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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-30
pubmed:abstractText
Fluorescence diagnosis and photodynamic therapy using 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) provide new methods for the detection and treatment of cervical cancer and especially its precursors. However, these techniques are restricted by the rate of uptake of the hydrophilic ALA, its poor diffusion through the bilayer of biological membranes or both. In this study we evaluated the effect of some esterified ALA derivatives on the induction of the endogenous photosensitizer, protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), and the photodamage in cultured human cervical cells (C33-A and CaSki). The kinetics of PpIX accumulation showed that ALA esters, especially the ALA-hexylester (h-ALA), induced significantly faster PpIX formation than ALA at the same concentration (0.5 mM). The PpIX induction showed a dose-dependent characteristic. The highest PpIX values could be achieved by an up to 1.3-13-fold lower concentration of ALA esters than with ALA. Using the Annexin V assay, apoptosis was found to be induced rapidly after irradiation in both ALA- and ALA esters-treated cells. On measuring mitochondrial activity, the incubation with h-ALA induced a more pronounced photodamage. The results indicate that improved or at least comparable photodynamic effects can be achieved by using remarkably lower doses of ALA esters.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0031-8655
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
617-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Aminolevulinic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Annexin A5, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Carcinoma in Situ, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Cell Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Esters, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Microscopy, Fluorescence, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Photochemotherapy, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Photosensitizing Agents, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Protoporphyrins, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Tumor Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11683043-Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Photodynamic effects induced by aminolevulinic acid esters on human cervical carcinoma cells in culture.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't