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Kochergin M, Fahmy O, Asimakopoulos A, Theil G, Zietz K, Bialek J, Tiberi E, Gakis G. Photodynamic Therapy: Current Trends and Potential Future Role in the Treatment of Bladder Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:960. [PMID: 38256035 PMCID: PMC10816191 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25020960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Bladder cancer (BC) is the 10th most common cancer in the world. The therapeutic spectrum of BC is broad and is constantly expanding. Despite the wide clinical use of photodynamic diagnosis (PTD) for BC, PDT has not been sufficiently investigated in the treatment landscape of BC. We performed an online search of the PubMed database using these keywords: photodynamic therapy, bladder cancer, urothelial carcinoma, in vivo, in vitro, cell line, animal model. Reviews, case reports, and articles devoted to photodynamic diagnostics and the photodynamic therapy of tumors other than urothelial carcinoma were excluded. Of a total of 695 publications, we selected 20 articles with clinical data, 34 articles on in vivo PDT, and 106 articles on in vitro data. The results presented in animal models highlight the potential use of PDT in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting to reduce local recurrence in the bladder and upper urinary tracts. Possible regimens include the combination of PDT with intravesical chemotherapy for improved local tumor control or the integration of vascular-targeted PDT in combination with modern systemic drugs in order to boost local response. We summarize available evidence on the preclinical and clinical application of PDT for urothelial carcinoma in order to explain the current trends and future perspectives.
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- Maxim Kochergin
- Department of Urology and Neurourology, BG Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin, 12683 Berlin, Germany; (M.K.); (E.T.)
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- Department of Urology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang 43400, Malaysia;
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- University Clinic and Polyclinic of Urology, University Hospital of Halle, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany; (G.T.); (K.Z.); (J.B.)
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- University Clinic and Polyclinic of Urology, University Hospital of Halle, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany; (G.T.); (K.Z.); (J.B.)
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- University Clinic and Polyclinic of Urology, University Hospital of Halle, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany; (G.T.); (K.Z.); (J.B.)
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- Department of Urology and Neurourology, BG Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin, 12683 Berlin, Germany; (M.K.); (E.T.)
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- University Clinic and Polyclinic of Urology, University Hospital of Halle, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany; (G.T.); (K.Z.); (J.B.)
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Peng M, Chu X, Peng Y, Li D, Zhang Z, Wang W, Zhou X, Xiao D, Yang X. Targeted therapies in bladder cancer: signaling pathways, applications, and challenges. MedComm (Beijing) 2023; 4:e455. [PMID: 38107059 PMCID: PMC10724512 DOI: 10.1002/mco2.455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Bladder cancer (BC) is one of the most prevalent malignancies in men. Understanding molecular characteristics via studying signaling pathways has made tremendous breakthroughs in BC therapies. Thus, targeted therapies including immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), and tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) have markedly improved advanced BC outcomes over the last few years. However, the considerable patients still progress after a period of treatment with current therapeutic regimens. Therefore, it is crucial to guide future drug development to improve BC survival, based on the molecular characteristics of BC and clinical outcomes of existing drugs. In this perspective, we summarize the applications and benefits of these targeted drugs and highlight our understanding of mechanisms of low response rates and immune escape of ICIs, ADCs toxicity, and TKI resistance. We also discuss potential solutions to these problems. In addition, we underscore the future drug development of targeting metabolic reprogramming and cancer stem cells (CSCs) with a deep understanding of their signaling pathways features. We expect that finding biomarkers, developing novo drugs and designing clinical trials with precisely selected patients and rationalized drugs will dramatically improve the quality of life and survival of patients with advanced BC.
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- Mei Peng
- Department of PharmacyXiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
- Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan ProvinceThe Research Center of Reproduction and Translational Medicine of Hunan ProvinceKey Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research of Ministry of EducationDepartment of PharmacySchool of MedicineHunan Normal UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan ProvinceThe Research Center of Reproduction and Translational Medicine of Hunan ProvinceKey Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research of Ministry of EducationDepartment of PharmacySchool of MedicineHunan Normal UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan ProvinceThe Research Center of Reproduction and Translational Medicine of Hunan ProvinceKey Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research of Ministry of EducationDepartment of PharmacySchool of MedicineHunan Normal UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan ProvinceThe Research Center of Reproduction and Translational Medicine of Hunan ProvinceKey Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research of Ministry of EducationDepartment of PharmacySchool of MedicineHunan Normal UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan ProvinceThe Research Center of Reproduction and Translational Medicine of Hunan ProvinceKey Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research of Ministry of EducationDepartment of PharmacySchool of MedicineHunan Normal UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan ProvinceThe Research Center of Reproduction and Translational Medicine of Hunan ProvinceKey Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research of Ministry of EducationDepartment of PharmacySchool of MedicineHunan Normal UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan ProvinceThe Research Center of Reproduction and Translational Medicine of Hunan ProvinceKey Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research of Ministry of EducationDepartment of PharmacySchool of MedicineHunan Normal UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan ProvinceThe Research Center of Reproduction and Translational Medicine of Hunan ProvinceKey Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research of Ministry of EducationDepartment of PharmacySchool of MedicineHunan Normal UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Key Laboratory of Study and Discovery of Small Targeted Molecules of Hunan ProvinceThe Research Center of Reproduction and Translational Medicine of Hunan ProvinceKey Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research of Ministry of EducationDepartment of PharmacySchool of MedicineHunan Normal UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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Rahman KMM, Giram P, Foster BA, You Y. Photodynamic Therapy for Bladder Cancers, A Focused Review †. Photochem Photobiol 2023; 99:420-436. [PMID: 36138552 PMCID: PMC10421568 DOI: 10.1111/php.13726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Bladder cancer is the first cancer for which PDT was clinically approved in 1993. Unfortunately, it was unsuccessful due to side effects like bladder contraction. Here, we summarized the recent progress of PDT for bladder cancers, focusing on photosensitizers and formulations. General strategies to minimize side effects are intravesical administration of photosensitizers, use of targeting strategies for photosensitizers and better control of light. Non-muscle invasive bladder cancers are more suitable for PDT than muscle invasive and metastatic bladder cancers. In 2010, the FDA approved blue light cystoscopy, using PpIX fluorescence, for photodynamic diagnosis of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. PpIX produced from HAL was also used in PDT but was not successful due to low therapeutic efficacy. To enhance the efficacy of PpIX-PDT, we have been working on combining it with singlet oxygen-activatable prodrugs. The use of these prodrugs increases the therapeutic efficacy of the PpIX-PDT. It also improves tumor selectivity of the prodrugs due to the preferential formation of PpIX in cancer cells resulting in decreased off-target toxicity. Future challenges include improving prodrugs and light delivery across the bladder barrier to deeper tumor tissue and generating an effective therapeutic response in an In vivo setting without causing collateral damage to bladder function.
