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Lu XX, Xue C, Dong JH, Zhang YZ, Gao F. Nanoplatform-based strategies for enhancing the lethality of current antitumor PDT. J Mater Chem B 2024; 12:3209-3225. [PMID: 38497405 DOI: 10.1039/d4tb00008k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) exhibits great application prospects in future clinical oncology due to its spatiotemporal controllability and good biosafety. However, the antitumor efficacy of PDT is seriously hindered by many factors, including tumor hypoxia, limited light penetration ability, and strong defense mechanisms of tumors. Considering that it is difficult to completely solve the first two problems, enhancing the lethality of antitumor PDT has become a good idea to extend its clinical application. Herein, we summarize the nanoplatform-involved strategies to effectively amplify the tumoricidal capability of current PDT and then discuss the present bottlenecks and prospects of the nanoplatform-based PDT sensitization strategies in tumor therapy. We hope this review will provide some references for others to design high-performance PDT nanoplatforms for tumor therapy.
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- Xin-Xin Lu
- Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- Institute of Advanced Materials and Flexible Electronics (IAMFE), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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Mazepa E, Furlanetto ALDDM, Brum H, Nakao LS, Martinez PA, Cadena SMSC, Rocha MEM, Cunha ES, Martinez GR. Effects of redox modulation on quiescin/sulfhydryl oxidase activity of melanoma cells. Mol Cell Biochem 2024; 479:511-524. [PMID: 37103678 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-023-04745-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Secreted quiescin/sulfhydryl oxidase (QSOX) is overexpressed in many tumor cell lines, including melanoma, and is usually associated with a pro-invasive phenotype. Our previous work described that B16-F10 cells enter in a quiescent state as a protective mechanism against damage generated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) during melanogenesis stimulation. Our present results show that QSOX activity was two-fold higher in cells with stimulated melanogenesis when compared to control cells. Considering that glutathione (GSH) is one of the main factor responsible for controlling redox homeostasis in cells, this work also aimed to investigate the relationship between QSOX activity, GSH levels and melanogenesis stimulation in B16-F10 murine melanoma cell line. The redox homeostasis was impaired by treating cells with GSH in excess or depleting its intracellular levels through BSO treatment. Interestingly, GSH-depleted cells without stimulation of melanogenesis kept high levels of viability, suggesting a possible adaptive mechanism of survival even under low GSH levels. They also showed lower extracellular activity of QSOX, and higher QSOX intracellular immunostaining, suggesting that this enzyme was less excreted from cells and corroborating with a diminished extracellular QSOX activity. On the other hand, cells under melanogenesis stimulation showed a lower GSH/GSSG ratio (8:1) in comparison with control (non-stimulated) cells (20:1), indicating a pro-oxidative state after stimulation. This was accompanied by decreased cell viability after GSH-depletion, no alterations in QSOX extracellular activity, but higher QSOX nucleic immunostaining. We suggest that melanogenesis stimulation and redox impairment caused by GSH-depletion enhanced the oxidative stress in these cells, contributing to additional alterations of its metabolic adaptive response.
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- Ester Mazepa
- Postgraduate Program in Sciences (Biochemistry), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Sciences (Biochemistry), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Sciences (Biochemistry), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Sciences (Biochemistry), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Sciences (Biochemistry), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UFPR, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Wijesinghe TP, Kaya B, Gonzálvez MA, Harmer JR, Gholam Azad M, Bernhardt PV, Dharmasivam M, Richardson DR. Steric Blockade of Oxy-Myoglobin Oxidation by Thiosemicarbazones: Structure-Activity Relationships of the Novel PPP4pT Series. J Med Chem 2023; 66:15453-15476. [PMID: 37922410 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2023]
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The di-2-pyridylketone thiosemicarbazones demonstrated marked anticancer efficacy, prompting progression of DpC to clinical trials. However, DpC induced deleterious oxy-myoglobin oxidation, stifling development. To address this, novel substituted phenyl thiosemicarbazone (PPP4pT) analogues and their Fe(III), Cu(II), and Zn(II) complexes were prepared. The PPP4pT analogues demonstrated potent antiproliferative activity (IC50: 0.009-0.066 μM), with the 1:1 Cu:L complexes showing the greatest efficacy. Substitutions leading to decreased redox potential of the PPP4pT:Cu(II) complexes were associated with higher antiproliferative activity, while increasing potential correlated with increased redox activity. Surprisingly, there was no correlation between redox activity and antiproliferative efficacy. The PPP4pT:Fe(III) complexes attenuated oxy-myoglobin oxidation significantly more than the clinically trialed thiosemicarbazones, Triapine, COTI-2, and DpC, or earlier thiosemicarbazone series. Incorporation of phenyl- and styryl-substituents led to steric blockade, preventing approach of the PPP4pT:Fe(III) complexes to the heme plane and its oxidation. The 1:1 Cu(II):PPP4pT complexes were inert to transmetalation and did not induce oxy-myoglobin oxidation.
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- Tharushi P Wijesinghe
- Centre for Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane 4111, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane 4111, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Advanced Imaging, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane 4111, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane 4111, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane 4111, Australia
- Department of Pathology and Biological Responses, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Dos Reis Oliveira C, Pereira JC, Barros Ibiapina A, Roseno Martins IR, de Castro E Sousa JM, Ferreira PMP, Carneiro da Silva FC. Buthionine sulfoximine and chemoresistance in cancer treatments: a systematic review with meta-analysis of preclinical studies. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART B, CRITICAL REVIEWS 2023; 26:417-441. [PMID: 37606035 DOI: 10.1080/10937404.2023.2246876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) is a synthetic amino acid that blocks the biosynthesis of reduced glutathione (GSH), an endogenous antioxidant cellular component present in tumor cells. GSH levels have been associated with tumor cell resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs and platinum compounds. Consequently, by depleting GSH, BSO enhances the cytotoxicity of chemotherapeutic agents in drug-resistant tumors. Therefore, the aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review with meta-analysis of preclinical studies utilizing BSO in cancer treatments. The systematic search was carried out using the following databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and EMBASE up until March 20, 2023, in order to collect preclinical studies that evaluated BSO, alone or in association, as a strategy for antineoplastic therapy. One hundred nine investigations were found to assess the cytotoxic potential of BSO alone or in combination with other compounds. Twenty-one of these met the criteria for performing the meta-analysis. The evidence gathered indicated that BSO alone exhibits cytotoxic activity. However, this compound is generally used in combination with other antineoplastic strategies, mainly chemotherapy ones, to improve cytotoxicity to carcinogenic cells and treatment efficacy. Finally, this review provides important considerations regarding BSO use in cancer treatment conditions, which might optimize future studies as a potential adjuvant antineoplastic therapeutic tool.
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil
- Laboratory of Experimental Cancerology (LabCancer), Department of Biophysics and Physiology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil
- Laboratory of Toxicological Genetics (Lapgenic), Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Experimental Cancerology (LabCancer), Department of Biophysics and Physiology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil
- Laboratory of Toxicological Genetics (Lapgenic), Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Brazil
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Ho HJ, Aoki N, Wu YJ, Gao MC, Sekine K, Sakurai T, Chiba H, Watanabe H, Watanabe M, Hui SP. A Pacific Oyster-Derived Antioxidant, DHMBA, Protects Renal Tubular HK-2 Cells against Oxidative Stress via Reduction of Mitochondrial ROS Production and Fragmentation. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10061. [PMID: 37373208 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The kidney contains numerous mitochondria in proximal tubular cells that provide energy for tubular secretion and reabsorption. Mitochondrial injury and consequent excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) production can cause tubular damage and play a major role in the pathogenesis of kidney diseases, including diabetic nephropathy. Accordingly, bioactive compounds that protect the renal tubular mitochondria from ROS are desirable. Here, we aimed to report 3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzyl alcohol (DHMBA), isolated from the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas) as a potentially useful compound. In human renal tubular HK-2 cells, DHMBA significantly mitigated the cytotoxicity induced by the ROS inducer L-buthionine-(S, R)-sulfoximine (BSO). DHMBA reduced the mitochondrial ROS production and subsequently regulated mitochondrial homeostasis, including mitochondrial biogenesis, fusion/fission balance, and mitophagy; DHMBA also enhanced mitochondrial respiration in BSO-treated cells. These findings highlight the potential of DHMBA to protect renal tubular mitochondrial function against oxidative stress.
