Triggered Liposomal Release through a Synthetic Phosphatidylcholine Analogue Bearing a Photocleavable Moiety Embedded within the sn‐2 Acyl Chain

Liposomes represent promising carriers for drug delivery applications. To maximize this potential, there has been significant interest in developing liposomal systems encapsulating molecular cargo that are highly stable until their contents are released remotely in a controlled manner. Herein, we describe the design, synthesis, and analysis of a photocleavable analogue of the ubiquitous lipid phosphoatidylcholine (PC) for the development of highly stable and controllable photodisruptable membranes. Our strategy was to develop a lipid that closely mimics the structure of PC to optimize favorable properties including biocompatibility and stability of subsequent liposomes when mixed with lipids possessing a broad range of physicochemical properties. Thus, NB‐PC was designed, which contains a photocleavable 2‐nitrobenzyl group embedded within the acyl chain at the sn‐2 position. Following the synthesis of NB‐PC , liposome disruption efficacy was evaluated through photolysis studies involving the detection of nile red release. Studies performed using a range of liposomes with different percentages of NB‐PC , PC, phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), cholesterol, and polyethylene glycol‐PE (PEG‐PE) demonstrated minimal background release in controls, release efficacies that correlate directly with the amount of NB‐PC incorporation, and that release is only minimally impacted by the inclusion of the lipids PE and cholesterol that possess disparate properties. These results demonstrate that the NB‐PC system is a highly stable, flexible, and tunable system for photoinitiated release from liposomal systems.     

DNA binding ad photocleavage properties of cationic porphyrin-polypyridyl ruthenium(II) hybrids

Three cationic porphyrin-polypyridyl ruthenium(II) hybrids, differing in the planar areas of the polypyridyl moieties, were synthesized and their interactions with DNA investigated using absorption and fluorescence titration, induced circular dichroism spectra, thermal DNA denaturation measurements, as well as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Ethidium bromide competition experiments determined the binding affinity constants (K_b) of these compounds for CT DNA. DNA photocleavage experiments indicated that these hybrids have a broader cleaving wavelength range than traditional drugs and ¹O₂ is the reactive species responsible for the cleavage. The proper planar area was proved to be responsible for the larger K_b and higher DNA photocleavage efficiency.     

DNA Binding and Photocleavage Study of Cationic Metalloporphyrins by Spectral Methods

The DNA binding and photocleavage specificities of the Zn(II), Cu(II), Co(III), Mn(III) complexes of 5,10,15-tris(1-methylpyridinium-4-yl)-20-(4-propionoxyphenyl)porphyrin have been studied by using a combination of absorption, fluorescence titration, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), induced circular dichroism (ICD) spectroscopy, thermal DNA denaturation as well as gel electrophoresis experiment. It is found that Cu(II) porphyrin has comparable binding ability with the free base porphyrin while the axial-coordinated Zn(II), Co(III), and Mn(III) porphyrins have lower K_b because of the molecular steric hindrance. However, those metalloporphyrins with lower K_b have similar DNA cleavage efficiencies with the free base porphyrin. This could be best understood by the enhancement of the ¹O₂ productivity which may also result from the steric hindrance of the axial-coordinated metalloporphyrins.     

异咯嗪修饰富勒烯-聚丙烯酸的合成及其与DNA的相互作用

利用自由基聚合反应合成了聚丙烯酸修饰的富勒烯(C₆₀-PAA),进一步通过酯化反应将核黄素类似物6,7-二甲基-9-(2’-羟乙基)-异咯嗪(DHIX)与C₆₀-PAA共价连接,得到C₆₀-PAA-DHIX.利用傅立叶红外光谱(FT-IR)、核磁共振氢谱(¹HNMR)、紫外-可见吸收光谱(UV-Vis)、荧光光谱对产物的化学结构进行了表征.循环伏安法表明,C₆₀-PAA-DHIX中富勒烯基团的第一还原电位要高于DHIX基团的第一还原电位.ESR实验表明C₆₀-PAA-DHIX能与N,N-二甲基苯胺发生多步光诱导电子转移反应,即DHIX基团与N,N-二甲基苯胺发生光诱导电子转移生成DHIX负离子自由基(DHIX^-·),DHIX^-·能进一步将电子传递给富勒烯生成富勒烯负离子自由基.DNA熔解曲线、紫外-可见吸收光谱和荧光光谱结果表明,C₆₀-PAA-DHIX通过沟槽结合与CTDNA作用,而C₆₀-PAA与DNA的作用较弱.无氧条件下,C₆₀-PAA-DHIX具有比C₆₀-PAA更强的DNA光损伤能力.     

Interaction of water-soluble bridged porphyrin with DNA

A water-soluble porphyrin dimer (Por Dimer) containing eight positive charges, bridged by 4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine, has been synthesized. With Meso-tetrakis(N-methyl-pyridium-4-yl)porphyrin (H₂TMPyP) as the reference compound, the water-soluble porphyrin dimer was investigated for its interaction with DNA by absorption, fluorescence, and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The apparent affinity binding constant (K _app = 1.2 × 10⁶) of Por Dimer binding to CT DNA was measured by a competition method with ethidium bromide (EB) (that of H₂TMPyP was 6.9 × 10⁶). The cleavage ability of Por Dimer to pBR322 plasmid DNA was studied by gel electrophoresis. The results suggest that the binding modes of Por Dimer were complex and involve both intercalation and outside binding. __________ Translated from Acta Chimica Sinica, 2007, 65(22): 2597–2603     

Syntheses, structures and reactivities of designed analogues of cobalt(III)- bleomycinsz : Insight into the mechanism of sequence-specific DNA cleavage upon illumination

