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Chen Y, Li Y, Liu J, Zhu Q, Ma J, Zhu X. Erythrocyte membrane bioengineered nanoprobes via indocyanine green-directed assembly for single NIR laser-induced efficient photodynamic/photothermal theranostics. J Control Release 2021; 335:345-358. [PMID: 34029633 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Traditional combinational photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) were limited in clinical therapy of cancer due to exceptionally low drug payload and activation by light with separate wavelengths. We have accidentally discovered that zinc phthalocyanine (ZNPC, a typical hydrophobic photosensitizer) and indocyanine green (ICG, a clinically approved fluorescence probe) could be co-assembled into carrier-free nanodrugs (almost 100 wt%) for single NIR laser-induced efficient PDT/PTT. Interestingly, ICG could act as "transformers" for modulating the geometric shape of ZNPC/ICG co-assembling structures from needle-like/spindle-like structure via cubic structure finally to spherical structure. Unfortunately, the nanodrugs suffered from rapid immune clearance. The ZNPC-ICG nanoprobes were further embedded into the erythrocyte membrane (RBC)-camouflaged framework. The designed ZNPC-ICG@RBC could be efficiently accumulated within the tumor sites (continue for ~60 h) and rapidly internalized into cancer cells upon laser irradiation rather than macrophage RAW264.7 cells. Compared with the free ZnPC or ICG, the biomimetic ZNPC-ICG@RBC nanoprobes exhibited amplified therapeutic effects by simultaneously producing ROS and hyperthermia, thereby synergistically improving antitumor efficiency and eliminating the tumors without any regrowth under the guidance of fluorescence imaging. The co-delivery of ZnPC and ICG via a biomimetic carrier-free system might be a promising strategy for bimodal phototherapy of cancer.
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- Yilin Chen
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Design and Assembly of Functional Nanostructures, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, PR China; The United Innovation of Mengchao Hepatobiliary Technology Key Laboratory of Fujian Province, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350025, PR China; Department of Translational Medicine, Xiamen Institute of Rare Earth Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361024, PR China.
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shanghai Skin Diseases Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200443, PR China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug Target Research, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, PR China.
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- Xiao Jiang
- Department of Chemistry, Joint Laboratory of SCUT and Bawei CorporationSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- Department of Chemistry, Joint Laboratory of SCUT and Bawei CorporationSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- Department of Chemistry, Joint Laboratory of SCUT and Bawei CorporationSouth China University of Technology Guangzhou China
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- Department of ChemistryMichigan State University East Lansing Michigan
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Zhang Z, Yu HJ, Huang H, Wan B, Wu S, Liu HY, Zhang HT. The photocytotoxicity effect of cationic sulfonated corrole towards lung cancer cells: in vitro and in vivo study. Lasers Med Sci 2019; 34:1353-1363. [DOI: 10.1007/s10103-019-02725-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The photodynamic activity and toxicity evaluation of 5,10,15-tris(ethoxylcarbonyl)corrole phosphorus(V) in vivo and in vitro. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 163:779-786. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Abramczyk H, Brozek-Pluska B, Surmacki J, Tondusson M, Freysz E. Photostability of biological systems—Femtosecond dynamics of zinc tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine at cancerous and noncancerous human Breast tissues. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2016.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Banerjee SM, MacRobert AJ, Mosse CA, Periera B, Bown SG, Keshtgar MRS. Photodynamic therapy: Inception to application in breast cancer. Breast 2016; 31:105-113. [PMID: 27833041 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2016.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 09/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is already being used in the treatment of many cancers. This review examines its components and the new developments in our understanding of its immunological effects as well as pre-clinical and clinical studies, which have investigated its potential use in the treatment of breast cancer.
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- S M Banerjee
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, UK
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, UK
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, UK
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- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, UK
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- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, UK.
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Soler DC, Ohtola J, Sugiyama H, Rodriguez ME, Han L, Oleinick NL, Lam M, Baron ED, Cooper KD, McCormick TS. Activated T cells exhibit increased uptake of silicon phthalocyanine Pc 4 and increased susceptibility to Pc 4-photodynamic therapy-mediated cell death. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2016; 15:822-31. [PMID: 27161819 DOI: 10.1039/c6pp00058d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an emerging treatment for malignant and inflammatory dermal disorders. Photoirradiation of the silicon phthalocyanine (Pc) 4 photosensitizer with red light generates singlet oxygen and other reactive oxygen species to induce cell death. We previously reported that Pc 4-PDT elicited cell death in lymphoid-derived (Jurkat) and epithelial-derived (A431) cell lines in vitro, and furthermore that Jurkat cells were more sensitive than A431 cells to treatment. In this study, we examined the effectiveness of Pc 4-PDT on primary human CD3(+) T cells in vitro. Fluorometric analyses of lysed T cells confirmed the dose-dependent uptake of Pc 4 in non-stimulated and stimulated T cells. Flow cytometric analyses measuring annexin V and propidium iodide (PI) demonstrated a dose-dependent increase of T cell apoptosis (6.6-59.9%) at Pc 4 doses ranging from 0-300 nM. Following T cell stimulation through the T cell receptor using a combination of anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 antibodies, activated T cells exhibited increased susceptibility to Pc 4-PDT-induced apoptosis (10.6-81.2%) as determined by Pc 4 fluorescence in each cell, in both non-stimulated and stimulated T cells, Pc 4 uptake increased with Pc 4 dose up to 300 nM as assessed by flow cytometry. The mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) of Pc 4 uptake measured in stimulated T cells was significantly increased over the uptake of resting T cells at each dose of Pc 4 tested (50, 100, 150 and 300 nM, p < 0.001 between 50 and 150 nM, n = 8). Treg uptake was diminished relative to other T cells. Cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) T cells appeared to take up somewhat more Pc 4 than normal resting T cells at 100 and 150 nm Pc 4. Confocal imaging revealed that Pc 4 localized in cytoplasmic organelles, with approximately half of the Pc 4 co-localized with mitochondria in T cells. Thus, Pc 4-PDT exerts an enhanced apoptotic effect on activated CD3(+) T cells that may be exploited in targeting T cell-mediated skin diseases, such as cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) or psoriasis.
