PMID- 12581863 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030516 LR - 20190610 IS - 0006-3002 (Print) IS - 0006-3002 (Linking) VI - 1593 IP - 2-3 DP - 2003 Feb 17 TI - Role of calcium in phototoxicity of 2-butylamino-2-demethoxy-hypocrellin A to human gastric cancer MGC-803 cells. PG - 191-200 AB - After incubation with 2-butylamino-2-demethoxy-hypocrellin A (2-BA-2-DMHA), photodynamically induced change in the cytoplasmic free calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) and its effect on cell damage were investigated in human gastric cancer (MGC-803). Fluorescence spectrophotometry measurement indicated that the photosensitization of MGC-803 by 2-BA-2-DMHA caused an increase in intracellular calcium [Ca(2+)](i), and this increase in [Ca(2+)](i) showed a dependence on the concentration of 2-BA-2-DMHA, light dose and extracellular [Ca(2+)](e). This phenomenon of intracellular calcium accumulation was further confirmed by using laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). Furthermore, the results from MTT assay and flow cytometry analysis suggested that chelation of extracellular calcium by EGTA or intracellular calcium by BAPTA could inhibit photodynamically induced cell killing, while increase of [Ca(2+)](i) by thapsigargin (TG), a highly specific inhibitor of the Ca(2+)-ATPase, or by A23187, a calcium ionophore could enhance this action. Meanwhile, the nucleus morphology was also investigated by fluorescence microscopy. The results indicated that the increase in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration was responsible for 2-BA-2-DMHA photodynamically induced damage to MGC-803. FAU - Zhou, Zhixiang AU - Zhou Z AD - Center for Molecular Biology, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 15 Datun Road, Chaoyang District, 100101, Beijing, PR China. FAU - Yang, Hongying AU - Yang H FAU - Zhang, Zhiyi AU - Zhang Z LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Netherlands TA - Biochim Biophys Acta JT - Biochimica et biophysica acta JID - 0217513 RN - 0 (2-butylamino-2-demethoxy-hypocrellin A) RN - 0 (Chelating Agents) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Fluorescent Dyes) RN - 0 (Ionophores) RN - 0 (Photosensitizing Agents) RN - 0 (Quinones) RN - 37H9VM9WZL (Calcimycin) RN - 526U7A2651 (Egtazic Acid) RN - 5QD5427UN7 (Perylene) RN - 67526-95-8 (Thapsigargin) RN - K22DDW77C0 (1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) RN - TSN3DL106G (Fura-2) SB - IM MH - Calcimycin MH - Calcium/analysis/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Chelating Agents MH - Egtazic Acid/*analogs & derivatives MH - Enzyme Inhibitors MH - Fluorescent Dyes MH - Fura-2 MH - Humans MH - Ionophores MH - Light MH - Microscopy, Confocal MH - Microscopy, Fluorescence MH - Perylene/*analogs & derivatives/*pharmacology MH - Photochemotherapy MH - Photosensitizing Agents/*pharmacology MH - Quinones/*pharmacology MH - Stomach Neoplasms/*drug therapy MH - Thapsigargin MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured EDAT- 2003/02/13 04:00 MHDA- 2003/05/17 05:00 CRDT- 2003/02/13 04:00 PHST- 2003/02/13 04:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/05/17 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/02/13 04:00 [entrez] AID - S0167488902003865 [pii] AID - 10.1016/s0167-4889(02)00386-5 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochim Biophys Acta. 2003 Feb 17;1593(2-3):191-200. doi: 10.1016/s0167-4889(02)00386-5.