Study of Reproductive Toxicity of the Liposomal Photosensitizer Lipophthalocyan

OBJECTIVE

Study of embryotoxicity, teratogenicity and reproductive toxicity of the new drug Lipophtalocyan in rats.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Studies were conducted on 210 non-inbred female rats and 105 non-inbred male rats. The drug was administered daily via i. v. injection for 48 days (males) and for 15 days (females) in 2 total doses corresponding to the therapeutic dose (TD) for mice when converted to rats and 10 TD.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION

When mating with intact female rats, no changes in sexual behavior were observed, but the index of the ability to fertilize and conceive decreased when compared to the values of the control group by 35-40% (TD index=60%) and by 75-80% (10 TD index=20%). The index of the ability to fertilize and conceive differed from the values of the control group by 90% (TD index=5%) and by 15% (10 TD index=80%). There were no differences in the indicator of embryotoxicity and teratogenicity in intact and drug-treated female rats, compared with the control group. Lipophtalocyan has a negative effect on the male and female reproductive function in rats and has an embryotoxic effect according to the index of the ability to fertilize and conceive, as well as the indices of preimplantation and post-implantation fetal death. The drug does not have a teratogenic effect, neither it affects the physical development of offspring or the rate of maturation of sensory-motor reflexes during feeding.

Analysis of Antitumor Activity of the Liposomal Photosensitizer Lipophthalocyan

We studied specific antitumor activity of a liposomal drug based on tetra-3-phenylthiophthalocyanine aluminum hydroxide (lipophthalocyan) intended for photodynamic therapy. The optimal dose and protocol for photodynamic therapy with lipophthalocyan were chosen in experiments on mice: single intravenous dose of 6 mg/kg with a 5-h interval between administration and laser exposure and irradiation energy density of 400 J/cm². A wide spectrum antitumor activity of lipophthalocyan was demonstrated in vivo for various transplantable mouse tumors (Lewis lung epidermoid carcinoma, S37 sarcoma, and colon adenocarcinoma AKATOL). The results show the possibility of using lipophthalocyan for photodynamic therapy of tumors of surface localization (skin and mucosa tumors).

Study of level and selectivity of liposomal form of photosensitiser hydroxyaluminium tetra-3-phenylthiophthalocyanine accumulation on transplantable mice tumor models at different ways of transplantation

Background. Current work is devoted to the study in vivo of concentration and selectivity of accumulation of infrared photosensitizer (PS) hydroxyaluminium tetra-3-phenylthiophthalocyanine in liposomal form in intramuscularly and subcutaneously transplanted mice tumor models in comparison to normal tissues. Objective: to study the level and selectivity of accumulation of hydroxyaluminium tetra-3-phenylthiophthalocyanine liposomal form on mice tumor models in order to optimize the transplantation approach and the starting of photodynamic treatment. Materials and methods. A range of transplantable mice tumors was used in the study: solid carcinoma Ehrlich (ELD) and solid sarcoma S-37, epidermoid Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC) and colon adenocarcinoma (AKATOL). For the assessment of concentration of PS in tissues was evaluated by fluorescence spectroscopy in vivo. Results. The optimum transplantation approaches were shown to be as follows. Solid carcinoma Ehrlich (ELD) provided the highest accumulation of PS when transplanted intramuscularly. Five hours after administration concentration of PS in tumor achieves more than 7 mg/kg, with selectivity in comparison to normal tissue 3 : 1. The maximum concentration of PS in sarcoma S-37 was observed with subcutaneous transplantation, achieving at 5 h after administration the value of 5.4 mg/kg with selectivity of accumulation 4.3: 1. Both LLC and AKATOL showed optimum results with intramuscular transplantation. Maximum concentration of PS in LLC was observed 5 h after administration, achieving 7.5 mg/kg with selectivity exceeding 4. Concentration of photosensitizer in AKATOL 7h post administration achieved 6.8 mg/kg with selectivity about 2. Conclusions. Liposomal form of PS with intravenous administration selectively accumulates in tumors. The obtained experimental data allows to recommend the method of listed tumors models transplantation for the studies of PS.