Thesis (M.Sc. (Chemistry)) - Rhodes University, 2008.

Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in electronic version.

Orientador: Rosemary Adriana Chiérici Marcantonio / Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos da aPDT (antimicrobial photodynamic therapy), com o fotossensibilizador Hipericina-glucamina (Hy-g), ativado por LED âmbar (34,10 J/cm2), no tratamento e progressão da doença periodontal (DP) induzida experimentalmente em ratos. Dois estudos distintos foram conduzidos. No Estudo 1, foi avaliada a fetividade da aPDT como tratamento adjuvante à raspagem e alisamento radicular. Em um período de 15 dias, 60 ratos permaneceram com ligadura ao redor do segundo molar superior para indução da DP. No dia seguinte a sua remoção, os animais foram distribuídos entre 4 grupos experimentais (n =5): IDP (Indução da Doença Periodontal); RAR (Raspagem e Alisamento Radicular); aPDT e RAR+aPDT. Em 7, 15 ou 30 dias após a aplicação dos tratamentos os animais foram eutanasiados. Análises: histológica, histométrica, microtomográfica e estereométrica. No Estudo 2, após 7 dias de indução da DP, 30 ratos foram divididos em 3 grupos experimentais (n=5): Hy-g; LED e aPDT. Os animais foram eutanasiados em 7 ou 15 dias após a aplicação dos tratamentos. Análises: microtomográfica, histométrica, e imuno-histoquimica para Fosfatase Ácida Tartarato Resistente. Os dados foram submetidos a análise estatística (α=0,05). Como resultados, observamos que no Estudo 1 o grupo IDP apresentou alterações morfológicas mais severas do que os demais grupos devido ao processo inflamatório propagado pela DP. No período de 7 dias após os tratamentos, a análise estereométrica m... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This research aims at evaluating the effect of aPDT (antimicrobial photodynamic therapy) using the Hypericin-glucamine (Hy-g) as photosensitizer, activated by LED amber (34.10 J/cm2), on the treatment of experimental induced periodontal disease (PD) in rats. Two different studies were conducted. In the Study 1, we assessed the effectiveness of aPDT as an adjunctive treatment to root scaling and straightening. The PD was induced in the second upper molar of 60 rats using ligature for 15 days. In the day after removing the ligature, the animals were divided randomly in 4 experimental groups (n=5): IPD (Induced Periodontal Disease); RAR (Root Scaling and Smoothing); aPDT; and RAR+aPDT. At 7, 15 or 30 days after applying the treatments, the animals were euthanized. Analyses: histological, histometric, microtomographic and stereometric. In the Study 2, after 7 days of inducting the PD, 30 rats were distributed into 3 experimental groups (n=5): Hy-g; LED e aPDT. The animals were euthanized after 7 or 15 days from the treatments. Analyses: microtomographic, histometric, and immunohistochemical for Resistant Tartarate Acid Phosphatase. All data was submitted to statistical analysis (α=0,05). The results from Study 1 indicated that the IPD group had more severe morphological changes than the other groups due to the inflammatory process disseminated by the PD. The stereometric analysis showed a significantly higher proportion of fibroblasts in the animals from the 7-days-after-treatmen... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Made available in DSpace on 2014-08-27T14:36:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-08-20Bitstream added on 2014-08-27T15:57:12Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 000734833.pdf: 2189317 bytes, checksum: 8cc1e7c303126f49a3ecd91ad07bb881 (MD5) / O trabalho investigou o potencial antimicrobiano fotodinâmico (PACT) mediado por um fotossensibilizador (FS) natural, curcumina (C), exposto a uma fonte de luz LED azul (L) aplicado sobre biofilme maduro de Streptococcus mutans (SM) formado sobre discos de hidroxiapatita e comparou esse potencial com biofilmes submetidos a imersão única com solução de clorexidina a 0.12% (CHX). Adicionalmente, verificou-se a eficácia de uma fonte de luz de amplo espectro (luz branca) de alta intensidade de potência na presença de C e azul de toluidina (T) a baixas concentrações expostos a um tempo extra curto de iluminação. Material e Método: Biofilmes de SM foram submetidos a tratamento com soluções de C e iluminadas com um LED azul (L) a 48 J/cm2 e 72 J/cm2 e a imersão em CHX. Adicionalmente, uma fonte de luz branca (42 J/cm2; 3410 mW/cm2) foi utilizada na presença de baixas concentrações de C e T por um período extra curto de iluminação sobre suspensões de SM. A eficácia das tratamentos foi realizada por meio da contagem de unidades formadoras de colônia (UFC/mg de biofilme seco e UFC/ml de suspensão) e análise morfológica dos biofilmes foram realizadas por meio de microscopia confocal a laser e microscopia eletrônica de varredura ambiental. Resultados: PACT (C a 2.5 mM e L a 48 J/cm2) apresentou a maior redução bacteriana substancial quando comparada a CHX. A luz branca apresentou fotossensibilização letal nos parâmetros utilizados. Conclusão: A utilização da curcumina, um corante natural e a luz branca, capaz de ativar FS em curtos períodos de tempo, são avanços nesse campo antimicrobiano alternativo. / This work investigated the antimicrobial photodynamic potential (PACT) mediated by a natural photosensitizer (PS), curcumin (C), exposure to an source of blue LED (L) applied over a Streptoccocus mutans (SM) mature biofilm formed on hidroxiapatite discs and compared this potential with biofilms submitted to single immersion of chlorhexidine at 0.12% (CHX). Additionally, it was verified the efficacy of a broad visible spectrum light source (white light) of high potency intensity in the presence of C and toluidine blue (T) at low concentrations and exposure to an extra short illumination time. Materials: SM biofilms were submitted to a treatment with C solutions and exposure to a 48 J/cm2 e 72 J/cm2 of L and immersion in CHX. Furthermore, a white light source (42 J/cm2; 3410 mW/cm2) was used in the presence of low concentrations of C and T for an extra short period over SM suspensions. The efficacy of the treatments were performed by colony forming units counting (CFU/mg of dry biofilm and CFU/ml of suspension) and the morphological analysis of biofilms were performed using confocal laser scanning microscopy images and environmental scanning electron microscopy. Results: PACT (C at 2.5 mM and L at 48 J/cm2) presented a bacterial substantial reduction when compared with CHX treatment. The white light showed lethal photossensibilization in the utilized parameters. Conclusion: The use of curcumin, a natural compound and the white light, able to activate FS at shorts periods, are advance on this antimicrobial alternative field.

