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Sun L, Chen L, Yang K, Dai WF, Yang Y, Cui X, Yang B, Wang C. A multiple functional supramolecular system for synergetic treatments of hepatocellular carcinoma. Int J Pharm 2022; 619:121716. [PMID: 35367586 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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In the current times, achieving specific targeted and controllable drug delivery remains one of the major challenges in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The present study reported the development of a multiple functional indocyanine green (ICG)-cyclodextrin (CD) system, wherein loaded etoposide (EPS) was used as the model chemotherapeutic drug. In the developed system, ICG segment served as a photosensitizer for photothermal therapy (PTT) and the targeting moiety, which was primarily attributed to the specific retention properties in HCC tissues. The Ex vivo evaluation showed that ICG-CD@EPS exhibited a laser-triggered release profile with the photothermal efficiency and cytotoxicity towards HepG2 cells. In vivo evaluation suggested that ICG could navigate the systems to HCC tissues and retained at the site for 48 h, producing a drug accumulation in HCC. Further, laser irradiation boosted EPS release and local hyperthermia effects in HCC. Thus, the present study explored a novel and specific HCC targeting mechanism, and provided a feasible and controllable strategy for synergistic PTT and chemotherapy treatments for HCC.
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- Lijing Sun
- School of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.
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Li L, Wang Q, He Y, Sun L, Yang Y, Pang X. Astragaloside IV suppresses migration and invasion of TGF-β 1-induced human hepatoma HuH-7 cells by regulating Nrf2/HO-1 and TGF-β 1/Smad3 pathways. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2022; 395:397-405. [PMID: 35092472 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-021-02199-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Astragaloside IV (AS-IV), one of the major compounds extract from Astragalus membranaceus, has shown attractive anti-cancer effects in certain malignancies. Oxidative stress (OS) is considered as a crucial factor in promoting the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In response to OS, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) upregulates and induces heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) to combat oxidative damages. The phosphorylation of the COOH-terminal of Smad3 (pSmad3C) activates p21 to resist HCC progression, while the phosphorylation of the linker region of Smad3 (pSmad3L) up-regulates c-Myc transcription to exert promoting effect towards HCC. This study aimed to explore whether AS-IV suppresses migration and invasion of human hepatoma HuH-7 cells by regulating Nrf2/HO-1 and TGF-β1/Smad3 pathways. HuH-7 cells were induced with TGF-β1 (9 or 40 pM) to establish HCC model in vitro and pretreated with AS-IV at different concentration (5, 10, and 20 μM) for 24 h. Cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) of HuH-7 cells were measured. The expression of Nrf2, pSmad3C, Nrf2/pNrf2, HO-1, pSmad3C/3L, c-Myc, and p21 were detected. Exposure of HuH-7 cells to TGF-β1 enhanced the cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and ROS production. Pretreatment with AS-IV (5, 10, and 20 μM) significantly reduced the cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and ROS production in HuH-7 cells. Furthermore, AS-IV increased the expressions of Nrf2/pNrf2, HO-1, pSmad3C, and p21, meanwhile reduced the expressions of pSmad3L and c-Myc. In conclusion, our study suggested that AS-IV inhibit HuH-7 cells migration and invasion, which related to activate Nrf2/HO-1 pathway, up-regulation pSmad3C/p21 pathway, and down-regulation pSmad3L/c-Myc pathway. The present research supports the notion that AS-IV may be a latent agent for the treatment of HCC.
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- Lili Li
- Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Ministry of Education, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Ministry of Education, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Ministry of Education, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Ministry of Education, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Ministry of Education, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Key Laboratory of Anti-Inflammatory and Immunopharmacology, Ministry of Education, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China.
- Department of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China.
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Gamal-Eldeen AM, Alrehaili AA, Alharthi A, Raafat BM. Effect of Combined Perftoran and Indocyanine Green-Photodynamic Therapy on HypoxamiRs and OncomiRs in Lung Cancer Cells. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:844104. [PMID: 35370727 PMCID: PMC8966667 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.844104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Indocyanine green (ICG) is a nontoxic registered photosensitizer used as a diagnostic tool and for photodynamic therapy (PDT). Hypoxia is one the main factors affecting PDT efficacy. Perfluorodecalin emulsion (Perftoran®) is a known oxygen carrier. This study investigated the effect of Perftoran® on ICG/PDT efficacy in presence and absence of Perftoran® via evaluation of phototoxicity by MTT; hypoxia estimation by pimonidazole, HIF-1α/β by ELISA, and 17 miRNAs (tumor suppressors, oncomiRs, and hypoxamiRs) were analyzed by qPCR. Compared to ICG/PDT, Perftoran®/ICG/PDT led to higher photocytotoxicity, inhibited pimonidazole hypoxia adducts, inhibited HIF-1α/β concentrations, induced the expression of tumor-suppressing miRNAs let-7b/d/f/g, and strongly inhibited the pro-hypoxia miRNA let-7i. Additionally, Perftoran®/ICG/PDT suppressed the expression of the oncomiRs miR-155, miR-30c, and miR-181a and the hypoxamiRs miR-210 and miR-21 compared to ICG/PDT. In conclusion, Perftoran® induced the phototoxicity of ICG/PDT and inhibited ICG/PDT-hypoxia via suppressing HIF-α/β, miR-210, miR-21, let-7i, miR-15a, miR-30c, and miR-181a and by inducing the expression of let-7d/f and miR-15b.