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- Hsin-Jung Ho
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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- Department of Nutrition, Sapporo University of Health Sciences, Sapporo 007-0894, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
- Watanabe Oyster Laboratory, Co., Ltd., Tokyo 192-0154, Japan
- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Soka University, Tokyo 192-8577, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan
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Karapetyan G, Fereshetyan K, Harutyunyan H, Yenkoyan K. The synergy of β amyloid 1-42 and oxidative stress in the development of Alzheimer's disease-like neurodegeneration of hippocampal cells. Sci Rep 2022; 12:17883. [PMID: 36284177 PMCID: PMC9596457 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22761-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms eventually become severe enough to interfere with daily tasks. Understanding the etiology and pathogenesis of AD is necessary for the development of strategies for AD prevention and/or treatment, and modeling of this pathology is an important step in achieving this goal. β-amyloid peptide (Aβ) injection is a widely used approach for modeling AD. Nevertheless, it has been reported that the model constructed by injection of Aβ in combination with a prooxidant cocktail (ferrous sulfate, Aβ, and buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) (FAB)) best reflects the natural development of this disease. The relationship between oxidative stress and Aβ deposition and their respective roles in Aβ-induced pathology in different animal models of AD have been thoroughly investigated. In the current paper, we compared the effects of Aβ 1-42 alone with that of Aβ-associated oxidative stress induced by the FAB cocktail on the neurodegeneration of hippocampal cells in vitro. We constructed a FAB-induced AD model using rat primary hippocampal cells and analyzed the contribution of each compound. The study mainly focused on the prooxidant aspects of AD pathogenesis. Moreover, cellular bioenergetics was assessed and routine metabolic tests were performed to determine the usefulness of this model. The data clearly show that aggregated Aβ1-42 alone is significantly less toxic to hippocampal cells. Aggregated Aβ damages neurons, and glial cells proliferate to remove Aβ from the hippocampus. External prooxidant agents (Fe2+) or inhibition of internal antioxidant defense by BSO has more toxic effects on hippocampal cells than aggregated Aβ alone. Moreover, hippocampal cells fight against Aβ-induced damage more effectively than against oxidative damage. However, the combination of Aβ with external oxidative damage and inhibition of internal antioxidant defense is even more toxic, impairs cellular defense systems, and may mimic the late phase of AD-associated cell damage. Our findings strongly indicate a critical role for the combination of Aβ and oxidative stress in the development of neurodegeneration in vitro.
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- Gohar Karapetyan
- grid.427559.80000 0004 0418 5743Neuroscience Laboratory, Cobrain Center, Yerevan State Medical University named after M. Heratsi, 2 Koryun Str., 0025 Yerevan, Armenia
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- grid.427559.80000 0004 0418 5743Neuroscience Laboratory, Cobrain Center, Yerevan State Medical University named after M. Heratsi, 2 Koryun Str., 0025 Yerevan, Armenia ,grid.427559.80000 0004 0418 5743Department of Biochemistry, Yerevan State Medical University named after M. Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
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- grid.427559.80000 0004 0418 5743Neuroscience Laboratory, Cobrain Center, Yerevan State Medical University named after M. Heratsi, 2 Koryun Str., 0025 Yerevan, Armenia
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- grid.427559.80000 0004 0418 5743Neuroscience Laboratory, Cobrain Center, Yerevan State Medical University named after M. Heratsi, 2 Koryun Str., 0025 Yerevan, Armenia ,grid.427559.80000 0004 0418 5743Department of Biochemistry, Yerevan State Medical University named after M. Heratsi, Yerevan, Armenia
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The liposomal delivery of hydrophobic oxidovanadium complexes imparts highly effective cytotoxicity and differentiating capacity in neuroblastoma tumour cells. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16660. [PMID: 33028860 PMCID: PMC7542164 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73539-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Oxidovanadium complexes with organic ligands are well known to have cytotoxic or differentiating capabilities against a range of cancer cell types. Their limited use in clinical testing though has resulted largely from uncertainties about the long-term toxicities of such complexes, due in part to the speciation to vanadate ions in the circulation. We hypothesised that more highly stable complexes, delivered using liposomes, may provide improved opportunities for oxidovanadium applications against cancer. In this study we sourced specifically hydrophobic forms of oxidovanadium complexes with the explicit aim of demonstrating liposomal encapsulation, bioavailability in cultured neuroblastoma cells, and effective cytotoxic or differentiating activity. Our data show that four ethanol-solubilised complexes with amine bisphenol, aminoalcohol bisphenol or salan ligands are equally or more effective than a previously used complex bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(V) in neuroblastoma cell lines. Moreover, we show that one of these complexes can be stably incorporated into cationic liposomes where it retains very good bioavailability, apparently low speciation and enhanced efficacy compared to ethanol delivery. This study provides the first proof-of-concept that stable, hydrophobic oxidovanadium complexes retain excellent cellular activity when delivered effectively to cancer cells with nanotechnology. This offers the improved prospect of applying oxidovanadium-based drugs in vivo with increased stability and reduced off-target toxicity.
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Homma T, Kobayashi S, Fujii J. Cysteine preservation confers resistance to glutathione-depleted cells against ferroptosis via CDGSH iron sulphur domain-containing proteins (CISDs). Free Radic Res 2020; 54:397-407. [DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2020.1780229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Takujiro Homma
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan
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Kaushal P, Kumar P, Dhar P. Ameliorative role of antioxidant supplementation on sodium-arsenite induced adverse effects on the developing rat cerebellum. J Ayurveda Integr Med 2019; 11:455-463. [PMID: 30635247 PMCID: PMC7772504 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaim.2018.02.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Revised: 01/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Arsenic is an environmental contaminant of global concern. Consumption of ground water contaminated with inorganic arsenic (iAs) continues to be the major source of its exposure. The developing nervous system is especially vulnerable to environmental insults due to its higher rate of oxygen consumption and provision of weaker antioxidant (AOX) machinery. Objective Since oxidative stress has been reported as one of the major factors underlying iAs induced toxicity, the aim of the present study is to study the effect of two AOXs i.e., Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) and Curcumin (Cur) in developing cerebellum of rats exposed to arsenic during postnatal period. Materials and Methods The study was carried out on mother reared neonatal rat pups grouped as normal (Ia) and sham (vehicle) controls (Ib,c,d), while the experimental groups IIa/ IIb received sodium arsenite (NaAsO2) [(1.5/2.5 mg/kg body weight (bw)] alone or along with ALA (70 mg/kg bw)- IIIa/ IIIb or along with Cur (150 mg/kg bw)- IVa/ IVb. Behavioural, biochemical and immunohistochemical procedures were carried out to understand the underlying mechanisms. Results The observations indicated deficits in locomotor function, accumulation of iAs, increased levels of oxidative stress markers along with downregulation of the expression of proteins closely associated with synaptic functioning (Synaptophysin and Postsynaptic density protein95) in the cerebellum of iAs treated animals. Substantial recovery in all these parameters was observed in AOX co-treated groups. Conclusion Our results support the potential of ALA and Cur in amelioration of iAs induced developmental neurotoxicity. ALA and Cur can be proposed as dietary adjuvants amongst populations inhabiting areas with high iAs contamination as a safe and cost effective antidotes.
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- Parul Kaushal
- Department of Anatomy, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Anatomy, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
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- Department of Anatomy, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
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Miran T, Vogg ATJ, Drude N, Mottaghy FM, Morgenroth A. Modulation of glutathione promotes apoptosis in triple-negative breast cancer cells. FASEB J 2018; 32:2803-2813. [PMID: 29301945 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201701157r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Triple-negative breast cancer has an extremely high rate of relapse. This is particularly due to the existence and survival of cancer stem cells (CSCs) characterized by increased amounts of glutathione (GSH). In this study, we evaluated the potential of pharmacological GSH depletion to sensitize CSCs to ionizing radiotherapy with an I-125-labeled nucleoside analog, 5-iodo-4'-thio-2'-deoxyuridine (ITdU). CSCs were isolated using CD24-- and CD44+-specific microbeads. GSH and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were evaluated by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. GSH synthesis was inhibited with buthionine sulfoximine (BSO). Apoptotic cells were identified with propidium iodide and double-strand DNA breaks were detected by γ-H2AX staining. For therapy study, BSO treated and untreated mice xenografted with breast CSCs received weekly I-125-ITdU. Therapy efficiency was monitored by fluorodeoxyglucose-18-µ-positron emission tomography. We showed that GSH modulation sensitizes CD24- and CD44+ breast cancer cells to endogenous nanoradiotherapy. BSO synergistically affects ROS generation induced by I-125-ITdU. In an in vivo study, we demonstrated a complete tumor regression as a consequence of preconditioning with a GSH-synthesis inhibitor prior to treatment with I-125-ITdU. GSH modulation in combination with an oxidative stress-generating treatment such as endogenous radiotherapy using an Auger emitter offers an extraordinary opportunity for selective and efficient eradication of drug-resistant CSCs.-Miran, T., Vogg, A. T. J., Drude, N., Mottaghy, F. M., Morgenroth, A. Modulation of glutathione promotes apoptosis in triple-negative breast cancer cells.
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- Tara Miran
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.,Department of Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Aachen, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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Jeddi F, Soozangar N, Sadeghi MR, Somi MH, Samadi N. Contradictory roles of Nrf2/Keap1 signaling pathway in cancer prevention/promotion and chemoresistance. DNA Repair (Amst) 2017; 54:13-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2017.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Revised: 03/25/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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3-bromopyruvate and buthionine sulfoximine effectively kill anoikis-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma cells. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0174271. [PMID: 28362858 PMCID: PMC5376082 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0174271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Acquisition of anoikis resistance is a prerequisite for metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, little is known about how energy metabolism and antioxidant systems are altered in anoikis-resistant (AR) HCC cells. We evaluated anti-tumor effects of a combination treatment of 3-bromopyruvate (3-BP) and buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) in AR HCC cells. METHODS We compared glycolysis, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and chemoresistance among Huh-BAT, HepG2 HCC cells, and the corresponding AR cells. Expression of hexokinase II, gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (rGCS), and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) markers in AR cells was assessed. Anti-tumor effects of a combination treatment of 3-BP and BSO were evaluated in AR cells and an HCC xenograft mouse model. RESULTS AR HCC cells showed significantly higher chemoresistance, glycolysis and lower ROS production than attached cells. Expression of hexokinase II, rGCS, and EMT markers was higher in AR HCC cells than attached cells. A combination treatment of 3-BP/BSO effectively suppressed proliferation of AR HCC cells through apoptosis by blocking glycolysis and enhancing ROS levels. In xenograft mouse models, tumor growth derived from AR HCC cells was significantly suppressed in the group treated with 3-BP/BSO compared to the group treated with 3-BP or sorafenib. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrated that a combination treatment of 3-BP/BSO had a synergistic anti-tumor effect in an AR HCC model. This strategy may be an effective adjuvant therapy for patients with sorafenib-resistant HCC.