The potential toxicity of seven different types of quantum dots without shell (L-cysteine-CdTe, TGA-CdTe, MPA-CdTe, TGA-CdSe) and with the shell (GSH-CdSe@ZnS, GSH-CdTe@ZnS,) with different capping agents were evaluated. The growth inhibitory effects of the various quantum dots on human pancreatic BON cancerous cells were determined. The least cytotoxic of the various quantum dots synthesized and the one displaying the lowest growth inhibitory potential and no embryotoxicity was determined to be the GSH-CdSe@ZnS quantum dots. The GSH-CdSe@ZnS quantum dots were then conjugated to gallium, aluminium and indium octacarboxy phthalocyanine and the photophysical behaviour of the conjugates studied for potential use in photodynamic therapy and imaging applications. The sizes, morphology, thermal stability and confirmation of successful conjugation was determined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), respectively. The study was extended by conjugating amino functionalized magnetic nanoparticles (Fe₃O₄) to indium octacarboxy phthalocyanine to study the photophysical behaviour of the conjugate as a potential bi-functional anti-cancer agent (hyperthermia and photodynamic therapy applications). A three-in-one multifunctional nanocomposite comprising of the quantum dots, magnetic nanoparticles and indium octacarboxy phthalocyanine was developed with the aim of developing a multifunctional composite that is able detect, monitor and treat cancer. All conjugates showed improved and enhanced photophysical behaviour. Finally, GSH-CdSe@ZnS conjugated to aluminium octacarboxy phthalocyanine was applied in human pancreatic carcinoid BON cells. The conjugates induced cell death dose-dependently.

