Optimized Combination of Photodynamic Therapy and Chemotherapy Using Gelatin Nanoparticles Containing Tirapazamine and Pheophorbide a

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 10812-10821
Author(s):  
Donghyun Lee ◽  
Seok-young Jang ◽  
Soonmin Kwon ◽  
Yeeun Lee ◽  
Eunyoung Park ◽  
...  
Marine Drugs ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Assunta Saide ◽  
Chiara Lauritano ◽  
Adrianna Ianora

Chlorophyll breakdown products are usually studied for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. The chlorophyll derivative Pheophorbide a (PPBa) is a photosensitizer that can induce significant anti-proliferative effects in several human cancer cell lines. Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for about 9.6 million deaths, in 2018 alone. Hence, it is crucial to monitor emergent compounds that show significant anticancer activity and advance them into clinical trials. In this review, we analyze the anticancer activity of PPBa with or without photodynamic therapy and also conjugated with or without other chemotherapic drugs, highlighting the capacity of PPBa to overcome multidrug resistance. We also report other activities of PPBa and different pathways that it can activate, showing its possible applications for the treatment of human pathologies.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (36) ◽  
pp. 5465-5477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimíra Pavlíčková ◽  
Michal Jurášek ◽  
Silvie Rimpelová ◽  
Kamil Záruba ◽  
David Sedlák ◽  
...  

Nandrolone–pheophorbide a fluorescent conjugate exhibiting promising potential in targeting of androgen receptor-positive cancer cells and their destruction by photodynamic therapy.


2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 540-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa Busch ◽  
Keith A. Cengel ◽  
Jarod Finlay

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e107158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo-hyun Choi ◽  
In-geun Ryoo ◽  
Han Chang Kang ◽  
Mi-Kyoung Kwak

2013 ◽  
Vol 171 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Md. Nurunnabi ◽  
Md. Nafiujjaman ◽  
Yong-kyu Lee ◽  
Kang Moo Huh

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 533-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Ming-Kuen Tang ◽  
Xiao-Zhuo Liu ◽  
Dong-Mei Zhang ◽  
Wing-Ping Fong ◽  
Kwok-Pui Fung

1997 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lifu Ma ◽  
David Dolphin

Starting from pheophorbide a methyl ester (5), a degradation product of chlorophyll a, routes for the preparation of 3-vinylporphyrins 6 and 9 and of an [A,C]-divinylporphyrin 16 are described. These porphyrins were obtained as a result of chemical modification of 5 on ring D and the exocyclic ring E. Diels–Alder reactions of these (di)vinylporphyrins with dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate, to afford new regiochemically pure benzoporphyrin derivatives 29 and 30 and dibenzoporphyrin derivative 33 for potential use as sensitizers in photodynamic therapy of tumors, were also investigated. Keywords: Diels–Alder, (di)vinylporphyrins, (di)benzoporphyrins, photodynamic therapy, chlorophyll.


2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrin Knop ◽  
Anne-Françoise Mingotaud ◽  
Naram El-Akra ◽  
Frédéric Violleau ◽  
Jean-Pierre Souchard

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