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Ohsaki et al. BMC Cancer (2017) 17:289 DOI 10.1186/s12885-017-3277-6 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Observation of Zn-photoprotoporphyrin red Autofluorescence in human bronchial cancer using color-fluorescence endoscopy Yoshinobu Ohsaki1*, Takaaki Sasaki1, Satoshi Endo1, Masahiro Kitada1, Shunsuke Okumura1, Noriko Hirai1, Yoshihiro Kazebayashi1, Eri Toyoshima1, Yasushi Yamamoto1, Kaneyoshi Takeyama1, Susumu Nakajima2 and Isao Sakata1,3 Abstract Background: We observed red autofluorescence emanating from bronchial cancer lesions using a sensitive colorfluorescence endoscopy system. We investigated to clarify the origin of the red autofluorescence. Methods: The wavelengths of the red autofluorescence emanating from lesions were measured in eight patients using a spectrum analyzer and compared based on pathologic findings. Red autofluorescence at 617.3, 617.4, 619.0, and 617.1 nm was emitted by normal bronchus, inflamed tissue, tissue exhibiting mild dysplasia, and malignant lesions, respectively. Protoporphyrin, uroporphyrin, and coproporphyrin, the major porphyrin derivatives in human blood, were purchased to determine which porphyrin derivative is the source of red fluorescence when acquired de novo. We synthesized photoporphyrin, Zn-protoporphyrin and Zn-photoprotoporphyrin from protoporphyrin. Results: Coproporphyrin and uroporphyrin emitted only weak fluorescence. Fluorescence was emitted by our synthesized Zn-photoprotoporphyrin at 625.5 nm and by photoprotoporphyrin at 664.0 nm. Conclusions: From these results, we conclude that Zn-photoprotoporphyrin was the source of the red autofluorescence observed in bronchial lesions. Zn-protoporphyrin is converted to Zn-photoprotoporphyrin by radiation with excitation light. Our results suggest that red autofluorescence emanating from Zn-photoprotoporphyrin in human tissues could interfere with photodynamic diagnosis using porphyrin derivatives such as Photofrin® and Lazerphyrin® with a sensitive endoscopy system, because color cameras cannot differentiate Zn-photoprotoporphyrin red fluorescence from that of other porphyrin derivatives. Keywords: Photodynamic diagnosis, Autofluorescence, Endoscopy, Prophyrin, Zn-photoprotoporphyrin Background Components of the human body such as collagen, nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP), and flavin-adenine dinucleotide (FAD), emit fluorescence when irradiated with light of an appropriate excitation wavelength [1, 2]. Normal human bronchial epithelial tissue emits green autofluorescence at a wavelength of ca. 540 nm due to NADP and FAD when excited with 405-nm blue light. This green autofluorescence is less * Correspondence: yohsaki@asahikawa-med.ac.jp 1 Respiratory Center, Asahikawa Medical University, 2-1-1-1 Midorigaoka Higashi, Asahikawa 078-8510, Japan Full list of author information is available at the end of the article intense in cancer lesions due to thickening of the epithelium, reductions in the levels of the source materials, and absorption of the fluorescence within the lesion. Therefore, cancerous lesions of the bronchus will be demonstrated by a reduction in the intensity of green autofluorescence when the lesions are observed using autofluorescence endoscopy. Several endoscopy systems have been developed for use in early detection of cancer lesions in the human bronchus. These systems include the LIFE lung [3, 4] (Xillix, Richmond, Canada), SAFE-3000 [5, 6] (Asahi Optical, Tokyo, Japan), D-Light AF [7] (Storz, Tuttlingen, Germany), and AFI (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan). Superior © The Author(s). 