• KSBB Journal
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.168-173
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• 2007

형광을 이용한 암 진단을 위해 배양된 정상 및 암세포주에 광민감제인 5-ALA, ALA-methyl ester를 투여하고 세포 내 외에서 생성된 Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX)의 형광을 측정하여 5-ALA, ALA-methyl ester 투여의 최적 농도를 조사하였다. 정상 간세포주 (Chang) 및 간암 세포주 (HepG2)에 5-ALA와 ALA-methyl ester를 농도별로 투여하여 5-ALA와 ALA-methyl ester에 의해 유도된 PpIX의 생성을 확인하고, MTT assay로 세포생존율을 측정하였다. 배양된 cell에 5-ALA와 ALA-methyl ester를 투여한 후 24시간 동안 배양함으로써 생성되는 PpIX의 양은 형광의 강도로 측정하였다. 이 때의 형광 (emission) 스펙트럼은 여기 파장이 410 nm일 때 603.2 nm, 660.5 nm와 603.2 nm 및 661.4에서 형광 봉우리가 관찰되었다. PpIX의 형광 강도를 측정한 결과, PpIX는 정상세포에서는 낮은 농도로 축적이 되는 반면에 암세포에서 더 높은 농도로 축적되었으며, 세포 외보다는 세포 내에서 더 높은 농도로 축적됨을 알 수 있었다. 또한 5-ALA 및 ALA-methyl ester에 의한 PpIX의 생성에 대한 형광 강도는 ALA-methyl ester가 5-ALA보다 더 큰 것으로 관찰되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.775-779
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• 2016

Background: The current study examined the effectiveness of concurrent therapy using photodynamic therapy (PDT) and clofibric acid (CA) to treat peritoneal carcinomatosis resulting from ovarian cancer. Materials and Methods: Nude rats were used to create a model of peritoneal carcinomatosis resulting from ovarian cancer and the effectiveness of PDT with 5-aminolevulinic acid methyl ester hydrochloride (methyl-ALA-PDT) was determined. The survival time of rats receiving that therapy was compared to the survival time of a control group. Rats with peritoneal carcinomatosis resulting from ovarian cancer were divided into 3 groups: a group that received debulking surgery (DS) alone, a group that received DS+methyl-ALA-PDT, and a group that received DS+methyl-ALA-PDT+CA. The survival time of the 3 groups was compared. Protoporphyrin, a metabolite of methyl-ALA, produces a photochemical action when activated by light. The level of protoporphyrin (the concentration) that reached organs in the abdomen was measured with HPLC. Results: Rats receiving methyl-ALA-PDT had a significantly longer survival time compared to the controls. Rats with peritoneal carcinomatosis that received DS+methyl-ALA-PDT+CA had a significantly longer survival time compared to the rats that received DS alone. Some of the rats that received concurrent therapy survived for a prolonged period. Protoporphyrin was highly concentrated in peritoneal metastases, but only small amounts reached major organs in the abdomen. PDT was not found to result in necrosis in the intestines. Conclusions: The results indicated that concurrent therapy consisting of PDT with methyl-ALA and CA is effective at treating peritoneal carcinomatosis resulting from ovarian cancer without damaging organs.