A long-lived cuprous bis-phenanthroline complex for the photodynamic therapy of cancer

Copper is an earth-abundant and a biologically essential metal that offers a promising alternative to noble metals in photochemistry and photobiology. In this work, a series of sterically encumbered Cu(I) bis-phenanthroline complexes were investigated for their use in photochemotherapy (PCT). It was...

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Main Author: Al Hageh, Cynthia (author)
Other Authors: Al Assaad, Majd (author), El Masri, Zeinab (author), Samaan, Nawar (author), El-Sibai, Mirvat (author), Khalil, Christian (author), Khnayzer, Rony S. (author)
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Published: 2018
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Al Hageh, C., Al Assaad, M., El Masri, Z., Samaan, N., El-Sibai, M., Khalil, C., & Khnayzer, R. S. (2018). A long-lived cuprous bis-phenanthroline complex for the photodynamic therapy of cancer. Dalton Transactions, 47(14), 4959-4967.
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description Copper is an earth-abundant and a biologically essential metal that offers a promising alternative to noble metals in photochemistry and photobiology. In this work, a series of sterically encumbered Cu(I) bis-phenanthroline complexes were investigated for their use in photochemotherapy (PCT). It was found that Cu(dsbtmp)2+ [dsbtmp = 2,9-disec-butyl-3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline] (compound 3), which possessed the longest excited state lifetime, exhibited significant in vitro photocytotoxicity on A375 (human malignant melanoma) and A549 (human lung carcinoma) cell lines. Fluorescence imaging demonstrated the significant uptake and localization of compound 3 in a perinuclear fashion. A comet assay indicated the induction of DNA damage in the dark. The DNA breaks were significantly amplified upon photoactivation. The light-induced enhancement of cytotoxicity was associated with the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), a known intermediate in photodynamic therapy (PDT). This successful demonstration of photocytotoxicity using long-lived cuprous phenanthroline paves the way to exploit this class of photosensitizers for PDT applications.
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spelling A long-lived cuprous bis-phenanthroline complex for the photodynamic therapy of cancerAl Hageh, CynthiaAl Assaad, MajdEl Masri, ZeinabSamaan, NawarEl-Sibai, MirvatKhalil, ChristianKhnayzer, Rony S.Copper is an earth-abundant and a biologically essential metal that offers a promising alternative to noble metals in photochemistry and photobiology. In this work, a series of sterically encumbered Cu(I) bis-phenanthroline complexes were investigated for their use in photochemotherapy (PCT). It was found that Cu(dsbtmp)2+ [dsbtmp = 2,9-disec-butyl-3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline] (compound 3), which possessed the longest excited state lifetime, exhibited significant in vitro photocytotoxicity on A375 (human malignant melanoma) and A549 (human lung carcinoma) cell lines. Fluorescence imaging demonstrated the significant uptake and localization of compound 3 in a perinuclear fashion. A comet assay indicated the induction of DNA damage in the dark. The DNA breaks were significantly amplified upon photoactivation. The light-induced enhancement of cytotoxicity was associated with the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), a known intermediate in photodynamic therapy (PDT). This successful demonstration of photocytotoxicity using long-lived cuprous phenanthroline paves the way to exploit this class of photosensitizers for PDT applications.PublishedN/A2018-05-11T11:06:57Z2018-05-11T11:06:57Z20182018-05-11Articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article1477-9234http://hdl.handle.net/10725/7805http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8dt00140eAl Hageh, C., Al Assaad, M., El Masri, Z., Samaan, N., El-Sibai, M., Khalil, C., & Khnayzer, R. S. (2018). A long-lived cuprous bis-phenanthroline complex for the photodynamic therapy of cancer. Dalton Transactions, 47(14), 4959-4967.http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.phphttp://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/dt/c8dt00140eenDalton Transactionsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:laur.lau.edu.lb:10725/78052021-03-19T10:03:30Z
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title A long-lived cuprous bis-phenanthroline complex for the photodynamic therapy of cancer
title_full A long-lived cuprous bis-phenanthroline complex for the photodynamic therapy of cancer
title_fullStr A long-lived cuprous bis-phenanthroline complex for the photodynamic therapy of cancer
title_full_unstemmed A long-lived cuprous bis-phenanthroline complex for the photodynamic therapy of cancer
title_short A long-lived cuprous bis-phenanthroline complex for the photodynamic therapy of cancer
title_sort A long-lived cuprous bis-phenanthroline complex for the photodynamic therapy of cancer
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