,
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
2 Laboratory of Molecular Immunology,
I. I. Mechnikov Research Institute of Vaccines and Sera, RAMS, Moscow, Russia
3 Scientific Clinical Center of Gerontology,
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Eleonora Markova
ul. Ostrovityanova, d. 1, Moscow, Russia, 117997; ur.liam@aronoele.avokram
The history of the photodynamic therapy (PDT) research, together with a virus infection as well, modern understanding of PDT-mechanisms and immunological aspects are reflected in the present literature review. There are outlined the latest scientific data on pre-clinical studies in the PDT and its use as an antitumor, antibacterial and antiviral therapy. The purpose of the review was to expand notions of antiviral PDT as a promising method for the treatment of viral infections, which are one of the proved causes of the recurrent pregnancy loss.
Keywords: photodynamic therapy, mechanisms of photodynamic therapy, antiviral photodynamic therapy, pregnancy loss