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Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy combined with Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown great potential in the treatment of advanced metastatic tumors. However, it is still an important challenge to find a simple and effective photosensitizer for matching photodynamic immunotherapy. In this paper, we report a treatment method that combines PDT caused by three zinc(II) phthalocyanines (ZnPcs) with a different charge, and a checkpoint inhibition agent, namely anti-PD-L1 antibody, to induce systemic antitumor immunity. Among the ZnPcs, the neutral ZnPc 1 showed the highest photodynamic activity, while the cationic compound 2 exhibited the highest synergistic antitumor effect with ICB. For ZnPc 2, the tumor inhibition rate of PDT-ICB combined therapy for distant tumors was found to be as high as 89%, but PDT alone or ICB alone could hardly cause an inhibitory effect in a B16-F10 tumor model. We also detected an increase in T cell infiltration in the tumor microenvironment after the immune system was activated by a combination of anti-PD-L1 antibody and PDT. It was interesting to find that CD8(+) T cells increased most significantly for the combination of anti-PD L1 antibody and PDT by the positively charged compound 2. Moreover, the combination of ZnPc 2-PDT and ICB could efficiently inhibit the recurrence of tumors. The results suggest that the mono-cationic ZnPc 2 with a welldefined structure and ease of preparation, is a highly promising photosensitizer specifically for PDT combined with immunotherapy.
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DYES AND PIGMENTS
ISSN: 0143-7208
Year: 2021
Volume: 185
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JCR@2021
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JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: CHEMISTRY;
ESI HC Threshold:117
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:1
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WoS CC Cited Count: 18
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ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 2
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