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- David C Soler
- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Consequences of activating the calcium-permeable ion channel TRPV1 in breast cancer cells with regulated TRPV1 expression. Cell Calcium 2014; 56:59-67. [PMID: 24889371 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2014.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Increased expression of specific calcium channels in some cancers and the role of calcium signaling in proliferation and invasion have led to studies assessing calcium channel inhibitors as potential therapies for some cancers. The use of channel activators to promote death of cancer cells has been suggested, but the risk of activators promoting cancer cell proliferation and the importance of the degree of channel over-expression is unclear. We developed an MCF-7 breast cancer cell line with inducible TRPV1 overexpression and assessed the role of TRPV1 levels on cell death mediated by the TRPV1 activator capsaicin and the potential for submaximal activation to promote proliferation. The TRPV1 level was a determinant of cell death induced by capsaicin. A concentration response curve with varying TRPV1 expression levels identified the minimum level of TRPV1 required for capsaicin induced cell death. At no level of TRPV1 over-expression or capsaicin concentration did TRPV1 activation enhance proliferation. Cell death induced by capsaicin was necrotic and associated with up-regulation of c-Fos and RIP3. These studies suggest that activators of specific calcium channels may be an effective way to induce necrosis and that this approach may not always be associated with enhancement of cancer cell proliferation.
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Mthethwa T, Antunes E, Nyokong T. Photophysical properties of a new water soluble tetra thiamine substituted zinc phthalocyanine conjugated to gold nanorods of different aspect ratios. Dalton Trans 2014; 43:8230-40. [DOI: 10.1039/c4dt00197d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Anbil S, Rizvi I, Celli JP, Alagic N, Pogue BW, Hasan T. Impact of treatment response metrics on photodynamic therapy planning and outcomes in a three-dimensional model of ovarian cancer. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2013; 18:098004. [PMID: 24802230 PMCID: PMC3783041 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.18.9.098004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Common methods to characterize treatment efficacy based on morphological imaging may misrepresent outcomes and exclude effective therapies. Using a three-dimensional model of ovarian cancer, two functional treatment response metrics are used to evaluate photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficacy: total volume, calculated from viable and nonviable cells, and live volume, calculated from viable cells. The utility of these volume-based metrics is corroborated using independent reporters of photodynamic activity: viability, a common fluorescence-based ratiometric analysis, and photosensitizer photobleaching, which is characterized by a loss of fluorescence due in part to the production of reactive species during PDT. Live volume correlated with both photobleaching and viability, suggesting that it was a better reporter of PDT efficacy than total volume, which did not correlate with either metric. Based on these findings, live volume and viability are used to probe the susceptibilities of tumor populations to a range of PDT dose parameters administered using 0.25, 1, and 10 μM benzoporphyrin derivative (BPD). PDT with 0.25 μM BPD produces the most significant reduction in live volume and viability and mediates a substantial shift toward small nodules. Increasingly sophisticated bioengineered models may complement current treatment planning approaches and provide unique opportunities to critically evaluate key parameters including metrics of therapeutic response.
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- Sriram Anbil
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts Boston, Department of Physics, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Dartmouth College, Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, New Hampshire
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Address all correspondence to: Tayyaba Hasan, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Tel: 617 726 6996; Fax: 617 726 3192; E-mail:
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Crucius G, Hanack M, Ziegler T. Synthesis and characterization of [1,4-bis(α,β-galactopyranos-6-yl)phthalocyaninato]zinc(II). J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2013. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424613500387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Herein we present the synthesis and full characterization of the water-soluble [1,4-bis(α,β-galactopyranos-6-yl)phthalocyaninato]zinc(II) (8). For a cross-condensation with phthalonitrile in presence of zinc bromide, bisglycosylated phthalonitrile (5) has been synthesized by nucleophilic displacement of triflyl groups or fluorine atoms by acetonide protected galactose in the appropriated phthalonitriles 1 and 2. Furthermore we prepared 3,6-bis(1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-galactopyranos-6-yl)phthalonitrile (5) starting from 2,3-dicyanohydroquinone and 1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-α-D-galactopyranose using a Mitsunobu protocol. UV-vis spectra of 8 were measured in DMSO, water and PBS-buffer at different concentrations.
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- Göran Crucius
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Tuebingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Rizvi I, Anbil S, Alagic N, Celli J, Celli JP, Zheng LZ, Palanisami A, Glidden MD, Pogue BW, Hasan T. PDT dose parameters impact tumoricidal durability and cell death pathways in a 3D ovarian cancer model. Photochem Photobiol 2013; 89:942-52. [PMID: 23442192 DOI: 10.1111/php.12065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2012] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The successful implementation of photodynamic therapy (PDT)-based regimens depends on an improved understanding of the dosimetric and biological factors that govern therapeutic variability. Here, the kinetics of tumor destruction and regrowth are characterized by systematically varying benzoporphyrin derivative (BPD)-light combinations to achieve fixed PDT doses (M × J cm(-2)). Three endpoints were used to evaluate treatment response: (1) Viability evaluated every 24 h for 5 days post-PDT; (2) Photobleaching assessed immediately post-PDT; and (3) Caspase-3 activation determined 24 h post-PDT. The specific BPD-light parameters used to construct a given PDT dose significantly impact not only acute cytotoxic efficacy, but also treatment durability. For each dose, PDT with 0.25 μM BPD produces the most significant and sustained reduction in normalized viability compared to 1 and 10 μM BPD. Percent photobleaching correlates with normalized viability for a range of PDT doses achieved within BPD concentrations. To produce a cytotoxic response with 10 μM BPD that is comparable to 0.25 and 1 μM BPD a reduction in irradiance from 150 to 0.5 mW cm(-2) is required. Activated caspase-3 does not correlate with normalized viability. The parameter-dependent durability of outcomes within fixed PDT doses provides opportunities for treatment customization and improved therapeutic planning.
