Molecular analysis of apoptosis pathway after photodynamic therapy in breast cancer: Animal model study

作者：Silva Luciana C; Ferreira Strixino Juliana; Fontana Leticia C; Rocha Gonsalves Antonio M d'A; Serra Armenio C; Pineiro Marta; Canevari Renata A^*

来源：Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 2016, 14: 152-158.

DOI：10.1016/j.pdpdt.2016.03.006

• Apoptosis
• Breast cancer
• Photodynamic therapy
• Chlorin

Background: Molecular investigation of breast tumors has permitted better understanding about interaction of genes and pathways involved in tumor progression.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between genes belonging to the pathway of apoptosis with tumor response to photodynamic therapy.
Study Design/Materials and methods: The mammary tumors were induced in twenty-four Spraguey-Dawley female rats by oral gavage of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (8 mg/Kg body weight). Animals were divided into three groups: G1 (normal tissue), G2 (tumors without treatment), G3 (animals euthanized 48 h after treatment). The photosensitizer used was a chlorin, 5,15-bis-(2-bromo-5-hydroxyphenyl) chlorin in the dose of 8 mg/kg for each animal. Light source of diode laser at a wavelength of 660 nm, fluence rate of 100 mW/cm, and light dose of 100 J/cm was delivery to lesions for treatment. A sample from each animal was investigated by quantitative real time PCR using Rat Apoptosis RT2 Profiler (TM) PCR Array platform.
Results: Pro-apoptotic BAK1, CARD6, CASP8, CIDEA, CIDEB, DAPK1, TNF, TNFRSF10B, FASLG, LOC687813, and TP73 genes showed increased expression, and CD40 anti-apoptotic gene showed decreased expression in the group who underwent PDT (G3) in relation to G2.
Conclusion: The results indicated that these genes are involved more directly with cellular apoptosis induced by PDT using the Chlorin photosensitizer.

• 出版日期2016-6