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Amphiphilic Protoporphyrin IX Derivatives as New Photosensitizing Agents for the Improvement of Photodynamic Therapy. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10020423. [PMID: 35203632 PMCID: PMC8962274 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10020423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive therapeutic modality based on the interaction between a photosensitive molecule called photosensitizer (PS) and visible light irradiation in the presence of oxygen molecule. Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), an efficient and widely used PS, is hampered in clinical PDT by its poor water-solubility and tendency to self-aggregate. These features are strongly related to the PS hydrophilic–lipophilic balance. In order to improve the chemical properties of PpIX, a series of amphiphilic PpIX derivatives endowed with PEG550 headgroups and hydrogenated or fluorinated tails was synthetized. Hydrophilic–lipophilic balance (HLB) and log p-values were computed for all of the prepared compounds. Their photochemical properties (spectroscopic characterization, photobleaching, and singlet oxygen quantum yield) were also evaluated followed by the in vitro studies of their cellular uptake, subcellular localization, and photocytotoxicity on three tumor cell lines (4T1, scc-U8, and WiDr cell lines). The results confirm the therapeutic potency of these new PpIX derivatives. Indeed, while all of the derivatives were perfectly water soluble, some of them exhibited an improved photodynamic effect compared to the parent PpIX.
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Hou Y, Fu Q, Kuang Y, Li D, Sun Y, Qian Z, He Z, Sun J. Unsaturated fatty acid-tuned assembly of photosensitizers for enhanced photodynamic therapy via lipid peroxidation. J Control Release 2021; 334:213-223. [PMID: 33894305 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) destroys tumor cells mainly through singlet oxygen (1O2) generated by light-irradiated photosensitizers (PSs). However, the fleeting half-life of 1O2 greatly impairs PDT efficacy. Herein, we propose an unreported unsaturated fatty acid (UFA)-assisted PS co-assembly strategy to address this problem. Three UFAs, namely, oleic acid (OA), linoleic acid (LA) and linolenic acid (LNA), are capable of co-assembling with 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-aminophenyl)porphyrin (TAPP) into uniform nanoparticles. Under irradiation, TAPP produces 1O2, which directly attacks tumor cells and simultaneously oxidizes UFAs to generate lipid hydroperoxides with sustained damage. Interestingly, the unsaturation degree of UFAs is not only related to their peroxidation rate but also has a remarkable impact on the intracellular TAPP release characteristic of the nanoparticles (NPs). The TAPP-LA NPs could release the cargo rapidly and produce the highest lipid peroxidation and reactive oxygen species levels upon irradiation. Such a unique finding sheds new light on UFA-based combination applications for enhanced photodynamic efficacy by boosting lipid peroxidation.
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- Yanxian Hou
- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, No. 103, Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110016, China.
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Shi L, Buchner A, Pohla H, Pongratz T, Rühm A, Zimmermann W, Gederaas OA, Zhang L, Wang X, Stepp H, Sroka R. Methadone enhances the effectiveness of 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy for squamous cell carcinoma and glioblastoma in vitro. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2019; 12:e201800468. [PMID: 31140754 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.201800468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although having shown promising clinical outcomes, the effectiveness of 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and glioblastoma remains to be improved. The analgesic drug methadone is able to sensitize various tumors to chemotherapy. In this in vitro study, the influence of methadone to the effectiveness of ALA-PDT for SCC (FADU) and glioblastoma (A172) was investigated on the protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) fluorescence, survival rates, apoptosis, and cell cycle phase, each with or without the presence of methadone. The production of PpIX was increased by methadone in FADU cells while it was decreased in A172 cells. The survival rates of both cell lines treated by ALA-PDT were significantly reduced by the combination with methadone (P < .05). Methadone also significantly increased the percentage of apoptotic cells and improved the effect of ALA-PDT on the cell cycle phase arrest in the G0/G1 phase (P < .05). This study demonstrates the potential of methadone to influence the cytotoxic effect of ALA-PDT for both SCC and glioblastoma cell lines.
