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Elfeky SA, Elsayed A, Moawad M, Ahmed WA. Hydroxyapatite nanocomposite as a potential agent in osteosarcoma PDT. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2020; 32:102056. [PMID: 33068821 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.102056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Using Nanoplatforms as a hauler for photosensitizers is a bespoke paradigm to improve its bioavailability and to boost the PDT efficacy. Herein, the photodynamic cytotoxicity of methylene blue (MB) loaded on hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HA-NPs) was tested against human osteosarcoma-derived cells (Saos-2 cell line). HA-NPs and HA-NPs loaded with MB (HA-NPs-MB) were prepared by a chemical precipitation method and characterized by TEM, Zeta potential, FTIR, and XRD. TEM images revealed that HA-NPs have a rod shape with a diameter of 14-17 nm and length around 46-64 nm. FTIR and Zeta potential confirmed the adsorption of cationic MB on HA-NPs. XRD pattern was identical to the standard XRD pattern of HA-NPs. Incubation of Saos-2 cells (24 h) with HA-NPs-MB then irradiation of cells (5 min) with a diode laser (808 nm), causes a higher decrement of cell viability (determined by MTT assay) than that caused by free MB. The LC50 was 57.53 µg/mL and 86.99 µg/mL for HA-NPs-MB and free MB, respectively. Thus, the nanoformulation of MB greatly reduced the dose of MB required for effective PDT. This study also investigated the mode of cell death after incubation of cells with free MB or HA-NPs-MB composite then exposure to laser radiation. The results revealed that the majority of cells died by apoptosis while a minor fraction of cells died by necrosis, especially in the case of HA-NPs-MB. Levels of caspase-3 and death receptor-4 (DR-4) were more elevated in the case of HA-NPs-MB than free MB. The effect of the prepared nanocomposite and free MB on Raw murine macrophage (RAW 264.7) viability was also examined using the MTT assay. The results indicated that HA-NPs-MB in the presence of laser has a great cytotoxic effect on macrophage cells compared to other treatments. This may present an advantage through decreasing macrophage that promotes tumor growth. In conclusion, HA-NPs-MB nanocomposite surmounts free MB and HA-NPs in destroying macrophage cells and Saos-2 cells through apoptosis in the presence of laser irradiation. This study introduces a thorough and new insight on osteosarcoma (cancer cell line Saos-2) PDT using HA-NPs-MB exploiting the biosafety of HA-NPs.
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- Souad A Elfeky
- National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt.
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- National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department of Cancer Biology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Egypt
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Panetta JV, Cvetkovic D, Chen X, Chen L, Ma CMC. Radiodynamic therapy using 15-MV radiation combined with 5-aminolevulinic acid and carbamide peroxide for prostate cancer in vivo. Phys Med Biol 2020; 65:165008. [PMID: 32464613 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab9776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy has been clinically proven to be effective, but its effect is limited to relatively shallow tumors because of its use of visible light. Radiodynamic therapy (RDT) has therefore been investigated as a means to treat deep-seated tumors. In this study, the treatment effect of a novel form of RDT consisting of radiation combined with 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) and carbamide peroxide was investigated using a mouse model. Male nude mice were injected bilaterally and subcutaneously with human prostate cancer (PC-3) cells and randomized into 8 treatment groups, consisting of various combinations of 15-MV radiotherapy (RT), 5-ALA, and carbamide peroxide. The treatment effect of a single fraction of treatment was measured by calculating tumor growth delay, monitored using weekly MR scans. The ability of the drugs to be delivered to the tumors was qualitatively measured using 18 F-FDG PET/CT scans. RDT was shown to significantly delay the tumor growth for the mouse model and tumor cell line investigated in this work. Tumors treated with RDT showed a decrease in tumor growth of 24 ± 9% and 21 ± 8% at one and two weeks post-treatment, respectively. Peroxide and 5-ALA did not contribute significantly to tumor growth delay when administered alone or separately with RT. Blood perfusion was shown to be able to deliver agents to the tumors investigated in this work, although uptake of 18 F-FDG was shown to be non-uniform.
