title: Effects of endosomal photodamage on membrane recycling and endocytosis.
abstract: The flux of receptor-independent endocytosis can be estimated by addition of wortmannin to cell cultures. Membrane influx is unaffected but traffic out of late endosomes is impaired, resulting in a substantial enlargement of these organelles. Using the 1c1c7 murine hepatoma, we investigated the effect of endosomal photodamage on this endocytic pathway. We previously reported that photodamage catalyzed by the lysosomal photosensitizer NPe6 prevented wortmannin-induced endosomal swelling, indicating an earlier block in the process. In this study, we show that endosomal photodamage, initiated by photodamage from an asymmetrically substituted porphine or a phthalocyanine also prevents wortmannin-induced endosomal swelling, even when the photodynamic therapy (PDT) dose is insufficient to cause endosomal disruption. As the PDT dose is increased, endosomal breakage occurs, as does apoptosis and cell death. Very high PDT doses result in necrosis. We propose that photodamage to endosomes results in alterations in the endosomal structure such that influx of new material is inhibited and receptor-independent endocytosis is prevented. In an additional series of studies, we found that the swollen late endosomes induced by wortmannin are unable to retain previously accumulated fluorescent probes or photosensitizers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Detroit Mercy, Detroit, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andrzejak
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Santiago
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kessel
mesh_terms: D000730:Androstadienes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004705:Endocytosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D011992:Endosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D007259:Infrared Rays; D054833:Isoindoles; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D008247:Lysosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects; D051379:Mice; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D000077191:Wortmannin
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D007211:Indoles; D054833:Isoindoles; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D011166:Porphyrins; C107018:porphine; C053434:Talaporfin; C013647:phthalocyanine; D000077191:Wortmannin