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Wrotek S, Domagalski K, Jędrzejewski T, Dec E, Kozak W. Buthionine sulfoximine, a glutathione depletor, attenuates endotoxic fever and reduces IL-1β and IL-6 level in rats. Cytokine 2016; 90:31-37. [PMID: 27764704 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2016.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Revised: 10/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) - a glutathione depletor - on a course of endotoxic fever and IL-1β and IL-6 production. MATERIAL AND METHODS Male Wistar rats were subjected to intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from E. coli (50μg/kg, ip) to provoke fever. The level of spleen glutathione, plasma interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and deep body temperature (Tb) were measured. RESULTS The LPS administration provoked fever (the average Tb was 38.14±0.05°C in NaCl/LPS-treated rats vs 37.10±0.03°C in control, not-treated rats; p<0.001). We observed that LPS injection induced a decrease in spleen glutathione level (7.67±0.92nM/g vs 13.27±0.47nM/g in not-treated rats; p<0.001). Furthermore, the injection of LPS provoked an elevation of plasma IL-1β and IL-6 concentration (from values below the lowest detectable standard in not-treated animals to 199.99±34.89pg/mL and 7500±542.21pg/mL, respectively; p<0.001). Pretreatment with BSO enhanced glutathione decrease in LPS-treated rats (5.05±0.49nM/g), and significantly affected fever (maximal Tb was 37.81±0.07°C in BSO/LPS-treated rats vs 38.76±0.11°C in NaCl/LPS-treated rats). BSO 4h after LPS injection decreased IL-1β and IL-6 gene expression (about 1.5 fold, and 2 fold, respectively). In a consequence we observed a decrease in plasma IL-6 concentration (4h after LPS injection plasma IL-6 was 4167.17±956.54pg/mL in BSO/LPS-treated rats vs 7500±542.21pg/mL in NaCl/LPS-treated rats; p<0.001), and later IL-1β (7h after LPS injection the IL-1β concentration was not detected). CONCLUSION Based on these data, we conclude that BSO, in addition to well-known application as an inhibitor of glutathione synthesis, is an antipyretic agent which reduces both IL-1β and IL-6 concentration.
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- Sylwia Wrotek
- Department of Immunology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Ul. Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
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- Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Wilenska 4, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
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- Department of Immunology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Ul. Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
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- Department of Immunology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Ul. Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
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- Department of Immunology, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Ul. Lwowska 1, 87-100 Torun, Poland.
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Villablanca JG, Volchenboum SL, Cho H, Kang MH, Cohn SL, Anderson CP, Marachelian A, Groshen S, Tsao-Wei D, Matthay KK, Maris JM, Hasenauer CE, Czarnecki S, Lai H, Goodarzian F, Shimada H, Reynolds CP. A Phase I New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy Study of Buthionine Sulfoximine and Melphalan With Autologous Stem Cells for Recurrent/Refractory High-Risk Neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2016; 63:1349-56. [PMID: 27092812 PMCID: PMC8992729 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Revised: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Myeloablative therapy for high-risk neuroblastoma commonly includes melphalan. Increased cellular glutathione (GSH) can mediate melphalan resistance. Buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), a GSH synthesis inhibitor, enhances melphalan activity against neuroblastoma cell lines, providing the rationale for a Phase 1 trial of BSO-melphalan. PROCEDURES Patients with recurrent/resistant high-risk neuroblastoma received BSO (3 gram/m(2) bolus, then 24 grams/m(2) /day infusion days -4 to -2), with escalating doses of intravenous melphalan (20-125 mg/m(2) ) days -3 and -2, and autologous stem cells day 0 using 3 + 3 dose escalation. RESULTS Among 28 patients evaluable for dose escalation, one dose-limiting toxicity occurred at 20 mg/m(2) melphalan (grade 3 aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase) and one at 80 mg/m(2) (streptococcal bacteremia, grade 4 hypotension/pulmonary/hypocalcemia) without sequelae. Among 25 patients evaluable for response, there was one partial response (PR) and two mixed responses (MRs) among eight patients with prior melphalan exposure; one PR and three MRs among 16 patients without prior melphalan; one stable disease with unknown melphalan history. Melphalan pharmacokinetics with BSO were similar to reports for melphalan alone. Melphalan Cmax for most patients was below the 10 μM concentration that showed neuroblastoma preclinical activity with BSO. CONCLUSIONS BSO (75 gram/m(2) ) with melphalan (125 mg/m(2) ) is tolerable with stem cell support and active in recurrent/refractory neuroblastoma. Further dose escalation is feasible and may increase responses.
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- Judith G. Villablanca
- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California,Correspondence to: Judith G. Villablanca, Departments of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Mailstop #54, Los Angeles, CA 90027.,
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Cancer Center and Departments of Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Pediatrics, and Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas
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- Cancer Center and Departments of Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Pediatrics, and Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Preventative Medicine Statistics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Preventative Medicine Statistics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pathology and The Saban Research Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Cancer Center and Departments of Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Pediatrics, and Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, Texas
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Nifurtimox Is Effective Against Neural Tumor Cells and Is Synergistic with Buthionine Sulfoximine. Sci Rep 2016; 6:27458. [PMID: 27282514 PMCID: PMC4901277 DOI: 10.1038/srep27458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Children with aggressive neural tumors have poor survival rates and novel therapies are needed. Previous studies have identified nifurtimox and buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) as effective agents in children with neuroblastoma and medulloblastoma. We hypothesized that nifurtimox would be effective against other neural tumor cells and would be synergistic with BSO. We determined neural tumor cell viability before and after treatment with nifurtimox using MTT assays. Assays for DNA ladder formation and poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) cleavage were performed to measure the induction of apoptosis after nifurtimox treatment. Inhibition of intracellular signaling was measured by Western blot analysis of treated and untreated cells. Tumor cells were then treated with combinations of nifurtimox and BSO and evaluated for viability using MTT assays. All neural tumor cell lines were sensitive to nifurtimox, and IC50 values ranged from approximately 20 to 210 μM. Nifurtimox treatment inhibited ERK phosphorylation and induced apoptosis in tumor cells. Furthermore, the combination of nifurtimox and BSO demonstrated significant synergistic efficacy in all tested cell lines. Additional preclinical and clinical studies of the combination of nifurtimox and BSO in patients with neural tumors are warranted.
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Tan JK, Then SM, Mazlan M, Jamal R, Ngah WZW. Vitamin E, γ-tocotrienol, Protects Against Buthionine Sulfoximine-Induced Cell Death by Scavenging Free Radicals in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells. Nutr Cancer 2016; 68:507-17. [PMID: 27008382 DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2016.1153671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) to selectively kill cancer cells is an important feature of radiotherapy and various chemotherapies. Depletion of glutathione can induce apoptosis in cancer cells or sensitize them to anticancer treatments intended to modulate ROS levels. In contrast, antioxidants protect cancer cells from oxidative stress-induced cell death by scavenging ROS. The role of exogenous antioxidants in cancer cells under oxidative insults remains controversial and unclear. This study aimed to identify protective pathways modulated by γ-tocotrienol (γT3), an isomer of vitamin E, in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells under oxidative stress. Using buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) as an inhibitor of glutathione synthesis, we found that BSO treatment reduced the viability of SH-SY5Y cells. BSO induced cell death by increasing apoptosis, decreased the level of reduced glutathione (GSH), and increased ROS levels in SH-SY5Y cells. Addition of γT3 increased the viability of BSO-treated cells, suppressed apoptosis, and decreased the ROS level induced by BSO, while the GSH level was unaffected. These results suggest that decreasing GSH levels by BSO increased ROS levels, leading to apoptosis in SH-SY5Y cells. γT3 attenuated the BSO-induced cell death by scavenging free radicals.
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- Jen-Kit Tan
- a UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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- a UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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- b Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA , Selangor , Malaysia
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- a UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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- a UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.,c Department of Biochemistry , Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center , Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
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Sayour ME, Abd El Salam RM, Elyamany MF, El Sayed AM, El-Awady RA. Combination of Paracetamol and the Glutathione Depleting Agent Buthionine Sulfoximine Show Differential Effect on Liver Cancer Cells and Normal Hepatocytes. PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY 2016; 07:443-458. [DOI: 10.4236/pp.2016.711051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Li Q, Yin X, Wang W, Zhan M, Zhao B, Hou Z, Wang J. The effects of buthionine sulfoximine on the proliferation and apoptosis of biliary tract cancer cells induced by cisplatin and gemcitabine. Oncol Lett 2015; 11:474-480. [PMID: 26870236 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.3879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC) have a poor prognosis. Advanced BTC patients have been treated with cisplatin in combination with gemcitabine, however, the treatment has had little impact on survival rates, and more effective treatments are urgently required for this disease. Previous studies discovered that buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), a potent inhibitor of glutathione (GSH) synthesis, was able to enhance the cytotoxic effect of various drugs in cancer cells. Phase I studies demonstrated that continuous-infusion of BSO was relatively non-toxic and resulted in the depletion of tumor GSH. However, the synergistic effect of BSO and cisplatin in BTC cells remains unknown, and no reports are available regarding sensitization to gemcitabine by BSO. In the present study, the effect of BSO in combination with cisplatin or gemcitabine in the treatment of BTC cells was examined in vitro. Cytotoxic effects were measured using an MTT assay, Annexin V assay and fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis. Antiapoptotic protein expression levels were examined using western blot analysis. The results revealed that a sub-toxic concentration of BSO was capable of significantly enhancing cisplatin-induced apoptosis in BTC cells. The mechanisms of BSO's effect on BTC cells may be attributable to the reduction of GSH levels and downregulation of the expression of antiapoptotic proteins (Bcl-2, Bcl-xL and Mcl-1). Furthermore, BSO enhanced the antiproliferative effect of gemcitabine. In conclusion, the present data are the first results to indicate that BSO may sensitize BTC cells to standard first-line chemotherapeutic agents (cisplatin and gemcitabine). Combining BSO with cisplatin and gemcitabine is a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of BTC.
