期刊
BIOMATERIALS
卷 35, 期 1, 页码 500-508出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.09.075
关键词
Photocytotoxicity; Degradable photosensitizer; Fluorescence protein; Gene therapy; Reactive oxygen species
资金
- National Science Council of the Republic of China, Taiwan [NSC 101-2120-M-007-015-CC1]
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has received considerable attention as a therapeutic treatment for cancer and other diseases; however, it is frequently accompanied by prolonged phototoxic reaction of the skin due to slow clearance of synthetic photosensitizers (PSs) administered externally. This study was designed to investigate the genetic use of pKillerRed-mem, delivered using complexes of chitosan (CS) and poly(gamma-glutamic acid) (gamma PGA), to intracellularly express a membrane-targeted KillerRed protein that can be used as a potential PS for PDT. Following transfection with CS/pKillerRed/gamma PGA complexes, a red fluorescence protein of KillerRed was clearly seen at the cellular membranes. When exposed to green-light irradiation, the KillerRed-positive cells produced an excessive amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a time-dependent manner. Data from viability assays indicate that ROS have an important role in mediating KillerRed-induced cytotoxicity, apoptosis, and anti-proliferation, suggesting that KillerRed can be used as an intrinsically generated PS for PDT treatments. Notably, the phototoxic reaction of KillerRed toward cells gradually became negligible over time, presumably because of its intracellular degradability. These experimental results demonstrate that this genetically encoded KillerRed is biodegradable and has potential for PDT-induced destruction of diseased cells. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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