Water-Soluble closo-Docecaborate-Containing Pteroyl Derivatives Targeting Folate Receptor-Positive Tumors for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

Autor: Taiki Morita, Fumiko Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Hidehisa Kawashima
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Cells
Volume 9
Issue 7
Cells, Vol 9, Iss 1615, p 1615 (2020)
ISSN: 2073-4409
DOI: 10.3390/cells9071615
Popis: Water-soluble pteroyl-closo-dodecaborate conjugates (PBCs 1&ndash
4), were developed as folate receptor (FR&alpha
) targeting boron carriers for boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). PBCs 1&ndash
4 had adequately low cytotoxicity with IC50 values in the range of 1~3 mM toward selected human cancer cells, low enough to use as BNCT boron agents. PBCs 1&ndash
3 showed significant cell uptake by FR&alpha
positive cells, especially U87MG glioblastoma cells, although the accumulation of PBC 4 was low compared with PBCs 1&ndash
3 and L-4-boronophenylalanine (L-BPA). The cellular uptake of PBC 1 and PBC 3 by HeLa cells was arrested by increasing the concentration of folate in the medium, indicating that the major uptake mechanisms of PBC 1&ndash
3 are primarily through FR&alpha
receptor-mediated endocytosis.
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