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Sasaki SI, Morioka Y, Maegawa K, Katsuragi Y, Nakamura T, Kamemura K, Tamiaki H. Pyrobacteriopheophorbide-a derivatives possessing various hydrophilic esterifying groups at the C17-propionate residues for photodynamic therapy. Photochem Photobiol 2024. [PMID: 38953399 DOI: 10.1111/php.13995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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Aiming at the application to photodynamic therapy, natural bacteriochlorophyll-a was converted to chemically stable free-base derivatives possessing different kinds of hydrophilic C17-propionate residues. These semi-synthetic bacteriochlorins were found to have self-assembling ability in an aqueous environment and formed stable J-type aggregates in a cell culture medium containing 0.2% DMSO. The electronic absorption spectra of all the sensitizers showed Qy absorption maxima at 754 nm in DMSO as their monomeric states, while a drastic shift of the red-most bands to ca. 880 nm was observed in the aqueous medium. The circular dichroism spectra in the medium showed much intense signals compared to those measured in DMSO, supporting the formation of well-ordered supramolecular structures. By introducing hydrophilic side chains, the bacteriochlorin sensitizers could be dispersed in the aqueous medium as their J-aggregates without the use of any surfactants. Cellular uptake efficiencies as well as photodynamic activities were evaluated using human cervical adenocarcinoma HeLa cells. Among the 11 photosensitizers investigated, the best result was obtained for a charged derivative possessing trimethylammonium terminal (17-CH2CH2COOCH2CH2N+(CH3)3I-) and photocytotoxicity of EC50 = 0.09 μM was achieved by far-red light illumination of 35 J/cm2 from an LED panel (730 nm).
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- Shin-Ichi Sasaki
- Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
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- Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology, Nagahama, Shiga, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan
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Yang X, Wang X, Zhang X, Zhang J, Lam JWY, Sun H, Yang J, Liang Y, Tang BZ. Donor-Acceptor Modulating of Ionic AIE Photosensitizers for Enhanced ROS Generation and NIR-II Emission. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2402182. [PMID: 38663035 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202402182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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Photosensitizers (PSs) with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics are competitive candidates for bioimaging and therapeutic applications. However, their short emission wavelength and nonspecific organelle targeting hinder their therapeutic effectiveness. Herein, a donor-acceptor modulation approach is reported to construct a series of ionic AIE photosensitizers with enhanced photodynamic therapy (PDT) outcomes and fluorescent emission in the second near-infrared (NIR-II) window. By employing dithieno[3,2-b:2',3'-d]pyrrole (DTP) and indolium (In) as the strong donor and acceptor, respectively, the compound DTP-In exhibits a substantial redshift in absorption and fluorescent emission reach to NIR-II region. The reduced energy gap between singlet and triplet states in DTP-In also increases the reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation rate. Further, DTP-In can self-assemble in aqueous solutions, forming positively charged nanoaggregates, which are superior to conventional encapsulated nanoparticles in cellular uptake and mitochondrial targeting. Consequently, DTP-In aggregates show efficient photodynamic ablation of 4T1 cancer cells and outstanding tumor theranostic in vivo under 660 nm laser irradiation. This work highlights the potential of molecular engineering of donor-acceptor AIE PSs with multiple functionalities, thereby facilitating the development of more effective strategies for cancer therapy.
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- Xueqin Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Bioscience and Biomedical Engineering Thrust, System Hub, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), Guangdong, 511400, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030006, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Division of Life Science, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen), Guangdong, 518172, China
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Song W, Yang H, Wang Y, Chen S, Zhong W, Wang Q, Ding W, Xu G, Meng C, Liang Y, Chen ZS, Cao S, Wei L, Li F. Glutathione-Sensitive Photosensitizer-Drug Conjugates Target the Mitochondria to Overcome Multi-Drug Resistance in Cancer. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2307765. [PMID: 38898730 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202307765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Multi-drug resistance (MDR) is a major cause of cancer therapy failure. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising modality that can circumvent MDR and synergize with chemotherapies, based on the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by photosensitizers. However, overproduction of glutathione (GSH) by cancer cells scavenges ROS and restricts the efficacy of PDT. Additionally, side effects on normal tissues are unavoidable after PDT treatment. Here, to develop organic systems that deliver effective anticancer PDT and chemotherapy simultaneously with very little side effects, three GSH-sensitive photosensitizer-drug conjugates (CyR-SS-L) are designed and synthesized. CyR-SS-L localized in the mitochondria then is cleaved into CyR-SG and SG-L parts by reacting with and consuming high levels of intracellular GSH. Notably, CyR-SG generates high levels of ROS in tumor cells instead of normal cells and be exploited for PDT and the SG-L part is used for chemotherapy. CyR-SS-L inhibits better MDR cancer tumor inhibitory activity than indocyanine green, a photosensitizer (PS) used for PDT in clinical applications. The results appear to be the first to show that CyR-SS-L may be used as an alternative PDT agent to be more effective against MDR cancers without obvious damaging normal cells by the combination of PDT, GSH depletion, and chemotherapy.
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- Weiguo Song
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China
- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- Weifang Synovtech New Material Technology CO., LTD., Weifang, 262700, China
- Harway Pharma Co., Ltd., Dongying, 254753, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- Department of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250013, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY, 11439, USA
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang, 261061, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, China
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Xue K, Zhao Y, Sun S, Li Y, Qi Z. A near-infrared aggregation-induced emission photosensitizer targeting mitochondria for depleting Cu 2+ to trigger light-activated cancer cells oncosis. Bioorg Chem 2024; 143:107020. [PMID: 38176374 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.107020] [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: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Abnormally high levels of copper in tumors stimulate malignant proliferation and migration of cancer cells, which proposes a formidable challenge for the thorough therapy of malignant tumors. In this work, we developed a reliable, mitochondria-targeted near-infrared aggregation-induced emission fluorescent probe, TTQ-Th, whose thiourea moiety specifically could recognize mitochondria even both upon loss of mitochondrial membrane potential or in fixated cells, and can capture copper overexpressed by tumor cells, leading to severe copper deficiency. In parallel, TTQ-Th can generate sufficient reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon photoexcitation, while copper deficiency inhibits expression of related copper-based enzymes, resulting in a decline in ATP production. Such energy deficiency, combined with reduced MMP and elevated oxidative stress can lead to critical cell oncosis. Both in vitro and intracellular experiments can illustrate that the elevated ROS has remarkable damage to tumor cells and contributes to the elimination of the primary tumor, while copper deficiency further hinder tumor cell migration and induces G0/G1 cell cycle arrest in a dose-dependent manner, which is an efficacious strategy for the treatment of malignant tumors.
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- Ke Xue
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211189, PR China.
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Hu M, Dong X, Zhao W. Lysosome-targeted Aza-BODIPY photosensitizers for anti-cancer photodynamic therapy. Bioorg Med Chem 2024; 99:117583. [PMID: 38198943 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2023.117583] [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: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Developing effective near-infrared (NIR) photosensitizers (PSs) has been an attractive goal of photodynamic therapy (PDT) for cancer treatment. In this study, we synthesized N, N-diethylaminomethylphenyl-containing Aza-BODIPY photosensitizers and comprehensively investigated their photophysical/photochemical properties, as well as cell-based and animal-based anti-tumor studies. Among them, BDP 1 has strong NIR absorption at 680 nm and higher singlet oxygen yield in PBS which showed favorable pH-activatable and lysosome-targeting ability. BDP 1 could be easily taken up by tumor cells and showed negligible dark activity (IC50 > 50 μM), however strong phototoxicity upon exposure to light irradiation. The acceptable fluorescence emission from BDP 1 allowed convenient in vivo fluorescence imaging for organ distribution studies in mice. After PDT treatment with upon single time PDT treatment at the beginning using relatively low light dose (54 J/ cm2), BDP 1 (2 mg/kg, 0.1 mL) was found to have strong efficacy to inhibit tumor growth and even to ablate off tumor without causing body weight loss. Therefore, pH-activatable and lysosome-targeted PS may become an effective way to develop potent PDT agent.
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- Mei Hu
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, PR China; Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of the Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, PR China.