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Young J, Yee M, Kim H, Cheung J, Chino T, Düzgüneş N, Konopka K. Phototoxicity of Liposomal Zn- and Al-phthalocyanine Against Cervical and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells In Vitro. Med Sci Monit Basic Res 2016; 22:156-164. [PMID: 27932777 PMCID: PMC5299971 DOI: 10.12659/msmbr.901039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Background Photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilizes light to activate a photosensitizer in the presence of oxygen, and leads to local photodamage by the generation of highly reactive oxygen species (ROS). Liposomal delivery of photosensitizers is adaptable to the treatment of cancers. We examined the phototoxicity of free or liposome-embedded phthalocyanine photosensitizers using HeLa cervical carcinoma and HSC-3 oral squamous cell carcinoma cells. Material/Methods Liposomes were composed of palmitoyloleoyphosphatidylcholine (POPC): phosphatidylglycerol (PG), and contained either zinc phthalocyanine (ZnPc) or aluminum phthalocyanine chloride (AlPc). Free or liposomal ZnPc and AlPc were incubated with cells for 24 h at 37°C. Cells incubated with ZnPc were exposed to broadband visible light (350–800 nm; light dose 43.2 J/cm2), whereas cells treated with AlPc were exposed to light at 690 nm (light dose 3.6 J/cm2). The effect of folate receptor-targeted liposomal ZnPc was evaluated with HeLa cells. Cytotoxicity was analyzed by the Alamar Blue assay. Results Cell viability, expressed as a percentage of control cells, was calculated according to the formula [(A570–A600) of test cells]×100/[(A570–A600) of control cells]. The relative percentage changes then defined the phototoxic efficacy of the experimental conditions. In HeLa cells, 1 μM free ZnPc and AlPc, reduced cell viability to 52.7±2.1 and 15.4±8.0%, respectively. Liposomal phthalocyanines, at 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 μM, reduced the viability to 68.0±8.6, 15.1±9.9 and 0% (ZnPc), and to 25.8±8.2, 0 and 0% (AlPc), respectively. In HSC-3 cells, 1 μM free ZnPc and AlPc, reduced cell viability to 22.1±2.8 and 56.6±8.6%, respectively. With 1 μM liposomal ZnPc and AlPc, the viability was reduced to 0 and 21.3±0.3%, respectively. Conclusions The embedding of phthalocyanines in liposomes enhanced their phototoxicity and this effect was dependent on cell type.
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- Jason Young
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific, San Francisco, USA
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Matei C, Tampa M, Caruntu C, Ion RM, Georgescu SR, Dumitrascu GR, Constantin C, Neagu M. Protein microarray for complex apoptosis monitoring of dysplastic oral keratinocytes in experimental photodynamic therapy. Biol Res 2015; 47:33. [PMID: 25204017 PMCID: PMC4125699 DOI: 10.1186/0717-6287-47-33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Photodynamic therapy is an alternative treatment of muco-cutaneous tumors that uses a light source able to photoactivate a chemical compound that acts as a photosensitizer. The phthalocyanines append to a wide chemical class that encompasses a large range of compounds; out of them aluminium-substituted disulphonated phthalocyanine possesses a good photosensitizing potential. Results The destructive effects of PDT with aluminium-substituted disulphonated phthalocyanine are achieved by induction of apoptosis in tumoral cells as assessed by flow cytometry analysis. Using protein microarray we evaluate the possible molecular pathways by which photodynamic therapy activates apoptosis in dysplastic oral keratinocytes cells, leading to the tumoral cells destruction. Among assessed analytes, Bcl-2, P70S6K kinase, Raf-1 and Bad proteins represent the apoptosis related biomolecules that showed expression variations with the greatest amplitude. Conclusions Up to date, the intimate molecular apoptotic mechanisms activated by photodynamic therapy with this type of phthalocyanine in dysplastic human oral keratinocytes are not completely elucidated. With protein microarray as high-throughput proteomic approach a better understanding of the manner in which photodynamic therapy leads to tumoral cell destruction can be obtained, by depicting apoptotic molecules that can be potentially triggered in future anti-tumoral therapies.
