Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland.
Abstract:
Phototoxicity of titanium dioxide modified with platinum(IV)-chloride complexes, TiO2/PtCl4], irradiated with visible light was tested on murine macrophage cell line (RAW 264.7) in vitro. Presence of antioxidants such as alpha-tocopherol or beta-carotene during photodynamic treatment significantly increased cells viability. Our results indicate that observed cell death induced by TiO2/PtCl4] was due to photogeneration of reactive species.