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Enhancement of 5-aminolaevulinic acid-induced photodynamic therapy in normal rat colon using hydroxypyridinone iron-chelating agents

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Curnow, A, Mcllroy, BW, Postle-Hacon, MJ, Porter, JB, MacRobert, AJ, Bown, SG·1998·British Journal of Cancer

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Currently, the clinical use of 5-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) for photodynamic therapy (PDT) is limited by the maximum tolerated oral ALA dose (60 mg kg(-1)). This study investigates whether hydroxypyridinone iron-chelating agents can be used to enhance the tissue levels of PPIX, without increasing the administered dose of ALA. Quantitative charge-coupled device (CCD) fluorescence microscopy was employed to study PPIX fluorescence pharmacokinetics in the colon of normal Wistar rats. The iron chelator, CP94, when administered with ALA was found to produce double the PPIX fluorescence in the colonic mucosa, compared with the same dose of ALA given alone and to be more effective than the other iron chelator studied, CP20. Microspectrofluorimetric studies demonstrated that PPIX was the predominant porphyrin species present. PDT studies conducted on the colonic mucosa showed that the simultaneous administration of 100 mg kg(-1) CP94 i.v. and 50 mg kg(-1) ALA i.v. produced an area of necrosis three times larger than similar parameters without the iron-chelating agent with the same light dose. It is possible, therefore, to increase the amount of necrosis produced by ALA-induced PDT substantially, without increasing the administered dose of ALA, through the simultaneous administration of the iron-chelating agent, CP94.

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Authors
Curnow, A., Mcllroy, B., Postle-Hacon, M., Porter, J., MacRobert, A., & Bown, S.
Affiliations
University College London (GB)
Venue
British Journal of Cancer
Published
1998-11
Volume
78
Issue
10
Pages
1278-1282
ISSN
  • 0007-0920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1532-1827
OpenAlex
W2060574210
Cited by
68
References
8
Citations by year
2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI
3.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • British Journal of Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • Figshare (submittedVersion)
  • Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
DUSA Pharmaceuticals
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
Keywords
5-aminolevulinic acid, photodynamic therapy, protoporphyrin IX, colonic mucosa, necrosis, radiation enhancement
MeSH terms
Aminolevulinic Acid, Animals, Colon, Drug Interactions, Female, Iron Chelating Agents, Mucous Membrane, Necrosis, Photochemotherapy, Protoporphyrins, Pyridones, Rats, Wistar, Rats

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