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Chen R, Jiang Z, Cheng Y, Ye J, Li S, Xu Y, Ye Z, Shi Y, Ding J, Zhao Y, Zheng H, Wu F, Lin G, Xie C, Yao Q, Kou L. Multifunctional iron-apigenin nanocomplex conducting photothermal therapy and triggering augmented immune response for triple negative breast cancer. Int J Pharm 2024; 655:124016. [PMID: 38503397 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.124016] [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: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
Abstract
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) presents a formidable challenge due to its low sensitivity to many chemotherapeutic drugs and a relatively low overall survival rate in clinical practice. Photothermal therapy has recently garnered substantial interest in cancer treatment, owing to its swift therapeutic effectiveness and minimal impact on normal cells. Metal-polyphenol nanostructures have recently garnered significant attention as photothermal transduction agents due to their facile preparation and favorable photothermal properties. In this study, we employed a coordinated approach involving Fe3+ and apigenin, a polyphenol compound, to construct the nanostructure (nFeAPG), with the assistance of β-CD and DSPE-PEG facilitating the formation of the complex nanostructure. In vitro research demonstrated that the formed nFeAPG could induce cell death by elevating intracellular oxidative stress, inhibiting antioxidative system, and promoting apoptosis and ferroptosis, and near infrared spectrum irradiation further strengthen the therapeutic outcome. In 4T1 tumor bearing mice, nFeAPG could effectively accumulate into tumor site and exhibit commendable control over tumor growth. Futher analysis demonstrated that nFeAPG ameliorated the suppressed immune microenvironment by augmenting the response of DC cells and T cells. This study underscores that nFeAPG encompasses a multifaceted capacity to combat TNBC, holding promise as a compelling therapeutic strategy for TNBC treatment.
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- Ruijie Chen
- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; Key Laboratory of Structural Malformations in Children of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; Key Laboratory of Structural Malformations in Children of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Innovation and Application of Intelligent Radiotherapy Technology, Wenzhou 325000, China; Zhejiang-Hong Kong Precision Theranostics of Thoracic Tumors Joint Laboratory, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Department of Pediatric, The First People's Hospital of Wenling, Taizhou, China
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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- Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Innovation and Application of Intelligent Radiotherapy Technology, Wenzhou 325000, China; Zhejiang-Hong Kong Precision Theranostics of Thoracic Tumors Joint Laboratory, Wenzhou 325000, China.
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Pediatric Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China; Key Laboratory of Structural Malformations in Children of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou 325027, China.
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Zhong G, Wang X, Li J, Xie Z, Wu Q, Chen J, Wang Y, Chen Z, Cao X, Li T, Liu J, Wang Q. Insights Into the Role of Copper in Neurodegenerative Diseases and the Therapeutic Potential of Natural Compounds. Curr Neuropharmacol 2024; 22:1650-1671. [PMID: 38037913 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x22666231103085859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Neurodegenerative diseases encompass a collection of neurological disorders originating from the progressive degeneration of neurons, resulting in the dysfunction of neurons. Unfortunately, effective therapeutic interventions for these diseases are presently lacking. Copper (Cu), a crucial trace element within the human body, assumes a pivotal role in various biological metabolic processes, including energy metabolism, antioxidant defense, and neurotransmission. These processes are vital for the sustenance, growth, and development of organisms. Mounting evidence suggests that disrupted copper homeostasis contributes to numerous age-related neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease (HD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Wilson's disease (WD), Menkes disease (MD), prion diseases, and multiple sclerosis (MS). This comprehensive review investigates the connection between the imbalance of copper homeostasis and neurodegenerative diseases, summarizing pertinent drugs and therapies that ameliorate neuropathological changes, motor deficits, and cognitive impairments in these conditions through the modulation of copper metabolism. These interventions include Metal-Protein Attenuating Compounds (MPACs), copper chelators, copper supplements, and zinc salts. Moreover, this review highlights the potential of active compounds derived from natural plant medicines to enhance neurodegenerative disease outcomes by regulating copper homeostasis. Among these compounds, polyphenols are particularly abundant. Consequently, this review holds significant implications for the future development of innovative drugs targeting the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Guangcheng Zhong
- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Affiliated Jiangmen TCM Hospital of Ji'nan University, Jiangmen, China
