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Liu Y, Zhang X, Pang Z, Wang Y, Zheng H, Wang G, Wang K, Du J. Prediction of prognosis and immunotherapy efficacy based on metabolic landscape in lung adenocarcinoma by bulk, single-cell RNA sequencing and Mendelian randomization analyses. Aging (Albany NY) 2024; 16:205838. [PMID: 38771130 DOI: 10.18632/aging.205838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Immunotherapy has been a remarkable clinical advancement in cancer treatment, but only a few patients benefit from it. Metabolic reprogramming is tightly associated with immunotherapy efficacy and clinical outcomes. However, comprehensively analyzing their relationship is still lacking in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Herein, we evaluated 84 metabolic pathways in TCGA-LUAD by ssGSEA. A matrix of metabolic pathway pairs was generated and a metabolic pathway-pair score (MPPS) model was established by univariable, LASSO, multivariable Cox regression analyses. The differences of metabolic reprogramming, tumor microenvironment (TME), tumor mutation burden and drug sensitivity in different MPPS groups were further explored. WGCNA and 117 machine learning algorithms were performed to identify MPPS-related genes. Single-cell RNA sequencing and in vitro experiments were used to explore the role of C1QTNF6 on TME. The results showed MPPS model accurately predicted prognosis and immunotherapy efficacy of LUAD patients regardless of sequencing platforms. High-MPPS group had worse prognosis, immunotherapy efficacy and lower immune cells infiltration, immune-related genes expression and cancer-immunity cycle scores than low-MPPS group. Seven MPPS-related genes were identified, of which C1QTNF6 was mainly expressed in fibroblasts. High C1QTNF6 expression in fibroblasts was associated with more infiltration of M2 macrophage, Treg cells and less infiltration of NK cells, memory CD8+ T cells. In vitro experiments validated silencing C1QTNF6 in fibroblasts could inhibit M2 macrophage polarization and migration. The study depicted the metabolic landscape of LUAD and constructed a MPPS model to accurately predict prognosis and immunotherapy efficacy. C1QTNF6 was a promising target to regulate M2 macrophage polarization and migration.
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- Yong Liu
- Institute of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
- Institute of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
- Institute of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China
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Hou W, Zhang Y, Huang F, Chen W, Gu Y, Wang Y, Pang J, Dong H, Pan K, Zhang S, Ma P, Xu H. Bioinspired Selenium-Nitrogen Exchange (SeNEx) Click Chemistry Suitable for Nanomole-Scale Medicinal Chemistry and Bioconjugation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202318534. [PMID: 38343199 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202318534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Click chemistry is a powerful molecular assembly strategy for rapid functional discovery. The development of click reactions with new connecting linkage is of great importance for expanding the click chemistry toolbox. We report the first selenium-nitrogen exchange (SeNEx) click reaction between benzoselenazolones and terminal alkynes (Se-N to Se-C), which is inspired by the biochemical SeNEx between Ebselen and cysteine (Cys) residue (Se-N to Se-S). The formed selenoalkyne connection is readily elaborated, thus endowing this chemistry with multidimensional molecular diversity. Besides, this reaction is modular, predictable, and high-yielding, features fast kinetics (k2≥14.43 M-1 s-1), excellent functional group compatibility, and works well at miniaturization (nanomole-scale), opening up many interesting opportunities for organo-Se synthesis and bioconjugation, as exemplified by sequential click chemistry (coupled with ruthenium-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (RuAAC) and sulfur-fluoride exchange (SuFEx)), selenomacrocycle synthesis, nanomole-scale synthesis of Se-containing natural product library and DNA-encoded library (DEL), late-stage peptide modification and ligation, and multiple functionalization of proteins. These results indicated that SeNEx is a useful strategy for new click chemistry developments, and the established SeNEx chemistry will serve as a transformative platform in multidisciplinary fields such as synthetic chemistry, material science, chemical biology, medical chemistry, and drug discovery.
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- Wei Hou
- College of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, 201210, Shanghai, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, 201210, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, 201210, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, 201210, Shanghai, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, 201210, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Implants, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, 201210, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Orthopedic Implants, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, 201210, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, 201210, Shanghai, China
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Wu X, Zhou Z, Li K, Liu S. Nanomaterials-Induced Redox Imbalance: Challenged and Opportunities for Nanomaterials in Cancer Therapy. Adv Sci (Weinh) 2024; 11:e2308632. [PMID: 38380505 PMCID: PMC11040387 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Cancer cells typically display redox imbalance compared with normal cells due to increased metabolic rate, accumulated mitochondrial dysfunction, elevated cell signaling, and accelerated peroxisomal activities. This redox imbalance may regulate gene expression, alter protein stability, and modulate existing cellular programs, resulting in inefficient treatment modalities. Therapeutic strategies targeting intra- or extracellular redox states of cancer cells at varying state of progression may trigger programmed cell death if exceeded a certain threshold, enabling therapeutic selectivity and overcoming cancer resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Nanotechnology provides new opportunities for modulating redox state in cancer cells due to their excellent designability and high reactivity. Various nanomaterials are widely researched to enhance highly reactive substances (free radicals) production, disrupt the endogenous antioxidant defense systems, or both. Here, the physiological features of redox imbalance in cancer cells are described and the challenges in modulating redox state in cancer cells are illustrated. Then, nanomaterials that regulate redox imbalance are classified and elaborated upon based on their ability to target redox regulations. Finally, the future perspectives in this field are proposed. It is hoped this review provides guidance for the design of nanomaterials-based approaches involving modulating intra- or extracellular redox states for cancer therapy, especially for cancers resistant to radiotherapy or chemotherapy, etc.
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- Xumeng Wu
- School of Life Science and TechnologyHarbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150006China
- Zhengzhou Research InstituteHarbin Institute of TechnologyZhengzhou450046China
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- Zhengzhou Research InstituteHarbin Institute of TechnologyZhengzhou450046China
- School of Medicine and HealthHarbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150006China
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- Zhengzhou Research InstituteHarbin Institute of TechnologyZhengzhou450046China
- School of Medicine and HealthHarbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150006China
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- School of Life Science and TechnologyHarbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150006China
- Zhengzhou Research InstituteHarbin Institute of TechnologyZhengzhou450046China
- School of Medicine and HealthHarbin Institute of TechnologyHarbin150006China
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Yang Z, Luo D, Shao C, Hu H, Yang X, Cai Y, Mou X, Wu Q, Xu H, Sun X, Wang H, Hou W. Design, synthesis, and bioactivity evaluation of novel indole-selenide derivatives as P-glycoprotein inhibitors against multi-drug resistance in MCF-7/ADR cell. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 268:116207. [PMID: 38364715 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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The inhibition of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) has emerged as an intriguing strategy for circumventing multidrug resistance (MDR) in anticancer chemotherapy. In this study, we have designed and synthesized 30 indole-selenides as a new class of P-gp inhibitors based on the scaffold hopping strategy. Among them, the preferred compound H27 showed slightly stronger reversal activity (reversal fold: 271.7 vs 261.6) but weaker cytotoxicity (inhibition ratio: 33.7% vs 45.1%) than the third-generation P-gp inhibitor tariquidar on the tested MCF-7/ADR cells. Rh123 accumulation experiments and Western blot analysis demonstrated that H27 displayed excellent MDR reversal activity by dose-dependently inhibiting the efflux function of P-gp rather than its expression. Besides, UIC-2 reactivity shift assay revealed that H27 could bind to P-gp directly and induced a conformation change of P-gp. Moreover, docking study revealed that H27 matched well in the active pockets of P-gp by forming some key H-bonding interactions, arene-H interactions and hydrophobic contacts. These results suggested that H27 is worth to be a starting point for the development of novel Se-containing P-gp inhibitors for clinic use.
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- Zhikun Yang
- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Green Pharmaceutical Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China; Bingjiang Cyberspace Security, Institute of Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310051, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Green Pharmaceutical Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- General Surgery, Cancer Center, Department of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Green Pharmaceutical Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- General Surgery, Cancer Center, Department of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Affiliated People's Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- Departments of Chemistry, Institute of Biomolecular Design & Discovery, Yale University, West Haven, CT, 06516, United States
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Green Pharmaceutical Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science & Green Pharmaceutical Collaborative Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta Region, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Drug Development & Chemical Biology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310014, China.
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Elnesr SS, Mahmoud BY, da Silva Pires PG, Moraes P, Elwan HAM, El-Shall NA, El-Kholy MS, Alagawany M. Trace Minerals in Laying Hen Diets and Their Effects on Egg Quality. Biol Trace Elem Res 2024:10.1007/s12011-024-04121-8. [PMID: 38424327 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-024-04121-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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With the advancement in the egg industry sector, egg quality has assumed great significance in certain countries. Enhancements in the nutritional value of eggs may have direct affirmative consequences for daily nutrient intake and therefore for human health. Thus, affirmative improvement in egg quality boosts consumer preferences for eggs. Also, the improvement in eggshell quality can avoid the disposal of broken eggs and consequently economic losses. Therefore, poultry nutrition and mineral supplements have a significant impact on egg quality. Minerals are crucial in poultry feed for a number of biological processes, including catalytic, physiologic, and structural processes. For instance, they contribute to the biological processes necessary for forming and developing eggshells. To produce high-quality eggs for sale, diets must therefore contain the right amount of minerals. This review aims to highlight the role of both organic and inorganic minerals in improving egg quality, in addition to reviewing the interactions of mineral supplements with intestinal microbiota and subsequent effects on the egg quality.
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- Shaaban S Elnesr
- Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum, 63514, Egypt.
