A near-infrared heptamethine aminocyanine dye with a long-lived excited triplet state for photodynamic therapy

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Aug 14;54(66):9198-9201. doi: 10.1039/c8cc04582h.

Abstract

A water-soluble near-infrared aminocyanine dye has been developed with a long triplet-state lifetime (τ = 9.16 μs in deaerated ethanol). Thereby, extremely high singlet oxygen quantum yield (ΦΔ = 0.20) and low dark cytotoxicity (IC50 = 715.4 μM) were achieved. The potential of the dye as a PDT photosensitizer was demonstrated.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / radiation effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents / toxicity
  • Apoptosis / drug effects
  • Carbocyanines / chemistry
  • Cyclic N-Oxides / chemical synthesis
  • Cyclic N-Oxides / pharmacology*
  • Cyclic N-Oxides / radiation effects
  • Cyclic N-Oxides / toxicity
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Indoles / chemical synthesis
  • Indoles / pharmacology*
  • Indoles / radiation effects
  • Indoles / toxicity
  • Infrared Rays
  • Photochemotherapy
  • Photosensitizing Agents / chemical synthesis
  • Photosensitizing Agents / pharmacology*
  • Photosensitizing Agents / radiation effects
  • Photosensitizing Agents / toxicity
  • Singlet Oxygen

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Carbocyanines
  • Cyclic N-Oxides
  • Indoles
  • Photosensitizing Agents
  • indotricarbocyanine
  • Singlet Oxygen