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- Kazi Md Mahabubur Rahman
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
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Jin GQ, Wang JX, Lu J, Zhang H, Yao Y, Ning Y, Lu H, Gao S, Zhang JL. Two birds one stone: β-fluoropyrrolyl-cysteine S NAr chemistry enabling functional porphyrin bioconjugation. Chem Sci 2023; 14:2070-2081. [PMID: 36845938 PMCID: PMC9944650 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc06209g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Bioconjugation, a synthetic tool that endows small molecules with biocompatibility and target specificity through covalent attachment of a biomolecule, holds promise for next-generation diagnosis or therapy. Besides the establishment of chemical bonding, such chemical modification concurrently allows alteration of the physicochemical properties of small molecules, but this has been paid less attention in designing novel bioconjugates. Here, we report a "two birds one stone" methodology for irreversible porphyrin bioconjugation based on β-fluoropyrrolyl-cysteine SNAr chemistry, in which the β-fluorine of porphyrin is selectively replaced by a cysteine in either peptides or proteins to generate novel β-peptidyl/proteic porphyrins. Notably, due to the distinct electronic nature between fluorine and sulfur, such replacement makes the Q band red-shift to the near-infrared region (NIR, >700 nm). This facilitates intersystem crossing (ISC) to enhance the triplet population and thus singlet oxygen production. This new methodology features water tolerance, a fast reaction time (15 min), good chemo-selectivity, and broad substrate scope, including various peptides and proteins under mild conditions. To demonstrate its potential, we applied porphyrin β-bioconjugates in several scenarios, including (1) cytosolic delivery of functional proteins, (2) metabolic glycan labeling, (3) caspase-3 detection, and (4) tumor-targeting phototheranostics.
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- Guo-Qing Jin
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China .,Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory Shantou 515031 P. R. China.,Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510641 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 P. R. China .,Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory Shantou 515031 P. R. China
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Emerging photodynamic/sonodynamic therapies for urological cancers: progress and challenges. J Nanobiotechnology 2022; 20:437. [PMID: 36195918 PMCID: PMC9531473 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-022-01637-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT), and sonodynamic therapy (SDT) that developed from PDT, have been studied for decades to treat solid tumors. Compared with other deep tumors, the accessibility of urological tumors (e.g., bladder tumor and prostate tumor) makes them more suitable for PDT/SDT that requires exogenous stimulation. Due to the introduction of nanobiotechnology, emerging photo/sonosensitizers modified with different functional components and improved physicochemical properties have many outstanding advantages in cancer treatment compared with traditional photo/sonosensitizers, such as alleviating hypoxia to improve quantum yield, passive/active tumor targeting to increase drug accumulation, and combination with other therapeutic modalities (e.g., chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy) to achieve synergistic therapy. As WST11 (TOOKAD® soluble) is currently clinically approved for the treatment of prostate cancer, emerging photo/sonosensitizers have great potential for clinical translation, which requires multidisciplinary participation and extensive clinical trials. Herein, the latest research advances of newly developed photo/sonosensitizers for the treatment of urological cancers, and the efficacy, as well as potential biological effects, are highlighted. In addition, the clinical status of PDT/SDT for urological cancers is presented, and the optimization of the photo/sonosensitizer development procedure for clinical translation is discussed.
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Serra VV, Serra SG, Vallejo MCS, Paulo PMR, Moura NMM, Botequim D, Neves MGPMS, Costa SMB. Merging Porphyrins with Gold Nanorods: Self Assembly Construct to High Fluorescent Polyelectrolyte Microcapsules. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:872. [PMID: 35269360 PMCID: PMC8912806 DOI: 10.3390/nano12050872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Dual probe porphyrin-gold nanorod polyelectrolyte microcapsules were developed to explore the enhancing effects of a plasmonic interface of self-assembled gold nanoparticles in the fluorescence emission from porphyrins loaded into the capsules' core. An analysis of fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) data reports a notable 105-106-fold increase in the maximum detected photon rates from diffraction-limited spots and an overall six-fold increase in fluorescence as averaged over the whole microcapsule area. Large emission enhancements were correlated with decreases in fluorescence lifetimes. The microcapsule's design proved effective in achieving high fluorescent hybrids and may shed light on new possibilities for advanced materials imaging applications.