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- Imran Rizvi
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Josefsen LB, Boyle RW. Unique diagnostic and therapeutic roles of porphyrins and phthalocyanines in photodynamic therapy, imaging and theranostics. Theranostics 2012; 2:916-66. [PMID: 23082103 PMCID: PMC3475217 DOI: 10.7150/thno.4571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 379] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2012] [Accepted: 08/10/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Porphyrinic molecules have a unique theranostic role in disease therapy; they have been used to image, detect and treat different forms of diseased tissue including age-related macular degeneration and a number of different cancer types. Current focus is on the clinical imaging of tumour tissue; targeted delivery of photosensitisers and the potential of photosensitisers in multimodal biomedical theranostic nanoplatforms. The roles of porphyrinic molecules in imaging and pdt, along with research into improving their selective uptake in diseased tissue and their utility in theranostic applications are highlighted in this Review.
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Brozek-Pluska B, Jarota A, Jablonska-Gajewicz J, Kordek R, Czajkowski W, Abramczyk H. Distribution of phthalocyanines and Raman reporters in human cancerous and noncancerous breast tissue as studied by Raman imaging. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2012; 11:317-31. [PMID: 22712604 DOI: 10.7785/tcrt.2012.500280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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There is a considerable interest in the developing new diagnostic techniques allowing noninvasive tracking of the progress of therapies used to treat a cancer. Raman imaging of distribution of phthalocyanine photosensitizers may open new possibilities of Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) to treat a wide range of neoplastic lesions with improved effectiveness of treatment through precise identification of malignant areas. We have employed Raman imaging and Raman spectroscopy to analyze human breast cancer tissue that interacts with photosensitizers used in the photodynamic therapy of cancer. PCA (Principal Component Analysis) has been employed to analyze various areas of the noncancerous and cancerous breast tissues. The results show that the emission spectra combined with the Raman images are very sensitive indicators to specify the aggregation state and the distribution of phthalocyanines in the cancerous and noncancerous breast tissues. Our results provide experimental evidence on the role of aggregation of phthalocyanines as a factor of particular significance in differentiation of the normal and tumourous (cancerous or benign pathology) breast tissues. We conclude that the Raman imaging reported here has a potential to be a novel and effective photodynamic therapeutic method with improved selectivity for the treatment of breast cancer.
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- Beata Brozek-Pluska
- Technical University of Lodz, Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Laboratory of Laser Molecular Spectroscopy, Wroblewskiego 15, 93-590 Lodz, Poland
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Jarota A, Tondusson M, Galle G, Freysz E, Abramczyk H. Ultrafast dynamics of metal complexes of tetrasulphonated phthalocyanines. J Phys Chem A 2012; 116:4000-9. [PMID: 22471342 DOI: 10.1021/jp3017979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A promising material in medicine, electronics, optoelectronics, electrochemistry, catalysis, and photophysics, tetrasulphonated aluminum phthalocyanine (AlPcS(4)), is investigated by means of steady-state and time-resolved pump-probe spectroscopies. Absorption and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy indicate that AlPcS(4) is essentially monomeric. Spectrally resolved pump-probe data are recorded on time scales ranging from femtoseconds to nanoseconds. The nature of these fast processes and pathways of the competing relaxation processes from the initially excited electronic states in aqueous and organic (dimethyl sulfoxide) solutions are discussed. The decays and bleaching recovery have been fitted in the ultrafast window (0-10 ps) and later time window extending to nanoseconds (0-1 ns). While the excited-state dynamics have been found to be sensitive to the solvent environment, we were able to show that the fast dynamics is described by three time constants in the ranges of 115-500 fs, 2-25 ps, and 150-500 ps. We were able to ascribe these three time constants to different processes. The shortest time constants have been assigned to vibrational wavepacket dynamics. The few picosecond components have been assigned to vibrational relaxation in the excited electronic states. Finally, the 150-500 ps components represent the decay from S(1) to the ground state. The experimental and theoretical treatment proposed in this paper provides a basis for a substantial revision of the commonly accepted interpretation of the Soret transition (B transition) that exists in the literature.
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- Arkadiusz Jarota
- Institute of Applied Radiation Chemistry, Laboratory of Laser Molecular Spectroscopy, Technical University of Lodz, Wroblewskiego 15, 93-590 Lodz, Poland
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Sekkat N, van den Bergh H, Nyokong T, Lange N. Like a bolt from the blue: phthalocyanines in biomedical optics. Molecules 2011; 17:98-144. [PMID: 22198535 PMCID: PMC6269082 DOI: 10.3390/molecules17010098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Revised: 12/05/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The purpose of this review is to compile preclinical and clinical results on phthalocyanines (Pcs) as photosensitizers (PS) for Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) and contrast agents for fluorescence imaging. Indeed, Pcs are excellent candidates in these fields due to their strong absorbance in the NIR region and high chemical and photo-stability. In particular, this is mostly relevant for their in vivo activation in deeper tissular regions. However, most Pcs present two major limitations, i.e., a strong tendency to aggregate and a low water-solubility. In order to overcome these issues, both chemical tuning and pharmaceutical formulation combined with tumor targeting strategies were applied. These aspects will be developed in this review for the most extensively studied Pcs during the last 25 years, i.e., aluminium-, zinc- and silicon-based Pcs.
