Construction and evaluation of a non-laser optical system for photodynamic process excitation

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Rickson Coelho Mesquita²  Edmyr Rosa Dos Reis¹  Jorge Humberto Nicola¹  Ester Maria Danielli Nicola¹ 

[1] ,UNICAMP Institute of Physics 'Gleb Wataghin'

关键词: Photodynamic Therapy;    Lasers;    Harderian gland;    Fotoquimioterapia;    Lasers;    Glândula de Harder;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0102-86502004000600004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Purpose: To show that a non-laser light source can be constructed, using a 500 W Tungsten lamp and optical filters, and that this light source produces photodynamic effect via protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) similar to the effect produced by HeNe laser light. Methods: The broad band spectrum from a Tungsten lamp was filtered. Infrared and blue part of the spectrum was discarded by absorption process and the fraction of the spectrum, centered at the red portion, was filtered by an interference filter. Photodynamic effect was studied by the activity on endogenous PpIX of Harderian glands of Wistar rats. Twenty rats were used for the experiment. Each animal had its two Harderian gland surgically exposed, so one of them was treated with the system while the other was kept as control. After a 30 minutes period of treatment, the animals were sacrificed and their glands were removed for histological analysis. This analysis was compared to earlier published results obtained with HeNe laser light. Results: The resultant light source emission was centered around (636 ± 6.5) nm and gives up to 11.3 mW/cm² power density. It produces photodynamic effect in Harderian gland, observed either by fluorescence spectroscopy or by histological microscopy. Conclusion: There is no noticeable difference in Photodynamic effect results if activated by HeNe laser or by the proposed non-laser light source emitting at the red portion of the spectrum.

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