Phototoxicity, distribution and kinetics of association of UVA-activated chlorpromazine, 8-methoxypsoralen, and 4,6,4'-trimethylangelicin in Jurkat cells. 2005

Agnieszka Wolnicka-Głubisz, and Bartek Rajwa, and Jurek Dobrucki, and Joanna Skrzeczyńska-Moncznik, and Gerard Beijersbergen van Henegouwen, and Tadeusz Sarna
Department of Biophysics, Faculty of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. wolnicka@gwu.edu

Extracorporeal phototherapy (ECP) is a therapeutic approach based on photobiological effects of 8-methoxypsoralen (8-MOP) on white blood cells isolated from the blood, exposed to UVA and then reinfused into the patient. 8-MOP is presently the only drug approved for clinical application of ECP; therefore, identification of other photosensitizers with better photochemical and pharmacokinetic properties might enhance the efficacy of this treatment modality. Among such alternative drugs are 4,6,4'-trimethylangelicin (TMA) and chlorpromazine (CPZ), which have previously been studied in an animal model for ECP. In this current study, cellular bioavailability of 8-MOP, TMA and CPZ was investigated in vitro, using low doses of UVA relevant for the clinical setting of ECP. Our fluorescence microscopy study revealed that 8-MOP and CPZ penetrated readily into the cells, where they accumulated with similar kinetics. No distinct fluorescence was observed in cells incubated with TMA. We found that the phototoxic efficiency of 8-MOP was an order of magnitude greater than that of CPZ, i.e., to obtain a similar reduction in survival of cells subjected to photosensitization by the drugs, the concentration of CPZ needed to be 10 times higher than that of 8-MOP. The photoactivated TMA exhibited the highest pro-apoptotic efficiency. A clear indication of photoinduced formation of reactive oxygen species and peroxidation of lipids was observed only in CPZ-sensitized cells, suggesting different mechanisms for phototoxicity mediated by CPZ and by the two furocoumarins.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008730 Methoxsalen A naturally occurring furocoumarin compound found in several species of plants, including Psoralea corylifolia. It is a photoactive substance that forms DNA ADDUCTS in the presence of ultraviolet A irradiation. 8-Methoxypsoralen,Ammoidin,Xanthotoxin,8-MOP,Deltasoralen,Dermox,Geroxalen,Meladinina,Meladinine,Meloxine,Methoxa-Dome,Méladinine,Oxsoralen,Oxsoralen-Ultra,Puvalen,Ultramop,8 MOP,8 Methoxypsoralen,8MOP,Methoxa Dome,Oxsoralen Ultra
D011564 Furocoumarins Polycyclic compounds consisting of a furan ring fused with coumarin. They commonly occur in PLANTS, especially UMBELLIFERAE and RUTACEAE, as well as PSORALEA. Furanocoumarin,Furanocoumarins,Furocoumarin,Psoralens,Angelicins
D002746 Chlorpromazine The prototypical phenothiazine antipsychotic drug. Like the other drugs in this class chlorpromazine's antipsychotic actions are thought to be due to long-term adaptation by the brain to blocking DOPAMINE RECEPTORS. Chlorpromazine has several other actions and therapeutic uses, including as an antiemetic and in the treatment of intractable hiccup. Aminazine,Chlorazine,Chlordelazine,Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride,Contomin,Fenactil,Largactil,Propaphenin,Thorazine,Hydrochloride, Chlorpromazine
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013057 Spectrum Analysis The measurement of the amplitude of the components of a complex waveform throughout the frequency range of the waveform. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Spectroscopy,Analysis, Spectrum,Spectrometry
D013481 Superoxides Highly reactive compounds produced when oxygen is reduced by a single electron. In biological systems, they may be generated during the normal catalytic function of a number of enzymes and during the oxidation of hemoglobin to METHEMOGLOBIN. In living organisms, SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE protects the cell from the deleterious effects of superoxides. Superoxide Radical,Superoxide,Superoxide Anion
D014466 Ultraviolet Rays That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum immediately below the visible range and extending into the x-ray frequencies. The longer wavelengths (near-UV or biotic or vital rays) are necessary for the endogenous synthesis of vitamin D and are also called antirachitic rays; the shorter, ionizing wavelengths (far-UV or abiotic or extravital rays) are viricidal, bactericidal, mutagenic, and carcinogenic and are used as disinfectants. Actinic Rays,Black Light, Ultraviolet,UV Light,UV Radiation,Ultra-Violet Rays,Ultraviolet Light,Ultraviolet Radiation,Actinic Ray,Light, UV,Light, Ultraviolet,Radiation, UV,Radiation, Ultraviolet,Ray, Actinic,Ray, Ultra-Violet,Ray, Ultraviolet,Ultra Violet Rays,Ultra-Violet Ray,Ultraviolet Black Light,Ultraviolet Black Lights,Ultraviolet Radiations,Ultraviolet Ray
D017209 Apoptosis A regulated cell death mechanism characterized by distinctive morphologic changes in the nucleus and cytoplasm, including the endonucleolytic cleavage of genomic DNA, at regularly spaced, internucleosomal sites, i.e., DNA FRAGMENTATION. It is genetically programmed and serves as a balance to mitosis in regulating the size of animal tissues and in mediating pathologic processes associated with tumor growth. Apoptosis, Extrinsic Pathway,Apoptosis, Intrinsic Pathway,Caspase-Dependent Apoptosis,Classic Apoptosis,Classical Apoptosis,Programmed Cell Death,Programmed Cell Death, Type I,Apoptoses, Extrinsic Pathway,Apoptoses, Intrinsic Pathway,Apoptosis, Caspase-Dependent,Apoptosis, Classic,Apoptosis, Classical,Caspase Dependent Apoptosis,Cell Death, Programmed,Classic Apoptoses,Extrinsic Pathway Apoptoses,Extrinsic Pathway Apoptosis,Intrinsic Pathway Apoptoses,Intrinsic Pathway Apoptosis
D019169 Jurkat Cells A CELL LINE derived from human T-CELL LEUKEMIA and used to determine the mechanism of differential susceptibility to anti-cancer drugs and radiation. Cell, Jurkat,Cells, Jurkat,Jurkat Cell

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