PTHALOCYANINE‐INDUCED PHOTODYNAMIC CHANGES OF CYTOPLASMIC FREE CALCIUM IN CHINESE HAMSTER CELLS

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Abstract
Exposure to light of Chinese hamster cells preloaded with chloroaluminum phthalocyanine causes an immediate increase of cytoplasmic free calcium, [Ca2+]i, from about 0.2 μM to 1 μM within 5 min after illumination. This increase was dose‐dependent within the biological dose range, reaching a plateau at a dose that kills 99.5% of the cells. Fluoride addition prior to light exposure protected against cell killing and reduced the increase of [Ca2+]i. These findings raise the possibility that changes in [Ca2+]i after photodynamic treatment may be relevant to cell killing and/or other biological responses of the cells, e.g. release of eicosanoids.