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Doroshenko A, Tomkova S, Kozar T, Stroffekova K. Hypericin, a potential new BH3 mimetic. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:991554. [PMID: 36267274 PMCID: PMC9577225 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.991554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many types of cancer such as prostate cancer, myeloid leukemia, breast cancer, glioblastoma display strong chemo resistance, which is supported by enhanced expression of multiple anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, Bcl-XL and Mcl-1 proteins. The viable anti-cancer strategies are based on developing anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins inhibitors, BH3 mimetics. Our focus in past years has been on the investigating a new potential BH3 mimetic, Hypericin (Hyp). Hyp is a naturally occurring photosensitive compound used in photodynamic therapy and diagnosis. We have demonstrated that Hyp can cause substantial effects in cellular ultrastructure, mitochondria function and metabolism, and distribution of Bcl2 proteins in malignant and non-malignant cells. One of the possible mechanisms of Hyp action could be the direct interactions between Bcl-2 proteins and Hyp. We investigated this assumption by in silico computer modelling and in vitro fluorescent spectroscopy experiments with the small Bcl2 peptide segments designed to correspond to Bcl2 BH3 and BH1 domains. We show here that Hyp interacts with BH3 and BH1 peptides in concentration dependent manner, and shows the stronger interactions than known BH3 mimetics, Gossypol (Goss) and ABT-263. In addition, interactions of Hyp, Goss and ABT263, with whole purified proteins Bcl-2 and Mcl-1 by fluorescence spectroscopy show that Hyp interacts stronger with the Bcl-2 and less with Mcl-1 protein than Goss or ABT-263. This suggest that Hyp is comparable to other BH3 mimetics and could be explore as such. Hyp cytotoxicity was low in human U87 MG glioma, similar to that of ABT263, where Goss exerted sufficient cytotoxicity, suggesting that Hyp acts primarily on Bcl-2, but not on Mcl-1 protein. In combination therapy, low doses of Hyp with Goss effectively decreased U87 MG viability, suggesting a possible synergy effect. Overall, we can conclude that Hyp as BH3 mimetic acts primarily on Bcl-2 protein and can be explored to target cells with Bcl-2 over-expression, or in combination with other BH3 mimetics, that target Mcl-1 or Bcl-XL proteins, in dual therapy.
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- Anastasia Doroshenko
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, PJ Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, PJ Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Center of Interdisciplinary Biosciences, TIP-Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, PJ Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia
- *Correspondence: Katarina Stroffekova,
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Ashrafizadeh M, Saebfar H, Gholami MH, Hushmandi K, Zabolian A, Bikarannejad P, Hashemi M, Daneshi S, Mirzaei S, Sharifi E, Kumar AP, Khan H, Heydari Sheikh Hossein H, Vosough M, Rabiee N, Thakur Kumar V, Makvandi P, Mishra YK, Tay FR, Wang Y, Zarrabi A, Orive G, Mostafavi E. Doxorubicin-loaded graphene oxide nanocomposites in cancer medicine: Stimuli-responsive carriers, co-delivery and suppressing resistance. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2022; 19:355-382. [PMID: 35152815 DOI: 10.1080/17425247.2022.2041598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The application of doxorubicin (DOX) in cancer therapy has been limited due to its drug resistance and poor internalization. Graphene oxide (GO) nanostructures have the capacity for DOX delivery while promoting its cytotoxicity in cancer. AREAS COVERED The favorable characteristics of GO nanocomposites, preparation method, and application in cancer therapy are described. Then, DOX resistance in cancer is discussed. The GO-mediated photothermal therapy and DOX delivery for cancer suppression are described. Preparation of stimuli-responsive GO nanocomposites, surface functionalization, hybrid nanoparticles, and theranostic applications are emphasized in DOX chemotherapy. EXPERT OPINION Graphene oxide nanoparticle-based photothermal therapy maximizes the anti-cancer activity of DOX against cancer cells. Apart from DOX delivery, GO nanomaterials are capable of loading anti-cancer agents and genetic tools to minimize drug resistance and enhance the cytolytic impact of DOX in cancer eradication. To enhance DOX accumulation in cancer cells, stimuli-responsive (redox-, light-, enzyme- and pH-sensitive) GO nanoparticles have been developed for DOX delivery. Further development of targeted delivery of DOX-loaded GO nanomaterials against cancer cells may be achieved by surface modification of polymers such as polyethylene glycol, hyaluronic acid, and chitosan. Doxorubicin-loaded GO nanoparticles have demonstrated theranostic potential for simultaneous diagnosis and therapy. Hybridization of GO with other nanocarriers such as silica and gold nanoparticles further broadens their potential anti-cancer therapy applications.
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- Milad Ashrafizadeh
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Orta Mahalle, Üniversite Caddesi No. 27, Orhanlı, Tuzla, 34956 Istanbul, Turkey
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- DVM. Graduated, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kazerun Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kazerun, Iran
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Division of epidemiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, 5th Azar Hospital, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Golestan, Iran
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- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials, School of Advanced Medical Sciences and Technologies, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, 6517838736 Hamadan, Iran
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- NUS Center for Cancer Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117600, Singapore.,Cancer Science Institute of Singapore and Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
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- Department of Regenerative Medicine, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.,School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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- Biorefining and Advanced Materials Research Center, Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), Kings Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, U.K.,School of Engineering, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun 248007, Uttarakhand, India
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Centre for Materials Interface, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera, Pisa, Italy
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- Mads Clausen Institute, NanoSYD, University of Southern Denmark, 6400 Sønderborg, Denmark
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- The Graduate School, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA
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- Department of Urological Sciences and Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H3Z6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istinye University, Sariyer 34396, Istanbul, Turkey
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- NanoBioCel Research Group, School of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.,Biomedical Research Networking Centre in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.,University Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Oral Implantology - UIRMI (UPV/EHUFundación Eduardo Anitua). Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.,Bioaraba, NanoBioCel Research Group, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.,Singapore Eye Research Institute, The Academia, 20 College Road, Discovery Tower, Singapore
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- Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.,Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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Guo X, Yang N, Ji W, Zhang H, Dong X, Zhou Z, Li L, Shen HM, Yao SQ, Huang W. Mito-Bomb: Targeting Mitochondria for Cancer Therapy. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2007778. [PMID: 34510563 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202007778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Cancer has been one of the most common life-threatening diseases for a long time. Traditional cancer therapies such as surgery, chemotherapy (CT), and radiotherapy (RT) have limited effects due to drug resistance, unsatisfactory treatment efficiency, and side effects. In recent years, photodynamic therapy (PDT), photothermal therapy (PTT), and chemodynamic therapy (CDT) have been utilized for cancer treatment owing to their high selectivity, minor resistance, and minimal toxicity. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that selective delivery of drugs to specific subcellular organelles can significantly enhance the efficiency of cancer therapy. Mitochondria-targeting therapeutic strategies are promising for cancer therapy, which is attributed to the essential role of mitochondria in the regulation of cancer cell apoptosis, metabolism, and more vulnerable to hyperthermia and oxidative damage. Herein, the rational design, functionalization, and applications of diverse mitochondria-targeting units, involving organic phosphine/sulfur salts, quaternary ammonium (QA) salts, peptides, transition-metal complexes, guanidinium or bisguanidinium, as well as mitochondria-targeting cancer therapies including PDT, PTT, CDT, and others are summarized. This review aims to furnish researchers with deep insights and hints in the design and applications of novel mitochondria-targeting agents for cancer therapy.
