A representative set of potent antibacterial 6-desfluoro-8-methylquinolones, in which the C-6 fluorine atom is replaced by -NH2 or -H, and their 6-fluoro counterparts, were investigated to evaluate their phototoxic potential and to explore the mechanism behind their phototoxicity. The capacity to photosensitize biological substrates (lipids, proteins, DNA) has been analyzed, as well as their photocytotoxicity on red blood cells and 3T3 murine fibroblasts. The results obtained show that the quinolones studied are able to photosensitize red blood cell lysis in an oxygen-dependent way and induce a high decrease in cell viability after UVA irradiation. A major correlation with phototoxicity lies in the structure of the individual antibacterials and their hydrophobicity; in particular, 6-amino derivatives are less phototoxic than corresponding unsubstituted and fluorinated compounds. Cellular phototoxicity was inhibited by the addition of free radical and hydroxyl radical scavengers (BHA, GSH and DMTU), suggesting the involvement of a radical mechanism in their cytotoxicity. A good correlation was observed between lipid peroxidation and phototoxicity, indicating that the test compounds exert their toxic effects mainly in the cellular membrane. Preliminary experiments on pBR322 DNA show that these derivatives do not photocleave DNA, differently from the two photogenotoxic fluoroquinolones, ciprofloxacin and lomefloxacin, used as reference compounds.

In Vitro Phototoxic Properties of new 6-Desfluoro and 6-Fluoro-8-methylquinolones

FRAVOLINI, Arnaldo;TABARRINI, Oriana;CECCHETTI, Violetta
2002

Abstract

A representative set of potent antibacterial 6-desfluoro-8-methylquinolones, in which the C-6 fluorine atom is replaced by -NH2 or -H, and their 6-fluoro counterparts, were investigated to evaluate their phototoxic potential and to explore the mechanism behind their phototoxicity. The capacity to photosensitize biological substrates (lipids, proteins, DNA) has been analyzed, as well as their photocytotoxicity on red blood cells and 3T3 murine fibroblasts. The results obtained show that the quinolones studied are able to photosensitize red blood cell lysis in an oxygen-dependent way and induce a high decrease in cell viability after UVA irradiation. A major correlation with phototoxicity lies in the structure of the individual antibacterials and their hydrophobicity; in particular, 6-amino derivatives are less phototoxic than corresponding unsubstituted and fluorinated compounds. Cellular phototoxicity was inhibited by the addition of free radical and hydroxyl radical scavengers (BHA, GSH and DMTU), suggesting the involvement of a radical mechanism in their cytotoxicity. A good correlation was observed between lipid peroxidation and phototoxicity, indicating that the test compounds exert their toxic effects mainly in the cellular membrane. Preliminary experiments on pBR322 DNA show that these derivatives do not photocleave DNA, differently from the two photogenotoxic fluoroquinolones, ciprofloxacin and lomefloxacin, used as reference compounds.
2002
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