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- Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum, 63514, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculdade de Agronomia, Campus Do ValeAv. Bento Gonçalves, 7712 - Agronomia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Agrárias-CCA, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Rod. Admar Gonzaga, 1346 Itacorub, Florianopolis, SC, 88034-000, Brazil
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- Animal and Poultry Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Minia University, El-Minya, 61519, Egypt
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- Department Poultry and Fish Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Edfina, El-Beheira, 22758, Egypt
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- Poultry Department, Agriculture Faculty, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt
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- Poultry Department, Agriculture Faculty, Zagazig University, Zagazig, 44519, Egypt.
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Musalov MV, Amosova SV, Potapov VA. Selenium Dibromide Click Chemistry: The Efficient Synthesis of Novel Selenabicyclo[3.3.1]nonene-2 and -nonane Derivatives. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:17485. [PMID: 38139313 PMCID: PMC10744190 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242417485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Highly efficient and convenient methods for the preparation of 35 novel derivatives of 9-selenabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane and 9-selenabicyclo[3.3.1]nonene-2 in high yields based on the adduct of the transannular addition of SeBr2 to 1,5-cyclooctadiene were developed. The methods for the amination of the adduct made it possible to obtain both diamino selenabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane derivatives and their dihydrobromide salts in one step in 88-98% yields. The methods meet the criteria of click chemistry. Compounds with high glutathione peroxidase mimetic activity were found among water-soluble dihydrobromide salts. The selective reaction of 2,6-dibromo-9-selenabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane with acetonitrile to form 6-bromo-9-selenabicyclo[3.3.1]nonene-2 was discovered. The latter compound served as a promising starting material to give rise to the new class of selenabicyclo[3.3.1]nonene-2 derivatives, e.g., 6-alkoxy-9-selenabicyclo[3.3.1]nonenes were obtained in 94-99% yields.
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- Maxim V. Musalov
- A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Division of The Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Favorsky Str., Irkutsk 664033, Russia; (S.V.A.); (V.A.P.)
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Astrain-Redin N, Paoletti N, Plano D, Bonardi A, Gratteri P, Angeli A, Sanmartin C, Supuran CT. Selenium-analogs based on natural sources as cancer-associated carbonic anhydrase isoforms IX and XII inhibitors. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2023; 38:2191165. [PMID: 36938694 PMCID: PMC10035951 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2023.2191165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2023] Open
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In the relentless search for new cancer treatments, organoselenium compounds, and carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibitors have emerged as promising drug candidates. CA isoforms IX and XII are overexpressed in many types of cancer, and their inhibition is associated with potent antitumor/antimetastatic effects. Selenium-containing compounds, particularly selenols, have been shown to inhibit tumour-associated CA isoforms in the nanomolar range since the properties of the selenium atom favour binding to the active site of the enzyme. In this work, two series of selenoesters (1a-19a and 1b-19b), which gathered NSAIDs, carbo/heterocycles, and fragments from natural products, were evaluated against hCA I, II, IX, and XII. Indomethacin (17b) and flufenamic acid (19b) analogs exhibited selectivity for tumour-associated isoform IX in the low micromolar range. In summary, selenoesters that combine NSAIDs with fragments derived from natural sources have been developed as promising nonclassical inhibitors of the tumour-associated CA isoforms.
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- Nora Astrain-Redin
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Cheminformatics & QSAR, University of Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Chemistry, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department NEUROFARBA - Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical section, University of Firenze, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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Xu W, Du Y, Pan B, Wang Q, Zheng H, Zhang R, Lou J, Zhu G, Zhou J, Sun J. Novel phenoxy-((phenylethynyl) selanyl) propan-2-ol derivatives as potential anticancer agents. BMC Chem 2023; 17:172. [PMID: 38017577 PMCID: PMC10685490 DOI: 10.1186/s13065-023-01076-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
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Selenocompounds protect against damage to healthy cells and induce the death of tumor cells by apoptosis; for this reason, they are attractive compounds for cancer research. In the present study, two series of novel phenoxy-((phenylethynyl) selanyl) propan-2-ol derivatives were synthesized, and their anti-proliferation activities were evaluated. Of the 23 compounds synthesized, most showed potent anti-proliferative activity against human cancer cell lines. Specifically, compounds 3h, 3g, and 3h-2, which had a 2- or 4-position halogen substituent on 1-((phenylethynyl)selanyl)-3-phenoxypropan-2-ol, exhibited the best anti-proliferative activity against tumor cells. Flow cytometry demonstrated that 3h, 3g, and 3h-2 induced G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis in A549 cells. Cellular studies demonstrated that the induction of apoptosis by 3h correlated with changes in the expression of cell cycle-related proteins and apoptosis-related proteins. Xenograft tumor experiments in nude mice revealed that compound 3h has antitumor effects in vivo and no evident toxic effects in nude mice. In addition, compound 3h alleviated cisplatin-induced liver and kidney damage. These findings uncover the applicability of compound 3h as a novel lead compound for cancer treatment.
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- Wenxin Xu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital, Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, China.
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Astrain-Redin N, Raza A, Encío I, Sharma AK, Plano D, Sanmartín C. Novel Acylselenourea Derivatives: Dual Molecules with Anticancer and Radical Scavenging Activity. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1331. [PMID: 37507871 PMCID: PMC10376326 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12071331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Oxidative stress surrounding cancer cells provides them with certain growth and survival advantages necessary for disease progression. In this context, Se-containing molecules have gained attention due to their anticancer and antioxidant activity. In our previous work, we synthesized a library of 39 selenoesters containing functional groups commonly present in natural products (NP), which showed potent anticancer activity, but did not demonstrate high radical scavenger activity. Thus, 20 novel Se derivatives resembling NP have been synthesized presenting acylselenourea functionality in their structures. Radical scavenger activity was tested using DPPH assay and in vitro protective effects against ROS-induced cell death caused by H2O2. Additionally, antiproliferative activity was evaluated in prostate, colon, lung, and breast cancer cell lines, along with their ability to induce apoptosis. Compounds 1.I and 5.I showed potent cytotoxicity against the tested cancer cell lines, along with high selectivity indexes and induction of caspase-mediated apoptosis. These compounds exhibited potent and concentration-dependent radical scavenging activity achieving DPPH inhibition similar to ascorbic acid and trolox. To conclude, we have demonstrated that the introduction of Se in the form of acylselenourea into small molecules provides strong radical scavengers in vitro and antiproliferative activity, which may lead to the development of promising dual compounds.
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- Nora Astrain-Redin
- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State Cancer Institute, CH72, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State Cancer Institute, CH72, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Avda. Barañain s/n, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacology, Penn State Cancer Institute, CH72, Penn State College of Medicine, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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Singhato A, Judprasong K, Sridonpai P, Laitip N, Ornthai N, Yafa C. Speciation of selenium in fresh and cooked commonly consumed fish in Thailand. J Food Compost Anal 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2023.105303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2023]
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Meng X, Wang Y, Wang T, Jiao B, Shao H, Jia Q, Duan H. Particulate Matter and Its Components Induce Alteration on the T-Cell Response: A Population Biomarker Study. Environ Sci Technol 2023; 57:375-384. [PMID: 36537917 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c04347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Compared with the T-cell potential of particulate matter (PM) in animal studies, comprehensive evaluation on the impairments of T-cell response and exposure-response from PM and its components in human population is limited. There were 768 participants in this study. We measured environmental PM and its polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and metals and urinary metabolite levels of PAHs and metals among population. T lymphocyte and its subpopulation (CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells) and the expressions of T-bet, GATA3, RORγt, and FoxP3 were measured. We explored the exposure-response of PM compositions by principal component analysis and mode of action by mediation analysis. There was a significant decreasing trend for T lymphocytes and the levels of T-bet and GATA3 with increased PM levels. Generally, there was a negative correlation between PM, urinary 1-hydroxypyrene, urinary metals, and the levels of T-bet and GATA3 expression. Additionally, CD4+ T lymphocytes were found to mediate the associations of PM2.5 with T-bet expression. PM and its bound PAHs and metals could induce immune impairments by altering the T lymphocytes and genes of T-bet and GATA3.
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- Xiangjing Meng
- Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250062, China
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- National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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- Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250062, China
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- Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong Academy of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Jinan, Shandong 250062, China
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- National Institute for Occupational Health and Poison Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China
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Astrain-Redin N, Talavera I, Moreno E, Ramírez MJ, Martínez-Sáez N, Encío I, Sharma AK, Sanmartín C, Plano D. Seleno-Analogs of Scaffolds Resembling Natural Products a Novel Warhead toward Dual Compounds. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12. [PMID: 36671001 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12010139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Nowadays, oxidative cell damage is one of the common features of cancer and Alzheimer's disease (AD), and Se-containing molecules, such as ebselen, which has demonstrated strong antioxidant activity, have demonstrated well-established preventive effects against both diseases. In this study, a total of 39 Se-derivatives were synthesized, purified, and spectroscopically characterized by NMR. Antioxidant ability was tested using the DPPH assay, while antiproliferative activity was screened in breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancer cell lines. In addition, as a first approach to evaluate their potential anti-Alzheimer activity, the in vitro acetylcholinesterase inhibition (AChEI) was tested. Regarding antioxidant properties, compound 13a showed concentration- and time-dependent radical scavenging activity. Additionally, compounds 14a and 17a showed high activity in the melanoma and ovarian cancer cell lines, with LD50 values below 9.2 µM. Interestingly, in the AChEI test, compound 14a showed almost identical inhibitory activity to galantamine along with a 3-fold higher in vitro BBB permeation (Pe = 36.92 × 10-6 cm/s). Molecular dynamics simulations of the aspirin derivatives (14a and 14b) confirm the importance of the allylic group instead of the propargyl one. Altogether, it is concluded that some of these newly synthesized Se-derivatives, such as 14a, might become very promising candidates to treat both cancer and AD.
