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Alekseeva P, Makarov V, Efendiev K, Shiryaev A, Reshetov I, Loschenov V. Devices and Methods for Dosimetry of Personalized Photodynamic Therapy of Tumors: A Review on Recent Trends. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:2484. [PMID: 39001546 PMCID: PMC11240380 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16132484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2024] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024] Open
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Significance: Despite the widespread use of photodynamic therapy in clinical practice, there is a lack of personalized methods for assessing the sufficiency of photodynamic exposure on tumors, depending on tissue parameters that change during light irradiation. This can lead to different treatment results. Aim: The objective of this article was to conduct a comprehensive review of devices and methods employed for the implicit dosimetric monitoring of personalized photodynamic therapy for tumors. Methods: The review included 88 peer-reviewed research articles published between January 2010 and April 2024 that employed implicit monitoring methods, such as fluorescence imaging and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. Additionally, it encompassed computer modeling methods that are most often and successfully used in preclinical and clinical practice to predict treatment outcomes. The Internet search engine Google Scholar and the Scopus database were used to search the literature for relevant articles. Results: The review analyzed and compared the results of 88 peer-reviewed research articles presenting various methods of implicit dosimetry during photodynamic therapy. The most prominent wavelengths for PDT are in the visible and near-infrared spectral range such as 405, 630, 660, and 690 nm. Conclusions: The problem of developing an accurate, reliable, and easily implemented dosimetry method for photodynamic therapy remains a current problem, since determining the effective light dose for a specific tumor is a decisive factor in achieving a positive treatment outcome.
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- Polina Alekseeva
- Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (V.M.)
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (V.M.)
- Department of Laser Micro-Nano and Biotechnologies, Institute of Engineering Physics for Biomedicine, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, 115409 Moscow, Russia
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (V.M.)
- Department of Laser Micro-Nano and Biotechnologies, Institute of Engineering Physics for Biomedicine, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, 115409 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Levshin Institute of Cluster Oncology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119435 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Levshin Institute of Cluster Oncology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119435 Moscow, Russia
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- Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (V.M.)
- Department of Laser Micro-Nano and Biotechnologies, Institute of Engineering Physics for Biomedicine, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, 115409 Moscow, Russia
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Surur AK, de Oliveira AB, De Annunzio SR, Ferrisse TM, Fontana CR. Bacterial resistance to antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: A critical update. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY. B, BIOLOGY 2024; 255:112905. [PMID: 38703452 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2024.112905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Bacterial antibiotic resistance is one of the most significant challenges for public health. The increase in bacterial resistance, mainly due to microorganisms harmful to health, and the need to search for alternative treatments to contain infections that cannot be treated by conventional antibiotic therapy has been aroused. An alternative widely studied in recent decades is antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT), a treatment that can eliminate microorganisms through oxidative stress. Although this therapy has shown satisfactory results in infection control, it is still controversial in the scientific community whether bacteria manage to develop resistance after successive applications of aPDT. Thus, this work provides an overview of the articles that performed successive aPDT applications in models using bacteria published since 2010, focusing on sublethal dose cycles, highlighting the main PSs tested, and addressing the possible mechanisms for developing tolerance or resistance to aPDT, such as efflux pumps, biofilm formation, OxyR and SoxRS systems, catalase and superoxide dismutase enzymes and quorum sensing.
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- Amanda Koberstain Surur
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical Analysis, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Dentistry, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical Analysis, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Dentistry, Department of Dental Materials and Prosthodontics, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical Analysis, Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Reactive Oxygen Species and Folate Receptor-Targeted Nanophotosensitizers Composed of Folic Acid-Conjugated and Poly(ethylene glycol)-Chlorin e6 Tetramer Having Diselenide Linkages for Targeted Photodynamic Treatment of Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23063117. [PMID: 35328538 PMCID: PMC8954463 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Folic acid-conjugated nanophotosensitizers composed of folic acid (FA), poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and chlorin e6 (Ce6) tetramer were synthesized using diselenide linkages for reactive oxygen species (ROS)- and folate receptor-specific delivery of photosensitizers. Ce6 was conjugated with 3-[3-(2-carboxyethoxy)-2,2-bis(2-carboxyethoxymethyl)propoxy]propanoic acid (tetra acid, or TA) to make Ce6 tetramer via selenocystamine linkages (TA-sese-Ce6 conjugates). In the carboxylic acid end group of the TA-sese-Ce6 conjugates, FA-PEG was attached again using selenocystamine linkages to make FA-PEG/TA-sese-Ce6 conjugates (abbreviated as FAPEGtaCe6 conjugates). Nanophotosensitizers were fabricated by a dialysis procedure. In the morphological observations, they showed spherical shapes with small diameters of less than 200 nm. Stability of the aqueous FAPEGtaCe6 nanophotosensitizer solution was maintained (i.e., their particle sizes were not significantly changed until 7 days later). When H2O2 was added to the nanophotosensitizer solution, the particle size distribution was changed from a monomodal pattern to a multimodal pattern. In addition, the fluorescence intensity and Ce6 release rate from the nanophotosensitizers were also increased by the addition of H2O2. These results indicated that the nanophotosensitizers had ROS-sensitive properties. In an in vitro cell culture study, an FAPEGtaCe6 nanophotosensitizer treatment against cancer cells increased the Ce6 uptake ratio, ROS generation and light-irradiated cytotoxicity (phototoxicity) compared with Ce6 alone against various cancer cells. When the folic acid was pretreated to block the folate receptors of the Y79 cells and KB cells (folate receptor-overexpressing cells), the intracellular Ce6 uptake, ROS generation and thereby phototoxicity were decreased, while the MCF-7 cells did not significantly respond to blocking of the folate receptors. These results indicated that they could be delivered by a folate receptor-mediated pathway. Furthermore, an in vivo pulmonary metastasis model using Y79 cells showed folate receptor-specific delivery of FAPEGtaCe6 nanophotosensitizers. When folic acid was pre-administered, the fluorescence intensity of the lungs was significantly decreased, indicating that the FAPEGtaCe6 nanophotosensitizers had folate receptor specificity in vitro and in vivo. We suggest that FAPEGtaCe6 nanophotosensitizers are promising candidates for a targeted photodynamic therapy (PDT) approach against cancer cells.