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. Ohsaki et al. BMC Cancer (2017) 17:289 Page 2 of 7 rates of early bronchial carcinoma detection using autofluorescence bronchoscopy (AFB) have been reported in meta-analyses that included data from our study [8, 9]. Although, LIFE lung and SAFE 3000 can detect both red and green fluorescence, only a decrease in the intensity of green autofluorescence in the cancer lesion is detectable using the above-mentioned systems, because their sensitivity is too low to permit visualization of color autofluorescence from human bronchial tissue and because a black and white charged coupled device (CCD) is used in the AFI system [10]. We developed a color fluorescence endoscopy system (PDS-2000 [11, 12]; Hamamatsu Photonics, Hamamatsu, Japan) to observe autofluorescence emanating from human tissues. This system detects both green autofluorescence from normal human organs as well as red autofluorescence from the accumulation of administered porphyrin derivatives. We compared the sensitivity of detection for bronchial cancers and precancerous lesions using this system and found that rate of lesion detection increased significantly, from 54.1 to 89.2%, when AFB was combined with white-light bronchoscopy [13]. During the above clinical study, we detected red autofluorescence emanating from cancer lesions, contact bleeding sites, and blood vessels, and we reported that the red to green autofluorescence ratio (R/G ratio) was significantly higher in the cancer lesions [13]. The accumulation of de novo porphyrin derivatives in cancer tissue, including the accumulation of protoporphyrin IX, has been reported [14, 15]. However, previous reports were based on the results of spectral analyses of resected tumor and drawn blood samples [16–18]. We observed red autofluorescence in human cancer lesions, contact bleeding sites, and the blood vessels of the bronchial wall using a color AFB system. The wavelength of the observed red autofluorescence differed from that reported in previous studies. In the present study, we measured the wavelength of red autofluorescence in order to determine the fluorescent component. This is the first report describing the origin of red autofluorescence observed in human cancer tissues, blood vessels, and contact bleeding sites in living patients using autofluorescence endoscopy. average wavelength of 405 nm generated by a 300-W xenon lamp using a band-pass filter is radiated through the light channel of the fiberscope. The system is connected to an endoscope using an Olympus Endoscopy System attachment. Methods Results Autofluorescence endoscopy system Analysis of the wavelength of autofluorescence emanating from human bronchus The PDS-2000 fluorescence endoscopy system was developed by Hamamatsu Photonics and Asahikawa Medical University [11–13, 19]. The system includes an intensified color CCD camera, a red-green and blue (RGB) control unit, a source of ca. 405-nm blue light, and a blue-light cut filter. The RGB control unit contains an RGB frame memory, image averaging system, scan converter, and camera control unit. Blue light of an Analysis of autofluorescence spectra Eight Asian patients with high risk of bronchial malignancy were enrolled in the present study. Seven patients had previously treated bronchogenic carcinoma, and one patient had history of bloody sputum (Table 1). Bronchial lesions in eight patients were observed using a bronchofiberscope connected to the PDS-2000 system. Biopsy samples were taken from lesions exhibiting red autofluorescence after measurement of the wavelength emitted from each lesion; samples were also taken from green autofluorescence–emitting tissue of the adjacent normal bronchial wall. The wavelength of lesion autofluorescence was analyzed using a PMA-12 modified color spectrum analyzer (Hamamatsu Photonics). The observation fiber was connected to the PMA-12 and then introduced into the 2-mm channel of the fiberscope. A band-pass filter cutting ca. 405-nm light was used to attenuate blue excitation light from the 300-W xenon lamp. The wavelengths of autofluorescence emanating from the cancer lesions, normal bronchial wall, blood, and blood vessels were determined. