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Cancer phototherapy via selective photoinactivation of respiratory chain oxidase to trigger a fatal superoxide anion burst.


ABSTRACT:

Aims

Here, we develop a novel cancer treatment modality using mitochondria-targeting, high-fluence, low-power laser irradiation (HF-LPLI) in mouse tumor models and explore the mechanism of mitochondrial injury by HF-LPLI.

Results

We demonstrated that the initial reaction after photon absorption was photosensitization of cytochrome c oxidase (COX), to inhibit enzymatic activity of COX in situ and cause respiratory chain superoxide anion (O2(-•)) burst. We also found that HF-LPLI exerted its main tumor killing effect through mitochondrial O2(-•) burst via electron transport chain (ETC). These phenomena were completely absent in the respiration-deficient cells and COX knockdown cells. With a carefully selected irradiation protocol, HF-LPLI could efficaciously destroy tumors. The inhibition of enzymatic activity of COX and generation of O2(-•) by HF-LPLI in vivo were also detected.

Innovation

It is the first time that the mechanism involved in the interaction between light and its photoacceptor under HF-LPLI treatment is clarified. Our results clearly indicate that HF-LPLI initiates its effects via targeted COX photoinactivation and that the tumor-killing efficacy is dependent of the subsequent mitochondrial O2(-•) burst via ETC.

Conclusion

Based on both in vitro and in vivo results, we conclude that HF-LPLI can selectively photoinactivate respiratory chain oxidase to trigger a fatal mitochondrial O2(-•) burst, producing oxidative damage on cancer cells. This study opens up the possibilities of applications of HF-LPLI as a mitochondria-targeting cancer phototherapy.

SUBMITTER: Wu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3910666 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cancer phototherapy via selective photoinactivation of respiratory chain oxidase to trigger a fatal superoxide anion burst.

Wu Shengnan S   Zhou Feifan F   Wei Yanchun Y   Chen Wei R WR   Chen Qun Q   Xing Da D  

Antioxidants & redox signaling 20131005 5


<h4>Aims</h4>Here, we develop a novel cancer treatment modality using mitochondria-targeting, high-fluence, low-power laser irradiation (HF-LPLI) in mouse tumor models and explore the mechanism of mitochondrial injury by HF-LPLI.<h4>Results</h4>We demonstrated that the initial reaction after photon absorption was photosensitization of cytochrome c oxidase (COX), to inhibit enzymatic activity of COX in situ and cause respiratory chain superoxide anion (O2(-•)) burst. We also found that HF-LPLI ex  ...[more]

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