title: Photodynamic therapy of ovarian tumours and normal cells using 5,10,15,20-tetra-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-chlorin.
abstract: The photosensitizing ability of the second generation photosensitizer 5,10,15,20-tetra-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-chlorin (m-TCMPC), a derivative of m-THPC, was tested on both three-dimensional multicellular spheroids of varying sizes and on monolayer cultures. These experiments were carried out on two spheroid-forming cell lines, A2780 (a human ovarian adenocarcinoma) and CHO (Chinese hamster ovarian cells). For both cell lines, photodynamic therapy (sensitizer plus visible light) treatments were carried out. The chlorin m-TCMPC was shown to have considerable promise as a photosensitizing agent. Cell kill was achieved for all situations tested, i.e. monolayer, 100, 500 and 750 microm spheroids. In addition no significant dark toxicity was observed.
authors.affiliation: School of Science and Technology, North East Wales Institute, Wrexham, UK.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Heelis
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Haylett
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D006224:Cricetinae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008652:Mesoporphyrins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018874:Spheroids, Cellular; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D008652:Mesoporphyrins; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; C111748:m TCMPC