New medicines and approaches to treatment of atherosclerosis

Prerequisites for the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) to treatment of atherosclerosis, as well as the development and structure of atherosclerotic vascular lesions in humans are analyzed. The basic requirements for PDT components, specifically photosensitizers (PS), and the radiation source, and the current state of their development are overviewed. Some original results of in vitro studies of the effect of PS on the basis of phthalocyanines and radiation on cells from the atherosclerotic plaques are presented.