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Xie Y, Li Z, Zhao C, Lv R, Li Y, Zhang Z, Teng M, Wan Q. Recent advances in aggregation-induced emission-active type I photosensitizers with near-infrared fluorescence: From materials design to therapeutic platform fabrication. LUMINESCENCE 2024; 39:e4621. [PMID: 38044321 DOI: 10.1002/bio.4621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (PDT) technology plays an important role in treating various diseases and still attracts increasing research interests for developing novel photosensitizers (PSs) with outstanding performances. Conventional PSs such as porphyrin and rhodamine derivatives have easy self-aggregation properties in the physiological environment due to their inherent hydrophobic nature caused by their rigid molecular structure that induces strong intermolecular stacking π-π interaction, leading to serious fluorescence quenching and cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) reduction. Meanwhile, hypoxia is an inherent barrier in the microenvironment of solid tumors, seriously restricting the therapeutic outcome of conventional PDT. Aforementioned disadvantages should be overcome urgently to enhance the therapeutic effect of PSs. Novel NIR fluorescence-guided type I PSs with aggregation-induced emission (AIE), which features the advantages of improving fluorescent intensity and ROS generation efficiency at aggregation as well as outstanding oxygen tolerance, bring hope for resolving aforementioned problems simultaneously. At present, plenty of research works fully demonstrates the advancement of AIE-active PDT based on type I PSs. In this review, cutting-edge advances focusing on AIE-active NIR type I PSs that include the aspects of the photochemical mechanism of type I ROS generation, various molecular structures of reported type I PSs with NIR fluorescence and their design strategies, and typical anticancer applications are summarized. Finally, a brief conclusion is obtained, and the underlying challenges and prospects of AIE-active type I PSs are proposed.
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- Yili Xie
- College of Ecology and Environment, Yuzhang Normal University, Nanchang, China
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- Dermatology Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Key Laboratory of the Digestive System Tumors of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates (South China University of Technology), Guangzhou, China
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Durrani FA, Cacaccio J, Turowski SG, Dukh M, Bshara W, Curtin L, Sexton S, Spernyak JA, Pandey RK. Photobac derived from bacteriochlorophyll-a shows potential for treating brain tumor in animal models by photodynamic therapy with desired pharmacokinetics and limited toxicity in rats and dogs. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 168:115731. [PMID: 37857248 PMCID: PMC10842770 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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Photobac is a near infrared photosensitizer (PS) derived from naturally occurring bacteriochlorophyll- a, with a potential for treating a variety of cancer types (U87, F98 and C6 tumor cells in vitro). The main objective of the studies presented herein was to evaluate the efficacy, toxicity and pharmacokinetic profile of Photobac in animals (mice, rats and dogs) and submit these results to the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) for its approval to initiate Phase I human clinical trials of glioblastoma, a deadly cancer disease with no long term cure. The photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficacy of Photobac was evaluated in mice subcutaneously implanted with U87 tumors, and in rats bearing C6 tumors implanted in brain. In both tumor types, the Photobac-PDT was quite effective. The long-term cure in rats was monitored by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histopathology analysis. A detailed pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and toxicokinetic study of Photobac was investigated in both non-GLP and GLP facilities at variable doses following the US FDA parameters. Safety Pharmacology studies suggest that there is no phototoxicity, cerebral or retinal toxicity with Photobac. No metabolites of Photobac were observed following incubation in rat, dog, mini-pig and human hepatocytes. Based on current biological data, Photobac-IND received the approval for Phase-I human clinical trials to treat Glioblastoma (brain cancer), which is currently underway at our institute. Photobac has also received an orphan drug status from the US FDA, because of its potential for treating Glioblastoma as no effective treatment is currently available for this deadly disease.
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- Farukh A Durrani
- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA; Photolitec, LLC, 73 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14223, USA
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA; Photolitec, LLC, 73 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14223, USA
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- Translational Imaging Shared Resources, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA; Photolitec, LLC, 73 High Street, Buffalo, NY 14223, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Pathology Network Shared Resources, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Comparative Oncology Shared Resources, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Comparative Oncology Shared Resources, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Translational Imaging Shared Resources, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
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Sivasakthi P, Samanta PK. Exploring Thioxanthone Derivatives as Singlet Oxygen Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy at the Near-IR Region. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:8900-8910. [PMID: 37819527 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c05780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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In the lowest excited triplet state, the excited photosensitizer reacts with tissue oxygen and forms reactive oxygen species (ROS), which kills tissue cells in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Metal-free thio-based pure organic molecules and analogous nucleobases can be used as photosensitizers for PDT applications. Using quantum chemical methods, we studied one- and two-photon optical absorptions, fluorescence, and other excited-state properties of substituted thioxanthone derivatives for their potential as photosensitizers for PDT. Our calculated values were compared with the available experimental data. The calculation of the intersystem crossing rate constant for these photosensitizers explains the high quantum yield of the formation of ROS, as reported experimentally. The excited triplet-state population of the photosensitizer occurs through the 1π-π* → 3n-π* channel of intersystem crossing and increases in the presence of halogen substitution.
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- Pandiyan Sivasakthi
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM), Hyderabad 502329, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM), Hyderabad 502329, India
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Lu Q, Yu H, Zhao T, Zhu G, Li X. Nanoparticles with transformable physicochemical properties for overcoming biological barriers. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:13202-13223. [PMID: 37526946 DOI: 10.1039/d3nr01332d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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In recent years, tremendous progress has been made in the development of nanomedicines for advanced therapeutics, yet their unsatisfactory targeting ability hinders the further application of nanomedicines. Nanomaterials undergo a series of processes, from intravenous injection to precise delivery at target sites. Each process faces different or even contradictory requirements for nanoparticles to pass through biological barriers. To overcome biological barriers, researchers have been developing nanomedicines with transformable physicochemical properties in recent years. Physicochemical transformability enables nanomedicines to responsively switch their physicochemical properties, including size, shape, surface charge, etc., thus enabling them to cross a series of biological barriers and achieve maximum delivery efficiency. In this review, we summarize recent developments in nanomedicines with transformable physicochemical properties. First, the biological dilemmas faced by nanomedicines are analyzed. Furthermore, the design and synthesis of nanomaterials with transformable physicochemical properties in terms of size, charge, and shape are summarized. Other switchable physicochemical parameters such as mobility, roughness and mechanical properties, which have been sought after most recently, are also discussed. Finally, the prospects and challenges for nanomedicines with transformable physicochemical properties are highlighted.
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- Qianqian Lu
- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (2011-iChEM), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (2011-iChEM), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (2011-iChEM), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (2011-iChEM), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P. R. China.
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Wang Z, Han D, Wang H, Zheng M, Xu Y, Zhang H. Organic Semiconducting Nanoparticles for Biosensor: A Review. BIOSENSORS 2023; 13:bios13040494. [PMID: 37185569 PMCID: PMC10136359 DOI: 10.3390/bios13040494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Highly bio-compatible organic semiconductors are widely used as biosensors, but their long-term stability can be compromised due to photo-degradation and structural instability. To address this issue, scientists have developed organic semiconductor nanoparticles (OSNs) by incorporating organic semiconductors into a stable framework or self-assembled structure. OSNs have shown excellent performance and can be used as high-resolution biosensors in modern medical and biological research. They have been used for a wide range of applications, such as detecting small biological molecules, nucleic acids, and enzyme levels, as well as vascular imaging, tumor localization, and more. In particular, OSNs can simulate fine particulate matters (PM2.5, indicating particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than or equal to 2.5 μm) and can be used to study the biodistribution, clearance pathways, and health effects of such particles. However, there are still some problems that need to be solved, such as toxicity, metabolic mechanism, and fluorescence intensity. In this review, based on the structure and design strategies of OSNs, we introduce various types of OSNs-based biosensors with functional groups used as biosensors and discuss their applications in both in vitro and in vivo tracking. Finally, we also discuss the design strategies and potential future trends of OSNs-based biosensors. This review provides a theoretical scaffold for the design of high-performance OSNs-based biosensors and highlights important trends and future directions for their development and application.
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- Zheng Wang
- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province (QUST), School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53-Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province (QUST), School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53-Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao 266042, China
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- R&D Center of Polymer Materials, Qingdao Haiwan Science and Technology Industry Research Institute Co., Ltd. (HWSTI), Qingdao Haiwan Chemistry Co., Ltd. (QHCC), Qingdao, 266061, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province (QUST), School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53-Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao 266042, China
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Conjugates of Tetrapyrrolic Macrocycles as Potential Anticancer Target-Oriented Photosensitizers. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2023; 381:10. [PMID: 36826755 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-023-00421-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy is a minimally invasive treatment of tumors using photosensitizers, light, and reactive oxygen species, which can destroy cellular structures. With the development of photodynamic therapy, significant efforts have been made to create new efficient photosensitizers with improved delivery to cells, stability, and selectivity against cancer tissues. Naturally occurring tetrapyrrolic macrocycles, such as porphyrins and chlorins, are very attractive as photosensitizers, and their structural modification and conjugation with other biologically active molecules are promising approaches for creating new photosensitizers specifically targeting cancer cells. The present review aims to highlight recent developments in the design, preparation, and investigation of complex conjugates of tetrapyrrolic macrocycles, which can potentially be used as sensitizers for target-oriented photodynamic therapy of cancer. In this review, we discuss the structure, photodynamic effect, and anticancer activity of the following conjugates of tetrapyrrolic macrocycles: (1) conjugates obtained by modifying peripheral substituents in porphyrins and chlorins; (2) conjugates of porphyrins and chlorins with lipids, carbohydrates, steroids, and peptides; (3) conjugates of porphyrins and chlorins with anticancer drugs and some other biologically active molecules; (4) metal-containing conjugates. The question of how the conjugate structure affects its specificity, internalization, localization, and photoinduced toxicity within cancer cells is the focus of this review.