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- Vanda Vaz Serra
- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (S.G.S.); (D.B.); (S.M.B.C.)
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (S.G.S.); (D.B.); (S.M.B.C.)
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (M.C.S.V.); (N.M.M.M.); (M.G.P.M.S.N.)
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (S.G.S.); (D.B.); (S.M.B.C.)
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (M.C.S.V.); (N.M.M.M.); (M.G.P.M.S.N.)
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (S.G.S.); (D.B.); (S.M.B.C.)
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- LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (M.C.S.V.); (N.M.M.M.); (M.G.P.M.S.N.)
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal; (S.G.S.); (D.B.); (S.M.B.C.)
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Borzęcka W, Pereira P, Fernandes R, Trindade T, Torres T, Tome J. Spherical and rod shaped mesoporous nanosilicas for cancer-targeted and photosensitizers delivery in photodynamic therapy. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:3248-3259. [DOI: 10.1039/d1tb02299g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNPs) have attracted much attention in many biomedical applications. One of the fields in which smart functional nanosystems have found wide application is in cancer treatment. Here,...
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Pham TC, Nguyen VN, Choi Y, Lee S, Yoon J. Recent Strategies to Develop Innovative Photosensitizers for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy. Chem Rev 2021; 121:13454-13619. [PMID: 34582186 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 588] [Impact Index Per Article: 196.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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This review presents a robust strategy to design photosensitizers (PSs) for various species. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemical-based treatment approach that involves the use of light combined with a light-activated chemical, referred to as a PS. Attractively, PDT is one of the alternatives to conventional cancer treatment due to its noninvasive nature, high cure rates, and low side effects. PSs play an important factor in photoinduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Although the concept of photosensitizer-based photodynamic therapy has been widely adopted for clinical trials and bioimaging, until now, to our surprise, there has been no relevant review article on rational designs of organic PSs for PDT. Furthermore, most of published review articles in PDT focused on nanomaterials and nanotechnology based on traditional PSs. Therefore, this review aimed at reporting recent strategies to develop innovative organic photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy, with each example described in detail instead of providing only a general overview, as is typically done in previous reviews of PDT, to provide intuitive, vivid, and specific insights to the readers.
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- Thanh Chung Pham
- Industry 4.0 Convergence Bionics Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Industry 4.0 Convergence Bionics Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea.,Industry 4.0 Convergence Bionics Engineering, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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Zhang ZJ, Huang YP, Li XX, Liu ZT, Liu K, Deng XF, Xiong L, Zou H, Wen Y. A Novel Ferroptosis-Related 4-Gene Prognostic Signature for Cholangiocarcinoma and Photodynamic Therapy. Front Oncol 2021; 11:747445. [PMID: 34712611 PMCID: PMC8545875 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.747445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Cholangiocarcinoma is the second most common malignant tumor in the hepatobiliary system. Compared with data on hepatocellular carcinoma, fewer public data and prognostic-related studies on cholangiocarcinoma are available, and effective prognostic prediction methods for cholangiocarcinoma are lacking. In recent years, ferroptosis has become an important subject of tumor research. Some studies have indicated that ferroptosis plays an important role in hepatobiliary cancers. However, the prediction of the prognostic effect of ferroptosis in patients with cholangiocarcinoma has not been reported. In addition, many reports have described the ability of photodynamic therapy (PDT), a potential therapy for cholangiocarcinoma, to regulate ferroptosis by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS). By constructing ferroptosis scores, the prognoses of patients with cholangiocarcinoma can be effectively predicted, and potential gene targets can be discovered to further enhance the efficacy of PDT. In this study, gene expression profiles and clinical information (TCGA, E-MTAB-6389, and GSE107943) of patients with cholangiocarcinoma were collected and divided into training sets and validation sets. Then, a model of the ferroptosis gene signature was constructed using least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO)-penalized Cox regression analysis. Furthermore, through the analysis of RNA-seq data after PDT treatment of cholangiocarcinoma, PDT-sensitive genes were obtained and verified by immunohistochemistry staining and Western blot. The results of this study provide new insight for predicting the prognosis of cholangiocarcinoma and screening target genes that enhance the efficacy of PDT.
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- Zi-Jian Zhang
- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Galectins in Cancer and the Microenvironment: Functional Roles, Therapeutic Developments, and Perspectives. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9091159. [PMID: 34572346 PMCID: PMC8465754 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9091159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Changes in cell growth and metabolism are affected by the surrounding environmental factors to adapt to the cell’s most appropriate growth model. However, abnormal cell metabolism is correlated with the occurrence of many diseases and is accompanied by changes in galectin (Gal) performance. Gals were found to be some of the master regulators of cell–cell interactions that reconstruct the microenvironment, and disordered expression of Gals is associated with multiple human metabolic-related diseases including cancer development. Cancer cells can interact with surrounding cells through Gals to create more suitable conditions that promote cancer cell aggressiveness. In this review, we organize the current understanding of Gals in a systematic way to dissect Gals’ effect on human disease, including how Gals’ dysregulated expression affects the tumor microenvironment’s metabolism and elucidating the mechanisms involved in Gal-mediated diseases. This information may shed light on a more precise understanding of how Gals regulate cell biology and facilitate the development of more effective therapeutic strategies for cancer treatment by targeting the Gal family.
