Abstract. Three cell types including bovine pulmonary artery endothelium cells (CPAE), rat kangaroo kidney cells (PTK 2 ), and human larynx epidermoid carcinoma cells (Hep-2) were used to study subcellular localisation and phototoxicity of Photofrin-II and lutetium texaphyrin (Lu Tex). Cells were examined for fluorescence after administration of the photosensitisers. Subcellular regions were exposed with a laser microbeam system that used an argon ion laser pumped dye laser generating a 630 nm for Photofrin-II and 730 nm for Lu Tex. Fluorescence detection suggests that the Photofrin-II is bound primarily to the mitochondria with some di#use fluorescence in the rest of the cytoplasm. The fluorescence in Lu Tex treated cells appears to be localised to the lysosomes. The percentage of damaged cells following light exposure to the di#erent subcellular regions after Photofrin-II or Lu Tex treatment demonstrates that the nuclear region was the most sensitive target followed by the perinuclear region and peripheral cytoplasm region.
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