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Dukh M, Cacaccio J, Durrani FA, Kumar I, Watson R, Tabaczynski WA, Joshi P, Missert JR, Baumann H, Pandey RK. Impact of mono- and di-β-galactose moieties in in vitro / in vivo anticancer efficacy of pyropheophorbide-carbohydrate conjugates by photodynamic therapy. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY REPORTS 2022; 5:100047. [PMID: 36568335 PMCID: PMC9776133 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmcr.2022.100047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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To investigate the impact of mono- and di-β-galactose moieties in tumor uptake and photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficacy, HPPH [3-(1'-hexyloxy)ethyl-3-devinylpyropheophorobide-a], the meso pyropheophorbide-a [3-ethyl-3-devinyl-pyropheophorbide-a], and the corresponding 20-benzoic acid analogs were used as starting materials. Reaction of the intermediates containing one or two carboxylic acid functionalities with 1-aminogalactose afforded the desired 172- or 20(4')- mono- and 172, 20(4')-di galactose conjugated photosensitizers (PSs) with and without a carboxylic acid group. The overall lipophilicity caused by the presence of galactose in combination with either an ethyl or (1'-hexyloxy)ethyl side chain at position-3 of the macrocycle made a significant difference in in vitro uptake by tumor cells and photoreaction upon light exposure. Interestingly, among the PSs investigated, compared to HPPH 1 the carbohydrate conjugates 2 and 11 in which β-galactose moieties are conjugated at positions 172 and 20(4') of meso-pyro pheophorbide-a showed similar in vitro efficacy in FaDu cell lines, but in SCID mice bearing FaDu tumors (head & neck) Ps 11 gave significantly improved long-term tumor cure.
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- Mykhaylo Dukh
- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA
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- Molecular & Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Buffalo, NY, 14263, USA,Corresponding author. (R.K. Pandey)
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Ding G, Tong J, Duan Y, Wang S, Su Z, Shao K, Zhang L, Zhu D, Wen LL, Li Y, Shan GG. Boosting the photodynamic therapy of near-infrared AIE-active photosensitizers by precise manipulation of the molecular structure and aggregate-state packing. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:5818-5825. [PMID: 35876122 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb01152b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Organic functional materials have emerged as a promising class of emissive materials with potential application in cancer phototheranostics, whose molecular structures and solid-state packing in the microenvironment play an important role in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and the photodynamic therapy (PDT) effect. Clarifying the guidelines to precisely modulate PDT performance from molecular and aggregate levels is desired but remains challenging. In this work, two compounds, TCP-PF6 and TTCP-PF6, with similar skeletons are strategically synthesized, in which a thiophene segment is ingeniously introduced into the molecular backbone of TCP-PF6 to adjust the intrinsic molecular characteristics and packing in the aggregate state. The experimental and theoretical results demonstrate that TTCP-PF6 can form tight packing mode in comparison with TCP-PF6, resulting in efficient cell imaging and enhanced ROS generation ability in vitro and in vivo. The promising features make TTCP-PF6 a superior photosensitizer for PDT treatment against cancer cells by targeting mitochondria. These findings can provide a feasible molecular design for modulating the biological activity and developing photosensitizers with high ROS generation and PDT effect.
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- Guanyu Ding
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China.,Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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- Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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Ding G, Tong J, Gong J, Wang Z, Su Z, Liu L, Han X, Wang J, Zhang L, Wang X, Wen LL, Shan GG. Molecular engineering to achieve AIE-active photosensitizers with NIR emission and rapid ROS generation efficiency. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:5272-5278. [PMID: 35766043 DOI: 10.1039/d1tb02738g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Near-infrared (NIR) photosensitizers with rapid reactive oxygen species (ROS) production ability are in great demand owing to their promising performance toward boosting photodynamic therapy (PDT) and deep-tissue imaging, but molecular design guidelines for efficient photosensitizers are rarely elucidated. Herein, three AIEgens named DBP, TBP, and TBP-SO3 are designed and synthesized by precise donor-acceptor (D-A) molecular engineering to deeply understand the structure-property-application relationships. All the compounds exhibit AIE characteristics with strong long-wavelength emission in the aggregated state and are capable of efficiently producing ROS under white light irradiation. By controlling the ability of the D-A units, TBP-SO3 realizes NIR emission and more rapid ROS generation ability due to the promoted intersystem crossing processes compared with those of DBP and TBP. In addition, NIR-emitting TBP-SO3 is capable of specific endoplasmic reticulum targeting and excellent PDT treatment ability of cancer cells and bacteria. This successful example of molecular engineering paves a valuable way for developing advanced PSs with AIE properties, efficient ROS generation ability, and intense emission for fluorescence imaging PDT.
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- Guanyu Ding
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology (SCUT), Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, Jilin, 130022, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Fine Organic Synthesis, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun, 130022, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry and National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, P. R. China.
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Cheruku RR, Turowski SG, Durrani FA, Tabaczynski WA, Cacaccio J, Missert JR, Curtin L, Sexton S, Alberico R, Hendler CM, Spernyak JA, Grossman Z, Pandey RK. Tumor-Avid 3-(1'-Hexyloxy)ethyl-3-devinylpyrpyropheophorbide-a (HPPH)-3Gd(III)tetraxetan (DOTA) Conjugate Defines Primary Tumors and Metastases. J Med Chem 2022; 65:9267-9280. [PMID: 35763292 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c00547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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3-(1'-Hexyloxyethyl)-3-devinylpyropheophorbide-a (HPPH or Photochlor), a tumor-avid chlorophyll a derivative currently undergoing human clinical trials, was conjugated with mono-, di-, and tri-Gd(III)tetraxetan (DOTA) moieties. The T1/T2 relaxivity and in vitro PDT efficacy of these conjugates were determined. The tumor specificity of the most promising conjugate was also investigated at various time points in mice and rats bearing colon tumors, as well as rabbits bearing widespread metastases from VX2 systemic arterial disseminated metastases. All the conjugates showed significant T1 and T2 relaxivities. However, the conjugate containing 3-Gd(III)-aminoethylamido-DOTA at position 17 of HPPH demonstrated great potential for tumor imaging by both MR and fluorescence while maintaining its PDT efficacy. At an MR imaging dose (10 μmol/kg), HPPH-3Gd(III)DOTA did not cause any significant organ toxicity in mice, indicating its potential as a cancer imaging (MR and fluorescence) agent with an option to treat cancer by photodynamic therapy (PDT).
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- Ravindra R Cheruku
- Photodynamic Therapy Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Translational Imaging Shared Resource, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Photodynamic Therapy Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Photodynamic Therapy Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Photodynamic Therapy Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Photodynamic Therapy Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Resources (DLAR), Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Department of Laboratory Animal Resources (DLAR), Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Translational Imaging Shared Resource, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Photodynamic Therapy Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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Saenz C, Ethirajan M, Tracy EC, Bowman MJ, Cacaccio J, Ohulchanskyy T, Baumann H, Pandey RK. Charged groups on pyropheophorbide-based photosensitizers dictate uptake by tumor cells and photodynamic therapy efficacy. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2022; 227:112375. [PMID: 34968800 PMCID: PMC8816894 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2021.112375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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This study investigated the impact of anionic and cationic substituents of the pyropheophorbide-based photosensitizers (PS) on uptake and retention by tumor epithelial cells and photodynamic therapy (PDT). A series of PSs were generated that bear carboxylic acid functionalities, alkyl amines with variable length of carbon units or as a quaternary ammonium salt introduced at position 172 of 3-(1'-hexyloxy)ethyl-3-devinylpyropheophorbide-a (HPPH). The nature of the functionalities in the macrocycle made a significant difference in overall lipophilicity (log D values at pH 7.4), and in binding to and retention by human and murine tumor cells. Depending on the presence of functional groups, the PSs showed a change in cellular uptake from diffusion to endocytosis and in the preference for subcellular localization to mitochondria/ER or lysosomes. Two and more carboxylic groups drastically reduced uptake by all cell types. In contrast, PSs with amine and quaternary amine salt showed higher cellular binding, uptake and in vitro PDT efficacy than HPPH. The enhanced cellular uptake of the cationic PSs was accompanied by a loss of tumor cell specificity and contributed to severe systemic toxicity in tumor-bearing mice intravenously injected with the PS and subjected to investigate their therapeutic potential.