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- Qiwei Li
- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Institutes of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, P.R. China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Tumor Microenvironment and Inflammation, Institutes of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200025, P.R. China
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, P.R. China
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Enhancement of melphalan activity by buthionine sulfoximine and electroporation in melanoma cells. Anticancer Drugs 2015; 26:284-92. [PMID: 25514113 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000000192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Melphalan represents the reference drug for locoregional chemotherapy of melanoma; nevertheless, treatment failure may occur because of resistance to chemotherapy. Refractory melanoma cells show either an increased capability of drug inactivation, which is known to be associated with elevated intracellular levels of glutathione (GSH), or a decreased melphalan uptake. The aim of this study was to explore a biochemical and a biophysical strategy, and their combination, to overcome melphalan resistance in melanoma cells. The biochemical strategy was based on the treatment of melanoma cells with DL-buthionine (S,R)-sulfoximine (BSO) to deplete the GSH levels, thus reducing melphalan inactivation. In the biophysical strategy, cell membrane electroporation was used to increase melphalan uptake. The SK-MEL 28-resistant human melanoma cell line was pretreated with 50 μmol/l BSO for 24 h and then treated with increasing melphalan doses, with or without electroporation. Spectrophotometric quantification of cell viability was used to determine melphalan cytotoxicity. Intracellular total GSH was measured using a kinetic enzymatic assay. BSO induced 3.50-fold GSH depletion in untreated cells and a similar reduction was also maintained in melphalan-treated cells. BSO pretreatment produced a 2.46-fold increase in melphalan cytotoxicity. Electroporation increased melphalan cytotoxicity 1.42-fold. The combination of both BSO pretreatment with melphalan plus electroporation led to a 4.40-fold increase in melphalan cytotoxicity compared with melphalan alone. Pretreatment with BSO and cell membrane permeabilization by electroporation enhanced the cytotoxic activity of melphalan in melanoma cells. Their rational combination deserves further investigation and may improve the efficacy of locoregional chemotherapy of melanoma.
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Unal F, Yuksel MA, Boran B, Yuksel IT, Abali R. The role of N-Acetylcysteine in preventing cyclophosphamide-induced gonadotoxicity: An experimental study in rats. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2015; 36:372-5. [PMID: 26466512 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2015.1065236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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This study assessed whether NAC could prevent cyclophosphamide (CY)-induced damage, by measuring the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels. Forty-eight Sprague-Dawley female rats were divided into four groups: CY + NAC, CY, NAC and control, each including 12 rats. There was no significant difference among the 24-h AMH values of the groups (p = 0.452), whereas a significant difference was found in terms of 72-h values (p = 0.003). Paired comparisons revealed no significant difference between CY and CY + NAC (p>0.699) and NAC (p = 0.065) groups regarding 72-h AMH values. However, AMH concentrations of the CY group at 72 hours were significantly lower than those of the control group (p = 0.015). AMH concentrations of the CY + NAC group at 72 hours were also significantly lower than those of the NAC group (p = 0.002) and the control group (p = 0.002). The AMH levels of CY and CY + NAC groups at 72 hours were significantly lower than those at 24 hours. The 24-h and 72-h AMH levels in the NAC and control groups were similar. In the present study, a single dose of NAC failed to prevent the cytotoxic effects of CY.
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- F Unal
- a Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Istanbul , Necmi Ayanoğlu Silivri State Hospital , Turkey
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- b Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics Istanbul , Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine , Turkey
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- c Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Istanbul Training and Research Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey
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- d Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital , Istanbul , Turkey
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- e Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics , Namik Kemal University Faculty of Medicine , Tekirdag , Turkey
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Anderson CP, Matthay KK, Perentesis JP, Neglia JP, Bailey HH, Villablanca JG, Groshen S, Hasenauer B, Maris JM, Seeger RC, Reynolds CP. Pilot study of intravenous melphalan combined with continuous infusion L-S,R-buthionine sulfoximine for children with recurrent neuroblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2015; 62:1739-46. [PMID: 26153194 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate BSO-mediated glutathione (GSH) depletion in combination with L-PAM for children with recurrent or refractory high-risk neuroblastoma (NB) as a means to enhance alkylator sensitivity. PROCEDURE This pilot study (NCI #T95-0092) administered L-S,R-buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) as a bolus followed by 72 hr continuous infusion of either 0.75 g/m(2)/hr (level 1) or 1.0 g/m(2)/hr (level 2) and melphalan (L-PAM) (15 mg/m(2) bolus at hour 48 of BSO infusion). GSH in blood mononuclear cells and bone marrow was measured by enzymatic assay, BSO in plasma by HPLC. RESULTS Thirty two patients received 58 courses of therapy (median 1, range 1-4 courses). Blood mononuclear cell GSH decreased (48 hr) to 47% ± 15.7%. Level 2 mean steady-state concentration (Css) for BSO = 524 ± 207 μM and peak L-PAM concentration = 3.32 ± 1.2 μM. Grade 3-4 leukopenia and thrombocytopenia were common. There were two deaths from CNS toxicity and acute tubular necrosis; one had a large, intracranial mass, both were receiving cephalosporin antibiotics. No other significant toxicities were seen. There were six responses (five partial and, one mixed) representing an 18% response rate; four/six responses occurred in patients that relapsed following myeloablative therapy and included a 98% reduction in volume (cm(3)) of a pelvic mass, and three/five patients with >3 log reduction of tumor in marrow as measured by immunocytology (sensitivity 1/10(5)). CONCLUSIONS BSO/L-PAM has activity against recurrent high-risk NB. Exclusion of cephalosporin antibiotics in future clinical trials of BSO may diminish the potential for serious renal and CNS toxicity.
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- Clarke P Anderson
- City of Hope National Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, Duarte, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Madison, Wisconsin
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
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- Cancer Center and Departments of Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Pediatrics and Medicine, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
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Traut-Johnstone T, Kanyanda S, Kriel FH, Viljoen T, Kotze PR, van Zyl WE, Coates J, Rees DJG, Meyer M, Hewer R, Williams DBG. Heteroditopic P,N ligands in gold(I) complexes: Synthesis, structure and cytotoxicity. J Inorg Biochem 2015; 145:108-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2015.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Liu B, Zhang X, Chen Y, Yao Z, Yang Z, Gao D, Jiang Q, Liu J, Jiang Z. Enzymatic synthesis of poly(ω-pentadecalactone-co-butylene-co-3,3′-dithiodipropionate) copolyesters and self-assembly of the PEGylated copolymer micelles as redox-responsive nanocarriers for doxorubicin delivery. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4py01321b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The PEG-polyester copolymers bearing disulfide groups were synthesized to serve as redox-responsive anticancer drug carriers with an enhanced efficacy.
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- Bo Liu
- Department of General Surgery
- The Ling Nan Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- School of Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- School of Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Department of General Surgery
- The Ling Nan Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- School of Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- School of Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- School of Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- School of Engineering
- Sun Yat-sen University
- Guangzhou
- China
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Molecular Innovations Center
- Yale University
- West Haven
- USA
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Li Q, Yang S, Zhu L, Kang H, Qu X, Liu R, Huang Y. Dual-stimuli sensitive keratin graft PHPMA as physiological trigger responsive drug carriers. Polym Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4py01750a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Keratin graft PHPMA copolymers were successfully synthesized and can be used as drug carriers with physiological stimuli responsive properties.
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- Qinmei Li
- Sate Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Sate Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Sate Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Sate Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- University of Chinese Academy of Science
- Beijing 100049
- China
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- Sate Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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- Sate Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry
- Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences
- Institute of Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing 100190
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Clark O, Park I, Di Florio A, Cichon AC, Rustin S, Jugov R, Maeshima R, Stoker AW. Oxovanadium-based inhibitors can drive redox-sensitive cytotoxicity in neuroblastoma cells and synergise strongly with buthionine sulfoximine. Cancer Lett 2014; 357:316-327. [PMID: 25444896 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2014.11.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In a wide range of neuroblastoma-derived lines oxovanadium compounds such as bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) (BMOV) are cytotoxic. This is not explained by oxidative stress or inhibition of ion channels. Genotoxicity is unlikely given that a p53 response is absent and p53-mutant lines are also sensitive. Cytotoxicity is inhibited by N-acetyl cysteine and glutathione ester, indicating that BMOV action is sensitive to cytoplasmic redox and thiol status. Significantly, combining BMOV with glutathione synthesis inhibition greatly enhances BMOV-induced cell death. This combination treatment triggers high AKT pathway activation, highlighting the potential functional importance of PTP inhibition by BMOV. AKT activation itself, however, is not required for cytotoxicity. Oxovanadium compounds may thus represent novel leads as p53-independent therapeutics for neuroblastoma.
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- Owen Clark
- Cancer Section, Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Cancer Section, Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Cancer Section, Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Cancer Section, Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Cancer Section, Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Cancer Section, Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Cancer Section, Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Cancer Section, Developmental Biology & Cancer Programme, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK.
