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Talib WH, Baban MM, Bulbul MF, Al-Zaidaneen E, Allan A, Al-Rousan EW, Ahmad RHY, Alshaeri HK, Alasmari MM, Law D. Natural Products and Altered Metabolism in Cancer: Therapeutic Targets and Mechanisms of Action. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:9593. [PMID: 39273552 PMCID: PMC11394730 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25179593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2024] [Revised: 08/27/2024] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
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Cancer is characterized by uncontrolled cell proliferation and the dysregulation of numerous biological functions, including metabolism. Because of the potential implications of targeted therapies, the metabolic alterations seen in cancer cells, such as the Warburg effect and disruptions in lipid and amino acid metabolism, have gained attention in cancer research. In this review, we delve into recent research examining the influence of natural products on altered cancer metabolism. Natural products were selected based on their ability to target cancer's altered metabolism. We identified the targets and explored the mechanisms of action of these natural products in influencing cellular energetics. Studies discussed in this review provide a solid ground for researchers to consider natural products in cancer treatment alone and in combination with conventional anticancer therapies.
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- Wamidh H Talib
- Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11931, Jordan
- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Inti International University, Nilai 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11931, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11931, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11931, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11931, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11931, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Applied Science Private University, Amman 11931, Jordan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Rabigh 25724, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS), Jeddah 21423, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (KAIMRC), Jeddah 22233, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Inti International University, Nilai 71800, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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Duché G, Sanderson JM. The Chemical Reactivity of Membrane Lipids. Chem Rev 2024; 124:3284-3330. [PMID: 38498932 PMCID: PMC10979411 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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It is well-known that aqueous dispersions of phospholipids spontaneously assemble into bilayer structures. These structures have numerous applications across chemistry and materials science and form the fundamental structural unit of the biological membrane. The particular environment of the lipid bilayer, with a water-poor low dielectric core surrounded by a more polar and better hydrated interfacial region, gives the membrane particular biophysical and physicochemical properties and presents a unique environment for chemical reactions to occur. Many different types of molecule spanning a range of sizes, from dissolved gases through small organics to proteins, are able to interact with membranes and promote chemical changes to lipids that subsequently affect the physicochemical properties of the bilayer. This Review describes the chemical reactivity exhibited by lipids in their membrane form, with an emphasis on conditions where the lipids are well hydrated in the form of bilayers. Key topics include the following: lytic reactions of glyceryl esters, including hydrolysis, aminolysis, and transesterification; oxidation reactions of alkenes in unsaturated fatty acids and sterols, including autoxidation and oxidation by singlet oxygen; reactivity of headgroups, particularly with reactive carbonyl species; and E/Z isomerization of alkenes. The consequences of reactivity for biological activity and biophysical properties are also discussed.
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- Genevieve Duché
- Génie
Enzimatique et Cellulaire, Université
Technologique de Compiègne, Compiègne 60200, France
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- Chemistry
Department, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom
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Hirata Y, Ferreri C, Yamada Y, Inoue A, Sansone A, Vetica F, Suzuki W, Takano S, Noguchi T, Matsuzawa A, Chatgilialoglu C. Geometrical isomerization of arachidonic acid during lipid peroxidation interferes with ferroptosis. Free Radic Biol Med 2023:S0891-5849(23)00461-6. [PMID: 37257700 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Geometrical mono-trans isomers of arachidonic acid (mtAA) are endogenous products of free radical-induced cis-trans double bond isomerization occurring to natural fatty acids during cell metabolism, including lipid peroxidation (LPO). Very little is known about the functional roles of mtAA and in general on the effects of mono-trans isomers of polyunsaturated fatty acids (mtPUFA) in various types of programmed cell death, including ferroptosis. Using HT1080 and MEF cell cultures, supplemented with 20 μM PUFA (i.e., AA, EPA or DHA) and their mtPUFA congeners, ferroptosis occurred in the presence of RSL3 (a direct inhibitor of glutathione peroxidase 4) only with the PUFA in their natural cis configuration, whereas mtPUFA showed an anti-ferroptotic effect. By performing the fatty acid-based membrane lipidome analyses, substantial differences emerged in the membrane fatty acid remodeling of the two different cell fates. In particular, during ferroptosis mtPUFA formation and their incorporation, together with the enrichment of SFA, occurred. This opens new perspectives in the role of the membrane composition for a ferroptotic outcome. While pre-treatment with AA promoted cell death for treatment with H2O2 and RSL3, mtAA did not. Cell death by AA supplementation was suppressed also in the presence of either ferroptosis inhibitors, such as the lipophilic antioxidant ferrostatin-1, or NADPH oxidase (NOX) inhibitors, including diphenyleneiodonium chloride and apocynin. Our results confirm a more complex scenario for ferroptosis than actually believed. While LPO processes are active, the importance of environmental lipid levels, balance among SFA, MUFA and PUFA in lipid pools and formation of mtPUFA influence the membrane phospholipid turnover, with crucial effects in the occurrence of cell death by ferroptosis.
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- Yusuke Hirata
- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aoba-ku, Aramaki, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aoba-ku, Aramaki, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aoba-ku, Aramaki, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aoba-ku, Aramaki, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aoba-ku, Aramaki, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aoba-ku, Aramaki, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan
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- Laboratory of Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aoba-ku, Aramaki, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan.
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy; Center for Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614, Poznan, Poland.