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- Courtney Saenz
- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States of America
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States of America
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States of America
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- Institute of Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14221, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States of America,Corresponding authors. ,
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, United States of America,Corresponding authors. ,
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Hou B, Zhang Y, Li C, Sun X, Feng X, Liu J. Synthesis and in vitro biological evaluation of novel water‐soluble porphyrin complexes for cancer photodynamic therapy. Appl Organomet Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Bingjie Hou
- Key Laboratory of Eco‐Environment‐Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco‐Environment‐Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco‐Environment‐Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco‐Environment‐Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco‐Environment‐Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco‐Environment‐Related Polymer Materials of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials of Gansu Province, Key Laboratory of Bioelectrochemistry & Environmental Analysis of Gansu Province, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Northwest Normal University Lanzhou People's Republic of China
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Sobhani N, Samadani AA. Implications of photodynamic cancer therapy: an overview of PDT mechanisms basically and practically. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst 2021; 33:34. [PMID: 34778919 DOI: 10.1186/s43046-021-00093-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tumor eradication is one of the most important challengeable categories in oncological studies. In this account, besides the molecular genetics methods including cell therapy, gene therapy, immunotherapy, and general cancer therapy procedures like surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy, photodynamic adjuvant therapy is of great importance. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) as a relatively noninvasive therapeutic method utilizes the irradiation of an appropriate wavelength which is absorbed by a photosensitizing agent in the presence of oxygen. In this procedure, a series of events lead to the direct death of malignant cells such as damage to the microvasculature and also the induction of a local inflammatory function. PDT has participated with other treatment modalities especially in the early stage of malignant tumors and has resulted in decreasing morbidity besides improving survival rate and quality of life. High spatial resolution of PDT has attracted considerable attention in the field of image-guided photodynamic therapy combined with chemotherapy of multidrug resistance cancers. Although PDT outcomes vary across the different tumor types, minimal natural tissue toxicity, minor systemic effects, significant reduction in long-term disease, lack of innate or acquired resistance mechanisms, and excellent cosmetic effects, as well as limb function, make it a valuable treatment option for combination therapies. SHORT CONCLUSION In this review article, we tried to discuss the potential of PDT in the treatment of some dermatologic and solid tumors, particularly all its important mechanisms.
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- Nafiseh Sobhani
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
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- Healthy Ageing Research Center, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran. .,Clinical Research Development Unit of Poursina Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
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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: 532] [Impact Index Per Article: 177.3] [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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Wei Z, Zou H, Liu G, Song C, Tang C, Chen S, Zhang G, Ran J, Wang Y, Yin X, Cai Y, Han W. Peroxidase-mimicking evodiamine/indocyanine green nanoliposomes for multimodal imaging-guided theranostics for oral squamous cell carcinoma. Bioact Mater 2021; 6:2144-2157. [PMID: 33511313 PMCID: PMC7810628 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2020.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Here, evodiamine (EVO) and the photosensitizer indocyanine green (ICG) were integrated into a liposomal nanoplatform for noninvasive diagnostic imaging and combinatorial therapy against oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). EVO, as an active component extracted from traditional Chinese medicine, not only functioned as an antitumor chemotherapeutic agent but was also capable of 68Ga-chelation, thus working as a contrast agent for positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging. Moreover, EVO could exhibit peroxidase-like catalytic activity, converting endogenous tumor H2O2 into cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS), enabling Chemo catalytic therapy beyond the well-known chemotherapy effect of EVO. As proven by in vitro and in vivo experiments, guided by optical imaging and PET/CT imaging, we show that the theragnostic liposomes have a significant inhibiting effect on in situ tongue tumor through photodynamic therapy combined with chemodynamic chemotherapy.
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Key Words
- ATCC, American Type Culture Collection
- CAT, Catalase Activity
- CDT, Chemodynamic therapy
- DI water, deionized water
- DLS, dynamic light scattering
- DMEM, Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium
- EPR, enhanced permeability and retention
- EVO, evodiamine
- Evodiamine
- FBS, fetal bovine serum
- FDA, Food and Drug Administration
- FI, fluorescence imaging
- HRP, horseradish peroxidase
- ICG, indocyanine green
- NIR, Near-infrared
- OSCC, Oral squamous cell carcinoma
- Oral squamous cell carcinoma
- PBS, polarization beam splitter
- PDT, Photodynamic therapy
- PET/CT, positron emission tomography/computed tomography
- Peroxidase-mimicking
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- SD, Sprague-Dawley
- SOSG, singlet oxygen sensor green
- TEM, transmission electron microscope
- THF, tetrahydrofuran
- TMB, tetramethylbenzidine
- Trimodal antitumor therapy
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- Zheng Wei
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Pediatric Dentistry, Nanjing Stomatology Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, No 30 Zhongyang Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Orthodontics, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, No 30 Zhongyang Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Clinical Research Institute, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, No. 158 Shangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310014, Zhejiang Province, China
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, 210008, Nanjing, China
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Li B, Niu X, Xie M, Luo F, Huang X, You Z. Tumor-Targeting Multifunctional Nanoprobe for Enhanced Photothermal/Photodynamic Therapy of Liver Cancer. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:8064-8072. [PMID: 34189915 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Numerous researchers have committed to the development of combined therapy strategies for tumors, since their use in the treatment of tumors has more ideal therapeutic outcomes. In the study, we designed and prepared gold nanostars with CD147 modified on the surface and then efficiently loaded a photosensitive drug IR820 to construct a multifunctional nanoprobe. Due to the protection effect of gold, the nanoprobe has oxygen/heat energy generation capability and can also efficiently deliver the loaded drugs inside the tumor cells. Moreover, the nanoprobe has excellent photothermal/photodynamic therapeutic outcomes. The observation by photoacoustic real-time imaging validated the outstanding tumor-targeting characteristics of our nanoprobe. Finally, in the in vivo treatment experiment, the nanoprobe achieved ideal tumor-suppressive effects after the photothermal/photodynamic therapy. In summary, the findings of this experiment are useful in the development of new combined tumor therapy strategies based on nanomaterials.
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- Bei Li
- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Lane, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Lane, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- West Chia-Washington Mitochondria and Metabolism Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Lane, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Lane, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Biliary Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, No.37 Guoxue Lane, Wuhou District, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China
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Chen K, He P, Wang Z, Tang BZ. A Feasible Strategy of Fabricating Type I Photosensitizer for Photodynamic Therapy in Cancer Cells and Pathogens. ACS NANO 2021; 15:7735-7743. [PMID: 33856778 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c01577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The utilization of photochemical reaction channel based on radical process is rarely reported, which might be a very efficient and feasible strategy for improving generation of Type I reactive oxygen species (ROS). In this work, a double ionic-type aggregation-induced emission luminogen (AIEgen) of TIdBO was developed as a photosensitizer, of which the potential photocyclization characteristic involving an electron-transfer process had a positive effect on Type I ROS generation in aggregates under continuous light irradiation. Its noticeable photodynamic therapy (PDT) performance and self-monitoring of PDT process by the relationship between cellular morphology change and fluorescence intensity enhancement were achieved. In addition, it showed a good killing ability to microbes and specific interactions with microbes but not cells by regulating the incubation time. These intriguing results reveal a feasible design principle for the implementation of efficient PS preparation in clinical treatment under hypoxic conditions.
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- Kongqi Chen
- AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- AIE Institute, Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518172, China
- HKUST-Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Seetharaman S, Dukh M, Tabaczynski WA, Ou Z, Karr PA, Kadish KM, Pandey RK, D'Souza F. Meso-Biphenyl-Linked, Near- and Far-Infrared Emitting, Chlorin and Bacteriochlorin Dimers: Synthesis, Excitation Transfer, and Singlet Oxygen Production. Chempluschem 2021; 86:674-680. [PMID: 33881234 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A series of meso-biphenyl linked chlorin and bacteriochlorin dimers, derived from naturally occurring chlorophyll (Chl-a) and bacteriochlorophyll (BChl-a) were synthesized in 32 % to 44 % yields and characterized, as photosynthetic antenna mimics, and a new class of singlet oxygen producing agents. The dimers are characterized by absorption, fluorescence, electrochemical, spectroelectrochemical and computational methods to evaluate their physico-chemical properties, and to identify ground and excited state interactions. Evidence of excited energy exchange among the chromophores in the dimer is derived from femtosecond transient absorption spectral studies. Rate constants for excitation hopping were in the order of 1011 s-1 , indicating occurrence of efficient processes. Nanosecond transient absorption studies confirmed relaxation of the singlet excited chlorin and bacteriochlorin dimers to their corresponding triplet states (3 Chl* and 3 Bchl*). As predicted by the established energy level diagrams, both 3 Chl* and 3 Bchl* are shown to be capable of producing singlet oxygen with appreciable quantum yields (ϕSO ∼0.3).
