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Title: Benzoporphyrin derivative and light-emitting diode for use in photodynamic therapy: Applications of space light-emitting diode technology

Abstract

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer treatment modality that recently has been applied as adjuvant therapy for brain tumors. PDT consists of intravenously injecting a photosensitizer, which preferentially accumulates in tumor cells, into a patient and then activating the photosensitizer with a light source. This results in free radical generation followed by cell death. The development of more effective light sources for PDT of brain tumors has been facilitated by applications of space light-emitting diode array technology; thus permitting deeper tumor penetration of light and use of better photosensitizers. Currently, the most commonly used photosensitizer for brain tumor PDT is Photofrin registered . Photofrin registered is a heterogeneous mixture of compounds derived from hematoporphyrin. Photofrin registered is activated with a 630 nm laser light and does destroy tumor cells in animal models and humans. However, treatment failure does occur using this method. Most investigators attribute this failure to the limited penetration of brain tissue by a 630 nm laser light and to the fact that Photofrin registered has only a minor absorption peak at 630 nm, meaning that only a small fraction of the chemical is activated. Benzoporphyrin Derivative Monoacid Ring A (BPD) is a new, second generation photosensitizer thatmore » can potentially improve PDT for brain tumors. BPD has a major absorption peak at 690 nm, which gives it two distinct advantages over Photofrin registered . First, longer wavelengths of light penetrate brain tissue more easily so that larger tumors could be treated, and second, the major absorption peak means that a larger fraction of the drug is activated upon exposure to light. In the first part of this project we have studied the tumoricidal effects of BPD in vitro using 2A9 canine glioma and U373 human glioblastoma cell cultures. Using light emitting diodes (LED) with a peak emission of 688 nm as a light source, cell kill of up to 86 percent was measured in these cell lines by tumor DNA synthesis reduction. The effectiveness of BPD against tumor cells in vitro thus established, we have taken the first step toward determining its effectiveness in vivo. The second part of this project consisted of experiments performed to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of both BPD and LED light. At a light dose of 100 J/cm{sup 2}, skin damage and neurotoxicity were seen at a BPD dose of 1.0 mg/kg, but not at a dose of 0.75 mg/kg. When BPD remained constant at 0.75 mg/kg, skin damage was seen at light dosages of 125 J/cm{sup 2}, 150 J/cm{sup 2} and 175 J/cm{sup 2}. One dog also died at a light dose of 175 J/cm{sup 2}. Further studies will be needed to determine the effectiveness of BPD against tumor cells in vivo.« less

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  1. Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21179692
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 420; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: STAIF-1998: Space technology and applications international forum - 1998, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 25-29 Jan 1998; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.54943; (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN; DNA; DOSES; FORMATION DAMAGE; GLIOMAS; HEMATOPORPHYRINS; IN VITRO; IN VIVO; LASER RADIATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT SOURCES; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; RADICALS; THERAPY; TUMOR CELLS

Citation Formats

Whelan, Harry T, Houle, John M, Bajic, Dawn M, Schmidt, Meic H, Reichert, II, Kenneth W, and Meyer, Glenn A. Benzoporphyrin derivative and light-emitting diode for use in photodynamic therapy: Applications of space light-emitting diode technology. United States: N. p., 1998. Web. doi:10.1063/1.54943.
Whelan, Harry T, Houle, John M, Bajic, Dawn M, Schmidt, Meic H, Reichert, II, Kenneth W, & Meyer, Glenn A. Benzoporphyrin derivative and light-emitting diode for use in photodynamic therapy: Applications of space light-emitting diode technology. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.54943
Whelan, Harry T, Houle, John M, Bajic, Dawn M, Schmidt, Meic H, Reichert, II, Kenneth W, and Meyer, Glenn A. 1998. "Benzoporphyrin derivative and light-emitting diode for use in photodynamic therapy: Applications of space light-emitting diode technology". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.54943.
@article{osti_21179692,
title = {Benzoporphyrin derivative and light-emitting diode for use in photodynamic therapy: Applications of space light-emitting diode technology},
author = {Whelan, Harry T and Houle, John M and Bajic, Dawn M and Schmidt, Meic H and Reichert, II, Kenneth W and Meyer, Glenn A},
abstractNote = {Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer treatment modality that recently has been applied as adjuvant therapy for brain tumors. PDT consists of intravenously injecting a photosensitizer, which preferentially accumulates in tumor cells, into a patient and then activating the photosensitizer with a light source. This results in free radical generation followed by cell death. The development of more effective light sources for PDT of brain tumors has been facilitated by applications of space light-emitting diode array technology; thus permitting deeper tumor penetration of light and use of better photosensitizers. Currently, the most commonly used photosensitizer for brain tumor PDT is Photofrin registered . Photofrin registered is a heterogeneous mixture of compounds derived from hematoporphyrin. Photofrin registered is activated with a 630 nm laser light and does destroy tumor cells in animal models and humans. However, treatment failure does occur using this method. Most investigators attribute this failure to the limited penetration of brain tissue by a 630 nm laser light and to the fact that Photofrin registered has only a minor absorption peak at 630 nm, meaning that only a small fraction of the chemical is activated. Benzoporphyrin Derivative Monoacid Ring A (BPD) is a new, second generation photosensitizer that can potentially improve PDT for brain tumors. BPD has a major absorption peak at 690 nm, which gives it two distinct advantages over Photofrin registered . First, longer wavelengths of light penetrate brain tissue more easily so that larger tumors could be treated, and second, the major absorption peak means that a larger fraction of the drug is activated upon exposure to light. In the first part of this project we have studied the tumoricidal effects of BPD in vitro using 2A9 canine glioma and U373 human glioblastoma cell cultures. Using light emitting diodes (LED) with a peak emission of 688 nm as a light source, cell kill of up to 86 percent was measured in these cell lines by tumor DNA synthesis reduction. The effectiveness of BPD against tumor cells in vitro thus established, we have taken the first step toward determining its effectiveness in vivo. The second part of this project consisted of experiments performed to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of both BPD and LED light. At a light dose of 100 J/cm{sup 2}, skin damage and neurotoxicity were seen at a BPD dose of 1.0 mg/kg, but not at a dose of 0.75 mg/kg. When BPD remained constant at 0.75 mg/kg, skin damage was seen at light dosages of 125 J/cm{sup 2}, 150 J/cm{sup 2} and 175 J/cm{sup 2}. One dog also died at a light dose of 175 J/cm{sup 2}. Further studies will be needed to determine the effectiveness of BPD against tumor cells in vivo.},
doi = {10.1063/1.54943},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21179692}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 420,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1998}
}