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Linares IA, Martinelli LP, Moritz MN, Selistre-de-Araujo HS, de Oliveira KT, Rodrigues Perussi J. Cytotoxicity of structurally-modified chlorins aimed for photodynamic therapy applications. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2021.113647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Phototheranostics of Cervical Neoplasms with Chlorin e6 Photosensitizer. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14010211. [PMID: 35008375 PMCID: PMC8750251 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14010211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Neoplasms of the cervix are the most common types of oncological pathology. Photodynamic therapy with intravenous administration of the photosensitizer chlorin e6 shows high efficiency in the treatment of precancerous lesions of the cervix with complete eradication of the human papillomavirus. The treatment method can reduce deaths from cervical cancer and preserve fertility in patients. Spectral and video fluorescence diagnostics allows intraoperatively assessing the degree of photosensitizer accumulation and photobleaching and visualizing the boundaries of pathologically altered tissues. Abstract (1) Purpose: Improving the treatment effectiveness of intraepithelial neoplasia of the cervix associated with human papillomavirus infection, based on the application of the method of photodynamic therapy with simultaneous laser excitation of fluorescence to clarify the boundaries of cervical neoplasms. (2) Methods: Examination and treatment of 52 patients aged 22 to 53 years with morphologically and cytologically confirmed mild to severe intraepithelial cervix neoplasia, preinvasive, micro-invasive, and squamous cell cervix carcinoma. All patients were carriers of human papillomavirus infection. The patients underwent photodynamic therapy with simultaneous laser excitation of fluorescence. The combined use of video and spectral fluorescence diagnostics for cervical neoplasms made it possible to control the photodynamic therapy process at all stages of the procedure. Evaluation of the photodynamic therapy of intraepithelial cervical neoplasms was carried out with colposcopic examination, cytological conclusion, and morphological verification of the biopsy material after the photodynamic therapy course. The success of human papillomavirus therapy was assessed based on the results of the polymerase chain reaction. (3) Results. The possibility of simultaneous spectral fluorescence diagnostics and photodynamic therapy using a laser source with a wavelength of 660 nm has been established, making it possible to assess the fluorescence index in real-time and control the photobleaching of photosensitizers in the irradiated area. The treatment of all 52 patients was successful after the first photodynamic therapy procedure. According to the PCR test of the discharge from the cervical canal, the previously identified HPV types were not observed in 48 patients. Previously identified HPV types were absent after repeated PDT in four patients (CIN III (n = 2), CIS (n = 2)). In 80.8% of patients, regression of the lesion was noted. (4) Conclusions. The high efficiency of photodynamic therapy with intravenous photosensitizer administration of chlorin e6 has been demonstrated both in relation to eradication therapy of human papillomavirus and in relation to the treatment of intraepithelial lesions of the cervix.
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Photodynamic therapy of prostate cancer using porphyrinic formulations. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2021; 223:112301. [PMID: 34492530 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2021.112301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 08/01/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most frequent cancer diagnosed in men worldwide. Among the common treatment options, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is being considered a promising local therapy to treat this cancer. Although PDT is an established treatment modality approved for several types of cancer, the low solubility, the reduced tumor selectivity, the absorption in the therapeutic window and the poor clearance from the body of the currently approved photosensitizers (PS) hampers its wide clinical application. In this regard, herein we synthesized three fluorinated porphyrinoid derivatives and entrapped them into polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) to prevent their aggregation and preserve their desirable photophysical properties under the physiological environment. In vitro studies revealed the negligible dark cytotoxicity of all PVP formulations (PS1@PVP, PS2@PVP and PS3@PVP) at the tested concentrations (5.0 to 20 μM), but also confirmed the significant photodynamic effect of PS2@PVP and PS3@PVP towards the PCa cell line PC-3, upon red light irradiation at an irradiance of 17.6 mW.cm-2. To provide insight into the underlying mechanisms of cell death under PDT treatment induced by PS2@PVP and PS3@PVP, their intracellular localization in PC-3 cells was firstly investigated by confocal microscopy. Since both PS2@PVP and PS3@PVP nanoparticles were mainly localized in mitochondria, the involvement of this organelle in PDT-induced apoptosis mediated by both formulations was further explored. Western blot analysis revealed that PDT treatment of PC-3 cells with either PS2@PVP or PS3@PVP resulted in the reduction of the expression level of the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2. As the photodamage to Bcl-2 after PDT with PS2@PVP and PS3@PVP was accompanied by the further activation of pro-caspase-3, we assumed that upon irradiation the photogenerated reactive oxygen species (ROS) were able to activate a caspase-dependent apoptotic response as a consequence of a post-mitochondrial event. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that among the tested fluorinated porphyrinoids, PS2@PVP and, particularly, PS3@PVP, are significantly more effective in overall PC-3 cell killing than PS1@PVP, thus highlighting their great potential as therapeutic agents for PCa.
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Ramadan KT, McFadden C, Gomes B, Schwiegelshohn F, Ribeiro RVP, Chan HHL, Betz V, Cypel M, Lilge L. Determination of Optical Properties and Photodynamic Threshold of Lung Tissue for Treatment Planning of In Vivo Lung Perfusion Assisted Photodynamic Therapy. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2021; 35:102353. [PMID: 34048969 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Isolated lung metastases in sarcoma and colorectal cancer patients are inadequately treated with current standard therapies. In Vivo Lung Perfusion, a novel platform, could overcome limitations to photodynamic therapy treatment volumes by using low cellular perfusate, removing blood, theoretically allowing greater light penetration. To develop personalized photodynamic therapy protocols requires in silico light propagation simulations based on optical properties and maximal permissible photodynamic threshold dose of lung tissue. This study presents quantification of optical properties for two perfusates and the photodynamic threshold for 5-ALA and Chlorin e6. METHODS Porcine and human lungs were placed on Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion, and perfused with acellular solution or blood. Isotropic diffusers were placed within bronchi and on lung surface for light transmission measurements, from which absorption and light scattering properties were calculated at multiple wavelengths. Separately, pigs were injected with 5-ALA or Chlorin e6, and lung tissue was irradiated at increasing doses. Resultant lesion sizes were measured by CT and histology to quantify the photodynamic threshold. RESULTS Low cellular perfusate reduced the tissue absorption coefficient significantly, increasing penetration depth of light by 3.3 mm and treatment volumes 3-fold. The photodynamic threshold for lung exposed to 5-ALA was consistent with other malignancies. Chlorin e6 levels were undetectable in lung tissue and did not demonstrate photodynamic-induced necrosis. CONCLUSIONS Light penetration with low cellular perfusate is significantly greater and could enable treatments for diffuse disease. This data aids photodynamic treatment planning and will guide clinical translation of photodynamic therapy protocols in the lung, especially during lung perfusion.
