Ma Zhiyuan, An Ran, Chen Man, Wang Xiao, Zhu Meifang
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, 2999 North Renmin Road, Shanghai201620, China.
Biomacromolecules. 2022 Dec 12;23(12):5074-5083. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00922. Epub 2022 Nov 9.
Porphyrins and their derivatives, representing the second-generation photosensitizers, can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) and kill tumors upon light irradiation. To compensate for the fluorescence quenching and reduced ROS production caused by aggregation and rigid inherent hydrophobicity of porphyrins, a series of comparable random and block glycopolymers bearing betulin and porphyrin were prepared via RAFT polymerization. Betulin was introduced into the copolymers to decrease aggregation-induced quenching of porphyrins and to improve the photodynamic therapy (PDT) efficiency of copolymers. The characteristics, self-assembly, and photophysical chemistry properties of these copolymers were systemically studied. The effect of polymer structure on photophysical chemistry properties and cellular interaction was investigated as well to demonstrate their potential targeting for PDT applications.
卟啉及其衍生物作为第二代光敏剂,在光照下可产生活性氧(ROS)并杀死肿瘤。为了弥补卟啉聚集和固有的刚性疏水性所导致的荧光猝灭以及ROS生成减少的问题,通过可逆加成-断裂链转移(RAFT)聚合制备了一系列含桦木醇和卟啉的类似无规和嵌段糖聚合物。将桦木醇引入共聚物中,以减少卟啉的聚集诱导猝灭,并提高共聚物的光动力疗法(PDT)效率。对这些共聚物的特性、自组装和光物理化学性质进行了系统研究。还研究了聚合物结构对光物理化学性质和细胞相互作用的影响,以证明它们在PDT应用中的潜在靶向性。