Abstract
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), which is a treatment for cancer and certain noncancerous conditions, requires exposure of cells or tissue to a photosensitizing drug followed by irradiation with visible light of the appropriate wavelength. By using Rose Bengal Acetate (RBAc) as the photosensitizer and an innovative green light-emitting diode, we investigated the efficiency with which apoptosis is induced in HeLa cells, focusing our study on mitochondria alteration and cytochrome c release. Indeed, RBAc is a very efficient fluorogenic substrate and easily enters the cells where the original photoactive molecule is restored by specific esterases. HeLa cells after PDT underwent a consistent rate of apoptosis (peaked at 12 h of recovery post-PDT). Necrosis was observed at the longest times of recovery as a result of secondary necrosis. PDT gave rise to a series of shape modifications, mainly referable to apoptotic-related changes (i.e., extensive blebs formation) involving both F-actin and tubulin networks. Soon after PDT, mitochondria lose their potential membranes and release large quantities of cytochrome c.
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