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Phospholipid fatty acid remodeling and carbonylated protein increase in extracellular vesicles released by airway epithelial cells exposed to cigarette smoke extract. Eur J Cell Biol 2023; 102:151285. [PMID: 36584599 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2022.151285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Cigarette smoke (CS) represents one of the most relevant environmental risk factors for several chronic pathologies. Tissue damage caused by CS exposure is mediated, at least in part, by oxidative stress induced by its toxic and pro-oxidant components. Evidence demonstrates that extracellular vesicles (EVs) released by various cell types exposed to CS extract (CSE) are characterized by altered biochemical cargo and gained pathological properties. In the present study, we evaluated the content of oxidized proteins and phospholipid fatty acid profiles of EVs released by human bronchial epithelial BEAS-2B cells treated with CSE. This specific molecular characterization has hitherto not been performed. After confirmation that CSE reduces viability of BEAS-2B cells and elevates intracellular ROS levels, in a dose-dependent manner, we demonstrated that 24 h exposure at 1% CSE, a concentration that only slight modifies cell viability but increases ROS levels, was able to increase carbonylated protein levels in cells and released EVs. The release of oxidatively modified proteins via EVs might represent a mechanism used by cells to remove toxic proteins in order to avoid their intracellular overloading. Moreover, 1% CSE induced only few changes in the fatty acid asset in BEAS-2B cell membrane phospholipids, whereas several rearrangements were observed in EVs released by CSE-treated cells. The impact of changes in acyl chain composition of CSE-EVs accounted for the increased saturation levels of phospholipids, a membrane parameter that might influence EV stability, uptake and, at least in part, EV-mediated biological effects. The present in vitro study adds new information concerning the biochemical composition of CSE-related EVs, useful to predict their biological effects on target cells. Furthermore, the information regarding the presence of oxidized proteins and the specific membrane features of CSE-related EVs can be useful to define the utilization of circulating EVs as marker for diagnosing of CS-induced lung damage and/or CS-related diseases.
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Irani S, Zhandi M, Sadeghi M, Yousefi AR, Marzban H, Rafieian-Naeini HR. The effect of dietary supplementation of coenzyme Q10 on reproductive variables of cadmium-challenged male Japanese quails (Coturnix Japonica). Vet Med Sci 2023; 9:837-850. [PMID: 36318374 PMCID: PMC10029911 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In recent decades, efforts to produce more efficient poultry products have increased due to its high demand. Meanwhile, some stressors have a negative impact on poultry efficiency and reproduction. Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal with a high potential for inducing reactive oxygen species. On the other hand, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), with antioxidant properties, exerts a free radical-neutralizing effect on biological systems under stressful conditions. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the effect of dietary CoQ10 supplementation on reproductive variables of Cd-challenged male quails. METHODS Two hundred and sixteen 42-day-old Japanese quails with a male-to-female ratio of 1:3 were randomly divided into three experimental groups (n = 72) and fed by experimental diets from 9 to 13 weeks of age (woa). Treatments included a negative control (NC): feeding basal diet; positive control (PC): feeding basal diet and Cd administration (1 mg per 100 g body weight at 10 and 11 woa); and CdQ10: dietary supplementation of CoQ10 (900 mg per kg diet) and Cd administration. At 10 and 13 woa, liver and testis, cloacal gland index, sera concentration of malondialdehyde (MDA) and testosterone, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), testicular histology, mRNA abundance of Hsp70 and fatty acid profile of testis, as well as hatchability and fertility, were measured. RESULTS Liver and testis weights, cloacal gland index, serum concentration of testosterone, ALT, MDA, TAC, mRNA abundance of HSP70, hatchability, and fertility were not affected by the treatments. However, Cd administration decreased seminiferous tubule diameter and seminiferous epithelium thickness (SET) in the PC group compared to the NC group (p < 0.05). The proportion of saturated fatty acids (SFA) in testis tissue was increased, and the proportion of PUFA and n-3 to n-6 PUFA ratio was decreased in the PC group compared to the NC group (p < 0.05). In addition, CoQ10 supplementation ameliorated the effect of Cd on decreasing SFA and increasing n-3 to n-6 PUFA ratio proportions. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, Cd exerts several adverse effects on reproductive-associated variables; some, but not all, of them are mitigated by CoQ10 supplementation.
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- Saba Irani
- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Animals, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Pathology and Experimental Animals, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran
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Vetica F, Sansone A, Ferreri C, Chatgilialoglu C. A convenient route to mono-trans polyunsaturated free fatty acids. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2022. [DOI: 10.1177/17475198221090908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Trans unsaturated fatty acids in humans may be originated both from dietary supplementation and from an endogenous free-radical-catalyzed cis−trans isomerization of fatty acid residues in naturally occurring cis lipids. The latter process affords geometrical isomers and the polyunsaturated fatty acid mono-trans isomers were demonstrated to be connected with stress conditions in living organisms. Synthesis of mono-trans polyunsaturated fatty acid is useful for analytical and biological research, and in this case, the availability of free fatty acids is needed as well as the possibility of mg scale of the synthetic protocol. Herein, we report a simple synthetic route to mono-trans isomers of arachidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and docosahexaenoic acid, which includes thiyl radical-catalyzed isomerization reaction of polyunsaturated fatty acid methyl esters and fraction isolation of mono-trans mixture isomers followed by optimization of hydrolysis condition to free fatty acids and purification of each mono-trans polyunsaturated fatty acid. Our approach to mono-trans polyunsaturated fatty acids as free acids can reach the mg scale, thus fostering more applications to biochemical and biological studies.
