Light-activated green drugs: How we can use them in photodynamic therapy and mass-produce them with biotechnological tools

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Foresto, Emiliano; Gilardi, Pamela; Ibarra, Luis Exequiel; Cogno, Ingrid Sol
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2021
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising therapeutic approach to manage the resolution of cancer. Plants in nature are one of the potential sources for obtaining new photosensitizers (PSs) that are less toxic than synthetic compounds. Although several works have been done regarding PDT in the last decades, relatively minor attention has been paid to the study of extracts of medicinal plants called photoactivatable "green drugs''. The objective of the review was to identify common photoactive groups of PSs found in nature, mainly obtained from plants, analyzing their photochemical characteristics, and making a detailed botanical description of the plant groups from which they are obtained. In addition, biotechnological strategies in the cultivation of plant-based in vitro systems to produce natural PSs on a large scale are discussed. To accomplish it, the retrieval of potentially relevant studies was done by systematically searching scientific databases like Google Scholar and PubMed between the months of June–December of the year 2020. The main keywords used as search terms were related to plant-based photosensitizers, naturally occurring photosensitizers, phototoxins, plant cell cultures, hairy root cultures. Plant-based photoactivable compounds with an adequate botanical description of known and unknown plants used in PDT for the eradication of tumor cells are mandatory in the field of phytomedicine against cancer. On the other hand, potential PSs could be explored based on phototoxic plant species that were associated with photosensitization in animals and humans over time. The underlying principles of biotechnological processes for obtaining the secondary metabolites were addressed due to the need for new technologies to produce these potential pharmaceuticals drugs in an ecofriendly approach. The successes of plant-based PSs in PDT encourage researchers to work together with botanists to identify natural photoactive compounds from different plant species that remain to be identified or studied, and thus, they use them as alternatives for the synthesis of PSs with minimal side effects, low toxicity and greater selectivity in the different cancer treatments using PDT. Furthermore, novel biotechnology-based breeding techniques such as targeted genome editing methods will provide significant opportunities to produce natural products in plants, mainly when associated with the recent developments in scale-up capability and bioreactor design.
Fil: Foresto, Emiliano. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria; Argentina
Fil: Gilardi, Pamela. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Ibarra, Luis Exequiel. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología Molecular; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Cogno, Ingrid Sol. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología Molecular; Argentina
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spelling Light-activated green drugs: How we can use them in photodynamic therapy and mass-produce them with biotechnological toolsForesto, EmilianoGilardi, PamelaIbarra, Luis ExequielCogno, Ingrid SolBIOTECHNOLOGYCANCERNATURAL PRODUCTSPHOTODYNAMIC THERAPYPHOTOSENSITIZERShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising therapeutic approach to manage the resolution of cancer. Plants in nature are one of the potential sources for obtaining new photosensitizers (PSs) that are less toxic than synthetic compounds. Although several works have been done regarding PDT in the last decades, relatively minor attention has been paid to the study of extracts of medicinal plants called photoactivatable "green drugs''. The objective of the review was to identify common photoactive groups of PSs found in nature, mainly obtained from plants, analyzing their photochemical characteristics, and making a detailed botanical description of the plant groups from which they are obtained. In addition, biotechnological strategies in the cultivation of plant-based in vitro systems to produce natural PSs on a large scale are discussed. To accomplish it, the retrieval of potentially relevant studies was done by systematically searching scientific databases like Google Scholar and PubMed between the months of June–December of the year 2020. The main keywords used as search terms were related to plant-based photosensitizers, naturally occurring photosensitizers, phototoxins, plant cell cultures, hairy root cultures. Plant-based photoactivable compounds with an adequate botanical description of known and unknown plants used in PDT for the eradication of tumor cells are mandatory in the field of phytomedicine against cancer. On the other hand, potential PSs could be explored based on phototoxic plant species that were associated with photosensitization in animals and humans over time. The underlying principles of biotechnological processes for obtaining the secondary metabolites were addressed due to the need for new technologies to produce these potential pharmaceuticals drugs in an ecofriendly approach. The successes of plant-based PSs in PDT encourage researchers to work together with botanists to identify natural photoactive compounds from different plant species that remain to be identified or studied, and thus, they use them as alternatives for the synthesis of PSs with minimal side effects, low toxicity and greater selectivity in the different cancer treatments using PDT. Furthermore, novel biotechnology-based breeding techniques such as targeted genome editing methods will provide significant opportunities to produce natural products in plants, mainly when associated with the recent developments in scale-up capability and bioreactor design.Fil: Foresto, Emiliano. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria; ArgentinaFil: Gilardi, Pamela. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; ArgentinaFil: Ibarra, Luis Exequiel. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología Molecular; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; ArgentinaFil: Cogno, Ingrid Sol. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Light-activated green drugs: How we can use them in photodynamic therapy and mass-produce them with biotechnological tools
title Light-activated green drugs: How we can use them in photodynamic therapy and mass-produce them with biotechnological tools
spellingShingle Light-activated green drugs: How we can use them in photodynamic therapy and mass-produce them with biotechnological tools
Foresto, Emiliano
BIOTECHNOLOGY
CANCER
NATURAL PRODUCTS
PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
PHOTOSENSITIZERS