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- Nawal Sekkat
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lausanne/Geneva, Geneva, 30, quai Ernest Ansermet, Geneva CH-1211, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Photomedicine, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Lausanne/Geneva, Geneva, 30, quai Ernest Ansermet, Geneva CH-1211, Switzerland
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.:+41-22-379-3335; Fax: +41-22-379-6567
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Hoi SWH, Wong HM, Chan JYW, Yue GGL, Tse GMK, Law BKB, Fong WP, Fung KP. Photodynamic therapy of Pheophorbide a inhibits the proliferation of human breast tumour via both caspase-dependent and -independent apoptotic pathways in in vitro and in vivo models. Phytother Res 2011; 26:734-42. [PMID: 22072524 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.3607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2010] [Revised: 06/07/2011] [Accepted: 06/13/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Breast cancer is conventionally treated by surgery and radiotherapy, with adjuvant chemotherapy and hormonotherapy as supplementary treatments. However, such treatments are associated with adverse side effects and drug resistance. In this study, Pheophorbide a (Pa), a photosensitizer isolated from Scutelleria barbata, was analysed for its antiproliferative effect on human breast tumour cells. The IC (inhibitory concentration)(50) of the combined treatment of Pa and photodynamic therapy (Pa-PDT) on human breast tumour MCF-7 cells was 0.5 µm. Mechanistic studies in MCF-7 cells demonstrated that Pa was localized in the mitochondria, and reactive oxygen species were found to be released after Pa-PDT. Apoptosis was the major mechanism responsible for the tumour cell death, and mitochondrial membrane depolarization and cytochrome c release highlighted the role of mitochondria in the apoptotic mechanism. Up-regulation of tumour suppressor protein p53, cleavage of caspase-9 and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase suggested that the caspase-dependent pathway was induced, while the release of apoptosis-inducing factors demonstrated that the apoptosis was also mediated by the caspase-independent mechanism. In vivo study using the mouse xenograft model showed a significant inhibition of MCF-7 tumour growth by Pa-PDT. Together, the results of this study provide a basis for understanding and developing Pa-PDT as a cure for breast cancer.
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- Sandy Wan-Heng Hoi
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
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Collier JJ, Burke SJ, Eisenhauer ME, Lu D, Sapp RC, Frydman CJ, Campagna SR. Pancreatic β-cell death in response to pro-inflammatory cytokines is distinct from genuine apoptosis. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22485. [PMID: 21829464 PMCID: PMC3146470 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A reduction in functional β-cell mass leads to both major forms of diabetes; pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) and gamma-interferon (γ-IFN), activate signaling pathways that direct pancreatic β-cell death and dysfunction. However, the molecular mechanism of β-cell death in this context is not well understood. In this report, we tested the hypothesis that individual cellular death pathways display characteristic phenotypes that allow them to be distinguished by the precise biochemical and metabolic responses that occur during stimulus-specific initiation. Using 832/13 and INS-1E rat insulinoma cells and isolated rat islets, we provide evidence that apoptosis is unlikely to be the primary pathway underlying β-cell death in response to IL-1β+γ-IFN. This conclusion was reached via the experimental results of several different interdisciplinary strategies, which included: 1) tandem mass spectrometry to delineate the metabolic differences between IL-1β+γ-IFN exposure versus apoptotic induction by camptothecin and 2) pharmacological and molecular interference with either NF-κB activity or apoptosome formation. These approaches provided clear distinctions in cell death pathways initiated by pro-inflammatory cytokines and bona fide inducers of apoptosis. Collectively, the results reported herein demonstrate that pancreatic β-cells undergo apoptosis in response to camptothecin or staurosporine, but not pro-inflammatory cytokines.
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- J Jason Collier
- Department of Nutrition, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America.
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Photodynamic therapy and the development of metal-based photosensitisers. Met Based Drugs 2011; 2008:276109. [PMID: 18815617 PMCID: PMC2535827 DOI: 10.1155/2008/276109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 325] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2007] [Accepted: 10/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment modality that has been used in the successful treatment of a number of diseases and disorders, including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), psoriasis, and certain cancers. PDT uses a combination of a selectively localised light-sensitive drug (known as a photosensitiser) and light of an appropriate wavelength. The light-activated form of the drug reacts with molecular oxygen to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and radicals; in a biological environment these toxic species can interact with cellular constituents causing biochemical disruption to the cell. If the homeostasis of the cell is altered significantly then the cell enters the process of cell death. The first photosensitiser to gain regulatory approval for clinical PDT was Photofrin. Unfortunately, Photofrin has a number of associated disadvantages, particularly pro-longed patient photosensitivity. To try and overcome these disadvantages second and third generation photosensitisers have been developed and investigated. This Review highlights the key photosensitisers investigated, with particular attention paid to the metallated and non-metallated cyclic tetrapyrrolic derivatives that have been studied in vitro and in vivo; those which have entered clinical trials; and those that are currently in use in the clinic for PDT.
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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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Kim J, Rodriguez ME, Oleinick NL, Anderson VE. Photo-oxidation of cardiolipin and cytochrome c with bilayer-embedded Pc 4. Free Radic Biol Med 2010; 49:718-25. [PMID: 20510355 PMCID: PMC2921921 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2009] [Revised: 04/30/2010] [Accepted: 05/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Singlet oxygen, (1)O(2), is produced by absorption of red light by the phthalocyanine dye Pc 4, followed by energy transfer to dissolved triplet molecular oxygen, (3)O(2). In tissues, Pc 4 concentrates in lipid bilayers, and particularly in mitochondrial membranes, because of its positive charge. Illumination of cells and tissues with red light after uptake of Pc 4 results in cell death. The potential initial chemical steps that result in cellular dysfunction have been characterized in this study. Both unsaturated acyl chains of phospholipids and proteins are identified as targets of oxidation. Tetra-linoleoyl cardiolipin was oxidized in both liposomes and mitochondria after Pc 4-mediated (1)O(2) generation. Evidence for the formation of both mono- and bis-hydroperoxide adducts of single linoleoyl side chains is provided by ESI-MS and ESI-MS/MS. Similarly, illumination of Pc 4 in liposomes and mitochondria resulted in cytochrome c oxidation as detected by oxidation of His 26 in the peptide H(26)*KTGPNLHGLFGK, further supporting the potential use of this peptide as a biomarker for the presence of mitochondrial oxidative stress characteristic of (1)O(2) in vivo (J. Kim et al., Free Radic. Biol. Med. 44:1700-1711; 2008). These observations provide evidence that formation of lipid hydroperoxides and/or protein oxidation can be the initial chemical steps in Pc 4-mediated induction of apoptosis in photodynamic therapy.