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- Sairaman Seetharaman
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle, #305070, Denton, TX 76203-5017, USA
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Wayne State College, 1111 Main Street, Wayne, Nebraska, 68787, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle, #305070, Denton, TX 76203-5017, USA
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Cheruku RR, Cacaccio J, Durrani FA, Tabaczynski WA, Watson R, Siters K, Missert JR, Tracy EC, Dukh M, Guru K, Koya RC, Kalinski P, Baumann H, Pandey RK. Synthesis, Tumor Specificity, and Photosensitizing Efficacy of Erlotinib-Conjugated Chlorins and Bacteriochlorins: Identification of a Highly Effective Candidate for Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer. J Med Chem 2021; 64:741-767. [PMID: 33400524 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Erlotinib was covalently linked to 3-(1'-hexyloxy)ethyl-3-devinylpyropheophorbide-a (HPPH) and structurally related chlorins and bacteriochlorins at different positions of the tetrapyrrole ring. The functional consequence of each modification was determined by quantifying the uptake and subcellular deposition of the erlotinib conjugates, cellular response to therapeutic light treatment in tissue cultures, and in eliminating of corresponding tumors grown as a xenograft in SCID mice. The experimental human cancer models the established cell lines UMUC3 (bladder), FaDu (hypopharynx), and primary cultures of head and neck tumor cells. The effectiveness of the compounds was compared to that of HPPH. Furthermore, specific functional contribution of the carboxylic acid side group at position 172 and the chiral methyl group at 3(1') to the overall activity of the chimeric compounds was assessed. Among the conjugates investigated, the PS 10 was identified as the most effective candidate for achieving tumor cell-specific accumulation and yielding improved long-term tumor control.
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- Ravindra R Cheruku
- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14223, United States
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14223, United States
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14223, United States
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14223, United States
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14223, United States
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- Photolitec, LLC, 73 High Street, Buffalo, New York 14223, United States
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14223, United States
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14223, United States
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14263, United States
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- PDT Center, Cell Stress Biology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14223, United States
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Targeted Nanoparticles for Fluorescence Imaging of Folate Receptor Positive Tumors. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10121651. [PMID: 33317162 PMCID: PMC7764199 DOI: 10.3390/biom10121651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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This report presents the synthesis and folate receptor target-specificity of amino-functionalized polyacrylamide nanoparticles (AFPAA NPs) for near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging of cancer. For the synthesis of desired nano-constructs, the AFPAA NPs (hereafter referred to as NPs) were reacted with a NIR cyanine dye (CD) bearing carboxylic acid functionality by following our previously reported approach, and the resulting conjugate (NP-CD) on further reaction with folic acid (FA) resulted in a new nano-construct, FA-NP-CD, which demonstrated significantly higher uptake in folate receptor-positive breast cancer cells (KB+) and in folate receptor over-expressed tumors in vivo. The target-specificity of these nanoparticles was further confirmed by inhibition assay in folate receptor-positive (KB+) and -negative (HT-1080) cell lines. To show the advantages of polyacrylamide (PAA)-based NPs in folate receptor target-specificity, the CD used in preparing the FA-NP-CD construct was also reacted with folic acid alone and the synthetic conjugate (CD-FA) was also investigated for its target-specificity. Interestingly, in contrast to NPs (FA-NP-CD), the CD-FA conjugate did not show any significant in vitro or in vivo specificity toward folate receptors, showing the advantages of PAA-based nanotechnology in delivering the desired agent to tumor cells.
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Self-assembly of methylene violet-conjugated perylene diimide with photodynamic/photothermal properties for DNA photocleavage and cancer treatment. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2020; 196:111351. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2020] [Revised: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Dukh M, Tabaczynski WA, Seetharaman S, Ou Z, Kadish KM, D'Souza F, Pandey RK. meso
‐ and β‐Pyrrole‐Linked Chlorin‐Bacteriochlorin Dyads for Promoting Far‐Red FRET and Singlet Oxygen Production. Chemistry 2020; 26:14996-15006. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Mykhaylo Dukh
- PDT Center Cell Stress Biology Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo NY 14263 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle, #305070 Denton TX 76203-5017 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Houston Houston TX 77204 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Houston Houston TX 77204 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of North Texas 1155 Union Circle, #305070 Denton TX 76203-5017 USA
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- PDT Center Cell Stress Biology Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo NY 14263 USA
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Sasaki S, Hashimoto Y, Kinoshita Y, Tamiaki H, Duan S, Wang X, Saga Y, Yamamoto H, Ikeuchi T, Shishioh N. Synthesis of C3/C13‐Substituted Semi‐Synthetic Bacteriochlorophyll‐
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Derivatives and Their Properties as Functional Dyes. CHEMPHOTOCHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cptc.202000169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Shin‐ichi Sasaki
- Faculty of Bioscience Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology Nagahama Shiga 526-0829 Japan
- Graduate School of Life Sciences Ritsumeikan University Kusatsu Shiga 525-8577 Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences Ritsumeikan University Kusatsu Shiga 525-8577 Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences Ritsumeikan University Kusatsu Shiga 525-8577 Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Sciences Ritsumeikan University Kusatsu Shiga 525-8577 Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), College of Physics Jilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Physics and Technology for Advanced Batteries (Ministry of Education), College of Physics Jilin University Changchun 130012 PR China
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- Faculty of Science and Engineering Kindai University Higashi-Osaka Osaka 577-8502 Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology Nagahama Shiga 526-0829 Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology Nagahama Shiga 526-0829 Japan
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- Faculty of Bioscience Nagahama Institute of Bio-Science and Technology Nagahama Shiga 526-0829 Japan
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Xu H, Ohulchanskyy TY, Qu J, Yakovliev A, Ziniuk R, Yuan Z, Qu J. Co-encapsulating indocyanine green and CT contrast agent within nanoliposomes for trimodal imaging and near infrared phototherapy of cancer. NANOMEDICINE-NANOTECHNOLOGY BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE 2020; 29:102269. [PMID: 32679268 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2020.102269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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X-ray CT imaging can be complementary to fluorescence and photoacoustic imaging (FLI and PAI), allowing for high spatial resolution and high-sensitivity multimodal imaging for imaging guided treatment. In this study, the CT contrast agent iohexol was co-encapsulated with indocyanine green (ICG) within nanoliposomes (NLs) to explore their interaction and possible application of this liposomal formulation (LGI) in cancer theranostics. The photophysical properties of LGI were studied to assess the effect of iohexol on ICG that can enhance the efficiency of ICG-based near infrared photodynamic therapy (PDT). The CT, FLI and PA imaging abilities of LGI were also investigated. Furthermore, the near infrared phototherapy of cancer cells in vitro was performed, exhibiting higher phototherapy efficacy of LGI in comparison with other ICG formulations. We conclude that LGI can serve as a highly efficient theranostic nanoplatform for multimodal (fluorescence, CT and PA) imaging and near infrared phototherapy.
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- Hao Xu
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, PR China.
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- Faculty of Science Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, PR China
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- Bioimaging Core, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, PR China
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Chinna Ayya Swamy P, Sivaraman G, Priyanka RN, Raja SO, Ponnuvel K, Shanmugpriya J, Gulyani A. Near Infrared (NIR) absorbing dyes as promising photosensitizer for photo dynamic therapy. Coord Chem Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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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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Wu H, Wang X, Liu Y, Zhao Y, Wang X, Lee WK, Shim YK, Yoon I, Xu X, Li J. Efficient Synthesis of Long‐wavelength Absorbing Cyanochlorophyll
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Derivatives via Stereoselective Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons Reaction. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.11998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Huiqiang Wu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYantai University Yantai 264005 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYantai University Yantai 264005 China
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- Center for Nano Manufacturing and Department of Nanoscience and EngineeringInje University Gimhae, Gyeongnam 50834 Republic of Korea
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYantai University Yantai 264005 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYantai University Yantai 264005 China
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- Center for Nano Manufacturing and Department of Nanoscience and EngineeringInje University Gimhae, Gyeongnam 50834 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nano Manufacturing and Department of Nanoscience and EngineeringInje University Gimhae, Gyeongnam 50834 Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nano Manufacturing and Department of Nanoscience and EngineeringInje University Gimhae, Gyeongnam 50834 Republic of Korea
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYantai University Yantai 264005 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringYantai University Yantai 264005 China
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Yu W, Liu R, Zhou Y, Gao H. Size-Tunable Strategies for a Tumor Targeted Drug Delivery System. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2020; 6:100-116. [PMID: 32123729 PMCID: PMC7047275 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.9b01139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 240] [Impact Index Per Article: 60.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Nanoparticles have been widely used in tumor targeted drug delivery, while the antitumor effects are not always satisfactory due to the limited penetration and retention. As we all know, there is a paradox that nanoparticles with large sizes tend to distribute around tumor blood vessels rather than penetrate into tumor parenchyma, while smaller sizes can penetrate deeply but with poor tumor retention. In recent days, an intelligent, size-tunable strategy provided a solution to determine the size problem of nanoparticles and exhibited good application prospects. In this review, we summarize series of stimuli-induced aggregation and shrinkage strategies for tumor targeted drug delivery, which can significantly increase the retention and penetration of nanodrugs in tumor sites at the same time, thus promoting treatment efficacy. Internal (enzymes, pH, and redox) and external (light and temperature) stimuli are introduced to change the morphology of the original nanodrugs through protonation, hydrophobization, hydrogen bond, π-π stacking and enzymolysis-resulted click reactions or dissociation, etc. Apart from applications in oncotherapy, size-tunable strategies also have a great prospect in the diagnosis and real time bioimaging fields, which are also introduced in this review. Finally, the potential challenges for application and future directions are thoroughly discussed, providing guidance for further clinical transformation.
