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Advanced prostate cancer is regarded as a fatal disease, characterized by limited treatment options, poor prognosis and considerable tumor metastasis closely related to angiogenesis. Photodynamic therapy emerges as a promising and safe therapeutic modality for advanced prostate cancer with high metastasis and high fatality rate due to its focal damage to tumor cells, as well as its anti-angiogenesis and antitumor immunity capabilities. Herein, a tumor-targeting vascular disrupting agent ASA-404 was introduced to conjugate with a photosensitizer ZnPc for targeted prostate cancer treatment and enhanced vascular-disrupting efficiency. Notably, this novel organic small-molecule photosensitizer Pc-ASA possess a well-defined chemical structure and purity, as well as good photophysical and photochemical properties, which are of benefit for clinical approval and application. PcASA prefers to accumulate in both prostate cancer cells and vascular endothelial cells. Moreover, the conjugation of ASA-404 boosts the photodynamic anticancer effect of Pc-ASA towards both prostate cancer cells and vascular endothelial cells. Ultimately, PC-ASA can successfully inhibit the migration and metastasis of prostate cancer cells, offering significant advantages in advanced prostate cancer management. Our study might open a window in the development of the tumor and vascular dual-targeted small-molecule photosensitizers, with the potential to achieve safe and efficient treatment of metastatic advanced prostate cancer through dual mode of antitumor and anti-vascular action.
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DYES AND PIGMENTS
ISSN: 0143-7208
Year: 2025
Volume: 232
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JCR@2023
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