Antitumor Immune Response Triggered by Metal-Based Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy: Where Are We?

Metal complexes based on transition metals have rich photochemical and photophysical properties that are derived from a variety of excited state electronic configurations triggered by visible and near-infrared light. These properties can be exploited to produce powerful energy and electron transfer...

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Autores principales: Alain C. Jung, Fabien Moinard-Butot, Chloé Thibaudeau, Gilles Gasser, Christian Gaiddon
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4d47f3e6afdc4f6f9035d0ce13af50402021-11-25T18:40:41ZAntitumor Immune Response Triggered by Metal-Based Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy: Where Are We?10.3390/pharmaceutics131117881999-4923https://doaj.org/article/4d47f3e6afdc4f6f9035d0ce13af50402021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/11/1788https://doaj.org/toc/1999-4923Metal complexes based on transition metals have rich photochemical and photophysical properties that are derived from a variety of excited state electronic configurations triggered by visible and near-infrared light. These properties can be exploited to produce powerful energy and electron transfer processes that can lead to oxygen-(in)dependent photobiological activity. These principles are the basis of photodynamic therapy (PDT), which is a clinically approved treatment that offers a promising, effective, and noninvasive complementary treatment or even an alternative to treat several types of cancers. PDT is based on a reaction involving a photosensitizer (PS), light, and oxygen, which ultimately generates cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, skin photosensitivity, due to the accumulation of PSs in skin cells, has hampered, among other elements, its clinical development and application. Therefore, these is an increasing interest in the use of (metal-based) PSs that are more specific to tumor cells. This may increase efficacy and corollary decrease side-effects. To this end, metal-containing nanoparticles with photosensitizing properties have recently been developed. In addition, several studies have reported that the use of immunogenic/immunomodulatory metal-based nanoparticles increases the antitumor efficacy of immune-checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapy mediated by anti-PD-(L)1 or CTLA-4 antibodies. In this review, we discuss the main metal complexes used as PDT PSs. Lastly, we review the preclinical studies associated with metal-based PDT PSs and immunotherapies. This therapeutic association could stimulate PDT.Alain C. JungFabien Moinard-ButotChloé ThibaudeauGilles GasserChristian GaiddonMDPI AGarticlecancerphotodynamic therapytransition metalsimmunogenic cell deathPharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441ENPharmaceutics, Vol 13, Iss 1788, p 1788 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic cancer
photodynamic therapy
transition metals
immunogenic cell death
Pharmacy and materia medica
RS1-441
spellingShingle cancer
photodynamic therapy
transition metals
immunogenic cell death
Pharmacy and materia medica
RS1-441
Alain C. Jung
Fabien Moinard-Butot
Chloé Thibaudeau
Gilles Gasser
Christian Gaiddon
Antitumor Immune Response Triggered by Metal-Based Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy: Where Are We?
description Metal complexes based on transition metals have rich photochemical and photophysical properties that are derived from a variety of excited state electronic configurations triggered by visible and near-infrared light. These properties can be exploited to produce powerful energy and electron transfer processes that can lead to oxygen-(in)dependent photobiological activity. These principles are the basis of photodynamic therapy (PDT), which is a clinically approved treatment that offers a promising, effective, and noninvasive complementary treatment or even an alternative to treat several types of cancers. PDT is based on a reaction involving a photosensitizer (PS), light, and oxygen, which ultimately generates cytotoxic reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, skin photosensitivity, due to the accumulation of PSs in skin cells, has hampered, among other elements, its clinical development and application. Therefore, these is an increasing interest in the use of (metal-based) PSs that are more specific to tumor cells. This may increase efficacy and corollary decrease side-effects. To this end, metal-containing nanoparticles with photosensitizing properties have recently been developed. In addition, several studies have reported that the use of immunogenic/immunomodulatory metal-based nanoparticles increases the antitumor efficacy of immune-checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapy mediated by anti-PD-(L)1 or CTLA-4 antibodies. In this review, we discuss the main metal complexes used as PDT PSs. Lastly, we review the preclinical studies associated with metal-based PDT PSs and immunotherapies. This therapeutic association could stimulate PDT.
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author Alain C. Jung
Fabien Moinard-Butot
Chloé Thibaudeau
Gilles Gasser
Christian Gaiddon
author_facet Alain C. Jung
Fabien Moinard-Butot
Chloé Thibaudeau
Gilles Gasser
Christian Gaiddon
author_sort Alain C. Jung
title Antitumor Immune Response Triggered by Metal-Based Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy: Where Are We?
title_short Antitumor Immune Response Triggered by Metal-Based Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy: Where Are We?
title_full Antitumor Immune Response Triggered by Metal-Based Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy: Where Are We?
title_fullStr Antitumor Immune Response Triggered by Metal-Based Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy: Where Are We?
title_full_unstemmed Antitumor Immune Response Triggered by Metal-Based Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy: Where Are We?
title_sort antitumor immune response triggered by metal-based photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy: where are we?
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/4d47f3e6afdc4f6f9035d0ce13af5040
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