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- Xiaolu Guo
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau SAR, China
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117543, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211800, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi'an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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Wiehe A, O'Brien JM, Senge MO. Trends and targets in antiviral phototherapy. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2019; 18:2565-2612. [PMID: 31397467 DOI: 10.1039/c9pp00211a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a well-established treatment option in the treatment of certain cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions. Though best-known for its application in tumor therapy, historically the photodynamic effect was first demonstrated against bacteria at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, in light of spreading antibiotic resistance and the rise of new infections, this photodynamic inactivation (PDI) of microbes, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses, is gaining considerable attention. This review focuses on the PDI of viruses as an alternative treatment in antiviral therapy, but also as a means of viral decontamination, covering mainly the literature of the last decade. The PDI of viruses shares the general action mechanism of photodynamic applications: the irradiation of a dye with light and the subsequent generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which are the effective phototoxic agents damaging virus targets by reacting with viral nucleic acids, lipids and proteins. Interestingly, a light-independent antiviral activity has also been found for some of these dyes. This review covers the compound classes employed in the PDI of viruses and their various areas of use. In the medical area, currently two fields stand out in which the PDI of viruses has found broader application: the purification of blood products and the treatment of human papilloma virus manifestations. However, the PDI of viruses has also found interest in such diverse areas as water and surface decontamination, and biosafety.
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- Arno Wiehe
- biolitec research GmbH, Otto-Schott-Str. 15, 07745 Jena, Germany. and Institut für Chemie und Biochemie, Freie Universität Berlin, Takustr. 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Trinity Translational Medicine Institute, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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Han C, Zhang C, Ma T, Zhang C, Luo J, Xu X, Zhao H, Chen Y, Kong L. Hypericin-functionalized graphene oxide for enhanced mitochondria-targeting and synergistic anticancer effect. Acta Biomater 2018; 77:268-281. [PMID: 30006311 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2018.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 06/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Effective targeting of mitochondria has emerged as a beneficial strategy in cancer therapy. However, the development of mitochondria-targeting ligands is difficult because of the low permeability of the mitochondrial double membrane. We found that hypericin (HY), a natural product isolated from Hypericum perforatum L., is an effective mitochondria-targeting ligand. HY-functionalized graphene oxide (GO) loaded with doxorubicin (GO-PEG-SS-HY/DOX) increased the synergistic anticancer efficacy of phototherapy and chemotherapy in the absence of apparent adverse side effects. In vitro and in vivo assays suggested GO-PEG-SS-HY/DOX induced the expression of the key proteins of the mitochondria-mediated apoptosis pathway and caused apoptosis of breast carcinoma cells. In addition, GO vehicle exhibited low toxicity toward normal cells, indicating high safety of functionalized GO preparations in antitumor therapy. Therefore, HY-functionalized GO can be successfully used as a platform technology to target mitochondria in cancer cells and improve the therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Induction of mitochondria-mediated apoptosis is a promising approach in cancer therapy. However, mitochondria are difficult to access and permeate because of their negative membrane potential and highly dense double membrane. Mitochondria-targeting ligands can be conjugated to nanoparticles or small-molecule drugs to enhance their antitumor effect. Here, we showed that the natural photosensitizer hypericin is a novel mitochondria-targeting ligand and that graphene oxide particles co-loaded with hypericin and the chemotherapeutic agent doxorubicin exhibited a synergistic antitumor effect mediated by the mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis. Treatment with such particles in combination with laser irradiation led to apoptosis of the tumor MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells in vitro and in vivo. Furthermore, treatment with hypericin/doxorubicin-functionalized graphene oxide had low cellular toxicity.
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- Chao Han
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Center of Drug Discovery and Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Bioactive Natural Product Research and State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 24 Tong Jia Xiang, Nanjing 210009, PR China.
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Huntosova V, Novotova M, Nichtova Z, Balogova L, Maslanakova M, Petrovajova D, Stroffekova K. Assessing light-independent effects of hypericin on cell viability, ultrastructure and metabolism in human glioma and endothelial cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2017; 40:184-195. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2017.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Revised: 12/01/2016] [Accepted: 01/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Hypericin in the Dark: Foe or Ally in Photodynamic Therapy? Cancers (Basel) 2016; 8:cancers8100093. [PMID: 27754424 PMCID: PMC5082383 DOI: 10.3390/cancers8100093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Photosensitizers (PSs) in photodynamic therapy (PDT) are, in most cases, administered systemically with preferential accumulation in malignant tissues; however, exposure of non-malignant tissues to PS may also be clinically relevant, when PS molecules affect the pro-apoptotic cascade without illumination. Hypericin (Hyp) as PS and its derivatives have long been studied, regarding their photodynamic and photocytotoxic characteristics. Hyp and its derivatives have displayed light-activated antiproliferative and cytotoxic effects in many tumor cell lines without cytotoxicity in the dark. However, light-independent effects of Hyp have emerged. Contrary to the acclaimed Hyp minimal dark cytotoxicity and preferential accumulation in tumor cells, it was recently been shown that non-malignant and malignant cells uptake Hyp at a similar level. In addition, Hyp has displayed light-independent toxicity and anti-proliferative effects in a wide range of concentrations. There are multiple mechanisms underlying Hyp light-independent effects, and we are still missing many details about them. In this paper, we focus on Hyp light-independent effects at several sub-cellular levels—protein distribution and synthesis, organelle ultrastructure and function, and Hyp light-independent effects regarding reactive oxygen species (ROS). We summarize work from our laboratories and that of others to reveal an intricate network of the Hyp light-independent effects. We propose a schematic model of pro- and anti-apoptotic protein dynamics between cell organelles due to Hyp presence without illumination. Based on our model, Hyp can be explored as an adjuvant therapeutic drug in combination with chemo- or radiation cancer therapy.
