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2. A Comparative Evaluation of the Photosensitizing Efficiency of Porphyrins, Chlorins and Isobacteriochlorins toward Melanoma Cancer Cells.

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Castro, Kelly A. D. F., Moura, Nuno M. M., Simões, Mário M. Q., Mesquita, Mariana M. Q., Ramos, Loyanne C. B., Biazzotto, Juliana C., Cavaleiro, José A. S., Faustino, M. Amparo F., Neves, Maria Graça P. M. S., and da Silva, Roberto S.

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CANCER cells, CHLORINS, PORPHYRINS, BIOLOGICAL assay, SKIN cancer, BRAF genes, FIBROBLASTS, CELL death
Abstract

Skin cancer is one of the cancers that registers the highest number of new cases annually. Among all forms of skin cancer, melanoma is the most invasive and deadliest. The resistance of this form of cancer to conventional treatments has led to the employment of alternative/complementary therapeutic approaches. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) appears to be a promising alternative to overcome the resistance of melanoma to conventional therapies. PDT is a non-invasive therapeutic procedure in which highly reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated upon excitation of a photosensitizer (PS) when subjected to visible light of an adequate wavelength, resulting in the death of cancer cells. In this work, inspired by the efficacy of tetrapyrrolic macrocycles to act as PS against tumor cells, we report the photophysical characterization and biological assays of isobacteriochlorins and their corresponding chlorins and porphyrins against melanoma cancer cells through a photodynamic process. The non-tumoral L929 fibroblast murine cell line was used as the control. The results show that the choice of adequate tetrapyrrolic macrocycle-based PS can be modulated to improve the performance of PDT. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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6. Efficient Catalytic Oxidation of 3-Arylthio- and 3-Cyclohexylthio-lapachone Derivatives to New Sulfonyl Derivatives and Evaluation of Their Antibacterial Activities

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Cardoso, Mariana, primary, Gomes, Ana, additional, Moreira, Caroline, additional, Simões, Mário, additional, Neves, Maria, additional, da Rocha, David, additional, da Silva, Fernando, additional, Moreirinha, Catarina, additional, Almeida, Adelaide, additional, Ferreira, Vitor, additional, and Cavaleiro, José, additional

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2017
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