Kamarulzaman Ezatul Ezleen, Gazzali Amirah Mohd, Acherar Samir, Frochot Céline, Barberi-Heyob Muriel, Boura Cédric, Chaimbault Patrick, Sibille Estelle, Wahab Habibah A, Vanderesse Régis
LCPM UMR 7375, CNRS, ENSIC, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451-54001 Nancy Cedex, France.
LCPM, UMR 7375, Université de Lorraine, ENSIC, 1 rue Grandville, BP 20451-54001 Nancy Cedex, France.
Int J Mol Sci. 2015 Oct 12;16(10):24059-80. doi: 10.3390/ijms161024059.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer treatment modality that requires three components, namely light, dioxygen and a photosensitizing agent. After light excitation, the photosensitizer (PS) in its excited state transfers its energy to oxygen, which leads to photooxidation reactions. In order to improve the selectivity of the treatment, research has focused on the design of PS covalently attached to a tumor-targeting moiety. In this paper, we describe the synthesis and the physico-chemical and photophysical properties of six new peptide-conjugated photosensitizers designed for targeting the neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) receptor. We chose a TPC (5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15, 20-triphenyl chlorine as photosensitizer, coupled via three different spacers (aminohexanoic acid, 1-amino-3,6-dioxaoctanoic acid, and 1-amino-9-aza-3,6,12,15-tetraoxa-10-on-heptadecanoic acid) to two different peptides (DKPPR and TKPRR). The affinity towards the NRP-1 receptor of the conjugated chlorins was evaluated along with in vitro and in vivo stability levels. The tissue concentration of the TPC-conjugates in animal model shows good distribution, especially for the DKPPR conjugates. The novel peptide-PS conjugates proposed in this study were proven to have potential to be further developed as future NRP-1 targeting photodynamic therapy agent.
光动力疗法(PDT)是一种癌症治疗方式,需要三个组成部分,即光、氧和光敏剂。光激发后,处于激发态的光敏剂(PS)将其能量转移给氧,从而引发光氧化反应。为了提高治疗的选择性,研究集中在设计与肿瘤靶向部分共价连接的PS。在本文中,我们描述了六种为靶向神经纤毛蛋白-1(NRP-1)受体而设计的新型肽共轭光敏剂的合成、物理化学和光物理性质。我们选择了TPC(5-(4-羧基苯基)-10,15,20-三苯基氯)作为光敏剂,通过三种不同的间隔基(氨基己酸、1-氨基-3,6-二氧杂辛酸和1-氨基-9-氮杂-3,6,12,15-四氧杂-10-氧代十七烷酸)与两种不同的肽(DKPPR和TKPRR)偶联。评估了共轭二氢卟酚对NRP-1受体的亲和力以及体外和体内的稳定性水平。动物模型中TPC共轭物的组织浓度显示出良好的分布,尤其是DKPPR共轭物。本研究中提出的新型肽-PS共轭物被证明有潜力作为未来的NRP-1靶向光动力治疗剂进一步开发。