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Maslaňáková M, Balogová L, Miškovský P, Tkáčová R, Štroffeková K. Anti- and Pro-apoptotic Bcl2 Proteins Distribution and Metabolic Profile in Human Coronary Aorta Endothelial Cells Before and After HypPDT. Cell Biochem Biophys 2016; 74:435-47. [PMID: 27314518 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-016-0740-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Understanding apoptosis regulatory mechanisms in endothelial cells (ECs) has great importance for the development of novel therapy strategies for cancer and cardiovascular pathologies. An oxidative stress with the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a common mechanism causing ECs' dysfunction and apoptosis. The generation of ROS can be triggered by various stimuli including photodynamic therapy (PDT). In most PDT treatments, photosensitizer (PS) is administered systemically, and thus, possibility of high exposure to PS in the ECs remains high. PS accumulation in ECs may be clinically relevant even without PDT, if PS molecules affect the pro-apoptotic cascade without illumination. In the present work, we focused on Hypericin (Hyp) and HypPDT effects on the cell viability, oxidative stress, and the distribution of Bcl2 family members in human coronary artery endothelial (HCAEC) cells. Our findings show that the presence of Hyp itself has an effect on cell viability, oxidative stress, and the distribution of Bcl2 family members, without affecting the mitochondria function. In contrast, HypPDT resulted in mitochondria dysfunction, further increase of oxidative stress and effect on the distribution of Bcl2 family members, and in primarily necrotic type of death in HCAEC cells.
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- Mária Maslaňáková
- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, PJ Safarik University, Jesenna 5, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, PJ Safarik University, Jesenna 5, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, PJ Safarik University, Jesenna 5, Kosice, Slovakia.,Center of Interdisciplinary Biosciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, PJ Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, P.J. Safarik University, Kosice, Slovakia
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- Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, PJ Safarik University, Jesenna 5, Kosice, Slovakia.
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Effects of hypericin and a chlorin based photosensitizer alone or in combination in squamous cell carcinoma cells in the dark. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2012.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Degradation of HIF-1alpha under hypoxia combined with induction of Hsp90 polyubiquitination in cancer cells by hypericin: a unique cancer therapy. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22849. [PMID: 21949677 PMCID: PMC3176203 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The perihydroxylated perylene quinone hypericin has been reported to possess potent anti-metastatic and antiangiogenic activities, generated by targeting diverse crossroads of cancer-promoting processes via unique mechanisms. Hypericin is the only known exogenous reagent that can induce forced poly-ubiquitination and accelerated degradation of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) in cancer cells. Hsp90 client proteins are thereby destabilized and rapidly degraded. Hsp70 client proteins may potentially be also affected via preventing formation of hsp90-hsp70 intermediate complexes. We show here that hypericin also induces enhanced degradation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) in two human tumor cell lines, U87-MG glioblastoma and RCC-C2VHL−/− renal cell carcinoma and in the non-malignant ARPE19 retinal pigment epithelial cell line. The hypericin-accelerated turnover of HIF-1α, the regulatory precursor of the HIF-1 transcription factor which promotes hypoxic stress and angiogenic responses, overcomes the physiologic HIF-1α protein stabilization which occurs in hypoxic cells. The hypericin effect also eliminates the high HIF-1α levels expressed constitutively in the von-Hippel Lindau protein (pVHL)-deficient RCC-C2VHL−/− renal cell carcinoma cell line. Unlike the normal ubiquitin-proteasome pathway-dependent turnover of HIF-α proteins which occurs in normoxia, the hypericin-induced HIF-1α catabolism can occur independently of cellular oxygen levels or pVHL-promoted ubiquitin ligation of HIF-1α. It is mediated by lysosomal cathepsin-B enzymes with cathepsin-B activity being optimized in the cells through hypericin-mediated reduction in intracellular pH. Our findings suggest that hypericin may potentially be useful in preventing growth of tumors in which HIF-1α plays pivotal roles, and in pVHL ablated tumor cells such as renal cell carcinoma through elimination of elevated HIF-1α contents in these cells, scaling down the excessive angiogenesis which characterizes these tumors.
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Klemow K, Bartlow A, Crawford J, Kocher N, Shah J, Ritsick M. Medical Attributes of St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum). OXIDATIVE STRESS AND DISEASE 2011. [DOI: 10.1201/b10787-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Vardapetyan H, Martirosyan A, Tiratsuyan S, Hovhannisyan A. Interaction between hypericin and hemoglobin. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2010; 101:53-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2010.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2010] [Revised: 06/15/2010] [Accepted: 06/21/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Koval J, Mikes J, Jendzelovský R, Kello M, Solár P, Fedorocko P. Degradation of HER2 receptor through hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy. Photochem Photobiol 2009; 86:200-5. [PMID: 19912559 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2009.00639.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Current treatment of breast cancer is often affected by resistance to therapeutics, for which the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) may be responsible. Here, we report for the first time the use of hypericin-mediated photodynamic therapy (HY-PDT) in combination with a selective HER2 inhibitor (AG 825) on SKBR-3, a HER2 overexpressing human breast adenocarcinoma cell line. The results demonstrate that HY-PDT is able to degrade HER2 with an impact on its signaling cascade. Combination with AG 825 resulted in increased apoptosis induction, total degradation of HER2 and inhibition of colony formation. Downregulation of HSP90, Mcl-1, Bcl-xL and upregulation of Bax was also observed. This knowledge provides the basis for the possible application of HY-PDT in preclinical and clinical models of breast cancer treatment.
