Prof. Norbert Lange

2021

Double-PEGylated Cyclopeptidic Photosensitizer Prodrug Improves Drug Uptake from In Vitro to Hen's Egg Chorioallantoic Membrane Model
Bouilloux, J. Kiening, M. Yapi, S. Lange, N.
Molecules 2021 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26206241

2020

Cathepsin B-Cleavable Cyclopeptidic Chemotherapeutic Prodrugs
Herceg, V. Bouilloux, J. Janikowska, K. Allemann, E. Lange, N.
Molecules 2020 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25184285
c(RGDfK)- and ZnTriMPyP-Bound Polymeric Nanocarriers for Tumor-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy
de las Heras, E. Boix-Garriga, E. Bryden, F. Agut, M. Mora, M. Sagrista, M. L. Boyle, R. W. Lange, N. Nonell, S.
Photochemistry and Photobiology 2020 DOI: 10.1111/php.13238

2019

The Dark Side: Photosensitizer Prodrugs
Sansaloni-Pastor, S. Bouilloux, J. Lange, N.
Pharmaceuticals 2019 DOI: 10.3390/ph12040148
Squalene-PEG: Pyropheophorbide-a nanoconstructs for tumor theranostics
Adriouach, S. Vorobiev, V. Trefalt, G. Allemann, E. Lange, N. Babic, A.
Nanomedicine-Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2018.09.013
Correction: Cyclopeptidic photosensitizer prodrugs as proteolytically triggered drug delivery systems of pheophorbide A: part II - co-loading of pheophorbide A and black hole quencher
Bouilloux, J. Yushchenko, O. Dereka, B. Boso, G. Babic, A. Zbinden, H. Vauthey, E. Lange, N.
Photochem Photobiol Sci 2019 DOI: 10.1039/c9pp90053e
Correction: Cyclopeptidic photosensitizer prodrugs as proteolytically triggered drug delivery systems of pheophorbide A: part I - self-quenched prodrugs
Bouilloux, J. Yushchenko, O. Dereka, B. Boso, G. Zbinden, H. Vauthey, E. Babic, A. Lange, N.
Photochem Photobiol Sci 2019 DOI: 10.1039/c9pp90052g

2018

Cyclopeptidic photosensitizer prodrugs as proteolytically triggered drug delivery systems of pheophorbide A: part I - self-quenched prodrugs
Bouilloux, J. Yuschenko, O. Dereka, B. Boso, G. Zbinden, H. Vauthey, E. Babic, A. Lange, N.
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 2018 DOI: 10.1039/c8pp00317c
Cyclopeptidic photosensitizer prodrugs as proteolytically triggered drug delivery systems of pheophorbide A: part II - co-loading of pheophorbide A and black hole quencher
Bouilloux, J. Yuschenko, O. Dereka, B. Boso, G. Babic, A. Zbinden, H. Vauthey, E. Lange, N.
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 2018 DOI: 10.1039/c8pp00318a
Squalene-PEG-Exendin as High-Affinity Constructs for Pancreatic Beta-Cells
Babic, A. Vinet, L. Chellakudam, V. Janikowska, K. Allemann, E. Lange, N.
Bioconjugate Chemistry 2018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00186
Design, synthesis and in vitro evaluation of beta-glucuronidase-sensitive prodrug of 5-aminolevulinic acid for photodiagnosis of breast cancer cells
Herceg, V. Adriouach, S. Janikowska, K. Allemann, E. Lange, N. Babic, A.
Bioorganic Chemistry 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2018.03.020
Enzyme-mediated photoinactivation of Enterococcus faecalis using Rose Bengal-acetate
Manoil, D. Lange, N. Bouillaguet, S.
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-Biology 2018 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2018.01.001
5-Aminolevulinic Acid-Squalene Nanoassemblies for Tumor Photodetection and Therapy: In Vitro Studies
Babic, A. Herceg, V. Bastien, E. Lassalle, H. P. Bezdetnaya, L. Lange, N.
Nanoscale Research Letters 2018 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-2408-y

2017

An Activatable Photosensitizer Targeted to gamma-Glutamyltranspeptidase
Chiba, M. Ichikawa, Y. Kamiya, M. Komatsu, T. Ueno, T. Hanaoka, K. Nagano, T. Lange, N. Urano, Y.
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2017 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201704793
Activity of phosphatase-sensitive 5-aminolevulinic acid prodrugs in cancer cell lines
Herceg, V. Lange, N. Allemann, E. Babic, A.
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-Biology 2017 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2017.04.029

