简介:Aseriesof5-aminolevulinicacidanditsalkylestermethanesulfonateswasexploitedtophotodynamictherapy(PDT)ofhumanlymphocyticcells,U-937invitro.ThePDTefficiencyisinfluencedbytheconcentrationandincubationtime.Generally,forALAanditsalkylestermethanesulfonates,thecellsurvivalratedecreasesandtheaccumulationabilityofPpIXincreaseswiththeconcentrationandincubationtime.Wefoundthatthelongercarbonchainmethanesulfonates(C5-S,C6-S,C8-S)exhibitbetterPDTeffectthanALAmethanesulfonate.ThispossiblyprovidesapromisingroutetotheclinicalapplicationofPpIX-mediatedPDTtocancercell.