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Asahikawa Medical University (Approval number #237). Synthesis of porphyrin derivatives Uroporphyrin, coproporphyrin and protoporphyrin were purchased from Wako (Osaki, Japan). Photoprotoporphyrin, Zn-protoporphyrin, and Zn-photoprotoporphyrin were synthesized from protoporphyrin according to previously described methods [20, 21] (Fig. 1). Measurement of the wavelengths of fluorescent synthetic porphyrin derivatives The wavelength of fluorescence emitted by each of our synthesized porphyrins was measured under various conditions and compared with the wavelengths of autofluorescence emanating from the biological specimens. Bright-green autofluorescence was observed in normal human bronchial wall tissue examined using AFB with the PDS-2000 system [13]. Red fluorescing blood vessels were observed in the normal bronchial wall even by AFB. A decrease in the intensity of the green autofluorescence was observed in the bronchial carcinoma lesions. Ohsaki et al. BMC Cancer (2017) 17:289 Page 3 of 7 Table 1 Patients who were enrolled in the present study Case Gender Age Smoking history/Pack-Year Diagnosis Preceding therapy 1 Male 50–59 Current smoker/45 SqCC Chemo/Ra 2 Male 80–89 Ex-smoker/14 SqCC PDT 3 Male 70–79 Ex-smoker/36 SqCC PDT 4 Male 60–69 Current smoker/26 Bloody Sputum none 5 Male 70–79 Ex-smoker /180 SqCC PDT 6 Male 70–79 Ex-smoker /105 SqCC PDT 7 Male 70–79 Current smoker/83 SqCC recurrence Chemo/Ra, PDT 8 Male 70–79 Current smoker/50 SCLC/SqCC Chemo/Ra SqCC squamous cell carcinoma, SCLC small cell carcinoma, Chemo chemotherapy, Ra radiation, PDT photodynamic therapy Fig. 1 Chemical structures of porphyrin derivatives examined in the present study. Protoporphyrin (PP-H) is converted to photoprotoporphyrin (PPP-H) via 1,4-addition of oxygen to the vinyl substitute. Zn-protoporphyrin (Zn-PP) is converted to Zn-photoprotoporphyrin (Zn-PPP) via 1,4addition of oxygen to the vinyl substitute. In vitro reported fluorescence wavelengths are 630 nm for PP-H, 664 nm for PPP-H, 585 nm for Zn-PP, and 625 nm for Zn-PPP Ohsaki et al. BMC Cancer (2017) 17:289 Page 4 of 7 A total of 29 lesions exhibiting red fluorescence were found in 8 patients. Pathologic diagnosis was normal for 5 lesions and indicated inflammation for 13 lesions, mild dysplasia for 7 lesions, severe dysplasia for 1 lesion, and squamous cell carcinoma for 3 lesions. In the present study, we included lesions exhibiting weak red autofluorescence; therefore, our samples included non-cancerous as well as cancerous lesions. However, it was not difficult to differentiate cancerous from non-cancerous lesions, because the intensity of the red autofluorescence differed. Cancerous lesions were characterized by red autofluorescence by AFB [13]. Spectral analyses revealed that the wavelength of the green autofluorescence emanating from the normal bronchial wall tissue adjacent to the 29 lesions was 541.7 ± 0.51 nm (average ± SD, Table 2 and Fig. 2). The average wavelength of the red autofluorescence emanating from the 29 lesions was 617.7 ± 1.31 nm. The intensity of the green autofluorescence was markedly reduced in the squamous cell carcinoma lesions. The cancer lesions appeared red, and spectral analysis of the red autofluorescence showed an average wavelength of 617.1 ± 0.38 nm (Table 2 and Fig. 3). Red autofluorescence associated with bleeding in the bronchial wall resulting from contact with the bronchofiberscope and autofluorescence associated with the blood vessels in the bronchial wall was also observed. The wavelength of red autofluorescence was similar between lesions with different pathologic diagnoses. The wavelengths of green and red autofluorescence according to pathologic diagnosis are listed in Table 2. Analysis of the wavelength of fluorescence emitted by synthetic porphyrin derivatives Fig. 2 Spectrogram of green autofluorescence observed in the normal bronchial wall with a wavelength of ~540 nm. Data were acquired using a modified PMA-12 (Hamamatsu Photonics, Japan) photoprotoporphyrin, Zn-protoporphyrin, and Znphotoprotoporphyrin reportedly emit fluorescence at 630, 664, 585, and 625 nm, respectively, when excited with 400-nm light (Fig. 1). Our synthesized Zn-photoprotoporphyrin and photoprotoporphyrin were dissolved in 5% albumin solution and excited with 400-nm light. Fluorescence at wavelengths of 587.5, 625.5, and 664.0 nm was observed (Fig. 4). We added 5% albumin to the solution, because it was reported that the