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- Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Gentile MT, Camerino I, Ciarmiello L, Woodrow P, Muscariello L, De Chiara I, Pacifico S. Neuro-Nutraceutical Polyphenols: How Far Are We? Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12030539. [PMID: 36978787 PMCID: PMC10044769 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12030539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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The brain, composed of billions of neurons, is a complex network of interacting dynamical systems controlling all body functions. Neurons are the building blocks of the nervous system and their impairment of their functions could result in neurodegenerative disorders. Accumulating evidence shows an increase of brain-affecting disorders, still today characterized by poor therapeutic options. There is a strong urgency to find new alternative strategies to prevent progressive neuronal loss. Polyphenols, a wide family of plant compounds with an equally wide range of biological activities, are suitable candidates to counteract chronic degenerative disease in the central nervous system. Herein, we will review their role in human healthcare and highlight their: antioxidant activities in reactive oxygen species-producing neurodegenerative pathologies; putative role as anti-acetylcholinesterase inhibitors; and protective activity in Alzheimer’s disease by preventing Aβ aggregation and tau hyperphosphorylation. Moreover, the pathology of these multifactorial diseases is also characterized by metal dyshomeostasis, specifically copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and iron (Fe), most important for cellular function. In this scenario, polyphenols’ action as natural chelators is also discussed. Furthermore, the critical importance of the role exerted by polyphenols on microbiota is assumed, since there is a growing body of evidence for the role of the intestinal microbiota in the gut–brain axis, giving new opportunities to study molecular mechanisms and to find novel strategies in neurological diseases.
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Lee VJ, Heffern MC. Structure-activity assessment of flavonoids as modulators of copper transport. Front Chem 2022; 10:972198. [PMID: 36082200 PMCID: PMC9445161 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.972198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Flavonoids are polyphenolic small molecules that are abundant in plant products and are largely recognized for their beneficial health effects. Possessing both antioxidant and prooxidant properties, flavonoids have complex behavior in biological systems. The presented work investigates the intersection between the biological activity of flavonoids and their interactions with copper ions. Copper is required for the proper functioning of biological systems. As such, dysregulation of copper is associated with metabolic disease states such as diabetes and Wilson’s disease. There is evidence that flavonoids bind copper ions, but the biological implications of their interactions remain unclear. Better understanding these interactions will provide insight into the mechanisms of flavonoids’ biological behavior and can inform potential therapeutic targets. We employed a variety of spectroscopic techniques to study flavonoid-Cu(II) binding and radical scavenging activities. We identified structural moieties important in flavonoid-copper interactions which relate to ring substitution but not the traditional structural subclassifications. The biological effects of the investigated flavonoids specifically on copper trafficking were assessed in knockout yeast models as well as in human hepatocytes. The copper modulating abilities of strong copper-binding flavonoids were largely influenced by the relative hydrophobicities. Combined, these spectroscopic and biological data help elucidate the intricate nature of flavonoids in affecting copper transport and open avenues to inform dietary recommendations and therapeutic development.
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Šimunková M, Biela M, Štekláč M, Hlinčík A, Klein E, Malček M. Cu(II) complexes of flavonoids in solution: Impact of the Cu(II) ion on the antioxidant and DNA-intercalating properties. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Song MT, Wang WZ, Lu Y, Han RM, Skibsted LH, Zhang JP. Double-Site Binding and Anti-/Pro-oxidation of Luteolin on Bovine Serum Albumin Mediated by Copper(II) Coordination. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:19521-19534. [PMID: 35721975 PMCID: PMC9202249 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c01226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The interactions of luteolin (Lut) with bovine serum albumin (BSA) mediated by Cu(II) were investigated by spectroscopic, calorimetric, and molecular dynamic (MD) methods. Fluorescence studies showed that the binding of Lut to BSA was significantly enhanced by Cu(II) coordination with the number of binding sites and binding constant increasing from n = 1 and K a = 3.2 × 105 L·mol-1 for Lut to n = 2 and K a = 7.1 × 105 L·mol-1 for a 1:1 Cu(II)-luteolin complex, in agreement with the results from isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC). Site-specific experiments with warfarin and ibuprofen and MD confirmed that two binding sites of BSA were sequentially occupied by two Cu(II)-luteolin complexes. Cu(II) coordination increased the antioxidant activity of luteolin by 60% in the inhibition of carbonyl formation from the oxidation of amino groups in the side chain of BSA induced by the peroxyl radical ROO•; however, it counteracted the antioxidant effects of luteolin and played pro-oxidative roles in BSA aggregation induced by •OH.