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- Khaled T Ramadan
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 149 College Street, Toronto M5T 1P5, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biophysics, 101 College Street, Toronto M5G 1L7, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 101 College St, Toronto M5G 2C4, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 10 Kings College Road, Toronto M5S 3G4, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 101 College St, Toronto M5G 2C4, Ontario, Canada
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- Techna Institute, Guided Therapeutics Program, University Health Network, 101 College Street, Toronto M5G 1L7, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 10 Kings College Road, Toronto M5S 3G4, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 149 College Street, Toronto M5T 1P5, Ontario, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 101 College St, Toronto M5G 2C4, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biophysics, 101 College Street, Toronto M5G 1L7, Ontario, Canada; Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, 101 College St, Toronto M5G 2C4, Ontario, Canada.
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Synthesis, Characterization and Photodynamic Activity against Bladder Cancer Cells of Novel Triazole-Porphyrin Derivatives. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25071607. [PMID: 32244514 PMCID: PMC7180931 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Novel triazole-porphyrin derivatives (TZ-PORs) were synthesized through the Heck reaction and then incorporated into polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) micelles. After verifying that this incorporation did not compromise the photophysical and chemical features of TZ-PORs as photosensitizers, the phototoxicity of the formulations towards cancer cells was screened. Biological studies show high photodynamic activity of all PVP-TZ-POR formulations against a bladder cancer cell line with a particular highlight to PVP-TZ-POR 7e and 7f that are able to significantly reduce HT-1376 cell viability, while they had no effect on control ARPE-19 cells.
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Gjuroski I, Girousi E, Meyer C, Hertig D, Stojkov D, Fux M, Schnidrig N, Bucher J, Pfister S, Sauser L, Simon HU, Vermathen P, Furrer J, Vermathen M. Evaluation of polyvinylpyrrolidone and block copolymer micelle encapsulation of serine chlorin e6 and chlorin e4 on their reactivity towards albumin and transferrin and their cell uptake. J Control Release 2019; 316:150-167. [PMID: 31689463 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2019] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Encapsulation of porphyrinic photosensitizers (PSs) into polymeric carriers plays an important role in enhancing their efficiency as drugs in photodynamic therapy (PDT). Porphyrin aggregation and low solubility as well as the preservation of the advantageous photophysical properties pose a challenge on the design of efficient PS-carrier systems. Block copolymer micelles (BCMs) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) are promising drug delivery vehicles for physical entrapment of PSs. BCMs exhibit enhanced dynamics as compared to the less flexible PVP network. In the current work the question is addressed how these different dynamics affect PS encapsulation, release from the carrier, reaction with serum proteins, and cellular uptake. The porphyrinic compounds serine-amide of chlorin e6 (SerCE) and chlorin e4 (CE4) were used as model PSs with different lipophilicity and aggregation properties. 1H NMR and fluorescence spectroscopy were applied to study their interactions with PVP and BCMs consisting of Kolliphor P188 (KP). Both chlorins were well encapsulated by the carriers and had improved photophysical properties. Compared to SerCE, the more lipophilic CE4 exhibited stronger hydrophobic interactions with the BCM core, stabilizing the system and preventing exchange with the surrounding medium as was shown by NMR NOESY and DOSY experiments. PVP and BCMs protected the encapsulated chlorins against interaction with human transferrin (Tf). However, SerCE and CE4 were released from BCMs in favor of binding to human serum albumin (HSA) while PVP prevented interaction with HSA. Fluorescence spectroscopic studies revealed that HSA binds to the surface of PVP forming a protein corona. PVP and BCMs reduced cellular uptake of the chlorins. However, encapsulation into BCMs resulted in more efficient cell internalization for CE4 than for SerCE. HSA significantly lowered both, free and carrier-mediated cell uptake for CE4 and SerCE. In conclusion, PVP appears as the more universal delivery system covering a broad range of host molecules with respect to polarity, whereas BCMs require a higher drug-carrier compatibility. Poorly soluble hydrophobic PSs benefit stronger from BCM-type carriers due to enhanced bioavailability through disaggregation and solubilization allowing for more efficient cell uptake. In addition, increased PS-carrier hydrophobic interactions have a stabilizing effect. For more hydrophilic PSs, the main advantage of polymeric carriers like PVP or poloxamer micelles lies in their protection during the transport through the bloodstream. HSA binding plays an important role for drug release and cell uptake in carrier-mediated delivery to the target tissue.
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- Ilche Gjuroski
- University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland.
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- University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of BioMedical Research and Radiology, University of Bern and Inselspital, sitem-insel AG, Freiburgstrasse 3, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland; Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University of Bern and Inselspital, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern and Inselspital, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, University of Bern and Inselspital, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern and Inselspital, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of BioMedical Research and Radiology, University of Bern and Inselspital, sitem-insel AG, Freiburgstrasse 3, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland.
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Wang X, Li L, Zhang K, Han Z, Ding Z, Lv M, Wang P, Liu Q, Wang X. Synthesis and evolution of S-Porphin sodium as a potential antitumor agent for photodynamic therapy against breast cancer. Org Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8qo00959g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The novel sensitizer S-Porphin sodium can generate ROS by radiation with a long wavelength to cause tumor cell death.