biochemical/biological environment, which might alter the quantum yield and lifetime of the fluorophore(s) [22]. However, 5% albumin To elucidate the source of the red autofluorescence observed by AFB in the bronchial lesions, we tested various porphyrin derivatives found in the human body, which include coproporphyrin, uroporphyrin, and protoporphyrin, and our synthesized photoprotoporphyrin, Zn-protoporphyrin and Zn-photoprotoporphyrin. Coproporphyrin and uroporphyrin emitted only weak fluoresce when excitation light was applied. Protoporphyrin, Table 2 Wavelengths of green and red autofluorescence emanating from bronchial lesions in eight patients (average ± SD) Pathologic diagnosis Green autofluorescence (nm) Red autofluorescence (nm) Normal (n = 5) 541.4 ± 0.00 617.3 ± 0.03 Inflammation (n = 13) 541.7 ± 0.49 617.4 ± 0.82 Mild dysplasia (n = 7) 542.0 ± 0.67 619.0 ± 2.04 Malignanta (n = 4) 541.0 ± 0.00 617.1 ± 0.38 a Includes three squamous cell carcinoma and one severe dysplasia Fig. 3 Spectrogram of red autofluorescence observed in squamous cell carcinoma bronchial lesions with a wavelength of ca. 620 nm. Data were acquired using a modified PMA-12 (Hamamatsu Photonics, Japan) Ohsaki et al. BMC Cancer (2017) 17:289 Fig. 4 Our synthesized Zn-photoprotoporphyrin and photoprotoporphyrin were dissolved in 5% albumin solution and excited with 400-nm light. Fluorescence emitted by synthetic porphyrin derivatives at wavelengths of 587.5, 625.5, and 664.0 nm. We concluded that the 587.5-nm fluorescence was from albumin, the 625.5-nm fluorescence was from Zn-photoprotoporphyrin, and the 664.0-nm fluorescence was from photoprotoporphyrin did not seem to alter wavelength of the fluorescence. We concluded that the 587.5-nm fluorescence was from albumin, the 625.5-nm fluorescence was from Znphotoprotoporphyrin, and the 664.0-nm fluorescence was from photoprotoporphyrin. In the present study, our synthesized Zn-protoporphyrin emitted 578-nm fluorescence (data not shown). These results suggested that Znprotoporphyrin in living patients is converted to Znphotoprotoporphyrin upon excitation with 400-nm light, and emits 625.5-nm fluorescence [23]. The difference between the 617.7-nm fluorescence observed in the human bronchus and the 625.5-nm fluorescence observed in the above experiment can be attributed to differences between in vivo and in vitro conditions. Therefore, we concluded that the source material of the red autofluorescence observed in cancer lesions, blood vessels, and contact bleeding sites using the PDS-2000 system was Zn-photoprotoporphyrin. The red fluorescence from Zn-photoprotoporphyrin could be detected visibly using the fluorescence endoscopy system in cancer lesions in which the intensity of green autofluorescence from normal tissue decreased, as well as in blood vessels and contact bleeding sites. Discussion Detection of red autofluorescence in cancers of the bladder, stomach, and lung has been reported. Highperformance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of tissues from patients with these cancers revealed substances emitting faint red fluorescence [17, 18]. The source of this red fluorescence has been attributed to the de novo accumulation of porphyrins [16, 24]. Page 5 of 7 However, this hypothesis has not been confirmed. We observed bronchogenic cancer lesions using a color fluorescence endoscopy system and found an increase in the R/G ratio in the cancer lesions [13]. Kluftunger et al. [25] reported increase of R/G ratio greater than 1.5 times the control, fluorescence imaging correctly identified areas of hyperplasia, dysplasia, CIS and invasive cancer using DMBA-induced hamster cheek pouch model. In our previous study, R/G ratio in bronchogenic cancer was significantly greater than those in normal bronchial wall due to decrease of green fluorescence and increase of red fluorescence in the cancer lesions [13]. This red fluorescence was also observed in blood vessels as well as in fresh contact bleeding sites in the bronchial wall. We found that the wavelength of the red fluorescence was 617.7 nm, and the source of the red fluorescence in the