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Tagde A, Singh H, Kang MH, Reynolds CP. The glutathione synthesis inhibitor buthionine sulfoximine synergistically enhanced melphalan activity against preclinical models of multiple myeloma. Blood Cancer J 2014; 4:e229. [PMID: 25036800 PMCID: PMC4219442 DOI: 10.1038/bcj.2014.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Revised: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Melphalan (L-PAM) has been an integral part of multiple myeloma (MM) treatment as a conditioning regimen before stem cell transplant (SCT). After initial response, most treated patients experience relapse with an aggressive phenotype. Increased glutathione (GSH) in MM may mediate resistance to L-PAM. We demonstrated that the GSH synthesis inhibitor buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) synergistically enhanced L-PAM activity (inducing 2–4 logs of cell kill) against nine MM cell lines (also in the presence of marrow stroma or cytokines) and in seven primary MM samples (combination indices <1.0). In MM cell lines, BSO significantly (P<0.05) depleted GSH, increased L-PAM-induced single-strand DNA breaks, mitochondrial depolarization, caspase cleavage and apoptosis. L-PAM depleted GSH, but GSH rapidly recovered in a L-PAM-resistant MM cell line unless also treated with BSO. Treatment with N-acetylcysteine antagonized BSO+L-PAM cytotoxicity without increasing GSH. In human MM xenografted into beige-nude-xid mice, BSO significantly depleted MM intracellular GSH and significantly increased apoptosis compared with L-PAM alone. BSO+L-PAM achieved complete responses (CRs) in three MM xenograft models including maintained CRs >100 days, and significantly increased the median event-free survival relative to L-PAM alone. Combining BSO with L-PAM warrants clinical testing in advanced MM.
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- A Tagde
- 1] Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA [2] Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- 1] Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA [2] Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- 1] Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA [2] Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA [3] Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- 1] Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA [2] Department of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA [3] Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA [4] Department of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA [5] Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX, USA
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Garbutcheon-Singh KB, Harper BWJ, Myers S, Aldrich-Wright JR. Combination studies of platinum(ii)-based metallointercalators with buthionine-S,R-sulfoximine, 3-bromopyruvate, cisplatin or carboplatin. Metallomics 2014; 6:126-31. [DOI: 10.1039/c3mt00191a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Neuwelt AJ, Nguyen T, Wu YJ, Donson AM, Vibhakar R, Venkatamaran S, Amani V, Neuwelt EA, Rapkin LB, Foreman NK. Preclinical high-dose acetaminophen with N-acetylcysteine rescue enhances the efficacy of cisplatin chemotherapy in atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2014; 61:120-7. [PMID: 23956023 PMCID: PMC5131918 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors (AT-RT) are pediatric tumors of the central nervous system with limited treatment options and poor survival rate. We investigated whether enhancing chemotherapy toxicity by depleting intracellular glutathione (GSH; a key molecule in cisplatin resistance) with high dose acetaminophen (AAP), may improve therapeutic efficacy in AT-RT in vitro. PROCEDURE BT16 (cisplatin-resistant) and BT12 (cisplatin-sensitive) AT-RT cell lines were treated with combinations of AAP, cisplatin, and the anti-oxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Cell viability, GSH and peroxide concentrations, mitochondrial damage, and apoptosis were evaluated in vitro. RESULTS AAP enhanced cisplatin cytotoxicity in cisplatin-resistant BT16 cells but not cisplatin-sensitive BT12 cells. Baseline GSH levels were elevated in BT16 cells compared to BT12 cells, and AAP decreased GSH to a greater magnitude in BT16 cells than BT12 cells. Unlike BT12 cells, BT16 cells did not have elevated peroxide levels upon treatment with cisplatin alone, but did have elevated levels when treated with AAP + cisplatin. Both cell lines had markedly increased mitochondrial injury when treated with AAP + cisplatin relative to either drug treatment alone. The enhanced toxic effects were partially reversed with concurrent administration of NAC. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that AAP could be used as a chemo-enhancement agent to potentiate cisplatin chemotherapeutic efficacy particularly in cisplatin-resistant AT-RT tumors with high GSH levels in clinical settings.
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- University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon
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- Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon,Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon
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- Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado,Correspondence to: Nicholas K. Foreman, 1056 East 19th Avenue B115, Denver, CO 80218.
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Yamaguchi H, Kidachi Y, Kamiie K, Noshita T, Umetsu H, Fuke Y, Ryoyama K. Utilization of 6-(methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate for sensitization of tumor cells to antitumor agents in combination therapies. Biochem Pharmacol 2013; 86:458-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2013.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2013] [Revised: 06/12/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Role of glutathione in cancer progression and chemoresistance. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2013; 2013:972913. [PMID: 23766865 PMCID: PMC3673338 DOI: 10.1155/2013/972913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 741] [Impact Index Per Article: 67.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Revised: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Glutathione (GSH) plays an important role in a multitude of cellular processes, including cell differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis, and disturbances in GSH homeostasis are involved in the etiology and progression of many human diseases including cancer. While GSH deficiency, or a decrease in the GSH/glutathione disulphide (GSSG) ratio, leads to an increased susceptibility to oxidative stress implicated in the progression of cancer, elevated GSH levels increase the antioxidant capacity and the resistance to oxidative stress as observed in many cancer cells. The present review highlights the role of GSH and related cytoprotective effects in the susceptibility to carcinogenesis and in the sensitivity of tumors to the cytotoxic effects of anticancer agents.
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Solarska-Ściuk K, Gajewska A, Skolimowski J, Mitura K, Bartosz G. Stimulation of production of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species in endothelial cells by unmodified and Fenton-modified ultradisperse detonation diamond. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2013; 60:259-65. [PMID: 23586587 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 11/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In recent years, the development of nanotechnology opens up new prospects for biomedical applications of unmodified and chemically modified diamond nanoparticles (DNPs). The problem of biocompatibility of DNPs is thus of primary importance. The first step in the modification of DNPs is usually the introduction of -OH groups, which can bind other functional groups. One of the basic methods to introduce -OH groups onto DNPs is the Fenton reaction. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of unmodified DNPs and nanoparticles modified by the Fenton reaction on human endothelial cells. Ultradisperse diamond (UDD) was modified by the Fenton reaction introducing surface -OH groups. Immortalized human umbilical cord endothelial cells (HUVEC-ST) were incubated with 2-100 µg/mL nanopowders in the opti-MEM medium. For comparison, graphite powder (GRAF and GRAF+OH) was also employed. UDD and GRAF augmented generation of reactive oxygen species in the cells after 24 H incubation, estimated by oxidation of 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate (H2DCF-DA). Cellular production of nitric oxide, estimated with DAF-FM-DA (3-amino-4-aminomethyl 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate), was also affected by UDD and GRAF after 24 H. Fenton-modified OH, in contrast to unmodified diamond, decreased NO production. Detonation nanoparticles also affected the cellular content of glutathione and activities of main antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and glutathione S-transferase). This article was published online on 5 February 2013. Errors in the byline and affiliation line were subsequently identified. This notice is included in the online and print versions to indicate that both have been corrected 18 April 2013.
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- K Solarska-Ściuk
- Department of Molecular Biophysics, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
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Kanno T, Tanaka K, Yanagisawa Y, Yasutake K, Hadano S, Yoshii F, Hirayama N, Ikeda JE. A novel small molecule, N-(4-(2-pyridyl)(1,3-thiazol-2-yl))-2-(2,4,6-trimethylphenoxy) acetamide, selectively protects against oxidative stress-induced cell death by activating the Nrf2-ARE pathway: therapeutic implications for ALS. Free Radic Biol Med 2012; 53:2028-42. [PMID: 23000247 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Revised: 08/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Antioxidant defense is crucial in restoring cellular redox homeostasis. Recent findings have suggested that oxidative stress plays pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of many neurodegenerative diseases. Thus, an anti-oxidative stress remedy might be a promising means for the treatment of such disorders. In this study, we employed a novel ligand-based virtual screening system and identified a novel small molecule, N-(4-(2-pyridyl)(1,3-thiazol-2-yl))-2-(2,4,6-trimethylphenoxy) acetamide (CPN-9), which selectively suppressed oxidative stress-induced cell death in a cell-type-independent manner. CPN-9 upregulates NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a key transcriptional regulator of the expression of phase II detoxification enzymes and antioxidant proteins, and Nrf2-regulated factors such as heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), and glutamate-cysteine ligase modifier subunit (GCLM). The CPN-9-mediated upregulation of HO-1, NQO1, and GCLM was abolished by Nrf2 knockdown. Moreover, the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine reduced the protective effect of CPN-9 against oxidative stress-induced cell death with concomitant diminishing of Nrf2 nuclear translocation. These results indicate that CPN-9 exerts its activity via the reactive oxygen species-dependent activation of the Nrf2 signaling pathway in cultured cells. It is noteworthy that the postonset systemic administration of CPN-9 to a transgenic ALS mouse model carrying the H46R mutation in the human Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1) gene sustained motor functions and delayed disease progression after onset. Collectively, CPN-9 is a novel Nrf2 activator and a neuroprotective candidate for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS.