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- Junhwan Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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- Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
- Correspondence to: Division of Pharmacology, Physiology and Biological Chemistry NIGMS Building 45, Room 2As.43J Bethesda, MD 20892 301-594-3827 (phone) 301-480-2802 (fax)
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Lee RG, Vecchiotti MA, Heaphy J, Panneerselvam A, Schluchter MD, Oleinick NL, Lavertu P, Alagramam KN, Arnold JE, Sprecher RC. Photodynamic therapy of cottontail rabbit papillomavirus-induced papillomas in a severe combined immunodeficient mouse xenograft system. Laryngoscope 2010; 120:618-24. [PMID: 20091778 DOI: 10.1002/lary.20709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with the phthalocyanine photosensitizer Pc 4 for treating an animal model of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). METHODS Rabbit skin was grafted onto the dorsum of severe combined immunodeficient mice, two xenografts per animal. After the graft healed, it was inoculated with cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV). When papillomas developed, Pc 4 (0.6 or 1.0 mg/kg) was administered systemically, and 48 hours later, one papilloma of the two on each animal was exposed to 675-nm photoactivating light at either 100 or 150 J/cm(2). In addition to the contralateral tumors, which received Pc 4 but no light, other controls included animals receiving light only or neither agent. Response was assessed by measuring papilloma size with a caliper. Some papillomas and residual skin were harvested for histological assessment. RESULTS For the lower-dose PDT regimens, papilloma growth rates were not significantly different from the controls. In contrast, 13 of 15 papillomas receiving the higher Pc 4 dose (1.0 mg/kg) and the higher light fluence (150 J/cm(2)) regressed completely and did not regrow within the observation period of up to 79 days. The response of these papillomas was significantly different from the controls (P < .001). Histological analysis confirmed the absence of residual tumor following complete response and replacement with near-normal epithelium. CONCLUSIONS Pc 4-PDT is highly effective in treating virally induced (CRPV) papillomas in a murine model of RRP, and thus warrants further study as a treatment for HPV-induced papillomas.
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- Richard G Lee
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Photophysical properties of newly synthesized fluorinated zinc phthalocyanines in the presence of CdTe quantum dots and the accompanying energy transfer processes. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2009.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Fei B, Wang H, Wu C, Chiu SM. Choline PET for monitoring early tumor response to photodynamic therapy. J Nucl Med 2009; 51:130-8. [PMID: 20008981 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.109.067579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a relatively new therapy that has shown promise for treating various cancers in both preclinical and clinical studies. The present study evaluated the potential use of PET with radiolabeled choline to monitor early tumor response to PDT in animal models. METHODS Two human prostate cancer models (PC-3 and CWR22) were studied in athymic nude mice. A second-generation photosensitizer, phthalocyanine 4 (Pc 4), was delivered to each animal by a tail vein injection 48 h before laser illumination. Small-animal PET images with (11)C-choline were acquired before PDT and at 1, 24, and 48 h after PDT. Time-activity curves of (11)C-choline uptake were analyzed before and after PDT. The percentage of the injected dose per gram of tissue was quantified for both treated and control tumors at each time point. In addition, Pc 4-PDT was performed in cell cultures. Cell viability and (11)C-choline uptake in PDT-treated and control cells were measured. RESULTS For treated tumors, normalized (11)C-choline uptake decreased significantly 24 and 48 h after PDT, compared with the same tumors before PDT (P < 0.001). For the control tumors, normalized (11)C-choline uptake increased significantly. For mice with CWR22 tumors, the prostate-specific antigen level decreased 24 and 48 h after PDT. Pc 4-PDT in cell culture showed that the treated tumor cells, compared with the control cells, had less than 50% (11)C-choline activity at 5, 30, and 45 min after PDT, whereas the cell viability test showed that the treated cells were viable longer than 7 h after PDT. CONCLUSION PET with (11)C-choline is sensitive for detecting early changes associated with Pc 4-PDT in mouse models of human prostate cancer. Choline PET has the potential to determine whether a PDT-treated tumor responds to treatment within 48 h after therapy.
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- Baowei Fei
- Department of Radiology, Emory Center for Systems Imaging, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, USA.
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Bai L, Guo J, Bontempo FA, Eiseman JL. The relationship of phthalocyanine 4 (pc 4) concentrations measured noninvasively to outcome of pc 4 photodynamic therapy in mice. Photochem Photobiol 2009; 85:1011-9. [PMID: 19320848 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2009.00542.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The ability to noninvasively measure photosensitizer concentration at target tissues will allow optimization of photodynamic therapy (PDT) and could improve outcome. In this study, we evaluated whether preirradiation tumor phthalocyanine 4 (Pc 4) concentrations, measured noninvasively by the optical pharmacokinetic system (OPS), correlated with tumor response to PDT. Mice bearing human breast cancer xenografts were treated with 2 mg kg(-1) Pc 4 iv only, laser irradiation (150 J cm(-2)) only, Pc 4 followed by fractionated irradiation or Pc 4 followed by continuous irradiation. Laser irradiation treatment was initiated when the tumor to skin ratio of Pc 4 concentration reached a maximum of 2.1 at 48 h after administration. Pc 4 concentrations in tumor, as well as in Intralipid in vitro, decreased monoexponentially with laser fluence. Pc 4-PDT resulted in significant tumor regression, and tumor response was similar in the groups receiving either fractionated or continuous irradiation treatment after Pc 4. Tumor growth delay following Pc 4-PDT correlated with OPS-measured tumor Pc 4 concentrations at 24 h prior to PDT (R2=0.86). In excised tumors, OPS-measured Pc 4 concentrations were similar to the HPLC-measured concentrations. Thus, OPS measurements of photosensitizer concentrations can be used to assist in the scheduling of Pc 4-PDT.