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- Ján Koval
- Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biology and Ecology, P. J. Safárik University in Kosice, Kosice, Slovakia
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Theodossiou TA, Hothersall JS, De Witte PA, Pantos A, Agostinis P. The Multifaceted Photocytotoxic Profile of Hypericin. Mol Pharm 2009; 6:1775-89. [DOI: 10.1021/mp900166q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Theodossis A. Theodossiou
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR Demokritos, Patriarchou Gregoriou & Neapoleos, 153 10, Aghia Paraskevi, Attiki, Greece, Centre for Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, BHF Laboratories, 5 University Street, University College London, London WC1E 6JJ, U.K., Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biology, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, and Department of Molecular Cell Biology, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR Demokritos, Patriarchou Gregoriou & Neapoleos, 153 10, Aghia Paraskevi, Attiki, Greece, Centre for Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, BHF Laboratories, 5 University Street, University College London, London WC1E 6JJ, U.K., Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biology, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, and Department of Molecular Cell Biology, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR Demokritos, Patriarchou Gregoriou & Neapoleos, 153 10, Aghia Paraskevi, Attiki, Greece, Centre for Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, BHF Laboratories, 5 University Street, University College London, London WC1E 6JJ, U.K., Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biology, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, and Department of Molecular Cell Biology, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR Demokritos, Patriarchou Gregoriou & Neapoleos, 153 10, Aghia Paraskevi, Attiki, Greece, Centre for Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, BHF Laboratories, 5 University Street, University College London, London WC1E 6JJ, U.K., Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biology, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, and Department of Molecular Cell Biology, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR Demokritos, Patriarchou Gregoriou & Neapoleos, 153 10, Aghia Paraskevi, Attiki, Greece, Centre for Cardiovascular Biology and Medicine, BHF Laboratories, 5 University Street, University College London, London WC1E 6JJ, U.K., Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Biology, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, and Department of Molecular Cell Biology, K.U. Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Galanou MC, Theodossiou TA, Tsiourvas D, Sideratou Z, Paleos CM. Interactive transport, subcellular relocation and enhanced phototoxicity of hypericin encapsulated in guanidinylated liposomes via molecular recognition. Photochem Photobiol 2009; 84:1073-83. [PMID: 18627515 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00392.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Hypericin (HYP), a photocytotoxic phenanthroperylenquinone was encapsulated in liposomes outfitted with guanidinium-bearing lipids to ensure efficient cell binding through molecular recognition with anionic groups resident on the plasma membrane. The uptake of HYP encapsulated in these liposomes by DU145 human prostate cancer cells, was studied employing fluorescence, versus nonguadinylated liposomes and free HYP. The subcellular localization was in all cases studied by confocal microscopy employing specific subcellular organelle probes. The photocytotoxicity of HYP was assessed, 24 h following irradiation with 15 mWcm(-2) light through a GG 495 Schott filter, by a standard tetrazolium to formazan assay (XTT). HYP uptake by DU145 cells was found to be profoundly enhanced by using guanidinylated liposomes. Also the distance of the guanidinium group from the liposomal surface was found to significantly affect HYP loading, subcellular localization and phototoxicity. The two different modes of liposome cell internalization observed, i.e. plasma membrane fusion and endocytosis, were found to greatly affect the phototoxicity of HYP. Molecular recognition was overall appraised as a promising, novel route for photodynamic therapy, profoundly enhancing its efficacy. HYP encapsulated in liposomes-bearing guanidinium groups was more efficiently taken up by cells, leading to enhanced phototoxicity, in contrast to HYP encapsulated in their nonguanidinylated counterparts.
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- Maria C Galanou
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, NCSR "DEMOKRITOS," Aghia Paraskevi, Attiki, Greece
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Theodossiou TA, Papakyriakou A, Hothersall JS. Molecular modeling and experimental evidence for hypericin as a substrate for mitochondrial complex III; mitochondrial photodamage as demonstrated using specific inhibitors. Free Radic Biol Med 2008; 45:1581-90. [PMID: 18852042 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.09.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2008] [Revised: 09/04/2008] [Accepted: 09/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The effect of hypericin photoactivation on mitochondria of human prostate carcinoma cells was studied using a range of mitochondrial inhibitors. Oligomycin significantly enhanced hypericin phototoxicity while atractyloside and antymicin A conferred a significant protection. Use of myxothiazol did not affect cell survival following hypericin photoactivation. These results signify a protective role for F(1)F(0)-ATP synthase running in reverse mode, and a significant photodamage at the quinone-reducing site of mitochondrial complex III. In light of these results, we performed molecular modeling of hypericin binding to complex III. This revealed three binding sites, two of which coincided with the quinol-oxidizing and quinone-reducing centers. Using submitochondrial particles we examined hypericin as a possible substrate of complex III and compared this to its natural substrate, ubiquinone-10. Our results demonstrate uniquely that hypericin is an efficient substrate for complex III, and this activity is inhibited by myxothiazol and antimycin A. We further demonstrated that hypericin photosensitization completely inactivated complex III with ubiquinone as substrate. The ability to enhance HYP potency by inhibition of F(1)F(0)-ATP synthase or depress HYP efficacy by inhibition at the Qi site of complex III provides a potential to increase the therapeutic index of HYP and amplify its PDT action in tumor cells.
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Zhao Q, Kong DX, Zhang HY. Excited-State p Ka Values of Curcumin. Nat Prod Commun 2008. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800300225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Curcumin is one of the most extensively studied natural pigments. The significant phototoxicity of curcumin against a variety of bacteria and viruses has made the pigment a potential photodynamic drug. To explore whether the phototoxic mechanisms of curcumin involve light-induced acidification, the excited-state p Ka values of the pigment were determined by the Förster cycle. It was found that the excited-state p Ka values of curcumin [ i.e., 7.56 (7.72), 8.72 (8.14) and 10.17 (10.35)] are rather higher than those of counterpart phenolic photosensitizers, which implies that light-induced acidification is unlikely to be responsible for the phototoxicity of curcumin.
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- Qian Zhao
- Shandong Provincial Research Center for Bioinformatic Engineering and Technique, Center for Advanced Study, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Research Center for Bioinformatic Engineering and Technique, Center for Advanced Study, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
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- Shandong Provincial Research Center for Bioinformatic Engineering and Technique, Center for Advanced Study, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, P. R. China
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English DS, Doyle RT, Petrich JW, Haydon PG. Subcellular Distributions and Excited-State Processes of Hypericin in Neurons. Photochem Photobiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb03290.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lobban CS, Hallam SJ, Mukherjee P, Petrich JW. Photophysics and Multifunctionality of Hypericin-Like Pigments in Heterotrich Ciliates: A Phylogenetic Perspective. Photochem Photobiol 2007; 83:1074-94. [PMID: 17880503 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00191.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this paper, we review the literature and present some new data to examine the occurrence and photophysics of the diverse hypericin-like chromophores in heterotrichs, the photoresponses of the cells, the various roles of the pigments and the taxa that might be studied to advance our understanding of these pigments. Hypericin-like chromophores are known chemically and spectrally so far only from the stentorids and Fabrea, the latter now seen to be sister to stentorids in the phylogenetic tree. For three hypericin-like pigments, the structures are known but these probably do not account for all the colors seen in stentorids. At least eight physiological groups of Stentor exist depending on pigment color and presence/absence of zoochlorellae, and some species can be bleached, leading to many opportunities for comparison of pigment chemistry and cell behavior. Several different responses to light are exhibited among heterotrichs, sometimes by the same cell; in particular, cells with algal symbionts are photophilic in contrast to the well-studied sciaphilous (shade-loving) species. Hypericin-like pigments are involved in some well-known photophobic reactions but other pigments (rhodopsin and flavins) are also involved in photoresponses in heterotrichs and other protists. The best characterized role of hypericin-like pigments in heterotrichs is in photoresponses and they have at least twice evolved a role as photoreceptors. However, hypericin and hypericin-like pigments in diverse organisms more commonly serve as predator defense and the pigments are multifunctional in heterotrichs. A direct role for the pigments in UV protection is possible but evidence is equivocal. New observations are presented on a folliculinid from deep water, including physical characterization of its hypericin-like pigment and its phylogenetic position based on SSU rRNA sequences. The photophysics of hypericin and hypericin-like pigments is reviewed. Particular attention is given to how their excited-state properties are modified by the environment. Dramatic changes in excited-state behavior are observed as hypericin is moved from the homogeneous environment of organic solvents to the much more structured surroundings provided by the complexes it forms with proteins. Among these complexes, it is useful to consider the differences between environments where hypericin is not found naturally and those where it is, notably, for example, in heterotrichs. It is clear that interaction with a protein modifies the photophysics of hypericin and understanding the molecular basis of this interaction is one of the outstanding problems in elucidating the function of hypericin and hypericin-like chromophores.