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- Lei Shi
- Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Labor für Tumorimmunologie, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Labor für Tumorimmunologie, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Labor für Tumorimmunologie, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
- Odrun Arna Gederaas, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Laser-Forschungslabor, LIFE Center, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
- Institute of Photomedicine, Shanghai Skin Disease Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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Camargo CQ, Brunetta HS, Nunes EA. Effects of cotreatment with omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and anticancer agents on oxidative stress parameters: a systematic review of in vitro, animal, and human studies. Nutr Rev 2019; 76:765-777. [PMID: 30010957 DOI: 10.1093/nutrit/nuy029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Context Omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, demonstrate possible beneficial effects as adjuvants in cancer treatment. One mechanism seems to be related to alterations in the redox status of cancer cells. Such alterations are thought to act in synergy with conventional anticancer agents. Objective This review examines published data on the effects of cotreatment with anticancer agents and n-3 PUFAS on oxidative stress parameters to determine whether any patterns of oxidative stress alterations can be identified. Data Sources A systematic search of MEDLINE (via PubMed) was conducted to identify articles published in English, Spanish, or Portuguese until November 2017. Study Selection The following inclusion criteria were applied: (1) individuals or animals with cancer or malignant cell lines supplemented with some source of n-3 PUFAs; (2) concomitant use of anticancer treatment; and (3) evaluation of oxidative stress-related variables. Data Extraction A standardized outline was used to extract the following data: study type, supplement used, type of cells, tumor or patient characteristics, study design, anticancer treatment used, and oxidative stress-related outcomes. Results After the literature search and screening of 1563 citations, 28 studies were included for data extraction and evaluation: 16 in vitro studies (2 of which also used in vivo studies), 8 animal studies, and 4 human studies (3 clinical trials and 1 case series). In most in vitro and animal studies, intervention groups receiving cotreatment with n-3 PUFAs showed enhanced lipid peroxidation and cytotoxicity compared with groups receiving anticancer treatment alone. Eleven of the 12 studies that investigated the effect of vitamin E on the sensitivity of cancer cells to the oxidative stress caused by n-3 PUFAs showed that vitamin E abolished the positive effects of cotreatment. Conclusions Alterations in oxidative stress caused by cotreatment with anticancer agents and n-3 PUFAs can exert positive effects on the efficacy of conventional treatment. This seems to occur in most cells and tumors tested thus far, but not all. Identifying tumors that are sensitive to these oxidative effects may provide support for the rational use of n-3 PUFAs as an adjuvant treatment in specific types of cancer.
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- Carolina Q Camargo
- Physiological Sciences Department, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Postgraduate Program in Nutrition, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Physiological Sciences Department, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Multicenter Postgraduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Physiological Sciences Department, Center of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Postgraduate Program in Nutrition, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.,Multicenter Postgraduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Gederaas OA, Husebye H, Johnsson A, Callaghan S, Brunsvik A. In vitro and in vivo effects of HAL on porphyrin production in rat bladder cancer cells (AY27). J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2019. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424619500615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Aminolevulinic acid and hexyl-aminolevulinate serve as biological precursors to produce photosensitive porphyrins in cells via the heme biosynthetic pathway. This pathway is integral to porphyrin-based photodynamic diagnosis and therapy. By adding exogenous hexyl-aminolevulinate to rat bladder cancer cells (AY27, in vitro) and an animal bladder cancer model (in vivo), fluorescent endogenous porphyrin production was stimulated. Lipophilic protoporphyrin IX was identified as the dominant species by reverse high-pressure liquid chromatography. Subcellular porphyrin localization in the AY27 cells was evaluated by confocal laser scanning microscopy and showed almost quantitative bleaching after 20 s. From this study, we ascertained that the protocol described herein is suitable for hexyl-aminolevulinate-mediated photodynamic therapy and diagnosis when protoporphyrin IX is the active agent.
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- Odrun A. Gederaas
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7489, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7489, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7489, Trondheim, Norway
- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7489, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Physics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), N-7491 Trondheim, Norway
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- School of Chemistry, SFI Tetrapyrrole Laboratory, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- SINTEF Industry, Department of Biotechnology and Nanomedicine, N-7489, Trondheim, Norway
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St. Olav’s Hospital, N-7000 Trondheim, Norway
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Low power blue LED exposure increases effects of doxorubicin on MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2018; 24:250-255. [PMID: 30063989 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2018.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2018] [Revised: 06/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Patients with triple negative breast cancer can develop side effects as a result of chemotherapy. Photodynamic therapy may reduce these side effects if the chemotherapy agent could also act as a photosensitizer. Thus, the aim of this work was to evaluate cytotoxicity and reactive oxygen species production induced by doxorubicin and low power blue LED in breast cancer cultures. Cell viability and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in MDA-MB-231 cultures were evaluated in response to different doxorubicin concentrations and blue LED fluences. Compared with control, cell cultures only incubated with doxorubicin at 25 nM showed 23% of cell viability reduction while its combination with blue LED at 640 J/cm2 reduced 40% of cell viability after 24 h. After 48 h, reduction of cell viability raises to 40% in cell cultures only incubated with doxorubicin and 55% when combined with blue LED. Evaluation 30 min after treatment showed that cells incubated with doxorubicin and exposed to blue LED generated 22% more ROS than controls. Those results show that incubation with doxorubicin combined with exposure to low power blue LED is more cytotoxic and more effective to increase ROS levels in MDA-MB-231 cultures than incubation with doxorubicin alone.
