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The new peripherally 2-mercaptopyridine tetrasubstituted zinc phthalocyanine (2) and its quaternized derivative (3) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, 1 H NMR spectroscopy, electronic spectroscopy and mass spectra. The quaternized compound (3) shows excellent solubility in water, which makes it a potential photosensitizer for use in photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. Fluorescence and singlet oxygen quantum yield measurements were conducted on 2-mercaptopyridine appended zinc phthalocyanines in dimethylsulphoxide (DMSO) for both the non-ionic (2) and quaternized (3) derivatives, and in aqueous media for the water-soluble complex 3. General trends are described for fluorescence and singlet oxygen quantum yields of these compounds. In this study, the cells were incubated with a novel water-soluble zinc phthalocyanine derivative (3) and thereafter the cells were illuminated using broad-band incoherent light source of various energy levels. Cytotoxicity of PDT on two pleural malign mesothelioma cell lines was determined by colorimetric proliferation assay. In addition, after PDT treatment, determination of activity matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) were evaluated using gelatine zymography.

Cell biology has made major progress in identifying the molecules that drive the cell cycle. The evidence accumulating from these studies indicates that derangements in the cell cycle machinery contribute to the uncontrolled cell growth of tumours. The cell cycle machinery has been found to be substantially altered in tumour cells and also may be crucial for carcinogenesis. In this context, various aspects of tumour cell growth have been studied in an effort to understand 1) why tumour cells display uncontrolled growth, 2) why radiation selectively affects growing cells, and 3) whether aspects of the cell cycle and tumour cell growth may be used in tumour diagnosis and prognosis.

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