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- Lihua Bai
- Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Cong F, Tian D, Gao J, Duan W, Ma C, Du X. Synthesis, characterization and photostability of several soluble tetra(quinolin-8-yloxy)metallophthalocyanines. Inorganica Chim Acta 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2007.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gao J, Cong F, Du X, Duan W, Li J. Synthesis and characterization of soluble tetra(2-methoxyethoxy)metallophthalocyanines. J Heterocycl Chem 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/jhet.5570450630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Kessel D, Reiners JJ. Apoptosis and autophagy after mitochondrial or endoplasmic reticulum photodamage. Photochem Photobiol 2008; 83:1024-8. [PMID: 17880495 PMCID: PMC2768729 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) can cause lethal photodamage by both direct and indirect mechanisms. Direct modes of cell death relate to nonspecific necrosis and the initiation of signaling pathways that elicit apoptosis, autophagy or both. In this report, effects of low-dose and high-dose PDT are explored, comparing sensitizers that localize in the endoplasmic reticulum (the porphycene termed CPO) or mitochondria (mesochlorin). To explore the role of autophagy, two cell lines were examined--the murine L1210 leukemia and an Atg7 knockdown derivative of L1210. The Atg7 gene is central to the process of autophagy. High-dose PDT with either sensitizer resulted in a substantial loss of the Bcl-2 protein. As Bcl-2 regulates both apoptosis and autophagy, loss of this protein can lead to initiation of either or both processes. Low-dose PDT with either sensitizer resulted in the initiation of apoptosis in the L1210/Atg7- cell line and a 20% loss of viability. In contrast, the same PDT dose led to the rapid appearance of autophagic cells in the L1210 line, less apoptosis and only a 5% loss of viability. These results are consistent with autophagy serving as a pro-survival response via the recycling of damaged organelles. At a higher PDT dose more apoptosis was again seen in the L1210/Atg7- line, but both cell lines exhibited comparable cytotoxicity in colony formation assays. We conclude that autophagy offers protection from the phototoxic effects of low-dose PDT, but can serve as an alternate death mode when the PDT dose is increased.
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- David Kessel
- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA.
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Kessel D, Arroyo AS. Apoptotic and autophagic responses to Bcl-2 inhibition and photodamage. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2007; 6:1290-5. [PMID: 18046484 DOI: 10.1039/b707953b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Among the cellular responses to photodamage initiated by photodynamic therapy (PDT) are autophagy and apoptosis. While autophagy is a reversible process that can be both a survival and a death pathway, apoptosis is irreversible, leading only to cell death. In this study, we followed the fate of mouse leukemia L1210 cells after photodamage to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) using a porphycene photosensitizer, where Bcl-2 was among the PDT targets. In wild-type cells, we observed a rapid wave of autophagy, presumed to represent the recycling of some damaged organelles, followed by apoptosis. Using shRNA technology, we created a Bax knockdown line (L1210/Bax(-)). In the latter cell line, we found a marked decrease in apoptosis after photodamage or pharmacologic inactivation of Bcl-2 function, but this did not affect PDT efficacy. Loss of viability was associated with a highly-vacuolated morphology consistent with autophagic cell death. Previous studies indicated pro-survival attributes of autophagy after low-dose PDT, suggesting that autophagy may be responsible for the 'shoulder' on the dose-response curve. It appears that attempts at extensive recycling of damaged organelles are associated with cell death, and that this phenomenon is amplified when apoptosis is suppressed.
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- David Kessel
- Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Miller JD, Baron ED, Scull H, Hsia A, Berlin JC, McCormick T, Colussi V, Kenney ME, Cooper KD, Oleinick NL. Photodynamic therapy with the phthalocyanine photosensitizer Pc 4: the case experience with preclinical mechanistic and early clinical-translational studies. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2007; 224:290-9. [PMID: 17397888 PMCID: PMC2128784 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2007.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2006] [Revised: 01/06/2007] [Accepted: 01/10/2007] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is emerging as a promising non-invasive treatment for cancers. PDT involves either local or systemic administration of a photosensitizing drug, which preferentially localizes within the tumor, followed by illumination of the involved organ with light, usually from a laser source. Here, we provide a selective overview of our experience with PDT at Case Western Reserve University, specifically with the silicon phthalocyanine photosensitizer Pc 4. We first review our in vitro studies evaluating the mechanism of cell killing by Pc 4-PDT. Then we briefly describe our clinical experience in a Phase I trial of Pc 4-PDT and our preliminary translational studies evaluating the mechanisms behind tumor responses. Preclinical work identified (a) cardiolipin and the anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL as targets of Pc 4-PDT, (b) the intrinsic pathway of apoptosis, with the key participation of caspase-3, as a central response of many human cancer cells to Pc 4-PDT, (c) signaling pathways that could modify apoptosis, and (d) a formulation by which Pc 4 could be applied topically to human skin and penetrate at least through the basal layer of the epidermis. Clinical-translational studies enabled us to develop an immunohistochemical assay for caspase-3 activation, using biopsies from patients treated with topical Pc 4 in a Phase I PDT trial for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Results suggest that this assay may be used as an early biomarker of clinical response.
