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Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther ; 10(1): 87-94, 2013 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23465377

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Although several treatment options are available for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), their application is mostly restricted to early diagnosed cases or includes liver transplantation, which is rarely available due to donor scarcity. The attractiveness of PDT as a cancer treatment does not only come from its minimal invasiveness, but also from the high selectivity due to tumor localization that can be applied. Precise focusing of light on tumor lesions will result in tumor-specific PDT activation. Novel photosensitizers can be applied in such low concentrations that cells not subjected to irradiation remain healthy. The lethal effect and mechanism of death induction of the photosensitizer Fospeg has never been studied on hepatocellular carcinoma. The aim of the present study is to functionally analyze the impact of PDT on Huh-7 HCC cell line, as well as to analyze its impact on cell cycle protein expression. METHODS: Cellular viability, and proliferation assays were conducted via MTT and BrdU assay, respectively. Transfected cell models of Huh7 with different constructs harboring cell cycle genes and downstream reporter luciferase gene were generated. RESULTS: Our results show a statistically significant decrease in both viability and proliferation of Huh-7 cells following PDT, while maintaining Fospeg and laser concentrations far below toxic levels. Proliferative cell cycle genes show a tendency of inhibition, while p53 levels show a significant increase following PDT. CONCLUSION: Fospeg-mediated PDT is a promising strategy for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and needs to be further explored in vivo.


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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/drug therapy , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/metabolism , Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism , Liver Neoplasms/drug therapy , Liver Neoplasms/metabolism , Mesoporphyrins/administration & dosage , Photochemotherapy/methods , Animals , Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/pathology , Cell Cycle Checkpoints/drug effects , Cell Cycle Checkpoints/radiation effects , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cell Proliferation/radiation effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Cell Survival/radiation effects , Humans , Liver Neoplasms/pathology , Photosensitizing Agents/administration & dosage
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