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Aggarwal A, Bhupathiraju NVSDK, Farley C, Singh S. Applications of Fluorous Porphyrinoids: An Update †. Photochem Photobiol 2021; 97:1241-1265. [PMID: 34343350 DOI: 10.1111/php.13499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Porphyrins and related macrocycles have been studied broadly for their applications in medicine and materials because of their tunable physicochemical, optoelectronic and magnetic properties. In this review article, we focused on the applications of fluorinated porphyrinoids and their supramolecular systems and summarized the reports published on these chromophores in the past 5-6 years. The commercially available fluorinated porphyrinoids: meso-perfluorophenylporphyrin (TPPF20 ) perfluorophthalocyanine (PcF16 ) and meso-perfluorophenylcorrole (CorF15 ) have increased photo and oxidative stability due to the presence of fluoro groups. Because of their tunable properties and robustness toward oxidative damage these porphyrinoid-based chromophores continue to gain attention of researchers developing advanced functional materials for applications such as sensors, photonic devices, component for solar cells, biomedical imaging, theranostics and catalysts.
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- Amit Aggarwal
- Department of Natural Sciences, LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York, Long Island City, NY
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY
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- Department of Natural Sciences, LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York, Long Island City, NY
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- Department of Natural Sciences, LaGuardia Community College of the City University of New York, Long Island City, NY
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Teixeira R, Serra VV, Botequim D, Paulo PMR, Andrade SM, Costa SMB. Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines: Some Insights into Supramolecular Self-Assembly, Microencapsulation, and Imaging Microscopy. Molecules 2021; 26:4264. [PMID: 34299539 PMCID: PMC8306603 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The molecular interactions of anionic tetrasulfonate phenyl porphyrin (TPPS) with poly(amido amine) (PAMAM) dendrimers of generation 2.0 and 4.0 (G2 and G4, respectively) forming H- or J-aggregates, as well as with human and bovine serum albumin proteins (HSA and BSA), were reviewed in the context of self-assembly molecular complementarity. The spectroscopic studies were extended to the association of aluminum phthtalocyanine (AlPCS4) detected with a PAMAM G4 dendrimer with fluorescence studies in both steady state and dynamic state, as well as due to the fluorescence quenching associated to electron-transfer with a distribution of lifetimes. The functionalization of TPPS with peripheral substituents enables the assignment of spontaneous pH-induced aggregates with different and well-defined morphologies. Other work reported in the literature, in particular with soft self-assembly materials, fall in the same area with particular interest for the environment. The microencapsulation of TPPS studies into polyelectrolyte capsules was developed quite recently and aroused much interest, which is well supported and complemented by the extensive data reported on the Imaging Microscopy section of the Luminescence of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines included in the present review.
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- Raquel Teixeira
- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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Wang R, Li X, Yoon J. Organelle-Targeted Photosensitizers for Precision Photodynamic Therapy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:19543-19571. [PMID: 33900741 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c02019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Subcellular organelles are the cornerstones of cells, and destroying them will cause cell dysfunction and even death. Therefore, realizing precise organelle targeting of photosensitizers (PSs) can help reduce PS dosage, minimize side effects, avoid drug resistance, and enhance therapeutic efficacy in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Organelle-targeted PSs provide a new paradigm for the construction of the next generation of PSs and may provide implementable strategies for future precision medicine. In this Review, the recent targeting strategies of different organelles and the corresponding design principles of molecular and nanostructured PSs are summarized and discussed. The current challenges and opportunities in organelle-targeted PDT are also presented.
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- Rui Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- College of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis for Energy and the Environment, Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Cancer Metastasis Chemoprevention and Chemotherapy, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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Zhou L, Wei F, Xiang J, Li H, Li C, Zhang P, Liu C, Gong P, Cai L, Wong KMC. Enhancing the ROS generation ability of a rhodamine-decorated iridium(iii) complex by ligand regulation for endoplasmic reticulum-targeted photodynamic therapy. Chem Sci 2020; 11:12212-12220. [PMID: 34094433 PMCID: PMC8162876 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04751a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a very important organelle responsible for crucial biosynthetic, sensing, and signalling functions in eukaryotic cells. In this work, we established a strategy of ligand regulation to enhance the singlet oxygen generation capacity and subcellular organelle localization ability of a rhodamine-decorated iridium(iii) complex by variation of the cyclometallating ligand. The resulting metal complex showed outstanding reactive oxygen species generation efficiency (1.6-fold higher than that of rose bengal in CH3CN) and highly specific ER localization ability, which demonstrated the promise of the metal-based photo-theranostic agent by simultaneously tuning the photochemical/physical and biological properties. Additionally, low dark cytotoxicity, high photostability and selective tumour cell uptake were featured by this complex to demonstrate it as a promising candidate in photodynamic therapy (PDT) applications. In vivo near infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging and tumour PDT were investigated and showed preferential accumulation at the tumour site and remarkable tumour growth suppression, respectively.
