Selenorhodamine photosensitizers with the Texas-red core for photodynamic therapy of cancer cells

Autor: Michael R. Detty, Michelle K. Linder, Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy, Mark W. Kryman, Kellie S. Davies
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 23:4501-4507
ISSN: 0968-0896
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2015.06.006
Popis: We examined two selenorhodamines with amide and thioamide functionality at the 5-position of a 9-(2-thienyl) substituent on the selenoxanthylium analogue of the Texas-red core for their potential as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT) in P-glycoprotein (P-gp)-expressing Colo-26 cells. These compounds were examined for their photophysical properties (absorption, fluorescence, and ability to generate singlet oxygen), for their uptake into Colo-26 cells in the absence or presence of verapamil, for their dark and phototoxicity toward Colo-26 cells, and for their co-localization with mitochondrial-specific agents in Colo-26 cells. Both compounds were extremely effective photosensitizers with values of EC50 ⩽ 4 × 10(-8)M toward Colo-26 cells with 1.0 J cm(-2) laser light delivered at 630 ± 2 nm.
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