title: Possible advantages of aluminum-chloro-tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine over hematoporphyrin derivative as a photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy.
abstract: The potency of aluminum-chloro-tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine (AlS4Pc) as a photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy was evaluated in in vitro and in vivo studies. Compared with hematoporphyrin derivative (HpD), the following advantages of AlS4Pc were revealed: (1) AlS4Pc was less toxic than HpD in vitro without light irradiation. (2) AlS4Pc showed more photodynamic-dependent cytotoxicity and anti-tumor effect in the red area of the spectrum (> 660 nm) at which tissue penetration is high. (3) AlS4Pc appeared to be removed more rapidly from normal tissues such as muscle and skin. (4) AlS4Pc showed less photodynamic-dependent cytotoxicity in vitro and milder cutaneous phototoxicity in vivo with UVA irradiation. On the basis of these observations, AlS4Pc shows considerable promise as a photosensitizer for PDT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koshida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hisazumi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hirata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchibayashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006414:Hematoporphyrin Photoradiation; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D007211:Indoles; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; C052736:chloroaluminum tetrasulfophthalocyanine