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- Janine D. Miller
- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Skin Diseases Research Center, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Skin Diseases Research Center, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- Louis-Stokes VA Medical Center 10701 East Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Skin Diseases Research Center, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Skin Diseases Research Center, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Department of Dermatology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Skin Diseases Research Center, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- Louis-Stokes VA Medical Center 10701 East Boulevard Cleveland, OH 44106
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Skin Diseases Research Center, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
- The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland Cleveland, OH 44106
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Kessel D, Vicente MGH, Reiners JJ. Initiation of apoptosis and autophagy by photodynamic therapy. Lasers Surg Med 2007; 38:482-8. [PMID: 16615135 PMCID: PMC2749509 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study was designed to examine modes of cell death after photodynamic therapy (PDT). STUDY DESIGN Murine leukemia L1210 cells and human prostate Bax-deficient DU145 cells were examined after PDT-induced photodamage to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Phase contrast, fluorescence and electron microscopy were used to identify changes in cellular morphology, chromatin condensation, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, and formation of phagolysosomes. Western blots were used to assess the processing of LC3-I to LC3-II, a marker for autophagy. Inhibitors of apoptosis and/or autophagy were used to delineate the contributions of the two pathways to the effects of PDT. RESULTS Both apoptosis and autophagy occurred in L1210 after ER photodamage with the latter predominating after 24 hours. In DU145 cells, PDT conditions causing comparable cytotoxicity only initiated autophagy. PI3-kinase inhibitors suppressed autophagy in both cell lines as indicated by inhibition of vacuolization and LC3 processing. CONCLUSIONS Both autophagy and apoptosis were observed in L1210 cells following ER photodamage. In the Bax-deficient DU145 cell line only autophagy was observed. Current information suggests that autophagy can function as either a survival or death pathway. We propose that in the context of PDT, this may also be true.
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- David Kessel
- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit Michigan 48201, USA.
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You Y, Gibson SL, Detty MR. Phototoxicity of a core-modified porphyrin and induction of apoptosis. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2006; 85:155-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2006.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2006] [Revised: 06/20/2006] [Accepted: 07/03/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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When the mitochondria and/or the endoplasmic reticulum were targeted by photodynamic therapy, photodamage to the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 was observed. This led to an apoptotic outcome if that death pathway was available. Lysosomal photodamage ultimately resulted in activation of the pro-apoptotic protein Bid, also leading to apoptosis. Photodamage to the plasma membrane was associated with migration of sensitizers to the cytosol and procaspase photodamage, with apoptosis impaired. Where apoptosis was unavailable because of lack of necessary components of the program, an autophagic outcome has been observed. It is also clear that autophagy can occur along with apoptosis as a PDT response, and may play a role in immunologic responses to photodamaged tumor cells.
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- David Kessel
- Departments of Pharmacology and Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit MI 48201, USA
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Kessel D, Vicente MGH, Reiners JJ. Initiation of apoptosis and autophagy by photodynamic therapy. Autophagy 2006; 2:289-90. [PMID: 16921269 PMCID: PMC2747798 DOI: 10.4161/auto.2792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This study was designed to examine modes of cell death after photodynamic therapy (PDT). Murine leukemia L1210 cells and human prostate Bax-deficient DU-145 cells were examined after PDT-induced photodamage to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Previous studies indicated that this treatment resulted in a substantial loss of Bcl-2 function. Both apoptosis and autophagy occurred in L1210 cells after ER photodamage with the latter predominating after 24 hr. These processes were characterized by altered cellular morphology, chromatin condensation, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and formation of vacuoles containing cytosolic components. Western blots demonstrated processing of LC3-I to LC3-II, a marker for autophagy. In DU145 cells, PDT initiated only autophagy. Phosphatidylinositol (PI) 3-kinase inhibitors suppressed autophagy in both cell lines as indicated by inhibition of vacuolization and LC3 processing. Inhibitors of apoptosis and/or autophagy were then used to delineate the contributions of the two pathways to the effects of PDT. Given the ability of autophagy to upregulate MHC-11 peptide presentation, autophagy may play a role in the ability of photodynamic therapy to stimulate immunologic recognition of target cells.
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- David Kessel
- Department of Pharmacology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA.
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Buytaert E, Callewaert G, Hendrickx N, Scorrano L, Hartmann D, Missiaen L, Vandenheede JR, Heirman I, Grooten J, Agostinis P. Role of endoplasmic reticulum depletion and multidomain proapoptotic BAX and BAK proteins in shaping cell death after hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy. FASEB J 2006; 20:756-8. [PMID: 16455754 DOI: 10.1096/fj.05-4305fje] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Both the commitment event and the modality of cell death in photodynamic therapy (PDT) remain poorly defined. We report that PDT with endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-associating hypericin leads to an immediate loss of SERCA2 protein levels, causing disruption of Ca2+ homeostasis and cell death. Protection of SERCA2 protein rescues ER-Ca2+ levels and prevents cell death, suggesting that SERCA2 photodestruction with consequent incapability of the ER to maintain intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis is causal to cell killing. Apoptosis is rapidly initiated after ER-Ca2+ depletion and strictly requires the BAX/BAK gateway at the mitochondria. Bax-/-Bak-/- double-knockout (DKO) cells are protected from apoptosis but undergo autophagy-associated cell death as revealed by electron microscopy and biochemical analysis. Autophagy inhibitors, but not caspase antagonists, significantly reduce death of DKO cells, suggesting that sustained autophagy is lethal. Thus, following ER photodamage and consequent disruption of Ca2+ homeostasis, BAX and BAK proteins model PDT-mediated cell killing, which is executed through apoptosis in their presence or via an autophagic pathway in their absence.
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- Esther Buytaert
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Organismal homeostasis depends on an intricate balance between cell death and renewal. Early pathologists recognized that this balance could be disrupted by the extensive damage observed in internal organs during the course of certain diseases. This form of tissue damage was termed "necrosis", derived from the Greek "nekros" for corpse. As it became clear that the essential building block of tissue was the cell, necrosis came to be used to describe pathologic cell death. Until recently, necrotic cell death was believed to result from injuries that caused an irreversible bioenergetic compromise. The cell dying by necrosis has been viewed as a victim of extrinsic events beyond its control. However, recent evidence suggests that a cell can initiate its own demise by necrosis in a manner that initiates both inflammatory and/or reparative responses in the host. By initiating these adaptive responses, programmed cell necrosis may serve to maintain tissue and organismal integrity.