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Hsu WL, Wang CM, Yao CL, Chen SC, Nien CY, Sun YH, Tseng TY, Luo YH. Blockage of Nrf2 and autophagy by L-selenocystine induces selective death in Nrf2-addicted colorectal cancer cells through p62-Keap-1-Nrf2 axis. Cell Death Dis 2022; 13:1060. [PMID: 36539411 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-022-05512-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Persistent Nrf2 activation is typically noted in many cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC), aiding cancer cells in overcoming growth stress and promoting cancer progression. Sustained Nrf2 activation, which is beneficial for cancer cells, is called "Nrf2 addiction"; it is closely associated with malignancy and poor prognosis in patients with cancer. However, Nrf2 inhibitors may have adverse effects on normal cells. Here, we found that the selenocompound L-selenocystine (SeC) is selectively cytotoxic in the Nrf2-addicted CRC cell line WiDr cells, but not in non-Nrf2-addicted mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and normal human colon cells. Another CRC cell line, C2BBe1, which harbored lower levels of Nrf2 and its downstream proteins were less sensitive to SeC, compared with the WiDr cells. We further demonstrated that SeC inhibited Nrf2 and autophagy activation in the CRC cells. Antioxidant GSH pretreatment partially rescued the CRC cells from SeC-induced cytotoxicity and Nrf2 and autophagy pathway inhibition. By contrast, SeC activated Nrf2 and autophagy pathway in non-Nrf2-addicted MSCs. Transfecting WiDr cells with Nrf2-targeting siRNA decreased persistent Nrf2 activation and alleviated SeC cytotoxicity. In KEAP1-knockdown C2BBe1 cells, Nrf2 pathway activation increased SeC sensitivity and cytotoxicity. In conclusion, SeC selectively attacks cancer cells with constitutively activated Nrf2 by reducing Nrf2 and autophagy pathway protein expression through the P62-Nrf2-antioxidant response element axis and eventually trigger cell death.
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Calvo-Martín G, Plano D, Martínez-Sáez N, Aydillo C, Moreno E, Espuelas S, Sanmartín C. Norbornene and Related Structures as Scaffolds in the Search for New Cancer Treatments. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:ph15121465. [PMID: 36558915 PMCID: PMC9780886 DOI: 10.3390/ph15121465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The norbornene scaffold has arisen as a promising structure in medicinal chemistry due to its possible therapeutic application in cancer treatment. The development of norbornene-based derivatives as potential chemotherapeutic agents is attracting significant attention. Here, we report an unprecedented review on the recent advances of investigations into the antitumoral efficacy of different compounds, including the abovementioned bicyclic scaffold in their structure, in combination with chemotherapeutic agents or forming metal complexes. The impact that structural modifications to these bicyclic compounds have on the antitumoral properties and the mechanisms by which these norbornene derivatives act are discussed in this review. In addition, the use of norbornene, and its related compounds, encapsulation in nanosystems for its use in cancer therapies is here detailed.
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- Gorka Calvo-Martín
- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Salud Tropical, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Correspondence: (D.P.); (C.A.); Tel.: +34-948425600 (ext. 806358) (D.P.); +34-948425600 (ext. 803183) (C.A.)
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Salud Tropical, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Correspondence: (D.P.); (C.A.); Tel.: +34-948425600 (ext. 806358) (D.P.); +34-948425600 (ext. 803183) (C.A.)
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Salud Tropical, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Salud Tropical, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
- Instituto de Salud Tropical, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
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Alvandi H, Hatamian-Zarmi A, Mokhtari-Hosseini ZB, Webster TJ, Ebrahimi Hosseinzadeh B. Selective biological effects of natural selenized polysaccharides from Fomes fomentarius mycelia loaded solid lipid nanoparticles on bacteria and gastric cancer cells. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ferdousian R, Behbahani FK. Organoselenium compounds. Synthesis, application, and biological activity. PHOSPHORUS SULFUR 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10426507.2022.2119237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Shaaban S, Ferjani H, Abd El-Lateef HM, Khalaf MM, Gouda M, Alaasar M, Yousef TA. Unexpected kinetically controlled organoselenium-based isomaleimide: X-ray structure, hirshfeld surface analysis, 3D energy framework approach, and density functional theory calculation. Front Chem 2022; 10:961787. [PMID: 35991613 PMCID: PMC9388736 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.961787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Reduction of 4,4′-diselanediyldianiline (1) followed by the reaction with bromo-4-(bromomethyl)benzene afforded the corresponding 4-((4-bromobenzyl)selanyl)aniline (2) in 85% yield. N-Maleanilic acid 3 was obtained in 94% yield via the reaction of selenoamine 2 with toxilic anhydride. Subsequent dehydration of N-maleanilic acid 3 using acetic anhydride furnished the unexpected isomaleimide 5-((4-((4-bromophenyl)selanyl)phenyl)imino)furan-2(5H)-one (4) instead of the maleimide 5. The molecular structure of compound 4 was confirmed by mass spectrometry, 1H- and 13C-NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis. Their cytotoxicity was assessed against two oligodendrocytes, and their respective redox properties were evaluated using 2′,7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (H2-DCFDA) assay. Furthermore, their antiapoptotic potential was also evaluated by flow cytometry. The compound crystallizes in triclinic P-1 space group with unit cell parameters a = 5.7880 (4) Å, b = 9.8913 (6) Å, c = 14.5951 (9) Å, V = 1731.0 (3) Å3 and Z = 2. The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonding, π···π, C-Br···π stacking interactions, and other non-covalent interactions. The mapping of different Hirshfeld surfaces and 2D-fingerprint were used to investigate intermolecular interactions. The interaction energies that stabilize the crystal packing were calculated and graphically represented as framework energy diagrams. We present a computational investigation of compound 4’s molecular structure at the Density Functional Theory level using the B3LYP method and the 6-31G ++ basis set in this paper. The optimized structure matches the experimental outcome. The global reactivity descriptors and molecular electrostatic potential (M.E.P.) map emphasize the molecule’s reactive locations, allowing reactivity prediction. The charge transfer properties of molecules can be estimated by examining Frontier molecular orbitals.
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- Saad Shaaban
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Division, College of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
- *Correspondence: Saad Shaaban, , ; Mohamed Alaasar, ; Tarek A. Yousef,
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, IMSIU (Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, Al Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Chemistry, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
- *Correspondence: Saad Shaaban, , ; Mohamed Alaasar, ; Tarek A. Yousef,
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, IMSIU (Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Toxic and Narcotic Drug, Forensic Medicine Department, Mansoura Laboratory, Medicolegal Organization, Ministry of Justice, Cairo, Egypt
- *Correspondence: Saad Shaaban, , ; Mohamed Alaasar, ; Tarek A. Yousef,
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Vetrik M, Kucka J, Kobera L, Konefal R, Lobaz V, Pavlova E, Bajecny M, Heizer T, Brus J, Sefc L, Pratx G, Hruby M. Fluorinated diselenide nanoparticles for radiosensitizing therapy of cancer. Free Radic Biol Med 2022; 187:132-140. [PMID: 35618181 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Radiation resistance of cancer cells represents one of the major challenges in cancer treatment. The novel self-assembled fluoralkylated diselenide nanoparticles (fluorosomes) based on seleno-l-cystine (17FSe2) possess redox-active properties that autocatalytically decompose hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and oxidize the intracellular glutathione (GSH) that results in regulation of cellular oxidative stress. Alkylfluorinated diselenide nanoparticles showed a significant cytotoxic and radiosensitizing effect on cancer cells. The EL-4 tumor-bearing C56BL/6 mice treated with 17FSe2 followed by fractionated radiation treatment (4 × 2Gy) completely suppressed tumor growth. Our results suggest that described diselenide system behaves as a potent radiosensitizer agent targeting tumor growth and preventing tumor recurrence.
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- Miroslav Vetrik
- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky Sq.2, 162 06, Prague 6, Czech Republic; Stanford University, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky Sq.2, 162 06, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky Sq.2, 162 06, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky Sq.2, 162 06, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky Sq.2, 162 06, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky Sq.2, 162 06, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Center for Advanced Preclinical Imaging (CAPI), First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Salmovska 3, Prague 2, 120 00, Czech Republic
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- Center for Advanced Preclinical Imaging (CAPI), First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Salmovska 3, Prague 2, 120 00, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky Sq.2, 162 06, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Center for Advanced Preclinical Imaging (CAPI), First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Salmovska 3, Prague 2, 120 00, Czech Republic
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- Stanford University, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovsky Sq.2, 162 06, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Domínguez-álvarez E, Rácz B, Marć MA, Nasim MJ, Szemerédi N, Viktorová J, Jacob C, Spengler G. Selenium and tellurium in the development of novel small molecules and nanoparticles as cancer multidrug resistance reversal agents. Drug Resist Updat 2022; 63:100844. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2022.100844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Shaaban S, El-Lateef HMA, Khalaf MM, Gouda M, Youssef I. One-Pot Multicomponent Polymerization, Metal-, and Non-Metal-Catalyzed Synthesis of Organoselenium Compounds. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14112208. [PMID: 35683881 PMCID: PMC9182861 DOI: 10.3390/polym14112208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The one-pot multicomponent synthetic strategy of organoselenium compounds represents an alternative and robust protocol to the conventional multistep methods. During the last decade, a potential advance has been made in this domain. This review discusses the latest advances in the polymerization, metal, and metal-free one-pot multicomponent synthesis of organoselenium compounds.
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- Saad Shaaban
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 380, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (H.M.A.E.-L.); (M.M.K.); (M.G.)
- Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Division, College of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 11432, Egypt
- Correspondence: or (S.S.); (I.Y.)