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Huang H, Wang W, Zou J, Nakajima O, Zhang L, He Q, Diao Y, Liang H, Zhou L, Peng Y. Over expression of 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase 2 increased protoporphyrin IX in nonerythroid cells. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2017; 17:22-28. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2016.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Gederaas OA, Hauge A, Ellingsen PG, Berg K, Altin D, Bardal T, Høgset A, Lindgren M. Photochemical internalization of bleomycin and temozolomide--in vitro studies on the glioma cell line F98. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2016; 14:1357-66. [PMID: 26088711 DOI: 10.1039/c5pp00144g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Here we evaluate the photosensitizer meso-tetraphenyl chlorin disulphonate (TPCS2a) in survival studies of rat glioma cancer cells in combination with the novel photochemical internalization (PCI) technique. The tested anticancer drugs were bleomycin (BLM) and temozolomide (TMZ). Glioma cells were incubated with TPCS2a (0.2 μg ml(-1), 18 h, 37 °C) before BLM or TMZ stimulation (4 h) prior to red light illumination (652 nm, 50 mW cm(-2)). The cell survival after BLM (0.5 μm)-PCI (40 s light) quantified using the MTT assay was reduced to about 25% after 24 h relative to controls, and to 31% after TMZ-PCI. The supplementing quantification by clonogenic assays, using BLM (0.1 μm), indicated a long-term cytotoxic effect: the surviving fraction of clonogenic cells was reduced to 5% after light exposure (80 s) with PCI, compared to 70% in the case of PDT. In parallel, structural and morphological changes within the cells upon light treatment were examined using fluorescence microscopy techniques. The present study demonstrates that PCI of BLM is an effective method for killing F98 glioma cells, but smaller effects were observed using TMZ following the "light after" strategy. The results are the basis for further in vivo studies on our rat glioma cancer model using PDT and PCI.
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- Odrun A Gederaas
- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7489 Trondheim, Norway
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Siddiqui RA, Harvey KA, Xu Z, Bammerlin EM, Walker C, Altenburg JD. Docosahexaenoic acid: a natural powerful adjuvant that improves efficacy for anticancer treatment with no adverse effects. Biofactors 2011; 37:399-412. [PMID: 22038684 DOI: 10.1002/biof.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 07/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Epidemiological studies have linked fish oil consumption to a decreased incidence of cancer. The anticancer effects of fish oil are mostly attributed to its content of omega-3 fatty acids: eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). However, DHA, because of its unique effect of altering membrane composition, is often regarded as the major omega-3 fatty acid involved in anticancer activity. Although use of DHA as an anticancer drug to prevent or treat human cancer in clinical settings has not yet been well established, recent studies suggest that DHA can be very effective as an adjuvant with other anticancer agents. In this article, we present studies that show the role of DHA in improving anticancer drug efficacy. Several in vitro and animal studies suggest that combining DHA with other anticancer agents often improves efficacy of anticancer drugs and also reduces therapy-associated side effects. Incorporation of DHA in cellular membranes improves drug uptake, whereas increased lipid peroxidation is another mechanism for DHA-mediated enhanced efficacy of anticancer drugs. In addition, several intracellular targets including cyclooxygenase-2, nuclear factor kappa B, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, mitogen-activated protein kinase, AKT, and BCL-2/BAX are found to play an important role in DHA-mediated additive or synergistic interaction with anticancer drugs. The data suggest that DHA is a safe, natural compound that can greatly improve the anticancer properties of anticancer drugs. Use of DHA with anticancer treatments provides an avenue to therapeutic improvement that involves less risk or side effects for patients and reduced regulatory burden for implementation.
