• Optical Instruments
  • Vol. 45, Issue 1, 45 (2023)
Yan FAN and Lulu ZHENG*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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    DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-5630.2023.001.007 Cite this Article
    Yan FAN, Lulu ZHENG. Research of the novel photosensitizer for the melanoma therapy[J]. Optical Instruments, 2023, 45(1): 45 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The main method for melanoma is photodynamic therapy (PDT), and the design of more efficient photosensitizers is the key point to melanoma therapy. To promote the therapeutic effect of PDT, a novel photosensitizer was designed. The substrate was the Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), then the demethylated drug SGI-1027 and PpIX were encapsulated by the synthesized PMHC18-mPEG to form the SGI@PpIX-mPEG complex system. PpIX exposed to illumination causes cells to produce a large amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which would increase the content of the downstream protein Caspase-3. The demethylated drug increases the content of GSDME. Research indicates that the synthesized novel photosensitizer drug can not only generate reactive oxygen species to kill cancer cells, but also further lead to pyroptosis and enhance the effect of photodynamic therapy through the interaction between Caspase-3 and GSDME.