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Migliario M, Rizzi M, Rocchetti V, Cannas M, Renò F. In vitro toxicity of photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy on human keratinocytes proliferation. Lasers Med Sci 2012; 28:565-9. [PMID: 22565343 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-012-1112-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This in vitro experimental study has been designed to assess the effects of photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT) on human keratinocytes proliferation. Human keratinocytes (HaCaT) monolayers (∼0.5 cm(2)) have been irradiated with 635 nm red laser light with a fluence of 82.5 or 112.5 J/cm(2) in the absence or presence of toluidine (TB). Cell proliferation, monolayer area coverage, cytokeratin 5 (K5) and filaggrin (Fil) expression, and metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 activity were measured after 72 h from laser irradiation. HaCaT proliferation was reduced by TB staining. Cell exposure to both low- and high-fluence laser irradiation in both presence and absence of TB staining reduced their proliferation and monolayer area extension. Moreover both laser treatments were able to reduce K5 and Fil expression and MMP-9 production in keratinocytes not treated with TB. These data indicate that PACT could exert toxic effects on normal proliferating keratinocytes present around parodontal pockets. The observed reduced cell proliferation along with a reduced production of enzymes involved in wound healing could alter the clinical outcome of the patients treated with PACT.
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- Mario Migliario
- Dental Clinic, Health Sciences Department, University of Eastern Piedmont A. Avogadro, via Solaroli 17, 28100, Novara, Italy
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ALLEN CYNTHIAM, SHARMAN WESLEYM, VAN LIER JOHANE. Current status of phthalocyanines in the photodynamic therapy of cancer. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/jpp.324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 456] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy is a binary treatment now accepted in clinic for various malignancies in several countries around the world. Phthalocyanine molecules are second-generation photosensitizers with enhanced photophysical and photochemical properties over those of porphyrins. They have been shown to be phototoxic against a number of cell types and tumor models. A great deal of research has been devoted to the elucidation of their mechanism of action and mode of cell death. The present paper reviews phthalocyanine pre-clinical anti-cancer research with emphasis on phthalocyanine induced apoptosis using a silicon phthalocyanine, Pc 4. A brief summary of the latest clinical results using phthalocyanines is presented.
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- CYNTHIA M. ALLEN
- MRC Group in the Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4, Canada
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- MRC Group in the Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4, Canada
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- MRC Group in the Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada J1H 5N4, Canada
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In vitro photodynamic effect of aluminum tetrasulfophthalocyanines on melanoma skin cancer and healthy normal skin cells. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2012; 9:32-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2011.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2011] [Revised: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Subcellular co-localization of aluminum (III) phthalocyanine chloride tetrasulphonate with fluorescent markers in the human melanoma cell-line HT-144. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mla.2011.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Baron ED, Malbasa CL, Santo-Domingo D, Fu P, Miller JD, Hanneman KK, Hsia AH, Oleinick NL, Colussi VC, Cooper KD. Silicon phthalocyanine (Pc 4) photodynamic therapy is a safe modality for cutaneous neoplasms: results of a phase 1 clinical trial. Lasers Surg Med 2011; 42:728-35. [PMID: 21246576 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive treatment for non-melanoma skin cancer. However, PDT systems currently used clinically have limitations such as pain and superficial tissue penetration. The silicon phthalocyanine Pc 4 is a second-generation photosensitizer with peak absorption in the far red at 675 nm. OBJECTIVE To assess the safety and tolerability of topically applied Pc 4 followed by red light (Pc 4-PDT) in treating cutaneous neoplasms. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty three adults with a diagnosis of neoplasms including actinic keratoses, Bowen's disease, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, or mycosis fungoides were treated with a single administration of Pc 4-PDT and followed for 14 days. The study utilized a light and Pc 4 dose escalation design in sequential groups of three subjects each. RESULTS Pc 4-PDT was well tolerated with no significant local toxicity or increased photosensitivity. It has promising biologic effects, particularly in mycosis fungoides where 14 of 35 subjects demonstrated a clinical response, which correlates with Pc 4-PDT-induced apoptosis, as measured by increased active caspase-3 in the treated skin lesions. CONCLUSIONS Pc 4-PDT is a safe and tolerable treatment modality that effectively triggers apoptosis in cutaneous neoplasms such as mycosis fungoides.