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- Lihua Zhou
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China .,School of Applied Biology, Shenzhen Institute of Technology No. 1 Jiangjunmao Shenzhen 518116 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology 1088 Xueyuan Blvd. Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology 1088 Xueyuan Blvd. Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China .,College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Huanghuai University 463000 Zhumadian China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology 1088 Xueyuan Blvd. Shenzhen 518055 P. R. China
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Pereira PMR, Parada B, Ribeiro-Rodrigues TM, Fontes-Ribeiro CA, Girão H, Tomé JPC, Fernandes R. Caveolin-1 Modulation Increases Efficacy of a Galacto-Conjugated Phthalocyanine in Bladder Cancer Cells Resistant to Photodynamic Therapy. Mol Pharm 2020; 17:2145-2154. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.0c00298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Patrícia M. R. Pereira
- QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Urology and Renal Transplantation Department, Coimbra University Hospital Centre (CHUC), 3004-561 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
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- QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- CQE & Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-004 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Coimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research (iCBR), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
- Center for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology (CIBB), University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
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Active targeted ligand-aza-BODIPY conjugate for near-infrared photodynamic therapy in melanoma. Int J Pharm 2020; 579:119189. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.119189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Synthesis, Characterization and Photodynamic Activity against Bladder Cancer Cells of Novel Triazole-Porphyrin Derivatives. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25071607. [PMID: 32244514 PMCID: PMC7180931 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Novel triazole-porphyrin derivatives (TZ-PORs) were synthesized through the Heck reaction and then incorporated into polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) micelles. After verifying that this incorporation did not compromise the photophysical and chemical features of TZ-PORs as photosensitizers, the phototoxicity of the formulations towards cancer cells was screened. Biological studies show high photodynamic activity of all PVP-TZ-POR formulations against a bladder cancer cell line with a particular highlight to PVP-TZ-POR 7e and 7f that are able to significantly reduce HT-1376 cell viability, while they had no effect on control ARPE-19 cells.
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Franconetti A, López Ó, Fernandez-Bolanos JG. Carbohydrates: Potential Sweet Tools Against Cancer. Curr Med Chem 2020; 27:1206-1242. [DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666180719114150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2017] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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:Cancer, one of the most devastating degenerative diseases nowadays, is one of the main targets in Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutical industry. Due to the significant increase in the incidence of cancer within world population, together with the complexity of such disease, featured with a multifactorial nature, access to new drugs targeting different biological targets connected to cancer is highly necessary.:Among the vast arsenal of compounds exhibiting antitumor activities, this review will cover the use of carbohydrate derivatives as privileged scaffolds. Their hydrophilic nature, together with their capacity of establishing selective interactions with biological receptors located on cell surface, involved in cell-to-cell communication processes, has allowed the development of an ample number of new templates useful in cancer treatment.:Their intrinsic water solubility has allowed their use as of pro-drug carriers for accessing more efficiently the pharmaceutical targets. The preparation of glycoconjugates in which the carbohydrate is tethered to a pharmacophore has also allowed a better permeation of the drug through cellular membranes, in which selective interactions with the carbohydrate motifs are involved. In this context, the design of multivalent structures (e.g. gold nanoparticles) has been demonstrated to enhance crucial interactions with biological receptors like lectins, glycoproteins that can be involved in cancer progression.:Moreover, the modification of the carbohydrate structural motif, by incorporation of metal complexes, or by replacing their endocyclic oxygen, or carbon atoms with heteroatoms has led to new antitumor agents.:Such diversity of sugar-based templates with relevant antitumor activity will be covered in this review.
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- Antonio Franconetti
- Departamento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Quimica Organica, Facultad de Quimica, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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Figueira F, Lourenço LMO, Neves MGPMS, Cavaleiro JAS, Tomé JPC. Synthesis and characterization of novel 5-monocarbohydrate-10,20-bis-aryl-porphyrins. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2020. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424619501049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The synthesis of derivatives bearing glucose or galactose units linked by an acrylate spacer to one free meso position of a bis-aryl-porphyrin macrocycle was developed and characterized by standard spectroscopic techniques. The new mono-substituted gluco- and galacto-porphyrin derivatives 5–8 present an alternative to the widespread tetra-aryl porphyrin functionalization. Singlet oxygen studies showed a comparable singlet oxygen production with TPP. Furthermore, the less bulky architectures here synthesized present an opportunity to enhance the PDT and PDI capabilities of glycoporphyrins with a simple synthetic modification at one of the meso positions.
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- Flávio Figueira
- QOPNA&LAQV-Requinte and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- CICECO — Aveiro Institute of Materials and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- QOPNA&LAQV-Requinte and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- QOPNA&LAQV-Requinte and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- QOPNA&LAQV-Requinte and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- QOPNA&LAQV-Requinte and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- CQE and Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais Nº1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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Pereira PMR, Roberts S, Figueira F, Tomé JPC, Reiner T, Lewis JS. PET/CT Imaging with an 18F-Labeled Galactodendritic Unit in a Galectin-1-Overexpressing Orthotopic Bladder Cancer Model. J Nucl Med 2020; 61:1369-1375. [PMID: 32005776 PMCID: PMC7456169 DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.119.236430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Galectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins overexpressed in bladder cancer (BCa) cells. Dendritic galactose moieties have a high affinity for galectin-expressing tumor cells. We radiolabeled a dendritic galactose carbohydrate with 18F (18F-labeled galactodendritic unit 4) and examined its potential in imaging urothelial malignancies. Methods: The 18F-labeled first-generation galactodendritic unit 4 was obtained from its tosylate precursor. We conducted in vivo studies in a galectin-expressing UMUC3 orthotopic BCa model to determine the ability of 18F-labeled galactodendritic unit 4 to image BCa. Results: Intravesical administration of 18F-labeled galactodendritic unit 4 allowed specific accumulation of the carbohydrate radiotracer in galectin-1–overexpressing UMUC3 orthotopic tumors when imaged with PET. The 18F-labeled galactodendritic unit 4 was not found to accumulate in nontumor murine bladders. Conclusion: The 18F-labeled galactodendritic unit 4 and similar analogs may be clinically relevant and exploitable for PET imaging of galectin-1–overexpressing bladder tumors.
