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A scientific team from the Institute for Advanced Chemistry of Catalonia (IQAC), part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), in collaboration with the Vall d\u2019Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), has developed a new experimental strategy based on the use of light to activate a photoactivatable form of chloroquine. This approach makes it possible to eliminate tumor cells, including the most resistant ones known as cancer stem cells, in breast cancer models. The results have been published in the journal ACS Chemical Biology.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese stem cells, also called cancer stem cells, constitute a particularly problematic subpopulation because they are able to survive conventional treatments and promote tumor relapse. The goal of this work was precisely to find a way to eliminate them selectively,\u201d explains Laia Josa Culler\u00e9<\/strong>, author of the study and researcher at IQAC-CSIC.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To achieve this, the team used a photopharmacology approach, a discipline that allows drugs to be activated by light at a desired place and time. In this study, the researchers chemically modified a known compound, chloroquine<\/strong> (a drug used to treat malaria and autoimmune diseases, and which inhibits autophagy, a cellular process tumors use for their development and survival), so that it remains inactive until activated through illumination.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe design molecules that have no effect in the absence of light, but that, once stimulated by light, release the active drug and exert their action on tumor cells,\u201d says Sof\u00eda Alonso-Manresa<\/strong>, researcher at IQAC-CSIC.<\/p>\n

In vitro experiments carried out in colorectal and head and neck cancer cell models demonstrated that, after only a few seconds of illumination, the activated molecule prevents the formation of three-dimensional structures known as tumor spheres<\/strong>, which represent a model enriched in cancer stem cells.<\/p>\n

In the absence of light, these structures form normally. In addition, the study shows that the mechanism of action is related to the inhibition of autophagy, a key cellular process for the survival of these resistant cells.<\/p>\n

Validation in an animal model<\/strong><\/h4>\n

As a proof of concept, the team conducted validation assays in a murine breast cancer model. In these experiments, the molecule was administered directly into the tumor and activated through external illumination using LED-based devices that allow the light to be focused and directed.<\/p>\n

The results confirmed that activation of the compound occurs when light is applied inside the tumor, but not in the dark, reinforcing the potential of this strategy to act locally and reduce side effects in healthy tissues.<\/p>\n

\u201cTumor stem cells represent one of the main challenges in oncology because they are able to resist conventional treatments and promote tumor recurrence. This work demonstrates that photopharmacology can become a very promising tool to specifically target this cell population in a localized and controlled manner,\u201d highlights Matilde Lleonart<\/strong>, head of the Head and Neck Cancer: Biomedical Research in Cancer Stem Cells group at VHIR.<\/p>\n

Towards more precise therapies<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Although the work is still in its early stages, the results open the door to the development of new, more selective cancer therapies. Currently, Josa-Culler\u00e9\u2019s team is working on optimizing the molecules so they can be activated with more penetrating wavelengths, such as green or red light, which would facilitate their application in larger and deeper tumors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis approach makes it possible to precisely control when and where the drug acts, which could represent a significant advantage over conventional treatments,\u201d says Amadeu Llebaria<\/strong>, head of the Medicinal Chemistry and Synthesis group at IQAC-CSIC, where the research was carried out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The research was funded by national and European projects focused on the development of new therapeutic strategies against cancer.<\/p>\n

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Sof\u00eda Alonso-Manresa, Carme Serra, Lourdes Mu\u00f1oz, Marina Bataller, Yoelsis Garcia-Mayea, Matilde Esther Lleonart Pajarin, Belen Garcia Prats, Sandra Mancilla Zamora, Zamira Vanessa Diaz Riascos, Amadeu Llebaria and Laia Josa-Culler\u00e9. Photocaged Chloroquine Derivatives for the Light-Dependent Inhibition of Autophagy in Cancer Stem Cells<\/strong>. ACS Chemical Biology (2026). https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acschembio.5c00962<\/a><\/p>\n

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