GSH-triggered release of sulfur dioxide gas to regulate redox balance for enhanced photodynamic therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (42) ◽  
pp. 5645-5648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Wei Shen ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Li Chen ◽  
Chunsheng Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Redox Balance ◽  
Triggered Release ◽  
Promising Strategy

Herein, a promising strategy is explored to regulate redox balance in tumor cells by simultaneously consuming GSH and releasing SO2 gas for enhanced photodynamic therapy.

scholarly journals Correction: GSH-triggered release of sulfur dioxide gas to regulate redox balance for enhanced photodynamic therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (45) ◽  
pp. 6155-6155
Author(s):  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Wei Shen ◽  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Li Chen ◽  
Chunsheng Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Sulfur Dioxide ◽  
Redox Balance ◽  
Triggered Release

Correction for ‘GSH-triggered release of sulfur dioxide gas to regulate redox balance for enhanced photodynamic therapy’ by Yu Zhang et al., Chem. Commun., 2020, DOI: 10.1039/d0cc00470g.

Optical Properties of Photodynamic Therapy Drugs in Different Environments: The Paradigmatic Case of Temoporfin

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
busenur Aslanoglu ◽  
Ilya Yakavets ◽  
Vladimir Zorin ◽  
Henri-Pierre Lassalle ◽  
Francesca Ingrosso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Minimally Invasive ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Molecular Oxygen ◽  
Computational Tools

Computational tools have been used to study the photophysical and photochemical features of photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy (PDT) –a minimally invasive, less aggressive alternative for cancer treatment. PDT is mainly based by the activation of molecular oxygen through the action of a photoexcited sensitizer (photosensitizer). Temoporfin, widely known as mTHPC, is a second-generation photosensitizer, which produces the cytotoxic singlet oxygen when irradiated with visible light and hence destroys tumor cells. However, the bioavailability of the mostly hydrophobic photosensitizer, and hence its incorporation into the cells, is fundamental to achieve the desired effect on malignant tissues by PDT. In this study, we focus on the optical properties of the temoporfin chromophore in different environments –in <i>vacuo</i>, in solution, encapsulated in drug delivery agents, namely cyclodextrin, and interacting with a lipid bilayer.

Design of Novel Photosensitizers and Controlled Singlet Oxygen Generation for Photodynamic Therapy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esra Tanrıverdi Eçik ◽  
Onur BULUT ◽  
Hasan Hüseyin Kazan ◽  
Elif Şenkuytu ◽  
Bunyemin Cosut
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Side Effect ◽  
Side Effect Profile ◽  
High Ability ◽  
Lower Side ◽  
Oxygen Generation ◽  
Singlet Oxygen Generation ◽  
Promising Strategy

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising strategy in cancer treatment with its relatively lower side effect profile. Undoubtedly, the key component of PDT is the photosensitizers with a high ability...

scholarly journals Beyond the Lactate Paradox: How Lactate and Acidity Impact T Cell Therapies against Cancer

Antibodies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Violet Y. Tu ◽  
Asma Ayari ◽  
Roddy S. O’Connor
Keyword(s):  
T Cells ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
T Cell ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Cell Biology ◽  
Redox Balance ◽  
Hematologic Malignancies ◽  
Activated T Cells ◽  
Unique Challenge ◽  
Cell Therapies

T cell therapies, including CAR T cells, have proven more effective in hematologic malignancies than solid tumors, where the local metabolic environment is distinctly immunosuppressive. In particular, the acidic and hypoxic features of the tumor microenvironment (TME) present a unique challenge for T cells. Local metabolism is an important consideration for activated T cells as they undergo bursts of migration, proliferation and differentiation in hostile soil. Tumor cells and activated T cells both produce lactic acid at high rates. The role of lactic acid in T cell biology is complex, as lactate is an often-neglected carbon source that can fuel TCA anaplerosis. Circulating lactate is also an important means to regulate redox balance. In hypoxic tumors, lactate is immune-suppressive. Here, we discuss how intrinsic- (T cells) as well as extrinsic (tumor cells and micro-environmental)-derived metabolic factors, including lactate, suppress the ability of antigen-specific T cells to eradicate tumors. Finally, we introduce recent discoveries that target the TME in order to potentiate T cell-based therapies against cancer.

scholarly journals BSA-encapsulated cyclometalated iridium complexes as nano-photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy of tumor cells

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (25) ◽  
pp. 15323-15331
Author(s):  
Yao Xu ◽  
Xiang Wang ◽  
Kang Song ◽  
Jun Du ◽  
Jinliang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Singlet Oxygen ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Iridium Complexes

Three new iridium complexes were synthesized and fabricated with BSA to form nano-photosensitizers, which can catalyze oxygen to produce singlet oxygen to achieve photodynamic therapy of tumor cells.

