Here, we describe a novel, simple, and low-cost device to successfully perform in vitro photodynamic therapy (PDT) assays using two-dimensional HeLa cell culture and verteporfin as a photosensitizer.
Zanzarini, I. d. S., Barbosa, G., Prado, L. d. O., Zattoni, I. F., Da Paz, G., Prado, A. L. d., Volanski, W., Lavarda, M. D., Rego, F. G. d. M., Picheth, G., Moure, V. R., Valdameri, G. An In-House-Built and Light-Emitting-Diode-Based Photodynamic Therapy Device for Enhancing Verteporfin Cytotoxicity in a 2D Cell Culture Model. J. Vis. Exp. (191), e64391, doi:10.3791/64391 (2023).