This work was supported by the Neurotrauma Research Program (Western Australia). This project is funded through the Road Trauma Trust Account, but does not reflect views or recommendations of the Road Safety Council.

1. Optical Calibration: Measuring Light Output
<ol>
	<li>To prepare the light delivery apparatus, connect a broadband light source (e.g., Xenon or tungsten lamp) to an appropriate power supply. Position a collimating lens in front of the light source to produce a collimated beam of light. Pass the light through a liquid heat filter to remove most of the heat from the light beam. Depending on the application, focus the collimated beam on to the entrance aperture of a liquid light guide, which provides for more flexible delivery of the light (e.g., into an incubator).</li>
	<li>At the other end of the liquid light guide, position a second collimating lens and then a holder for the interference and neutral density filters. Check that this arrangement produces an evenly illuminated spot of light of the desired waveband and intensity. 
	Note: The distance between the end of the light guide and the specimen plane may need to vary depending on the area that must be illuminated, but remember that as the distance from the end of the light guide increases, light intensity will decrease. In the present study, this distance is 14cm and produces a beam cross section that evenly illuminates a 3x3 well area on a 96-well plate.</li>
	<li>Ensure that stray light from the lamp and associated optical components is unable to reach the specimen.</li>
	<li>Turn on the water cooler for the liquid heat filter and ensure there is exchange of water through the filter jacket. Turn on the lamp power source and wait for at least 5 min for the broadband light source to stabilize. Note: The use of the water cooler is required to prevent over-heating of the device.</li>
	<li>Select a narrowband interference filter (usually described by their center wavelength, peak transmittance and full width at half maximum (FWHM) bandwidth) to generate the desired waveband of illumination. Note: The narrowband interference filters used in the current study were 442 nm, 550 nm, 671 nm and 810 nm.</li>
	<li>Measure the light produced by the lamp at the plane where the specimen is to be positioned during treatment. Measure light using a calibrated irradiance probe (cosine collector) connected to a suitable spectroradiometer, using propriety software according to manufacturer&#8217;s instructions.</li>
	<li>Use neutral density filters to adjust the intensity of light until the desired output is obtained. Note: In the present study, the intensity of light passed by each interference filter is adjusted to give an equal quantal output at each of the four treatment wavebands. It is important to check the calibration regularly, as the lamp output is subject to change. 
	Note: Following the set up of the apparatus, the cells are ready to be illuminated. Figure 1 is a representation of the light delivery apparatus used in the current study.</li>
</ol>
<img alt="Figure 1" src="/files/ftp_upload/52221/52221fig1.jpg" />
Figure 1. Image of the light delivery apparatus. Illustrated are the light power source, xenon lamp with housing, collimating lens, water filter, entrance aperture, liquid light guide, second collimating lens, filter holder, treatment frame and matte black card. Note that the narrowband wavelength and intensity filters are not shown.
2. Cell Preparation
<ol>
	<li>The described R/NIR-LT delivery method can be applied to any cell type or in vitro model system; as such the following descriptions of cell culture are general, using well-established techniques to culture pheochromocytoma (PC12), M&#252;ller (rMC1) and primary mixed retinal cells.</li>
	<li>Prior to cell seeding for light treatment and oxidative stress assay, culture immortalized cells in their respective growth media containing appropriate supplements (e.g., FBS, antibiotics) in T75 flasks until 70-80% confluent.</li>
	<li>Detach immortalised cells from T75 flasks, using the method appropriate for the cell type to be tested e.g., trypsin. If necessary, before proceeding with the seeding of cells in 96-well assay plates, coat assay plate wells with 10&#181;g/ml poly-L-lysine for 1h (e.g., for PC12 cells) or 10&#181;g/ml poly-L-lysine for 1h followed by an O/N incubation with 10&#181;g/ml laminin (e.g., for mixed retinal cells).</li>
	<li>Centrifuge cells to collect as appropriate (e.g., 3 min at 405 x g for PC12 cells or 10 min at 218 x g for rMC1 cells), remove the supernatant and resuspend in 8 ml of appropriate cell culture media.</li>
	<li>If mixed retinal cells are to be used, prepare from P0-5 neonatal rat pups by enzymatic digestion (papain) according to established procedures 19</li>
	<li>Count the number of viable cells excluding 0.4% (w/v) trypan blue dye, using a haemocytometer.</li>