Orientador: Lourdes Aparecida Martins dos Santos-Pinto / Banca: Alessandra Nara Souza Rastelli / Banca: Osmir Batista de Oliveira Junior / Banca: Maria Aparecida de Andrade Moreira Machado / Banca: Simone Duarte / Resumo: O trabalho investigou o potencial antimicrobiano fotodinâmico (PACT) mediado por um fotossensibilizador (FS) natural, curcumina (C), exposto a uma fonte de luz LED azul (L) aplicado sobre biofilme maduro de Streptococcus mutans (SM) formado sobre discos de hidroxiapatita e comparou esse potencial com biofilmes submetidos a imersão única com solução de clorexidina a 0.12% (CHX). Adicionalmente, verificou-se a eficácia de uma fonte de luz de amplo espectro (luz branca) de alta intensidade de potência na presença de C e azul de toluidina (T) a baixas concentrações expostos a um tempo extra curto de iluminação. Material e Método: Biofilmes de SM foram submetidos a tratamento com soluções de C e iluminadas com um LED azul (L) a 48 J/cm2 e 72 J/cm2 e a imersão em CHX. Adicionalmente, uma fonte de luz branca (42 J/cm2; 3410 mW/cm2) foi utilizada na presença de baixas concentrações de C e T por um período extra curto de iluminação sobre suspensões de SM. A eficácia das tratamentos foi realizada por meio da contagem de unidades formadoras de colônia (UFC/mg de biofilme seco e UFC/ml de suspensão) e análise morfológica dos biofilmes foram realizadas por meio de microscopia confocal a laser e microscopia eletrônica de varredura ambiental. Resultados: PACT (C a 2.5 mM e L a 48 J/cm2) apresentou a maior redução bacteriana substancial quando comparada a CHX. A luz branca apresentou fotossensibilização letal nos parâmetros utilizados. Conclusão: A utilização da curcumina, um corante natural e a luz branca, capaz de ativar FS em curtos períodos de tempo, são avanços nesse campo antimicrobiano alternativo. / Abstract: This work investigated the antimicrobial photodynamic potential (PACT) mediated by a natural photosensitizer (PS), curcumin (C), exposure to an source of blue LED (L) applied over a Streptoccocus mutans (SM) mature biofilm formed on hidroxiapatite discs and compared this potential with biofilms submitted to single immersion of chlorhexidine at 0.12% (CHX). Additionally, it was verified the efficacy of a broad visible spectrum light source (white light) of high potency intensity in the presence of C and toluidine blue (T) at low concentrations and exposure to an extra short illumination time. Materials: SM biofilms were submitted to a treatment with C solutions and exposure to a 48 J/cm2 e 72 J/cm2 of L and immersion in CHX. Furthermore, a white light source (42 J/cm2; 3410 mW/cm2) was used in the presence of low concentrations of C and T for an extra short period over SM suspensions. The efficacy of the treatments were performed by colony forming units counting (CFU/mg of dry biofilm and CFU/ml of suspension) and the morphological analysis of biofilms were performed using confocal laser scanning microscopy images and environmental scanning electron microscopy. Results: PACT (C at 2.5 mM and L at 48 J/cm2) presented a bacterial substantial reduction when compared with CHX treatment. The white light showed lethal photossensibilization in the utilized parameters. Conclusion: The use of curcumin, a natural compound and the white light, able to activate FS at shorts periods, are advance on this antimicrobial alternative field. / Doutor

1.2\xPrior to the PDT, we have also synthesized a series of water-soluble homoleptic lanthanides (Ln3+ = Gd, Er, and Yb) sandwich (DD) di-PEGylated porphyrin complexes. The Yb complex (YbDD) has shown the same NIR emission quantum yield as the highest record Yb complex in the literature (Yb-RhB), yet, the emission intensity is double compared to the Yb-N. This implies a new thinking about the quantity measurement for biological imaging. The brightness might be the prime factor for the development of luminescence in vitro/in vivo imaging agent rather than the emission quantum yield.