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 380, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (H.M.A.E.-L.); (M.M.K.); (M.G.)
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 380, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (H.M.A.E.-L.); (M.M.K.); (M.G.)
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 380, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; (H.M.A.E.-L.); (M.M.K.); (M.G.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Organic Chemistry Division, College of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura 11432, Egypt
- Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Laboratory, UTSW Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Neuroradiology and Neuro-Intervention Section, Department of Radiology, UTSW Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Correspondence: or (S.S.); (I.Y.)
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Tan C, Zhang L, Duan X, Chai X, Huang R, Kang Y, Yang X. Effects of exogenous sucrose and selenium on plant growth, quality, and sugar metabolism of pea sprouts. J Sci Food Agric 2022; 102:2855-2863. [PMID: 34741307 PMCID: PMC9299082 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.11626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pea sprouts are considered a healthy food. Sucrose is a key nutritional factor affecting taste and flavor. Meanwhile, selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient that plays multiple roles in wide variety of physiological processes and improves crop quality and nutritional value. Nonetheless, the effects of the combination of sucrose and Se treatment on growth, quality, and sugar metabolism of pea sprouts have not been explored. RESULTS The results revealed that sucrose at 10 mg L-1 obviously increased fresh weight, vitamin C, soluble protein, soluble sugar, fructose, glucose, and sucrose contents. Se treatments also improved nutritional quality, but higher Se (2.5 mg L-1 ) significantly inhibited the growth of seedlings. Interestingly, the combined application of sucrose (10 mg L-1 ) and Se (1.25 mg L-1 ) could effectively promote vitamin C, sucrose, and fructose contents, especially the Se content, compared with Se application alone. Additionally, there were significant differences in the regulation of sugar metabolism between Se alone and combined application of sucrose and Se. Acid invertase and neutral invertase play a pivotal role in the accumulation of soluble sugar under Se treatments alone, and acid invertase might be the key enzyme to limit sugar accumulation under combined application of sucrose and Se. CONCLUSION The moderate combined application of sucrose (10 mg L-1 ) and Se (1.25 mg L-1 ) more effectively regulated sugar metabolism and improved nutritional quality than Se application alone did. © 2021 The Authors. Journal of The Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Chuntao Tan
- College of HorticultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
- Guangdong Maoming Agriculture & Forestry Technical CollegeGaozhouChina
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- College of HorticultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical GardenChinese Academy of SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- College of HorticultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, College of Food ScienceSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of HorticultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of HorticultureSouth China Agricultural UniversityGuangzhouChina
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Collery P, Lagadec P, Krossa I, Cohen C, Antomarchi J, Varlet D, Lucio M, Guigonis JM, Scimeca JC, Schmid-Antomarchi H, Schmid-Alliana A. Relationship between the oxidative status and the tumor growth in transplanted triple-negative 4T1 breast tumor mice after oral administration of rhenium(I)-diselenoether. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2022; 71:126931. [PMID: 35063816 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.126931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Selective inhibitory effects of rhenium(I)-diselenoether (Re-diSe) were observed in cultured breast malignant cells. They were attributed to a decrease in Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) production. A concomitant decrease in the production of Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGFβ1), Insulin Growth Factor 1 (IGF1), and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A (VEGFA) by the malignant cells was also observed. AIM The study aimed to investigate the anti-tumor effects of Re-diSe on mice bearing 4T1 breast tumors, an experimental model of triple-negative breast cancer, and correlate them with several biomarkers. MATERIAL AND METHODS 4T1 mammary breast cancer cells were orthotopically inoculated into syngenic BALB/c Jack mice. Different doses of Re-diSe (1, 10, and 60 mg/kg) were administered orally for 23 consecutive days to assess the efficacy and toxicity. The oxidative status was evaluated by assaying Advanced Oxidative Protein Products (AOPP), and by the dinitrophenylhydrazone (DNPH) test in plasma of healthy mice, non-treated tumor-bearing mice (controls), treated tumor-bearing mice, and tumors in all tumor-bearing mice. Tumor necrosis factor (TNFα), VEGFA, VEGFB, TGFβ1, Interferon, and selenoprotein P (selenoP) were selected as biomarkers. RESULTS Doses of 1 and 10 mg/kg did not affect the tumor weights. There was a significant increase in the tumor weights in mice treated with the maximum dose of 60 mg/kg, concomitantly with a significant decrease in AOPP, TNFα, and TGFβ1 in the tumors. SelenoP concentrations increased in the plasma but not in the tumors. CONCLUSION We did not confirm the anti-tumor activity of the Re-diSe compound in this experiment. However, the transplantation of the tumor cells did not induce an expected pro-oxidative status without any increase of the oxidative biomarkers in the plasma of controls compared to healthy mice. This condition could be essential to evaluate the effect of an antioxidant drug. The choice of the experimental model will be primordial to assess the effects of the Re-diSe compound in further studies.
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- Philippe Collery
- Société de Coordination de Recherches Thérapeutiques, 20220, Algajola, France.
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- Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, UFR de médecine Pasteur, 06107, Nice cedex 2, France
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- Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, UFR de médecine Pasteur, 06107, Nice cedex 2, France
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- Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, UFR de médecine Pasteur, 06107, Nice cedex 2, France
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- Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, UFR de médecine Pasteur, 06107, Nice cedex 2, France
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, Plateforme "Bernard Rossi", UFR de médecine Pasteur, UMR 4320, CEA TIRO, 06107, Nice cedex 2, France
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- Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, UFR de médecine Pasteur, 06107, Nice cedex 2, France
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- Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, UFR de médecine Pasteur, 06107, Nice cedex 2, France
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- Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, CNRS, Inserm, iBV, UFR de médecine Pasteur, 06107, Nice cedex 2, France
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Dobiasová S, Szemerédi N, Kučerová D, Koucká K, Václavíková R, Gbelcová H, Ruml T, Domínguez-Álvarez E, Spengler G, Viktorová J. Ketone-selenoesters as potential anticancer and multidrug resistance modulation agents in 2D and 3D ovarian and breast cancer in vitro models. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6548. [PMID: 35449387 PMCID: PMC9023544 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10311-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Long-term treatment of cancer with chemotherapeutics leads to the development of resistant forms that reduce treatment options. The main associated mechanism is the overexpression of transport proteins, particularly P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1). In this study, we have tested the anticancer and multidrug resistance (MDR) modulation activity of 15 selenocompounds. Out of the tested compounds, K3, K4, and K7 achieved the highest sensitization rate in ovarian carcinoma cells (HOC/ADR) that are resistant to the action of the Adriamycin. These compounds induced oxidation stress, inhibited P-gp transport activity and altered ABC gene expression. To verify the effect of compounds, 3D cell models were used to better mimic in vivo conditions. K4 and K7 triggered the most significant ROS release. All selected selenoesters inhibited P-gp efflux in a dose-dependent manner while simultaneously altering the expression of the ABC genes, especially P-gp in paclitaxel-resistant breast carcinoma cells (MCF-7/PAX). K4, and K7 demonstrated sensitization potential in resistant ovarian spheroids. Additionally, all selected selenoesters achieved a high cytotoxic effect in 3D breast and ovarian models, which was comparable to that in 2D cultures. K7 was the only non-competitive P-gp inhibitor, and therefore appears to have considerable potential for the treatment of drug-resistant cancer.
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- Simona Dobiasová
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague 6, Czechia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Semmelweis utca 6, Szeged, 6725, Hungary
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague 6, Czechia
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- Toxicogenomics Unit, National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 49, 100 00, Prague, Czechia.,Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics, Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Alej Svobody 1655, 323 00, Pilsen, Czechia
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- Toxicogenomics Unit, National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 49, 100 00, Prague, Czechia.,Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics, Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Alej Svobody 1655, 323 00, Pilsen, Czechia
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Genetics and Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava, Sasinkova 4, 811 08, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague 6, Czechia
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- Instituto de Química Orgánica General (IQOG-CSIC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Semmelweis utca 6, Szeged, 6725, Hungary.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague 6, Czechia.
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Hou W, Dong H, Zhang X, Wang Y, Su L, Xu H. Selenium as an emerging versatile player in heterocycles and natural products modification. Drug Discov Today 2022; 27:2268-2277. [PMID: 35390546 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2022.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The diverse pharmacological activities of organoselenium compounds are closely correlated to their ability to scavenge and induce reactive oxygen species (ROS), their intrinsic oxidative properties, and their Se(0) release property. The incorporation of selenium into small molecules, and particularly into heterocycles and natural products, has shown great potential in altering the potency and selectivity of these molecules. Therefore, selenium will play an important role in drug discovery in the near future. We summarize how different organoselenium species affect cellular oxidative stress levels, and try to correlate the structural properties of selenium-containing heterocycles and natural product derivatives to their biological activities and therapeutic applications. We also provide some information to guide the rational design of selenium-containing drugs.
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- Wei Hou
- College of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Drug Development and Chemical Biology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Drug Development and Chemical Biology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450000, China.
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Hangzhou Minsheng Institutes for Pharma Research, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
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Selenium (Se)-containing compounds have emerged as potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of a range of diseases. Through tremendous effort, considerable knowledge has been acquired to understand the complex chemical properties and biological activities of selenium, especially after its incorporation into bioactive molecules. From this perspective, we compiled extensive literature evidence to summarize and critically discuss the relationship between the pharmacological activities and chemical properties of selenium compounds and the strategic incorporation of selenium into organic molecules, especially bioactive heterocycles and natural products. We also provide perspectives regarding the challenges in selenium-based medicinal chemistry and future research directions.
