Acceleration of wound healing by photodynamic therapy

摘要

Disclosed is a method for accelerating wound healing in a mammal. The method includes identifying an unhealed wound site or partially- healed wound site in a mammal; administering a photosensitizer to the mammal; waiting for a time period wherein the photosensitizer reaches an effective tissue concentration at the wound site; and photoactivating the photosensitizer at the wound site. The dose of photodynamic therapy is selected to stimulate the production of one or more growth factor by cells at the wound site, without causing tissue destruction.