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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Detection of a Water-Soluble Hypericin Formulation in Glioblastoma Tissue with Fluorescence Lifetime and Intensity Using a Dual-Tap CMOS Camera System.

Mario Mischkulnig, David Reichert, Lionel Wightman, Vanessa Roth, Marijke Hölz, Lisa I Körner, Barbara Kiesel, Djenana Vejzovic, Gabriel A Giardina, Mikael T Erkkilae and 6 more

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  1. Method for Isolating Hypericin fromMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Mario MischkulnigDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5478-0792
David ReichertDepartment of Medical Physics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Lionel WightmanHypericum LifeScience GmbH, 1230 Vienna, Austria.
Vanessa RothDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Marijke HölzDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Lisa I KörnerDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-9227-461X
Barbara KieselDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-0939-9831
Djenana VejzovicDivision of Biomedical Research, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-7526-4399
Gabriel A GiardinaDepartment of Medical Physics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Mikael T ErkkilaeDepartment of Medical Physics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Angelika UnterhuberDepartment of Medical Physics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1251-3001
Marco AndreanaDepartment of Medical Physics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-8212-0545
Beate RinnerDivision of Biomedical Research, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-6340-4905
Andreas KubinHypericum LifeScience GmbH, 1230 Vienna, Austria.
Rainer LeitgebDepartment of Medical Physics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0131-4111
Georg WidhalmDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-6014-0273

Funding

Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) 885188Medical-Scientific Fund of the Mayor of Vienna 22182
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHigh hypericin-loaded polyvinylpyrrolidone (HHL-PVP) constitutes a novel approach to utilize the promising characteristics of hypericin for photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) and therapy (PDT) of brain tumors in an orally bioavailable formulation. The aim of this study was to investigate the ability of a Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) camera-based fluorescence imaging system to selectively visualize HHL-PVP in glioblastoma tissue even in the presence of 5-Aminolvevulinic acid (5-ALA) induced fluorescence, which is widely utilized in brain tumor surgery.

methodsWe applied a previously established system with a non-hypericin specific filter for 5-ALA fluorescence visualization and a newly introduced hypericin-specific filter at 575-615 nm that transmits the spectrum of hypericin, but not 5-ALA fluorescence. Glioblastoma specimens obtained from 12 patients (11 with preoperative 5-ALA intake) were ex vivo incubated with HHL-PVP. Subsequently, fluorescence intensity and lifetime changes using both the non-hypericin specific filter and hypericin-specific filter were measured before and after HHL-PVP incubation and after subsequent rinsing.

resultsWhile no significant differences in fluorescence signal were observed using the non-hypericin specific filter, statistically significant increases in fluorescence intensity (

conclusionsOur CMOS camera-based system with a hypericin-specific filter is capable of selectively visualizing hypericin fluorescence in glioblastoma tissue after ex vivo HHL-PVP incubation. In the future, this technique could facilitate clinical investigations of HHL-PVP for PDD and PDT while maintaining the current standard of care with 5-ALA guidance.

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fluorescencefluorescence lifetimeglioblastomaHHL-PVPhypericinvisualization

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PMCPMC11545445

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