Synthesis, spectroscopic studies and biological evaluation of acridine derivatives: The role of aggregation on the photodynamic efficiency

Autor: Olga Martinez-Arroyo, Santiago Díaz-Oltra, Francisco Galindo, Carles Felip-León, Nadezda Apostolova, Juan F. Miravet
Přispěvatelé: Technical support from SCIC of University Jaume I is acknowledged.
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Repositori Universitat Jaume I
Universitat Jaume I
ISSN: 1464-3405
Popis: Two new photoactive compounds (1 and 2) derived from the 9-amidoacridine chromophore have been synthesized and fully characterized. Their abilities to produce singlet oxygen upon irradiation have been compared. The synthesized compounds show very different self-aggregating properties since only 1 present a strong tendency to aggregate in water. Biological assays were conducted with two cell types: hepatoma cells (Hep3B) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Photodynamic therapy (PDT) studies carried out with Hep3B cells showed that non-aggregating compound 2 showed photoxicity, ascribed to the production of singlet oxygen, being aggregating compound 1 photochemically inactive. On the other hand suspensions of 1, characterized as nano-sized aggregates, have notable antiproliferative activity towards this cell line in the dark.
Databáze: OpenAIRE