	<li>Adjust cell density such that cells will be approximately 70-80% confluent after 24 or 48h in culture. (for PC12 cells the seeding density is 4.0 x 105 viable cells/ml, for rMC1 cells, it is 2.5 x 105 viable cells/ml and for mixed retinal cells it is 8 x 105 viable cells/ml). After adding cells to either clear or black 96-well plates (used for the H2O2 or DCFH-DA assay respectively), in 100 &#181;l of appropriate growth media, allow plate to sit on a flat surface at 37&#176;C, 5% CO2 (or whatever conditions are appropriate for the specific cell type) for at least 24 hr to allow cell adherence.</li>
	<li>Culture cells in growth media in the appropriate 96 well trays until they are 70-80% confluent (24h for PC12 and rMC1 cells, 48h for mixed retinal cells).</li>
</ol>
3. Adding Glutamate Stressor to Cells
<ol>
	<li>Prepare L-glutamic acid monosodium salt hydrate stressor concentrations of 0-10mM in appropriate full growth culture media.</li>
	<li>Remove media from the cells and gently wash cells 3 times with PBS (PC12) or HBSS (rMC1 and mixed retinal cells). After washes, add glutamate-containing media to a total volume of 100 &#181;l/well.</li>
</ol>
4. First Dosages of Light Treatment
<ol>
	<li>Immediately upon addition of glutamate or the stressor of choice, expose cells to light treatment at the desired wavelengths and intensities by placing under the prepared light delivery apparatus. Be sure to alter the quantal output of the light beam using the established combinations of neutral density filters depending on the wavelength being administered. 
	Note: In the current experiments, expose cells to light treatment for 3 min maintain the temperature by resting the 96 well plates on a 37oC heat pad. Treatment time may be varied as required.
	<ol>
		<li>Place a matte black card underneath the cells to prevent light reflecting into adjacent wells in the 96-well tray designated for other treatment parameters.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>If treatment is desired for longer lengths of time, add 25mM Hepes buffer to maintain pH of the cell culture media or ideally, place the apparatus and treatment plates within an incubator with CO2 concentration regulated to 5% CO2, or conditions that are optimal for the specific cell type.</li>
	<li>Following completion of the light treatment, place the cells on a level surface and incubate at 37&#176;C and 5% CO2 (or whatever conditions are optimal for the cell type) for 24h. 
	Note: Additional dosages of R/NIR-LT can be administered as described above, as desired.</li>
</ol>
5. Final Dosage of Light Treatment and Detection of ROS
<ol>
	<li>Before performing the final round of light treatment, prepare the reagents to be used for ROS detection. Prepare 50mM citrate buffer (pH6.0), Triton X100, and H2O2 detection reagent working solution (1:2:97 ratio of 10mM H2O2 detection reagent stock solution; 10 U/ml horseradish peroxidase; 50mM sodium citrate (pH 6.0)). Prepare DCFH-DA at a final concentration of 100&#181;M in appropriate media. 
	Note: DCFH-DA reagent for PC12 cells is in RPMI media, DCFH-DA reagent for rMC1 cells is in DMEM media. Note that commercially available detection reagents have differential sensitivities to specific ROS and reagents should be chosen carefully to provide the information desired for an individual application.</li>
	<li>Administer light treatment to the cells, as described in step 4.1-4.1.2. Ensure the cells are being treated with the desired fluences / wavelengths of light.</li>
	<li>Immediately following light treatment, remove the glutamate-containing media and wash twice with appropriate buffer solution (for PC12 cells, PBS is used and for rMC1 cells, HBSS is used). Perform the ROS assays on the cells as follows:
	<ol>
		<li>H2O2 assay: add 45 &#181;l of 50mM citrate buffer (pH 6.0) and 5 &#181;l Triton X100 to each of the wells. Gently shake the cells on an orbital shaker for 30 sec and incubate at 37&#176;C and 5% CO2 for 15 min. Add 50 &#181;l of H2O2 detection working solution and incubate for 30 min at RT. Measure fluorescence using a plate reader with an excitation wavelength of 530nm and an emission wavelength of 480nm.</li>
		<li>DCF assay: add 100 &#181;l of the 100 &#181;M solution of DCFH-DA to each of the wells and incubate for 30min at 37&#176;C and 5% CO2. Remove the media containing 100 &#181;M DCFH-DA and wash with appropriate buffer solution (as described above) twice. Add 90 &#181;l of buffer solution and 10 &#181;l Triton X100 to each of the wells and gently shake on an orbital shaker for 30 sec before 15 min incubation at 37&#176;C. Measure DCF derived fluorescence using a plate reader with an excitation wavelength of 480nm and an emission wavelength of 530nm.</li>
		<li>Express ROS values relative to the protein concentration of cells remaining in the wells, using a colorimetric kit to quantify protein concentration according to manufacturer&#8217;s instructions, with reference to a standard curve to calculate mg protein.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>

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The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests.

