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Photosensitizers Derived from 13 2 ‐Oxo‐methyl Pyropheophorbide‐a: Enhanced Effect of Indium(III) as a Central Metal in In Vitro and In Vivo Photosensitizing Efficacy
Author(s) -
Rosenfeld Andrew,
Morgan Janet,
Goswami Lalit N.,
Ohulchanskyy Tymish,
Zheng Xiang,
Prasad Paras N.,
Oseroff Allan,
Pandey Ravindra K.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
photochemistry and photobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.818
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1751-1097
pISSN - 0031-8655
DOI - 10.1562/2005-09-29-ra-704
Subject(s) - chemistry , in vivo , photosensitizer , ether , photodynamic therapy , in vitro , singlet oxygen , alkyl , fluorescence , stereochemistry , photochemistry , biochemistry , organic chemistry , oxygen , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , physics , quantum mechanics
The effects of an additional keto group on absorption wavelength and the corresponding metal complexes Zn(II), Cu(II) In(III) on singlet oxygen production and photodynamic efficacy were examined among the alkyl ether analogs of pyropheophorbide‐a. For the preparation of the desired photosensitizers, the methyl 13 2 ‐oxo‐pyropheophorbide‐a obtained by reacting methyl pyropheophorbide‐a with aqueous LiOH‐THF was converted into a series of alkyl ether analogs. These compounds were evaluated for photophysical properties and in vitro (by means of the MTT assay and intracellular localization in RIF cells) and in vivo (in C3H mice implanted with RIF tumors) photosensitizing efficacy. Among the alkyl ether derivatives, the methyl 3‐decyloxyethyl‐3‐devinyl‐13 2 ‐oxo‐pyropheophorbide‐a was found to be most effective and the insertion of In(III) into this analog further enhanced its in vitro and in vivo photosensitizing efficacy. Fluorescence microscopy showed that, in contrast to the hexyl and dodecyl ether derivatives of HPPH (which localize in mitochondria and lysosomes, respectively), the diketo‐analogs and their In(III) complexes localized in Golgi bodies. The preliminary in vitro and in vivo results suggest that, in both free‐base and metalated analogs, the introduction of an additional keto group at the five‐member exocyclic ring in pyropheophorbide‐a diminishes its photosensitizing efficacy. This may be due to a shift in subcellular localization from mitochondria to the Golgi bodies. The further introduction of In(III) enhances photoactivity, but not by shifting the localization of the photosensitizer.