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- Wei-Xing Zong
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
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Carlotti F, Zaldumbide A, Martin P, Boulukos KE, Hoeben RC, Pognonec P. Development of an inducible suicide gene system based on human caspase 8. Cancer Gene Ther 2005; 12:627-39. [PMID: 15746943 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Suicide gene-therapy strategies are promising approaches in treating various diseases such as cancers, atherosclerosis, and graft-versus-host-disease. Here, we describe the development of a new effector gene based on inducing functional caspase 8, the initiator caspase in the death-receptor pathway. We constructed vectors encoding a constitutively active form of human caspase 8 (CC8), and demonstrated the efficient killing of a variety of cell types in transfection and lentivirus-transduction assays. We then analyzed the ability to control the apoptotic activity of a caspase 8-derived construct through the ARIADtrade mark homodimerization system (FKC8), a system shown to be extremely effective in several cellular models upon retroviral and lentiviral gene transfer. Similarly, two transcription-regulation systems, muristerone-regulated and Tet-On, were tested to control the expression of CC8. The homodimerization-regulated system FKC8 was shown to be the most efficient system with low background activity in noninduced conditions. In the presence of a dimerizer, it was as active as the activated Tet-On system. From our data, we conclude that the dimerizer-dependent human caspase 8 represents a highly inducible and very powerful system to eradicate transduced cell populations. In addition to its application in experimental gene therapy, this variant may be highly useful for mechanistic research related to apoptosis.
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Alvarez MG, Vittar NBR, Principe F, Bergesse J, Romanini MC, Romanini S, Bertuzzi M, Durantini EN, Rivarola V. Pharmacokinetic and phototherapeutic studies of monocationic methoxyphenylporphyrin derivative. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2005; 1:335-44. [PMID: 25048437 DOI: 10.1016/s1572-1000(04)00068-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2004] [Revised: 12/08/2004] [Accepted: 12/08/2004] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJETIVE Photodynamic therapy, a novel treatment for cancer, works through photoactivation of a tumor-localized photosensitive drug, and localized through oxidative damage to kill cells and ablate tumors. Pharmacokinetic and phototherapeutic properties of a cationic porphyrin were assayed in a Balb/c mouse cancer model in order to evaluate its efficiency as photosensitizer. METHODS Biodistribution studies were carried out by intraperitoneal injection of 5mg/kg CP incorporated into a liposome solution. CP was recovered from serum and organs at various times after treatment. The serum biochemical parameters and histological studies were used to test hepatic and renal functionality. For phototherapeutic studies, the light source used was a slide projector (360J/cm(2)). The efficiency of CP was evaluated by following tumor growth curves for 10 days after PDT doses. Immunohistochemical detection was carried out to evaluate caspase-3 activation in CP-PDT-treated tumors. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS The photosensitizer distribution suggests that CP is mainly eliminated from the organism via the bile-gut pathway, and that neurotoxic and cutaneous photosensitivity effects are reduced or absent. The porphyrin distribution from bloodstream to tissue began at 24h of drug administration. CP did not affect the hepatic and renal functionality, as was demonstrated by the physiological parameters. PDT-treated tumors showed delay in growth rate as compared to untreated control mice. Biochemical studies showed that the efficient tumor regression is dependent on caspase-3 activity signaling response associated with apoptosis. The results obtained suggest that the porphyrin CP may be a promising candidate for further use in PDT treatments.
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- M Gabriela Alvarez
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Anatomía Animal, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Patología Animal, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, Agencia Postal No. 3, 5800 Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
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Almeida RD, Manadas BJ, Carvalho AP, Duarte CB. Intracellular signaling mechanisms in photodynamic therapy. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2004; 1704:59-86. [PMID: 15363861 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2004.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2004] [Revised: 05/26/2004] [Accepted: 05/28/2004] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In photodynamic therapy (PDT) a sensitizer, light and oxygen are used to induce death of tumor cells and in the treatment of certain noncancerous conditions. Cell death in PDT may occur by apoptosis or by necrosis, depending on the sensitizer, on the PDT dose and on the cell genotype. Some sensitizers that have been used in PDT are accumulated in the mitochondria, and this may explain their efficiency in inducing apoptotic cell death, both in vitro and in vivo. In this review we will focus on the events that characterize apoptotic death in PDT and on the intracellular signaling events that are set in motion in photosensitized cells. Activation of phospholipases, changes in ceramide metabolism, a rise in the cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration, stimulation of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), changes in protein phosphorylation and alterations in the activity of transcription factors and on gene expression have all been observed in PDT-treated cells. Although many of these metabolic reactions contribute to the demise process, some of them may antagonize cell death. Understanding the signaling mechanisms in PDT may provide means to modulate the PDT effects at the molecular level and potentiate its antitumor effectiveness.
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- Ramiro D Almeida
- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Department of Zoology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3004-517 Portugal
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Turner C, Devitt A, Parker K, MacFarlane M, Giuliano M, Cohen GM, Gregory CD. Macrophage-mediated clearance of cells undergoing caspase-3-independent death. Cell Death Differ 2003; 10:302-12. [PMID: 12700630 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Little is known of the functions of caspases in mediating the surface changes required for phagocytosis of dying cells. Here we investigate the role played by the effector caspase, caspase-3 in this process using the caspase-3-defective MCF-7 breast carcinoma line and derived caspase-3-expressing transfectants. Our results indicate that, while certain typical features of apoptosis induced by etoposide--namely classical morphological changes and the ability to degrade DNA into oligonucleosomal fragments - are caspase-3-dependent, loss of cell adhesion to plastic and the capacity to interact with, and to be phagocytosed by, human monocyte-derived macrophages - both by CD14-dependent and CD14-independent mechanisms--do not require caspase-3. Furthermore, both etoposide-induced caspase-3-positive and -negative MCF-7 cells suppressed proinflammatory cytokine release by macrophages. These results demonstrate directly that cell surface changes that are sufficient for anti-inflammatory clearance by human macrophages can be regulated independently of stereotypical features of the apoptosis programme that require caspase-3.
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- C Turner
- MRC Center for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, UK
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