2016

Multivalent glibenclamide to generate islet specific imaging probes
Babic, A. Lamprianou, S. Vinet, L. Stransky-Heilkron, N. Xayaphoummine, C. Campo, M. A. Glombik, H. Schulte, A. Juretschke, H. P. Montet, X. Meda, P. Lange, N.
Biomaterials 2016 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.10.006
Tunable phosphatase-sensitive stable prodrugs of 5-aminolevulinic acid for tumor fluorescence photodetection
Babic, A. Herceg, V. Ateb, I. Allemann, E. Lange, N.
Journal of Controlled Release 2016 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.05.047
Time-resolved singlet-oxygen luminescence detection with an efficient and practical semiconductor single-photon detector
Boso, G. Ke, D. M. Korzh, B. Bouilloux, J. Lange, N. Zbinden, H.
Biomedical Optics Express 2016 DOI: 10.1364/boe.7.000211

2015

In vitro imaging of GLP-1R as an approach to non-invasive in vivo pancreatic islet imaging
Chellakudam, V. Janikowska, K. Babic, A. Allemann, E. Lange, N.
Diabetologia 2015 DOI:
Targeting GLP-1 receptors for repeated magnetic resonance imaging differentiates graded losses of pancreatic beta cells in mice
Vinet, L. Lamprianou, S. Babic, A. Lange, N. Thorel, F. Herrera, P. L. Montet, X. Meda, P.
Diabetologia 2015 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-014-3442-2

2014

Protoporphyrin (PPIX) efflux by the MacAB-TolC pump in Escherichia coli
Turlin, E. Heuck, G. Brandeo, M. I. S. Szili, N. Mellin, J. R. Lange, N. Wandersman, C.
Microbiologyopen 2014 DOI: 10.1002/mbo3.203
Flow cytometric assessment of Streptococcus mutans viability after exposure to blue light-activated curcumin
Manoil, D. Filieri, A. Gameiro, C. Lange, N. Schrenzel, J. Wataha, J. C. Bouillaguet, S.
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2014.06.003
Antimicrobial Activity and Cytotoxicity of 3 Photosensitizers Activated with Blue Light
Bulit, F. Grad, I. Manoil, D. Simon, S. Wataha, J. C. Filieri, A. Feki, A. Schrenzel, J. Lange, N. Bouillaguet, S.
Journal of Endodontics 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2013.12.001

2013

Blue light-mediated inactivation of Enterococcus faecalis in vitro
Pileggi, G. Wataha, J. C. Girard, M. Grad, I. Schrenzel, J. Lange, N. Bouillaguet, S.
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy 2013 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2012.11.002
Selective Photodetection and Photodynamic Therapy for Prostate Cancer through Targeting of Proteolytic Activity
Zuluaga, M. F. Sekkat, N. Gabriel, D. van den Bergh, H. Lange, N.
Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2013 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.Mct-12-0780

2012

Pharmaceutical technology at the service of targeted drug delivery
Allemann, E. Delie, F. Lange, N.
Chimia (Aarau) 2012 DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2012.308
Thrombin-sensitive dual fluorescence imaging and therapeutic agent for detection and treatment of synovial inflammation in murine rheumatoid arthritis
Gabriel, D. Lange, N. Chobaz-Peclat, V. Zuluaga, M. F. Gurny, R. van den Bergh, H. Busso, N.
Journal of Controlled Release 2012 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.08.022
Matrix mediated fluorescence enhancement - why nano-particles and PPIX make a friendly couple
Heuck, G. Lange, N.
Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines 2012 DOI: 10.1142/s1088424612500873
Enhanced Prostate Cancer Targeting by Modified Protease Sensitive Photosensitizer Prodrugs
Zuluaga, M. F. Gabriel, D. Lange, N.
Molecular Pharmaceutics 2012 DOI: 10.1021/mp2005774
Like a Bolt from the Blue: Phthalocyanines in Biomedical Optics
Sekkat, N. van den Bergh, H. Nyokong, T. Lange, N.
Molecules 2012 DOI: 10.3390/molecules17010098

