BINDING OF HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE TO HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN

Abstract Dialysis of hematoporphyrin derivative fraction A (HpD-A) off human serum albumin at 38°C followed the Hill equation for cooperative binding with saturation at 5 to 8. 600 dalton porphyrin units. Approximately 15% of the HpD-A was free for concentrations typical of human serum in photoradiation therapy. Possible structures of the tumor-localizing and -photosensitizing component in HpD-A are considered. Of these, a folded-over, covalent dimer appears to be more consistent with the photophvsical properties.     

SITES OF PHOTOSENSITIZATION BY DERIVATIVES OF HEMATOPORPHYRIN

Leukemia L1210 cells were incubated in vitro with the tumor-localizing product HPD (hem-atoporphyrin derivative) for 0.5. 4 and 18 h. Effects of subsequent irradiation on viability, membrane transport and integrity, DNA synthesis and intracellular ATP concentration were assessed. Intracellular porphyrin pools were analyzed by HPLC. A 30 min incubation led to concentration of a readily-exchangeable pool of monomeric HPD components at plasma membrane loci; irradiation resulted in photodamage to membrane transport and a loss in capacity for dye exclusion. In contrast, increasing the incubation time led to a corresponding increase in the size of a non-exchangeable intracellular pool of other HPD components. Subsequent irradiation led to depletion of intracellular ATP and loss of capacity for biosynthesis of DNA, but little plasma membrane damage.     

LASER FLASH PHOTOLYSIS AND PHOTOINACTIVATION OF SUBTILISIN BPN'

Abstract— Laser flash photolysis of subtilisin BPN'at 265 nm has shown that photoionization of tryptophanyl (Trp) and tyrosinyl (Tyr) residues are the principal initial photochemical reactions. The initial products are the corresponding oxidized radicals. Trp and Tyr, and hydrated electrons (e_aq) which react with the enzyme at: k (e_aq+ subt. BPN') = 2.1 × 10¹⁰ M⁻¹ s⁻¹. The photoionization quantum yield was 0.032 ± 0.005 at 265 nm, which was enhanced 3.5-fold by simultaneous excitation at 265 and 530 nm. The photoionization yields were unchanged by 3 M bromide ion and 8 M urea. which did affect the enzyme fluorescence excited at 265 and 295 nm. A similar lack of correlation between the effects of perturbants on the photionization yields and fluorescence yields was found for subtilisin Carlsherg. The results indicate that the monophotonic and biphotonic ionization of the Trp residues does not involve the thermally-equilibrated. lowest excited singlet state and that singlet energy transfer from Tyr to Trp does not contribute to Trp photoionization. The photoinactivation quantum yield was 0.014 for 265 nm laser excitation. which was not changed by simultaneous 530 nm excitation. The corresponding quantum yield was 0.009 for low intensity 254 nm radiation, indicative of a biphotonic contribution to photoinactivation. The results are explained by postulating that photolysis of Trp-113 leads to disruption of hydrogen bonding to Asn-117 and a shift in the primary chain sequence associated with the aromatic substrate binding sites. The photoionization quantum yields in subtilisin BPN'and subtilisin Carlsberg agree with a model based on the assumption that exposed Trp and Tyr residues contribute independently at intrinsic photoionization efficiencies characteristic of the chromophores.     

THE MECHANISM OF PHOTOSENSITIZATION IN PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY: CHEMILUMINESCENCE CAUSED BY PHOTOSENSITIZATION OF PORPHYRINS IN SALINE CONTAINING HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN

Chemiluminescence (CL) caused by photosensitization of porphyrins in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solution containing 3% human serum albumin (HSA) was observed for the first time. Irrespective of porphyrins concerned, CL shows a spectrum ranging from 380 to 520 nm with a peak near 450 nm and decays almost single-exponentially with a lifetime of about 15 s. The intensity of CL depends on concentrations of porphyrins and HSA in PBS solution. We have examined a number of porphyrins and observed CL for the compounds with triplet lifetimes longer than 0.1 ms. The appearance and quenching of CL by photosensitization of porphyrin-HSA systems indicate that type II reaction by singlet oxygen occurs significantly in photodynamic therapy resulting in hypoxic regions in environments surrounding the sensitizer.     

