Biosynthesis and photodynamic efficacy of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) generated by 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) or its hexylester (hALA) in rat bladder carcinoma cells
I. Cosserat-gerardin et al., Biosynthesis and photodynamic efficacy of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) generated by 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) or its hexylester (hALA) in rat bladder carcinoma cells, J PHOTOCH B, 59(1-3), 2000, pp. 72-79
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY
Hexylester of 5-aminolevulinic acid (hALA) has been considered as an altern
ative to 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) for the treatment of malignancies of d
ifferent origin. The present study addresses the ALA and hALA-induced PpIX
pharmacokinetic profile using rat bladder carcinoma cells (AY27). The total
PpIX content measured spectrofluorimetrically after extraction procedure a
t the end of 2 h incubation was at least 1.5-fold greater with hALA compare
d to ALA despite the difference in concentration of several orders between
the two compounds (1 or 5 mM ALA and 5 or 10X10(-3) mM hALA). Considerable
PpIX efflux was detected in the extracellular medium at the end of the incu
bation. With 5 mM ALA and 10X10(-3) mM hALA, PpIX build-up was continued be
yond the incubation period pointing out to enzyme saturation in the biosynt
hetic pathway or/and the constitution of ALA reserve. Red laser light (lamb
da =630 nm) irradiation of AY27 cells after 2 h incubation with increasing
ALA or hALA concentrations resulted in a nearly equal photocytotoxicity. (C
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