A Platinum Functional Porphyrin Conjugate: An Excellent Cancer Killer for Photodynamic Therapy

摘要

A novel tetracationic porphyrin-platinum(II) conjugate was synthesized and characterized. This complex, 4Pt(dach)ClTPyP, showed reasonable water solubility, lack of aggregation, and high singlet oxygen quantum yield. It also exhibited low dark cytotoxicity and excellent photocytotoxicity (Colon26: 0.17 mu M; Sarcoma180: 0.25 mu M). The mechanisms of cell death have been investigated and are attributed to high singlet oxygen generation, internalization into nucleus, and a caspase-3 induced apoptosis pathway. In the in vivo photodynamic therapy (PDT) assay, 4Pt(dach) ClTPyP completely killed tumor tissue, not simply displaying inhibition of tumor growth, and no recurrence was seen 18 days later after a single administration. All these findings of 4Pt(dach)ClTPyP shed light on a potential clinical use for cancer PDT in the future.