Photothermal and photochemical effects of laser light absorption by indocyanine green (ICG)

Mohammad A. Yaseen; Parmeswaran Diagaradjane; Brian M. Pikkula; Jie Yu; Michael S. Wong; Bahman Anvari

doi:10.1117/12.589702

15 April 2005 Photothermal and photochemical effects of laser light absorption by indocyanine green (ICG)

Mohammad A. Yaseen, Parmeswaran Diagaradjane, Brian M. Pikkula, Jie Yu, Michael S. Wong, Bahman Anvari

Proceedings Volume 5695, Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XVI; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589702
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2005, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Indocyanine Green (ICG) is clinically used as a fluorescent dye for imaging purposes. Its rapid circulation kinetics and minimal toxicity has prompted investigation into ICG's utility as a photosentitizer for therapeutic applications. Traditionally, optically mediated tumor therapy has focused on photodynamic therapy, which employs a photochemical mechanism resulting from the absorption of low intensity CW laser light by localized photosensitizers such as Photofrin II, Benzoporphyrin Derivative (BPD), ICG. Treatment of cutaneous vascular malformations such as port-wine stains, on the other hand, is based on a photothermal mechanism resulting from the absorption of high intensity pulsed laser light by hemoglobin. In this study, we compared the effectiveness of combining photochemical and photothermal mechanisms during application of ICG in conjunction with laser irradiation with the intention that the combined approach may lead to a reduction in the threshold dose of pulsed laser light required to treat hypervascular malformations. The blood vessels in rabbit ears were used as an in vivo model for targeted vasculature. Irradiation of the ears with IR light (λ=785 nm, Δτ = 3 min, I_o = 120 mW) was used to elicit photochemical damage, while photothermal damage was brought about using pulses from a ruby laser (λ=694 nm, τ = 3 ms) with different fluences. For the combined modality, photochemical damage was induced first and followed by photothermal irradiation. This modality was compared with photothermal irradiation alone. The effectiveness of each irradiation scheme was assessed using histopathological analysis. We present preliminary data that suggests that pretreatment with photodynamic therapy before photothermal coagulation results in more severe vascular damage with lower photothermal fluence levels. The results of this study provide the foundation work for further exploration of the therapeutic potentials of photochemical and photothermal effects during application of ICG in conjunction with laser irradiation.

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Mohammad A. Yaseen, Parmeswaran Diagaradjane, Brian M. Pikkula, Jie Yu, Michael S. Wong, and Bahman Anvari "Photothermal and photochemical effects of laser light absorption by indocyanine green (ICG)", Proc. SPIE 5695, Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XVI, (15 April 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.589702

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