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Phthalocyanine-polyamine Conjugates as pH-controlled Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy

Phthalocyanine-polyamine Conjugates as pH-controlled Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy

Xiong-Jie Jiang, Pui-Chi Lo, Yee-Man Tsang, Sin-Lui Yeung, Wing-Ping Fong, Dennis K P Ng

Chemistry. 2010 Apr 26;16(16):4777-83.

PMID: 20309976

Abstract:

A series of aryl hydroxyamines prepared by reductive amination were treated with silicon(IV) phthalocyanine dichloride in the presence of pyridine to give the diaxially substituted phthalocyanine-polyamine conjugates 1-5. The electronic absorption, fluorescence emission, and efficiency at generating reactive oxygen species of these compounds were all sensitive to the pH environment. Under acidic conditions, the fluorescence quantum yields and the singlet oxygen quantum yields of these compounds were greatly enhanced in DMF as a result of protonation of the amino moieties, which inhibited the photoinduced electron-transfer deactivation pathway. The Q band was diminished and broadened, and the fluorescence intensity decreased as the pH increased in citrate buffer solutions. The rate of superoxide radical formation was also reduced in a higher pH environment. Compound 3, containing a terminal 4-chlorophenyl group at the axial substituent, showed the most desirable pH-responsive properties, which makes it a promising tumor-selective fluorescence probe and photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy. All of the phthalocyanines 1-5 were highly photocytotoxic against HT29 and HepG2 cells with IC(50) values as low as 0.03 microM. Compound 3 was highly selective toward lysosomes, but not mitochondria of HT29 cells.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP19333109	Silicon phthalocyanine dichloride		19333-10-9	Price

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