کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1370632 | 981823 | 2011 | 4 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
![عکس صفحه اول مقاله: Internalization of a C17α-alkynylestradiol-porphyrin conjugate into estrogen receptor positive MCF-7 breast cancer cells Internalization of a C17α-alkynylestradiol-porphyrin conjugate into estrogen receptor positive MCF-7 breast cancer cells](/preview/png/1370632.png)
We hypothesized that expression of nuclear estrogen receptor (ER) in hormone-sensitive breast cancer cells could be harnessed synergistically with the tumor-accumulating effect of porphyrins to selectively deliver estrogen–porphyrin conjugates into breast tumor cells, and preferentially kill tumor cells upon exposure to visible light. In this study we synthesized a conjugate of C17α-alkynylestradiol and pyropheophorbide and demonstrated that this conjugate is internalized by ER-positive MCF-7 cells while pyropheophorbide did not, suggesting an ER-mediated uptake and internalization of the conjugate by incipient nuclear ER in MCF-7 cells. This study is a direct demonstration of our hypothesis about ER-mediated internalization of estrogen–porphyrin conjugates.
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Journal: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters - Volume 21, Issue 15, 1 August 2011, Pages 4638–4641