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting
and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province,
Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan
Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China
School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug-Targeting
and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry and Sichuan Province,
Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan
Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China
School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Chepurna OM, Yakovliev A, Ziniuk R, Nikolaeva OA, Levchenko SM, Xu H, Losytskyy MY, Bricks JL, Slominskii YL, Vretik LO, Qu J, Ohulchanskyy TY. Core-shell polymeric nanoparticles co-loaded with photosensitizer and organic dye for photodynamic therapy guided by fluorescence imaging in near and short-wave infrared spectral regions. J Nanobiotechnology 2020; 18:19. [PMID: 31973717 PMCID: PMC6979398 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-020-0572-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Biodistribution of photosensitizer (PS) in photodynamic therapy (PDT) can be assessed by fluorescence imaging that visualizes the accumulation of PS in malignant tissue prior to PDT. At the same time, excitation of the PS during an assessment of its biodistribution results in premature photobleaching and can cause toxicity to healthy tissues. Combination of PS with a separate fluorescent moiety, which can be excited apart from PS activation, provides a possibility for fluorescence imaging (FI) guided delivery of PS to cancer site, followed by PDT. RESULTS In this work, we report nanoformulations (NFs) of core-shell polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) co-loaded with PS [2-(1-hexyloxyethyl)-2-devinyl pyropheophorbide-a, HPPH] and near infrared fluorescent organic dyes (NIRFDs) that can be excited in the first or second near-infrared windows of tissue optical transparency (NIR-I, ~ 700-950 nm and NIR-II, ~ 1000-1350 nm), where HPPH does not absorb and emit. After addition to nanoparticle suspensions, PS and NIRFDs are entrapped by the nanoparticle shell of co-polymer of N-isopropylacrylamide and acrylamide [poly(NIPAM-co-AA)], while do not bind with the polystyrene (polySt) core alone. Loading of the NIRFD and PS to the NPs shell precludes aggregation of these hydrophobic molecules in water, preventing fluorescence quenching and reduction of singlet oxygen generation. Moreover, shift of the absorption of NIRFD to longer wavelengths was found to strongly reduce an efficiency of the electronic excitation energy transfer between PS and NIRFD, increasing the efficacy of PDT with PS-NIRFD combination. As a result, use of the NFs of PS and NIR-II NIRFD enables fluorescence imaging guided PDT, as it was shown by confocal microscopy and PDT of the cancer cells in vitro. In vivo studies with subcutaneously tumored mice demonstrated a possibility to image biodistribution of tumor targeted NFs both using HPPH fluorescence with conventional imaging camera sensitive in visible and NIR-I ranges (~ 400-750 nm) and imaging camera for short-wave infrared (SWIR) region (~ 1000-1700 nm), which was recently shown to be beneficial for in vivo optical imaging. CONCLUSIONS A combination of PS with fluorescence in visible and NIR-I spectral ranges and, NIR-II fluorescent dye allowed us to obtain PS nanoformulation promising for see-and-treat PDT guided with visible-NIR-SWIR fluorescence imaging.
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- O M Chepurna
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, 02094, Ukraine
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- Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, 01601, Ukraine.
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, P. R. China.
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Liu R, Yang Z, Zhang L, Zhao J, Hou C, Zhao S. A near infrared dye-coated silver nanoparticle/carbon dot nanocomposite for targeted tumor imaging and enhanced photodynamic therapy. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:489-494. [PMID: 36133975 PMCID: PMC9418805 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00596j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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An excellent photosensitizer for imaging-guided high efficiency photodynamic therapy (PDT) requires certain features, such as near-infrared (NIR) light emission, high singlet-to-triplet intersystem crossing (ISC) efficiency, and tumor targeting. However, synthetizing photosensitizers that meet the aforementioned characteristics still remains a challenge. In this study, we synthetized a NIR dye (CyOH)-coated silver nanoparticle/carbon dot nanocomposite (CyOH-AgNP/CD) as a novel nanophotosensitizer for targeted tumor imaging and high-efficiency PDT. The CyOH-AgNP/CD nanophotosensitizer was constructed using a NIR dye (CyOH) and an AgNP/CD nanohybrid via Ag-O interaction. Relative to the AgNP/CD nanohybrid, CyOH-AgNP/CD exhibited a high singlet oxygen yield, mitochondrial accumulation, superior tissue penetration of 660 nm laser irradiation, and enhanced tumor targeting. The developed nanophotosensitizer exerted a higher antitumor effect than the CyOH dye or AgNP/CD nanohybrid. This result provides a new idea for the design of excellent photosensitizers that can benefit high-efficiency PDT.
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- Rongjun Liu
- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University Guilin 541004 China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources Chemistry and Biotechnology, Yulin Normal University Yulin 537000 China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University Guilin 541004 China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University Guilin 541004 China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University Guilin 541004 China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University Guilin 541004 China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University Guilin 541004 China
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Yuan P, Ruan Z, Li T, Tian Y, Cheng Q, Yan L. Sharp pH-responsive mannose prodrug polypeptide nanoparticles encapsulating a photosensitizer for enhanced near infrared imaging-guided photodynamic therapy. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:6770-6777. [PMID: 31595285 DOI: 10.1039/c9tb01527b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Mannose has been reported as a novel drug to kill cancer cells. The prodrug of mannose will promote its targeted delivery and enrichment at the tumor site and cancer cells. Here, a pH-sensitive polypeptide copolymer with a tertiary amine group has been prepared and a mannose molecule was conjugated to the polymer through the formation of a Schiff base. At the same time, an iodinated boron dipyrromethene (BDPI) photosensitizer with high singlet oxygen generation efficacy and near infrared (NIR) fluorescence was encapsulated by the nanoparticles, which makes it a potential pH-sensitive NIR imaging-guided chemotherapy/PDT agent. In vitro and in vivo studies reveal that in a tumor acidic environment, the protonation of the tertiary amine group destroyed the nanostructure of the nanoparticles, resulting in increased BDPI release. Meanwhile, the bond cleavage of the Schiff base led to the release of conjugated mannose and synergistic inhibition of tumor cell growth with the PDT effect was realized. The combination of these two kinds of tumor suppression effects and photodynamic therapy made this pH-sensitive polypeptide delivery system show great potential for further cancer therapy.
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- Pan Yuan
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai road 96, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai road 96, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai road 96, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai road 96, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai road 96, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, and Department of Chemical Physics, iCHEM, University of Science and Technology of China, Jinzai road 96, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China.
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Organic small molecular nanoparticles based on self-assembly of amphiphilic fluoroporphyrins for photodynamic and photothermal synergistic cancer therapy. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2019; 182:110345. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 07/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Aggarwal A, Samaroo D, Jovanovic IR, Singh S, Tuz MP, Mackiewicz MR. Porphyrinoid-based photosensitizers for diagnostic and therapeutic applications: An update. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2019. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424619300118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Porphyrin-based molecules are actively studied as dual function theranostics: fluorescence-based imaging for diagnostics and fluorescence-guided therapeutic treatment of cancers. The intrinsic fluorescent and photodynamic properties of the bimodal molecules allows for these theranostic approaches. Several porphyrinoids bearing both hydrophilic and/or hydrophobic units at their periphery have been developed for the aforementioned applications, but better tumor selectivity and high efficacy to destroy tumor cells is always a key setback for their use. Another issue related to their effective clinical use is that, most of these chromophores form aggregates under physiological conditions. Nanomaterials that are known to possess incredible properties that cannot be achieved from their bulk systems can serve as carriers for these chromophores. Porphyrinoids, when conjugated with nanomaterials, can be enabled to perform as multifunctional nanomedicine devices. The integrated properties of these porphyrinoid-nanomaterial conjugated systems make them useful for selective drug delivery, theranostic capabilities, and multimodal bioimaging. This review highlights the use of porphyrins, chlorins, bacteriochlorins, phthalocyanines and naphthalocyanines as well as their multifunctional nanodevices in various biomedical theranostic platforms.
