The absorption spectrum of disulphonated Aluminum Phthalocyanine (AlS₂Pc) was measured in vivo in a murine tumor model by time-resolved reflectance (TRR). Mice bearing the L1210 leukemia were administered intraperitoneally 2.5 mg/kg body weight of AlS₂Pc. Reflectance measurements were performed in the 650-695 nm range before and 4 h after the drug administration. The absorption coefficient at each wavelength was obtained by fitting the experimental curve using the diffusion equation. The spectrum of the photosensitizer was obtained as a difference between the absorption of treated and untreated mice. The absorption spectrum of AlS₂Pc was peaked at 685 nm, showing a red-shift of approximately 15 nm with respect to the spectrum in aqueous solution.

Date Published: 4 January 1995
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 2324, Optical Biopsy and Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Imaging, (4 January 1995); doi: 10.1117/12.198707

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2324:
Optical Biopsy and Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Imaging
Rinaldo Cubeddu; Renato Marchesini; Serge R. Mordon; Katarina Svanberg M.D.; Herbert H. Rinneberg; Georges A. Wagnieres, Editor(s)