We have successfully adapted a precise and calibrated light delivery system to provide a mechanism for study of optimization of R/NIR-LT in vitro. Wavelength and intensity parameters of R/NIR-LT are able to be manipulated accurately and effectively using this system. We established that light treatment of the cells did not lead to cell death, although ROS were not reduced at the wavelengths and dosages delivered, in the cell types tested. The maximum intensities achieved by the current system at 670nm (20.11W/m<...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are required for a range of signal transduction pathways and normal reactions of cellular metabolism, including those of neuroprotection 1. However, when endogenous antioxidant mechanism are unable to control the production of ROS, cells may succumb to oxidative stress 2,3. Following injury to the CNS, the associated increases in the presence of ROS and oxidative stress are thought to play a substantial role in the progression of damage 4,5. Despite the extensive number of strategies for attenuating oxidative stress that have been assessed, there are currently no completely effective, clinically relevant anti-oxidant strategies for attenuating ROS production and associated oxidative stress in clinical use following neurotrauma 6. Therefore the attenuation of oxidative stress remains an important goal for therapeutic intervention 7.
Improvements following R/NIR-LT have been reported in a wide range of injuries and diseases including reductions in cardial infarct size, renal and hepatic complications during diabetes, retinal degeneration, CNS injury and stroke 8, perhaps by reducing oxidative stress. With particular regard to CNS injury, preclinical studies of efficacy of 670nm light have shown good effects in models of retinal degeneration 9-11, spinal cord injury 12, neuronal death 13. Clinical trials have been conducted for dry age related macular degeneration and are currently underway for stroke 14, however the outcomes of these trials do not appear promising, perhaps due to a failure to employ effective treatment parameters 15. As such, R/NIR-LT has not been widely adopted as part of normal clinical practice in neurotrauma, despite being an easy to administer, non-invasive and relatively inexpensive treatment. Barriers to clinical translation include lack of a clearly understood mechanism of action and absence of a standardized effective treatment protocol 16,17. Current literature regarding light therapy reveals a plethora of variation in treatment parameters with respect to irradiation sources (LED or laser), wavelength (e.g., 630, 670, 780, 810, 830, 880, 904nm), total dose (joules of irradiation / unit area), duration (exposure time), timing (pre- or post- insult), treatment frequency and mode of delivery (pulse or continuous) 8. The variability in treatment parameters between studies makes comparison difficult and has contributed to skepticism regarding efficacy 16.
Therefore, optimization of R/NIR-LT is clearly required, with cell culture systems able to provide the high-throughput screening mechanism necessary to compare the multiple variables. However there are few commercially available illumination systems that can provide sufficient flexibility and control over wavelength and intensity to perform such optimization experiments. Commercially available LED devices are generally not able to deliver multiple wavelengths or intensities, resulting in investigators employing multiple LED devices from different manufacturers, which may vary not only in the intensity, but also the spectrum of wavelength of light emitted. We have addressed this issue by employing a broadband Xenon light source filtered through narrowband interference filters, thereby generating a range of wavelengths and fluences of light, allowing close, accurate control of the parameters of R/NIR-LT.
It is important to note that the therapeutic dose of treatment is defined by the number of photons interacting with the photoacceptor (chromophore), which, in the case of R/NIR-LT is postulated to be cytochrome c oxidase (COX) 18. Photon energy delivered varies with wavelength; meaning equal doses of energy at different wavelengths will be comprised of different numbers of photons. Therefore, the light emitted from the device was calibrated to emit an equal number of photons for each of the chosen wavelengths to be tested. We have developed a system that can be used to deliver R/NIR-LT at a range of wavelengths and intensities to cells in vitro and demonstrated the ability to measure the effects of the delivered R/NIR-LT on ROS production in cells subjected to glutamate stress.