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- Amira M. Gamal-Eldeen
- Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Radiological Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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Li Y, Zhang R, Xu Z, Wang Z. Advances in Nanoliposomes for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Cancer. Int J Nanomedicine 2022; 17:909-925. [PMID: 35250267 PMCID: PMC8893038 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s349426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The mortality rate of liver cancer is gradually increasing worldwide due to the increasing risk factors such as fatty liver, diabetes, and alcoholic cirrhosis. The diagnostic methods of liver cancer include ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), among others. The treatment of liver cancer includes surgical resection, transplantation, ablation, and chemoembolization; however, treatment still faces multiple challenges due to its insidious development, high rate of recurrence after surgical resection, and high failure rate of transplantation. The emergence of liposomes has provided new insights into the treatment of liver cancer. Due to their excellent carrier properties and maneuverability, liposomes can be used to perform a variety of functions such as aiding in imaging diagnoses, combinatorial therapies, and integrating disease diagnosis and treatment. In this paper, we further discuss such advantages.
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- Yitong Li
- NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology (Jilin University), School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People’s Republic of China
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- Second Clinical Medical College, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, People’s Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology (Jilin University), School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People’s Republic of China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology (Jilin University), School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Zhicheng Wang, NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology (Jilin University), School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, 130021, Jilin, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13843131059, Fax +86 431185619443, Email
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Evaluation of photodynamic effect of Indocyanine green (ICG) on the colon and glioblastoma cancer cell lines pretreated by cold atmospheric plasma. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2021; 35:102408. [PMID: 34171459 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) has been proposed as a new approach based on its anticancer potential. However, its biological effects in combination with other physical modalities may also enhance efficiency and expand the applicability of the CAP method Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) may be improved by the use of indocyanine green (ICG) photosensitizer with absorption wavelength in the near infrared region to allow for deeper treatment depth.. In this study, the effectiveness of cold atmospheric helium plasma (He-CAP) as a pretreatment on the efficiency of ICG mediated PDT was investigated. METHODS AND MATERIAL First, toxicity of different concentrations of ICG on HT-29 and U-87MG cell lines was examined for 24 h. IC10 and IC30 of ICG were determined and then cells were treated with this ICG concentrations with different plasma radiation doses and light exposures for 48 h. Finally, MTT assay was performed for all treatment groups. The experiments were repeated at least 4 times at each group for two cell lines, separately. In order to compare the results, several indicators such as treatment efficiency, synergistic ratio, and the amount of optical exposure required for 50% cell death (ED50) were also defined. Finally, SPSS 20 software is used for statistical analysis of data. RESULTS Pretreatment with CAP could significantly reduce cell survival in both cell lines (P<0.05). Also concentrations, irradiation time with CAP, and appropriate light exposure in both cell lines increased therapeutic efficiency compared to either treatment alone (P<0.05). While increasing the efficiency of photodynamic therapy varied between the two cell lines, the improvement in the PDT process was demonstrated by pretreatment with CAP. CONCLUSION Synergistic effect in the cell death with PDT were observed following He-CAP treatment and the results indicated that pretreatment with He-CAP improves the efficiency of photodynamic therapy.
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Lange N, Szlasa W, Saczko J, Chwiłkowska A. Potential of Cyanine Derived Dyes in Photodynamic Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:818. [PMID: 34072719 PMCID: PMC8229084 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13060818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a method of cancer treatment that leads to the disintegration of cancer cells and has developed significantly in recent years. The clinically used photosensitizers are primarily porphyrin, which absorbs light in the red spectrum and their absorbance maxima are relatively short. This review presents group of compounds and their derivatives that are considered to be potential photosensitizers in PDT. Cyanine dyes are compounds that typically absorb light in the visible to near-infrared-I (NIR-I) spectrum range (750-900 nm). This meta-analysis comprises the current studies on cyanine dye derivatives, such as indocyanine green (so far used solely as a diagnostic agent), heptamethine and pentamethine dyes, squaraine dyes, merocyanines and phthalocyanines. The wide array of the cyanine derivatives arises from their structural modifications (e.g., halogenation, incorporation of metal atoms or organic structures, or synthesis of lactosomes, emulsions or conjugation). All the following modifications aim to increase solubility in aqueous media, enhance phototoxicity, and decrease photobleaching. In addition, the changes introduce new features like pH-sensitivity. The cyanine dyes involved in photodynamic reactions could be incorporated into sets of PDT agents.
