MEDICINAL COMPOSITION FOR PROMOTING SYNTHESIS OF PROTOPORPHYRIN IX

摘要

[Problem] To clarify the resistance mechanism of ALA-PDT-resistant infections with the use of ALA alone to thereby provide a novel therapy method for these infections. [Solution] A medicinal composition for promoting the synthesis of protoporphyrin IX in ALA-PDT for treating infections, said medicinal composition being characterized by comprising a substance that promotes the conversion from coproporphyrinogen III into protoporphyrin IX.