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- Meng-Ting Song
- Key
Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics,
Department of Chemistry, Renmin University
of China, Beijing 100872, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics,
Department of Chemistry, Renmin University
of China, Beijing 100872, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics,
Department of Chemistry, Renmin University
of China, Beijing 100872, China
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- Key
Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics,
Department of Chemistry, Renmin University
of China, Beijing 100872, China
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- Department
of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Key
Laboratory of Advanced Light Conversion Materials and Biophotonics,
Department of Chemistry, Renmin University
of China, Beijing 100872, China
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Aluminum(III), iron(III) and copper(II) complexes of luteolin: Stability, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.117895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Liu C, Wang W, Song M, Lu Y, Qian L, Han R, Skibsted LH, Zhang J. Radical Scavenging Efficiency of Flavonoids Increased by Calcium(II) Binding: Structure‐Activity Relationship. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202101560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Chao Liu
- Department of Chemistry Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China
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- Department of Chemistry Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China
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- Department of Chemistry Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China
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- Department of Chemistry Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China
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- Department of Chemistry Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China
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- Department of Chemistry Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China
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- Department of Food Science University of Copenhagen Rolighedsvej 30 DK-1958 Frederiksberg C Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China
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Lu Y, Xu Y, Song MT, Qian LL, Liu XL, Gao RY, Han RM, Skibsted LH, Zhang JP. Promotion effects of flavonoids on browning induced by enzymatic oxidation of tyrosinase: structure-activity relationship. RSC Adv 2021; 11:13769-13779. [PMID: 35423946 PMCID: PMC8697750 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra01369f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Tyrosinase, widely distributed in nature, is a copper-containing polyphenol oxidase involved in the formation of melanin. Flavonoids are most often considered as tyrosinase inhibitors but have also been confirmed to be tyrosinase substrates. Four structure-related flavonoids including flavones (apigenin and luteolin) and flavonols (kaempferol and quercetin) are found to promote not inhibit browning induced by tyrosinase catalyzed oxidation both in model systems and in mushrooms under aerobic conditions. A comparison with enzymatic oxidation and autooxidation of flavonoids alone has helped to clarify why flavonoids function as a substrate rather than an inhibitor. Flavonoids almost do not affect the kinetics of melanin formation from enzymatic oxidation of l-dopa in excess. In addition, a new brown complex formed during the reaction of flavonoid quinone and dopaquinone is suggested to enhance the browning effects by competing with isomerization and autooxidation. Structure-activity relationships of the four flavonoids in melanin formation leading to browning induced by autooxidation and enzymatic oxidation confirm the enzymatic nature of the browning.
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- Yao Lu
- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen Rolighedsvej 30 DK-1958 Frederiksberg C Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing 100872 China +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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Šimunková M, Štekláč M, Malček M. Spectroscopic, computational and molecular docking study of Cu( ii) complexes with flavonoids: from cupric ion binding to DNA intercalation. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj01960k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Copper(ii) complexes with flavonoids as perspective therapeutic agents with DNA as a target molecule.
