Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2115355 Cancer Letters 2006 12 Pages PDF
Abstract

The relative sensitivities of different tumor cells to photodynamic therapy (PDT) with benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A (BPD-MA) were compared in the four tumor cells. A good correlation was observed between the cell survival at 0.1 μg/ml of BPD-MA and sensitizer uptake/106 cells (r = −0.99) or the plating efficiency of cells (r = 0.99). At 3 h after the irradiation, a significant difference was observed in the proportion of apoptotic cells among the four tumor cells (p = 0.024). In conclusion, cell responses to PDT depend on the several factors such as the cell line, photosensitizer dose, and fluence.

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