期刊
JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
卷 163, 期 2, 页码 178-186出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.08.022
关键词
Protease-sensitive prodrugs; Photodynamic therapy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Thrombin; Mice
资金
- Swiss National Science Foundation [K-32K1-116460, 205320-122144, 326030-117436, CR32I3_129987, 205320_138309]
- Jean and Linette Warnery Foundation
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL)
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [CR32I3_129987, 205320-122144, 205320_138309] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
We have developed a thrombin-sensitive polymeric photosensitizer prodrug (T-PS) to selectively image and eradicate inflammatory lesions in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Thrombin is a serine protease up-regulated in synovial tissues of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. T-PS consists of a polymeric backbone, towhichmultiple photosensitizer (PS) units are tethered via short thrombin-cleavable peptide linkers. Fluorescence emission and phototoxicity of the prodrug are efficiently quenched due to the interaction of neighboring photosensitizer units. The prodrug is passively delivered to the inflammation site via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect. Subsequent site-selective proteolytic cleavage of the peptide linkers restores its photoactivity by increasing the mutual distance between PS. Whole animal imaging in murine collagen-induced arthritis, an experimental model of RA revealed a dose-dependent fluorescence increase in arthritic paws after systemic prodrug injection. In addition, administration of T-PS resulted in much higher fluorescence selectivity for arthritic joints as compared to the free PS. Irradiation of the arthritic joints induced light dose dependent phototoxic effects such as apoptosis, vascular damage and local hemorrhage. Long-term observations showed complete regression of the latter. Irradiated non-arthritic tissues or non-irradiated arthritic tissues showed no histological effects after photodynamic therapy with T-PS. This illustrates that T-PS can localize inflammatory lesions with excellent selectivity and induce apoptosis and vascular shut down after irradiation. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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