Destruction of erythroleukaemic cells by photoactivation of endogenous porphyrins.

Selective destruction of Friend erythroleukaemic cells (FELC) was potentiated by stimulation of endogenous porphyrin synthesis followed by light sensitization. Endogenous porphyrin biosynthesis in FELC was induced by supplementation of 5-amino levulinic acid (5-ALA) at a concentration of 5 X 10(-4) M. The main accumulated product, after 4 days culture, was uroporphyrin, while after 8 days culture the cells were loaded with protoporphyrin, up to 1.5 micrograms 10(-7) cells. Photoirradiation of the cells for 2 min, accumulating endogenous porphyrins, induced cardinal deformations and cell disintegration in greater than 95% of the cells, as examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The photodynamic destruction effects were dependent on cultivation time with 5-ALA. Flow cytometry analysis showed an immediate expansion of cell volume subsequent to irradiation, presumably a consequence of water influx. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of photosensitized cells after different time intervals of culture in 5-ALA medium, revealed initial damage to mitochondria and water influx into the nuclear envelope, after 2 days. After 3-4 days in culture the water influx phenomenon was pronounced, chromatin condensation took place and slight rupture of the outer membrane was detected. Cells photosensitized after 5-6 days of culture were completely disintegrated leaving a nuclear remnant and an enormously swollen nuclear envelope. The culture time dependence of the process, showed an interrelationship between the photodynamic effect and porphyrin accumulation sites in cellular compartments. The study presents a specific method for erythroleukaemic cell inactivation.

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