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			<td>OxiSelect Intracellular ROS Assay Kit (Green Fluorescence)</td>
			<td>Cell Biolabs</td>
			<td>STA-342</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Amplex UltraRed Reagent</td>
			<td>Molecular Probes</td>
			<td>A36006</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>300 Watt Xenon Arc Lamp</td>
			<td>Newport Corporation</td>
			<td>6258</td>
			<td>Very intense light source, do not look directly into the lamp. Ensure there is sufficient cooling to the lamp whilst it is switched on</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>USB4000-FL Fluorescence Spectrometer</td>
			<td>Ocean Optics</td>
			<td>-</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CC-3-UV Cosine Corrector for Emission Collection</td>
			<td>Ocean Optics</td>
			<td>-</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>200&#956;m diameter quartz fibre optic</td>
			<td>Ocean Optics</td>
			<td>-</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>SpectraSuite Spectroscopy Platform</td>
			<td>Ocean Optics</td>
			<td>-</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>2300 EnSpire Multimode Plate Reader</td>
			<td>Perkin Elmer</td>
			<td>-</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pierce BCA Protein Assay Kit</td>
			<td>Thermo Scientific</td>
			<td>23225</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Triton X-100</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>9002-93-1</td>
			<td>Acute toxicity, wear gloves when handling.</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>L-Glutamic acid monosodium salt hydrate</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>142-47-2 (anhydrous)</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pheochromocytoma rat adrenal medulla (PC12) cells</td>
			<td>American Type Culture Collection</td>
			<td>CRL-2522</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI1640) Media</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>11875-119</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Fetal Bovine Serum, certified, heat inactivated, US origin</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>10082-147</td>
			<td>Warm to 37&#176;C in water bath before use</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Horse Serum, New Zealand origin</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>16050-122</td>
			<td>Warm to 37&#176;C in water bath before use</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>GlutaMAX Supplement</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>35050-061</td>
			<td>Warm to 37&#176;C in water bath before use</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>100 mM Sodium Pyruvate</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>11360-070</td>
			<td>Warm to 37&#176;C in water bath before use</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Penicillin-Streptomycin (10,000 U/mL)</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>15140-122</td>
			<td>Warm to 37&#176;C in water bath before use</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>100X MEM Non-Essential Amino Acids Solution</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>11140-050</td>
			<td>Warm to 37&#176;C in water bath before use</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Retinal Muller (rMC1) cells</td>
			<td>University of California, San Diego</td>
			<td>-</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Dulbecco&#39;s Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM)</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>11965-118</td>
			<td>Warm to 37&#176;C in water bath before use</td>
		</tr>
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			<td>75cm2 Flasks</td>
			<td>BD Biosciences</td>
			<td>B4-BE-353136</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Poly-L-lysine hydrobromide</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>25988-63-0</td>
			<td>Aliquot and store at -20&#176;C</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Hank&#39;s Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS)</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>14025-134</td>
			<td>Warm to 37&#176;C in water bath before use</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Phosphate-Buffered Saline (PBS)</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>10010-049</td>
			<td>Warm to 37&#176;C in water bath before use</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Laminin Mouse Protein, Natural</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>23017-015</td>
			<td>Aliquot and store at -20&#176;C</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>1X Neurobasal Medium</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>21103-049</td>
			<td>Warm to 37&#176;C in water bath before use</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Trypan Blue Solution, 0.4%</td>
			<td>Gibco</td>
			<td>15250-061</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>165U Papain</td>
			<td>Worthington</td>
			<td>-</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>L-Cysteine</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>W326305</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Corning 96 well plates, clear bottom, black</td>
			<td>Corning</td>
			<td>CLS3603-48EA</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Costar Clear Polystyrene 96-Well Plates Untreated; Well shape: Round; Sterile.</td>
			<td>Costar</td>
			<td>07-200-103</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Seesaw Rocker</td>
			<td>Standard lab epuipment</td>
			<td>-</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Centrifuge</td>
			<td>Standard lab epuipment</td>
			<td>-</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Neutral Density Filter Paper (0.3)</td>
			<td>THORLABS</td>
			<td>-</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>442nm Bandpass Filter</td>
			<td>THORLABS</td>
			<td>FL441.6-10</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>550nm Bandpass Filter</td>
			<td>THORLABS</td>
			<td>FB550-10</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>670nm Bandpass Filter</td>
			<td>THORLABS</td>
			<td>FB670-10</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>810nm Bandpass Filter</td>
			<td>THORLABS</td>
			<td>FB810-10e</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Unmounted &#216;25 mm Absorptive Neutral Density Filters (0.1)</td>
			<td>THORLABS</td>
			<td>NE01B</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Unmounted &#216;25 mm Absorptive Neutral Density Filters (0.2)</td>
			<td>THORLABS</td>
			<td>NE02B</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Unmounted &#216;25 mm Absorptive Neutral Density Filters (0.3)</td>
			<td>THORLABS</td>
			<td>NE03B</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Unmounted &#216;25 mm Absorptive Neutral Density Filters (0.5)</td>
			<td>THORLABS</td>
			<td>NE05B</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Unmounted &#216;25 mm Absorptive Neutral Density Filters (0.6)</td>
			<td>THORLABS</td>
			<td>NE06B</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Unmounted &#216;25 mm Absorptive Neutral Density Filters (1.0)</td>
			<td>THORLABS</td>
			<td>NE10B</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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method for the assessment of effects of a range of wavelengths and intensities of red/near-infrared light therapy on oxidative stress in vitro

