Activation of heat shock protein 70 promoter with meso-tetrahydroxyphenyl chlorin photodynamic therapy reported by green fluorescent protein in vitro and in vivo

Cellular responses to photodynamic therapy (PDT) include induction of heat shock proteins (HSP). We examined meso-tetrahydroxyphenyl chlorin (mTHPC) PDT-mediated HSP activation in EMT6 cells stably transfected with a plasmid containing the gene for green fluorescent protein (GFP) driven by an hsp70 promoter. mTHPC incubation induced concentration-dependent GFP expression. Irradiation of cells exposed to a sensitizer concentration that induced a slight increase in GFP and no loss of cell viability resulted in fluence-dependent GFP accumulation. In response to drug only and to PDT, GFP levels increased to a maximum of four- to five-fold above control levels with increasing drug or fluence and then decreased at higher doses. A trypan blue-exclusion assay confirmed that decreased GFP levels in both cases were due to a loss of cell viability. For initial evaluation in vivo, HSP70/ GFP-transfected EMT6 tumors were grown in BALB/c mice and subjected to mTHPC-PDT with a fluence of 1 J/cm2. Six hours after PDT, GFP fluorescence was imaged in these tumors through the intact skin in vivo. These results indicate that sublethal doses of mTHPC-PDT stimulate GFP expression under the control of an hsp70 promoter and illustrate the potential of noninvasively monitoring reporter protein fluorescence as a measure of molecular response to PDT.     

Synthesis and Characterization of the first Copper(II) Complex of 6‐Azathymine. The Crystal Structure of [[CuCl2(H2O)2(AT)}2] · 2H2O; (AT = 6‐Azathymine)

The reaction of 3, 4‐dihydro‐6‐methyl‐3‐thioxo‐1, 2, 4‐triazin‐5(2H)‐one (6‐aza‐2‐thiothymine, AAT, 1 ) with copper(I) chloride in presence of hydrochloric acid in methanol gives the complex [{CuCl₂(H₂O)₂(AT)}₂] · 2H₂O, 2 , AT = 6‐azathymine) in excellent yield. 2 was characterized by IR spectroscopy and elemental analyses as well as mass spectrometry. Also single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction studies on compound 2 revealed that AT acts as a monodentate ligand in the centrosymmetric binuclear complex via its oxygen atom. Crystal data for 2 at —80 °C: space group P2₁/c with a = 550.1(1), b = 2712.5(1), c = 729.7(1) pm, β = 95.99(1)°, Z = 2, R₁ = 0.0213.     

[5‐Bromo‐N‐(2‐carboxylatophenyl)salicylideniminato]dimethyltin(IV)

The structure of the title di­methyl­tin(IV) complex, [2‐(5‐bromo‐2‐oxido­benzyl­idene­amino)­benzoato‐κ³O,N,O′]di­methyl­tin(IV), [Sn(CH₃)₂(C₁₄H₈BrNO₃)], features centrosymmetric dimers disposed about a central Sn₂O₂ core. Each Sn centre has seven‐coordinate pentagonal–bipyramidal geometry, taking into account two moderately long Sn—O contacts about an inversion centre [2.679 (4) and 2.981 (4) Å]. The methyl groups are in an axial orientation.     

Reaction of cis-Ru(bpy)2Cl2 with 1-phenyl 5-(aminophenyl) 9-(2-pyridyl) benzimidazole derivatives: crystal structures of N-(4-chlorophenyl) imidazo[1,5a] pyridine and cis-[Ru(bpy)2(MeCN)2](ClO4)2

Reaction of 1-phenyl 5-(aminophenyl) 9-(2-pyridyl) benzimidazole derivatives (2) with cis-Ru(bpy)₂Cl₂ in MeCN results in the formation of N-(aryl) imidazo[1,5a] pyridine derivatives (4) and cis-[Ru(bpy)₂(MeCN)₂]²⁺ (5). Crystal structures of N-(4-chlorophenyl) imidazo[1,5a] pyridine (4b) and cis-[Ru(bpy)₂(MeCN)₂](ClO₄)₂ (5) are also reported.     

Magnetic properties and electronic structure of manganese(III) porphyrins

The average magnetic susceptibility (1.2-100 K) and magnetisation (100–15000 Oe at 4.2 K) of two perchlorato manganese(III) porphyrins establish them to be high-spin, in contrast to the “anomalous” behaviour of analogous iron(III) porphyrins. An explanation of the origin of the zero-field splitting in high-spin manganese(III) porphyrins is presented.     

Supported liquid membrane microextraction with high-performance liquid chromatography-UV detection for monitoring trace haloacetic acids in water

Supported liquid membrane microextraction (SLMME) with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)-UV detection has been developed for the extraction, preconcentration, and determination of all the nine haloacetic acids (HAAs) in water. The HAAs are extracted into a supported liquid membrane, and then back-extracted into few microliters of an acceptor solution. The extract was directly analyzed by HPLC-UV with a 15-min run. Enrichment factors in the range of 300-3000 were obtained in a 60-min extraction, and detection limits were at low to sub-microg/L level with R.S.D. values between 1.5 and 10.8%. The parameters that affected analyte enrichment were studied. This approach offers an attractive alternative to the current US Environmental Protection Agency standard methods for HAA analysis, which require complex sample preparation and derivatization prior to analysis by gas chromatography. SLMME can also be used in conjunction with other analytical schemes, such as, ion chromatography and capillary electrophoresis.     

Computer investigations of the three-dimensional Ising model

We have been studying the three-dimensional Ising model using some finite-size scaling ideas. The simulation is done by a fast microcanonical method. Here we present our results for the critical exponents and.     

Spiro-compounds,synthesis and catalytic dehydrogenation of substituted spiro[5,5] undecanes

Catalytic dehydrogenation of 1-propyl-8,9-benzospiro[5,5]undecane-7-ol (5: R = H), and 1-propyl-3′-methyl-8,9-benzospiro[5,5]undecane-7-ol (5: R = Me) has been carried out to study the effect of a bulky alkyl group on the ring in the ring transformation of the spiro[5,5]undecane system. The catalytic dehydrogenation of the spiro-compound 5(R = H) gave phenanthrene and 1-ethylpyrene (minor product) and spiro compound 5(R = Me) gave only 3-methylphenanthrene. For the synthesis of 5 (R = H or Me), the anhydride (1) of 1-carboxy-2-propylcyclohexane-1-acetic acid was condensed with benzene and toluene to give 2 (R = H or Me) which was reduced catalytically to 3(R = H or Me). Intramolecular acylation of 3(R = H or Me) gave the spiroketone (4: R = H or Me) which was reduced to 5(R = H or Me).