In vitro evaluation of the cytotoxic and mutagenic potential of the 5-aminolevulinic acid hexylester-mediated photodynamic therapy

Mutation Research
V Zenzen, H Zankl

Abstract

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) of tumors with 5-aminolevulinic acid hexylester (h-ALA) causes photo-oxidative reactions in treated tissues. In order to study cytotoxic and/or mutagenic effects, cells of the tumor cell line RPMI 2650 as well as fibroblasts of the cell line WS 1 were given photodynamic treatment in vitro. The cells were photosensitized with a 1mM h-ALA-medium solution for 5h and illuminated with different light doses (0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 J/cm2) using red light (633+/-20 nm). PDT-induced cytotoxic effects were determined by measurement of the mitotic index (MI) and the nuclear division index (NDI). Chromosome aberrations (CA) and micronuclei (MN) were recorded to study mutagenicity. After treatment of the photosensitized RPMI 2650 cells with a light dose of 2.0 J/cm2, the MI was significantly decreased to 16.9 per thousand in comparison with that of the h-ALA control (33.8 per thousand ). In photosensitized WS 1 cells, light doses up to 2.0 J/cm2 showed no significant effect. The NDI of photosensitized RPMI 2650 cells was significantly decreased by light doses from 1.0 to 2.0 J/cm2, whereas no significant effect was seen in WS 1 cultures. Thus, h-ALA-PDT only induced desirable cytotoxic effects in tumor cells, but n...Continue Reading

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