motexafin-lutetium has been researched along with Pancreatic-Neoplasms* in 1 studies
1 other study(ies) available for motexafin-lutetium and Pancreatic-Neoplasms
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Biodistribution assessment of a lutetium(III) texaphyrin analogue in tumor-bearing mice using NIR Fourier-transform Raman spectroscopy.
The use of near-infrared (NIR)-excited Fourier-transform (FT) Raman spectroscopy as a technique for evaluating the extent of photosensitizer localization in tumor (human pancreatic adenocarcinomas)-bearing mice has been tested using lutetium(III) texaphyrin analogue Lu-T2B2Tex. The complex was injected subcutaneously in the form of three injections given during the course of 3 days. The kinetics of biodistribution were then followed over a time scale of 1-6 days. The NIR-FT-Raman spectra of tissue samples obtained from the xenographic tumor, muscle, heart, brain, liver, spleen, kidney and blood were recorded and used to identify the presence of Lu-T2B2Tex in these tissues. Five Raman sensitizer markers were used to estimate the relative content of Lu-T2B2Tex in tumor at various postinjection times. UV-Visible (Vis) absorption spectroscopic detection of this sensitizer in tissue extracts was applied as a conventional method. Both spectroscopic methods were in good agreement with each other and confirm that Lu-T2B2Tex localizes well in tumor tissue. Maximal drug content was observed 3 days after the final injection. This time delay seems to be optimal for tumor irradiation in photodynamic therapy. Topics: Adenocarcinoma; Animals; Cell Line, Tumor; Female; Humans; Metalloporphyrins; Mice; Mice, Inbred Strains; Mice, Nude; Models, Animal; Molecular Structure; Neoplasm Transplantation; Nitrates; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Photosensitizing Agents; Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; Spectrum Analysis, Raman; Tissue Distribution | 2004 |