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- Fabrizio Vetica
- ISOF, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- ISOF, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bologna, Italy
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- ISOF, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bologna, Italy
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- ISOF, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bologna, Italy
- Center of Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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Ferreri C, Sansone A, Krokidis MG, Masi A, Pascucci B, D’Errico M, Chatgilialoglu C. Effects of Oxygen Tension for Membrane Lipidome Remodeling of Cockayne Syndrome Cell Models. Cells 2022; 11:1286. [PMID: 35455966 PMCID: PMC9032135 DOI: 10.3390/cells11081286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Oxygen is important for lipid metabolism, being involved in both enzymatic transformations and oxidative reactivity, and is particularly influent when genetic diseases impair the repair machinery of the cells, such as described for Cockayne syndrome (CS). We used two cellular models of transformed fibroblasts defective for CSA and CSB genes and their normal counterparts, grown for 24 h under various oxygen tensions (hyperoxic 21%, physioxic 5% and hypoxic 1%) to examine the fatty acid-based membrane remodeling by GC analysis of fatty acid methyl esters derived from membrane phospholipids. Overall, we first distinguished differences due to oxygen tensions: (a) hyperoxia induced a general boost of desaturase enzymatic activity in both normal and defective CSA and CSB cell lines, increasing monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), whereas polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) did not undergo oxidative consumption; (b) hypoxia slowed down desaturase activities, mostly in CSA cell lines and defective CSB, causing saturated fatty acids (SFA) to increase, whereas PUFA levels diminished, suggesting their involvement in hypoxia-related signaling. CSB-deprived cells are the most sensitive to oxidation and CSA-deprived cells are the most sensitive to the radical-based formation of trans fatty acids (TFA). The results point to the need to finely differentiate biological targets connected to genetic impairments and, consequently, suggest the better definition of cell protection and treatments through accurate molecular profiling that includes membrane lipidomes.
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- Carla Ferreri
- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy; (C.F.); (A.S.); (A.M.)
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy; (C.F.); (A.S.); (A.M.)
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, Agia Paraskevi Attikis, Athens 15310, Greece;
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy; (C.F.); (A.S.); (A.M.)
- Institute of Crystallography, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Monterotondo Stazione, 00015 Rome, Italy;
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- Institute of Crystallography, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Monterotondo Stazione, 00015 Rome, Italy;
- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy;
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy; (C.F.); (A.S.); (A.M.)
- Center for Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Reductive Stress of Sulfur-Containing Amino Acids within Proteins and Implication of Tandem Protein-Lipid Damage. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222312863. [PMID: 34884668 PMCID: PMC8657892 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222312863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Reductive radical stress represents the other side of the redox spectrum, less studied but equally important compared to oxidative stress. The reactivity of hydrogen atoms (H•) and hydrated electrons (e-aq) connected with peptides/proteins is summarized, focusing on the chemical transformations of methionine (Met) and cystine (CysS-SCys) residues into α-aminobutyric acid and alanine, respectively. Chemical and mechanistic aspects of desulfurization processes with formation of diffusible sulfur-centered radicals, such as methanethiyl (CH3S•) and sulfhydryl (HS•) radicals, are discussed. These findings are further applied to biomimetic radical chemistry, modeling the occurrence of tandem protein-lipid damages in proteo-liposomes and demonstrating that generation of sulfur-centered radicals from a variety of proteins is coupled with the cis-trans isomerization of unsaturated lipids in membranes. Recent applications to pharmaceutical and pharmacological contexts are described, evidencing novel perspectives in the stability of formulations and mode of action of drugs, respectively.
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Nosrati-Oskouie M, Aghili-Moghaddam NS, Sathyapalan T, Sahebkar A. Impact of curcumin on fatty acid metabolism. Phytother Res 2021; 35:4748-4762. [PMID: 33825246 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Free fatty acids (FFAs) and fatty acid synthesis (FAS) activity have significantly contributed to disease states such as insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes, myocardial infarction, blood pressure, and several types of cancer. Currently, several treatment options are available for patients with these conditions. Due to safety concerns, adverse effects, limited efficacy, and low tolerability associated with many medications, the identification of novel agents with less toxicity and a more favorable outcome is warranted. Curcumin is a phenolic compound derived from the turmeric plant with various biological activities, including anticarcinogenic, antioxidant, antiinflammatory, and hypolipidemic properties. PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched up to February 2020 for studies that demonstrated the efficacy and mechanisms of curcumin action on FFAs, FAS, and β-oxidation activity, as well as the desaturation system. Most of the evidence is in-vivo and in-vitro studies that demonstrate that curcumin possesses regulatory properties on FFAs levels through its effects on FAS and β-oxidation activity as well as desaturation system, which could improve insulin resistance, obesity, and other FFAs-related disorders. The present study provides a review of the existing in-vitro, in-vivo, and clinical evidence on the effect of curcumin on FFAs and FAS activity, β-oxidation, and desaturation system.
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- Mohammad Nosrati-Oskouie
- Student Research Committee, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Nutrition Research Center, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Science, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Academic Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, UK
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.,Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PMMHRI), Lodz, Poland.,School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Krokidis MG, Louka M, Efthimiadou EK, Ferreri C, Chatgilialoglu C. Fatty Acid Remodeling of Membrane Glycerophospholipids Induced by Bleomycin and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles in Human Embryonic Kidney Cells. Chem Res Toxicol 2020; 33:2565-2572. [PMID: 32865980 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bleomycin has a long-studied mechanism of action through the formation of a complex with metals, such as iron. The bleomycin-iron complex was recently shown to induce membrane damage by free radical reactivity. Because the use of Fe nanoparticles is spreading for drug delivery strategies, molecular mechanisms of cell damage must include different compartments in order to observe the progression of the cell reactivity. In this study, human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cells were exposed for 24 h to bleomycin and polymeric iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe-NPs), alone or in combination. The fatty acid-based membrane lipidomic analysis evidenced the fatty acid remodeling in response to the treatments. Bleomycin alone caused the increase of saturated fatty acid (SFA) moieties in cell membrane glycerophospholipids with concomitant diminution of monounsaturated (MUFA) and polyunsaturated (PUFA) fatty acid levels. Under Fe-NPs treatment, omega-6 PUFA decreased and trans fatty acid isomers increased. Under coadministration bleomycin and Fe-NPs, all membrane remodeling changes disappeared compared to those of the controls, with only an increase of omega-6 PUFA that elevates peroxidation index remaining. Our results highlight the important role of fatty-acid-based membrane lipidome monitoring to follow up the fatty acid reorganization induced by the drug, to be considered as a side effect of the pharmacological activity, suggesting the need of an integrated approach for the investigation of drug and carrier molecular mechanisms.
