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Wu Klingler W, Giger N, Schneider L, Babu V, König C, Spielmann P, Wenger RH, Ferrari S, Spingler B. Low-Dose Near-Infrared Light-Activated Mitochondria-Targeting Photosensitizers for PDT Cancer Therapy. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23179525. [PMID: 36076920 PMCID: PMC9455738 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Phthalocyanines (Pcs) are promising candidates for photodynamic therapy (PDT) due to their absorption in the phototherapeutic window. However, the highly aromatic Pc core leads to undesired aggregation and decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Therefore, short PEG chain functionalized A3B type asymmetric Pc photosensitizers (PSs) were designed in order to decrease aggregation and increase the aqueous solubility. Here we report the synthesis, characterization, optical properties, cellular localization, and cytotoxicity of three novel Pc-based agents (LC31, MLC31, and DMLC31Pt). The stepwise functionalization of the peripheral moieties has a strong effect on the distribution coefficient (logP), cellular uptake, and localization, as well as photocytotoxicity. Additional experiments have revealed that the presence of the malonic ester moiety in the reported agent series is indispensable in order to induce photocytotoxicity. The best-performing agent, MLC31, showed mitochondrial targeting and an impressive phototoxic index (p.i.) of 748 in the cisplatin-resistant A2780/CP70 cell line, after a low-dose irradiation of 6.95 J/cm2. This is the result of a high photocytotoxicity (IC50 = 157 nM) upon irradiation with near-infrared (NIR) light, and virtually no toxicity in the dark (IC50 = 117 μM). Photocytotoxicity was subsequently determined under hypoxic conditions. Additionally, a preliminarily pathway investigation of the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) disruption and induction of apoptosis by MLC31 was carried out. Our results underline how agent design involving both hydrophilic and lipophilic peripheral groups may serve as an effective way to improve the PDT efficiency of highly aromatic PSs for NIR light-mediated cancer therapy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Wenyu Wu Klingler
- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
- Laboratory for Advanced Fibers, Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Cancer Research, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
- Correspondence: (S.F.); (B.S.); Tel.: +41-44-635-46-56 (B.S.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
- Correspondence: (S.F.); (B.S.); Tel.: +41-44-635-46-56 (B.S.)
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Roy D, Jenkins B, Ali A, Herschmann JR, Harris M, Zamadar M, Simington L, Odunuga O, Adhikari P, Pradhan P, Sarkar S, Pattabiram M, Sengupta B. Multi-component redox system for selective and potent antineoplastic activity towards ovarian cancer cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 592:38-43. [PMID: 35026603 PMCID: PMC8959003 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Revised: 12/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ovarian cancer is the deadliest gynecological cancer which rarely causes symptoms, and goes undetected until reaching the advanced stage of drug-resistant metastases. The cationic porphyrin meso-tetra(4-N-methylpyridyl)porphine (TMPyP) is a well-known photosensitizer (PS) used in photodyamic therapy (PDT) for curing cancer due to its strong affinity for DNA and high yield of reactive oxygen species (ROS) upon light activation. The practicality to irradiate tumor cells alone in the physiological system being slim (due to the close proximity of healthy cells and tumors), we looked for a variation in the PDT using a mixture of TMPyP with 1,5-dihydroxynapthalene (DHN) and Fe(III) ions at a mole ratio of 1:20:17 (drug combo) respectively in aqueous solution. The drug combo needs no photoactivation in H2O2 rich environment (mimicking the microenvironment of cancer/tumor), where it generates ȮH and juglone, the latter being a known potent anticancer agent. In vitro studies of the drug combo in drug resistant and sensitive ovarian cancer cell lines showed drastic growth inhibition and cell death compared to normal epithelial cells. The drug combo provides an effective and non-invasive alternative to conventional PDT, exploiting the cytosolic carcinogenic H2O2 to produce an efficient anticancer treatment. The unique action of cancer-specific cytotoxicity arises from the redox chemistry involving activation of Fe(III) as the oxidizing agent to generate juglone, which utilizes the cytosolic ROS in cancer cells against itself.
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- Debarshi Roy
- Department of Biological Sciences, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
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- Department of Genetics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska Kearney, Kearney, NE, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, USA.
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