Synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of new germanium phthalocyanines incorporated into liposomes--part II: biological evaluation

摘要

Abstract: The pharmacokinetic and phototherapeutic properties of new phthalocyanines with Ge(IV) or Si(VI) as the central metal ion and cholesterol, cholestan or long-chain fatty acids residues as axial ligands to the central ion have been studied in tumor-bearing mice. The new photosensitizers were selectively taken up by and relatively quickly released from the tumors. Except for Si(IV)-Pc, which showed a comparably high selectivity for tumor versus peritumoral tissue, all Ge(IV)-Pc were less selective than liposomal Zn-Pc (CGP 55847). However, all the new compounds showed excellent phototherapeutic efficiency at very low drug and light doses in studies in Meth-A-sarcoma-bearing mice. !8