2011

It is All About Proteases: From Drug Delivery to In Vivo Imaging and Photomedicine
Gabriel, D. Zuluaga, M. F. van den Bergh, H. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
Current Medicinal Chemistry 2011 DOI: 10.2174/092986711795496782
On the cutting edge: protease-sensitive prodrugs for the delivery of photoactive compounds
Gabriel, D. Zuluaga, M. F. Lange, N.
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 2011 DOI: 10.1039/c0pp00341g

2010

Production of Reactive Oxygen Species from Photosensitizers Activated with Visible Light Sources Available in Dental Offices
Bouillaguet, S. Wataha, J. C. Zapata, O. Campo, M. Lange, N. Schrenzel, J.
Photomedicine and Laser Surgery 2010 DOI: 10.1089/pho.2009.2505
Benefit of anti-HER2-coated paclitaxel-loaded immuno-nanoparticles in the treatment of disseminated ovarian cancer: Therapeutic efficacy and biodistribution in mice
Cirstoiu-Hapca, A. Buchegger, F. Lange, N. Bossy, L. Gurny, R. Delie, F.
Journal of Controlled Release 2010 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2010.02.026

2009

5-ALA derivative-mediated photoinactivation of Propionibacterium acnes
Fotinos, N. Mikulic, J. Convert, M. Campo, M. A. Piffaretti, J. C. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
Journal of Dermatological Science 2009 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2009.07.010
Thrombin-sensitive photodynamic agents: A novel strategy for selective synovectomy in rheumatoid arthritis
Gabriel, D. Busso, N. So, A. van den Bergh, H. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
Journal of Controlled Release 2009 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2009.05.012
Toward the understanding of the photodynamic activity of m-THPP encapsulated in PLGA nanoparticles: correlation between nanoparticle properties and in vivo activity
Vargas, A. Lange, N. Arvinte, T. Cerny, R. Gurny, R. Delie, F.
Journal of Drug Targeting 2009 DOI: 10.1080/10611860903118914
Quenching-induced deactivation of photosensitizer by nano encapsulation to improve phototherapy of cancer
Zeisser-Labouebe, M. Mattiuzzo, M. Lange, N. Gurny, R. Delie, F.
Journal of Drug Targeting 2009 DOI: 10.1080/10611860903118930
Bacteria capture iron from heme by keeping tetrapyrrol skeleton intact
Letoffe, S. Heuck, G. Delepelaire, P. Lange, N. Wandersman, C.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2009 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0903842106
Benefits of nanoencapsulation for the hypercin-mediated photodetection of ovarian micrometastases
Zeisser-Labouebe, M. Delie, F. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 2009 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2008.10.005
Screening of nanoparticulate delivery systems for the photodetection of cancer in a simple and cost-effective model
Zeisser-Labouebe, M. Delie, F. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
Nanomedicine 2009 DOI: 10.2217/17435889.4.2.135
Urokinase-plasminogen-activator sensitive polymeric photosensitizer prodrugs: design, synthesis and in vitro evaluation
Gabriel, D. Zuluaga, M. F. Martinez, M. N. Campo, M. A. Lange, N.
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2009 DOI: 10.1016/s1773-2247(09)50002-0

2008

Simultaneous but not prior inhibition of VEGF165 enhances the efficacy of photodynamic therapy in multiple models of ocular neovascularization
Ju, M. Mailhos, C. Bradley, J. Dowie, T. Ganley, M. Cook, G. Calias, P. Lange, N. Adamis, A. P. Shima, D. T. Robinson, G. S.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2008 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.07-0195
Effects on gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria mediated by 5-aminolevulinic Acid and 5-aminolevulinic acid derivatives
Fotinos, N. Convert, M. Piffaretti, J. C. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2008 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01372-07
Comparison of ALA- and ALA hexyl-ester-induced PpIX depth distribution in human skin carcinoma
Dognitz, N. Salomon, D. Zellweger, M. Ballini, J. P. Gabrecht, T. Lange, N. van den Bergh, H. Wagnieres, G.
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B-Biology 2008 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2008.07.012
Analysis of differential PDT effect in rat bladder tumor models according to concentrations of intravesical hexyl-aminolevulinate
Berrahmoune, S. Fotinos, N. Bezdetnaya, L. Lange, N. Guedenet, J. C. Guillemin, F. D'Hallewin, M. A.
Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 2008 DOI: 10.1039/b804921a
Video monitoring of neovessel occlusion induced by photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (Visudyne (R)), in the CAM model
Debefve, E. Pegaz, B. van den Bergh, H. Wagnieres, G. Lange, N. Ballini, J. P.
Angiogenesis 2008 DOI: 10.1007/s10456-008-9106-4
Intracellular reactive oxygen species in monocytes generated by photosensitive chromophores activated with blue light
Bouillaguet, S. Owen, B. Wataha, J. C. Campo, M. A. Lange, N. Schrenzel, J.
Dental Materials 2008 DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2007.12.004
Thermosetting gel for the delivery of 5-aminolevulinic acid esters to the cervix
Collaud, S. Peng, Q. A. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2008 DOI: 10.1002/jps.21181
Molecular imaging in a (pre-) clinical context
Lange, N. Becker, C. D. Montet, X.
Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica 2008 DOI:
Combination of photodynamic therapy with anti-cancer agents
Zuluaga, M. F. Lange, N.
Current Medicinal Chemistry 2008 DOI: 10.2174/092986708784872401