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- Marios G Krokidis
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, N.C.S.R. "Demokritos", Agia Paraskevi Attikis, 15310 Athens, Greece
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- Lipidomics Laboratory, Lipinutragen Srl, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, N.C.S.R. "Demokritos", Agia Paraskevi Attikis, 15310 Athens, Greece.,Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece
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- Lipidomics Laboratory, Lipinutragen Srl, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.,ISOF, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Lipidomics Laboratory, Lipinutragen Srl, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.,ISOF, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy.,Center for Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Vetica F, Sansone A, Meliota C, Batani G, Roberti M, Chatgilialoglu C, Ferreri C. Free-Radical-Mediated Formation of Trans-Cardiolipin Isomers, Analytical Approaches for Lipidomics and Consequences of the Structural Organization of Membranes. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10081189. [PMID: 32824246 PMCID: PMC7465319 DOI: 10.3390/biom10081189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Free-radical-mediated processes, such as peroxidation, isomerization and hydrogenation affecting fatty acid integrity and biological functions, have a trans-disciplinary relevance. Cardiolipins (CL, (1,3-diphosphatidyl-sn-glycerol)) and tetra-linoleoyl-CL are complex phospholipids, exclusively present in the Inner Mitochondrial Membrane (IMM) lipids, where they maintain membrane integrity and regulate enzyme functionalities. Peroxidation pathways and fatty acid remodeling are known causes of mitochondrial disfunctions and pathologies, including cancer. Free-radical-mediated isomerization with the change of the cis CL into geometrical trans isomers is an unknown process with possible consequences on the supramolecular membrane lipid organization. Here, the formation of mono-trans CL (MT-CL) and other trans CL isomers (T-CL) is reported using CL from bovine heart mitochondria and thiyl radicals generated by UV-photolysis from 2-mercaptoethanol. Analytical approaches for CL isomer separation and identification via 1H/13C NMR are provided, together with the chemical study of CL derivatization to fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), useful for lipidomics and metabolomics research. Kinetics information of the radical chain isomerization process was obtained using γ-irradiation conditions. The CL isomerization affected the structural organization of membranes, as tested by the reduction in unilamellar liposome diameter, and accompanied the well-known process of oxidative consumption induced by Fenton reagents. These results highlight a potential new molecular modification pathway of mitochondrial lipids with wide applications to membrane functions and biological consequences.
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- Fabrizio Vetica
- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy; (F.V.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.B.)
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy; (F.V.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.B.)
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy; (F.V.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.B.)
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy; (F.V.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology, University of Bologna, Via Belmeloro 6, 40126 Bologna, Italy;
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy; (F.V.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.B.)
- Center for Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
- Correspondence: (C.C.); (C.F.)
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy; (F.V.); (A.S.); (C.M.); (G.B.)
- Correspondence: (C.C.); (C.F.)
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Purine DNA Lesions at Different Oxygen Concentration in DNA Repair-Impaired Human Cells (EUE-siXPA). Cells 2019; 8:cells8111377. [PMID: 31683970 PMCID: PMC6912421 DOI: 10.3390/cells8111377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP) is a DNA repair disease characterized by nucleotide excision repair (NER) malfunction, leading to photosensitivity and increased incidence of skin malignancies. The role of XP-A in NER pathways has been well studied while discrepancies associated with ROS levels and the role of radical species between normal and deficient XPA cell lines have been observed. Using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry we have determined the four 5’,8-cyclopurines (cPu) lesions (i.e., 5′R-cdG, 5′S-cdG, 5′R-cdA and 5′S-cdA), 8-oxo-dA and 8-oxo-dG in wt (EUE-pBD650) and XPA-deficient (EUE-siXPA) human embryonic epithelial cell lines, under different oxygen tension (hyperoxic 21%, physioxic 5% and hypoxic 1%). The levels of Fe and Cu were also measured. The main findings of our study were: (i) the total amount of cPu (1.82–2.52 lesions/106 nucleotides) is the same order of magnitude as 8-oxo-Pu (3.10–4.11 lesions/106 nucleotides) in both cell types, (ii) the four cPu levels are similar in hyperoxic and physioxic conditions for both wt and deficient cell lines, whereas 8-oxo-Pu increases in all cases, (iii) both wt and deficient cell lines accumulated high levels of cPu under hypoxic compared to physioxic conditions, whereas the 8-oxo-Pu levels show an opposite trend, (iv) the diastereoisomeric ratios 5′R/5′S are independent of oxygen concentration being 0.29 for cdG and 2.69 for cdA for EUE-pBD650 (wt) and 0.32 for cdG and 2.94 for cdA for EUE-siXPA (deficient), (v) in deficient cell lines Fe levels were significantly higher. The data show for the first time the connection of oxygen concentration in cells with different DNA repair ability and the levels of different DNA lesions highlighting the significance of cPu. Membrane lipidomic data at 21% O2 indicated differences in the fatty acid contents between wild type and deficient cells, envisaging functional effects on membranes associated with the different repair capabilities, to be further investigated.