present study was identified as Znphotoprotoporphyrin. Zn-photoprotoporphyrin seems to be formed from Zn-protoporphyrin following irradiation with 405-nm blue light. However, it was difficult to extract porphyrin analogues from small biopsy specimen from the bronchial wall. De novo protoporphyrin IX has been implicated as a source of the red autofluorescence associated with cancerous tissues. Moesta et al. reported the emission of red fluorescence from colorectal cancers [18]. They analyzed chemical extracts of involved lymph nodes using reversed-phase HPLC and found a substance emitting 630-nm fluorescence. They concluded that protoporphyrin IX was the source of the red autofluorescence in these involved lymph nodes. Croce et al. reported naturally occurring porphyrins in a spontaneous tumorbearing mouse model [17]. They reported substantial levels of protoporphyrin IX in tumor, spleen, liver, and plasma samples. Protoporphyrin IX is formed from 5-aminolevulinic acid; however, its concentration in normal human tissues is low [26]. In addition, the wavelength of protoporphyrin IX fluorescence is 635 nm when excited with 405nm light [27]. These data suggest that the 617.7-nm autofluorescence emanating from cancer lesions, blood, and blood vessels in the present study was from a source other than protoporphyrin IX. The human body must therefore naturally contain a substance that emits strong, red autofluorescence. The present study was conducted to identify the source of the 617.7-nm red autofluorescence observed in previous studies. The major porphyrin derivatives found in normal human blood are uroporphyrin, coproporphyrin, and Zn-protoporphyrin. Normal blood levels of porphyrins are 0–1.0 μg/dl for total porphyrin, <2 μg/dl for coproporphyrin, 16–60 μg/dl for protoporphyrin, <2 μg/dl for uroporphyrin [28] and 23 μg/dl for Zn-protoporphyrin [29]. Zn-protoporphyrin reportedly emits fluorescence at Ohsaki et al. BMC Cancer (2017) 17:289 585 nm, but our synthesized Zn-protoporphyrin examined emitted 578-nm red fluorescence. This wavelength differed from the 617.7-nm fluorescence observed in bronchial cancer lesions, blood vessels, and contact bleeding sites. We then examined our synthesized Znphotoprotoporphyrin and photoprotoporphyrin by dissolving them in 5% albumin solution to mimic the conditions of the human body, and fluorescence from both of these porphyrin derivatives was detected. Znphotoprotoporphyrin and photoprotoporphyrin emitted fluorescence at 625.5 and 664.0 nm, respectively, and we therefore concluded that the red fluorescence emanating from bronchial cancer lesions, blood vessels, and contact bleeding sites in the present study was associated with Zn-photoprotoporphyrin. This conclusion is plausible, as the difference in wavelengths was acceptable, considering the measurement method and the in vivo and in vitro conditions. In the human body, Zn-protoporphyrin (emitting 578-nm red fluorescence) seems to become Znphotoprotoporphyrin (emitting 625.5-nm red fluorescence) following irradiation with 405-nm excitation light via photooxidation [30]. It is known that cancer lesions emit bi-phasic red fluorescence during photodynamic therapy (PDT) forming protoporphyrin photoproducts [31, 32]. This bi-phasic red fluorescence is emitted by protoporphyrin IX, which emits 636 nm red fluorescence, and photoprotoporphyrin, which emits 674 nm red fluorescence in case of PDT using 5-ALA [32]. In PDT, protoporphyrin becomes photoprotoporphyrin upon laser irradiation. Our present report is the first to describe the origin of red autofluorescence emanating from cancer lesions, blood vessels and fresh contact bleeding sites in living patients. Autofluorescence endoscopy revealed a decrease in the intensity of the green fluorescence emanating from normal human tissue. Autofluorescence endoscopy typically utilizes AFI and D-light AF systems. However, it is difficult to detect the red autofluorescence that emanates from cancer lesions, blood, and blood vessels using either system. This has led some researchers to conclude that human blood and blood vessels do not emit autofluorescence