Red/near-infrared light therapy (R/NIR-LT), delivered by laser or light emitting diode (LED), improves functional and morphological outcomes in a range of central nervous system injuries in vivo, possibly by reducing oxidative stress. However, effects of R/NIR-LT on oxidative stress have been shown to vary depending on wavelength or intensity of irradiation. Studies comparing treatment parameters are lacking, due to absence of commercially available devices that deliver multiple wavelengths or intensities, suitable for high through-put in vitro optimization studies. This protocol describes a technique for delivery of light at a range of wavelengths and intensities to optimize therapeutic doses required for a given injury model. We hypothesized that a method of delivering light, in which wavelength and intensity parameters could easily be altered, could facilitate determination of an optimal dose of R/NIR-LT for reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) in vitro.
Non-coherent Xenon light was filtered through narrow-band interference filters to deliver varying wavelengths (center wavelengths of 440, 550, 670 and 810nm) and fluences (8.5 x 10-3 to 3.8 x 10-1 J/cm2) of light to cultured cells. Light output from the apparatus was calibrated to emit therapeutically relevant, equal quantal doses of light at each wavelength. Reactive species were detected in glutamate stressed cells treated with the light, using DCFH-DA and H2O2 sensitive fluorescent dyes.&#160;
We successfully delivered light at a range of physiologically and therapeutically relevant wavelengths and intensities, to cultured cells exposed to glutamate as a model of CNS injury. While the fluences of R/NIR-LT used in the current study did not exert an effect on ROS generated by the cultured cells, the method of light delivery is applicable to other systems including isolated mitochondria or more physiologically relevant organotypic slice culture models, and could be used to assess effects on a range of outcome measures of oxidative metabolism.

The output of light delivered at a wavelength of 670nm was calibrated using neutral density filters in order to irradiate cells with a range of fluences encompassing a dose of 670nm light previously shown to be beneficial in vivo (0.3 J/cm2) 20. As the number of neutral density filters in front of the light source increased, the intensity (W/m2) decreased, allowing less light to pass to the target area. Table 1 presents the calibration data of 670nm light generated from the light...

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Method for the Assessment of Effects of a Range of Wavelengths and Intensities of Red/near-infrared Light Therapy on Oxidative Stress In Vitro

Non-coherent Xenon light was passed through narrow-band interference and neutral density filters to deliver light of varying wavelength and intensity to cultured cells. This protocol was used to assess the effects of red/near-infrared light therapy on production of reactive species in vitro: no effects were observed using the tested parameters.

Method for the Assessment of Effects of a Range of Wavelengths and Intensities of Red/near-infrared Light Therapy on Oxidative Stress In Vitro

Red/near-infrared light therapy (R/NIR-LT), delivered by laser or light emitting diode (LED), improves functional and morphological outcomes in a range of ...

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8.6K Views.  The University of Western Australia. Non-coherent Xenon light was passed through narrow-band interference and neutral density filters to deliver light of varying wavelength and intensity to cultured cells. This protocol was used to assess the effects of red/near-infrared light therapy on production of reactive species in vitro: no effects were observed using the tested parameters.