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Müller C, Schroeder J, Troe J. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding in 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone, 1-aminoanthraquinone, and 9-hydroxyphenalenone studied by picosecond time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy in a supersonic jet. J Phys Chem B 2007; 110:19820-32. [PMID: 17020367 DOI: 10.1021/jp0614650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We investigated spectroscopic and dynamic fluorescence properties of the S1 <-- S0 transitions of three intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded molecules, 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone (1,8-DHAQ), 1-aminoanthraquinone (1-AAQ), and 9-hydroxyphenalenone (9-HPA), by determining their fluorescence excitation spectra and state-selective fluorescence lifetimes under supersonic jet conditions. Moreover, ab initio calculations were performed on one-dimensional hydrogen transfer potential energy curves in both the S0 and the S1 state and on S0 and S1 minimum energy conformations and normal-mode frequencies at different levels of theory (HF/6-31G(d,p) and B3LYP/6-31G(d,p), CIS/6-31G(d,p) and TDDFT/6-31G(d,p)//CIS/6-31G(d,p), respectively). In line with calculations based on the theory of "atoms in molecules" (AIM), we suggest that the fluorescence properties of 1-AAQ are associated with a single-minimum-type potential. The nonradiative relaxation mechanism is attributed to internal conversion to the S0 state. For 1,8-DHAQ, we suggest in agreement with previous findings that the fluorescence bands below approximately 600 cm(-1) are due to transitions originating in the 9,10-quinone well, whereas the bands above approximately 600 cm(-1) are due to transitions originating in the proton-transferred 1,10-quinone well, thus confirming the assumption that 1,8-DHAQ possesses a double-minimum-type S1 potential. On the basis of our ab initio calculations, we suggest that the fluorescence originating in the 1,10-quinone well is due to vertical absorption into the 9,10-quinone well and subsequent fast ESIPT above the hydrogen transfer barrier. For 9-HPA, only the frequency-domain measurements give tentative evidence of the presence of a pronounced double-minimum-type potential. The rapid nonradiative relaxation mechanism as revealed by fluorescence lifetime measurements is attributed to intersystem crossing to a triplet state.
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- Christian Müller
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie der Universität, Tammannstr. 6, D-37077 Göttingen, Germany.
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Chowdhury PK, Ashby KD, Datta A, Petrich JW. Effect of pH on the Fluorescence and Absorption Spectra of Hypericin in Reverse Micelles¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)0720612eopotf2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Uzdensky AB, Iani V, Ma LW, Moan J. Photobleaching of Hypericin Bound to Human Serum Albumin, Cultured Adenocarcinoma Cells and Nude Mice Skin¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)0760320pohbth2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wills NJ, Park J, Wen J, Kesavan S, Kraus GA, Petrich JW, Carpenter S. Tumor Cell Toxicity of Hypericin and Related Analogs¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0740216tctoha2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Vantieghem A, Xu Y, Declercq W, Vandenabeele P, Denecker G, Vandenheede JR, Merlevede W, De Witte PA, Agostinis P. Different Pathways Mediate Cytochrome c Release After Photodynamic Therapy with Hypericin. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0740133dpmccr2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Zhang HY, Liu W, Liu WZ, Xie JL. Photosensitization of Hypomycin B-A Novel Perylenequinonoid Pigment with Only One Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0740191pohban2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Theodossiou T, Spiro MD, Jacobson J, Hothersall JS, MacRobert AJ. Evidence for Intracellular Aggregation of Hypericin and the Impact on its Photocytotoxicity in PAM 212 Murine Keratinocytes¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2004.tb00111.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Krishnamoorthy G, Webb SP, Nguyen T, Chowdhury PK, Halder M, Wills NJ, Carpenter S, Kraus GA, Gordon MS, Petrich JW. Synthesis of Hydroxy and Methoxy Perylene Quinones, Their Spectroscopic and Computational Characterization, and Their Antiviral Activity¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb01464.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rahimipour S, Litichever-Coslovsky N, Alaluf M, Freeman D, Ehrenberg B, Weiner L, Mazur Y, Fridkin M, Koch Y. Novel Methyl Helianthrones as Photosensitizers: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb00182.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Theodossiou T, Spiro MD, Jacobson J, Hothersall JS, Macrobert AJ. Evidence for intracellular aggregation of hypericin and the impact on its photocytotoxicity in PAM 212 murine keratinocytes. Photochem Photobiol 2006; 80:438-43. [PMID: 15623327 DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2004)080<0438:efiaoh>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We have assessed photoinduced toxicity of hypericin in PAM 212 murine keratinocytes and the relationship between concentration, incubation time and light fluence to evaluate the effect of intracellular aggregation at high concentrations. Confocal microscopy was used to establish the subcellular localization of hypericin at 5 and 50 microM and incubation times of 1 and 3 h. From fluorescence uptake time course studies, intracellular hypericin was demonstrated to exist predominantly in the monomeric form for up to 26 h incubation at 5 microM. However, there was a pronounced aggregation effect at 50 microM, with intracellular hypericin fluorescence levels initially showing an increase followed by a decrease with incubation time. This effect was subsequently shown to exert an effect on the phototoxicity of hypericin. On irradiation, the photocytotoxicity for 1 and 7 h incubation with 50 microM hypericin was comparable, whereas using 5 microM the photocytotoxicity showed good correlation with the intracellular fluorescence measurements at 1 and 7 h incubation.
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- Theodossis Theodossiou
- National Medical Laser Centre, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Academic Division of Surgical Specialties, University College London, London, UK.