INQUIRY OF PHOTOSENSITIZATION MECHANISM OF YANGZHOU HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE(YHPD)

By the use of the advanced ESR technique and through comparing with BHPD, the characteristic of YHPD photosensitization is discussed in this paper in the respect of the primary process of photosensitization. The experiment results showed: (ⅰ) not only ~1O_2, but also free radicals(O_2· OH and YHPD)can be formed by the aid of YHPD; and (ⅱ) as to the ability of producing ~1O_2, YHPDBHPD. Two points are indicated: first, the photosensitized damage of YHPD is interrelated to not only ~1O_2, but also free radicals (O_2. OH and YHPD); second, although the photosensitized damage of YHPD is stronger than that of BHPD, yet the photosensitized damage is negatively correlated to the yield of ~1O_2 but positively correlated to those of O_2 and OH. Based on these two points, it is suggested that activated oxygen free radicals(O_2 and. OH) instead of ~1O_2 play the main role as instantaneously activated material in the photosensitized damage of YHPD.     

THE MECHANISM OF PHOTOSENSITIZATION IN PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY: PHOSPHORESCENCE BEHAVIOR OF PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVES IN SALINE SOLUTION CONTAINING HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN

The phosphorescence properties, especially the dynamic behavior of metal free and metal complexed porphyrins, have been studied in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) containing 0-3% human serum albumin (HSA). 6,7-Bisaspartyl-2,4-bis (1-hexyloxyethyl)-deutero- porphyrin (DP) and its gallium(III), zinc(II), and indium(III) complexes are used as photosensitizers. Upon irradiation, a solution of porphyrins containing more than 0.1% HSA shows phosphorescence with a lifetime longer than 1 ms. With an increase in irradiation time, phosphorescence intensities and lifetimes of porphyrins increase, depending upon their concentrations and triplet lifetimes, and approach saturated values close to those under deaerated conditions. The experimental results may be interpreted in terms of hypoxia induced by photosensitization in a local environment surrounding the sensitizer. The hypoxia is caused by the reaction between proteins and singlet molecular oxygen generated by photosensitization of porphyrins. Phosphorescence behavior of sensitizers in HSA PBS solution gives significant information for classifying photosensitizers as to their efficacy for photodynamic therapy.     

THERMODYNAMICS OF THE BINDING OF HEMATOPORPHYRIN ESTER, A HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE-LIKE PHOTOSENSITIZER, AND ITS COMPONENTS TO HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN, HUMAN HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN AND HUMAN LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN

The phenomena of the high affinity of porphyrins to the human serum proteins, albumin, high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) is well established. Yet, evaluation of the activities of these proteins as endogenous porphyrin carriers, especially with respect to receptor-mediated porphyrin uptake into tumor cells, the merits of which are still in dispute, requires more quantitative protein-porphyrin binding data. As a continuation of previous studies on this issue, the binding of several porphyrin systems to each of the three proteins, employing previously developed spectral methodologies, was studied. The specific systems reported here are hematoporphyrin ester (HPE), which is a novel hematoporphyrin derivative (HPD)-like system, two porphyrin trimers (denoted O1 and O2) and a porphyrin dimer (denoted O3) isolated from HPE. Human serum albumin (HSA) was found to have a single high-affinity site for the monomeric components of HPE, with an equilibrium binding constant of 3.6 × 10⁶. The equilibrium parameters determined for the binding of the three HPE-isolated oligomers to each of the serum proteins are: (1) Binding constants (K_b') of 2.3 × 10⁶, 6.9 × 10⁴ and 1.5 × 10⁴ and number of sites per protein molecule (n) of 3, 1 and 5, for the binding of 01, 02 and 03, respectively, to HSA. (2) K_b’values of 15.5 × 10³, 15.3 × 10³ and 6.6 × 10³ and n values of 1, 2 and 2, for the binding of O1, O2 and O3, respectively, to HDL. (3) K_b’values of 3.3 × 10³, 2.28 × 10⁴ and 8.0 × 10³ and n values of 50, 20 and 16 for the binding of O1, O2 and O3, respectively, to LDL. These data are direct and clear support not only for the high affinity of porphyrins to serum proteins but specifically of stable oligomers that have been assigned critical roles in the photodynamic treatment of tumors. Of the three proteins, LDL is clearly the best camer, providing the highest drug payload with a moderate affinity (enough to bind and not too much to prevent release). These data are suggested to be promising for the postulated role of LDL in porphyrin uptake into tumor cells and to be useful in the future as benchmarks for novel porphyrin systems.     