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- Natalia Lange
- Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Mikulicza-Radeckiego 5, 50-345 Wroclaw, Poland; (N.L.); (W.S.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Mikulicza-Radeckiego 5, 50-345 Wroclaw, Poland; (N.L.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland;
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Kaibori M, Kosaka H, Matsui K, Ishizaki M, Matsushima H, Tsuda T, Hishikawa H, Okumura T, Sekimoto M. Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy for Liver Tumors. Front Oncol 2021; 11:638327. [PMID: 33718233 PMCID: PMC7947679 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.638327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Surgery with fluorescence equipment has improved to treat the malignant viscera, including hepatobiliary and pancreatic neoplasms. In both open and minimally invasive surgeries, optical imaging using near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence is used to assess anatomy and function in real time. Here, we review a variety of publications related to clinical applications of NIR fluorescence imaging in liver surgery. We have developed a novel nanoparticle (indocyanine green lactosome) that is biocompatible and can be used for imaging cancer tissues and also as a drug delivery system. To date, stable particles are formed in blood and have an ~10–20 h half-life. Particles labeled with a NIR fluorescent agent have been applied to cancer tissues by the enhanced permeability and retention effect in animals. Furthermore, this article reviews recent developments in photodynamic therapy with NIR fluorescence imaging, which may contribute and accelerate the innovative treatments for liver tumors.
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- Masaki Kaibori
- Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
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Vejdani Noghreiyan A, Imanparast A, Shayesteh Ara E, Soudmand S, Vejdani Noghreiyan V, Sazgarnia A. In-vitro investigation of cold atmospheric plasma induced photodynamic effect by Indocyanine green and Protoporphyrin IX. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2020; 31:101822. [PMID: 32428573 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one of the non-invasive methods for the treatment of superficial malignant cancers. One of the limiting challenges of PDT is the hypoxic conditions during treatment that reduces PDT Efficiency. Because of ROS and free radicals in plasma flame output, Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) may improve treatment efficiency. In this study, the effect of plasma-induced photodynamic effect of two Photosensitizers (PSs) include Indocyanine green (ICG) and Protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) on two cell lines (MCF-7 and HT-29) was investigated. METHODS First, toxicity of different concentrations of PSs (5-50 μM) were examined on cell lines. After that, we surveyed low toxicity of PSs concentrations with different plasma radiation doses. To quantitative of cell survival, MTT assay was performed after 48 h. Finally, in order to statistical analysis of data, we used SPSS software (version 20) and also in order to better comparison the results, we used indexes such as Plasma sensitivity index and Synergism index. RESULTS The results indicate that in most irradiant conditions; for ICG + CAP group, PSI > 1 and SI < 1 in the both of cell line (P < 0.05). Also for PPIX + CAP group in most irradiant conditions, only in the HT-29 cell line can it be said with certainty that both indexes (PSI and SI) are higher than 1 (P < 0-05). CONCLUSION The results show that the plasma-induced photodynamic therapy with ICG and PPIX has more effective results on MCF-7 (breast cancer) and HT-29 (colon cancer) cell line, respectively. Also, the synergistic effect was observed only for PPIX in the HT-29 cell line.
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- Atefeh Vejdani Noghreiyan
- Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Medical Physics Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Medical Physics Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Medical Physics Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Zou H, Wang F, Zhou JJ, Liu X, He Q, Wang C, Zheng YW, Wen Y, Xiong L. Application of photodynamic therapy for liver malignancies. J Gastrointest Oncol 2020; 11:431-442. [PMID: 32399283 DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2020.02.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Liver malignancies include primary and metastatic tumors. Limited progress has been achieved in improving the survival rate of patients with advanced stage liver cancer and who are unsuitable for surgery. Apart from surgery, chemoradiotherapy, trans-arterial chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation, a novel therapeutic modality is needed for the clinical treatment of liver cancer. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a novel strategy for treating patients with advanced cancers; it uses a light-triggered cytotoxic photosensitizer and a laser light. PDT provides patients with a potential treatment approach with minimal invasion and low toxicity, that is, the whole course of treatment is painless, harmless, and repeatable. Therefore, PDT has been considered an effective palliative treatment for advanced liver cancers. To date, PDT has been used to treat hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, hepatoblastoma and liver metastases. Clinical outcomes reveal that PDT can be considered a promising treatment modality for all liver cancers to improve the quality and quantity of life of patients. Despite the advances achieved with this approach, several challenges still impede the application of PDT to liver malignancies. In this review, we focus on the recent advancements and discuss the future prospects of PDT in treating liver malignancies.