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- Takuya Kanno
- NGP Biomedical Research Institute, Neugen Pharma Inc., Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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Belenichev IF, Odnokoz OV, Pavlov SV, Belenicheva OI, Polyakova EN. The neuroprotective activity of tamoxifen and tibolone during glutathione depletion in vitro. NEUROCHEM J+ 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s181971241203004x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Oxidative stress has a well-established role in numerous intracellular signaling pathways, including apoptosis. Glutathione is an important cellular antioxidant and is the most abundant low molecular weight thiol in the cell. Although previous work has shown a link between glutathione and apoptosis, this relationship has not been defined in skeletal muscle. The present investigation examined the effect of glutathione depletion on skeletal muscle apoptotic signaling, and mitochondrial apoptotic-susceptibility. Administration of L: -buthionine-[S,R]-sulfoximine (BSO; 30 mM in drinking water for 10 days) caused glutathione depletion in whole muscle and isolated mitochondria, as well as elevated muscle catalase protein content and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Glutathione depletion was associated with elevated DNA fragmentation, mitochondrial Bax levels, Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage, and calpain activity; however, caspase-3, -8, and -9 activity were not altered. BSO administration was also associated with higher cytosolic and nuclear protein levels of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF), but not cytochrome c, second mitochondria-derived activator of caspase (Smac), or endonuclease G (EndoG). In addition, isolated mitochondria from BSO animals demonstrated significantly lower membrane potential, increased Ca(2+)-induced permeability transition pore opening, and greater basal and ROS-induced AIF and cytochrome c release. These results demonstrate that glutathione depletion in skeletal muscle increases caspase-independent signaling, as well as augments mitochondrial-associated apoptotic events to subsequent cell death stimuli.
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Filomeni G, Piccirillo S, Rotilio G, Ciriolo MR. p38(MAPK) and ERK1/2 dictate cell death/survival response to different pro-oxidant stimuli via p53 and Nrf2 in neuroblastoma cells SH-SY5Y. Biochem Pharmacol 2012; 83:1349-57. [PMID: 22342995 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2012.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2011] [Revised: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Redox changes are often reported as causative of neoplastic transformation and chemoresistance, but are also exploited as clinical tools to selectively kill tumor cells. We previously demonstrated that gastrointestinal-derived tumor histotypes are resistant to ROS-based treatments by means of the redox activation of Nrf2, but highly sensitive to disulfide stressors triggering apoptosis via the redox induction of Trx1/p38(MAPK)/p53 signaling pathway. Here, we provide evidence that neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y has a complete opposite behavior, being sensitive to H₂O₂, but resistant to the glutathione (GSH)-oxidizing molecule diamide. Consistent with these observations, the apoptotic pathway activated upon H₂O₂ treatment relies upon Trx1 oxidation, and is mediated by the p38(MAPK)/p53 signaling axis. Pre-treatment with different antioxidants, pharmacological inhibitor of p38(MAPK), or small interfering RNA against p53 rescue cell viability. On the contrary, cell survival to diamide relies upon redox activation of Nrf2, in a way independent on Keap1 oxidation, but responsive to ERK1/2 activation. Chemical inhibition of GSH neo-synthesis or ERK1/2 phosphorylation, as well as overexpression of the dominant-negative form of Nrf2 sensitizes cells to diamide toxicity. In the searching for the molecular determinant(s) unifying these phenomena, we found that SH-SY5Y cells show high GSH levels, but exhibit very low GPx activity. This feature allows to efficiently buffer disulfide stress, but leaves them being vulnerable to H₂O₂-mediated insult. The increase of GPx activity by means of selenium supplementation or GPx1 ectopic expression completely reverses death phenotype, indicating that the response of tumor cells to diverse oxidative stimuli deeply involves the entire GSH redox system.
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- Giuseppe Filomeni
- Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy
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Furfaro AL, Macay JRZ, Marengo B, Nitti M, Parodi A, Fenoglio D, Marinari UM, Pronzato MA, Domenicotti C, Traverso N. Resistance of neuroblastoma GI-ME-N cell line to glutathione depletion involves Nrf2 and heme oxygenase-1. Free Radic Biol Med 2012; 52:488-96. [PMID: 22142473 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/08/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Cancer cell survival is known to be related to the ability to counteract oxidative stress, and glutathione (GSH) depletion has been proposed as a mechanism to sensitize cells to anticancer therapy. However, we observed that GI-ME-N cells, a neuroblastoma cell line without MYCN amplification, are able to survive even if GSH-depleted by l-buthionine-(S,R)-sulfoximine (BSO). Here, we show that in GI-ME-N cells, BSO activates Nrf2 and up-regulates heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). Silencing of Nrf2 restrained HO-1 induction by BSO. Inhibition of HO-1 and silencing of Nrf2 or HO-1 sensitized GI-ME-N cells to BSO, leading to reactive oxygen/nitrogen species overproduction and decreasing viability. Moreover, targeting the Nrf2/HO-1 axis sensitized GI-ME-N cells to etoposide more than GSH depletion. Therefore, we have provided evidence that in GI-ME-N cells, the Nrf2/HO-1 axis plays a crucial role as a protective factor against cellular stress, and we suggest that the inhibition of Nfr2/HO-1 signaling should be considered as a central target in the clinical battle against neuroblastoma.
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- Anna Lisa Furfaro
- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
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Backos DS, Franklin CC, Reigan P. The role of glutathione in brain tumor drug resistance. Biochem Pharmacol 2011; 83:1005-12. [PMID: 22138445 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2011.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2011] [Revised: 11/18/2011] [Accepted: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Chemotherapy is central to the current treatment modality for primary human brain tumors, but despite high-dose and intensive treatment regimens there has been little improvement in patient outcome. The development of tumor chemoresistance has been proposed as a major contributor to this lack of response. While there have been some improvements in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying brain tumor drug resistance over the past decade, the contribution of glutathione (GSH) and the GSH-related enzymes to drug resistance in brain tumors have been largely overlooked. GSH constitutes a major antioxidant defense system in the brain and together with the GSH-related enzymes plays an important role in protecting cells against free radical damage and dictating tumor cell response to adjuvant cancer therapies, including irradiation and chemotherapy. Glutamate cysteine ligase (GCL), glutathione synthetase (GS), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione-S-transferases (GST), and GSH complex export transporters (GS-X pumps) are major components of the GSH-dependent enzyme system that function in a dynamic cascade to maintain redox homeostasis. In many tumors, the GSH system is often dysregulated, resulting in a more drug resistant phenotype. This is commonly associated with GST-mediated GSH conjugation of various anticancer agents leading to the formation of less toxic GSH-drug complexes, which can be readily exported from the cell. Advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of drug resistance and patient selection based on biomarker profiles will be crucial to adapt therapeutic strategies and improve outcomes for patients with primary malignant brain tumors.
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- Donald S Backos
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, 80045, United States
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Cuperus R, van Kuilenburg ABP, Leen R, Bras J, Caron HN, Tytgat GAM. Promising effects of the 4HPR-BSO combination in neuroblastoma monolayers and spheroids. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 51:1213-20. [PMID: 21741474 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2011] [Revised: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 06/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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To enhance the efficacy of fenretinide (4HPR)-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) in neuroblastoma, 4HPR was combined with buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), an inhibitor of glutathione (GSH) synthesis, in neuroblastoma cell lines and spheroids, the latter being a three-dimensional tumor model. 4HPR exposure (2.5-10 μM, 24 h) resulted in ROS induction (114-633%) and increased GSH levels (68-120%). A GSH depletion of 80% of basal levels was observed in the presence of BSO (25-100 μM, 24 h). The 4HPR-BSO combination resulted in slightly increased ROS levels (1.1- to 1.3-fold) accompanied by an increase in cytotoxicity (110-150%) compared to 4HPR treatment alone. A correlation was observed between the ROS-inducing capacity of each cell line and the increase in cytotoxicity induced by 4HPR-BSO compared to 4HPR. No significant correlation between baseline antioxidant levels and sensitivity to 4HPR or BSO was observed. In spheroids, 4HPR-BSO induced a strong synergistic growth retardation and induction of apoptosis. Our data show that BSO increased the cytotoxic effects of 4HPR in neuroblastoma monolayers and spheroids in ROS-producing cell lines. This indicates that the 4HPR-BSO combination might be a promising new strategy in the treatment of neuroblastoma.
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- Roos Cuperus
- Laboratory of Genetic Metabolic Diseases and Department of Pediatrics/Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, 1100 DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Francisco C, Gama S, Mendes F, Marques F, dos Santos IC, Paulo A, Santos I, Coimbra J, Gabano E, Ravera M. Pt(II) complexes with bidentate and tridentate pyrazolyl-containing chelators: synthesis, structural characterization and biological studies. Dalton Trans 2011; 40:5781-92. [PMID: 21512700 DOI: 10.1039/c0dt01785j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A series of four Pt(II) complexes anchored by bidentate or tridentate pyrazolyl-alkylamine chelators bearing different substituents at the azolyl rings has been prepared with the aim to assess their interest in the design of novel anticancer drugs. All complexes have been fully characterized by classical analytical methods and three of them were characterized also by X-ray diffraction analysis. Their solution behavior, together with lipophilicity measurements, cell uptake, antiproliferative properties, DNA interaction have been evaluated. Albeit all the complexes were less active than cisplatin on ovarian carcinoma A2780 cell line, greatly retained their activity in the cisplatin-resistant A2780cisR cell line and presented a lower resistance factor compared to cisplatin. Moreover, the Pt(II) complexes under investigation were less prone to undergo deactivation by glutathione, believed to be the major cellular target of cisplatin that inactivates the drug by binding to it irreversibly.