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- Patricia M R Pereira
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- QOPNA and LAQV-REQUIMTE, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.,CICECO, Departamento de Química, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- CQE and Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.,Chemical Biology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York .,Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York.,Molecular Pharmacology Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York; and.,Radiochemistry and Molecular Imaging Probes Core, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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Karaman O, Almammadov T, Emre Gedik M, Gunaydin G, Kolemen S, Gunbas G. Mitochondria-Targeting Selenophene-Modified BODIPY-Based Photosensitizers for the Treatment of Hypoxic Cancer Cells. ChemMedChem 2019; 14:1879-1886. [PMID: 31663667 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Revised: 10/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Two red-absorbing, water-soluble and mitochondria (MT)-targeting selenophene-substituted BODIPY-based photosensitizers (PSs) were realized (BOD-Se, BOD-Se-I), and their potential as photodynamic therapy (PDT) agents were evaluated. BOD-Se-I showed higher 1 O2 generation yield thanks to the enhanced heavy-atom effect, and this derivative was further tested in detail in cell culture studies under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. BOD-Se-I not only effectively functioned under hypoxic conditions, but also showed highly selective photocytotoxicity towards cancer cells. The selectivity is believed to arise from differences in mitochondrial membrane potentials of healthy and cancerous cells. To the best of our knowledge, this marks the first example of a MT-targeted BODIPY PS that functions under hypoxic conditions. Remarkably, thanks to the design strategy, all these properties where realized by a compound that was synthesized in only five steps with 32 % overall yield. Hence, this material holds great promise for the realization of next-generation PDT drugs for the treatment of hypoxic solid tumors.
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- Osman Karaman
- Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University (METU), 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Basic Oncology, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Basic Oncology, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Koc University, 34450, Istanbul, Turkey.,Koc University (KU), Surface Science and Technology Center (KUYTAM), 34450, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Middle East Technical University (METU), 06800, Ankara, Turkey
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Gao P, Pan W, Li N, Tang B. Boosting Cancer Therapy with Organelle-Targeted Nanomaterials. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:26529-26558. [PMID: 31136142 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b01370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The ultimate goal of cancer therapy is to eliminate malignant tumors while causing no damage to normal tissues. In the past decades, numerous nanoagents have been employed for cancer treatment because of their unique properties over traditional molecular drugs. However, lack of selectivity and unwanted therapeutic outcomes have severely limited the therapeutic index of traditional nanodrugs. Recently, a series of nanomaterials that can accumulate in specific organelles (nucleus, mitochondrion, endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome, Golgi apparatus) within cancer cells have received increasing interest. These rationally designed nanoagents can either directly destroy the subcellular structures or effectively deliver drugs into the proper targets, which can further activate certain cell death pathways, enabling them to boost the therapeutic efficiency, lower drug dosage, reduce side effects, avoid multidrug resistance, and prevent recurrence. In this Review, the design principles, targeting strategies, therapeutic mechanisms, current challenges, and potential future directions of organelle-targeted nanomaterials will be introduced.
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- Peng Gao
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes, Ministry of Education, Collaborative Innovation Center of Functionalized Probes for Chemical Imaging in Universities of Shandong, Institute of Molecular and Nano Science , Shandong Normal University , Jinan 250014 , P. R. China
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Hu X, Ogawa K, Li S, Kiwada T, Odani A. A Platinum Functional Porphyrin Conjugate: An Excellent Cancer Killer for Photodynamic Therapy. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2019. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20180382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Xiaojun Hu
- Laboratory of Biosensing Technology, School of Life Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Science, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan
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- College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan
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- College of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192, Japan
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Chen WH, Luo GF, Zhang XZ. Recent Advances in Subcellular Targeted Cancer Therapy Based on Functional Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1802725. [PMID: 30260521 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201802725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 188] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Revised: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Recently, diverse functional materials that take subcellular structures as therapeutic targets are playing increasingly important roles in cancer therapy. Here, particular emphasis is placed on four kinds of therapies, including chemotherapy, gene therapy, photodynamic therapy (PDT), and hyperthermal therapy, which are the most widely used approaches for killing cancer cells by the specific destruction of subcellular organelles. Moreover, some non-drug-loaded nanoformulations (i.e., metal nanoparticles and molecular self-assemblies) with a fatal effect on cells by influencing the subcellular functions without the use of any drug molecules are also included. According to the basic principles and unique performances of each treatment, appropriate strategies are developed to meet task-specific applications by integrating specific materials, ligands, as well as methods. In addition, the combination of two or more therapies based on multifunctional nanostructures, which either directly target specific subcellular organelles or release organelle-targeted therapeutics, is also introduced with the intent of superadditive therapeutic effects. Finally, the related challenges of critical re-evaluation of this emerging field are presented.
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- Wei-Hai Chen
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Polymers of Ministry of Education and Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, P. R. China
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Foletto P, Correa F, Dornelles L, A Iglesias B, H da Silveira C, A Nogara P, T da Rocha JB, F Faustino MA, D Rodrigues OE. A New Protocol for the Synthesis of New Thioaryl-Porphyrins Derived from 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin: Photophysical Evaluation and DNA-Binding Interactive Studies. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23102588. [PMID: 30308960 PMCID: PMC6222446 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23102588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A new protocol for the preparation of thioaryl-porphyrins is described. The compounds were prepared from different disulfides employing NaBH4 as a reducing agent. The methodology allowed the preparation of four different thioaryl-porphyrins in very-good to excellent yields under soft conditions, such as short reaction times and smooth heating. Additionally, the photophysical properties of new compounds were determined and experimental and theoretical DNA interactions were assessed.
