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- Title
Anticancer effect of photodynamic therapy with hexenyl ester of 5-aminolevulinic acid in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
- Authors
Yeon-Hee Moon; Jong-Hwan Park; Soo-A Kim; Jee-Bum Lee; Sang-Gun Ahn; Jung-Hoon Yoon
- Abstract
Background. Five-aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) and its derivatives act as precursors of the photosensitizer protoporphyrin IX (PpIX). In this study, the effect of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with hexenyl ester of ALA (ALA-hx) was examined in a human oral squamous cell carcinoma, YD10B cells. Methods. PpIX accumulation and mRNA expression of coproporphyrinogen oxidase (CPO) by ALA and ALA-hx was examined. Cell viability was examined by MTT assay and the molecular mechanism was investigated. Results. The PpIX synthesis and mRNA expression of CPO was much higher in the cells treated with ALA-hx than ALA. At the concentration that PDT with ALA did not affect cell growth, ALA-hx PDT effectively produced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and suppressed cell growth. Growth inhibition by ALA-hx PDT was due to mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis. Conclusion. Our results suggest that ALA-hx PDT effectively induced apoptosis of YD-10B cells and can be considered as a therapeutic alternative for oral cancer. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2010
- Subjects
PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma; MESSENGER RNA; APOPTOSIS; ORAL cancer
- Publication
Head & Neck, 2010, Vol 32, Issue 9, p1136
- ISSN
1043-3074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hed.21301