2007

Clinical evaluation of bioadhesive hydrogels for topical delivery of hexylaminolevulinate to Barrett's esophagus
Collaud, S. Warloe, T. Jordan, O. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
J Control Release 2007 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2007.08.015
The chick embryo and its chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) for the in vivo evaluation of drug delivery systems
Vargas, A. Zeisser-Labouebe, M. Lange, N. Gurny, R. Delie, F.
Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2007 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2007.04.019
Polymeric photosensitizer prodrugs for photodynamic therapy
Campo, M. A. Gabriel, D. Kucera, P. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
Photochem Photobiol 2007 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2007.00090.x
Tailoring protease-sensitive photodynamic agents to specific disease-associated enzymes
Gabriel, D. Campo, M. A. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
Bioconjug Chem 2007 DOI: 10.1021/bc060321l
Synergies of VEGF inhibition and photodynamic therapy in the treatment of age-related macular degeneration
Zuluaga, M. F. Mailhos, C. Robinson, G. Shima, D. T. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.06-1224
Hexyl-aminolevulinate-mediated photodynamic therapy: how to spare normal urothelium. An in vitro approach
Vaucher, L. Jichlinski, P. Lange, N. Ritter-Schenk, C. van den Bergh, H. Kucera, P.
Lasers Surg Med 2007 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.20416

2006

Hypericin-loaded nanoparticles for the photodynamic treatment of ovarian cancer
Zeisser-Labouebe, M. Lange, N. Gurny, R. Delie, F.
Int J Pharm 2006 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2006.07.012
An open pharmacokinetic study of hexylaminolevulinate-induced photodiagnosis after intravesical administration
Collaud, S. Jichlinski, P. Marti, A. Aymon, D. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
Drugs R D 2006 DOI: 10.2165/00126839-200607030-00005
Fluorescence diagnosis using enzyme-related metabolic abnormalities of neoplasia
Campo, M. A. Lange, N.
J Environ Pathol Toxicol Oncol 2006 DOI: 10.1615/jenvironpatholtoxicoloncol.v25.i1-2.220
5-Aminolevulinic acid derivatives in photomedicine: Characteristics, application and perspectives
Fotinos, N. Campo, M. A. Popowycz, F. Gurny, R. Lange, N.
Photochem Photobiol 2006 DOI: 10.1562/2006-02-03-IR-794

2005

mitoKATP channel activation in the postanoxic developing heart protects E-C coupling via NO-, ROS-, and PKC-dependent pathways
Sarre, A. Lange, N. Kucera, P. Raddatz, E.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2005 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00942.2004

2004

In vitro metabolism of 5-ALA esters derivatives in hairless mice skin homogenate and in vivo PpIX accumulation studies
De Rosa, F. S. Lopez, R. F. Thomazine, J. A. Tedesco, A. C. Lange, N. Bentley, M. V.
Pharm Res 2004 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-004-7677-3
Improved photodynamic activity of porphyrin loaded into nanoparticles: an in vivo evaluation using chick embryos
Vargas, A. Pegaz, B. Debefve, E. Konan-Kouakou, Y. Lange, N. Ballini, J. P. van den Bergh, H. Gurny, R. Delie, F.
Int J Pharm 2004 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2004.07.029
On the selectivity of 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced protoporphyrin IX formation
Collaud, S. Juzeniene, A. Moan, J. Lange, N.
Curr Med Chem Anticancer Agents 2004 DOI: 10.2174/1568011043352984
Photodynamic therapy of skin cancer: controlled drug delivery of 5-ALA and its esters
Lopez, R. F. Lange, N. Guy, R. Bentley, M. V.
Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2004 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2003.09.002

