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Pharmaceutics, volume 13, issue 9, pages 1512

Graphene Oxide and Graphene Quantum Dots as Delivery Systems of Cationic Porphyrins: Photo-Antiproliferative Activity Evaluation towards T24 Human Bladder Cancer Cells

Menilli Luca 1, 2
Monteiro Ana R 3, 4
Lazzarotto Silvia 1
Morais Filipe M P 4
Gomes Ana T P C 5, 6
Moura N. 4
Fateixa Sara 3
Faustino Maria AF 4
Neves M. C. D. 4
Trindade Tito 3
Miolo Giorgia 1
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CICECO—Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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LAQV—Requimte, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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CESAM, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation (CIIS), Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 3504-505 Viseu, Portugal
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2021-09-18
Journal: Pharmaceutics
Quartile SCImago
Q1
Quartile WOS
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Impact factor5.4
ISSN19994923
Pharmaceutical Science
Abstract

The development of new photodynamic therapy (PDT) agents designed for bladder cancer (BC) treatments is of utmost importance to prevent its recurrence and progression towards more invasive forms. Here, three different porphyrinic photosensitizers (PS) (TMPyP, Zn-TMPyP, and P1-C5) were non-covalently loaded onto graphene oxide (GO) or graphene quantum dots (GQDs) in a one-step process. The cytotoxic effects of the free PS and of the corresponding hybrids were compared upon blue (BL) and red-light (RL) exposure on T24 human BC cells. In addition, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and singlet oxygen generation were measured. TMPyP and Zn-TMPyP showed higher efficiency under BL (IC50: 0.42 and 0.22 μm, respectively), while P1-C5 was more active under RL (IC50: 0.14 μm). In general, these PS could induce apoptotic cell death through lysosomes damage. The in vitro photosensitizing activity of the PS was not compromised after their immobilization onto graphene-based nanomaterials, with Zn-TMPyP@GQDs being the most promising hybrid system under RL (IC50: 0.37 μg/mL). Overall, our data confirm that GO and GQDs may represent valid platforms for PS delivery, without altering their performance for PDT on BC cells.

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Menilli L. et al. Graphene Oxide and Graphene Quantum Dots as Delivery Systems of Cationic Porphyrins: Photo-Antiproliferative Activity Evaluation towards T24 Human Bladder Cancer Cells // Pharmaceutics. 2021. Vol. 13. No. 9. p. 1512.
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Menilli L., Monteiro A. R., Lazzarotto S., Morais F. M. P., Gomes A. T. P. C., Moura N., Fateixa S., Faustino M. A., Neves M. C. D., Trindade T., Miolo G. Graphene Oxide and Graphene Quantum Dots as Delivery Systems of Cationic Porphyrins: Photo-Antiproliferative Activity Evaluation towards T24 Human Bladder Cancer Cells // Pharmaceutics. 2021. Vol. 13. No. 9. p. 1512.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.3390/pharmaceutics13091512
UR - https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fpharmaceutics13091512
TI - Graphene Oxide and Graphene Quantum Dots as Delivery Systems of Cationic Porphyrins: Photo-Antiproliferative Activity Evaluation towards T24 Human Bladder Cancer Cells
T2 - Pharmaceutics
AU - Monteiro, Ana R
AU - Lazzarotto, Silvia
AU - Morais, Filipe M P
AU - Menilli, Luca
AU - Gomes, Ana T P C
AU - Moura, N.
AU - Fateixa, Sara
AU - Faustino, Maria AF
AU - Neves, M. C. D.
AU - Trindade, Tito
AU - Miolo, Giorgia
PY - 2021
DA - 2021/09/18 00:00:00
PB - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SP - 1512
IS - 9
VL - 13
PMID - 34575587
SN - 1999-4923
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@article{2021_Menilli,
author = {Ana R Monteiro and Silvia Lazzarotto and Filipe M P Morais and Luca Menilli and Ana T P C Gomes and N. Moura and Sara Fateixa and Maria AF Faustino and M. C. D. Neves and Tito Trindade and Giorgia Miolo},
title = {Graphene Oxide and Graphene Quantum Dots as Delivery Systems of Cationic Porphyrins: Photo-Antiproliferative Activity Evaluation towards T24 Human Bladder Cancer Cells},
journal = {Pharmaceutics},
year = {2021},
volume = {13},
publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)},
month = {sep},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fpharmaceutics13091512},
number = {9},
pages = {1512},
doi = {10.3390/pharmaceutics13091512}
}
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Menilli, Luca, et al. “Graphene Oxide and Graphene Quantum Dots as Delivery Systems of Cationic Porphyrins: Photo-Antiproliferative Activity Evaluation towards T24 Human Bladder Cancer Cells.” Pharmaceutics, vol. 13, no. 9, Sep. 2021, p. 1512. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fpharmaceutics13091512.
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