Evaluation of the effect of epigalocatequin galato on resistant phenotype to photodynamic therapy of an in vitro model of scamous cell cancer of the skin.

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León-Garrido, Daniela InésAbstract
Non-melanoma skin cancer (NSCLC) is the most frequent neoplasm worldwide, each year there are 2-3 million new cases. Frequent lesions of NSCLC such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma precursor lesions can be treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT). This treatment through reactive oxygen species, produced by the interaction of a photosensitizer, light and oxygen present in the cell, causes damage and death in malignant cells. Desp...
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Non-melanoma skin cancer (NSCLC) is the most frequent neoplasm worldwide, each year there are 2-3 million new cases. Frequent lesions of NSCLC such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma precursor lesions can be treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT). This treatment through reactive oxygen species, produced by the interaction of a photosensitizer, light and oxygen present in the cell, causes damage and death in malignant cells. Despite the excellent cosmetic results obtained with PDT, the complete response rate reported to PDT varies depending on the type of injury and the time of follow-up of the lesions treated, which indicates that the effectiveness of PDT is affected because the damage cytotoxicity is insufficient or the cells are able to resist the treatment.
In this thesis, a resistant model to PDT was generated with non- melanoma skin cancer cell line. It was characterized according to level of cytotoxic damage generated by photodynamic treatment (apoptosis, necrosis and autophagy), production of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) and ROS. In addition, the transcipcional expression of survival proteins, transporters, antioxidant enzymes and enzymes involved in synthesis cycle of the heme group and was evaluated. Finally, a compound derived from green tea, epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), was tested as an enhancer of the effect of PDT in the resistant model.
The results of the characterization of the resistant cell model showed that the generation of ROS was significantly lower than that observed in the sensitive (parental) cells, due to a lower synthesis / accumulation of PpIX, and consequently, the cytotoxic damage in the resistant model was lower too. Regarding transcriptional expression, it is worth highlighting the overexpression of BIRC5, whose survivin protein is related to the resistance of cancer cells. These resistant cells were effectively killed with the addition of EGCG to PDT. In conclusion, the effect of EGCG was enhancer on PDT, as a potential complement to this treatment.
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2019Academic guide
Roa-Strauch, Juan Carlos
Kurachi, Cristina
Brebi-Mieville, Priscilla Solange
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