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- Rafat A Siddiqui
- Cellular Biochemistry Laboratory, Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Kello M, Mikeš J, Jendželovský R, Kovaľ J, Fedoročko P. PUFAs enhance oxidative stress and apoptosis in tumour cells exposed to hypericin-mediated PDT. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2010; 9:1244-51. [DOI: 10.1039/c0pp00085j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Larsen ELP, Randeberg LL, Gederaas OA, Arum CJ, Hjelde A, Zhao CM, Chen D, Krokan HE, Svaasand LO. Monitoring of hexyl 5-aminolevulinate-induced photodynamic therapy in rat bladder cancer by optical spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2008; 13:044031. [PMID: 19021358 DOI: 10.1117/1.2967909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Monitoring of the tissue response to photodynamic therapy (PDT) can provide important information to help optimize treatment variables such as drug and light dose, and possibly predict treatment outcome. A urinary bladder cancer cell line (AY-27) was used to induce orthotopic transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) in female Fischer rats, and hexyl 5-aminolevulinate (HAL, 8 mM, 1 h)-induced PDT was performed on day 14 after instillation of the cancer cells (20 J/cm(2) fluence at 635 nm). In vivo optical reflectance and fluorescence spectra were recorded from bladders before and after laser treatment with a fiberoptic probe. Calculated fluorescence bleaching and oxygen saturation in the bladder wall were examined and correlated to histology results. Reflectance spectra were analyzed using a three-layer optical photon transport model. Animals with TCC treated with PDT showed a clear treatment response; decreased tissue oxygenation and protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) fluorescence photobleaching were observed. Histology demonstrated that 3 of 6 animals with treatment had no sign of the tumor 7 days after PDT treatment. The other 3 animals had significantly reduced the tumor size. The most treatment-responsive animals had the highest PpIX fluorescence prior to light irradiation. Thus, optical spectroscopy can provide useful information for PDT. The model has proved to be very suitable for bladder cancer studies.
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- Eivind L P Larsen
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, N-7034 Trondheim, Norway.
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Pardini RS. Nutritional intervention with omega-3 fatty acids enhances tumor response to anti-neoplastic agents. Chem Biol Interact 2006; 162:89-105. [PMID: 16846596 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2006.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2006] [Revised: 05/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Nutritional intervention with specific fatty acids depresses tumor growth and enhances tumor responsiveness to chemotherapy. Supplementation of tumors with long chained omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids results in enrichment of tumor phospholipid fractions with omega-3 fatty acids resulting in an altered membrane composition and function. Tumors enriched with long chained omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids possess membranes with increased fluidity, an elevated unsaturation index, enhanced transport capabilities that results in accumulation of selective anti-cancer agents, increased activity of selected drug activating enzymes, and alteration of signaling pathways important for cancer progression. These nutritionally induced changes in tumor fatty acid composition result in increased sensitivity to chemotherapy, especially in tumor lines that are resistant to chemotherapy and cause specific enhancement of cytotoxicity to tumor cells and protection of normal cells. Pre-disposing tumors to increased chemo-sensitivity through nutritional intervention with specific fatty acids has the potential to improve patient response to chemotherapy with fewer untoward side effects if these pre-clinical findings carry over into a clinical setting.
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- Ronald S Pardini
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
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Chu ESM, Wu RWK, Yow CMN, Wong TKS, Chen JY. The cytotoxic and genotoxic potential of 5-aminolevulinic acid on lymphocytes: a comet assay study. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2006; 58:408-14. [PMID: 16408204 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-005-0169-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2005] [Accepted: 12/05/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and its hexylester (ALA-H) are the drugs currently used in photodynamic therapy (PDT). The side effect, especially the long-term side effect of these drugs is a problem of concern in this field, which has not been clearly understood yet. PURPOSE The normal lymphocytes and nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells were used as the cell models to evaluate the side effects of ALA or ALA-H in the absence of light or under sub-lethal doses of light. METHODS The cytotoxic and DNA-damaging effects of ALA or ALA-H on lymphocytes and NPC cells were studied by means of the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay and the alkaline comet assay. ALA at 0.75 mM concentration and ALA-H at 10-microM concentrations were selected in the studies. This is because under these concentrations, ALA- or ALA-H-mediated PDT can destroy most NPC cells in vitro. The intracellular distributions of the protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), induced by the ALA or ALA-H, were measured by the confocal laser scanning microscope to provide more information for understanding the DNA damage. RESULTS The incubation of 0.75 mM ALA or 10 microM ALA-H alone (without light) did not cause DNA damage as well as the considerable cytotoxic effect on NPC cells. However, after ALA (0.75 mM) incubation and without light irradiation, the serious cytotoxicity and remarkable DNA damage were found in lymphocytes. When the lymphocytes were incubated with ALA-H (10 microM) alone (in the absence of light), no DNA damage could be detected and a slight cytotoxic effect was found. Both ALA and ALA-H induced PpIX in the lymphocytes. The fluorescence images of PpIX intracellular localization demonstrated that the PpIX diffused into the nuclear region in ALA-(0.75 mM)-incubated lymphocytes but not existed in the nucleus of ALA-H(10 microM)- incubated lymphocytes, providing an explanation for the facts that ALA (0.75 mM) induced the DNA damage while ALA-H (10 microM) did not. CONCLUSION These results suggested that the genotoxic potential of lymphocytes seems high for ALA (0.75 mM) and could be excluded for ALA-H (10 microM).
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- E S M Chu
- Biomedical Science Section, School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China.
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