Chiral Alkyl Groups at Position 3(1′) of Pyropheophorbide-a Specify Uptake and Retention by Tumor Cells and Are Essential for Effective Photodynamic Therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 4787-4809
Author(s):  
Ravindra R. Cheruku ◽  
Erin C. Tracy ◽  
Walter Tabaczynski ◽  
Joseph R. Missert ◽  
Heinz Baumann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Alkyl Groups ◽  
Pyropheophorbide A

scholarly journals Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Photodynamic Therapy of Metastatic Melanoma: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (22) ◽  
pp. 12549
Author(s):  
Nkune Williams Nkune ◽  
Heidi Abrahamse
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Metastatic Melanoma ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Promising Strategy ◽  
Skin Malignancy ◽  
Therapeutic Outcomes ◽  
D Cell

Metastatic melanoma (MM) is a skin malignancy arising from melanocytes, the incidence of which has been rising in recent years. It poses therapeutic challenges due to its resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs and radiation therapy. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an alternative non-invasive modality that requires a photosensitizer (PS), specific wavelength of light, and molecular oxygen. Several studies using conventional PSs have highlighted the need for improved PSs for PDT applications to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes. The incorporation of nanoparticles (NPs) and targeting moieties in PDT have appeared as a promising strategy to circumvent various drawbacks associated with non-specific toxicity, poor water solubility, and low bioavailability of the PSs at targeted tissues. Currently, most studies investigating new developments rely on two-dimensional (2-D) monocultures, which fail to accurately mimic tissue complexity. Therefore, three-dimensional (3-D) cell cultures are ideal models to resemble tumor tissue in terms of architectural and functional properties. This review examines various PS drugs, as well as passive and active targeted PS nanoparticle-mediated platforms for PDT treatment of MM on 2-D and 3-D models. The overall findings of this review concluded that very few PDT studies have been conducted within 3-D models using active PS nanoparticle-mediated platforms, and so require further investigation.

scholarly journals Photosensitizer Chlorin e6 Internalization into Tumor Cells in Phospholipid Nanoparticles Conjugated with Peptide Containing the NGR Sequence

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. e00063 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.N. Prozorovskiy ◽  
L.V. Kostryukova ◽  
E.I. Korotkevich ◽  
T.I. Torkhovskaya ◽  
G.E. Morozevich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Targeted Delivery ◽  
Aminopeptidase N ◽  
Chlorin E6 ◽  
Phospholipid Nanoparticles ◽  
Chlorine E6 ◽  
Targeting Peptide ◽  
Mcf 7

The possibility of increased internalization of the photosensitizer chlorin e6 in tumor cells was investigatedusing soy phosphatidylcholine nanoparticles 20-30 nm with or without attached peptide containing Asn-Gly-Arg (NGR) motif was studied. This amino acid sequence exhibits affinity to aminopeptidase N (CD13), wich is overexpressed in a number of tumor cells and vessels. Nanoparticles with chlorin e6 were prepared with added of distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPE) conjugated through PEG with a hexapeptide containing the NGR sequence, and then were incubated with tumor cells НерG2 and MCF-7. Chlorin e6 accumulation in СD13-negative cells (MCF-7) did not depend on the presence of peptide NGR in nanoparticles. However, for НерG2 cells a twofold increase of chlorine e6 internalization was observed as compared with the same particles without NGR. Differences in the response of these two cell lines, differed in expression of aminopeptidase N (APN), suggest the possibility of this protein using for targeted delivery. The prospectivity of usage of phospholipids nanoparticles conjugated with targeting peptide for photodynamic therapy is discussed, taking into account possible variation of APN expression, inherent for many solid tumors.

Toward targeted photodynamic therapy

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Monoclonal Antibody ◽  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Human Tumor ◽  
Antibody Fragments ◽  
Cell Kill ◽  
Pyropheophorbide A ◽  
Porphyrin Dimer

The sensitizers in common use for photodynamic therapy (PDT) are summarized, and approaches to the improvement of these outlined. Selectivity in the targeting of sensitizers to tumor cells and tissue is highly desirable, as is water solubility and prevention of aggregation. Some new free sensitizers are described, based upon the pyropheophorbide a (PPa) structure, and their photophysical properties, distribution in cells via confocal fluorescence microscopy, and cell kill properties described. A novel approach to targeting is to covalently attach such sensitizers to monoclonal antibody fragments, and recent work on the attachment of pyropheophorbide a to such monoclonal antibody fragments is reviewed, with a demonstration of the increased efficiency of cell kill, and the treatment of a solid human tumor in a mouse model described. Finally, an alternative method of achieving selectivity based upon two-photon excitation (TPE) using porphyrin dimer sensitizers is reviewed, and the use of these to kill tumor cells is compared with the use of a commercially available PDT sensitizer (Visudyne). TPE of a porphyrin dimer sensitizer is shown to be capable of sealing blood vessels in a mouse model.

scholarly journals Phenalenone‐photodynamic therapy induces apoptosis on human tumor cells mediated by caspase‐8 and p38‐MAPK activation

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 1525-1539 ◽  
Author(s):  
María L. Salmerón ◽  
José Quintana‐Aguiar ◽  
Juan V. De La Rosa ◽  
Félix López‐Blanco ◽  
Antonio Castrillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Tumor Cells ◽  
P38 Mapk ◽  
Human Tumor ◽  
Caspase 8 ◽  
Human Tumor Cells ◽  
Mapk Activation
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