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- Patrícia Foletto
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria-RS 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria-RS 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria-RS 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Bioinorgânica e Materiais Porfirínicos, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria⁻UFSM, Santa Maria⁻RS 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Bioinorgânica e Materiais Porfirínicos, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria⁻UFSM, Santa Maria⁻RS 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Univerisidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria⁻RS 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Univerisidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria⁻RS 97105-900, Brazil.
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- QOPNA and Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal.
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria-RS 97105-900, Brazil.
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Bispo M, Pereira PMR, Setaro F, Rodríguez-Morgade MS, Fernandes R, Torres T, Tomé JPC. A Galactose Dendritic Silicon (IV) Phthalocyanine as a Photosensitizing Agent in Cancer Photodynamic Therapy. Chempluschem 2018; 83:855-860. [PMID: 31950688 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201800370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Two protected galacto-dendritic units have been axially coordinated to the central ion of a silicon(IV) phthalocyanine to afford SiPcPGal4 containing four units of galactose per macrocycle. These biological moieties provided better solubility in aqueous medium and a sensitizer with higher absorption peaks at 680-690 nm. The photodynamic activity of SiPcPGal4 was evaluated against UM-UC-3 human bladder cancer cell line and the results were compared with the activity of the reported SiPcPGal2 and SiPc(OH)2 . SiPcPGal4 had a better uptake and it was a better toxicity inducer than SiPcPGal2 and SiPc(OH)2 owing to its four galactose units, protected by isopropylidene groups, which can act as targeted micelles.
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- Mafalda Bispo
- QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.,Department of Organic Chemistry, Autonoma University of Madrid Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain.,Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (IBILI) Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.,Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (IBILI) Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Autonoma University of Madrid Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Autonoma University of Madrid Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain.,Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Autonoma University of Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (IBILI) Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal.,Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (CNC.IBILI), Research Consortium University of Coimbra, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal.,Center of Investigation in Environment, Genetics, and Oncobiology, 3001-301, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Autonoma University of Madrid Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain.,Institute for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Autonoma University of Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain.,IMDEA-Nanociencia, Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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- QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.,CQE, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001, Lisboa, Portugal
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Tarhouni M, Durand D, Önal E, Aggad D, İşci Ü, Ekineker G, Brégier F, Jamoussi B, Sol V, Gary-Bobo M, Dumoulin F. Triphenylphosphonium-substituted phthalocyanine: Design, synthetic strategy, photoproperties and photodynamic activity. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2018. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424618500554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In line with current efforts to direct PDT photosensitizers to specific organelles such as mitochondria, a triphenylphosphonium-tetrasubstituted Zn phthalocyanine was designed, taking into account synthetic constraints. Triphenylphosphonium moieties were successfully introduced on alkyl bromide substituents on a pre-formed phthalocyanine. Photophysical and photochemical measurements showed that the photoproperties of the Zn phthalocyanine core were not affected by the triphenylphosphonium groups. Biological investigations demonstrated the dark innocuousness of the phthalocyanine up to 1 [Formula: see text]M, a concentration that exhibited a powerful phototoxicity. Cell death was confirmed to be photodynamically induced thanks to reactive oxygen species detection experiments. Nonetheless, the triphenylphosphonium moieties did not promote the accumulation of the phthalocyanine in mitochondria as significantly as expected.
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- Mohamed Tarhouni
- Chemistry Department, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey
- Faculté Des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, UR17ES01 Didactique des Sciences Expérimentales, et de chimie supramoléculaire, 7021 Zarzouna Bizerte, Tunisia
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles EA 1069 Université de Limoges, Faculté des Sciences, et Techniques, 123 Av. Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges, France
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- Institut de Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247, Université de Montpellier, Avenue Charles Flahault, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- Chemistry Department, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Institut de Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247, Université de Montpellier, Avenue Charles Flahault, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- Chemistry Department, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Chemistry Department, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles EA 1069 Université de Limoges, Faculté des Sciences, et Techniques, 123 Av. Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges, France
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- Université Tunis el Manar, UR17ES01 Didactique des Sciences Expérimentales et de Chimie Supramoléculaire, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Substances Naturelles EA 1069 Université de Limoges, Faculté des Sciences, et Techniques, 123 Av. Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges, France
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- Institut de Biomolécules Max Mousseron, UMR 5247, Université de Montpellier, Avenue Charles Flahault, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- Chemistry Department, Gebze Technical University, Gebze, 41400 Kocaeli, Turkey
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Xue Z, Zhu R, Wang S, Li J, Han J, Liu J, Han S. Organelle-Directed Staudinger Reaction Enabling Fluorescence-on Resolution of Mitochondrial Electropotentials via a Self-Immolative Charge Reversal Probe. Anal Chem 2018; 90:2954-2962. [PMID: 29376633 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.7b05465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Organelles often feature parameters pertinent to functions and yet responsive to biochemical stress. The electropotential across the mitochondrial membrane (ΔΨm) is a crucial mediator of cell fates. Herein we report a bioorthogonal reaction enabled fluorescence-on probing of ΔΨm alterations featuring anionic fluorescein-triphenylphosphonium diad (F-TPP), which is released via intramitochondria Staudinger reaction triggered self-immolation of o-azidomethylbenzoylated F-TPP. Compared to classical cationic mitochondria-specific dyes, F-TPP is hydrophilic and negatively charged. Effectively discerning ΔΨm changes upon diverse stress inducers, the organelle-directed bioorthogonal imaging strategy offers unprecedented choices to probe mitochondrial biology with functional molecules that are otherwise inaccessible via physiological organelle-probe affinity.