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- Amit Aggarwal
- LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
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- New York City College of Technology, Department of Chemistry, 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
- Graduate Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
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- LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101, USA
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Naidoo C, Kruger CA, Abrahamse H. Simultaneous Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24173153. [PMID: 31470637 PMCID: PMC6749501 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24173153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Revised: 08/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Metastatic melanoma (MM) has a poor prognosis and is attributed to late diagnoses only when metastases has already occurred. Thus, early diagnosis is crucial to improve its overall treatment efficacy. The standard diagnostic tools for MM are incisional biopsies and/or fine needle aspiration biopsies, while standard treatments involve surgery, chemotherapy, or irradiation therapy. The combination of photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) and therapy (PDT) utilizes a photosensitizer (PS) that, when excited by light of a low wavelength, can be used for fluorescent non-destructive diagnosis. However, when the same PS is activated at a higher wavelength of light, it can be cytotoxic and induce tumor destruction. This paper focuses on PS drugs that have been used for PDD as well as PDT treatment of MM. Furthermore, it emphasizes the need for continued investigation into enhanced PS delivery via active biomarkers and passive nanoparticle systems. This should improve PS drug absorption in MM cells and increase effectiveness of combinative photodynamic methods for the enhanced diagnosis and treatment of MM can become a reality.
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- Channay Naidoo
- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa.
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- Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa
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Zinchenko E, Navolokin N, Shirokov A, Khlebtsov B, Dubrovsky A, Saranceva E, Abdurashitov A, Khorovodov A, Terskov A, Mamedova A, Klimova M, Agranovich I, Martinov D, Tuchin V, Semyachkina-Glushkovskaya O, Kurts J. Pilot study of transcranial photobiomodulation of lymphatic clearance of beta-amyloid from the mouse brain: breakthrough strategies for non-pharmacologic therapy of Alzheimer's disease. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 10:4003-4017. [PMID: 0 PMCID: PMC6701516 DOI: 10.1364/boe.10.004003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 07/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In this pilot study, we analyzed effects of transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM, 1267 nm, 32 J/cm2) on clearance of beta-amyloid (Aβ) from the mouse brain. The immunohistochemical and confocal data clearly demonstrate the significant reduction of deposition of Aβ plaques in mice after tPBM vs. untreated animals. The behavior tests showed that tPBM improved the cognitive, memory and neurological status of mice with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Using of our original method based on optical coherence tomography (OCT) analysis of clearance of gold nanorods (GNRs) from the brain, we proposed possible mechanism underlying tPBM-stimulating effects on clearance of Aβ via the lymphatic system of the brain and the neck. These results open breakthrough strategies for a non-pharmacological therapy of Alzheimer's disease and clearly demonstrate that tPBM might be a promising therapeutic target for preventing or delaying Alzheimer's disease.
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, Saratov 410012, Russia
- Saratov State Medical University, Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, Saratov 410012, Russia
- Saratov State Medical University, Saratov 410012, Russia
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Entusiastov Str. 13, Saratov 410049, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Entusiastov Str. 13, Saratov 410049, Russia
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, Saratov 410012, Russia
- Tomsk State University, Laboratory of Biophotonics, 36 Lenin's Ave., Tomsk 634050, Russian Federation
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, Saratov 410012, Russia
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, Saratov 410012, Russia
- Tomsk State University, Laboratory of Biophotonics, 36 Lenin's Ave., Tomsk 634050, Russian Federation
- Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 24 Rabochaya Str., Saratov 410028, Russian Federation
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str. 83, Saratov 410012, Russia
- Physics Department, Humboldt University, Newtonstrasse 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg A31, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
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Colombo LL, Vanzulli SI, Blázquez-Castro A, Terrero CS, Stockert JC. Photothermal effect by 808-nm laser irradiation of melanin: a proof-of-concept study of photothermal therapy using B16-F10 melanotic melanoma growing in BALB/c mice. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 10:2932-2941. [PMID: 31259063 PMCID: PMC6583352 DOI: 10.1364/boe.10.002932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The photothermal effect is undergoing great interest due to advances in new photosensitizing materials and better-suited light sources, but studies are frequently hampered by the need to employ exogenous photothermal agents and expensive irradiation devices. Here we present a simple strategy based on direct NIR irradiation of the melanin pigment with a commercial 808-nm laser pointer. Proof-of-concept studies showed efficient photothermal effects on melanin in vitro and in vivo. After NIR irradiation, BALB/c mice bearing B16-F10 melanotic melanoma tumors revealed severe histopathological damage and massive necrosis in melanin-containing tumor tissue, while surrounding healthy tissues showed no damage. Therefore, the feasibility of this approach may allow implementing direct procedures for photothermal therapy of pigmented tumors.
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- Lucas L. Colombo
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Oncología Angel H. Roffo, Area Investigación, Avda. San Martin 5481, Buenos Aires C1417DTB, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina, Pacheco de Melo 3081, Buenos Aires C1425ASU, Argentina
- División Medicina Nuclear, Centro Oncológico de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Roffo, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avda. San Martin 5481, Buenos Aires C1417DTB, Argentina
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- Department of Physics of Materials, Faculty of Sciences, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- División Medicina Nuclear, Centro Oncológico de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Roffo, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Avda. San Martin 5481, Buenos Aires C1417DTB, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Oncología Angel H. Roffo, Area Investigación, Avda. San Martin 5481, Buenos Aires C1417DTB, Argentina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología en Reproducción Animal, Avda. Chorroarin 280, Buenos Aires C1427CWO, Argentina
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Gilson RC, Tang R, Gautam KS, Grabowska D, Achilefu S. Trafficking of a Single Photosensitizing Molecule to Different Intracellular Organelles Demonstrates Effective Hydroxyl Radical-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy in the Endoplasmic Reticulum. Bioconjug Chem 2019; 30:1451-1458. [PMID: 31009564 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is often used in preclinical and clinical treatment regimens. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by photosensitizers (PSs) upon exposure to light induce cell death via diverse mechanisms. PSs can exert therapeutic effects in different cellular organelles, although the efficacy of organelle-specific PDT has yet to be determined as most previous studies use different PSs in different organelles. Here, we explored how a single PS, chlorin e6 (Ce6), targeted to different organelles altered the effectiveness of PDT. Ce6 intrinsically localizes to the ER after 4 h of incubation. Modification of Ce6 via conjugation with an octapeptide (LS765), a monosubstituted triphenylphosphonium (TPP) derivative (LS897), or a disubstituted TPP derivative (LS909) altered the intrinsic localization. We determined that LS765 and LS9897 predominantly accumulated in the lysosomes, but LS909 trafficked equally to both the mitochondria and the lysosomes. Moreover, the conjugation altered the type of ROS produced by Ce6, increasing the ratio of hydrogen peroxide to hydroxyl radicals. Irradiation of identical concentrations of the PSs in solution with 650 nm, 0.84 mW/cm2 light for 10 min showed that the TPP conjugates nearly doubled the hydrogen peroxide production from ∼0.2 μM for Ce6 and LS765 to ∼0.37 μM for LS897 and LS909. In contrast, Ce6 produced ∼1.5-fold higher hydroxyl radicals than its conjugates. To compare the effect of each PS on cell death, we normalized the intracellular concentration of each PS. Hydrogen peroxide-producing PSs are effective PDT agents in the lysosomes while the hydroxyl-generating PSs are very effective in the ER. Compared to the PSs that accumulated in the lysosomes, only the ER-targeted Ce6 exerted >50% cell death at either low light power or low intracellular concentration. By delineating the contributions of cellular organelles and types of ROS produced, our work suggests that targeting hydroxyl radical-producing PSs to the ER is an exciting strategy to improve the therapeutic outcome of PDT.