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- Xiao Wang
- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China
- The Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- The Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Shaanxi Normal University
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China
- The Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- The Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Shaanxi Normal University
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China
- The Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- The Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Shaanxi Normal University
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- Guilin Huiang Biochemistry Pharmaceutical Company
- Ltd
- Guangxi
- China
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- Guilin Huiang Biochemistry Pharmaceutical Company
- Ltd
- Guangxi
- China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China
- The Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- The Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Shaanxi Normal University
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China
- The Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- The Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Shaanxi Normal University
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China
- The Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- The Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Shaanxi Normal University
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China
- The Key Laboratory of Medicinal Resources and Natural Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- The Ministry of Education
- College of Life Sciences
- Shaanxi Normal University
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Gjuroski I, Furrer J, Vermathen M. How Does the Encapsulation of Porphyrinic Photosensitizers into Polymer Matrices Affect Their Self-Association and Dynamic Properties? Chemphyschem 2018; 19:1089-1102. [PMID: 29384257 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201701318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Revised: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with porphyrinic photosensitizers largely relies on efficient drug formulations to prevent porphyrin aggregation and to enhance water solubility and stability in physiologic environments. In this study, we compare two polymeric carrier systems, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and block copolymer micelles (BCMs) formed by the poloxamer Kolliphor P188 (KP), for their encapsulation efficiencies of porphyrin (xPP) and chlorin e6 (xCE) derivatives. Monomerization, loading efficiency, and dynamic properties were examined by 1 H NMR spectroscopy chemical shift titration, DOSY, and T2 relaxation time measurements. Binding affinity was determined by UV/Vis spectroscopy. Both PVP and KP-BCMs were well suited to disaggregate and encapsulate amphiphilic xCE, whereas they were less efficient for the xPP compounds. PVP exhibited higher monomerization efficiency than KP-BCMs. Significant differences were found in the dynamic behavior of the carriers. PVP formed rather stable complexes with the porphyrinic compounds, whereas a dynamic equilibrium between free and bound porphyrins was found to exist in the presence of KP-BCMs. This may have a considerable impact on the pharmacokinetic properties of the corresponding delivery systems.
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- Ilche Gjuroski
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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Mocanu MN, Yan F. Ultrasound-assisted interaction between chlorin-e6 and human serum albumin: pH dependence, singlet oxygen production, and formulation effect. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 190:208-214. [PMID: 28926772 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The interaction between chlorin e6 (Ce6) and human serum albumin (HSA) in the presence and absence of ultrasound have been investigated by ultraviolet-visible absorption spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy. Ce6 is found to bind strongly to HSA at or near physiological pH conditions, but the strength of the binding is significantly weakened at lower pHs. The intrinsic fluorescence of HSA is incrementally quenched with increasing concentration of Ce6, and the quenching is enhanced after exposure to high-frequency ultrasound. Our experimental results suggest that Ce6-induced sonodynamic oxidation of HSA is mainly mediated by singlet oxygen. The formulation of Ce6 by high molecular weight polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) increased its stability in aqueous solutions and its quantum yield of singlet oxygen under ultrasound irradiation.
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- Mihaela N Mocanu
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA.
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Yeo ELL, Thong PSP, Soo KC, Kah JCY. Protein corona in drug delivery for multimodal cancer therapy in vivo. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:2461-2472. [PMID: 29336463 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr08509e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The protein corona is inevitably formed on nanoparticles (NPs) when they are introduced in vivo and has been associated with a reduction in targeting yield, immune recognition and rapid blood clearance, leading to poor tumor accumulation. We have recently shown that it is possible to exploit the protein corona for drug delivery by exploiting it for loading and triggering the release of a photosensitizer Chlorin e6 (Ce6) for simultaneous photodynamic (PDT) and photothermal therapy (PTT) in vitro. Here, we extended our previous in vitro studies to evaluate its effectiveness in vivo. Specifically, we pre-formed the protein corona from mouse serum (MS) around gold nanorods (NRs) and loaded it with Ce6 to form NR-MS-Ce6. The intravenous delivery of NR-MS-Ce6 at a dose of 10 mg kg-1 Au loaded with 9.63 μg kg-1 Ce6 into tumor-bearing NCr nude mice resulted in their tumor accumulation reaching a peak concentration of 560.3 μg Au per kg tissue (0.0752% dose) within 6 h post-injection. Subsequent localized laser irradiation of the xenograft tumor resulted in a significant tumor temperature increase of 16.85 °C within 20 min. Combined with the simultaneous reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by Ce6 for PDT, complete tumor regression was achieved within 19 days with no tumor regrowth up to 31 days. Similar to other NPs, significant gold accumulation was observed in the major reticuloendothelial system (RES) organs, particularly the liver and spleen, although no acute toxicity was observed histologically 31 days post-treatment. Our results demonstrated for the first time an in vivo application of the protein corona around NPs in the loading and delivery of drugs in small animals. The ease of drug loading and the biocompatibility of the endogenous serum-based protein corona could make it useful for drug delivery and therapeutic applications instead of merely being considered as a biological artefact to be eliminated.
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- Eugenia Li Ling Yeo
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 3, Blk E4, #04-08, Singapore 117583.
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) was discovered more than 100 years ago, and has since become a well-studied therapy for cancer and various non-malignant diseases including infections. PDT uses photosensitizers (PSs, non-toxic dyes) that are activated by absorption of visible light to initially form the excited singlet state, followed by transition to the long-lived excited triplet state. This triplet state can undergo photochemical reactions in the presence of oxygen to form reactive oxygen species (including singlet oxygen) that can destroy cancer cells, pathogenic microbes and unwanted tissue. The dual-specificity of PDT relies on accumulation of the PS in diseased tissue and also on localized light delivery. Tetrapyrrole structures such as porphyrins, chlorins, bacteriochlorins and phthalocyanines with appropriate functionalization have been widely investigated in PDT, and several compounds have received clinical approval. Other molecular structures including the synthetic dyes classes as phenothiazinium, squaraine and BODIPY (boron-dipyrromethene), transition metal complexes, and natural products such as hypericin, riboflavin and curcumin have been investigated. Targeted PDT uses PSs conjugated to antibodies, peptides, proteins and other ligands with specific cellular receptors. Nanotechnology has made a significant contribution to PDT, giving rise to approaches such as nanoparticle delivery, fullerene-based PSs, titania photocatalysis, and the use of upconverting nanoparticles to increase light penetration into tissue. Future directions include photochemical internalization, genetically encoded protein PSs, theranostics, two-photon absorption PDT, and sonodynamic therapy using ultrasound.