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- Elma D Baron
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
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Sunlight triggered photodynamic ultradeformable liposomes against Leishmania braziliensis are also leishmanicidal in the dark. J Control Release 2010; 147:368-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2010] [Accepted: 08/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Robertson CA, Evans DH, Abrahamse H. Photodynamic therapy (PDT): a short review on cellular mechanisms and cancer research applications for PDT. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2009; 96:1-8. [PMID: 19406659 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2009.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 776] [Impact Index Per Article: 51.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2008] [Revised: 03/31/2009] [Accepted: 04/02/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used for many years, but it is only now becoming widely accepted and utilized. Originally it was developed as a tumor therapy and some of its most successful applications are for non-malignant diseases. This article provides a broad review of different parameters used and mechanisms instituted in PDT such as photosensitizers (PS), photochemistry and photophysics, cellular localization, cellular signaling, cell metabolism and modes of cell death that operate on a cellular level, as well as photosensitizer pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, tumor localization and modes of tumor destruction. These specific cellular mechanisms are most commonly applied in PDT and for the most part are often researched and exploited. If the combination of these specific parameters and mechanisms can be optimized within PDT it could possibly be used as a suitable alternative for the treatment and management of specific cancers.
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- C A Robertson
- Laser Research Group, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein 2028, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Tomazini MV, Souza CDS, Garcia SB, Tedesco AC. Terapia fotodinâmica com ftalocianina de zinco tópica: avaliação da intensidade de fluorescência, absorção cutânea, alterações histológicas e imuno-histoquímicas na pele do modelo animal. An Bras Dermatol 2007. [DOI: 10.1590/s0365-05962007000600006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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FUNDAMENTOS - Ftalocianinas são promissores agentes fotossensibilizadores na terapia fotodinâmica (TFD). OBJETIVOS - Avaliar intervalos, veículos e a incorporação de promotor de absorção na formulação tópica da ftalocianina de zinco (FC-Zn). Avaliar alterações macro e micromorfológicas e a expressão de Fas promovidas pela TFD com FC-Zn tópica no modelo murino. MÉTODOS - Por meio da espectrometria de fluorescência, foram avaliadas combinações de diferentes períodos de oclusão tópica das formulações gel ou emulsão de FC-Zn (1mg/dl), com ou sem monoleína 5%, no dorso do camundongo hairless. Após oito horas das diferentes formulações, os camundongos foram expostos ao laser de diodo de 670nm, dose de 50J/cm-². RESULTADOS - A fluorescência foi discretamente superior após oito horas e com a emulsão nos intervalos de uma, duas e quatro horas de oclusão. A intensidade do edema e da erosão correspondeu à necrose da epiderme e à imunoexpressão de Fas nos cortes histológicos de pele. CONCLUSÕES - Os achados indicam a ação fotodinâmica promovida pela interação entre FC-Zn e fonte de luz de 670nm. As alterações macro e micromorfológicas foram correspondentes e mais substanciais com a emulsão FC-Zn e monoleína, sugerindo a acentuação dos efeitos com essa formulação. A imunoexpressão de Fas e as alterações histológicas sugeriram a apoptose como mecanismo de morte celular na TFD com FC-Zn tópica.