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- Wei Hou
- College of Pharmaceutical Science and Institute of Drug Development and Chemical Biology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Shanghai Institute for Advanced Immunochemical Studies, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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Marć MA, Domínguez-álvarez E, Latacz G, Doroz-płonka A, Sanmartín C, Spengler G, Handzlik J. Pharmaceutical and Safety Profile Evaluation of Novel Selenocompounds with Noteworthy Anticancer Activity. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:367. [PMID: 35214099 PMCID: PMC8875489 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14020367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Prior studies have reported the potent and selective cytotoxic, pro-apoptotic, and chemopreventive activities of a cyclic selenoanhydride and of a series of selenoesters. Some of these selenium derivatives demonstrated multidrug resistance (MDR)-reversing activity in different resistant cancer cell lines. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the pharmaceutical and safety profiles of these selected selenocompounds using alternative methods in silico and in vitro. One of the main tasks of this work was to determine both the physicochemical properties and metabolic stability of these selenoesters. The obtained results proved that these tested selenocompounds could become potential candidates for novel and safe anticancer drugs with good ADMET parameters. The most favorable selenocompounds turned out to be the phthalic selenoanhydride (EDA-A6), two ketone-containing selenoesters with a 4-chlorophenyl moiety (EDA-71 and EDA-73), and a symmetrical selenodiester with a pyridine ring and two selenium atoms (EDA-119).
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Chang CY, Chiang A, Lai M, Yan M, Tseng C, Lo L, Wan L, Li C, Tsui K, Chen C, Hwang T, Tsai F, Sheu JJ. A More Diverse Cervical Microbiome Associates with Better Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Endometriosis: A Pilot Study. Biomedicines 2022; 10:174. [PMID: 35052854 PMCID: PMC8774211 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10010174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Infection-induced chronic inflammation is common in patients with endometriosis. Although microbial communities in the reproductive tracts of patients have been reported, little was known about their dynamic profiles during disease progression and complication development. Microbial communities in cervical mucus were collected by cervical swabs from 10 healthy women and 23 patients, and analyzed by 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. The abundance, ecological relationships and functional networks of microbiota were characterized according to their prevalence, clinical stages, and clinical features including deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE), CA125, pain score and infertility. Cervical microbiome can be altered during endometriosis development and progression with a tendency of increased Firmicutes and decreased Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes. Distinct from vaginal microbiome, upregulation of Lactobacillus, in combination with increased Streptococcus and decreased Dialister, was frequently associated with advanced endometriosis stages, DIE, higher CA125 levels, severe pain, and infertility. Significantly, reduced richness and diversity of cervical microbiome were detected in patients with more severe clinical symptoms. Clinical treatments against infertility can partially reverse the ecological balance of microbes through remodeling nutrition metabolism and transport and cell-cell/cell-matrix interaction. This study provides a new understanding on endometriosis development and a more diverse cervical microbiome may be beneficial for patients to have better clinical outcomes.
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Rashidi S, Fernández-Rubio C, Mansouri R, Ali-Hassanzadeh M, Ghani E, Karimazar M, Manzano-Román R, Nguewa P. Selenium and protozoan parasitic infections: selenocompounds and selenoproteins potential. Parasitol Res 2022; 121:49-62. [PMID: 34993638 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-021-07400-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The current drug treatments against protozoan parasitic diseases including Chagas, malaria, leishmaniasis, and toxoplasmosis represent good examples of drug resistance mechanisms and have shown diverse side effects. Therefore, the identification of novel therapeutic strategies and drug compounds against such life-threatening diseases is urgent. According to the successful usage of selenium (Se) compounds-based therapy against some diseases, this therapeutic strategy has been recently further underlined against these parasitic diseases by targeting different parasite´s essential pathways. On the other hand, due to the important functions played by parasite selenoproteins in their biology (such as modulating the host immune response), they can be also considered as a novel therapeutic strategy by designing specific inhibitors against these important proteins. In addition, the immunomodulatory potentiality of these compounds to trigger T helper type 1 (Th1) cells and cytokine-mediated immune response for the substantial induction of proinflammatory cytokines, thus, Se, selenoproteins, and parasite selenoproteins could be further investigated to find possible vaccine antigens. Herein, we collect and present the results of some studies regarding Se-based therapy against protozoan parasitic diseases and highlight relevant information and some viewpoints that might be insightful to advance toward more effective studies in the future.
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Tsuji PA, Santesmasses D, Lee BJ, Gladyshev VN, Hatfield DL. Historical Roles of Selenium and Selenoproteins in Health and Development: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 23:ijms23010005. [PMID: 35008430 PMCID: PMC8744743 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Selenium is a fascinating element that has a long history, most of which documents it as a deleterious element to health. In more recent years, selenium has been found to be an essential element in the diet of humans, all other mammals, and many other life forms. It has many health benefits that include, for example, roles in preventing heart disease and certain forms of cancer, slowing AIDS progression in HIV patients, supporting male reproduction, inhibiting viral expression, and boosting the immune system, and it also plays essential roles in mammalian development. Elucidating the molecular biology of selenium over the past 40 years generated an entirely new field of science which encompassed the many novel features of selenium. These features were (1) how this element makes its way into protein as the 21st amino acid in the genetic code, selenocysteine (Sec); (2) the vast amount of machinery dedicated to synthesizing Sec uniquely on its tRNA; (3) the incorporation of Sec into protein; and (4) the roles of the resulting Sec-containing proteins (selenoproteins) in health and development. One of the research areas receiving the most attention regarding selenium in health has been its role in cancer prevention, but further research has also exposed the role of this element as a facilitator of various maladies, including cancer.
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- Petra A. Tsuji
- Department of Biological Sciences, Towson University, 8000 York Rd., Towson, MD 21252, USA
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; (D.S.); (V.N.G.)
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- School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea;
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- Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA; (D.S.); (V.N.G.)
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- Scientist Emeritus, Mouse Cancer Genetics Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA;
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Rajegowda HR, Suchetan PA, Butcher RJ, Raghavendra Kumar P. Synthesis and absolute structure of ( R)-2-(benzylselanyl)-1-phenylethanaminium hydrogen sulfate monohydrate: crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analyses. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2021; 77:1062-1066. [PMID: 34868636 PMCID: PMC8587982 DOI: 10.1107/s2056989021010409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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A hydrogen sulfate salt, [BnSeCH2CH(Ph)NH3+](HSO4−), of a chiral selenated amine (R)-2-(benzylselanyl)-1-phenylethanamine (BnSeCH2CH(Ph)NH2) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis,1H and 13C{1H} NMR, FT–IR analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. This selenated salt crystallizes as a monohydrate. In the crystal, several O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C–H⋯π and Se⋯O weak interactions result in a complex two-dimensional sheet-like supramolecular architecture. A hydrogen sulfate salt, C15H18NSe+·HSO4−·H2O or [BnSeCH2CH(Ph)NH3+](HSO4−), of a chiral selenated amine (R)-2-(benzylselanyl)-1-phenylethanamine (BnSeCH2CH(Ph)NH2) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis,1H and 13C{1H} NMR, FT–IR analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The title salt crystallizes in the monohydrate form in the non-centrosymmetric monoclinic P21 space group. The cation is somewhat W shaped with the dihedral angle between the two aromatic rings being 60.9 (4)°. The carbon atom attached to the amine nitrogen atom is chiral and in the R configuration, and, the –C—C– bond of the –CH2—CH– fragment has a staggered conformation. In the crystal structure, two HSO4− anions and two water molecules form an R44(12) tetrameric type of assembly comprised of alternating HSO4− anions and water molecules via discrete D(2) O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. This tetrameric assembly aggregates along the b-axis direction as an infinite one-dimensional tape. Adjacent tapes are interconnected via discrete D(2) N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the three amino hydrogen atoms of the cation sandwiched between the two tapes and the three HSO4− anions of the nearest asymmetric units, resulting in a complex two-dimensional sheet along the ab plane. The pendant arrangement of the cations is stabilized by C—H⋯π interactions between adjacent cations running as chains down the [010] axis. Secondary Se⋯O [3.1474 (4) Å] interactions are also observed in the crystal structure. A Hirshfeld surface analysis, including dnorm, shape-index and fingerprint plots of the cation, anion and solvent molecule, was carried out to confirm the presence of various interactions in the crystal structure.
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Kalsoom U, Alazmi M, Farrukh HSUB, Chung KHK, Alshammari N, Kakinen A, Chotana GA, Javed I, Davis TP, Saleem RSZ. Structure Dependent Differential Modulation of Aβ Fibrillization by Selenadiazole-Based Inhibitors. ACS Chem Neurosci 2021; 12:3806-3817. [PMID: 34595924 DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.1c00478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Misfolding and fibrillar aggregation of Aβ is a characteristic hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and primarily participates in neurodegenerative pathologies. There has been no breakthrough made in the therapeutic regime of Alzheimer's disease while the pharmacological interventions against Aβ are designed to sequester and clear Aβ burden from the neurological tissues. Based on the physiological relevance of Aβ, therapeutic approaches are required to inhibit and stabilize Aβ fibrillization, instead of cleaning it from the neurological system. In this context, we have designed a selenadiazole-based library of compounds against the fibrillization paradigm of Aβ. Compounds that completely inhibited the Aβ fibrillization appeared to stabilize Aβ at the monomeric stage as indicated by ThT assay, CD spectrophotometry, and TEM imaging. Partial inhibitors elongated the nucleation phase and allowed limited fibrillization of Aβ into smaller fragments with slightly higher β-sheets contents, while noninhibitors did not interfere in Aβ aggregation and resulted in mature fibrils with fibrillization kinetics similar to Aβ control. Molecular docking revealed the different binding positions of the compounds for three classes. Complete inhibitors alleviated Aβ toxicity to SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells and permeated across the blood-brain barrier in zebrafish larvae. The amino acid residues from Aβ peptide that interacted with the compounds from all three classes were overlapping and majorly lying in the amyloidogenic regions. However, compounds that stabilize Aβ monomers displayed higher association constants (Ka) and lower dissociation constants (Kd) in comparison to partial and noninhibitors, as corroborated by ITC. These results support further structure activity-based preclinical development of these selenadiazole compounds for potential anti-Alzheimer's therapy.
