title: Photodynamic therapy efficacy and tissue distribution of hypericin in a mouse P388 lymphoma tumor model.
abstract: The phototherapeutic properties and tissue distribution of hypericin were investigated in DBA/2 mice bearing subcutaneously transplanted P388 lymphoma cells. The efficacy of the photodynamic therapy (PDT) 2 h after administration of hypericin (2, 5, or 20 mg/kg, i.p., 120 J/cm2, 595 nm) was substantially greater than the efficacy after a 24 h interval. PDT with Photofrin (5 mg/kg, i.p., 24-h interval, 120 J/cm2, 630 nm) showed no significant antitumoral effect. The hypericin uptake in some tissues was measured after administration of hypericin (5 or 20 mg/kg, i.p.) up to 168 h. A comparison of the distribution data and the PDT efficacy at various intervals suggests that the plasma concentration of hypericin, and to a lesser extent the tumor uptake, determines the tumor response to PDT with hypericin.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorium voor Farmaceutische Biologie en Fytofarmacologie, Faculteit Farmaceutische Wetenschappen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: de Witte
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000873:Anthracenes; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D010569:Perylene / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism; D013154:Spleen / Q000378:metabolism; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D010569:Perylene; C004965:hypericin