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- Title
Inducing Immunogenic Cancer Cell Death through Oxygen‐Economized Photodynamic Therapy with Nitric Oxide‐Releasing Photosensitizers.
- Authors
Xu, Feijie; Wang, Meijun; Dotse, Eunice; Chow, Kwan T.; Lo, Pui‐Chi
- Abstract
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) utilizes reactive oxygen species (ROS) for eradication of cancer cells. Its effectiveness is governed by the oxygen content, which is scarce in the hypoxic tumor microenvironment. We report herein two zinc(II) phthalocyanines substituted with two or four nitric oxide (NO)‐releasing moieties, namely ZnPc‐2NO and ZnPc‐4NO, which can suppress the mitochondrial respiration, thereby sparing more intracellular oxygen for PDT. Using HT29 human colorectal adenocarcinoma cells and A549 human lung carcinoma cells, we have demonstrated that both conjugates release NO upon interaction with the intracellular glutathione, which can reduce the cellular oxygen consumption rate and adenosine triphosphate generation and alter the mitochondrial membrane potential. They can also relieve the hypoxic status of cancer cells and decrease the expression of hypoxia‐inducible factor protein HIF‐1α. Upon light irradiation, both conjugates can generate ROS and induce cytotoxicity even under a hypoxic condition, overcoming the oxygen‐dependent nature of PDT. Interestingly, the photodynamic action of ZnPc‐2NO elicits the release of damage‐associated molecular patterns, inducing the maturation of dendritic cells and triggering an antitumor immune response. The immunogenic cell death caused by this oxygen‐economized PDT has been demonstrated through a series of in vitro and in vivo experiments.
- Subjects
PHOTODYNAMIC therapy; REACTIVE oxygen species; ADENOSINE triphosphate; CANCER cells; MEMBRANE potential; OXYGEN consumption
- Publication
Angewandte Chemie, 2024, Vol 136, Issue 37, p1
- ISSN
0044-8249
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ange.202404561