Toxicological testing of a photoactive phthalocyanine-based antimicrobial substance

The aim of the study was toxicological testing of an innovative and efficient antimicrobial agent based on photoactive phthalocyanine (Pc) derivative. A promising Aluminium phthalocyanine (AlPc) with efficient and stable antimicrobial effects was subjected to a battery of toxicological tests to avoi...

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Published in:	Regulatory toxicology and pharmacology 2020-08, Vol.115, p.104685, Article 104685
Main Authors:	Kejlová, Kristina, Bendová, Hana, Chrz, Jan, Dvořáková, Markéta, Svobodová, Lada, Vlková, Alena, Kubáč, Lubomír, Kořínková, Radka, Černý, Jiří, Očadlíková, Danuše, Rucki, Marian, Heinonen, Tuula, Jírová, Dagmar, Letašiová, Silvia, Kandarova, Helena, Kolářová, Hana
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Language:	eng
Subjects:	Aluminium phthalocyanine Animals Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacokinetics Anti-Infective Agents - toxicity Cells, Cultured Chick Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane - blood supply Chorioallantoic Membrane - drug effects DNA Damage Estrogen Receptor alpha - metabolism Eye - drug effects Humans Indoles - pharmacokinetics Indoles - toxicity Irritants - pharmacokinetics Irritants - toxicity Local toxicity Lymphocytes - drug effects Mice, Inbred BALB C Photochemical Processes Phototoxicity Receptors, Androgen - metabolism Skin - drug effects Skin - metabolism Skin Absorption Skin penetration Swine Systemic toxicity Toxicity Tests
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Summary:	The aim of the study was toxicological testing of an innovative and efficient antimicrobial agent based on photoactive phthalocyanine (Pc) derivative. A promising Aluminium phthalocyanine (AlPc) with efficient and stable antimicrobial effects was subjected to a battery of toxicological tests to avoid local and systemic toxicity hazard. In compliance with the current European legislation restricting the use of experimental animals, the methods comprised exclusively in vitro procedures based on cellular and tissue models of human origin or mimicking human tissues. The battery of toxicological tests to identify local toxicity included skin corrosion/irritation, eye irritation, and phototoxicity. The basic systemic toxicity tests included acute toxicity, skin sensitization, genotoxicity, and endocrine disruption. The results showed that AlPc induced skin and eye irritation, exhibited borderline sensitization potential and mutagenic potential in one test strain of the Ames test, which was not confirmed in the chromosome aberration test. The AlPc was found to be phototoxic. The results from the cytotoxicity test designed for acute oral toxicity estimation were not conclusive, the acute toxicity potential has to be determined by conventional tests in vivo. Regarding endocrine disruption, no agonistic activity of the AlPc on human estrogen receptor α, nor human androgen receptor was observed. The skin penetration/absorption test revealed that the AlPc has not penetrated into the dermis and receptor fluid, confirming no risk of systemic exposure via the bloodstream. •A novel antimicrobial phthalocyanine AlPc was tested by methods in vitro.•AlPc is a skin and eye irritant, borderline sensitizer, mutagenic in Ames test.•AlPc is phototoxic, acute toxicity was not possible to estimate in vitro.•AlPc does not penetrate through skin into the bloodstream posing no systemic risk.
ISSN:	0273-2300 1096-0295