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- Umme Kalsoom
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore 54792, Pakistan
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- Department of Information and Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Ha’il, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il 81411, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore 54792, Pakistan
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Ha’il, P.O. Box 2440, Ha’il 81411, Saudi Arabia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore 54792, Pakistan
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore 54792, Pakistan
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Santi C, Scimmi C, Sancineto L. Ebselen and Analogues: Pharmacological Properties and Synthetic Strategies for Their Preparation. Molecules 2021; 26:4230. [PMID: 34299505 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Ebselen is the leader of selenorganic compounds, and starting from its identification as mimetic of the key antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase, several papers have appeared in literature claiming its biological activities. It was the subject of several clinical trials and it is currently in clinical evaluation for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. Given our interest in the synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of selenorganic derivatives with this review, we aimed to collect all the papers focused on the biological evaluation of ebselen and its close analogues, covering the timeline between 2016 and most of 2021. Our analysis evidences that, even if it lacks specificity when tested in vitro, being able to bind to every reactive cysteine, it proved to be always well tolerated in vivo, exerting no sign of toxicity whatever the administered doses. Besides, looking at the literature, we realized that no review article dealing with the synthetic approaches for the construction of the benzo[d][1,2]-selenazol-3(2H)-one scaffold is available; thus, a section of the present review article is completely devoted to this specific topic.
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Forceville X, Van Antwerpen P, Preiser JC. Selenocompounds and Sepsis: Redox Bypass Hypothesis for Early Diagnosis and Treatment: Part A-Early Acute Phase of Sepsis: An Extraordinary Redox Situation (Leukocyte/Endothelium Interaction Leading to Endothelial Damage). Antioxid Redox Signal 2021; 35:113-138. [PMID: 33567962 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2020.8063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Significance: Sepsis is a health disaster. In sepsis, an initial, beneficial local immune response against infection evolves rapidly into a generalized, dysregulated response or a state of chaos, leading to multiple organ failure. Use of life-sustaining supportive therapies creates an unnatural condition, enabling the complex cascades of the sepsis response to develop in patients who would otherwise die. Multiple attempts to control sepsis at an early stage have been unsuccessful. Recent Advances: Major events in early sepsis include activation and binding of leukocytes and endothelial cells in the microcirculation, damage of the endothelial surface layer (ESL), and a decrease in the plasma concentration of the antioxidant enzyme, selenoprotein-P. These events induce an increase in intracellular redox potential and lymphocyte apoptosis, whereas apoptosis is delayed in monocytes and neutrophils. They also induce endothelial mitochondrial and cell damage. Critical Issues: Neutrophil production increases dramatically, and aggressive immature forms are released. Leukocyte cross talk with other leukocytes and with damaged endothelial cells amplifies the inflammatory response. The release of large quantities of reactive oxygen, halogen, and nitrogen species as a result of the leukocyte respiratory burst, endothelial mitochondrial damage, and ischemia/reperfusion processes, along with the marked decrease in selenoprotein-P concentrations, leads to peroxynitrite damage of the ESL, reducing flow and damaging the endothelial barrier. Future Directions: Endothelial barrier damage by activated leukocytes is a time-sensitive event in sepsis, occurring within hours and representing the first step toward organ failure and death. Reducing or stopping this event is necessary before irreversible damage occurs.
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- Xavier Forceville
- Medico-Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Great Hospital of East Francilien-Meaux Site, Hôpital Saint Faron, Meaux, France.,Clinical Investigation Center (CIC Inserm 1414), CHU de Rennes, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France
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- Pharmacognosy, Bioanalysis and Drug Discovery and Analytical Platform of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bruxelles, Belgium
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Calvo-Martín G, Plano D, Encío I, Sanmartín C. Novel N, N'-Disubstituted Selenoureas as Potential Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Agents. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10050777. [PMID: 34068900 PMCID: PMC8156206 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10050777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A series of 30 novel N,N disubstituted selenoureas were synthesized, characterized, and their antioxidant ability was tested using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) assays. Additionally, their cytotoxic activity was tested in vitro in a panel of three different cancer (breast, lung and colon) and two normal cell lines. Each selenourea entity contains a para-substituted phenyl ring with different electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups, and different aliphatic and aromatic nuclei. All of the synthesized selenoureas present antioxidant capacity at high concentrations in the DPPH assay, and three of them (2b, 2c and 2d) showed greater radical scavenging capacity than ascorbic acid at lower concentrations. These results were confirmed by the ABTS assay, where these novel selenoureas present even higher antioxidant capacity than the reference compound Trolox. On the other hand, 10 selenoureas present IC50 values below 10 µM in at least one cancer cell line, resulting in the adamantyl nucleus (6a–6e), the most interesting in terms of activity and selectivity. Outstanding results were found for selenourea 6c, tested in the NCI60 cell line panel and showing an average GI50 of 1.49 µM for the 60 cell lines, and LC50 values ranging from 9.33 µM to 4.27 µM against 10 of these cancer cell lines. To gain insight into its anticancer activity mechanism, we investigated the cell cycle progression of the promising compound 6c, as well as the type of programmed-cell death in a colon cancer cell line it provokes (HT-29). Compound 6c provoked S phase cell cycle arrest and the induction of cell death was independent of caspase activation, suggesting autophagy, though this assertion requires additional studies. Overall, we envision that this compound can be further developed for the potential treatment of colon cancer.
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- Gorka Calvo-Martín
- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain; (G.C.-M.); (D.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain;
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain; (G.C.-M.); (D.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain;
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain;
- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Avda. Barañain s/n, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain; (G.C.-M.); (D.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-948425600 (ext. 806388)
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Bevinakoppamath S, Saleh Ahmed AM, Ramachandra SC, Vishwanath P, Prashant A. Chemopreventive and Anticancer Property of Selenoproteins in Obese Breast Cancer. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:618172. [PMID: 33935708 PMCID: PMC8087246 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.618172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Obesity is a significant risk factor for various cancers including breast cancer resulting in an increased risk of recurrence as well as morbidity and mortality. Extensive studies on various pathways have been successful in establishing a biological relationship between obesity and breast cancer. The molecular classification of breast cancer includes five groups each having different responses to treatment. Increased levels of inflammatory cytokines seen in obese conditions drive the pro-proliferative pathways, such as the influx of macrophages, angiogenesis, and antiapoptotic pathways. Increased peripheral aromatization of androgens by aromatase increases the circulating estrogen levels which are also responsible for the association of obesity with breast cancer. Also, increased oxidative stress due to chronic low-grade inflammation in obese women plays an important role in carcinogenesis. Despite the availability of safe and effective treatment options for breast cancer, obese women are at increased risk of adverse outcomes including treatment-related toxicities. In the recent decade, selenium compounds have gained substantial interest as chemopreventive and anticancer agents. The chemical derivatives of selenium include inorganic and organic compounds that exhibit pro-oxidant properties and alter cellular redox homeostasis. They target more than one metabolic pathway by thiol modifications, induction of reactive oxygen species, and chromatin modifications to exert their chemopreventive and anticancer activities. The primary functional effectors of selenium that play a significant role in human homeostasis are selenoproteins like glutathione peroxidase, thioredoxin reductase, iodothyronine deiodinases, and selenoprotein P. Selenoproteins play a significant role in adipose tissue physiology by modulating preadipocyte proliferation and adipogenic differentiation. They correlate negatively with body mass index resulting in increased oxidative stress that may lead to carcinogenesis in obese individuals. Methylseleninic acid effectively suppresses aromatase activation thus reducing the estrogen levels and acting as a breast cancer chemopreventive agent. Adipose-derived inflammatory mediators influence the selenium metabolites and affect the proliferation and metastatic properties of cancer cells. Recently selenium nanoparticles have shown potent anticancer activity which may lead to a major breakthrough in the management of cancers caused due to multiple pathways. In this review, we discuss the possible role of selenoproteins as chemopreventive and an anticancer agent in obese breast cancer.
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- Supriya Bevinakoppamath
- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysore, India
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysore, India
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysore, India
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysore, India
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysore, India
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Etxebeste-Mitxeltorena M, Plano D, Astrain-Redín N, Morán-Serradilla C, Aydillo C, Encío I, Moreno E, Espuelas S, Sanmartín C. New Amides and Phosphoramidates Containing Selenium: Studies on Their Cytotoxicity and Antioxidant Activities in Breast Cancer. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:590. [PMID: 33920484 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10040590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is a multifactor disease, and many drug combination therapies are applied for its treatment. Selenium derivatives represent a promising potential anti-breast cancer treatment. This study reports the cytotoxic activity of forty-one amides and phosphoramidates containing selenium against five cancer cell lines (MCF-7, CCRF-CEM, HT-29, HTB-54 and PC-3) and two nonmalignant cell lines (184B5 and BEAS-2B). MCF-7 cells were the most sensitive and the selenoamides I.1f and I.2f and the selenium phosphoramidate II.2d, with GI50 values ranging from 0.08 to 0.93 µM, were chosen for further studies. Additionally, radical scavenging activity for all the compounds was determined using DPPH and ABTS colorimetric assays. Phosphoramidates turned out to be inactive as radical scavengers. No correlation was observed for the antioxidant activity and the cytotoxic effect, except for compounds I.1e and I.2f, which showed dual antioxidant and antitumor activity. The type of programmed cell death and cell cycle arrest were determined, and the results provided evidence that I.1f and I.2f induced cell death via autophagy, while the derivative II.2d provoked apoptosis. In addition, Western blot analysis corroborated these mechanisms with an increase in Beclin1 and LC3-IIB and reduced SQSTM1/p62 levels for I.1f and I.2f, as well as an increase in BAX, p21 and p53 accompanied by a decrease in BCL-2 levels for derivative II.2d.