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Skalkos D, Gioti E, Stalikas CD, Meyer H, Papazoglou TG, Filippidis G. Photophysical properties of Hypericum perforatum L. extracts--novel photosensitizers for PDT. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2006; 82:146-51. [PMID: 16388961 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2005.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2005] [Revised: 08/22/2005] [Accepted: 11/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report the preparation of the methanolic extract (ME), and polar methanolic fraction (PMF) from the plant Hypericum perforatum L. The extracts contain various photosensitizing constituents such as naphthodianthrone derivatives (in 1.37% w/w), and chlorophylls (in 0.08% w/w). Upon light emission these constituents can be activated, providing photodynamic properties to the extracts, and making them a potent, new class, natural photosensitizers for use in photodynamic therapy (PDT), and photodynamic diagnosis (PDD). The absorbance spectra of the extracts are similar to the spectrum of hypericin, the main naphthodianthrone identified within, with two major bands at 548 and 590 nm. The fluorescence spectra in ethanol exhibit two main bands around 595 and 640 nm, in accordance with the spectrum of pure hypericin. The fluorescence intensity of PMF at 595 nm is only eight times less than the intensity of pure hypericin at the same wavelength, even though its hypericin concentration is only 0.57% w/w. The dependence of the PMF fluorescence signal on the pH of the medium, alone and in comparison with the signal of hypericin, has been investigated. PMF signal fades steadily, and smoothly both in acidic, and basic environment.
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- D Skalkos
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina GR-45110, Greece.
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Theodossiou TA, Noronha-Dutra A, Hothersall JS. Mitochondria are a primary target of hypericin phototoxicity: Synergy of intracellular calcium mobilisation in cell killing. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2006; 38:1946-56. [PMID: 16814590 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2006.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2006] [Revised: 05/08/2006] [Accepted: 05/18/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hypericin, a naturally occurring anthraquinone synthesised by hypericum, upon light activation exhibits photodynamic cytotoxicity attributed mainly to the production of reactive oxygen species. This study aimed to elucidate the primary subcellular targets and mechanistic aspects of hypericin photosensitization in human prostate carcinoma cells. Depletion of intracellular glutathione (>85%) via inhibition of gamma-glutamyl-cysteine synthase had no effect on hypericin (5 microM) phototoxicity, thus precluding any direct oxidative involvement of H2O2. There was no change in intracellular SOD activity immediately after hypericin irradiation (1.5-5 J cm(-2)). Evaluation of the lysosomal enzyme hexosaminidase activity showed: (a) 60% cell loss 22 h following irradiation (1.5 J cm(-2)) and (b) a steady rate of lysosomal leakage to the cytosol (25%), at the same time and irradiation. However, lysosomal damage appears to be a slower process compared to the rapid loss of mitochondrial function, as reflected from parallel tetrazolium to formazan assays. The activity of cytosolic and mitochondrial aconitase, an enzyme exquisitely sensitive to oxidation, revealed a dose correlated loss of activity in the mitochondria immediately following hypericin photoactivation. The use of ionomycin, which modulates both internal Ca2+ stores and external Ca2+ transport during hypericin photosensitization, profoundly enhanced photocytotoxicity. Our data supports a direct mitochondrial hypericin phototoxicity that does not involve glutathione/H2O2 homeostasis. Further a potential synergistic treatment combining mitochondrial targeting of photosensitisers and Ca2+ mobilisation was identified.
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- Theodossis A Theodossiou
- Department of Medicine, The Rayne Institute, 5 University Street, University College London, London WC1E 6JJ, UK.
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Halder M, Chowdhury PK, Das R, Mukherjee P, Atkins WM, Petrich JW. Interaction of Glutathione S-Transferase with Hypericin: A Photophysical Study. J Phys Chem B 2005; 109:19484-9. [PMID: 16853517 DOI: 10.1021/jp051645u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The photophysics of hypericin have been studied in its complex with two different isoforms, A1-1 and P1-1, of the protein glutathione S-transferase (GST). One molecule of hypericin binds to each of the two GST subunits. Comparisons are made with our previous results for the hypericin/human serum albumin complex (Photochem. Photobiol. 1999, 69, 633-645). Hypericin binds with high affinity to the GSTs: 0.65 microM for the A1-1 isoform and 0.51 microM for the P1-1 isoform (Biochemistry 2004, 43, 12761-12769). The photophysics and activity of hypericin are strongly modulated by the binding protein. Intramolecular hydrogen-atom transfer is suppressed in both cases. Most importantly, while there is significant singlet oxygen generation from hypericin bound to GST A1-1, binding to GST P1-1 suppresses singlet oxygen generation to almost negligible levels. The data are rationalized in terms of a simple model in which the hypericin photophysics depends entirely upon the decay of the triplet state by two competing processes, quenching by oxygen to yield singlet oxygen and ionization, the latter of these two are proposed to be modulated by A1-1 and P1-1.
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- M Halder
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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Chen DZ, Wang DP, Kong DX, Zhang X. Quantum study on photophysical and photochemical process of a new photosensitizer: hypomycin B. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2004.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Krishnamoorthy G, Webb SP, Nguyen T, Chowdhury PK, Halder M, Wills NJ, Carpenter S, Kraus GA, Gordon MS, Petrich JW. Synthesis of Hydroxy and Methoxy Perylene Quinones, Their Spectroscopic and Computational Characterization, and Their Antiviral Activity¶. Photochem Photobiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1562/2004-11-23-ra-378r1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rahimipour S, Litichever-Coslovsky N, Alaluf M, Freeman D, Ehrenberg B, Weiner L, Mazur Y, Fridkin M, Koch Y. Novel Methyl Helianthrones as Photosensitizers: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation¶. Photochem Photobiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1562/2004-07-14-ra-234.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rahimipour S, Palivan C, Barbosa F, Bilkis I, Koch Y, Weiner L, Fridkin M, Mazur Y, Gescheidt G. Chemical and photochemical electron transfer of new helianthrone derivatives: aspects of their photodynamic activity. J Am Chem Soc 2003; 125:1376-84. [PMID: 12553841 DOI: 10.1021/ja028189x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Helianthrones 2-4 are a new class of synthetic photosensitizers, which have a molecular skeleton related to that of hypericin. We established that irradiation of heliantrones with visible light leads to the formation of semiquinone radicals and reactive oxygen species. The structures of the paramagnetic anion species produced by electron transfer were calculated on the density functional level and investigated by cyclovoltammetry, UV/vis, and EPR/ENDOR spectroscopy. As with hypericin, the pi system of the helianthrones was found to be considerably deviated from planarity, and, upon electron transfer, deprotonation in the bay region occurs. The structure of the semiquinone radicals was found to be identical in THF, DMF, and aqueous buffered solutions regardless of the means by which reduction was achieved. Semiquinone radicals can be formed via self-electron transfer between the excited state and the ground state or via electron transfer from an electron donor to the excited state of helianthrone. Therefore, the presence of an electron donor significantly enhanced the photogeneration of semiquinone and superoxide radical. The kinetic studies showed that no significant photochemical destruction of helianthrones occurred upon irradiation. Generation of superoxide and singlet oxygen upon irradiation of helianthrones was established by spin trapping techniques. This shows that both type I and type II mechanisms are of importance for the photodynamic action of these compounds.
