PMID- 27235981 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20171225 LR - 20180108 IS - 1873-4995 (Electronic) IS - 0168-3659 (Linking) VI - 235 DP - 2016 Aug 10 TI - Tunable phosphatase-sensitive stable prodrugs of 5-aminolevulinic acid for tumor fluorescence photodetection. PG - 155-164 LID - S0168-3659(16)30326-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.05.047 [doi] AB - 5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) has been at the forefront of small molecule based fluorescence-guided tumor resection and photodynamic therapy. 5-ALA and two of its esters received marketing authorization but suffer from several major limitations, namely low stability and poor pharmacokinetic profile. Here, we present a new class of 5-ALA derivatives aiming at the stabilization of 5-ALA by incorporating a phosphatase sensitive group, with or without self-cleavable linker. Compared to 5-ALA hexyl ester (5-ALA-Hex), these compounds display an excellent stability under acidic, basic and physiological conditions. The activation and conversion into the 5-ALA is controlled and can be structure-tailored. The prodrugs display reduced acute toxicity compared to 5-ALA-Hex with superior dose response profiles of protoporphyrin IX synthesis and fluorescence intensity in human glioblastoma cells in vitro. Clinically relevant fluorescence kinetics in vivo shown in U87MG glioblastoma spheroid tumor model in chick embryos provide a solid basis for their further development and translation to clinical fluorescence guided tumor resection and photodynamic therapy. CI - Copyright (c) 2016. Published by Elsevier B.V. FAU - Babic, Andrej AU - Babic A AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: andrej.babic@unige.ch. FAU - Herceg, Viktorija AU - Herceg V AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland. FAU - Ateb, Imene AU - Ateb I AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland. FAU - Allemann, Eric AU - Allemann E AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland. FAU - Lange, Norbert AU - Lange N AD - School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Geneva, University of Lausanne, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20160525 PL - Netherlands TA - J Control Release JT - Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society JID - 8607908 RN - 0 (Prodrugs) RN - 0 (Protoporphyrins) RN - 88755TAZ87 (Aminolevulinic Acid) RN - C2K325S808 (protoporphyrin IX) RN - EC 3.1.3.1 (Alkaline Phosphatase) SB - IM MH - Alkaline Phosphatase/metabolism MH - Aminolevulinic Acid/*analogs & derivatives/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Animals MH - Brain Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Chick Embryo MH - Chorioallantoic Membrane/pathology MH - Fluorescence MH - Glioblastoma/drug therapy MH - Humans MH - *Photochemotherapy MH - *Prodrugs/pharmacology/therapeutic use MH - Protoporphyrins/metabolism MH - Spheroids, Cellular/drug effects/metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - 5-Aminolevulinic acid OT - Alkaline phosphatase OT - Photodynamic therapy OT - Prodrugs OT - Tumor photodetection EDAT- 2016/05/29 06:00 MHDA- 2017/12/26 06:00 CRDT- 2016/05/29 06:00 PHST- 2016/03/10 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/05/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/05/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/05/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/05/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/12/26 06:00 [medline] AID - S0168-3659(16)30326-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.05.047 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Control Release. 2016 Aug 10;235:155-164. doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.05.047. Epub 2016 May 25.