简介:Aseriesof5-aminolevulinicacidanditsalkylestermethanesulfonateswasexploitedtophotodynamictherapy(PDT)ofhumanlymphocyticcells,U-937invitro.ThePDTefficiencyisinfluencedbytheconcentrationandincubationtime.Generally,forALAanditsalkylestermethanesulfonates,thecellsurvivalratedecreasesandtheaccumulationabilityofPpIXincreaseswiththeconcentrationandincubationtime.Wefoundthatthelongercarbonchainmethanesulfonates(C5-S,C6-S,C8-S)exhibitbetterPDTeffectthanALAmethanesulfonate.ThispossiblyprovidesapromisingroutetotheclinicalapplicationofPpIX-mediatedPDTtocancercell.
简介:AlantolactoneisanaturalcompoundidentifiedfromtherootsofInulaheleniumL.thathasmultiplebio-activities.Weexamineditsinhibitoryeffectsonhumannon-smallcelllungcancer(NSCLC)A549cells.Thean-tiproliferativeeffectofalantolactoneonA549cellswasinvestigatedviaMTT[3′-(4,5dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazoliumbromide]assayanditsapoptosis-inducingeffectwasdeterminedbyHoechststainingandflowcytometry.WefoundthatalantolactonesignificantlyinhibitedtheproliferationofA549cellsandinducedmorphologicalchangestypicalforapoptosis.Flowcytometryanalysisindicatesdose-dependentcellcycleretardationatG0/G1andSstages.Theresultsindicatethatalantolactonecouldbeanattractivesmall-molecularnaturalcompoundforfurtherdevelopmentasatherapeuticdrugagainstNSCLC.