A J-aggregated nanoporphyrin overcoming phototoxic side effects in superior phototherapy with two-pronged effects

Mengyao Yang, Xingshu Li, Gyoungmi Kim, Rui Wang, Seong Jin Hong, Chang Hee Lee, Juyoung Yoon

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

3 Scopus citations

Abstract

Phototherapy has been a promising therapeutic modality for pathological tissue due to its spatiotemporal selectivity and non-invasive characteristics. However, as a core component of phototherapy, a single photosensitizer (PS) nanoplatform integrating excellent therapeutic efficiency and minimal side effects remains an urgent but unmet need. Here, we construct a J-aggregated nano-porphyrin termed MTE based on the self-assembly of methyl-pheophorbide a derivative MPa-TEG (MT) and natural polyphenolic compound epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Due to the synergistic interaction between similar large π-conjugated structural EGCG and MT, MTE with small and uniform size is obtained by effectively hindering Ostwald ripening of MT. Noteworthily, MTE not only effectively avoids the inadvertent side effects of phototoxicity during transport thank to the ability of reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging, but also achieves two-pathway augmented superior phototherapy: (1) enhancing photodynamic therapy (PDT) via inhibiting the expression of anti-apoptosis protein surviving; (2) achieving adjuvant mild-temperature laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) via reducing the tumor thermoresistance on account that MTE inhibits the overexpression of HSP 70 and HSP 90. This research not only offers a facile strategy to construct multicomponent nanoplatforms but also provides a new pathway for efficient and low-toxicity phototherapy, which is beneficial to the future clinical application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12738-12746
Number of pages9
JournalChemical Science
Volume13
Issue number43
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Oct 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 22078066, X. Li), the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (Grant No. 2021R1A6A1A10039823, J. Yoon), the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2022R1A2C3005420, J. Yoon) and the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (Grant No. NRF-2018R1A2A1A05077540, C. H. Lee). M. Yang thanks the China Scholarship Council (CSC, No. 201904910820).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'A J-aggregated nanoporphyrin overcoming phototoxic side effects in superior phototherapy with two-pronged effects'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this