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- Heng Zou
- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Fuyang People's Hospital, Fuyang 236000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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Hishikawa H, Kaibori M, Tsuda T, Matsui K, Okumura T, Ozeki E, Yoshii K. Near-infrared fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy with indocyanine green lactosomes has antineoplastic effects for gallbladder cancer. Oncotarget 2019; 10:5622-5631. [PMID: 31608138 PMCID: PMC6771462 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 08/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: The diagnostic use and therapeutic effect of near infrared fluorescence (NIF) imaging and photodynamic therapy (PDT) was investigated for gallbladder cancer using indocyanine green (ICG)-lactosomes. RESULTS: PDT was toxic for NOZ cells treated with ICG-lactosomes. Fluorescence intensity in the tumor region of mice administered ICG-lactosomes, but not ICG alone, was higher than the healthy contralateral region ≥24 hours after injection. PDT exerted immediate and continuous phototoxic effects in NOZ implanted mice injected with ICG-lactosomes. Enhanced antitumor effects were observed in the twice irradiated group compared with the once irradiated group. METHOD: ICG or ICG-lactosomes were added to the human gallbladder cancer cell line NOZ followed by PDT and cell viability was measured. Mass spectrometry of ICG and ICG-lactosomes was performed after PDT. ICG or ICG-lactosomes were intravenously administered to BALB/c nude mice implanted subcutaneously with NOZ cells and fluorescence was evaluated by NIF imaging. Implanted tumors underwent PDT and antitumor effects were analyzed after performing irradiation once or twice in ICG-lactosome groups. CONCLUSIONS: ICG-lactosomes accumulated in xenograft tumors and PDT had an antitumor effect on these malignant tumors. NIF imaging with ICG-lactosomes and PDT may be useful diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents for gallbladder cancer.
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- Hidehiko Hishikawa
- Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Technology Research Laboratory, Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics in Medical Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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A novel liver-specific fluorescent anti-cancer drug delivery system using indocyanine green. Sci Rep 2019; 9:3044. [PMID: 30816163 PMCID: PMC6395603 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39269-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Indocyanine green (ICG) accumulates only in hepatocytes and their malignant counterpart, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We have developed ICG-conjugated anti-cancer drugs and noted their significant accumulation in HCC cells both in vitro and in vivo. ICG-conjugated gemcitabine was less toxic to normal cells and it had superior anti-tumor action compared to gemcitabine alone in a subcutaneous tumor xenograft. ICG conjugation can provide a novel fluorescent drug delivery system for treatment of liver cancer and this system can be used to both diagnose and treat HCC.
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Utilisation of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy as an adjunctive tool for open flap debridement in the management of chronic periodontitis: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2019; 25:440-447. [PMID: 30684674 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2019.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) has proved to be an effective adjunctive modality with potential benefits in the management of chronic periodontitis. The combination of photothermal and photodynamic effects of Indocyanine green (ICG) dye, when it is photoactivated with a diode laser of 810 nm wavelength, has been well documented in literature. AIM This study was conducted to evaluate whether a single session of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy using ICG dye-810 nm diode laser combination can provide a substantial benefit when it is utilised as an adjunct to open flap debridement (OFD) in the management of chronic periodontitis. MATERIALS AND METHOD Following thorough scaling and root planing, a comparative split mouth randomized controlled clinical trial was carried out on 20 recruited subjects who provided one test (OFD + aPDT) and one control site (OFD alone) each (total 40 treatment sites). The test group was subjected to a single episode of aPDT using ICG photosensitiser dye (1 mg/ml) activated with 810 nm diode laser. The laser was used in a continuous wave, non-contact mode at a power output of 100 mW applied for 30 s/spot (the total of 4 spots per tooth) and delivered by 400 μm fibre, to provide a fluence (energy density) value of 0.0125 J/cm² per spot and generate a total energy of 3 J. The following clinical parameters were assessed at baseline and 3 months: probing pocket depth (PPD), relative attachment level (RAL), relative gingival margin level (RGML), plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI), and gingival bleeding index (GBI). Intragroup and intergroup comparison was performed using paired t-test and independent samples t-test respectively. RESULTS Intragroup comparison revealed a statistically significant improvement from baseline visit (p < 0.05). Intergroup comparison showed a statistically significant improvement in RAL, RGML and GI in the test group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Utilisation of ICG dye activated with 810 nm diode laser, which mediated aPDT, has demonstrated surplus clinical improvement following OFD in the management of chronic periodontitis.