Three Co (III) complexes of a designed ligand PMAH that mimics the metal-binding domain of the antitumor antibioticbleomycin (BLM) have been isolated and structurally characterized. The coordination structures of the various forms of Co(III)-BLMs have been established on the basis of spectral similarities between these synthetic analogues and the corresponding Co(III)-BLMs. All three analogues, like Co(III)-BLMs, induce DNA strand scission upon UV illumination. Both DNA cleavage and spin trapping experiments demonstrate that UV irradiation of the analogues generates a C/N-based radical on the ligand framework which rapidly reacts with water to produce -OH radical near the DNA helix and causes strand scission. A similar mechanism could account for the photoactivity of the Co(III)-BLMs. Covalent attachment of DNA-binding groups to these analogues enhances the DNA-affinities and photocleavage efficiencies to a great extent. The hybrid analogues promote sequence-specific DNA photodamage at micromolar concentrations. The metallated cores of the hybrid analogues are the primary determinant of the observed sequence-specificity. Details of the mode of binding of the hybrid analogues to DNA have been explored by NMR techniques.     

Synthesis,DNA binding mode,singlet oxygen photogeneration and DNA photocleavage activity of ruthenium compounds with porphyrin–imidazo[4,5‐f]phenanthroline conjugated ligand

Using 1,10‐phenanothroline‐5,6‐dione and 10,20‐bis(4‐methylphenyl)porphyrin copper as starting materials, a conjugated porphyrin–imidazo[4,5‐f]‐1,10‐phenanothroline ligand (Por 1 ) was prepared. Subsequently, the copper complex of Por 1 was reacted with Ru(1,10‐phenanothroline)₂Cl₂ to yield ruthenium compound Por 2 . After removal of copper metal under acid condition, the free base porphyrin of Por 2 (Por 3 ) was prepared. The structure of these compounds was confirmed using UV–visible, ¹H NMR, mass and infrared spectroscopies and elemental analysis. Through UV–visible, fluorescence and circular dichroism analyses, the interaction modes between Por 1 – 3 and calf thymus DNA were investigated. Por 1 interacted with DNA via outside groove face, but Por 2 and Por 3 showed intercalative interaction with DNA. Binding constants between Por 1 – 3 and DNA were 7.79 × 10⁵, 1.29 × 10⁶ and 1.32 × 10⁶ M^?1, respectively. With 5,10,15,20‐tetraphenylporphyrin (H₂TPP) as a control, the singlet oxygen (¹O₂) generation of Por 1 – 3 was measured using the 1,3‐diphenylisobenzofuran method. The ¹O₂ generation rate of Por 1 – 3 followed the order: Por 3 >Por 1 >H₂TPPP >Por 2 . Por 1 and Por 3 showed better ¹O₂ quantum yields than Por 2 , which were almost threefold higher than that of H₂TPP. The DNA cleavage ability of Por 1 – 3 was analyzed using gel electrophoresis. Por 3 showed higher DNA photocleavage activity, with more than 50% photocleavage rate at 20 μM. These results suggest that amphipathic (hydrophilic/lipophilic) Por 3 with conjugated Por 1 ligand is a potential photosensitizer in cancer therapy.     

Green Algae as a Drug Delivery System for the Controlled Release of Antibiotics

New strategies to efficiently treat bacterial infections are crucial to circumvent the increase of resistant strains and to mitigate side effects during treatment. Skin and soft tissue infections represent one of the areas suffering the most from these resistant strains. We developed a new drug delivery system composed of the green algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, which is generally recognized as safe, to target specifically skin diseases. A two-step functionalization strategy was used to chemically modify the algae with the antibiotic vancomycin. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was found to mask vancomycin and the insertion of a photocleavable linker was used for the release of the antibiotic. This living drug carrier was evaluated in presence of Bacillus subtilis and, only upon UVA1-mediated release, growth inhibition of bacteria was observed. These results represent one of the first examples of a living organism used as a drug delivery system for the release of an antibiotic by UVA1-irradiation.     

水溶性桥联双卟啉与DNA相互作用的研究

以4,4'-二羧酸-2,2'-联吡啶为桥联试剂, 合成了一种含8个阳离子的水溶性桥联双卟啉(PD). 以5,10,15,20-四(4-N-甲基吡啶盐)卟啉(H₂TMPyP)为参照物, 使用紫外-可见光谱、荧光光谱、圆二色谱研究了水溶性双卟啉与小牛胸腺DNA (CT DNA)的相互作用, 以溴化乙啶(EB)竞争法测定了PD与CT DNA的表观键合常数(K_app)为1.2×10⁶ L•mol^－1 (H₂TMPyP为6.9×10⁶ L•mol^－1), 并使用凝胶电泳研究了PD对pBR322质粒DNA的切割能力. 实验结果表明PD与CT DNA的作用方式是插入和外部结合的混合模式.     

带有位阻基团的钌多吡啶配合物与DNA键合及其光断裂DNA性质的研究

合成了两个钌多吡啶配合物[Ru(bpy)₂DMNP](C1O₄)₂ (Ru1)和[Ru(bpy)₂BOPIP](C1O₄)₂ (Ru2), 应用元素分析、核磁共振对配合物结构进行了表征, 通过电子吸收光谱、荧光光谱、粘度实验以及凝胶电泳技术对配合物与DNA相互作用的性质进行了研究. 结果表明, 配合物与DNA分子之间以插入模式结合. 在紫外光照下, 两种配合物均能使质粒pBR322DNA断裂, 机理研究表明, 其光断裂DNA的活性氧化物种为单线态氧.