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Sabir S, Yu TT, Kuppusamy R, Almohaywi B, Iskander G, Das T, Willcox MDP, Black DS, Kumar N. Novel Seleno- and Thio-Urea Containing Dihydropyrrol-2-One Analogues as Antibacterial Agents. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:321. [PMID: 33808733 PMCID: PMC8003518 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10030321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The quorum sensing (QS) system in multi-drug-resistant bacteria such as P. aeruginosa is primarily responsible for the development of antibiotic resistance and is considered an attractive target for antimicrobial drug discovery. In this study, we synthesised a series of novel selenourea and thiourea-containing dihydropyrrol-2-one (DHP) analogues as LasR antagonists. The selenium DHP derivatives displayed significantly better quorum-sensing inhibition (QSI) activities than the corresponding sulphur analogues. The most potent analogue 3e efficiently inhibited the las QS system by 81% at 125 µM and 53% at 31 µM. Additionally, all the compounds were screened for their minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against the Gram-positive bacterium S. aureus, and interestingly, only the selenium analogues showed antibacterial activity, with 3c and 3e being the most potent with a MIC of 15.6 µM.
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- Shekh Sabir
- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (S.S.); (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (G.I.); (D.S.B.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (S.S.); (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (G.I.); (D.S.B.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (S.S.); (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (G.I.); (D.S.B.)
- School of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia;
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (S.S.); (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (G.I.); (D.S.B.)
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia;
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia;
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (S.S.); (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (G.I.); (D.S.B.)
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- School of Chemistry, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; (S.S.); (T.T.Y.); (R.K.); (G.I.); (D.S.B.)
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Novotortsev VK, Kukushkin ME, Tafeenko VA, Skvortsov DA, Kalinina MA, Timoshenko RV, Chmelyuk NS, Vasilyeva LA, Tarasevich BN, Gorelkin PV, Erofeev AS, Majouga AG, Zyk NV, Beloglazkina EK. Dispirooxindoles Based on 2-Selenoxo-Imidazolidin-4-Ones: Synthesis, Cytotoxicity and ROS Generation Ability. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:2613. [PMID: 33807662 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A regio- and diastereoselective synthesis of two types of dispiro derivatives of 2-selenoxoimidazolidin-4-ones, differing in the position of the nitrogen atom in the central pyrrolidine ring of the spiro-fused system-namely, 2-selenoxodispiro[imidazolidine-4,3'-pyrrolidine-2',3″-indoline]-2″,5-diones (5a-h) and 2-senenoxodispiro[imidazolidine-4,3'-pyrrolidine-4',3″-indoline]-2″,5-diones (6a-m)-were developed based on a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides generated from isatin and sarcosine or formaldehyde and sarcosine to 5-arylidene or 5-indolidene-2-selenoxo-tetrahydro-4H-imidazole-4-ones. Selenium-containing dispiro indolinones generally exhibit cytotoxic activity near to the activity of the corresponding oxygen and sulfur-containing derivatives. Compounds 5b, 5c, and 5e demonstrated considerable in vitro cytotoxicity in the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) test (concentration of compounds that caused 50% death of cells (CC50) 7.6-8.7 μM) against the A549 cancer cell line with the VA13/A549 selectivity index 5.2-6.9; some compounds (5 and 6) increased the level of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the experiment on A549 and PC3 cells using platinized carbon nanoelectrode. The tests for p53 activation for compounds 5 and 6 on the transcriptional reporter suggest that the investigated compounds can only have an indirect p53-dependent mechanism of action. For the compounds 5b, 6b, and 6l, the ROS generation may be one of the significant mechanisms of their cytotoxic action.
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Ali W, Benedetti R, Handzlik J, Zwergel C, Battistelli C. The innovative potential of selenium-containing agents for fighting cancer and viral infections. Drug Discov Today 2020; 26:256-263. [PMID: 33164821 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2020.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Selenium-containing compounds have emerged as a potentially promising treatment for viral infections and tumor development and dissemination. Selenium per se is often considered as a toxic element with little or no beneficial effects, but considerable advances have been made in the understanding of the complex biology, chemistry and drug delivery of this element, especially when it is included in bioactive molecules. Here, we summarize and critically discuss recent findings in the field of selenium-based applications for the treatment of cancer and viral infections.
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- Wesam Ali
- Department of Technology and Biotechnology of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Kraków, Poland; Division of Bioorganic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus B 2.1, D-66123 Saarbruecken, Germany
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- Department of Precision Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Via L. De Crecchio 7, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Technology and Biotechnology of Drugs, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Medyczna 9, PL 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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- Division of Bioorganic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus B 2.1, D-66123 Saarbruecken, Germany; Department of Precision Medicine, Luigi Vanvitelli University of Campania, Via L. De Crecchio 7, 80138 Naples, Italy; Department of Drug Chemistry and Technologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Istituto Pasteur Italia, Fondazione Cenci-Bolognetti, Department of Molecular Medicine, Department of Excellence 2018-2022, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy.
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Shi M, Wang L, Zhang L, Wang K, Zhang H, Wang Y, Li C, Han W. Synthesis and evaluation of antitumor activities of 4-selenopyrimidine derivatives. Nucleosides Nucleotides Nucleic Acids 2020; 40:96-116. [PMID: 33073661 DOI: 10.1080/15257770.2020.1833342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Pyrimidine antimetabolic agents are the essential drugs in treatment of various tumors. Novel synthesis and biological evaluation of the pyrimidine derivatives incorporating selenium element and amino acid carrier as potential antitumor agents have not been tried and studied. Based on the biological significance of pyrimidine structure, these two additional elemental fragments maybe enhance the antitumor effect and reduce toxic side effects of pyrimidine agents. The aim of this paper is to synthesis a series of 4-selenopyrimidine derivatives in order to find more potent lead compounds against cancer. In this study, 12 new 4-selenopyrimidine derivatives that are unstable in acidic solutions but very stable in alkaline and neutral solutions avoiding light were synthesized, and the antitumor activities on HepG2 cell lines of these compounds were evaluated by MTT assay. The results have shown that these compounds could reduce the proliferation of HepG2 cells in a dose-dependent fashion, and the inhibitory activity of compounds a6 was greater than that of positive control 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), the IC50 for a6 was 3.63 μM. In the comprehensive analysis of the structure-activity relationship, we could draw the antitumor effect of selenouracil derivatives is stronger than those of selenothymine derivatives. These results suggest that the substituent groups of selenium element and amino acid on the pyrimidine derivatives are vital for their antitumor activities on HepG2 cells.
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- Mingxing Shi
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Medicine Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Medicine Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Medicine Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Medicine Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Medicine Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Medicine Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China.,Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Medicine Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Natural Medicine Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China
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Kim B, Cho EJ, Yoon JH, Kim SS, Cheong JY, Cho SW, Park T. Pathway-Based Integrative Analysis of Metabolome and Microbiome Data from Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver Cirrhosis Patients. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E2705. [PMID: 32967314 PMCID: PMC7563418 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12092705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Aberrations of the human microbiome are associated with diverse liver diseases, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Even if we can associate specific microbes with particular diseases, it is difficult to know mechanistically how the microbe contributes to the pathophysiology. Here, we sought to reveal the functional potential of the HCC-associated microbiome with the human metabolome which is known to play a role in connecting host phenotype to microbiome function. To utilize both microbiome and metabolomic data sets, we propose an innovative, pathway-based analysis, Hierarchical structural Component Model for pathway analysis of Microbiome and Metabolome (HisCoM-MnM), for integrating microbiome and metabolomic data. In particular, we used pathway information to integrate these two omics data sets, thus providing insight into biological interactions between different biological layers, with regard to the host's phenotype. The application of HisCoM-MnM to data sets from 103 and 97 patients with HCC and liver cirrhosis (LC), respectively, showed that this approach could identify HCC-related pathways related to cancer metabolic reprogramming, in addition to the significant metabolome and metagenome that make up those pathways.
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- Boram Kim
- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea; (E.J.C.); (J.-H.Y.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 03080, Korea; (E.J.C.); (J.-H.Y.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea; (S.S.K.); (J.Y.C.); (S.W.C.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea; (S.S.K.); (J.Y.C.); (S.W.C.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 16499, Korea; (S.S.K.); (J.Y.C.); (S.W.C.)
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Bioinformatics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea;
- Department of Statistics, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea
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Mangiavacchi F, Coelho Dias IF, Di Lorenzo I, Grzes P, Palomba M, Rosati O, Bagnoli L, Marini F, Santi C, Lenardao EJ, Sancineto L. Sweet Selenium: Synthesis and Properties of Selenium-Containing Sugars and Derivatives. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2020; 13:E211. [PMID: 32859124 DOI: 10.3390/ph13090211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In the last decades, organoselenium compounds gained interest due to their important biological features. However, the lack of solubility, which characterizes most of them, makes their actual clinical exploitability a hard to reach goal. Selenosugars, with their intrinsic polarity, do not suffer from this issue and as a result, they can be conceived as a useful alternative. The aim of this review is to provide basic knowledge of the synthetic aspects of selenosugars, selenonium salts, selenoglycosides, and selenonucleotides. Their biological properties will be briefly detailed. Of course, it will not be a comprehensive dissertation but an analysis of what the authors think is the cream of the crop of this interesting research topic.