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Kaneko J, Kokudo T, Inagaki Y, Hasegawa K. Innovative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 3:78. [PMID: 30505965 DOI: 10.21037/tgh.2018.10.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Indocyanine green (ICG) is not new in the field of liver surgery. Early studies performed in the 1980s and 1990s revealed the value of the ICG clearance test in predicting post-hepatectomy morbidity and mortality. ICG clearance and retention tests are crucial for determining precise liver function before liver surgery and offer several benefits for safe surgery. Whereas ICG is well-known and has long history in medicine, recent progress in infrared light technology over the last decade has highlighted another feature of ICG. For example, ICG fluorescence-guided surgery may change the next generation of liver surgery. In the near future, ICG with near-infrared (NIR) light photodynamic therapy (PDT) is expected to become a new treatment method for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Furthermore, several aspects of the mechanisms of ICG accumulation in HCC cells have been revealed by important basic research studies. New imaging technologies and mechanistic findings keep ICG in the spotlight. In this article, we review three recently described topics of ICG which may contribute to the development of innovative and new treatments method for HCC, fluorescence-guided surgery, mechanism of ICG accumulation in HCC cells, PDT for HCC.
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- Junichi Kaneko
- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Artificial Organ and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Artificial Organ and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Artificial Organ and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Artificial Organ and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Mindt S, Karampinis I, John M, Neumaier M, Nowak K. Stability and degradation of indocyanine green in plasma, aqueous solution and whole blood. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2018; 17:1189-1196. [PMID: 30028469 DOI: 10.1039/c8pp00064f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Fluorescence-based imaging has evolved into an important technology during recent years. Specifically indocyanine green (ICG) has invaded most fields of diagnostic and interventional medicine. Considering the numerous advantages of the substance like the rapid degradation and rare adverse reactions, ICG is currently the most commonly used fluorescing agent. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used for measuring absorbance and fluorescence of ICG and its potential degradation compounds. Stability and degradation were evaluated under light exposure or in darkness at various temperatures. Under these conditions, degradation of ICG was evaluated over a period of 11 days. Additional, stability measurements of ICG were performed in EDTA whole blood samples at 37 °C incubation temperature while monitoring. Furthermore, we used mass spectrometric (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analyses for the identification of supposed ICG degradation compound. Potential quenching effect of ICG was examined in aqueous and plasma solutions at concentrations ranging from 0.01-100 μg ml-1. When diluted in water and stored at 4 °C in the dark, ICG is stable for three days with only 20% of fluorescence intensity lost in this time-span. ICG incubated at 37 °C in whole blood under light exposure is stable for 5 h. In our study we observed the degradation of ICG into two degradation compounds with a mass of m/z 785.32 and m/z 1501.57, respectively. Based on our observations we suggest that ICG should be used within one or two days after preparation, if the ICG solution is stored at 4 °C.
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- Sonani Mindt
- Institut for Clinical Chemistry, Medical Faculty Mannheim of the University of Heidelberg, University Hospital Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany.
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Ghorbani F, Imanparast A, Hataminia F, Sazgarnia A. A novel nano-superparamagnetic agent for photodynamic and photothermal therapies: An in-vitro study. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2018; 23:314-324. [PMID: 30016753 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND In this study, iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) were synthesized and coated by GA (SG) and then SG was encapsulated by ICG (SGI). After identifying specifications and cytotoxicity of the agents, the potential of SGI for photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) was studied. METHODS An SGI size of 12-13 nm was determined by TEM images and its zeta potential was measured at -23.8 ± 5.8 mV. MCF-7 and HT-29 cells were exposed to a non-coherent light source at a wavelength of 730 nm and a range of 3.9-124.8 J/cm2 under two different concentrations of agents. The viability of treated cells was determined via MTT assay. To analyze the effects of different irradiation conditions, some indices such as Coefficient of Light Effect, Synergism Index, Addition Ratio, Treatment Efficacy and ED50 were defined. RESULTS Cell survival at the highest power of irradiation in the absence of any agent was decreased to 93% and 73% for HT-29 and MCF-7, respectively. In both cell lines, the cellular survival dropped by increasing the light source intensity. The maximum cell death recorded for SG, ICG and SGI was 63 ± 2%, 63 ± 2% and 21 ± 2% for MCF-7 cells and 67 ± 2%, 78 ± 1% and 53 ± 1% for HT-29 cells, respectively. CONCLUSION SGI had a significant photodynamic and photothermal effect on cells. This is a promising outcome, which can help enhance the effectiveness of a minimally invasive treatment. Moreover, SPIONs can be used to apply magnetic hyperthermia or act as a contrast agent in MRI images.
