396078-75-4Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Esters of 5-aminolevulinic acid as photosensitizing agents in photochemotherapy
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, (2008/06/13)
The invention provides compounds for use in photochemotherapy or diagnosis, said compounds being branched alkyl esters or substituted alkyl esters of 5-aminolevulinic acid, or derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In particular, the invention provides compounds of formula (I): R22N—CH2COCH2CH2CO—OR1 (wherein R1 represents an optionally substituted branched alkyl (e.g. C5-30 alkyl) group, or a substituted alkyl group; R2, each of which may be the same or different, represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted alkyl group, preferably a group R1; wherein said substituents are selected from hydroxy, alkoxy, acyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, amino, aryl, nitro, oxo, fluoro, —SR3, —NR32 and PR32 groups, and each alkyl group is optionally interrupted by one or more O—, —NR3—, —S— or —PR3— groups; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-6 alkyl group) and salts thereof for use in diagnosis and photochemotherapy of disorders of abnormalities of external or internal surfaces of the body, and products and kits for performing the invention.
New 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Esters-Efficient Protoporphyrin Precursors for Photodetection and Photodynamic Therapy
Brunner,Hausmann,Knuechel
, p. 481 - 486 (2007/10/03)
Photodetection (PD) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) with 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) accumulation are approaches to detect and treat dysplasia and early cancer in the gastrointestinal tract and in the urinary bladder. Because ALA-induced PPIX production is limited, we synthesized ALA ester hydrochlorides 3-22 and tested them in two different in vitro models (gastrointestinal tract: HT29-CCD18; urinary bladder: J82-UROTSA). PPIX accumulation after incubation with 0.12 mmol/L for 3 h and PPIX accumulation as a function of different incubation times were measured using flow cytometry. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assays were performed to check cellular dark toxicity. Phototoxicity after irradiation was tested. ALA nonafluorohexylester hydrochloride 11, ALA thiohexylester hydrochloride 13 and ALA dibenzyldiester dihydrochloride 19 induced appreciably increased PPIX levels and showed improved phototoxicity compared with the references ALA hydrochloride 1, ALA hexylester hydrochloride 3 and ALA benzylester hydrochloride 4. Thus, the new compounds 11, 13 and 19 are promising compounds for PD and PDT.