2003

Endoscopic fluorescence detection of intraepithelial neoplasia in Barrett's esophagus after oral administration of aminolevulinic acid
Stepinac, T. Felley, C. Jornod, P. Lange, N. Gabrecht, T. Fontolliet, C. Grosjean, P. vanMelle, G. van den Bergh, H. Monnier, P. Wagnieres, G. Dorta, G.
Endoscopy 2003 DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41514
Comparison of aminolevulinic acid and hexylester aminolevulinate induced protoporphyrin IX distribution in human bladder cancer
Marti, A. Jichlinski, P. Lange, N. Ballini, J. P. Guillou, L. Leisinger, H. J. Kucera, P.
J Urol 2003 DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000075054.38441.2d
Hexyl aminolevulinate fluorescence cystoscopy: new diagnostic tool for photodiagnosis of superficial bladder cancer--a multicenter study
Jichlinski, P. Guillou, L. Karlsen, S. J. Malmstrom, P. U. Jocham, D. Brennhovd, B. Johansson, E. Gartner, T. Lange, N. van den Bergh, H. Leisinger, H. J.
J Urol 2003 DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000060782.52358.04
Photodynamic diagnosis of ovarian cancer using hexaminolaevulinate: a preclinical study
Ludicke, F. Gabrecht, T. Lange, N. Wagnieres, G. Van Den Bergh, H. Berclaz, L. Major, A. L.
Br J Cancer 2003 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600958
In vitro skin permeation and retention of 5-aminolevulinic acid ester derivatives for photodynamic therapy
De Rosa, F. S. Tedesco, A. C. Lopez, R. F. Pierre, M. B. Lange, N. Marchetti, J. M. Rotta, J. C. Bentley, M. V.
J Control Release 2003 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-3659(03)00125-1
Enhanced delivery of 5-aminolevulinic acid esters by iontophoresis in vitro
Lopez, R. F. Bentley, M. V. Delgado-Charro, M. B. Salomon, D. van den Bergh, H. Lange, N. Guy, R. H.
Photochem Photobiol 2003 DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2003)077<0304:edoaae>2.0.co;2

2002

Production of protoporphyrin IX from 5-aminolevulinic acid and two of its esters in cells in vitro and tissues in vivo
Juzeniene, A. Ma, L. W. Juzenas, P. Iani, V. Lange, N. Moan, J.
Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) 2002 DOI:
Protoporphyrin IX photodynamic therapy for synovitis
Kirdaite, G. Lange, N. Busso, N. Van Den Bergh, H. Kucera, P. So, A.
Arthritis Rheum 2002 DOI: 10.1002/art.10199

2001

Routine experimental system for defining conditions used in photodynamic therapy and fluorescence photodetection of (non-) neoplastic epithelia
Lange, N. Vaucher, L. Marti, A. Etter, A. L. Gerber, P. van Den Bergh, H. Jichlinski, P. Kucera, P.
J Biomed Opt 2001 DOI: 10.1117/1.1352751
A new drug-screening procedure for photosensitizing agents used in photodynamic therapy for CNV
Lange, N. Ballini, J. P. Wagnieres, G. van den Bergh, H.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2001 DOI:

2000

5-Aminolevulinic acid and its derivatives: physical chemical properties and protoporphyrin IX formation in cultured cells
Uehlinger, P. Zellweger, M. Wagnieres, G. Juillerat-Jeanneret, L. van den Bergh, H. Lange, N.
J Photochem Photobiol B 2000 DOI: 10.1016/s1011-1344(99)00159-1

1999

Optimisation of the formation and distribution of protoporphyrin IX in the urothelium: an in vitro approach
Marti, A. Lange, N. van den Bergh, H. Sedmera, D. Jichlinski, P. Kucera, P.
J Urol 1999 DOI:
Photodetection of early human bladder cancer based on the fluorescence of 5-aminolaevulinic acid hexylester-induced protoporphyrin IX: a pilot study
Lange, N. Jichlinski, P. Zellweger, M. Forrer, M. Marti, A. Guillou, L. Kucera, P. Wagnieres, G. van den Bergh, H.
Br J Cancer 1999 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690338