title: Induction of cell death by photodynamic therapy with a new synthetic photosensitizer DH-I-180-3 in undifferentiated and differentiated 3T3-L1 cells.
abstract: To examine the photodynamic therapy (PDT) effect on adipocytes, we investigated whether PDT using DH-I-180-3, a new synthetic lipophilic photosensitizer, induced cell death of both undifferentiated and differentiated 3T3-L1. 3T3-L1 pre-adipocytes were differentiated into adipocytes in the culture medium containing pantothenate, insulin, dexamethasone, isobutylmethylxanthine, and troglitazone. PDT was applied to both undifferentiated and differentiated 3T3-L1. Photosensitizer uptake in fat cells was determined by measuring its mean fluorescence intensity. DH-I-180-3 mediated effectively PDT-induced cell death of both pre-adipocytes and adipocytes. And the photosensitizer was accumulated more rapidly in 3T3-L1 adipocytes, compared with other cancer cell lines. These results demonstrate that PDT is a potent cell death inducer in pre-adipocytes and adipocytes. Thus, PDT with DH-I-180-3 may be applied for a new therapeutic modality for obesity treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Institute for Immunology and Immunological Diseases, Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Youn-Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Si-Hwan
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Se Jong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Won-Young
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jeon Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jae Myun
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D041721:3T3-L1 Cells; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D001692:Biological Transport; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D051379:Mice; D010778:Photochemotherapy; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: C000607508:DH-I-180-3; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; D002734:Chlorophyll