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Gomes ER, Almeida RD, Carvalho AP, Duarte CB. Nitric Oxide Modulates Tumor Cell Death Induced by Photodynamic Therapy Through a cGMP-dependent Mechanism¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)0760423nomtcd2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Luo X, Zhou Y, Tao D, Yu Y, Hu J, Qiu F, Kulkarni H, Gong J. Usefulness of oral mucosal epithelial cell apoptosis rate in nutritional assessment. Nutrition 2006; 22:1032-8. [PMID: 16979323 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2006.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2005] [Revised: 03/11/2006] [Accepted: 03/17/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This preliminary study was designed to explore a new method for nutritional assessment by measuring oral mucosal cell apoptosis or proliferation. METHODS Forty-two consecutive patients with gastrointestinal malignant tumors were hospitalized on the surgical wards and studied prospectively. Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment was used to identify malnourished patients. Anthropometric measurements including weight, body mass index, triceps skinfold thickness, and midarm muscle circumference were recorded. The serum proteins measured were retinol-binding protein (RBP), transferrin, prealbumin (PA), and albumin. Simultaneously, the rates of oral epithelial cell apoptosis and proliferation were measured by flow cytometry. Of the 20 malnourished patients, 14 were followed up in a serial study with a 3-d nutritional support therapy. Nutritional indices and oral epithelial cell apoptosis rate were measured after 3 d of nutritional support. RESULTS Malnutrition was diagnosed in 20 of 42 patients (47.6%). Oral epithelial apoptosis and proliferation rates were significantly decreased (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05, respectively) in malnourished compared with non-malnourished patients, although there were no significant differences between their anthropometric data. Malnourished patients had lower serum levels of RBP, albumin, and PA and rates of oral epithelial cell apoptosis and proliferation. The rate of oral epithelial cell apoptosis positively correlated with serum RBP (R = 0.32, P < 0.05) and PA (R = 0.33, P < 0.05). The rate of oral epithelial cell apoptosis and serum RBP and PA increased significantly in the malnourished patients who received nutritional support for 3 days. CONCLUSIONS Measuring the rate of oral epithelial cell apoptosis may be another non-invasive technique to determine nutritional assessment and is worthy of further exploration.
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- Xuelai Luo
- Molecular Centre and Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Xue M, Thompson P, Kelso I, Jackson C. Activated protein C stimulates proliferation, migration and wound closure, inhibits apoptosis and upregulates MMP-2 activity in cultured human keratinocytes. Exp Cell Res 2004; 299:119-27. [PMID: 15302579 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2004] [Revised: 05/14/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Activated protein C (APC) is a physiological serine protease that regulates blood clotting and inflammation. Keratinocytes are a major cell type of human skin and play a fundamental role in normal skin metabolism and cutaneous wound healing. In this study, we investigated the regulatory role of APC on the function of human primary cultured keratinocytes. In an in vitro wounding assay, APC accelerated wound closure which was due jointly to increased cell proliferation and migration. APC attenuated calcium-induced cell death via prevention of cell apoptosis, as indicated by a decrease in both active caspase-3 and morphologically apoptotic cells. APC dramatically enhanced the expression and activation of MMP-2 by keratinocytes, whilst having no effect on MMP-9. GM6001, a broad spectrum MMP inhibitor, abolished cell migration in a dose-dependent manner and delayed in vitro wound healing. APC also significantly increased the production of IL-6 and IL-8 and suppressed calcium- and LPS-stimulated NF-kappaB activity. These results demonstrate a central role for APC in promoting cell proliferation and migration, preventing apoptosis and increasing MMP-2 activity in cultured keratinocytes. This regulatory activity implicates APC as having potential to promote re-epithelialisation during wound healing.
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- Meilang Xue
- Sutton Arthritis Research Laboratory, University of Sydney at Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia.
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Prignano F, Bianchi B, Domenici L, Rossi R, Romagnoli P, Pimpinelli N, Cappugi P, Giannotti B. Early apoptosis plays an important role in the healing mechanism of cutaneous basal cell carcinomas after photodynamic therapy. Br J Dermatol 2003; 149:205-6. [PMID: 12890225 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05396.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Gomes ER, Almeida RD, Carvalho AP, Duarte CB. Nitric oxide modulates tumor cell death induced by photodynamic therapy through a cGMP-dependent mechanism. Photochem Photobiol 2002; 76:423-30. [PMID: 12405151 DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)076<0423:nomtcd>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer is a very promising technique based on the formation of singlet oxygen induced by a sensitizer after irradiation with visible light. The stimulation of tumor growth by nitric oxide (NO) was reported recently, and NO was shown to have a protective effect against PDT-induced tumor death. We investigated a putative direct effect of NO on tumor cell death induced by PDT, using the human lymphoblastoid CCRF-CEM cells and bisulfonated aluminum phthalocyanine (AlPcS2) as a sensitizer. Cells were incubated with AlPcS2 in the presence or absence of NO donors ((Z)-1-[(2-aminoethyl)-N-(2-ammonioethyl)amino]diazen-1-ium-1,2-diolate, hydroxylamine and S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine) or L-arginine. Under these conditions, in the absence of NO donors or L-arginine the cells died rapidly by apoptosis upon photosensitization. In the presence of NO donors or L-arginine, apoptotic cell death after photosensitization was significantly decreased. Modulation of cell death by NO was not due to S-nitrosylation of caspases and occurred at the level or upstream of caspase-9 processing. The protective effect of NO was reversed by incubating the cells with 1H-[1,2,4]oxadiazolo[4,3-a]quinoxalin-1-one, an inhibitor of guanylyl cyclase, or with KT5823, an inhibitor of protein kinase G (PKG). Incubation with 8-bromo-cyclic guanosine monophosphate, a membrane permeable cyclic guanosine monophosphate analog, also decreased cell death induced by PDT. Although the protective effect of NO against apoptotic cell death in several models has been attributed to an increase in the expression of heme oxygenase-1, heat shock protein 70 or Bcl-2, this was not the case under our experimental conditions. These results show that NO decreases the extent of apoptotic cell death after PDT treatment through a PKG-dependent mechanism, upstream or at the level of caspase activation.