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Upadhyaya P, Di Serafino A, Sorino L, Ballerini P, Marchisio M, Pierdomenico L, Stuppia L, Antonucci I. Genetic and epigenetic modifications induced by chemotherapeutic drugs: human amniotic fluid stem cells as an in-vitro model. BMC Med Genomics 2019; 12:146. [PMID: 31660974 PMCID: PMC6816179 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-019-0595-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin (BEP) are three chemotherapeutic agents widely used individually or in combination with each other or other chemotherapeutic agents in the treatment of various cancers. These chemotherapeutic agents are cytotoxic; hence, along with killing cancerous cells, they also damage stem cell pools in the body, which causes various negative effects on patients. The epigenetic changes due to the individual action of BEP on stem cells are largely unknown. METHODS Human amniotic fluid stem cells (hAFSCs) were treated with our in-vitro standardized dosages of BEP individually, for seven days. The cells were harvested after the treatment and extraction of DNA and RNA were performed. Real-time PCR and flow cytometry were conducted for cell markers analysis. The global DNA methylation was quantified using 5mC specific kit and promoter and CpG methylation % through bisulfite conversion and pyrosequencing. Micro- RNAs (miRNAs) were quantified with real-time qPCR. RESULTS The cytotoxic nature of BEP was observed even at low dosages throughout the experiment. We also investigated the change in the expression of various pluripotent and germline markers and found a significant change in the properties of the cells after the treatments. The methylation of DNA at global, promoter and individual CpG levels largely get fluctuated due to the BEP treatment. Several tested miRNAs showed differential expression. No positive correlation between mRNA and protein expression was observed for some markers. CONCLUSION Cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents such as BEP were found to alter stem cell properties of hAFSCs. Different methylation profiles change dynamically, which may explain such changes in cellular properties. Data also suggests that the fate of hAFSCs after treatment may depend upon the interplay between the miRNAs. Finally, our results demonstrate that hAFSCs might prove to be a suitable in-vitro model of stem cells to predict genetic and epigenetic modification due to the action of various drugs.
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- Prabin Upadhyaya
- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "G.d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "G.d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "G.d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "G.d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013, Chieti, Italy
- Centre of Aging Science and Translational Medicine (Ce.S.I.-Me.T.), G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "G.d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013, Chieti, Italy
- Centre of Aging Science and Translational Medicine (Ce.S.I.-Me.T.), G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "G.d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013, Chieti, Italy
- Centre of Aging Science and Translational Medicine (Ce.S.I.-Me.T.), G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "G.d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013, Chieti, Italy
- Centre of Aging Science and Translational Medicine (Ce.S.I.-Me.T.), G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
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- Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, "G.d'Annunzio" University, Chieti-Pescara, Via dei Vestini 31, 66013, Chieti, Italy.
- Centre of Aging Science and Translational Medicine (Ce.S.I.-Me.T.), G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
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Hanikoglu A, Kucuksayan E, Hanikoglu F, Ozben T, Menounou G, Sansone A, Chatgilialoglu C, Di Bella G, Ferreri C. Effects of somatostatin, curcumin, and quercetin on the fatty acid profile of breast cancer cell membranes. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2019; 98:131-138. [PMID: 31545905 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2019-0352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Breast cancer is a worldwide commonly found malignancy in women and effective treatment is regarded as a huge clinical challenge even in the presence of several treatment options. Extensive literature is available demonstrating polyphenols as phytopharmaceutical anticancer agents. Among the polyphenols, quercetin and curcumin have been reported to have a strong potential against breast cancer. However, so far, no comprehensive study has been performed to demonstrate the anticarcinogenic effects of curcumin, quercetin, and their combinations with somatostatin on the fatty acid profile of breast cancer cell membranes. We used MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells incubated with curcumin and quercetin for 24 h, in the absence and presence of somatostatin, at their EC50 concentrations to evaluate membrane fatty acid based functional lipidomics together with the followup of EGFR and MAPK signaling pathways. The two cell lines gave different membrane free fatty acid reorganization. In MCF-7 cells, the following changes were observed: an increase of ω6 linoleic acid in the cells incubated with somatostatin + quercetin and quercetin and a decrease of ω3 acids in the cells incubated with somatostatin + curcumin compared to somatostatin and significant increases of monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA), mono-trans arachidonic acid levels and docosapentaenoic acid for the cells incubated with somatostatin + quercetin compared to the control cells. In MDA-MB231 cells, incubations with curcumin, quercetin, and somatostatin + quercetin induced the most significant membrane remodeling with the increase of stearic acid, diminution of ω6 linoleic, arachidonic acids, and ω3 (docosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids). Distinct signaling pathway changes were found for these cell lines. In MCF-7 cells, separate or combined incubations with somatostatin and quercetin, significantly decreased EGFR and incubation with curcumin decreased MAPK signaling. In MDA-MB231 cells, incubation with curcumin decreased AKT1 and p-AKT1 (Thr308) levels. Incubation with curcumin and quercetin decreased the EGFR levels. Our results showed that cytostatic and antioxidant treatments can be combined to induce membrane fatty acid changes, including lipid isomerization as specific free radical driven process, and to influence signaling pathways. This study aimed to contribute to the literature on these antioxidants in the treatment of breast cancer to clarify the effects and mechanisms in combination with somatostatin.
