Photodynamic activity of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)porphyrin on the Hep-2 human carcinoma cell line: effect of light dose and wavelength range.
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| Abstract |
The photodynamic activity of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-methoxyphenyl)porphyrin (TMP) has been investigated in two systems: reverse micelles of n-heptane/sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl)sulfosuccinate (AOT)/water-bearing photooxidizable substrates and on a Hep-2 human carcinoma cell line. The effect of variation in the light dose and wavelength range (360-800, 455-800, and 590-800 nm) was compared in both media. The aerobic singlet oxygen-mediated photooxidation of L-tryptophan (Trp) was used as a model of biological substrate in a micellar system. A considerable increase of the observed rate constants of Trp (k(Trp)(obs)) was noted, increasing the irradiated area of the TMP spectrum. In vitro, the survival curves of Hep-2 cells, treated with TMP, were markedly dependent on the light wavelength ranges used for irradiation. A linear behavior between k(Trp)(obs) and the photoinactivation rate of Hep-2 cells was found, indicating that the singlet oxygen (1O2 ) is the main species responsible for cell inactivation. These results contributed to an understanding of the photodynamic process yielded by this porphyrin in vitro and the sensitivity of Hep-2 cells to photodamage.
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| Authors | M La Penna, M G Alvarez, E I Yslas, V Rivarola, E N Durantini |
| Journal | Bioorganic chemistry (Bioorg Chem) Vol. 29 Issue 3 Pg. 130-9 (Jun 2001) ISSN: 0045-2068 [Print] United States |
| PMID | 11437388 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
| Copyright | Copyright 2001 Academic Press. |
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