Table 2.
Light therapies comparison.
| aBLT | aPDT | |
|---|---|---|
| Requirement of exogenous photosensitizers | Not required [7] | Required [7] |
| Damage of self-cells | Reduced, risk of eye damage [137] | Negligible [53] |
| Resistance development | Improvable [107,108,109] | Improvable [107,108,109] |
| Effectiveness | High, even against MDRO [138] | High, even against MDRO [138,139] |
| Multitarget capacity | Yes, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids [104,105,106] | Yes, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids [104,105,106] |
| Response time | Quick lethal effects [104] | Quick lethal effects [104] |