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- Farzaneh Ghorbani
- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Medical Physics Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Medical Physics Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Medical Physics Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Han YH, Kankala RK, Wang SB, Chen AZ. Leveraging Engineering of Indocyanine Green-Encapsulated Polymeric Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 8:E360. [PMID: 29882932 PMCID: PMC6027497 DOI: 10.3390/nano8060360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In recent times, photo-induced therapeutics have attracted enormous interest from researchers due to such attractive properties as preferential localization, excellent tissue penetration, high therapeutic efficacy, and minimal invasiveness, among others. Numerous photosensitizers have been considered in combination with light to realize significant progress in therapeutics. Along this line, indocyanine green (ICG), a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved near-infrared (NIR, >750 nm) fluorescent dye, has been utilized in various biomedical applications such as drug delivery, imaging, and diagnosis, due to its attractive physicochemical properties, high sensitivity, and better imaging view field. However, ICG still suffers from certain limitations for its utilization as a molecular imaging probe in vivo, such as concentration-dependent aggregation, poor in vitro aqueous stability and photodegradation due to various physicochemical attributes. To overcome these limitations, much research has been dedicated to engineering numerous multifunctional polymeric composites for potential biomedical applications. In this review, we aim to discuss ICG-encapsulated polymeric nanoconstructs, which are of particular interest in various biomedical applications. First, we emphasize some attractive properties of ICG (including physicochemical characteristics, optical properties, metabolic features, and other aspects) and some of its current limitations. Next, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview highlighting recent reports on various polymeric nanoparticles that carry ICG for light-induced therapeutics with a set of examples. Finally, we summarize with perspectives highlighting the significant outcome, and current challenges of these nanocomposites.
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- Ya-Hui Han
- Institute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Xiamen 361021, China.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Xiamen 361021, China.
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
- College of Chemical Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen 361021, China.
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Technology, Xiamen 361021, China.
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Near-infrared photothermal/photodynamic therapy with indocyanine green induces apoptosis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells through oxidative stress. Sci Rep 2017; 7:13958. [PMID: 29066756 PMCID: PMC5654824 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14401-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Indocyanine green (ICG) is a photothermal agent, photosensitizer, and fluorescence imaging probe which shows specific accumulation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells. We recently developed a photodynamic therapy (PDT) using ICG and near-infrared (NIR) laser as a new anti-cancer treatment for HCC. However, the molecular mechanism underlying this effect needs to be elucidated. HuH-7 cells, a well-differentiated human HCC cell line, were transplanted subcutaneously into BALB/c-nu/nu mice for in vivo experiment. ICG was administered 24 h before NIR irradiation. The irradiation was performed at three tumor locations by 823-nm NIR laser on days 1 and 7. The temperature of HuH-7 xenografts increased to 48.5 °C 3 minutes after ICG-NIR irradiation start. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production was detected after ICG-NIR irradiation both in vitro and in vivo. There was certain anti-tumor effect and ROS production even under cooling conditions. Repeated NIR irradiation increased the cell toxicity of ICG-NIR therapy; the mean tumor volume on day 9 was significantly smaller after ICG-NIR irradiation compared to tumor without irradiation (87 mm3 vs. 1332 mm3; p = 0.01) in HCC mice xenografts model. ICG-NIR therapy induced apoptosis in HCC cells via a photothermal effect and oxidative stress. Repeated ICG-NIR irradiation enhanced the anti-tumor effect.
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Near-infrared fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapy with indocyanine green lactosome has antineoplastic effects for hepatocellular carcinoma. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0183527. [PMID: 28859104 PMCID: PMC5578495 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Anticancer agents and operating procedures have been developed for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, but their prognosis remains poor. It is necessary to develop novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for HCC to improve its prognosis. Lactosome is a core-shell-type polymeric micelle, and enclosing labeling or anticancer agents into this micelle enables drug delivery. In this study, we investigated the diagnostic and therapeutic efficacies of indocyanine green (ICG)-loaded lactosome for near-infrared fluorescence (NIF) imaging and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for HCC. Methods The human HCC cell line HuH-7 was treated with ICG or ICG-lactosome, followed by PDT, and the cell viabilities were measured (in vitro PDT efficiency). For NIF imaging, HuH-7 cells were subcutaneously transplanted into BALB/c nude mice, followed by intravenous administration of ICG or ICG-lactosome. The transplanted animals were treated with PDT, and the antineoplastic effects were analyzed (in vivo PDT efficiency). Results PDT had toxic effects on HuH-7 cells treated with ICG-lactosome, but not ICG alone. NIF imaging revealed that the fluorescence of tumor areas in ICG-lactosome-treated animals was higher than that of contralateral regions at 24 h after injection and thereafter. PDT exerted immediate and continuous phototoxic effects in the transplanted mice treated with ICG-lactosome. Conclusions Our results demonstrate that ICG-lactosome accumulated in xenograft tumors, and that PDT had antineoplastic effects on these malignant implants. NIF imaging and PDT with ICG-lactosome could be useful diagnostic and/or therapeutic strategies for HCC.