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- School of Pharmacy, Lanzhou University , Lanzhou, 73000, China
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Pereira PMR, Rizvi W, Bhupathiraju NVSDK, Berisha N, Fernandes R, Tomé JPC, Drain CM. Carbon-1 versus Carbon-3 Linkage of d-Galactose to Porphyrins: Synthesis, Uptake, and Photodynamic Efficiency. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 29:306-315. [PMID: 29313666 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The use of glycosylated compounds is actively pursued as a therapeutic strategy for cancer due to the overexpression of various types of sugar receptors and transporters on most cancer cells. Conjugation of saccharides to photosensitizers such as porphyrins provides a promising strategy to improve the selectivity and cell uptake of the photosensitizers, enhancing the overall photosensitizing efficacy. Most porphyrin-carbohydrate conjugates are linked via the carbon-1 position of the carbohydrate because this is the most synthetically accessible approach. Previous studies suggest that carbon-1 galactose derivatives show diminished binding since the hydroxyl group in the carbon-1 position of the sugar is a hydrogen bond acceptor in the galectin-1 sugar binding site. We therefore synthesized two isomeric porphyrin-galactose conjugates using click chemistry: one linked via the carbon-1 of the galactose and one linked via carbon-3. Free base and zinc analogs of both conjugates were synthesized. We assessed the uptake and photodynamic therapeutic (PDT) activity of the two conjugates in both monolayer and spheroidal cell cultures of four different cell lines. For both the monolayer and spheroid models, we observe that the uptake of both conjugates is proportional to the protein levels of galectin-1 and the uptake is suppressed after preincubation with an excess of thiogalactose, as measured by fluorescence spectroscopy. Compared to that of the carbon-1 conjugate, the uptake of the carbon-3 conjugate was greater in cell lines containing high expression levels of galectin-1. After photodynamic activation, MTT and lactate dehydrogenase assays demonstrated that the conjugates induce phototoxicity in both monolayers and spheroids of cancer cells.
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- Patrícia M R Pereira
- QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro , 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.,Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (IBILI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra , 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal.,Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York , New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York , New York, New York 10065, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York , New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York , New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York , New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (IBILI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra , 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal.,Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Life Sciences (CNC.IBILI), Research Consortium, University of Coimbra , 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal
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- QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro , 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.,CQE, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa , 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York , New York, New York 10065, United States
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GOMES ANAT, NEVES MARIAG, CAVALEIRO JOSÉA. Cancer, Photodynamic Therapy and Porphyrin-Type Derivatives. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 90:993-1026. [DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201820170811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Han K, Ma Z, Han H. Functional peptide-based nanoparticles for photodynamic therapy. J Mater Chem B 2018; 6:25-38. [DOI: 10.1039/c7tb02804k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy as a non-invasive approach has obtained great research attention during the last decade.
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- Kai Han
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology
- College of Science
- Bio-Medical Center of Huazhong Agricultural University
- Huazhong Agricultural University
- Wuhan 430070
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology
- College of Science
- Bio-Medical Center of Huazhong Agricultural University
- Huazhong Agricultural University
- Wuhan 430070
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology
- College of Science
- Bio-Medical Center of Huazhong Agricultural University
- Huazhong Agricultural University
- Wuhan 430070
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Pereira PMR, Berisha N, Bhupathiraju NVSDK, Fernandes R, Tomé JPC, Drain CM. Cancer cell spheroids are a better screen for the photodynamic efficiency of glycosylated photosensitizers. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0177737. [PMID: 28545086 PMCID: PMC5435229 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) relies on the use of non-toxic photosensitizers that are locally and selectively activated by light to induce cell death or apoptosis through reactive oxygen species generation. The conjugation of porphyrinoids with sugars that target cancer is increasingly viewed as an effective way to increase the selectivity of PDT. To date, in vitro PDT efficacy is mostly screened using two-dimensional monolayer cultures. Compared to monolayer cultures, three-dimensional spheroid cultures have unique spatial distributions of nutrients, metabolites, oxygen and signalling molecules; therefore better mimic in vivo conditions. We obtained 0.05 mm3 spheroids with four different human tumor cell lines (HCT-116, MCF-7, UM-UC-3 and HeLa) with appropriate sizes for screening PDT agents. We observed that detachment from monolayer culture and growth as tumor spheroids was accompanied by changes in glucose metabolism, endogenous ROS levels, galectin-1 and glucose transporter GLUT1 protein levels. We compared the phototoxic responses of a porphyrin conjugated with four glucose molecules (PorGlu4) in monolayer and spheroid cultures. The uptake and phototoxicity of PorGlu4 is highly dependent on the monolayer versus spheroid model used and on the different levels of GLUT1 protein expressed by these in vitro platforms. This study demonstrates that HCT-116, MCF-7, UM-UC-3 and HeLa spheroids afford a more rational platform for the screening of new glycosylated-photosensitizers compared to monolayer cultures of these cancer cells.
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- Patrícia M R Pereira
- QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
- IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, New York, United States of America
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- IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- CNC.IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
- CQE, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, New York, United States of America
- Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York, United States of America
- The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America
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