Aggregation-Induced emission photosensitizer with lysosomal response for photodynamic therapy against cancer.
Bioorg Chem
; 132: 106349, 2023 03.
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Photosensitizers play a key role in bioimaging and photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. However, conventional photosensitizers usually do not achieve the desired efficacy in PDT due to their poor photostability, targeting ability, and responsiveness. Herein, we designed a series of photosensitizers with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) effect using benzothiazole- triphenylamine (BZT-triphenylamine) as the parent nucleus. The synthesized compound SIN ((E)-2-(4-(diphenylamino)styryl)-3-(4-iodobutyl)benzo[d]thiazol-3-ium) exhibits good biocompatibility, photostability, and bright emission in the near-infrared range (600-800 nm). The fluorescence emission intensity is responsive to viscosity, with significant fluorescence enhancement (48 times) and high fluorescence quantum yield (4.45 %) at high viscosity. Moreover, SIN has particular lysosome targeting properties with a Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) of 0.97 and has good 1O2 generation ability under white light irradiation, especially in a weak acidic environment. Thus, SIN can realize good bioimaging ability and photodynamic therapeutic efficacy under the highly viscous and weakly acidic environment of lysosomes in the tumor cells. This study indicates that SIN has potential as a multifunctional organic photosensitizer for bioimaging and PDT of tumor.
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Fotoquimioterapia
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2023
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