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- Edgar R Gomes
- Center for Neuroscience of Coimbra, Department of Zoology, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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Gadhavi A, Wilson M, Tabona P, Newman HN, Henderson B, Bennett JH. Inhibition of mitosis and induction of apoptosis in MG63 human osteosarcoma-derived cells in vitro by surface proteins from Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomintans. Arch Oral Biol 2000; 45:707-11. [PMID: 10869483 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9969(00)00028-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Gentle saline extraction releases a heterogeneous mixture of proteins associated with the cell surface of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomintans, termed the surface protein fraction (SF). Some SF components are biologically active and may modulate cell behaviour in a manner of putative importance in the aetiology of periodontitis. To further characterize this activity, the ability of the SF to induce mitosis and apoptosis in MG63 cells was investigated. Cells were plated at 10(3)-10(4) cells/cm(2) and allowed to attach before culture in the serum-free medium in the presence of 25 microg/ml SF for 2-24 h. The apoptotic and mitotic figures present were counted and the results expressed as an apoptotic or mitotic index. The apoptotic and mitotic compartments were very small, but there was an inverse correlation between mitosis and apoptosis. In control experiments the mitotic was higher than the apoptotic index, whilst in the presence of SF this was reversed. These results were confirmed using in situ end-labelling. SF, therefore, may stimulate apoptotic, but inhibit mitotic, activity in MG63 cells. This raises the possibility that components of SF might induce subtle changes in the balance between apoptosis and mitosis, which, in turn, could contribute to the progression of periodontitis.
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- A Gadhavi
- Department of Periodontology, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London, 256 Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8LD, London, UK
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Fuchs J, Weber S, Kaufmann R. Genotoxic potential of porphyrin type photosensitizers with particular emphasis on 5-aminolevulinic acid: implications for clinical photodynamic therapy. Free Radic Biol Med 2000; 28:537-48. [PMID: 10719235 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(99)00255-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses exogenously administered photosensitizers activated by light to induce cell death or modulation of immunological cascades, presumably via formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) mediated photosensitization is increasingly used for the treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer and other indications including benign skin disorders. Long-term side effects of this investigational modality are presently unknown. Just as tumor treatments such as ionizing radiation and chemotherapy can cause secondary tumor induction, PDT may potentially have a carcinogenic risk. Evaluation of the biological effects of ALA in absence of activating light and analysis of the mechanism of ALA-PDT and porphyrin-type photosensitizers mediated photosensitization indicate that this therapy has a pro-oxidant and genotoxic potential. However, porphyrin type molecules also possess antioxidant and antimutagenic properties. ALA-PDT delays photocarcinogenesis in mice, and topical ALA alone does not increase skin cancer incidence in these animals. Patients with increased tissue levels of ALA have an increased incidence of internal carcinoma, however, it is not clear whether this relationship is casual or causal. There is no evidence indicating higher rates of skin cancer in patients with photosensitivity diseases due to presence of high protoporphyrin IX (PP) levels in skin. Overall, the presently available data indicate that the risk for secondary skin carcinoma after topical ALA-PDT seems to be low, but further studies must be carried out to evaluate the carcinogenic risk of ALA-PDT in conditions predisposed to skin cancer.
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- J Fuchs
- Department of Dermatology, Medical School, J. W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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