Targeted photoimmunotherapy based on photosensitizer-antibody conjugates for multiple myeloma treatment.
JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2020;
203:111777. [PMID:
31931387 DOI:
10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2020.111777]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Revised: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Despite the high in vitro efficacy of photodynamic therapeutics, lack of tumor targeting significantly reduces their in vivo efficacy and thus limits their clinical use. Photoimmunotherapy (PIT) is a new synthetic strategy to target and treat cancer by photodynamic therapy (PDT). In this study, we describe design and synthesis of a third-generation photosensitizer comprising a PEGylated-phthalocyanine star-polymer photosensitizer that covalently bound to a myeloma tumor-selective antibody (MAb) via the carbodiimide chemistry. The free photosensitizer demonstrated a minimum dark toxicity when tested in mammalian myeloma cell line (SP2/OR); and a moderate phototoxicity after irradiation with non thermal laser red light as a result of light-induced production of cytotoxic singlet oxygen species. Covalent attachment of the photosensitizer (Pc) to the MAb resulted in a significantly enhanced phototoxicity. This is mainly ascribed to the fact that internalization enhances phototoxicity of Pc-MAb bioconjugates. The radioactivated photoimmuno-conjugates 131I(PcMAb) demonstrated the highest phototoxicity to myeloma cells. The suggested bioconjugates are promising candidates as multiple therapeutic models for in vivo treatment of myeloma.
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