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- Aysegul Hanikoglu
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Biruni University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Biruni University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISOF, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISOF, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISOF, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISOF, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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Scanferlato R, Bortolotti M, Sansone A, Chatgilialoglu C, Polito L, De Spirito M, Maulucci G, Bolognesi A, Ferreri C. Hexadecenoic Fatty Acid Positional Isomers and De Novo PUFA Synthesis in Colon Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20040832. [PMID: 30769921 PMCID: PMC6412212 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20040832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Palmitic acid metabolism involves delta-9 and delta-6 desaturase enzymes forming palmitoleic acid (9cis-16:1; n-7 series) and sapienic acid (6cis-16:1; n-10 series), respectively. The corresponding biological consequences and lipidomic research on these positional monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) isomers are under development. Furthermore, sapienic acid can bring to the de novo synthesis of the n-10 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) sebaleic acid (5cis,8cis-18:2), but such transformations in cancer cells are not known. The model of Caco-2 cell line was used to monitor sapienic acid supplementation (150 and 300 μM) and provide evidence of the formation of n-10 fatty acids as well as their incorporation at levels of membrane phospholipids and triglycerides. Comparison with palmitoleic and palmitic acids evidenced that lipid remodelling was influenced by the type of fatty acid and positional isomer, with an increase of 8cis-18:1, n-10 PUFA and a decrease of saturated fats in case of sapienic acid. Cholesteryl esters were formed only in cases with sapienic acid. Sapienic acid was the less toxic among the tested fatty acids, showing the highest EC50s and inducing death only in 75% of cells at the highest concentration tested. Two-photon fluorescent microscopy with Laurdan as a fluorescent dye provided information on membrane fluidity, highlighting that sapienic acid increases the distribution of fluid regions, probably connected with the formation of 8cis-18:1 and the n-10 PUFA in cell lipidome. Our results bring evidence for MUFA positional isomers and de novo PUFA synthesis for developing lipidomic analysis and cancer research.
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- Roberta Scanferlato
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISOF, Area della Ricerca, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISOF, Area della Ricerca, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Istituto di Fisica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCSS, 00168 Roma, Italy.
- Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy.
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- Istituto di Fisica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli IRCSS, 00168 Roma, Italy.
- Istituto di Fisica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy.
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISOF, Area della Ricerca, 40129 Bologna, Italy.
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Hanikoglu A, Kucuksayan E, Hanikoglu F, Ozben T, Menounou G, Sansone A, Chatgilialoglu C, Di Bella G, Ferreri C. Effects of Somatostatin and Vitamin C on the Fatty Acid Profile of Breast Cancer Cell Membranes. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2019; 19:1899-1909. [DOI: 10.2174/1871520619666190930130732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Background:Vitamin C (Vit C) is an important physiological antioxidant with growing applications in cancer. Somatostatin (SST) is a natural peptide with growth inhibitory effect in several mammary cancer models.Objective:The combined effects of SST and Vit C supplementation have never been studied in breast cancer cells so far.Methods:We used MCF-7 and MDA-MB231 breast cancer cells incubated with SST for 24h, in the absence and presence of Vit C, at their EC50 concentrations, to evaluate membrane fatty acid-profiles together with the follow-up of EGFR and MAPK signaling pathways.Results:The two cell lines gave different membrane reorganization: in MCF-7 cells, decrease of omega-6 linoleic acid and increase of omega-3 fatty acids (Fas) occurred after SST and SST+Vit C incubations, the latter also showing significant increases in MUFA, docosapentaenoic acid and mono-trans arachidonic acid levels. In MDA-MB231 cells, SST+Vit C incubation induced significant membrane remodeling with an increase of stearic acid and mono-trans-linoleic acid isomer, diminution of omega-6 linoleic, arachidonic acid and omega-3 (docosapentaenoic and docosadienoic acids). Distinct signaling pathways in these cell lines were studies: in MCF-7 cells, incubations with SST and Vit C, alone or in combination significantly decreased EGFR and MAPK signaling, whereas in MDA-MB231 cells, SST and Vit C incubations, alone or combined, decreased p-P44/42 MAPK levels, and increased EGFR levels.Conclusion:Our results showed that SST and Vit C can be combined to induce membrane fatty acid changes, including lipid isomerization through a specific free radical-driven process, influencing signaling pathways.
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- Aysegul Hanikoglu
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Antalya, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Biruni University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Akdeniz University, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISOF, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISOF, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISOF, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, ISOF, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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Toniolo G, Louka M, Menounou G, Fantoni NZ, Mitrikas G, Efthimiadou EK, Masi A, Bortolotti M, Polito L, Bolognesi A, Kellett A, Ferreri C, Chatgilialoglu C. [Cu(TPMA)(Phen)](ClO 4) 2: Metallodrug Nanocontainer Delivery and Membrane Lipidomics of a Neuroblastoma Cell Line Coupled with a Liposome Biomimetic Model Focusing on Fatty Acid Reactivity. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:15952-15965. [PMID: 30556020 PMCID: PMC6288809 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
The use of copper complexes for redox and oxidative-based mechanisms in therapeutic strategies is an important field of multidisciplinary research. Here, a novel Cu(II) complex [Cu(TPMA)(Phen)](ClO4)2 (Cu-TPMA-Phen, where TPMA = tris-(2-pyridylmethyl)amine and Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) was studied using both the free and encapsulated forms. A hollow pH-sensitive drug-delivery system was synthesized, characterized, and used to encapsulate and release the copper complex, thus allowing for the comparison with the free drug. The human neuroblastoma-derived cell line NB100 was treated with 5 μM Cu-PMA-Phen for 24 h, pointing to the consequences on mono- and polyunsaturated fatty acids (MUFA and PUFA) present in the membrane lipidome, coupled with cell viability and death pathways (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium viability assay, flow cytometry, microscopy, caspase activation). In parallel, the Cu-TPMA-Phen reactivity with the fatty acid moieties of phospholipids was studied using the liposome model to work in a biomimetic environment. The main results concerned: (i) the membrane lipidome in treated cells, involving remodeling with a specific increase of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) and a decrease of MUFA, but not PUFA; (ii) cytotoxic events and lipidome changes did not occur for the encapsulated Cu-TPMA-Phen, showing the influence of such nanocarriers on drug activity; and (iii) the liposome behavior confirmed that MUFA and PUFA fatty acid moieties in membranes are not affected by oxidative and isomerization reactions, proving the different reactivities of thiyl radicals generated from amphiphilic and hydrophilic thiols and Cu-TPMA-Phen. This study gives preliminary but important elements of copper(II) complex reactivity in cellular and biomimetic models, pointing mainly to the effects on membrane reactivity and remodeling based on the balance between SFA and MUFA in cell membranes that are subjects of strong interest for chemotherapeutic activities as well as connected to nutritional strategies.