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- Shai Rahimipour
- Department of Organic Chemistry and Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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Chowdhury P, Das K, Datta A, Liu WZ, Zhang HY, Petrich J. A comparison of the excited-state processes of nearly symmetrical perylene quinones: hypocrellin A and hypomycin B. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s1010-6030(02)00309-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Uzdensky AB, Iani V, Ma LW, Moan J. Photobleaching of hypericin bound to human serum albumin, cultured adenocarcinoma cells and nude mice skin. Photochem Photobiol 2002; 76:320-8. [PMID: 12403454 DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2002)076<0320:pohbth>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Hypericin is a promising photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT) characterized by a high yield of singlet oxygen. Photobleaching of hypericin has been studied by means of absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy in different biological systems: in human serum albumin solution, in cultured human adenocarcinoma WiDr cells and in the skin of nude mice. Prolonged exposure to light (up to 95 min, 100 mW/cm2) of wavelength around 596 nm induced fluence-dependent photobleaching of hypericin in all studied systems. The photobleaching was not oxygen dependent, and singlet oxygen probably played no significant role. Emission bands in the spectral regions 420-560 nm and above 600 nm characterize the photoproducts formed. An emission band at 615-635 nm was observed after irradiation of cells incubated with hypericin or of mouse skin in vivo but not in albumin solution. The excitation spectrum of these products resembled that of hypericin. Hypericin appears to be more photostable than most sensitizers used in PDT, including mTHPC and Photofrin.
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- Anatoly B Uzdensky
- Department of Biophysics, Institute for Cancer Research, Montebello, Oslo, Norway.
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Agostinis P, Vantieghem A, Merlevede W, de Witte PAM. Hypericin in cancer treatment: more light on the way. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2002; 34:221-41. [PMID: 11849990 DOI: 10.1016/s1357-2725(01)00126-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 278] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been described as a promising new modality for the treatment of cancer. PDT involves the combination of a photosensitizing agent (photosensitizer), which is preferentially taken up and retained by tumor cells, and visible light of a wavelength matching the absorption spectrum of the drug. Each of these factors is harmless by itself, but when combined they ultimately produce, in the presence of oxygen, cytotoxic products that cause irreversible cellular damage and tumor destruction. Hypericin, a powerful naturally occurring photosensitizer, is found in Hypericum perforatum plants, commonly known as St. John's wort. In recent years increased interest in hypericin as a potential clinical anticancer agent has arisen since several studies established its powerful in vivo and in vitro antineoplastic activity upon irradiation. Investigations of the molecular mechanisms underlying hypericin photocytotoxicity in cancer cells have revealed that this photosensitizer can induce both apoptosis and necrosis in a concentration and light dose-dependent fashion. Moreover, PDT with hypericin results in the activation of multiple pathways that can either promote or counteract the cell death program. This review focuses on the more recent advances in the use of hypericin as a photodynamic agent and discusses the current knowledge on the signaling pathways underlying its photocytotoxic action.
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- Patrizia Agostinis
- Division of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Chen DZ, Wang DP, Zhang HY, Tang B. Theoretical study on the ground and excited state intramolecular proton transfer in perylenequinone. Chem Phys Lett 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2614(01)01471-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cavarga I, Brezáni P, Cekanová-Figurová M, Solár P, Fedorocko P, Miskovský P. Photodynamic therapy of murine fibrosarcoma with topical and systemic administration of hypericin. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2001; 8:325-330. [PMID: 11695874 DOI: 10.1078/0944-7113-00057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The in vivo antitumour activity of the natural photosensitizer hypericin was evaluated. C3H/DiSn mice inoculated with fibrosarcoma G5:1:13 cells were intraperitoneally or intratumourally injected with hypericin (5 mg/kg) and 2 hours later the mice were locally irradiated with laser light (488 nm, 150 mW/cm2, 180 J/cm2) when the tumour reached volume of 40-80 mm3 (approximately 17 days after inoculation). Tumours treated with hypericin alone as well as those irradiated with laser light alone have similar growth rates and none of these tumours regressed spontaneously. The mean tumour volume in hypericin-PDT treated groups was significantly lower in comparison to that found in the control group 3-5 weeks after the therapy. A higher proportion of animals with tumour volume less than 5-fold of the initial volume has been observed in both hypericin-PDT treated groups. Complete response to PDT has been observed for 44.4% of the animals with intraperitoneally administered hypericin and for 33.3% of the animals with intratumourally administered hypericin. Complete remission occurred in treated lesions with 3 mm or less in height. Hypericin-PDT significantly increased survival. However, no statistically significant difference in survival rate of animals has been found between the intratumoural and the intraperitoneal schedule of administration of hypericin.
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- I Cavarga
- Clinic of TB and Respiratory Diseases, Medical School Hospital of L.Pasteur, Kosice, Slovakia
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Wills NJ, Park J, Wen J, Kesavan S, Kraus GA, Petrich JW, Carpenter S. Tumor cell toxicity of hypericin and related analogs. Photochem Photobiol 2001; 74:216-20. [PMID: 11547558 DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)074<0216:tctoha>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A series of hypericin analogs were found to differ in their cytotoxic activity induced by ambient light levels. These analogs vary in their ability to partition into cells, to generate singlet oxygen as well as in other photophysical properties. The data suggest that the biological activity of hypericin is due to a combination of factors whose roles may vary under different circumstances.
