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ArticleBMC cancer2025

Photodynamic therapeutic activity of novel porphyrins against lung squamous cell carcinoma.

Hao Meng, Ren-Quan Ding, Lei Jia, Xiang-Peng Chen, Yu-Hang Hu, Shu-Min Wang, Si-Qi Lv, Fan Feng

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Article in BMC cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Hao Meng *Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, No.83, Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang City, Liaoning province, 110011, P.R. China.
Ren-Quan Ding *Department of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, No.83, Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang City, Liaoning province, 110011, P.R. China.
Lei JiaDepartment of Health Service Training Center, The 32183 Military Hospital of PLA, No.81, Haiming Road, Taobei District, Baicheng City, 137000, Liaoning province, P.R. China.
Xiang-Peng ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, No.83, Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang City, Liaoning province, 110011, P.R. China.
Yu-Hang HuDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, No.83, Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang City, Liaoning province, 110011, P.R. China.
Shu-Min WangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, No.83, Wenhua Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang City, Liaoning province, 110011, P.R. China. sureman2003congo@163.com.
Si-Qi LvDepartment of General &Thoracic Surgery, The 32183 Military Hospital of PLA, No.81, Haiming Road, Taobei District, Baicheng City, Liaoning province, 137000, P.R. China. lvsiqi2024@163.com.
Fan FengDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100039, P.R. China. fengfanbio@126.com.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81702986
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Porphyrins, as drug-food homologous bioactive substances, hold significant potential in nanomedicine research and photodynamic therapy (PDT). In this study, we synthesized two novel porphyrin compounds, PTA and PTBA, based on the porphyrin compound TCPP. Using these compounds, we prepared metal-porphyrin nanoparticles and evaluated their properties. Results from multiple assays demonstrated that both PTA and PTBA exhibited significantly enhanced photodynamic therapeutic activation under laser irradiation compared to TCPP. This included improved reactive oxygen species (ROS) and singlet oxygen release, as well as superior antitumor activity. When prepared as metal-porphyrin nanoparticles, all three compounds-PCN224 (TCPP with Zr⁴⁺), PMOF01 (PTA with Zr⁴⁺), and PMOF02 (PTBA with Zr⁴⁺)-showed significantly upregulated photodynamic therapeutic effects. These nanoparticles induced the accumulation of ROS and singlet oxygen in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) cells and demonstrated both in vitro and in vivo antitumor activity under laser irradiation. Notably, PMOF01 and PMOF02 exhibited much stronger antitumor effects compared to PCN224 in LSCC cells. Our findings highlight the photodynamic therapeutic potential of these novel porphyrin compounds and their nanoparticles. These results not only expand our understanding of porphyrins' antitumor capabilities but also provide new options for PDT applications.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellLung NeoplasmsPhotochemotherapyPhotosensitizing AgentsPorphyrinsAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMiceNanoparticlesReactive Oxygen SpeciesSinglet OxygenXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysPhotosensitizing AgentsPorphyrinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSinglet OxygenAntitumor activationLung squamous lung cancerPhotodynamic therapyPorphyrin-metal nanoparticlesPorphyrins

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PMID40437394
PMCPMC12121272

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