This work focuses on the development of red light-activated porphycene-based photosensitizers for anti-tumor photodynamic therapy (PDT) under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions. A total of seven water-soluble porphycenes have been designed, synthesized and evaluated as potential PDT agents in terms of their photophysical and photobiological properties using principally the human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (HK-1) cells. Among the porphycenes synthesized, two were neutral amphiphilic aryl porphycenes, TDEGPPo and Zn(II) TDEGPPo, with relatively weak photo-cytotoxic activities even under normoxic condition. Two cationic porphycenes, TPyBPo and TriPyPPo, exhibited strong photo-cytotoxic activities, with LD50 of 0.3 mM at a light dose of 3 J/cm2, under normoxic condition. However, much lower photo-cytotoxicity was observed under hypoxic condition for TPyBPo and TriPyPPo, with LD50 of 3 mM and 3.5 mM, respectively, obtained at high light doses (>10 J/cm2). Two alkyl porphycenes with one and two sulfonoamide diglycol functionalities, TBPoS-OH and TBPoS-2OH, were synthesized and shown to exhibit very potent photo-cytotoxic activities, with respective LD50 of 53 nM and 20 nM (light dose 8 J/cm2) under normoxic conditions. Most importantly, comparably potent photo-cytotoxicity was also observed for these porphycenes under hypoxic conditions, with respective LD50 of 65 nM and 50 nM (light dose 8 J/cm2). In addition, these porphycenes were taken up by the HK-1 cells very rapidly, with >90% accumulated inside the cells after only 1 h of incubation. Confocal microscopy revealed that these porphycenes were localized at the lysosomes, mitochondria as well as endoplasmic reticulum. Furthermore, the predominant mode of cell death caused by the PDT action of these porphycenes was shown to be apoptosis. In an attempt to effect mitochondria localization to enhance apoptotic cell death for these porphycenes, TBPoS-OH was conjugated with rhodamine B to produce the TBPoS-Rh B conjugate. This porphycene-Rh B conjugate also displayed very potent photo-cytotoxicity under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions, with LD50 of 52 nM and 85 nM, respectively, at a light dose of 8 J/cm2. However, confocal microscopy revealed its principal subcellular localization was at the lysosomes, not the mitochondria. The PDT activities of these porphycenes were compared to a well-known patented PDT agent, EtNBS, which is active under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions, with LD50 of 58 nM and large than 1000 nM, respectively, towards the HK-1 cells. This comparison clearly shows that our sulfonoamido-porphycenes, TBPoS-OH, TBPoS-2OH and TBPoS-Rh B conjugate, display a 15- to 25-fold stronger hypoxic PDT activity relative to EtNBS, thus making these porphycenes excellent candidates for hypoxic anti-tumor photodynamic therapy.

The syntheses of octasubstituted and unsusbstitituted Gallium(III) chloride and indium(III) chloride phthalocyanines (GaPc and InPc), their photophysical, photochemical and nonlinear optical parameters are hereby presented. The photocatalytic oxidation of 1-hexene using the synthesized GaPc and InPc complexes as well as electrochemical characterization is also presented in this thesis. Fluorescence quantum yields do not vary much among the four Ga complexes, except for complex 21c; therefore it was concluded that the effect of substituents is not significant among them. Solvents however, had an effect on the results. Lower Φ[subscript F] values were obtained in low viscosity solvents like toluene, relative to highly viscous solvents, such as DMSO. The triplet quantum yields were found to be lower in DMSO than in DMF and toluene. The rate constants for fluorescence, intersystem crossing and internal conversion as well as fluorescence and triplet lifetimes are reported. Photodegradation and singlet oxygen quantum yields have also been reported. There was no clear correlation between the latter parameters. It was however established that the four gallium MPcs were stable, within the allowed stability range for phthalocyanines. High quantum yields of triplet state (Φ[subscript T] ranging from 0.70 to 0.91 in dimethysulfoxide, DMSO) and singlet oxygen generation (Φ[subscript greek capital letter delta], ranging from 0.61 to 0.79 in DMSO) were obtained. Short triplet lifetimes 50 to 60 μs were obtained in DMSO). Calculated non-linear parameters of these complexes are compared with those of the corresponding GaPc derivatives and tetrasubstituted GaPc and InPc complexes. The optical limiting threshold intensity (I[subscript lim]) values for the InPc and GaPc derivatives were calculated and compared with those of corresponding tetrasubstituted InPc and GaPc complexes. The octasubstituted were found to be better optical limiters. Photocatalytic oxidation of 1-hexene by GaPc (21a-c) and InPc (22a-c) derivatives is also presented. The photocatalytic oxidation products for 1-hexene were 1,2- epoxyhexane and 1-hexen-3-ol. The % conversion values of 1-hexene and % selectivity of 1,2-epoxyhexane were generally higher for InPc derivatives. Even though InPc derivatives showed better photocatalytic results than GaPc derivatives, the former were less stable relative to the latter. Both type I and type II mechanism were implicated in the photocatalysis mechanism.

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