or emit only weak autofluorescence associated with hemoglobin. However, we found that red autofluorescence could be clearly detected using a sensitive autofluorescence endoscopy system such as the PDS-2000. We have observed red autofluorescence not only in bronchogenic carcinoma but also in tumors metastasized from breast, colon, and pancreatic cancers. We developed a new autofluorescence endoscopy system using an EM-CCD, PDS-TriMode (FLOVEL, Tachikawa, Japan), based on the PDS-2000 technology. The PDS-TriMode is a high-vision system, and its sensitivity is greater than that of the PDS-2000. The PDS-TriMode is capable of clearly detecting not only decreases in green Page 6 of 7 autofluorescence but also abnormal red autofluorescence emanating from cancer lesions, blood, and blood vessels. Analysis of the wavelength of red fluorescence can provide very important information. When 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is orally administered, levels of protoporphyrin IX (which emits 635-nm red fluorescence when excited with 405-nm light) increase in cancer tissues [33, 34]. Photofrin® and Lazerphyrin® have been approved and are currently used in PDT in Japan. In cancer tissues, Photofrin® and Lazerphyrin® emit 640- and 664-nm red fluorescence, respectively. These drugs are also used to detect cancerous tissue in photodynamic diagnosis (PDD). It is obviously difficult to differentiate 617.7-nm red autofluorescence emanating from the blood from 635-, 640-, and 664-nm red fluorescence using a sensitive color CCD camera. Attempts to do so could lead to false results in PDD. Our results indicate that reduction in the intensity of 617.7-nm red autofluorescence emanating from the blood is necessary for reliable PDD using porphyrin derivatives and 5-ALA. Conclusions We conclude that Zn-photoprotoporphyrin was the source of the red autofluorescence observed in bronchial lesions. Zn-protoporphyrin is converted to Znphotoprotoporphyrin by radiation with excitation light. Our results suggest that red autofluorescence emanating from Zn-photoprotoporphyrin in human tissues could interfere with photodynamic diagnosis using porphyrin derivatives such as Photofrin® and Lazerphyrin® with a sensitive endoscopy system, because color cameras cannot differentiate Zn-photoprotoporphyrin red fluorescence from that of other porphyrin derivatives. Abbreviations 5-ALA: 5-aminolevulinic acid; AFB: Autofluorescence bronchoscopy; CCD: Charged coupled device; FAD: Flavin-adenine dinucleotide; HPLC: High-performance liquid chromatography; NADP: Nicotinamideadenine dinucleotide phosphate; PDT: Photodynamic therapy; R/G ratio: Red to green autofluorescence ratio; RGB: Red, green and blue Acknowledgements Not applicable. Funding Fund from Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science supported collection, analysis, and interpretation of data and in writing the manuscript. Fund from Translational Research Network Program, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Japan supported development and modification of the fluorescent endoscopic system. Availability of data and materials The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. Authors’ contributions YO conducted this study as a principal investigator. KT and SN made substantial contributions to development of fluorescence endoscopy. TS, Ohsaki et al. BMC Cancer (2017) 17:289 SE, MK, SO, NH, YK, ET, YY, KT, SN and IS made substantial contributions to acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data; and been involved in drafting the manuscript and revising it critically for important intellectual content. Especially, IS made contributions to synthesis and analysis of the porphyrin derivatives. All authors have given final approval of the version to be published; participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for appropriate portions of the content; and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. Page 7 of 7 13. 14. 15. 16. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. 17. Consent for publication Not applicable. 18. 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