THE EFFECT OF pH ON THE FLUORESCENCE OF COMPLEXES OF HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN AND BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN WITH BILIRUBIN

Abstract— Fluorescence studies as a function of pH clearly show that the environment and conformation of bilirubin bound to human serum albumin (HSA) are quite different than those for binding to bovine serum albumin (BSA). The visible fluorescence of the bilirubin-BSA complex is maximal at the extremes of pH; in contrast, the bilirubin-HSA complex fluorescence is at a maximum, near physiological pH.     

橙皮苷分光光度法测定牛血清白蛋白

在pH 4.6的HAc-NaAc缓冲溶液中,对橙皮苷与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)相互作用的吸收光谱进行了初步研究.结果表明,橙皮苷在236 nm处有一强的吸收峰,当加入BSA作用后该吸收峰的强度升高,峰位基本不变,且没有新的吸收峰出现.在此波长下测定其复合物的吸光度,其吸光度的增加值(ΔA)与BSA的浓度在16～260 μg/mL范围内呈良好的线性关系(r=0.999 3),检出限为10 μg/mL,测定结果的相对标准偏差为3.2%(n=10).该方法具有简便、快速、选择性好、灵敏度高等特点,应用于鲜奶粉和液态纯牛奶样品中总蛋白的测定,回收率分别为87.5%、92.4%,结果与考马斯亮蓝G250法基本一致.     

人血清蛋白的共振散射光谱法测定

在pH 7.0的缓冲介质中,吖啶黄(AO)与人血清蛋白(HSA)通过静电引力生成离子缔合物。与单独吖啶黄在相同溶液条件下相比,其共振散射光谱的强度有显著增强。在362 nm波长下所测得共振散射光谱峰的强度值与HSA的浓度值在0~1.3 mg.L-1范围内呈线性关系,并求得其检出限为32μg.L-1。上述反应条件已用于试样中HSA的测定。     

PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF MODIFIED PROTEINS BENZOPHENONE-CONTAINING BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN

Abstract— The results of exploratory and mechanistic studies of the photochemistry of poly- p -benzoyl-acetimido-bovine serum albumin, a modified protein containing photoreactive and photosensitizing groups, are reported. Specifically described are our recent findings concerning (1) the synthesis and characterization of a modified bovine serum albumin that contains benzophenone-like moieties, (2) the photochemistry of this modified protein which appears to involve photoreductive coupling of the benzophenone chromophores to the protein backbone, and (3) triplet energy transfer from modified bovine serum albumin to small molecule acceptors resulting in quenching of the photoreaction.     

希土离子(Ⅲ)与牛血清白蛋白的相互作用

在ｐＨ，６．３０，３７℃条件下，用离心超过滤法测定了１１种希土离子（Ⅲ）与牛血清白蛋白（ＢＳＡ）的专一性结合常数Ｋ３和非专一性结合常数Ｋｎｓ。并通过ＣＤ，ＵＶ，ＩＲ和荧光光谱研究了Ｔｂ（Ⅲ）和Ｅｕ（Ⅲ）与ＢＳＡ作用的机理。结果表明，Ｋ３和Ｋｎｓ分别与希土离子（Ⅲ）和二元，一元羧酸形成配合物的稳定常数随希土系列原子序数的变化规律相一致。结合部位分布在ＢＳＡ的亲水性表面，参与配位的基团只有谷氨酸，...     