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Nimotuzumab increases the anti-tumor effect of photodynamic therapy in an oral tumor model. Oncotarget 2016; 6:13487-505. [PMID: 25918252 PMCID: PMC4537029 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.3622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) represents 90% of all oral cancers and is characterized with poor prognosis and low survival rate. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is highly expressed in oral cancer and is a target for cancer therapy and prevention. In this present work, we evaluate the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in combination with an EGFR inhibitor, nimotuzumab in oral cancer cell lines and OSCC xenograft tumor model. PDT is a promising and minimally invasive treatment modality that involves the interaction of a photosensitizer, molecular oxygen and light to destroy tumors. We demonstrated that EGFR inhibitors nimotuzumab and cetuximab exhibits anti-angiogenic properties by inhibiting the migration and invasion of oral cancer cell lines and human endothelial cells. The EGFR inhibitors also significantly reduced tube formation of endothelial cells. Chlorin e6-PDT in combination with nimotuzumab and cetuximab reduced cell proliferation in different oral cancer and endothelial cells. Furthermore, our in vivo studies showed that the combination therapy of PDT and nimotuzumab synergistically delayed tumor growth when compared with control and PDT treated tumors. Downregulation of EGFR, Ki-67 and CD31 was observed in the tumors treated with combination therapy. Analysis of the liver and kidney function markers showed no treatment related toxicity. In conclusion, PDT outcome of oral cancer can be improved when combined with EGFR inhibitor nimotuzumab.
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Lee CH, Lai PS, Lu YP, Chen HY, Chai CY, Tsai RK, Fang KT, Tsai MH, Hsu CY, Hung CC, Wu DC, Yu HS, Chang CH, Tsai DP. Real-time vascular imaging and photodynamic therapy efficacy with micelle-nanocarrier delivery of chlorin e6 to the microenvironment of melanoma. J Dermatol Sci 2015; 80:124-32. [PMID: 26360010 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2015.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2015] [Revised: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Strategies combining anti-vascular therapy and vascular imaging may facilitate the prediction of early response and outcome in cancer treatment. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the tumor-associated vasculature in melanoma and to develop an approach for melanoma treatment by utilizing the free form and micelle form of the photosensitizer (PS) chlorin e6 in photodynamic therapy (PDT). METHODS Green fluorescence protein (GFP) expressing B16-F10 melanoma cells were implanted into the mouse ear dermis. Ce6 in free form or in micelle form was administered via the tail vein. An OV100 imaging system was used to record the red fluorescence of Ce6 to obtain real-time vascular images in the GFP tumor. RESULTS Compared to free Ce6, Ce6 linked to the micelle-nanocarrier depicted a much clearer vascular image and had an effective vascular destruction by PDT. Micelle Ce6 was localized in lysosomes and in the endoplasmic reticulum of cultured endothelial cells, implying an active endocytosis of the nano-carrier. CONCLUSION Micelle Ce6 can serve as a bifunctional PS for vascular imaging and PDT, which facilitates its delivery in the tumor microenvironment.
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- Chien-Hsing Lee
- Center for Stem Cell Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Min-Hwei Junior College of Health Care Management, Tainan 73658, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- Instrument Technology Research Center, National Applied Research Laboratories, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Medicine and Applied Chemistry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97002, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien 97002, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan
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- Center for Stem Cell Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital, Kaohsiung City 812, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; National Environmental Health Research Center, National Health Research Institute, Miao-Li, Taiwan
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- Center for Stem Cell Research, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan; Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.
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- Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan; Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.
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Hädener M, Gjuroski I, Furrer J, Vermathen M. Interactions of Polyvinylpyrrolidone with Chlorin e6-Based Photosensitizers Studied by NMR and Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:12117-28. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b05761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Marianne Hädener
- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Tsvetkov VB, Solov'eva AB, Melik-Nubarov NS. Computer modeling of the complexes of Chlorin e6 with amphiphilic polymers. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 16:10903-13. [PMID: 24765639 DOI: 10.1039/c3cp55510k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Recently it has been shown that Chlorin e6 (Ce6) when complexed with Pluronics (hydrophilic ethylene and propylene oxide block copolymers) and poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) exhibits considerably higher phototoxicity towards tumor cells than free Ce6. The present work aimed to model Ce6 interactions with hydrophilic Pluronic F127 and PVP and find out the nature of intermolecular forces stabilizing these complexes. Modeling included 3 steps: (i) application of molecular dynamics to study polymer folding using AMBER 8 program, (ii) evaluation of partial charges in the Ce6 molecule using different quantum mechanical, semi-empirical and topological approaches and (iii) docking analysis of Ce6 interactions with polymer coils using AUTODOCK 4.2. It was found that the folding in regular polymers does not occur stochastically, but involves the formation of "primary" helical structures, which further combined to form hairpin-like "secondary" structures. The latter in turn associated to form coils with minimal solvent accessible hydrophobic area. The Ce6 ring lies flat on the surface of the polymer coil at the interface between hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions. Calculations showed higher affinity of Ce6 for PVP in comparison to Pluronic and revealed marginal contribution of Coulomb forces to the stabilization of both complexes, which are mainly stabilized by van der Waals and hydrogen interactions.
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- Vladimir B Tsvetkov
- Institute for Physical-Chemical Medicine, Malaya Pirogovskaya Str., 1a, Moscow 119435, Russia.
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Zhiyentayev TM, Boltaev UT, Solov'eva AB, Aksenova NA, Glagolev NN, Chernjak AV, Melik-Nubarov NS. Complexes of Chlorin e6 with Pluronics and Polyvinylpyrrolidone: Structure and Photodynamic Activity in Cell Culture. Photochem Photobiol 2013; 90:171-82. [PMID: 24118074 DOI: 10.1111/php.12181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Polymeric carriers are extensively used in photodynamic therapy (PDT) for increase of efficacy of photosensitizers. Here, we report the influence of nine Pluronic copolymers on phototoxicity of chlorin e6 (Ce6), in particular 5- to 7-fold rise in the phototoxicity caused by hydrophilic Pluronics F127, F108, F68 and F87 and practically no influence on Ce6 of more hydrophobic polymers. The revealed value of 0.2 mg mL(-1) of Pluronic F127 concentration sufficient for half-of-maximal increase of Ce6 photodynamic activity proved to be close to 0.16 mg mL(-1) inherent in well-documented carrier poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP). The dissociation constants of Ce6 complexes with Pluronic F127 and PVP that were estimated from UV spectra were 0.252 and 0.036 mg mL(-1) , respectively, indicating higher stability of Ce6 complex with PVP. According to the results of (1) H-NMR studies of Ce6 complexes, the porphyrin interacts not only with hydrophobic regions but also with hydrophilic sides of both polymers.
