Photodynamic therapy with acai (Euterpe oleracea) and blue light in oral cells: A spectroscopic and cytotoxicity analysis.
Zenildo Santos Silva JuniorLucas Andreo Dias Dos SantosMarcela Leticia Leal GonçalvesJuliana Maria Altavista Sagretti GalloTamiris da SilvaLara Jansiski MottaElaine Marcílio SantosAnna Carolina Ratto Tempestine HorlianaKristianne Porta Santos FernandesRaquel Agnelli Mesquita-FerrariSandra Kalil BussadoriPublished in: Journal of biophotonics (2022)
The acai in question is a potential photosensitizer (PS), with blue light absorbance and efficacy against head and neck tumor lines (SCC9).