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- Gianluca Toniolo
- ISOF,
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, 15310 Agia Paraskevi
Attikis, Greece
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- ISOF,
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
- Laboratory
of Lipidomics, Lipinutragen Srl, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
- Department
of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, Alma Mater
Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 14, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- ISOF,
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- School
of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, 15310 Agia Paraskevi
Attikis, Greece
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- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, 15310 Agia Paraskevi
Attikis, Greece
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- ISOF,
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, Alma Mater
Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 14, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, Alma Mater
Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 14, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department
of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine-DIMES, Alma Mater
Studiorum, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo 14, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- School
of Chemical Sciences and National Institute for Cellular Biotechnology, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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- ISOF,
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
- Laboratory
of Lipidomics, Lipinutragen Srl, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- ISOF,
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
- Institute
of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, N.C.S.R. “Demokritos”, 15310 Agia Paraskevi
Attikis, Greece
- Laboratory
of Lipidomics, Lipinutragen Srl, Via Piero Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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Razavi S, Khadivi F, Hashemi F, Bakhtiari A. Effect of Zinc on Spermatogenesis and Sperm Chromatin Condensation in Bleomycin, Etoposide, Cisplatin Treated Rats. CELL JOURNAL 2018; 20:521-526. [PMID: 30123998 PMCID: PMC6099135 DOI: 10.22074/cellj.2019.5522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
Objective The incidence rate of testicular cancer among young males is high. Co-administration of bleomycin, etoposide
and cisplatin (BEP) has increased survival rate of patients with testicular cancer. Although BEP is one of the most effective
treatment for testicular cancer, but it severely affects the reproductive system that ultimately leads to infertility. In addition to its
antioxidant activity, zinc has an important role in progression of spermiogenesis. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of zinc
on sperm parameters, chromatin condensation and testicular structure after BEP treatment.
Materials and Methods In this experimental study, 40 male rats were divided into 4 groups (control, BEP, BEP+ zinc and
zinc) and examined for 2 spermatogenesis periods (i.e. 18 weeks). The rats in BEP and BEP+ zinc group were treated with
BEP at appropriate doses (0.75, 7.5, and 1.5 mg/kg) for three cycles of three weeks. Zinc at a dose of 10 mg/kg/day was
administered to BEP+ zinc and zinc groups. After 18 weeks, we assessed sperm parameters, and excessive histone in sperm
chromatin using aniline blue staining, as well as testicular structure and germ line cells using periodic acid-Schiff staining.
Results After BEP treatment, significant decreases were observed in normal sperm morphology, motility, and
concentration, as well as alterations in rat sperm chromatin condensation and testicular tissue (P<0.001). Furthermore,
after zinc consumption for 9 weeks, we observed significant improvements of sperm parameters and chromatin
condensation as well as a significant retrieval of spermatogonia, leydig cells and tubular architecture (P<0.05).
Conclusion Zinc administration after chemotherapy with BEP in testicular cancer might be potentially useful in declining the
off target consequence associated with oxidative stress.
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- Shahnaz Razavi
- Department of Anatomical Science, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Anatomical Science, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.,Department of Anatomical Science, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Science, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Anatomical Science, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Gouda MM, Bhandary YP. Curcumin down-regulates IL-17A mediated p53-fibrinolytic system in bleomycin induced acute lung injury in vivo. J Cell Biochem 2018; 119:7285-7299. [PMID: 29775223 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Bleomycin (BLM) induced cellular damage causes inflammation in the alveolar compartment and impairment of fibrinolytic system leads to alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis. Here, we describe novel inflammatory pathway associated with p53-fibrinolytic system and apoptosis of alveolar epithelial cells and pharmacological efficiency of curcumin against this action. In the present study we used C57BL/6 mice. The specific dose and time interval of curcumin were analyzed to assess the intervention. Experiments were designed to investigate the IL-17A mediated modulation in the alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis and injury. Various techniques such as Western blot, RT-PCR, Immunohistochemistry were used for this study. We observed that the BLM-induced lung injury and its progression were successfully regulated by the effective dose and time intervention of curcumin. There was also decreased expression of chemokines, p53, and fibrinolytic components such as PAI-1 and increased uPA, uPAR expression, and decreased alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis, which indicates the IL-17A mediated novel inflammatory pathway. It is confirmed that the IL-17A involved in the modulation of p53-fibrinolytic system and epithelial cell apoptosis in BLM induced mice. The cross-talk between the inflammatory, fibrinolytic, and apoptotic pathways were resolved by curcumin intervention. This pathway and intervention could serve as a modern therapy to resolve the complications to cure the lung injury and its progression.