INTERDEPENDENCE OF FLUENCE, DRUG DOSE and OXYGEN ON HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE INDUCED PHOTOSENSITIZATION OF TUMOR MITOCHONDRIA

Abstract— Studies were conducted to assess the interdependence of three discrete parameters known to influence hematoporphyrin derivative (Hpd)-induced photosensitization. The effects of fiuence, drug dose and oxygen environment were examined for their role in causing an inhibition of the activity of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase. Experiments were performed on R3230AC mammary tumor mitochondria in vitro and on mitochondria isolated from tumors of animals pre-treated with Hpd in vivo. Inhibition of cytochrome c oxidase activity was observed to be directly proportional to total energy density. Photosensitization was dependent on oxygen concentration, with total energy density dependent photosensitization being diminished in environments containing less than 5% oxygen. At 1% oxygen environments, photosensitization was significantly impaired and demonstrated no drug-dose relationship. These results suggest that tissue oxygen concentration may represent a critical factor for the therapeutic usefulness of Hpd photodynamic therapy in treatment of cancer.     

水溶苯胺蓝吸光光度法测定人血清蛋白

用吸光光度法研究了水溶苯胺蓝(AnB)与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)在Britton-Robinson广泛pH缓冲介质中的结合反应,在最佳试验条件下,以试剂空白为参比,AnB-BSA复合物在600nm波长处的吸光度,与BSA的浓度呈良好的线性关系,BSA的线性范围为1.6×10-8～2.4×107mol.L-1,摩尔吸光系数ε=1.34×106L·mol-1·cm-1,Sandell灵敏度为0.051μg·cm-2,BSA的检出限为1.0×10-8mol·L-1,方法具有灵敏度较高、选择性好等特点,用于人血清样品中蛋白质的测定,与溴甲酚绿方法结果一致。     

PHOTOREACTIONS OF MACROCYCLIC DYES BOUND TO HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN

The photophysical properties of tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin (H2TSPP), its tin (IV) complex (SnTSPP), aluminium(III) trisulfonatophthalocyanine (AIPCS), and the corresponding zinc(II) complex (ZnPCS), have been measured in H2O, D2O, and upon binding to human serum albumin (HSA). The triplet excited states of the various macrocyclic dyes generate singlet molecular oxygen, O2(1 delta g) in high quantum yield upon illumination in O2-saturated solution, even in the presence of HSA. The triplet states also abstract an electron from 4-aminophenol, forming the radical anion of the macrocycle. Quenching rate constants and quantum yields have been measured for the various processes in the presence and absence of HSA. It is found that HSA binds all the dyes at nonspecific sites close to the interface in such a manner that the dyes remain accessible to species residing in the solution phase. Dyes that do not possess axial ligands complexed to the central cation (e.g. H2TSPP, ZnPCS) are able to bind also at a deeper, more specific site on the protein where they are protected from species in solution. Under such conditions, triplet quenching by 4-aminophenol is restricted to long-distance electron tunnelling, for which the rate is relatively slow.     

口服聚酯聚醚疫苗蛋白微球的制备研究

采用本体聚合法合成不同聚醚含量的聚酯聚醚嵌段共聚物聚 ＤＬ 乳酸 聚乙二醇（Ｐｏｌｙ ＤＬ ｌａｃｔｉｄｅ ｂ ｐｏｌｙｅｔｈｙｌｅｎｅｇｌｙｃｏｌ,ＰＥＬＡ）．ＰＥＬＡ及ＰＬＡ包裹人血清白蛋白（ＨＳＡ）微球采用溶剂挥发法双乳液体系（Ｗ１／Ｏ／Ｗ２）制备．微球球形规整,粒径集中在０５～５０μｍ．用ＣＢＢ法检测微球中蛋白含量,蛋白包裹量达２５％,包裹效率近８０％．从双乳液体系中界面张力角度考察了聚合物囊材的性质、稳定剂的种类及Ｗ１／Ｏ的稳定性等对微球粒径及蛋白包裹量的影响．微球体外释放结果表明ＰＥＬＡ蛋白微球的突释现象不明显,释放速度较为恒定．     