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- Rebecca C Gilson
- Department of Biomedical Engineering , Washington University in St. Louis , One Brookings Drive , St. Louis, Missouri 63130 , United States.,Department of Radiology , Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis , Missouri 63110 , United States
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- Department of Radiology , Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis , Missouri 63110 , United States
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- Department of Radiology , Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis , Missouri 63110 , United States
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- Department of Radiology , Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis , Missouri 63110 , United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering , Washington University in St. Louis , One Brookings Drive , St. Louis, Missouri 63130 , United States.,Department of Radiology , Washington University School of Medicine , St. Louis , Missouri 63110 , United States.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics , Washington University School of Medicine , 660 South Euclid Avenue , St. Louis , Missouri 63110 , United States
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Walalawela N, Urrutia MN, Thomas AH, Greer A, Vignoni M. Alkane Chain‐extended Pterin Through a Pendent Carboxylic Acid Acts as Triple Functioning Fluorophore,
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- Niluksha Walalawela
- Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College City University of New York Brooklyn NY
- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York New York NY
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP) CCT La Plata‐CONICET La Plata Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP) CCT La Plata‐CONICET La Plata Argentina
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- Department of Chemistry Brooklyn College City University of New York Brooklyn NY
- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry The Graduate Center of the City University of New York New York NY
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA) Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP) CCT La Plata‐CONICET La Plata Argentina
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Pan D, Liang P, Zhong X, Wang D, Cao H, Wang W, He W, Yang Z, Dong X. Self-Assembled Porphyrin-Based Nanoparticles with Enhanced Near-Infrared Absorbance for Fluorescence Imaging and Cancer Photodynamic Therapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2019; 2:999-1005. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Dong Pan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211800, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Physical Science and Information Technology, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252059, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Function Materials for Molecule & Structure Construction, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211800, China
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Xu H, Ohulchanskyy TY, Yakovliev A, Zinyuk R, Song J, Liu L, Qu J, Yuan Z. Nanoliposomes Co-Encapsulating CT Imaging Contrast Agent and Photosensitizer for Enhanced, Imaging Guided Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer. Theranostics 2019; 9:1323-1335. [PMID: 30867833 PMCID: PMC6401496 DOI: 10.7150/thno.31079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Fluorescence (FL) and X-ray computed tomography (CT) imaging-guided photodynamic therapy (PDT) can provide a powerful theranostic tool to visualize, monitor, and treat cancer and other diseases with enhanced accuracy and efficacy. Methods: In this study, clinically approved iodinated CT imaging contrast agent (CTIA) iodixanol and commercially available photosensitizer (PS) meso-tetrakis (4-sulphonatophenyl) porphine (TPPS4) were co-encapsulated in biocompatible PEGylated nanoliposomes (NL) for enhanced anticancer PDT guided by bimodal (FL and CT) imaging. Results: The NL co-encapsulation of iodixanol and TPPS4 (LIT) lead to an increase in singlet oxygen generation by PS via the intraparticle heavy-atom (iodine) effect on PS molecules, as it was confirmed by both direct and indirect measurements of singlet oxygen production. The confocal imaging and PDT of cancer cells were performed in vitro, exhibiting the cellular uptake of TPPS4 formulations and enhanced PDT efficacy of LIT. Meanwhile, bimodal (FL and CT) imaging was also conducted with tumor-bearing mice and the imaging results manifested high-efficient accumulation and retention of LIT in tumors. Moreover, PDT of tumor in vivo was shown to be drastically more efficient with LIT than with other formulations of TPPS4. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that LIT can serve as a highly efficient theranostic nanoplatform for enhanced anticancer PDT guided by bimodal (FL and CT) imaging.
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- Hao Xu
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
- Bioimaging Core, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518060, P.R. China
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- Bioimaging Core, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macau SAR 999078, P.R. China
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Huang Y, He N, Wang Y, Shen D, Kang Q, Zhao R, Chen L. Self-assembly of nanoparticles by human serum albumin and photosensitizer for targeted near-infrared emission fluorescence imaging and effective phototherapy of cancer. J Mater Chem B 2019; 7:1149-1159. [DOI: 10.1039/c8tb03054e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A self-assembly nanoplatform of HSA@Cy-HPT for targeted near-infrared emission fluorescence imaging and effective phototherapy of cancer.
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- Yan Huang
- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Shandong Normal University
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation
- Research Center for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology
- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yantai 264003
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation
- Research Center for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology
- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yantai 264003
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Shandong Normal University
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- College of Chemistry
- Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes
- Ministry of Education
- Shandong Normal University
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation
- Research Center for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology
- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yantai 264003
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation
- Research Center for Coastal Environmental Engineering and Technology
- Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Yantai 264003
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Costa DF, Mendes LP, Torchilin VP. The effect of low- and high-penetration light on localized cancer therapy. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2019; 138:105-116. [PMID: 30217518 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2018.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The design of a delivery system allowing targeted and controlled drug release has been considered one of the main strategies used to provide individualized cancer therapy, to improve survival statistics, and to enhance quality-of-life. External stimuli including low- and high-penetration light have been shown to have the ability to turn drug delivery on and off in a non-invasive remotely-controlled fashion. The success of this approach has been closely related to the development of a variety of drug delivery systems - from photosensitive liposomes to gold nanocages - and relies on multiple mechanisms of drug release activation. In this review, we make reference to the two extremes of the light spectrum and their potential as triggers for the delivery of antitumor drugs, along with the most recent achievements in preclinical trials and the challenges to an efficient translation of this technology to the clinical setting.
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Plotnikova EA, Grin MA, Ostroverkhov PV, Pantushenko IV, Yakubovskaya RI, Kaprin AD. [Primary screening of substances-photosensibilizers of the bacteriochlorin range for photodynamic therapy of malignant neoplasms]. BIOMEDIT︠S︡INSKAI︠A︡ KHIMII︠A︡ 2018; 64:283-289. [PMID: 29964266 DOI: 10.18097/pbmc20186403283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This paper presents a primary screening of bacteriochlorin-type compounds with aminoamide, propyl and carbohydrate substituents aimed for development a new generation photosensitizers (PS) for photodynamic therapy of malignant tumors. Absorption and fluorescence spectral characteristics of the compounds, their storage stability in solutions under dark conditions and light exposure, photo-induced and dark cytotoxicity against human HEp2 tumor cells have been studied. It has been shown that the dyes with aminoamide substituents have an absorbtion maximum at 754±2 nm in the long wavelength region and they are not stable during storage (the specific fluorescence intensity decreased by 33-56% during 24 hours). The long wavelength region absorption of the propyl and carbohydrate substituted compounds varied in the range 780-831 nm, they were stable in solutions during storage and under light irradiation. Except the dye with a carbohydrate residue in the exocycle E, all PS exhibited the high photo-induced activity and low level of the dark cytotoxicity. The highest photo-induced cytotoxicity was observed for compounds with aminoamide substituents inthe macrocyclic ring (IC 50 values ranged from 17 nM to49 nM after 2 hour incubation with PS followed by exposure to the 10 J/cm 2 dose of red light). Taking into account the totality of the physico-chemical and biological properties, as well as manufacturability of production, O-propyloxime-N-propoxybacteriopurinimide methyl ester was chosen as the most promising candidate compound for further investigations.
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- Moscow Technological University, Moscow, Russia
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- Hertsen Moscow Institute of Oncology, Moscow, Russia
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Usama SM, Thavornpradit S, Burgess K. Optimized Heptamethine Cyanines for Photodynamic Therapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2018; 1:1195-1205. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Syed Muhammad Usama
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, PO Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, PO Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, PO Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Zhou L, Wu Y, Meng X, Li S, Zhang J, Gong P, Zhang P, Jiang T, Deng G, Li W, Sun Z, Cai L. Dye-Anchored MnO Nanoparticles Targeting Tumor and Inducing Enhanced Phototherapy Effect via Mitochondria-Mediated Pathway. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1801008. [PMID: 30095225 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201801008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Phototherapy is a promising treatment method for cancer therapy. However, the various factors have greatly restricted phototherapy development, including the poor accumulation of photosensitizer in tumor, hypoxia in solid tumor tissue and systemic phototoxicity. Herein, a mitochondrial-targeted multifunctional dye-anchored manganese oxide nanoparticle (IR808@MnO NP) is developed for enhancing phototherapy of cancer. In this nanoplatform, IR808 as a small molecule dye acts as a tumor targeting ligand to make IR808@MnO NPs with capacity to actively target tumor cells and relocate finally in the mitochondria. Meanwhile, continuous production of oxygen (O2 ) and regulation of pH induced by the high reactivity and specificity of MnO NPs toward mitochondrial endogenous hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) could effectively modulate tumor hypoxia and lessen the tumor subacid environment. Large amounts of reactive oxide species (ROS) are generated during the reaction process between H2 O2 and MnO NPs. Furthermore, under laser irradiation, IR808 in IR808@MnO NPs turns O2 into a highly toxic singlet oxygen (1 O2 ) and generates hyperthermia. The results indicate that IR808@MnO NPs have the high efficiency of specific targeting of tumors, relieving tumor subacid environment, improving the tumor hypoxia environment, and generating large amounts of ROS to kill tumor cells. It is expected to have a wide application in treating cancer.
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- Lihua Zhou
- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Nanostructure and Nanotechnology, CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
- Dongguan Key Laboratory of Drug Design and Formulation Technology, Key Laboratory for Nanomedicine, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, 523808, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nanomedicine, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Nanomedicine and Nanoformulations, CAS Key Lab for Health Informatics, CAS-HK Joint Lab for Biomaterials, Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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