Increased fluorescence observation intensity during the photodynamic diagnosis of deeply located tumors by fluorescence photoswitching of protoporphyrin IX
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- 1 May 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng in Journal of Biomedical Optics
- Vol. 28 (05), 055001
- https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jbo.28.5.055001
Abstract
SignificancePhotobleaching of the photosensitizer reduces fluorescence observation time and the intensity of fluorescence emitted for tumor detection during 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic diagnosis.AimThis study aims to utilize the concept of fluorescence photoswitching, which uses the fluorescence emission from photosensitizer excitation followed by the simultaneous excitation of the photosensitizer and its photoproduct to increase the fluorescence detection intensity during PDD of deeply located tumors.ApproachThe fluorescence photobleaching of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) and the formation of its photoproduct, photoprotoporhyrin (Ppp), caused by exposure to 505 nm light were investigated in solution, ex vivo, and in vivo, and the fluorescence photoswitching was analyzed. The fluorescence observations of PpIX and Ppp were performed with 505 and 450 or 455 nm excitation, respectively, which is the suited wavelength for the primary excitation of each fluorophore.ResultsFluorescence photoswitching was observed in all forms of PpIX investigated, and the fluorescence photoswitching time, fluorescence intensity relative to the initial PpIX and Ppp intensity, and fluorescence intensity relative to PpIX after photobleaching were obtained. The dependence of the fluorescence photoswitching time and intensity on the irradiation power density was noted. A fluorescence intensity increase between 1.6 and 3.9 times was achieved with simultaneous excitation of PpIX and Ppp after fluorescence photoswitching, compared with the excitation of PpIX alone.ConclusionsWe have demonstrated the potential of fluorescence photoswitching for the improvement of the fluorescence observation intensity for the PDD of deeply located tumors.Keywords
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