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- Carla Francisco
- Unidade de Ciências Químicas e Radiofarmacêuticas, ITN, Estrada Nacional 10, 2686-953, Sacavém Codex, Portugal
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Marengo B, De Ciucis C, Ricciarelli R, Passalacqua M, Nitti M, Zingg JM, Marinari UM, Pronzato MA, Domenicotti C. PKCδ sensitizes neuroblastoma cells to L-buthionine-sulfoximine and etoposide inducing reactive oxygen species overproduction and DNA damage. PLoS One 2011; 6:e14661. [PMID: 21326872 PMCID: PMC3034714 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2010] [Accepted: 01/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Neuroblastoma is a type of pediatric cancer. The sensitivity of neuroblastoma (NB) cancer cells to chemotherapy and radiation is inhibited by the presence of antioxidants, such as glutathione (GSH), which is crucial in counteracting the endogenous production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). We have previously demonstrated that cells depleted of GSH undergo apoptosis via oxidative stress and Protein kinase C (PKC) δ activation. In the present study, we transfected PKCδ in NB cells resistant to oxidative death induced by L-buthionine-S,R-sulfoximine (BSO), a GSH-depleting agent. Cell responses, in terms of ROS production, apoptosis and DNA damage were evaluated. Moreover, PKCδ activation was monitored by analyzing the phosphorylation status of threonine 505 residue, carrying out PKC activity assay and investigating the subcellular localization of the kinase. The cell responses obtained in BSO-resistant cells were also compared with those obtained in BSO-sensitive cells subjected to the same experimental protocol. Our results demonstrate, for the first time, that PKCδ induces DNA oxidation and ROS overproduction leading to apoptosis of BSO-resistant NB cells and potentiates the cytotoxic effects induced by BSO in sensitive cells. Moreover, PKCδ overexpression enhances the sensitivity of NB cells to etoposide, a well-characterised drug, commonly used in neuroblastoma therapy. Altogether our data provide evidence of a pro-oxidant role of PKCδ that might be exploited to design new therapeutic strategies aimed at selective killing of cancer cells and overcoming drug resistance. However, it becomes evident that a more detailed understanding of ROS-mediated signaling in cancer cells is necessary for the development of redox-modulated therapeutic approaches.
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- General Pathology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- General Pathology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Biochemistry Section, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- Centre of Excellence for Biomedical Research, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- General Pathology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- General Pathology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- General Pathology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- General Pathology Section, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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Radyuk SN, Rebrin I, Klichko VI, Sohal BH, Michalak K, Benes J, Sohal RS, Orr WC. Mitochondrial peroxiredoxins are critical for the maintenance of redox state and the survival of adult Drosophila. Free Radic Biol Med 2010; 49:1892-902. [PMID: 20869434 PMCID: PMC3005798 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2010] [Revised: 09/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Drosophila mitochondria contain two peroxidases, peroxiredoxin 3 (dPrx3) and peroxiredoxin 5 (dPrx5), which together constitute the sole known intramitochondrial mechanism for the catalytic removal of hydrogen and organic peroxides. dPrx3 exists exclusively within mitochondria, whereas dPrx5 is also present in some other intracellular compartments. Levels of these two peroxiredoxins were genetically manipulated, singly and together, in D. melanogaster, for the purpose of understanding their respective functions. Underexpression of dPrx3 by 90-95% had no discernable effect on life span under normal or oxidative stress conditions; the dPrx5 null flies were previously reported to exhibit a 10% shortening of mean life span and an increase in sensitivity to oxidative stress. Flies underexpressing both dPrx3 and dPrx5 showed an 80% decrease in life span, a severe disruption in thiol homeostasis, and a massive induction of apoptosis in the muscle and digestive system tissues. The early mortality in flies underexpressing both peroxiredoxins was partially offset by overexpression of thioredoxin reductase but not mitochondrion-targeted catalase. These results suggest that mitochondrial peroxiredoxins confer specific protection for thioredoxin/glutathione systems, play a critical role in the maintenance of global thiol homeostasis, and prevent the age-associated apoptosis and premature death.
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- Svetlana N. Radyuk
- Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 6501 Airline Rd., Dallas, TX 75275
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 6501 Airline Rd., Dallas, TX 75275
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 6501 Airline Rd., Dallas, TX 75275
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 6501 Airline Rd., Dallas, TX 75275
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, 1985 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90089
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 6501 Airline Rd., Dallas, TX 75275
- Corresponding author. Department of Biological Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 6501 Airline Rd., Dallas, TX 75275, USA. Phone: +1-214-768-4018. Fax: +1-214-768-3955.
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Zhao HW, Zhou D, Haddad GG. Antimicrobial peptides increase tolerance to oxidant stress in Drosophila melanogaster. J Biol Chem 2010; 286:6211-8. [PMID: 21148307 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.181206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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It is well appreciated that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are deleterious to mammals, including humans, especially when generated in abnormally large quantities from cellular metabolism. Whereas the mechanisms leading to the production of ROS are rather well delineated, the mechanisms underlying tissue susceptibility or tolerance to oxidant stress remain elusive. Through an experimental selection over many generations, we have previously generated Drosophila melanogaster flies that tolerate tremendous oxidant stress and have shown that the family of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) is over-represented in these tolerant flies. Furthermore, we have also demonstrated that overexpression of even one AMP at a time (e.g. Diptericin) allows wild-type flies to survive much better in hyperoxia. In this study, we used a number of experimental approaches to investigate the potential mechanisms underlying hyperoxia tolerance in flies with AMP overexpression. We demonstrate that flies with Diptericin overexpression resist oxidative stress by increasing antioxidant enzyme activities and preventing an increase in ROS levels after hyperoxia. Depleting the GSH pool using buthionine sulfoximine limits fly survival, thus confirming that enhanced survival observed in these flies is related to improved redox homeostasis. We conclude that 1) AMPs play an important role in tolerance to oxidant stress, 2) overexpression of Diptericin changes the cellular redox balance between oxidant and antioxidant, and 3) this change in redox balance plays an important role in survival in hyperoxia.
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- Huiwen W Zhao
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Seo G, Kim SK, Byun YJ, Oh E, Jeong SW, Chae GT, Lee SB. Hydrogen peroxide induces Beclin 1-independent autophagic cell death by suppressing the mTOR pathway via promoting the ubiquitination and degradation of Rheb in GSH-depleted RAW 264.7 cells. Free Radic Res 2010; 45:389-99. [PMID: 21067284 DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2010.535530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A novel mechanism for H₂O₂-induced autophagic cell death in GSH-depleted RAW 264.7 cells, a murine macrophage cell line, is proposed. Under GSH-depleted conditions, H₂O₂-induced autophagic cell, characterized by an increased LC3-II/I ratio, a decreased level of p62 and the formation of autophagic vacuoles, was inhibited by bafilomycin A1 and by Atg5 siRNA transfection, whereas the cell death was not inhibited by zVAD-fmk, by PI3K inhibitors or by Beclin 1 siRNA transfection. In addition, H₂O₂ treatment reduced the activity of mTOR and promoted the ubiquitination and degradation of Rheb, a key upstream activator of mTOR. Furthermore, proteasome inhibition with MG132 restored the expression of Rheb and increased mTOR activity, resulting in an increased viability of H₂O₂-treated cells. Collectively, these findings demonstrate that H₂O₂ induces Beclin 1-independent autophagic cell death by suppressing the mTOR pathway via promoting the ubiquitination and degradation of Rheb in GSH-depleted RAW 264.7 cells.
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- Gimoon Seo
- Institute of Hansen's Disease, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seocho-gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea
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Gibellini L, Pinti M, Nasi M, De Biasi S, Roat E, Bertoncelli L, Cossarizza A. Interfering with ROS Metabolism in Cancer Cells: The Potential Role of Quercetin. Cancers (Basel) 2010; 2:1288-311. [PMID: 24281116 PMCID: PMC3835130 DOI: 10.3390/cancers2021288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2010] [Revised: 06/08/2010] [Accepted: 06/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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A main feature of cancer cells, when compared to normal ones, is a persistent pro-oxidative state that leads to an intrinsic oxidative stress. Cancer cells have higher levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) than normal cells, and ROS are, in turn, responsible for the maintenance of the cancer phenotype. Persistent ROS stress may induce adaptive stress responses, enabling cancer cells to survive with high levels of ROS and maintain cellular viability. However, excessive ROS levels render cancer cells highly susceptible to quercetin, one of the main dietary flavonoids. Quercetin depletes intracellular glutathione and increases intracellular ROS to a level that can cause cell death.
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- Lara Gibellini
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy.
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Veas-Perez de Tudela M, Delgado-Esteban M, Cuende J, Bolaños JP, Almeida A. Human neuroblastoma cells with MYCN amplification are selectively resistant to oxidative stress by transcriptionally up-regulating glutamate cysteine ligase. J Neurochem 2010; 113:819-25. [PMID: 20180881 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06648.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Neuroblastoma is a sympathetic nervous system tumour whose degree of malignancy, prognosis and therapy resistance has been associated with the amplification of MYCN oncogene. However, the molecular pathway responsible for such resistance is unknown. To contribute addressing this issue, in this study, we have compared the vulnerability of four human neuroblastoma cell lines differentially amplifying MYCN, namely SK-N-BE-2 and IMR-32 (MYCN-amplified cells) and SH-SY5Y and SK-N-SH (MCYN-non-amplified cells), to H(2)O(2)-mediated apoptotic death. We found that the high resistance of the MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma cells against oxidative damage can be accounted for by their greater expression of both the mRNA and protein of the catalytic subunit of glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL(cat)), the rate-limiting step in GSH biosynthesis. Furthermore, we found that MYCN directly binds to an E-box containing GCL(cat) promoter and that over-expression of MYCN in MYCN-non-amplified cells stimulated GCL(cat) expression and provided resistance to oxidative damage; whereas knock down of MYCN in MYCN-amplified cells decreased GCL(cat) expression and sensitized them to oxidative damage. Finally, GCL(cat) knock down enhanced the vulnerability of MYCN-amplified cells to oxidative damage. These results demonstrate that regulation of GCL(cat) by MYCN accounts for the survival of neuroblastoma cells against oxidative damage, and suggest that GCL should be considered a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma.