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- Mahesh M Gouda
- Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Polavarapu S, Dwarakanath BS, Das UN. Arachidonic acid activates extrinsic apoptotic pathway to enhance tumoricidal action of bleomycin against IMR-32 cells. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2018; 132:16-22. [PMID: 29735018 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Bleomycin is a commonly used anti-cancer drug in the management of a variety of cancers. Previously, we showed that arachidonic acid (AA) augmented the growth inhibitory action of bleomycin on IMR-32 (human neuroblastoma cells) in vitro by enhancing oxidative stress. Despite these results, the exact molecular mechanism of cytotoxic action of bleomycin and its augmentation by AA is not known. Our current study revealed that a combination of bleomycin and AA significantly enhanced the expression of FAS gene, which is involved in programmed cell death (apoptosis) and caspases 3 and 8 compared to either bleomycin or AA alone implying that activation of extrinsic apoptotic pathway plays a major role in their (bleomycin + AA) tumoricidal action. It is interesting to note that AA by itself enhanced the expression of FAS and caspases 3 and 8 compared to control. Since caspases have a role in inflammation, cell proliferation, tumour suppression, cell differentiation, neural development and axon guidance and ageing, this may explain pleiotropic actions of AA and their metabolites.
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- Sailaja Polavarapu
- BioScience Research Centre, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering Campus, Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530 048, India
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- BioScience Research Centre, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering Campus, Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530 048, India; UND Life Sciences, 2221 NW 5th St, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA.
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Effect of 5-trans Isomer of Arachidonic Acid on Model Liposomal Membranes Studied by a Combined Simulation and Experimental Approach. J Membr Biol 2018; 251:475-489. [PMID: 29610947 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-018-0029-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Unsaturated fatty acids are found in humans predominantly in the cis configuration. Fatty acids in the trans configuration are primarily the result of human processing (trans fats), but can also be formed endogenously by radical stress. The cis-trans isomerization of fatty acids by free radicals could be connected to several pathologies. Trans fats have been linked to an increased risk of coronary artery disease; however, the reasons for the resulting pathogenesis remain unclear. Here, we investigate the effect of a mono-trans isomer of arachidonic acid (C20:4-5trans, 8cis, 11cis, 14cis) produced by free radicals in physiological concentration on a model erythrocyte membrane using a combined experimental and theoretical approach. Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations of two model lipid bilayers containing arachidonic acid and its 5-trans isomer in 3 mol% were carried out for this purpose. The 5-trans isomer formation in the phospholipids was catalyzed by HOCH2CH2S· radicals, generated from the corresponding thiol by γ-irradiation, in multilamellar vesicles of SAPC. Large unilamellar vesicles were made by the extrusion method (LUVET) as a biomimetic model for cis-trans isomerization. Atomic Force Microscopy and Dynamic Light Scattering were used to measure the average size, morphology, and the z-potential of the liposomes. Both results from MD simulations and experiments are in agreement and indicate that the two model membranes display different physicochemical properties in that the bilayers containing the trans fatty acids were more ordered and more rigid than those containing solely the cis arachidonic acid. Correspondingly, the average size of the liposomes containing trans isomers was smaller than the ones without.
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Chatgilialoglu C, Ferreri C, Guerra M, Samadi A, Bowry VW. The Reaction of Thiyl Radical with Methyl Linoleate: Completing the Picture. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:4704-4714. [PMID: 28253623 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b11320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cis lipids can be converted by thiols and free radicals into trans lipids, which are therefore a valuable tell-tale for free radical activity in the cell's lipidome. Our previous studies have shown that polyunsaturated lipids are isomerized by alkanethiyl radicals (S•) in a cycle propagated by reversible double-bond addition and terminated by radical H-abstraction from the lipid. A critical flaw in this picture has long been that the reported lipid abstraction rate from radiolysis studies is faster than addition-isomerization, implying that the "cycle" must be terminating faster than it is propagating! Herein, we resolved this longstanding puzzle by combining a detailed product analysis, with reinvestigation of the time-resolved kinetics, DFT calculations of the indicated pathways, and reformulation of the radical-stasis equations. We have determined thiol-coupled products in dilute solutions arise mainly from addition to the inside position of the bisallylic group, followed by rapid intramolecular H• transfer, yielding allylic radicals (LZZ + S• ⇄ SL• → SL'•) that are slowly reduced by thiol (SL'• + SH → SL'H + S•). The first-order grow-in rate of the L-H• signal (kexp280nm) may therefore be dominated by the addition-H-translocation rather than slower direct H•-abstraction. Steady-state kinetic analysis of the new mechanism is consistent with products and the rates and trends for polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs), and mixtures, with and without physiological [O2]. Implications of this new paradigm for the thiol-ene reactivity fall in an interdisciplinary research area spanning from synthetic applications to metabolomics.
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- ISOF, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- ISOF, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche , Via P. Gobetti 101, 40129 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, United Arab Emirates University , P.O. Box 15551, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Ferreri C, Golding BT, Jahn U, Ravanat JL. COST Action CM1201 "Biomimetic Radical Chemistry": free radical chemistry successfully meets many disciplines. Free Radic Res 2016; 50:S112-S128. [PMID: 27750460 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2016.1248961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The COST Action CM1201 "Biomimetic Radical Chemistry" has been active since December 2012 for 4 years, developing research topics organized into four working groups: WG1 - Radical Enzymes, WG2 - Models of DNA damage and consequences, WG3 - Membrane stress, signalling and defenses, and WG4 - Bio-inspired synthetic strategies. International collaborations have been established among the participating 80 research groups with brilliant interdisciplinary achievements. Free radical research with a biomimetic approach has been realized in the COST Action and are summarized in this overview by the four WG leaders.
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- Carla Ferreri
- a ISOF, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, BioFreeRadicals Group , Bologna , Italy
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- b School of Chemistry, Bedson Building, Newcastle University , Newcastle-upon-Tyne , UK
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- c Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry , Czech Academy of Sciences , Prague , Czech Republic
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- d INAC-SCIB & CEA, INAC-SyMMES Laboratoire des Lésions des Acides Nucléiques , Université Grenoble Alpes , Grenoble , France
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