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Yao C, Wang X, Liu G, Hu J, Liu S. Distinct Morphological Transitions of Photoreactive and Thermoresponsive Vesicles for Controlled Release and Nanoreactors. Macromolecules 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.6b01374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Chenzhi Yao
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft
Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences
at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for
Energy Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft
Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences
at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for
Energy Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft
Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences
at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for
Energy Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft
Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences
at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for
Energy Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft
Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences
at the Microscale, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for
Energy Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Kaibori M, Matsui K, Ishizaki M, Iida H, Sakaguchi T, Tsuda T, Okumura T, Inoue K, Shimada S, Ohtsubo S, Kusano M, Ikehara Y, Ozeki E, Kitawaki T, Kon M. Evaluation of fluorescence imaging with indocyanine green in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Imaging 2016; 16:6. [PMID: 27052371 PMCID: PMC4823845 DOI: 10.1186/s40644-016-0064-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background We hypothesized that indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence patterns using Clairvivo OPT in resected liver specimens could confirm hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) better than earlier commercial imaging systems. This preclinical trial evaluated the effectiveness of fluorescence imaging as an intraoperative cancer navigation tool. Methods ICG fluorescence images of resected specimens from 190 patients with HCC were classified into two groups according to whether high fluorescence was seen in the HCC (high cancerous [HC] group) or in the surrounding liver tissue (high surrounding [HS] group). The HC and HS groups were sub-classified into whole and partial types and whole and ring types, respectively. Results The HC group had significantly higher prevalence of esophageal or gastric varices, and worse liver function than patients in the HS group. The HC group also had a higher percentage of limited resection cases than did the HS group. Cirrhotic liver histology was significantly more common in the HC group than in the HS group. Multivariate analysis revealed that the HC group was a predictive factor for cirrhosis in HCC patients. Among the HC patients, a higher percentage of well-differentiated HCC cases were seen in the partial-type subgroup than in the whole-type subgroup (23/48 (48 %) vs. 7/68 (10 %)). In the HS group, the ring-type subgroup had a higher percentage of poorly differentiated HCC cases than did the whole-type subgroup (6/37 (16 %) vs. 0/37 (0 %)). Conclusion Tumor differentiation and fibrosis in the non-cancerous liver parenchyma could affect ICG fluorescence imaging in HCC. ICG fluorescence imaging may be a good indication for fibrosis stage. In future, we will try to evaluate fluorescence imaging with ICG for intraoperative cancer navigation in HCC, using a portable near-infrared fluorescence imaging system.
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- Masaki Kaibori
- Department of Surgery, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Japan Labour Health and Welfare Organization Kushiro Rosai Hospital, Kushiro, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Japan Labor Health and Welfare Organization Kushiro Rosai Hospital, Kushiro, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Seiwa Memorial Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Research Centre for Medical Glycoscience, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Technology Research Laboratory, Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Mathematics, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Hirakata Hospital, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010, Japan
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Miyata A, Ishizawa T, Kamiya M, Shimizu A, Kaneko J, Ijichi H, Shibahara J, Fukayama M, Midorikawa Y, Urano Y, Kokudo N. Photoacoustic tomography of human hepatic malignancies using intraoperative indocyanine green fluorescence imaging. PLoS One 2014; 9:e112667. [PMID: 25379674 PMCID: PMC4224503 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0112667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Recently, fluorescence imaging following the preoperative intravenous injection of indocyanine green has been used in clinical settings to identify hepatic malignancies during surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of photoacoustic tomography using indocyanine green as a contrast agent to produce representative fluorescence images of hepatic tumors by visualizing the spatial distribution of indocyanine green on ultrasonographic images. Indocyanine green (0.5 mg/kg, intravenous) was preoperatively administered to 9 patients undergoing hepatectomy. Intraoperatively, photoacoustic tomography was performed on the surface of the resected hepatic specimens (n = 10) under excitation with an 800 nm pulse laser. In 4 hepatocellular carcinoma nodules, photoacoustic imaging identified indocyanine green accumulation in the cancerous tissue. In contrast, in one hepatocellular carcinoma nodule and five adenocarcinoma foci (one intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma and 4 colorectal liver metastases), photoacoustic imaging delineated indocyanine green accumulation not in the cancerous tissue but rather in the peri-cancerous hepatic parenchyma. Although photoacoustic tomography enabled to visualize spatial distribution of ICG on ultrasonographic images, which was consistent with fluorescence images on cut surfaces of the resected specimens, photoacoustic signals of ICG-containing tissues decreased approximately by 40% even at 4 mm depth from liver surfaces. Photoacoustic tomography using indocyanine green also failed to identify any hepatocellular carcinoma nodules from the body surface of model mice with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. In conclusion, photoacoustic tomography has a potential to enhance cancer detectability and differential diagnosis by ultrasonographic examinations and intraoperative fluorescence imaging through visualization of stasis of bile-excreting imaging agents in and/or around hepatic tumors. However, further technical advances are needed to improve the visibility of photoacoustic signals emitted from deeply-located lesions.