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- Timur M Zhiyentayev
- Chemistry Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics RAS, prosp. Academika Semenova 1, Chernogolovka, Russia
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Chen B, Zheng R, Liu D, Li B, Lin J, Zhang W. The tumor affinity of chlorin e6 and its sonodynamic effects on non-small cell lung cancer. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2013; 20:667-673. [PMID: 23073382 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2012.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2012] [Revised: 09/22/2012] [Accepted: 09/23/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is a promising new approach for cancer therapy. The aim of this study was to investigate the tumor affinity of chlorin e6, a photosensitizer, and its sonodynamic effects on NSCLC. METHODS Human lung adenocarcinoma cells SPCA-1 and mice bearing SPCA-1 tumor xenograft were exposed to ultrasound in the presence or absence of chlorin e6. Chlorin e6 distribution was detected by laser scan confocal microscope. Cell apoptosis and necrosis were studied by flow cytometry analysis. Tumor size and weight were measured after different treatments. RESULTS The concentration of chlorin e6 in tumor tissue was remarkably higher than that in normal muscle near tumor, and the difference was greatest at 18h (the fluorescence intensity was 5.38-fold higher in tumor than in muscle, P<0.05). In vivo, ultrasound (0.4-1.6W/cm(2)) or chlorin e6 (10-40mg/kg) alone had no remarkable anti-tumor effects, but the combination of ultrasound (1.6W/cm(2)) with chlorin e6 (SDT) hampered tumor growth significantly (P<0.05). Intraperitoneal injection of 40mg/kg chlorin e6 exerted no notable side effect on blood, liver and kidney function. Flow cytometry analysis showed that chlorin e6-mediated sonodynamic effect was mainly through the induction of cell necrosis. CONCLUSION Chlorin e6 is a promising sonosensitizer and chlorin e6-mediated SDT may provide a new approach for NSCLC therapy.
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- Bei Chen
- Department of Oncology, Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510010, PR China.
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Ion RM, Daicoviciu D, Filip AG, Clichici S, Muresan A. Oxidative stress effects of fullerene-porphyrin derivatives in photodynamic therapy. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2012. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424612500939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Due to their special and growing medical recent interest, the fullerenes started to be a very studied class of chemical compounds. In order to improve their water solubility and to reduce their cytotoxic characteristics, the fullerenes have been coupled in a system fullerene/PVP/porphyrin (C60/PVP/TPP) and its application in photodynamic therapy will be evaluated in this paper. The oxidative stress effects on photodynamic therapy with systems fullerene/poly-N-vinylpirrolidone/5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-phenyl)porphyrin (C60/PVP/TPP) were tested on Wistar rats sub-cutaneously inoculated with Walker 256 carcinoma. The animals were irradiated with red light (λ = 685 nm; D = 50 J/cm2; 15 minutes) 24 h after intra-peritoneal administration of 10 mg/kg body weight of the system C60/PVP/TPP. After photodynamic therapy, the free radicals in tumors have been indirectly evaluated by lipid peroxides level (measured as thiobarbituric reactive substances) and protein carbonyls (indices of oxidative effects produced on susceptible biomolecules), both of them increasing in tumor tissues of animals 24 h after treatment. The levels of thiol groups and total antioxidant capacity have been determined in tumors, too, their decreasing values being the effect of the strong tumoral oxidative process.
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- Rodica Mariana Ion
- National Institute of R&D for Chemistry and Petrochemistry, ICECHIM, 202 Splaiul Independentei, Bucharest 060021, Romania
- Valahia University of Târgovişte, Department of Materials Engineering, 18-20 Unirii Blvd., Targoviste 013200, Romania
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- "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Physiology, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Physiology, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Physiology, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Physiology, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Shi H, Liu Q, Qin X, Wang P, Wang X. Pharmacokinetic study of a novel sonosensitizer chlorin-e6 and its sonodynamic anti-cancer activity in hepatoma-22 tumor-bearing mice. Biopharm Drug Dispos 2011; 32:319-32. [DOI: 10.1002/bdd.761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2011] [Revised: 04/21/2011] [Accepted: 05/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Haitao Shi
- College of Life Sciences; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an; 710062; China
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- College of Life Sciences; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an; 710062; China
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- College of Life Sciences; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an; 710062; China
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- College of Life Sciences; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an; 710062; China
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- College of Life Sciences; Shaanxi Normal University; Xi'an; 710062; China
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Lee LS, Thong PSP, Olivo M, Chin WWL, Ramaswamy B, Kho KW, Lim PL, Lau WKO. Chlorin e6-polyvinylpyrrolidone mediated photodynamic therapy--A potential bladder sparing option for high risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2010; 7:213-20. [PMID: 21112542 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2010.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2010] [Revised: 08/25/2010] [Accepted: 08/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Bladder sparing treatment options for high risk non-muscle invasive blader cancer (NMIBC) after intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) failure are limited. OBJECTIVE To evaluate photodynamic therapy (PDT) using chlorin e6-polyvinylpyrrolidone (Ce6-PVP) as a bladder sparing therapy for NMIBC refractory to intravesical BCG therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between July 2004 and June 2009, patients with recurrent NMIBC after induction intravesical BCG therapy were treated with PDT performed with a 665nm laser and light dosimetry of 10-24J/cm(2). The patients underwent cystoscopic surveillance for tumour recurrence post PDT. Post treatment lower urinary tract symptoms and bladder capacity were also monitored. Serum and urine samples were collected for spectrometric quantification of photosensitizer levels. RESULTS Five patients underwent PDT, with a total of seven treatments performed. One patient received intravenous Ce6-PVP, while the rest received intravesical Ce6-PVP.The median age was 80 years (mean 79 years, range 72-88 years). There were three patients with primary CIS of the bladder and two with T1 high grade TCC and CIS of the bladder. At a median follow-up of 29 months (mean 25 months, range 6-36 months), two patients were disease free, two patients developed recurrence and one patient progressed to muscle invasive disease. There were no immediate adverse effects. The patient receiving intravenous Ce6-PVP developed an enterovesical fistula 16 months post PDT. CONCLUSIONS Despite being a small pilot study, intravesical Ce6-PVP mediated PDT is a feasible bladder sparing treatment option for recurrent high risk non-muscle invasive bladder carcinoma in selected individuals.