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- N J Wills
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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Vantieghem A, Xu Y, Declercq W, Vandenabeele P, Denecker G, Vandenheede JR, Merlevede W, de Witte PA, Agostinis P. Different pathways mediate cytochrome c release after photodynamic therapy with hypericin. Photochem Photobiol 2001; 74:133-42. [PMID: 11547546 DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)074<0133:dpmccr>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this study we show that overexpression of Bcl-2 in PC60R1R2 cells reveals a caspase-dependent mechanism of cytochrome c release following photodynamic therapy (PDT) with hypericin. Bcl-2 overexpression remarkably delayed cytochrome c release, procaspase-3 activation and poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose)polymerase cleavage during PDT-induced apoptosis while it did not protect against PDT-induced necrosis. PDT-treated cells showed a reduction in the mitochondrial membrane potential which occurred with similar kinetics in PC60R1R2 and PC60R1R2/Bcl-2 cells, and was affected neither by the permeability transition pore inhibitor cyclosporin A nor by the caspase inhibitor N-benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone (zVAD-fmk). Hypericin-induced mitochondrial depolarization coincided with cytochrome c release in PC60R1R2 cells while it precedes massive cytochrome c efflux in PC60R1R2/Bcl-2 cells. Preincubation of PC60R1R2 cells with zVAD-fmk or cyclosporin A did not prevent the mitochondrial efflux of cytochrome c, and caspase inhibition only partially protected the cells from PDT-induced apoptosis. In contrast, in PC60R1R2/Bcl-2 cells cytochrome c release and apoptosis were suppressed by addition of zVAD-fmk or cyclosporin A. These observations suggest that the progression of the PDT-induced apoptotic process in Bcl-2-overexpressing cells involves a caspase-dependent feed-forward amplification loop for the release of cytochrome c.
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- A Vantieghem
- Division of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, KULeuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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Zhang HY, Liu W, Liu WZ, Xie JL. Photosensitization of hypomycin B--a novel perylenequinonoid pigment with only one intramolecular hydrogen bond. Photochem Photobiol 2001; 74:191-5. [PMID: 11547553 DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)074<0191:pohban>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Electron spin resonance technique and spin-trapping methods were used to determine the photoproduction of 1O2 and O2.- by hypomycin B (HMB), a novel perylenequinonoid pigment (PQP) possessing only one hydroxyl group. It was found that the yields of 1O2 and O2.- for HMB were comparable to those for hypocrellin A, a typical natural PQP with good photosensitivity. In addition, the absorption and fluorescence spectra for HMB were investigated. The pKa values in the ground and excited states of HMB were determined to be 8.94 and 5.54, respectively. Thus, the photodynamic mechanisms of HMB may involve not only the photogeneration of 1O2 and O2.- but also the light-induced acidification. Consequently, HMB is proposed to be a good photodynamic therapeutic agent.
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- H Y Zhang
- Laboratory for Computational Biology, Shandong Provincial Research Center for Bioinformatic Engineering and Technique, Zibo University, Zibo, People's Republic of China.
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Chowdhury PK, Ashby KD, Datta A, Petrich JW. Effect of pH on the fluorescence and absorption spectra of hypericin in reverse micelles. Photochem Photobiol 2000; 72:612-8. [PMID: 11107845 DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)072<0612:eopotf>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The well-characterized, monodispersed nature of reverse micelles formed by sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate/heptane and their usefulness in approximating a membrane-like environment have been exploited to investigate the effect of pH and water pool size on the photophysical properties of hypericin (Hyp). Our measurements reveal two titratable groups of pKa approximately 1.5 and approximately 12.5. These are assigned to the HypH+/Hyp equilibrium (the deprotonation of a carbonyl group) and the Hyp-/Hyp2- equilibrium (the deprotonation of a peri hydroxyl group). The low-energy absorbance maxima of HypH+, of Hyp and Hyp- and of Hyp2- are 583, 594 and 613 nm, respectively. Neither at pH 13 nor at 1 M HCl is the system entirely in the Hyp2- or the HypH+ forms. Ours is the first study of Hyp in reverse micelles as well as the first time-resolved study of Hyp as a function of pH.
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- P K Chowdhury
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames 50011, USA
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Roslaniec M, Weitman H, Freeman D, Mazur Y, Ehrenberg B. Liposome binding constants and singlet oxygen quantum yields of hypericin, tetrahydroxy helianthrone and their derivatives: studies in organic solutions and in liposomes. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2000; 57:149-58. [PMID: 11154081 DOI: 10.1016/s1011-1344(00)00090-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The spectroscopy and photophysics of several hypericin and helianthrone derivatives were studied in methanol and when bound to liposomes. The singlet oxygen quantum yields (phi(delta)) were measured indirectly relative to Rose Bengal and hematoporphyrin IX, employing 9,10-dimethylanthracene as a singlet oxygen trap. Hypericin was found to have a phi(delta) of 0.39+/-0.01 in methanol, and 0.35+/-0.05 in lecithin vesicles, in agreement with literature values. A heavy atom effect was evident upon bromination, resulting in phi(delta) for tetrabromohypericin of 0.72+/-0.02, presumably due to enhanced intersystem crossing. Elimination of the anionic hydroxyls by methylation also enhanced phi(delta) to 0.81+/-0.01. Conversely, addition of anionic sulfate groups drastically reduced phi(delta) resulting in phi(delta)'s of 0.12+/-0.01, 0.052+/-0.003 and 0.40+/-0.01 for hypericin disulfonate, hypericin tetrasulfonate and hexamethyl hypericin tetrasulfonate, respectively. The non-sulfonated helianthrones exhibited low phi(delta)'s in solution. The liposome binding constants, Kb, were measured using a spectroscopic assay. Except for hexamethyl hypericin, all non-sulfonated compounds bound well with Kb's ranging from 15.5+/-0.1 to 48.7+/-3.9 (mg/ml)(-1). None of the tetrasulfonated compounds bound, however the hypericin disulfonate had a Kb of 4.1+/-0.2 (mg/ml)(-1). The phi(delta)'s of the compounds capable of binding were measured and, in the case of the hypericin derivatives, were found not to vary dramatically from those in the free state. Liposome-bound helianthrone and dimethyl tetrahydroxy helianthrone both exhibited high phi(delta)'s, i.e. >0.5. The variations in binding constant and sensitization efficiencies are explained in conjunction with the molecular structure. The relevance of the above data to photodynamic therapy is briefly discussed.
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- M Roslaniec
- Department of Physics, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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Datta A, Smirnov AV, Wen J, Chumanov G, Petrich JW. Multidimensional reaction coordinate for the excited-state H-atom transfer in perylene quinones: importance of the 7-membered ring in hypocrellins A and B. Photochem Photobiol 2000. [PMID: 10687390 DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)0710166mrcfte2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The excited-state intramolecular H-atom transfer reactions of hypocrellins B and A are compared by using time-resolved absorption and fluorescence upconversion techniques. The hypocrellin B photophysics are well described by a simple model involving one ground-state species and excited-state forward and reverse H-atom transfer with a nonfluorescent excited state. We suggest that excited-state conformational changes are coupled to the H-atom transfer in hypocrellin B just as gauche/anti changes are coupled to the H-atom transfer in hypocrellin A.
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- A Datta
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames 50011, USA
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