Photosensitizer Adhered to Cell Culture Microplates Induces Phototoxicity in Carcinoma Cells

Table 4

Photosensitizing efficiency of tested PDT protocols expressed as LD50.

Photosensitizer		LD50 (J·cm^−2)
		Exp. A	Exp. B	Exp. C
Hypericin	1.0 μM	1.00	0.79	0.44
	5.0 μM	0.56	0.55	0.50
PVP-hypericin	1.0 μM	n.a.	0.91	0.72
	5.0 μM	2.06	0.51	0.60
Foscan	0.4 μM	0.59	0.37	0.33
	2.0 μM	0.20	0.17	0.14
AlPCS4	10 μM	n.a.	2.87	2.25
	50 μM	n.a.	1.52	1.05

n.a.: not applicable.