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- Lui Shiong Lee
- Department of Urology, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, 169608, Singapore
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Busch TM, Wang HW, Wileyto EP, Yu G, Bunte RM. Increasing damage to tumor blood vessels during motexafin lutetium-PDT through use of low fluence rate. Radiat Res 2010; 174:331-40. [PMID: 20726728 DOI: 10.1667/rr2075.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with low light fluence rate has rarely been studied in protocols that use short drug-light intervals and thus deliver illumination while plasma concentrations of photosensitizer are high, creating a prominent vascular response. In this study, the effects of light fluence rate on PDT response were investigated using motexafin lutetium (10 mg/kg) in combination with 730 nm light and a 180-min drug-light interval. At 180 min, the plasma level of photosensitizer was 5.7 ng/microl compared to 3.1 ng/mg in RIF tumor, and PDT-mediated vascular effects were confirmed by a spasmodic decrease in blood flow during illumination. Light delivery at 25 mW/cm(2) significantly improved long-term tumor responses over that at 75 mW/cm(2). This effect could not be attributed to oxygen conservation at low fluence rate, because 25 mW/cm(2) PDT provided little benefit to tumor hemoglobin oxygen saturation. However, 25 mW/cm(2) PDT did prolong the duration of ischemic insult during illumination and was correspondingly associated with greater decreases in perfusion immediately after PDT, followed by smaller increases in total hemoglobin concentration in the hours after PDT. Increases in blood volume suggest blood pooling from suboptimal vascular damage; thus the smaller increases after 25 mW/cm(2) PDT provide evidence of more widespread vascular damage, which was accompanied by greater decreases in clonogenic survival. Further study of low fluence rate as a means to improve responses to PDT under conditions designed to predominantly damage vasculature is warranted.
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- Theresa M Busch
- Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Chin WWL, Thong PSP, Bhuvaneswari R, Soo KC, Heng PWS, Olivo M. In-vivo optical detection of cancer using chlorin e6--polyvinylpyrrolidone induced fluorescence imaging and spectroscopy. BMC Med Imaging 2009; 9:1. [PMID: 19133127 PMCID: PMC2628892 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2342-9-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Accepted: 01/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Photosensitizer based fluorescence imaging and spectroscopy is fast becoming a promising approach for cancer detection. The purpose of this study was to examine the use of the photosensitizer chlorin e6 (Ce6) formulated in polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a potential exogenous fluorophore for fluorescence imaging and spectroscopic detection of human cancer tissue xenografted in preclinical models as well as in a patient. Methods Fluorescence imaging was performed on MGH human bladder tumor xenografted on both the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) and the murine model using a fluorescence endoscopy imaging system. In addition, fiber optic based fluorescence spectroscopy was performed on tumors and various normal organs in the same mice to validate the macroscopic images. In one patient, fluorescence imaging was performed on angiosarcoma lesions and normal skin in conjunction with fluorescence spectroscopy to validate Ce6-PVP induced fluorescence visual assessment of the lesions. Results Margins of tumor xenografts in the CAM model were clearly outlined under fluorescence imaging. Ce6-PVP-induced fluorescence imaging yielded a specificity of 83% on the CAM model. In mice, fluorescence intensity of Ce6-PVP was higher in bladder tumor compared to adjacent muscle and normal bladder. Clinical results confirmed that fluorescence imaging clearly captured the fluorescence of Ce6-PVP in angiosarcoma lesions and good correlation was found between fluorescence imaging and spectral measurement in the patient. Conclusion Combination of Ce6-PVP induced fluorescence imaging and spectroscopy could allow for optical detection and discrimination between cancer and the surrounding normal tissues. Ce6-PVP seems to be a promising fluorophore for fluorescence diagnosis of cancer.
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- William W L Chin
- Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore.
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Chin WWL, Heng PWS, Lim PL, Lau WKO, Olivo M. Membrane transport enhancement of chlorin e6-polyvinylpyrrolidone and its photodynamic efficacy on the chick chorioallantoic model. JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS 2008; 1:395-407. [PMID: 19343663 DOI: 10.1002/jbio.200810005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We have determined the influences of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) on the topical delivery of chlorin e6 (Ce6) in malignant bladder cells. The chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) was used to model the tumor spheroids that resemble small residual bladder tumors prior to vascularization. Macroscopic fluorescence imaging showed that Ce6-PVP-induced fluorescence had a higher sensitivity and specificity for delineating tumor from the adjacent normal CAM compared to Ce6 alone. Nonlinear regression analyses have shown that Ce6-PVP has a longer half-life in the tumor compared to Ce6. The uptake ratio of Ce6-PVP was found to have a 2-fold increase across the CAM when compared to that of Ce6, indicating that PVP was able to facilitate diffusion of Ce6 across the membrane. Confocal laser scanning microscopy further confirmed that Ce6-PVP has better penetration in the CAM as well as in the tumor cells compared to Ce6. The present work contributes to our understanding of the Ce6-PVP drug-polymer system by demonstrating for the first time that the presence of PVP facilitates the transport of Ce6 across the chorioallantoic membrane.
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- William Wei Lim Chin
- Division of Medical Sciences, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 11 Hospital Drive, 169610 Singapore.
