Development of a cysteine responsive chlorinated hemicyanine for image-guided dual phototherapy

Samira Savani, Kubra Onbasli, Hande Gunduz, Eda Aydındogan, Merve Erkısa, Abdullah Muti, Minahil Khan, Alphan Sennaroglu, Engin Ulukaya, Havva Yagci Acar*, Safacan Kolemen

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Abstract

A cysteine (Cys) activatable chlorinated hemicyanine (Cl-Cys) was introduced as a tumour selective image-guided dual phototherapy agent. Cl-Cys exhibited a significant turn on response in its near-IR emission signal and activated its singlet oxygen generation as well as photothermal conversion potentials upon reacting with Cys. The laser irradiation of Cl-Cys induced significant cell death in cancer cells with high Cys level, while it stayed deactivated and non-emissive in a healthy cell line. A profound synergistic PDT/PTT effect was observed at high doses. Remarkably, Cl-Cys marks the first ever example of Cys-responsive small organic-based therapeutic agent and holds a great promise to develop new activity-based photosensitizers for dual phototherapy action.

Original languageEnglish
Article number105725
JournalBioorganic Chemistry
Volume122
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2022
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

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Funding

SK thanks BAGEP award of Science Academy for the financial support. Authors thank Kübra Nur Özvural Sertçelik for the graphical abstract.

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Bilim Akademisi

    Keywords

    • Cancer
    • Cysteine
    • Hemicyanine
    • Photosensitizers
    • Phototherapy
    • Theranostics

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