Interaction of phthalocyanine photodynamic treatment with ionophores and lysosomotrophic agents

Nancy L. Oleinick; Marie E. Varnes; Marian E. Clay; Harry J. Menegay

doi:10.1117/12.44063

1 June 1991 Interaction of phthalocyanine photodynamic treatment with ionophores and lysosomotrophic agents

Nancy L. Oleinick, Marie E. Varnes, Marian E. Clay, Harry J. Menegay

Proceedings Volume 1426, Optical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Early Diagnosis: Mechanisms and Techniques; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44063
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Phthalocyanines are receiving increasing attention as second-generation sensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT). This paper discusses some of the investigations into the mechanism of the phototoxic responses of phthalocyanine-sensitized PDT exploiting the interaction of PDT with other metabolic modulators. Among the agents which interact strongly with PDT is the K+/H+ ionophore nigericin. Under the conditions studied with chloroaluminum phthalocyanine (AlPcCl), the Na+/H+ ionophore monensin, the Ca++ ionophore A23187, and the lysosomotrophic agent chloroquine, but not the K+ ionophore valinomycin, also potentiate photodynamic cell killing. None of the latter compounds interact with PDT as strongly as does nigericin. Both nigericin and monensin partially inhibit cellular respiration; however, KCN, which inhibits respiration completely, is less effective in potentiating PDT damage than is nigericin. Nigericin treatment alone does not deplete glutathione; however, the GSH level decreases after treatment of cells with PDT and nigericin. The potentiation of the PDT response is much greater at an extracellular pH (pHe) of 6.70 than at pHe 7.30. When nigericin is present at pHe 6.70, the intracellular pH (pHi) is equilibrated with pHe. None of the other ionophores tested was able to cause the acidification of the intracellular milieu as did nigericin. The evidence to date suggests that the lowering of pHi is an important component of the mechanism by which nigericin potentiates PDT.

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Nancy L. Oleinick, Marie E. Varnes, Marian E. Clay, and Harry J. Menegay "Interaction of phthalocyanine photodynamic treatment with ionophores and lysosomotrophic agents", Proc. SPIE 1426, Optical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Early Diagnosis: Mechanisms and Techniques, (1 June 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44063

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