DESTRUCTION OF MICROSOMAL CYTOCHROME P-450 BY REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES GENERATED DURING PHOTOSENSITIZATION OF HEMATOPORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE

Rat liver microsomal cytochrome P-450 undergoes rapid destruction in the presence of hematoporphyrin derivative (HpD) and solar radiation (∼ 400 nm). Destruction of cytochrome P-450 is associated with the formation of cytochrome P-420 and significant loss of microsomal haem. Quenchers of singlet oxygen including 2,5-dimethylfuran, histidine, ß-carotene, and ascorbic acid and inhibitors of the hydroxyl radical such as benzoate, mannitol, and ethanol prevent deterioration of the microsomal haem-protein, whereas superoxide dismutase and catalase are ineffective in this regard. These results indicate that generation of singlet oxygen during hematoporphyrin photosensitization is associated with destruction of microsomal cytochrome P-450 and haem.     

OPTICAL EXCITATION OF THE EOSIN-HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN COMPLEX*

Abstract The excitation of the eosin-human serum albumin complex has been investigated with spectral and photochemical techniques. Measurements of the changes in absorption and fluorescence spectra induced by complexing have shown that the first eosin molecule is held more strongly than the next few and that multiple binding leads to an enhanced fluorescence self-quenching. Flash photolytic measurements indicate that dye-dye quenching interactions enhance triplet eosin formation, and that oxygen quenching of the triplet is suppressed when the dye is singly bound. The quantum yield for aerobic photobleaching of the complex has been measured and is interpreted in terms of these findings.     

血卟啉衍生物光照产生超氧化物阴离子自由基的一些观察

用氮蓝四唑(NBT)、细胞色素C还原及DMPO自旋捕集技术等三种方法分别在磷酸缓冲液、甲醇及二甲基亚砜(DMSO)中,测定超氧化物阴离子自由基(O₂^-·)。并与核黄素光照及邻苯三酚自氧化等二种已知产生O₂^-·系统相比较。结果表明:血卟啉衍生物光敏反应原初过程O₂^-·产率很低,水及DMSO等溶剂对OT的测定均有影响。     

DRUG SENSITIZATION: PHOTOBINDING OF SULFANILAMIDE TO BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN

Abstract— Photobinding of sulfanilamide to bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated by irradiating BSA and buffered BSA/drug solutions with UV light (Λ= 300 nm) under anaerobic conditions. The protein solutions were then denatured and the unbound sulfanilamide removed. Marked differences in the UV and fluorescence spectra of the solutions before and after irradiation were observed, suggesting covalent binding of the drug to BSA. This was confirmed using [¹⁴C]labelled sulfanilamide. The extent of photobinding of sulfanilamide determined using the radiolabeled drug, was concentration dependent. The binding ratio varied from 3 mol drug per mol BSA for a 10^-4 M drug concentration, to 10 mol drug per mol BSA for 10^-2 M drug concentration.
The protein solutions were hydrolysed under acid conditions and the amino acids obtained were analysed by ion exchange chromatography. The hydrolysate of irradiated BSA (10^-4 M ) -sulfanilamide (10^-2 M ) mixture lost about 10 mol of cystine per mol of BSA. This loss was not observed after hydrolysis of irradiated alone or non-irradiated BSA. Irradiation of cystine with [¹⁴C]sulfanilamide in HC1 solutions produced the same compound as was found after hydrolysis of irradiated BSA/sulfanilamide mixtures. This was demonstrated by autoradiography of paper chromatograms. The same compound was also detected in an irradiated [³⁵S]cystine non-labelled sulfanilamide mixture. It was not detected, however, after irradiation of a mixture of all amino acids of BSA excluding cystine. These data suggest that cystine residues are involved in the photobinding of sulfanilamide (or its photoproducts) to BSA.