title_short Light-activated green drugs: How we can use them in photodynamic therapy and mass-produce them with biotechnological tools
title_full Light-activated green drugs: How we can use them in photodynamic therapy and mass-produce them with biotechnological tools
title_fullStr Light-activated green drugs: How we can use them in photodynamic therapy and mass-produce them with biotechnological tools
title_full_unstemmed Light-activated green drugs: How we can use them in photodynamic therapy and mass-produce them with biotechnological tools
title_sort Light-activated green drugs: How we can use them in photodynamic therapy and mass-produce them with biotechnological tools
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Foresto, Emiliano
Gilardi, Pamela
Ibarra, Luis Exequiel
Cogno, Ingrid Sol
author Foresto, Emiliano
author_facet Foresto, Emiliano
Gilardi, Pamela
Ibarra, Luis Exequiel
Cogno, Ingrid Sol
author_role author
author2 Gilardi, Pamela
Ibarra, Luis Exequiel
Cogno, Ingrid Sol
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BIOTECHNOLOGY
CANCER
NATURAL PRODUCTS
PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
PHOTOSENSITIZERS
topic BIOTECHNOLOGY
CANCER
NATURAL PRODUCTS
PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
PHOTOSENSITIZERS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising therapeutic approach to manage the resolution of cancer. Plants in nature are one of the potential sources for obtaining new photosensitizers (PSs) that are less toxic than synthetic compounds. Although several works have been done regarding PDT in the last decades, relatively minor attention has been paid to the study of extracts of medicinal plants called photoactivatable "green drugs''. The objective of the review was to identify common photoactive groups of PSs found in nature, mainly obtained from plants, analyzing their photochemical characteristics, and making a detailed botanical description of the plant groups from which they are obtained. In addition, biotechnological strategies in the cultivation of plant-based in vitro systems to produce natural PSs on a large scale are discussed. To accomplish it, the retrieval of potentially relevant studies was done by systematically searching scientific databases like Google Scholar and PubMed between the months of June–December of the year 2020. The main keywords used as search terms were related to plant-based photosensitizers, naturally occurring photosensitizers, phototoxins, plant cell cultures, hairy root cultures. Plant-based photoactivable compounds with an adequate botanical description of known and unknown plants used in PDT for the eradication of tumor cells are mandatory in the field of phytomedicine against cancer. On the other hand, potential PSs could be explored based on phototoxic plant species that were associated with photosensitization in animals and humans over time. The underlying principles of biotechnological processes for obtaining the secondary metabolites were addressed due to the need for new technologies to produce these potential pharmaceuticals drugs in an ecofriendly approach. The successes of plant-based PSs in PDT encourage researchers to work together with botanists to identify natural photoactive compounds from different plant species that remain to be identified or studied, and thus, they use them as alternatives for the synthesis of PSs with minimal side effects, low toxicity and greater selectivity in the different cancer treatments using PDT. Furthermore, novel biotechnology-based breeding techniques such as targeted genome editing methods will provide significant opportunities to produce natural products in plants, mainly when associated with the recent developments in scale-up capability and bioreactor design.
Fil: Foresto, Emiliano. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Agronomía y Veterinaria; Argentina
Fil: Gilardi, Pamela. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Ibarra, Luis Exequiel. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología Molecular; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina
Fil: Cogno, Ingrid Sol. Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto. Facultad de Cs.exactas Fisicoquimicas y Naturales. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud. - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - Cordoba. Instituto de Biotecnologia Ambiental y Salud.; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología Molecular; Argentina
description Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising therapeutic approach to manage the resolution of cancer. Plants in nature are one of the potential sources for obtaining new photosensitizers (PSs) that are less toxic than synthetic compounds. Although several works have been done regarding PDT in the last decades, relatively minor attention has been paid to the study of extracts of medicinal plants called photoactivatable "green drugs''. The objective of the review was to identify common photoactive groups of PSs found in nature, mainly obtained from plants, analyzing their photochemical characteristics, and making a detailed botanical description of the plant groups from which they are obtained. In addition, biotechnological strategies in the cultivation of plant-based in vitro systems to produce natural PSs on a large scale are discussed. To accomplish it, the retrieval of potentially relevant studies was done by systematically searching scientific databases like Google Scholar and PubMed between the months of June–December of the year 2020. The main keywords used as search terms were related to plant-based photosensitizers, naturally occurring photosensitizers, phototoxins, plant cell cultures, hairy root cultures. Plant-based photoactivable compounds with an adequate botanical description of known and unknown plants used in PDT for the eradication of tumor cells are mandatory in the field of phytomedicine against cancer. On the other hand, potential PSs could be explored based on phototoxic plant species that were associated with photosensitization in animals and humans over time. The underlying principles of biotechnological processes for obtaining the secondary metabolites were addressed due to the need for new technologies to produce these potential pharmaceuticals drugs in an ecofriendly approach. The successes of plant-based PSs in PDT encourage researchers to work together with botanists to identify natural photoactive compounds from different plant species that remain to be identified or studied, and thus, they use them as alternatives for the synthesis of PSs with minimal side effects, low toxicity and greater selectivity in the different cancer treatments using PDT. Furthermore, novel biotechnology-based breeding techniques such as targeted genome editing methods will provide significant opportunities to produce natural products in plants, mainly when associated with the recent developments in scale-up capability and bioreactor design.
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