| Literature DB >> 9077123 |
D Kessel1, Y Luo, Y Deng, C K Chang.
Abstract
Rapid initiation of apoptosis can be induced by photodynamic therapy, depending on the cell line and sensitizer employed. In this study, we evaluated the photodynamic responses to two structurally related photosensitizing agents, using the P388 murine leukemia cell line in culture. Photodamage mediated by tin etiopurpurin involved lysosomes and mitochondria and yielded a rapid apoptotic response; apoptotic nuclei were observed within 60 min after PDT. A drug analog, tin octaethylpurpurin amidine, targeted lysosomes, mitochondria and cell membranes; apoptotic nuclei were not observed until 24 h after PDT. These results, together with other recent reports, are consistent with the hypothesis that membrane photodamage can delay or prevent an apoptotic response to PDT.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9077123 PMCID: PMC4569128 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1997.tb08581.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Photochem Photobiol ISSN: 0031-8655 Impact factor: 3.421