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- Miguel Veas-Perez de Tudela
- Unidad de Investigacion, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y Leon, Salamanca, Spain
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Lewis-Wambi JS, Jordan VC. Estrogen regulation of apoptosis: how can one hormone stimulate and inhibit? Breast Cancer Res 2009; 11:206. [PMID: 19519952 PMCID: PMC2716493 DOI: 10.1186/bcr2255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The link between estrogen and the development and proliferation of breast cancer is well documented. Estrogen stimulates growth and inhibits apoptosis through estrogen receptor-mediated mechanisms in many cell types. Interestingly, there is strong evidence that estrogen induces apoptosis in breast cancer and other cell types. Forty years ago, before the development of tamoxifen, high-dose estrogen was used to induce tumor regression of hormone-dependent breast cancer in post-menopausal women. While the mechanisms by which estrogen induces apoptosis were not completely known, recent evidence from our laboratory and others demonstrates the involvement of the extrinsic (Fas/FasL) and the intrinsic (mitochondria) pathways in this process. We discuss the different apoptotic signaling pathways involved in E2 (17beta-estradiol)-induced apoptosis, including the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptosis pathways, the NF-kappaB (nuclear factor-kappa-B)-mediated survival pathway as well as the PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase)/Akt signaling pathway. Breast cancer cells can also be sensitized to estrogen-induced apoptosis through suppression of glutathione by BSO (L-buthionine sulfoximine). This finding has implications for the control of breast cancer with low-dose estrogen and other targeted therapeutic drugs.
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- Joan S Lewis-Wambi
- Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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Wan XY, Luo M, Li XD, He P. Hepatoprotective and anti-hepatocarcinogenic effects of glycyrrhizin and matrine. Chem Biol Interact 2009; 181:15-9. [PMID: 19426721 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2009.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2009] [Revised: 04/18/2009] [Accepted: 04/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Matrine (Mat), a component extracted from Sophora flavescens Ait, has a wide spectrum of pharmacological effects. Glycyrrhizin (Gly), a major active constituent of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) root, has various pharmacological effects. Gly and Mat are ancillary drugs used clinically in China for protection of liver function and treatment of tumors. However, habitual administration of Gly may cause adverse effects marked by the development of pseudohypercorticosteroidism. This work was designed to see whether combination use of Gly and Mat could offer better liver protective and anti-hepatocarcinogenic effects than Gly or Mat alone, and whether it could reduce the adverse effects of Gly alone by acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity, diethylnitrosamine-induced hepatocarcinogenesis, induction of immunosuppression, albumen-induced swelling of rat hind paws. The results showed that compared with Gly or Mat alone, Gly+Mat reduced the mortality of acetaminophen overdosed mice more effectively, attenuate acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity, and reduced the number and area of gamma-GT positive foci, thus protecting liver function and preventing HCC from occurring. In addition, Gly+Mat had a protective effect on immunosuppression, a strong non-specific anti-inflammatory effect, and an effect of reducing the incidence of sodium and water retention.
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- Xu-ying Wan
- Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Maximov PY, Lewis-Wambi JS, Jordan VC. The Paradox of Oestradiol-Induced Breast Cancer Cell Growth and Apoptosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 4:88-102. [PMID: 19809537 DOI: 10.2174/157436209788167484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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High dose oestrogen therapy was used as a treatment for postmenopausal patients with breast cancer from the 1950s until the introduction of the safer antioestrogen, tamoxifen in the 1970s. The anti-tumour mechanism of high dose oestrogen therapy remained unknown. There was no enthusiasm to study these signal transduction pathways as oestrogen therapy has almost completely been eliminated from the treatment paradigm. Current use of tamoxifen and the aromatase inhibitors seek to create oestrogen deprivation that prevents the growth of oestrogen stimulated oestrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer cells. However, acquired resistance to antihormonal therapy does occur, but it is through investigation of laboratory models that a vulnerability of the cancer cell has been discovered and is being investigated to provide new opportunities in therapy with the potential for discovering new cancer-specific apoptotic drugs. Laboratory models of resistance to raloxifene and tamoxifen, the selective oestrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) and aromatase inhibitors demonstrate an evolution of drug resistance so that after many years of oestrogen deprivation, the ER positive cancer cell reconfigures the survival signal transduction pathways so oestrogen now becomes an apoptotic trigger rather than a survival signal. Current efforts are evaluating the mechanisms of oestrogen-induced apoptosis and how this new biology of oestrogen action can be amplified and enhanced, thereby increasing the value of this therapeutic opportunity for the treatment of breast cancer. Several synergistic approaches to therapeutic enhancement are being advanced which involve drug combinations to impair survival signaling with the use of specific agents and to impair bcl-2 that protects the cancer cell from apoptosis. We highlight the historical understanding of oestrogen's role in cell survival and death and specifically illustrate the progress that has been made in the last five years to understand the mechanisms of oestrogen-induced apoptosis. There are opportunities to harness knowledge from this new signal transduction pathway to discover the precise mechanism of this oestrogen-induced apoptotic trigger. Indeed, the new biology of oestrogen action also has significance for understanding the physiology of bone remodeling. Thus, the pathway has a broad appeal in both physiology and cancer research.
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Kalia S, Bansal MP. Diethyl maleate-induced oxidative stress leads to testicular germ cell apoptosis involving Bax and Bcl-2. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2009; 22:371-81. [PMID: 19110998 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Testicular germ cell apoptosis is normally a continuous process throughout life. However, massive testicular germ cell loss is known to result from a wide variety of cellular stresses including toxicant exposure. Thus, the present study was aimed to investigate the mechanisms of germ cell loss under stress conditions following diethyl maleate (DEM) exposure. Stress conditions were generated in male Balb/c mice by depleting glutathione by DEM administration. The germ cell apoptosis was found to be increased as assessed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT)-mediated deoxy-UTP biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining, evaluation of histoarchitechture of testis, and germ cell numbers. It was found that the germ cell number was significantly reduced in DEM-treated sections. RT-PCR was carried out to assess Bax/Bcl-2 mRNA expression levels. Immunohistochemistry of Bax and Bcl-2 revealed Bax activation. The prevalence and cellular localization of the above markers in testicular tissues of DEM-treated animals suggest the possible involvement of Bax/Bcl-2 in the male germ cell apoptosis.
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- Sumiti Kalia
- Department of Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, India
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Lewis-Wambi JS, Kim HR, Wambi C, Patel R, Pyle JR, Klein-Szanto AJ, Jordan VC. Buthionine sulfoximine sensitizes antihormone-resistant human breast cancer cells to estrogen-induced apoptosis. Breast Cancer Res 2008; 10:R104. [PMID: 19061505 PMCID: PMC2656901 DOI: 10.1186/bcr2208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2008] [Revised: 11/11/2008] [Accepted: 12/05/2008] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Estrogen deprivation using aromatase inhibitors is one of the standard treatments for postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer. However, one of the consequences of prolonged estrogen suppression is acquired drug resistance. Our group is interested in studying antihormone resistance and has previously reported the development of an estrogen deprived human breast cancer cell line, MCF-7:5C, which undergoes apoptosis in the presence of estradiol. In contrast, another estrogen deprived cell line, MCF-7:2A, appears to have elevated levels of glutathione (GSH) and is resistant to estradiol-induced apoptosis. In the present study, we evaluated whether buthionine sulfoximine (BSO), a potent inhibitor of glutathione (GSH) synthesis, is capable of sensitizing antihormone resistant MCF-7:2A cells to estradiol-induced apoptosis. METHODS Estrogen deprived MCF-7:2A cells were treated with 1 nM 17beta-estradiol (E2), 100 microM BSO, or 1 nM E2 + 100 microM BSO combination in vitro, and the effects of these agents on cell growth and apoptosis were evaluated by DNA quantitation assay and annexin V and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end-labeling (TUNEL) staining. The in vitro results of the MCF-7:2A cell line were further confirmed in vivo in a mouse xenograft model. RESULTS Exposure of MCF-7:2A cells to 1 nM E2 plus 100 microM BSO combination for 48 to 96 h produced a sevenfold increase in apoptosis whereas the individual treatments had no significant effect on growth. Induction of apoptosis by the combination treatment of E2 plus BSO was evidenced by changes in Bcl-2 and Bax expression. The combination treatment also markedly increased phosphorylated c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) levels in MCF-7:2A cells and blockade of the JNK pathway attenuated the apoptotic effect of E2 plus BSO. Our in vitro findings corroborated in vivo data from a mouse xenograft model in which daily administration of BSO either as a single agent or in combination with E2 significantly reduced tumor growth of MCF-7:2A cells. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicates that GSH participates in retarding apoptosis in antihormone-resistant human breast cancer cells and that depletion of this molecule by BSO may be critical in predisposing resistant cells to E2-induced apoptotic cell death. We suggest that these data may form the basis of improving therapeutic strategies for the treatment of antihormone resistant ER-positive breast cancer.
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- Joan S Lewis-Wambi
- Department of Medical Sciences, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
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