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- Akinori Miyata
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Imaging, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Genome Science Division, Research Center for Advanced Science & Technology, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Imaging, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Abo T, Nanashima A, Tobinaga S, Hidaka S, Taura N, Takagi K, Arai J, Miyaaki H, Shibata H, Nagayasu T. Usefulness of intraoperative diagnosis of hepatic tumors located at the liver surface and hepatic segmental visualization using indocyanine green-photodynamic eye imaging. Eur J Surg Oncol 2014; 41:257-64. [PMID: 25447030 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Revised: 08/26/2014] [Accepted: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND To improve the diagnostic accuracy for hepatic tumors on the liver surface, we investigated the usefulness of an indocyanine green-photodynamic eye (ICG-PDE) system by comparison with Sonazoid intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUS) in 117 patients. Hepatic segmentation by ICG-PDE was also evaluated. METHODS ICG was administered preoperatively for functional testing and images of the tumor were observed during hepatectomy using a PDE camera. ICG was injected into portal veins to determine hepatic segmentation. RESULTS Accurate diagnosis of liver tumors was achieved with ICG-PDE in 75% of patients, lower than with IOUS (94%). False-positive and false-negative diagnosis rates for ICG-PDE were 24% and 9%, respectively. New small HCCs were detected in 3 patients. The ICG fluorescent pattern in tumors was strong staining in 41%, weak staining in 13%, rim staining in 20% and no staining in 26%. Hepatocellular carcinoma predominantly showed strong staining (61%), while rim staining predominated in cholangiocellular carcinoma (60%) and liver metastasis (55%). Hepatic segmental staining was performed in 28 patients, proving successful in 89%. CONCLUSION ICG-PDE is a useful tool for detecting the precise tumor location at the liver surface, identifying new small tumors, and determining liver segmentation for liver resection.
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- T Abo
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8501, Japan
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Ishizawa T, Kokudo N. The beginning of a new era of digestive surgery guided by fluorescence imaging. Liver Cancer 2014; 3:6-8. [PMID: 24804172 PMCID: PMC3995385 DOI: 10.1159/000343853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Takeaki Ishizawa
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan,Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Ariake Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan,*Norihiro Kokudo, MD, PhD, Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655 (Japan), Tel. +81 3 5800 8841, E-Mail
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Ishizawa T, Masuda K, Urano Y, Kawaguchi Y, Satou S, Kaneko J, Hasegawa K, Shibahara J, Fukayama M, Tsuji S, Midorikawa Y, Aburatani H, Kokudo N. Mechanistic background and clinical applications of indocyanine green fluorescence imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol 2013; 21:440-8. [PMID: 24254203 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-013-3360-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Although clinical applications of intraoperative fluorescence imaging of liver cancer using indocyanine green (ICG) have begun, the mechanistic background of ICG accumulation in the cancerous tissues remains unclear. METHODS In 170 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HCC), the liver surfaces and resected specimens were intraoperatively examined by using a near-infrared fluorescence imaging system after preoperative administration of ICG (0.5 mg/kg i.v.). Microscopic examinations, gene expression profile analysis, and immunohistochemical staining were performed for HCCs, which showed ICG fluorescence in the cancerous tissues (cancerous-type fluorescence), and HCCs showed fluorescence only in the surrounding non-cancerous liver parenchyma (rim-type fluorescence). RESULTS ICG fluorescence imaging enabled identification of 273 of 276 (99%) HCCs in the resected specimens. HCCs showed that cancerous-type fluorescence was associated with higher cancer cell differentiation as compared with rim-type HCCs (P < 0.001). Fluorescence microscopy identified the presence of ICG in the canalicular side of the cancer cell cytoplasm, and pseudoglands of the HCCs showed a cancerous-type fluorescence pattern. The ratio of the gene and protein expression levels in the cancerous to non-cancerous tissues for Na(+)/taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) and organic anion-transporting polypeptide 8 (OATP8), which are associated with portal uptake of ICG by hepatocytes that tended to be higher in the HCCs that showed cancerous-type fluorescence than in those that showed rim-type fluorescence. CONCLUSIONS Preserved portal uptake of ICG in differentiated HCC cells by NTCP and OATP8 with concomitant biliary excretion disorders causes accumulation of ICG in the cancerous tissues after preoperative intravenous administration. This enables highly sensitive identification of HCC by intraoperative ICG fluorescence imaging.
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- Takeaki Ishizawa
- Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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