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Lethal photosensitization of wound-associated microbes using indocyanine green and near-infrared light. BMC Microbiol 2008; 8:111. [PMID: 18593460 PMCID: PMC2516521 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-8-111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2007] [Accepted: 07/01/2008] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background The increase in resistance to antibiotics among disease-causing bacteria necessitates the development of alternative antimicrobial approaches such as the use of light-activated antimicrobial agents (LAAAs). Light of an appropriate wavelength activates the LAAA to produce cytotoxic species which can then cause bacterial cell death via loss of membrane integrity, lipid peroxidation, the inactivation of essential enzymes, and/or exertion of mutagenic effects due to DNA modification. In this study, the effect of the LAAA indocyanine green excited with high or low intensity light (808 nm) from a near-infrared laser (NIR) on the viability of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was investigated. Results All species were susceptible to killing by the LAAA, the bactericidal effect being dependent on both the concentration of indocyanine green and the light dose. Indocyanine green photosensitization using both high (1.37 W cm-2) and low (0.048 W cm-2) intensity NIR laser light was able to achieve reductions of 5.6 log10 (>99.99%) and 6.8 log10 (>99.99%) in the viable counts of Staph. aureus and Strep. pyogenes (using starting concentrations of 106–107 CFU ml-1). Kills of 99.99% were obtained for P. aeruginosa (initial concentration 108–109 CFU ml-1) photosensitized by the high intensity light (1.37 W cm-2); while a kill of 80% was achieved using low intensity irradiation (0.07 W cm-2). The effects of L-tryptophan (a singlet oxygen scavenger) and deuterium oxide (as an enhancer of the life span of singlet oxygen) on the survival of Staph. aureus was also studied. L-tryptophan reduced the proportion of Staph. aureus killed; whereas deuterium oxide increased the proportion killed suggesting that singlet oxygen was involved in the killing of the bacteria. Conclusion These findings imply that indocyanine green in combination with light from a near-infrared laser may be an effective means of eradicating bacteria from wounds and burns.
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Isakau HA, Parkhats MV, Knyukshto VN, Dzhagarov BM, Petrov EP, Petrov PT. Toward understanding the high PDT efficacy of chlorin e6-polyvinylpyrrolidone formulations: photophysical and molecular aspects of photosensitizer-polymer interaction in vitro. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2008; 92:165-74. [PMID: 18656379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2008.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2007] [Revised: 05/30/2008] [Accepted: 06/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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It is recognized that chlorin e6-polyvinylpyrrolidone (Ce6-PVP) formulations are characterized by a high efficacy in photodynamic therapy of malignant tumors. Currently, a commercially available formulation of this type is Photolon (Fotolon) with Ce6:PVP=1:1 (w/w) and the weight-average molecular weight of PVP is 1.2x10(4). To gain a better understanding of the role played by PVP in Ce6-PVP formulations, we carry out experiments on IR and UV-VIS absorption, steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence, time-resolved triplet-triplet absorption, octanol-water partitioning, and solubility of chlorin e6 in buffer solutions at pH 6.3, 7.4, and 8.5 in presence of PVP with Ce6:PVP ratios ranging from 1:0 to 1:1000 (w/w) for PVP samples with weight-average molecular weights of 8x10(3), 1.2x10(4), and 4.2x10(4). We show that Ce6 interacts with PVP by forming molecular complexes via hydrophobic interactions and determine the Ce6-PVP binding constant, as well as the mean number of PVP monomers per binding site. We find that complexation of Ce6 with PVP prevents Ce6 aggregation in aqueous media and leads to an enhancement of Ce6 fluorescence quantum yield, while keeping the quantum yield of the intersystem crossing essentially unchanged. Possible scenarios of how the presence of PVP can favorably affect the PDT efficacy of chlorin e6 in Ce6-PVP formulations are discussed.
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- H A Isakau
- Scientific Pharmaceutical Center, RUE Belmedpreparaty, Fabritsius Street 30, 220007 Minsk, Belarus
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Copley L, van der Watt P, Wirtz KW, Parker MI, Leaner VD. Photolon™, a chlorin e6 derivative, triggers ROS production and light-dependent cell death via necrosis. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2008; 40:227-35. [PMID: 17822943 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2007.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2007] [Revised: 07/24/2007] [Accepted: 07/26/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Photolon is a photosensitiser with demonstrated potential as an anti-tumour agent. In this study, an in vitro investigation was performed to determine the mechanism of Photolon-induced cell death. Cell killing was observed in a light-dependent manner and light-activated Photolon resulted in a significant production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which could be blocked by type I ROS scavengers. Inhibition of ROS production using Trolox prevented Photolon-induced cell death. Light-activated Photolon caused no increase in caspase-3/7 activity, but a rapid increase in lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release suggesting a loss of membrane integrity and subsequent cell death by necrosis. We conclude that the mechanism of Photolon-induced cell death involves the induction of ROS via a type I mechanism, which is ultimately responsible for cell killing by necrosis.
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- Louise Copley
- Division of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town 7925, South Africa
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Chin WWL, Heng PWS, Olivo M. Chlorin e6 - polyvinylpyrrolidone mediated photosensitization is effective against human non-small cell lung carcinoma compared to small cell lung carcinoma xenografts. BMC Pharmacol 2007; 7:15. [PMID: 18053148 PMCID: PMC2212622 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2210-7-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2007] [Accepted: 12/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an effective local cancer treatment that involves light activation of a photosensitizer, resulting in oxygen-dependent, free radical-mediated cell death. Little is known about the comparative efficacy of PDT in treating non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) and small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), despite ongoing clinical trials treating lung cancers. The present study evaluated the potential use of chlorin e6 – polyvinylpyrrolidone (Ce6-PVP) as a multimodality photosensitizer for fluorescence detection and photodynamic therapy (PDT) on NSCLC and SCLC xenografts. Results Human NSCLC (NCI-H460) and SCLC (NCI-H526) tumor cell lines were used to establish tumor xenografts in the chick chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model as well as in the Balb/c nude mice. In the CAM model, Ce6-PVP was applied topically (1.0 mg/kg) and fluorescence intensity was charted at various time points. Tumor-bearing mice were given intravenous administration of Ce6-PVP (2.0 mg/kg) and laser irradiation at 665 nm (fluence of 150 J/cm2 and fluence rate of 125 mW/cm2). Tumor response was evaluated at 48 h post PDT. Studies of temporal fluorescence pharmacokinetics in CAM tumor xenografts showed that Ce6-PVP has a selective localization and a good accuracy in demarcating NSCLC compared to SCLC from normal surrounding CAM after 3 h post drug administration. Irradiation at 3 h drug-light interval showed greater tumor necrosis against human NSCLC xenografts in nude mice. SCLC xenografts were observed to express resistance to photosensitization with Ce6-PVP. Conclusion The formulation of Ce6-PVP is distinctly advantageous as a diagnostic and therapeutic agent for fluorescence diagnosis and PDT of NSCLC.
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- William W L Chin
- Division of Medical Sciences, 11 Hospital Drive, Singapore 169610, National Cancer Centre, Singapore.
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