title: Synthesis, and in vitro and in vivo evaluation of a diphenylchlorin sensitizer for photodynamic therapy.
abstract: This paper reports the synthesis of a new diphenylchlorin photosensitizer, 2,3-dihydro-5,15-di(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)porphyrin (SIM01). The photodynamic properties, cell uptake and localization of SIM01 were compared with those of structurally related meso-tetra(hydroxyphenyl)chlorin (m-THPC). In vitro studies were conducted on rat glioma cells (C6) and human adenocarcinoma (HT-29), and in vivo studies on human colon adenocarcinoma cells (HT-29) and human prostate adenocarcinoma cells (PC3). Both dyes showed an absorption maximum at around 650 nm, with a molar extinction coefficient of 13017 M(-1) cm(-1) for SIM01 and 22718 M(-1) cm(-1) for m-THPC. Their capacity to generate singlet oxygen was identical, but differences in partition coefficients indicated that SIM01 was slightly more hydrophilic. In vitro, SIM01 was slightly more phototoxic than m-THPC for C6 cells (4.8 vs. 6.8 microg ml(-1)). However, phototoxicities were nearly identical for HT29 cells (0.45 microg ml(-1) for 5 h incubation followed by 300 mW, 20 J cm(-2)). Pharmacokinetics in vivo in mice, as determined by fibre spectrofluorimetry, showed that the SIM01 fluorescence signal in the tumor was maximal between 6 and 12 h after injection, as compared to 72 h for m-THPC. With a 2 mg kg(-1) dye dose and laser irradiation at 300 J cm(-2) (650 nm, 300 mW), the optimal PDT response occurred when the interval between injection and irradiation was 6 h for SIM01 and 24 h for m-THPC. For SIM01 with 5 mg kg(-1) injection, the optimal PDT response occurred with a 12 h delay and with the same irradiation parameters as described above, in this case the tumor response showing 40% growth. Considering the tumor volume doubling time, the value was 6.5 days in the control group and increased to 13.5 days with SIM01. Thus, SIM01 may be a powerful sensitizer characterized by strong in vitro and in vivo phototoxicity and faster tissue uptake and elimination than m-THPC.
authors.affiliation: Département Laser, Neurochirurgie, CHU Nantes, France.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bourré
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simonneaux
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ferrand
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thibaut
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lajat
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Patrice
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: C481258:2,3-dihydro-5,15-bis(3,5-dihydroxyphenyl)porphyrin; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D010100:Oxygen