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- Miriama Šimunková
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology
- Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 9, SK-812 37
- Bratislava
- Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology
- Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 9, SK-812 37
- Bratislava
- Slovak Republic
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology
- Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Radlinského 9, SK-812 37
- Bratislava
- Slovak Republic
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Qian LL, Lu Y, Xu Y, Yang ZY, Yang J, Zhou YM, Han RM, Zhang JP, Skibsted LH. Alkaline earth metal ion coordination increases the radical scavenging efficiency of kaempferol. RSC Adv 2020; 10:30035-30047. [PMID: 35518270 PMCID: PMC9056298 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra03249b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Flavonoids are used as natural additives and antioxidants in foods, and after coordination to metal ions, as drug candidates, depending on the flavonoid structure. The rate of radical scavenging of the ubiquitous plant flavonoid kaempferol (3,5,7,4'-tetrahydroxyflavone, Kaem) was found to be significantly enhanced by coordination of Mg(ii), Ca(ii), Sr(ii), and Ba(ii) ions, whereas the radical scavenging rate of apigenin (5,7,4'-trihydroxyflavone, Api) was almost unaffected by alkaline earth metal (AEM) ions, as studied for short-lived β-carotene radical cations (β-Car˙+) formed by laser flash photolysis in chloroform/ethanol (7 : 3) and for the semi-stable 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical, DPPH˙, in ethanol at 25 °C. A 1 : 1 Mg(ii)-Kaem complex was found to be in equilibrium with a 1 : 2 Mg(ii)-Kaem2 complex, while for Ca(ii), Sr(ii) and Ba(ii), only 1 : 2 AEM(ii)-Kaem complexes were detected, where all complexes showed 3-hydroxyl and 4-carbonyl coordination and stability constants of higher than 109 L2 mol-2. The 1 : 2 Ca(ii)-Kaem2 complex had the highest second order rate constant for both β-Car˙+ (5 × 108 L mol-1 s-1) and DPPH˙ radical (3 × 105 L mol-1 s-1) scavenging, which can be attributed to the optimal combination of the stronger electron withdrawing capability of the (n - 1)d orbital in the heavier AEM ions and their spatially asymmetrical structures in 1 : 2 AEM-Kaem complexes with metal ion coordination of the least steric hindrance of two perpendicular flavone backbones as ligands in the Ca(ii) complex, as shown by density functional theory calculations.
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- Ling-Ling Qian
- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing China 100872 +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing China 100872 +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing China 100872 +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing China 100872 +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing China 100872 +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing China 100872 +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing China 100872 +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Chemistry, Renmin University of China Beijing China 100872 +86-10-6251-6444 +86-10-6251-6604
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- Department of Food Science, University of Copenhagen Rolighedsvej 30 DK-1958 Frederiksberg C Denmark
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Ribaudo G, Bortoli M, Pavan C, Zagotto G, Orian L. Antioxidant Potential of Psychotropic Drugs: From Clinical Evidence to In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment and toward a New Challenge for in Silico Molecular Design. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:E714. [PMID: 32781750 PMCID: PMC7465375 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9080714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Due to high oxygen consumption, the brain is particularly vulnerable to oxidative stress, which is considered an important element in the etiopathogenesis of several mental disorders, including schizophrenia, depression and dependencies. Despite the fact that it is not established yet whether oxidative stress is a cause or a consequence of clinic manifestations, the intake of antioxidant supplements in combination with the psychotropic therapy constitutes a valuable solution in patients' treatment. Anyway, some drugs possess antioxidant capacity themselves and this aspect is discussed in this review, focusing on antipsychotics and antidepressants. In the context of a collection of clinical observations, in vitro and in vivo results are critically reported, often highlighting controversial aspects. Finally, a new challenge is discussed, i.e., the possibility of assessing in silico the antioxidant potential of these drugs, exploiting computational chemistry methodologies and machine learning. Despite the physiological environment being incredibly complex and the detection of meaningful oxidative stress biomarkers being all but an easy task, a rigorous and systematic analysis of the structural and reactivity properties of antioxidant drugs seems to be a promising route to better interpret therapeutic outcomes and provide elements for the rational design of novel drugs.
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- Giovanni Ribaudo
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Traslazionale, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Medicina, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Giustiniani 2, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy;
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Kinetic Studies on Radical Scavenging Activity of Kaempferol Decreased by Sn(II) Binding. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25081975. [PMID: 32340303 PMCID: PMC7221808 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25081975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2020] [Revised: 04/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Sn(II) binds to kaempferol (HKaem, 3,4′,5,7-tetrahydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one) at the 3,4-site forming [Sn(II)(Kaem)2] complex in ethanol. DPPH• scavenging efficiency of HKaem is dramatically decreased by SnCl2 coordination due to formation of acid inhibiting deprotonation of HKaem as ligands and thus reduces the radical scavenging activity of the complex via a sequential proton-loss electron transfer (SPLET) mechanism. Moderate decreases in the radical scavenging of HKaem are observed by Sn(CH3COO)2 coordination and by contact between Sn and HKaem, in agreement with the increase in the oxidation potential of the complex compared to HKaem, leading to a decrease in antioxidant efficiency for fruits and vegetables with Sn as package materials.
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