Abstract
The generation of singlet oxygen (1O2) by sonicating a water-soluble complex of fullerene/poly(2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine) (C60/PMPC) was investigated for sonodynamic therapy (SDT). The effect of sonication time and the solubilized concentration of water-soluble fullerene C60 on the amount of generated 1O2 was studied. Singlet oxygen sensor green was used to confirm the generation of 1O2. 1O2 was generated from C60/PMPC under ultrasonic irradiation, and the amount of 1O2 increased with increasing solubilized C60 concentration and irradiation time. In cell viability tests, after 3 h of incubation, the cell viabilities were 10 and 84% in the presence of C60/PMPC with and without sonication, respectively. This result suggests that C60/PMPC shows a sonodynamic effect, which demonstrates its potential application in SDT.
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This work was funded by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (17H03071) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), the JSPS Bilateral Joint Research Projects (JPJSBP120203509), and the Cooperative Research Program of “Network Joint Research Center for Materials and Devices” (20204034).
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Nguyen, T.L., Katayama, R., Kojima, C. et al. Singlet oxygen generation by sonication using a water-soluble fullerene (C60) complex: a potential application for sonodynamic therapy. Polym J 52, 1387–1394 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-020-0390-1
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