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Picci G, Mocci R, Ciancaleoni G, Lippolis V, Zielińska-Błajet M, Caltagirone C. Bis-Selenoureas for Anion Binding: A 1H NMR and Theoretical Study. Chempluschem 2020; 85:1389-1395. [PMID: 32608173 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The anion binding ability of a family of bis-selenoureas L1-L3 obtained by the reaction of 1,3-bis(aminomethyl)-benzene and phenylisoselenocyanate, p-methoxyphenylisoselenocyanate and naphtylisoselenocyanate, for L1, L2, and L3, respectively, has been tested and compared to that of previously described bis-urea analogues. Results suggest that the introduction of selenium leads to an increase in the acidity of the urea NH hydrogen atoms, and therefore to a stronger affinity (more than three-fold higher) towards anion species, in particular dihydrogen phosphate, in DMSO-d6 . Theoretical calculations allowed for the optimization of the adducts receptors corroborating the experimental results.
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- Giacomo Picci
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, CA, IT
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, CA, IT
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale (DCCI), Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi, 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, CA, IT
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- Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370, Wrocław, Poland
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, SS 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, CA, IT
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Madibone K, Deshmukh PP, Navalkar A, Maji SK, Badani PM, Manjare ST. Cyclic Organoselenide BODIPY-Based Probe: Targeting Superoxide in MCF-7 Cancer Cells. ACS Omega 2020; 5:14186-14193. [PMID: 32566887 PMCID: PMC7301547 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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All aerobic cells contain reactive oxygen species (ROSs) in balance with biochemical antioxidants. Oxidative stress is developed when this balance gets disturbed because of excessive production of ROSs or depletion of antioxidants. Here, in this work, we have developed the first cyclic diselenide BODIPY-based (organoselenium-containing) probe for the selective detection of superoxide. The probe demonstrates excellent selective response for superoxide over other ROSs with nine-fold increase in fluorescence intensity. The detection limit was found to be 0.924 μM. The plausible "turn-on" mechanism has been proposed based on the spectroscopic and quantum chemical data. Usefulness of the probe for selective detection of superoxide was confirmed in mammalian breast cancer cell lines.
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- Department
of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department
of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Mumbai, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400098, India
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Mumbai, Santacruz (E), Mumbai 400098, India
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Serra M, Columbano A, Ammarah U, Mazzone M, Menga A. Understanding Metal Dynamics Between Cancer Cells and Macrophages: Competition or Synergism? Front Oncol 2020; 10:646. [PMID: 32426284 PMCID: PMC7203474 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.00646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Metal ions, such as selenium, copper, zinc, and iron are naturally present in the environment (air, drinking water, and food) and are vital for cellular functions at chemical, molecular, and biological levels. These trace elements are involved in various biochemical reactions by acting as cofactors for many enzymes and control important biological processes by binding to the receptors and transcription factors. Moreover, they are essential for the stabilization of the cellular structures and for the maintenance of genome stability. A body of preclinical and clinical evidence indicates that dysregulation of metal homeostasis, both at intracellular and tissue level, contributes to the pathogenesis of many different types of cancer. These trace minerals play a crucial role in preventing or accelerating neoplastic cell transformation and in modulating the inflammatory and pro-tumorigenic response in immune cells, such as macrophages, by controlling a plethora of metabolic reactions. In this context, macrophages and cancer cells interact in different manners and some of these interactions are modulated by availability of metals. The current review discusses the new findings and focuses on the involvement of these micronutrients in metabolic and cellular signaling mechanisms that influence macrophage functions, onset of cancer and its progression. An improved understanding of "metallic" cross-talk between macrophages and cancer cells may pave the way for innovative pharmaceutical or dietary interventions in order to restore the balance of these trace elements and also strengthen the chemotherapeutic treatment.
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- Marina Serra
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology (CCB), VIB, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology (CCB), VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center – MBC, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology (CCB), VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center – MBC, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology (CCB), VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center – MBC, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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Vyhivskyi O, Laikov DN, Finko AV, Skvortsov DA, Zhirkina IV, Tafeenko VA, Zyk NV, Majouga AG, Beloglazkina EK. Ullmann-type C-Se Cross-Coupling in the Hydantoin Family: Synthesis, Mechanistic Studies, and Tests of Biological Activity. J Org Chem 2020; 85:3160-3173. [PMID: 31944122 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b03045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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An attractive strategy for C-Se bond formation by Ullmann-type copper(I)-promoted cross-coupling is developed. A wide range of aryliodides reacts with various disubstituted 2-selenohydantoins under mild conditions and provides Se-arylated imidazolines in moderate to high yields. Computational mechanistic studies show the oxidative addition/intramolecular reductive elimination likely to be the lowest-energy pathway. Cytotoxic activity of all 43 reaction products has been tested in vitro against MCF7 and A549 cancer cell lines with VA13 and MCF10a control cells.
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- Oleksandr Vyhivskyi
- Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Building 1/3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Building 1/3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Building 1/3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Building 1/3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia.,Biology and Biotechnology Department, Higher School of Economics, Myasnitskaya 13, Moscow 101000, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Building 1/3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Building 1/3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Building 1/3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Building 1/3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia.,National University of Science and Technology, Leninskii pr., 4, Moscow 119049, Russia.,Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Miusskaya pl. 9, Moscow 125047, Russia
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- Chemistry Department, Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, Building 1/3, GSP-1, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Bartolini D, Tew KD, Marinelli R, Galli F, Wang GY. Nrf2-modulation by seleno-hormetic agents and its potential for radiation protection. Biofactors 2020; 46:239-245. [PMID: 31617634 DOI: 10.1002/biof.1578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The trace element selenium (Se) is an essential component of selenoproteins and plays a critical role in redox signaling via regulating the activity of selenoenzymes such as thioredoxin reductase-1 and glutathione peroxidases. Se compounds and its metabolites possess a wide range of biological functions including anticancer and cytoprotection effects, modulation of hormetic genes and antioxidant enzyme activities. Radiation-induced injury of normal tissues is a significant side effect for cancer patients who receive radiotherapy in the clinic and the development of new and effective radioprotectors is an important goal of research. Others and we have shown that seleno-compounds have the potential to protect ionizing radiation-induced toxicities in various tissues and cells both in in vitro and in vivo studies. In this review, we discuss the potential utilization of Se compounds with redox-dependent hormetic activity as novel radio-protective agents to alleviate radiation toxicity. The cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the radioprotection effects of these seleno-hormetic agents are also discussed. These include Nrf2 transcription factor modulation and the consequent upregulation of the adaptive stress response to IR in bone marrow stem cells and hematopoietic precursors.
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- Desirée Bartolini
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
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Ruberte AC, Ramos-Inza S, Aydillo C, Talavera I, Encío I, Plano D, Sanmartín C. Novel N, N'-Disubstituted Acylselenoureas as Potential Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Agents. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9010055. [PMID: 31936213 PMCID: PMC7023466 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9010055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Selenium compounds are pivotal in medicinal chemistry for their antitumoral and antioxidant properties. Forty seven acylselenoureas have been designed and synthesized following a fragment-based approach. Different scaffolds, including carbo- and hetero-cycles, along with mono- and bi-cyclic moieties, have been linked to the selenium containing skeleton. The dose- and time-dependent radical scavenging activity for all of the compounds were assessed using the in vitro 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) assays. Some of them showed a greater radical scavenging capacity at low doses and shorter times than ascorbic acid. Therefore, four compounds were evaluated to test their protective effects against H2O2-induced oxidative stress. One derivative protected cells against H2O2-induced damage, increasing cell survival by up to 3.6-fold. Additionally, in vitro cytotoxic activity of all compounds was screened against several cancer cells. Eight compounds were selected to determine their half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values towards breast and lung cancer cells, along with their selectivity indexes. The breast cancer cells turned out to be much more sensitive than the lung. Two compounds (5d and 10a) stood out with IC50 values between 4.2 μM and 8.0 μM towards MCF-7 and T47D cells, with selectivity indexes greater than 22.9. In addition, compound 10b exhibited dual antioxidant and cytotoxic activities. Although further evidence is needed, the acylselenourea scaffold could be a feasible frame to develop new dual agents.
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- Ana Carolina Ruberte
- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain; (A.C.R.); (S.R.-I.); (C.A.); (I.T.); (D.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain;
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain; (A.C.R.); (S.R.-I.); (C.A.); (I.T.); (D.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain;
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain; (A.C.R.); (S.R.-I.); (C.A.); (I.T.); (D.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain;
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain; (A.C.R.); (S.R.-I.); (C.A.); (I.T.); (D.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain;
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain;
- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Avda. Barañain s/n, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain; (A.C.R.); (S.R.-I.); (C.A.); (I.T.); (D.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain;
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- Departamento de Tecnología y Química Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Navarra, Irunlarrea 1, E-31008 Pamplona, Spain; (A.C.R.); (S.R.-I.); (C.A.); (I.T.); (D.P.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Irunlarrea, 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-948425600 (ext. 806388)
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Herein, we report an efficient photoinduced α-selenylation of ketones without metal, additives or under photosensitizer-free conditions, providing a green protocol using light energy to synthesize a variety of α-selenoketones. This new methodology proved to be a mild, simple and eco-friendly tool for the efficient synthesis of the desired products. Herein, we report an efficient photoinduced α-selenylation of ketones without metal, additives or under photosensitizer-free conditions, providing a green protocol using light energy to synthesize a variety of α-selenoketones.![]()
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- Bianca T. Dalberto
- Instituto de Química
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
- 91501-970 Porto Alegre
- Brazil
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- Instituto de Química
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
- 91501-970 Porto Alegre
- Brazil
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