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Tan J, Le A. The Heterogeneity of Breast Cancer Metabolism. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1311:89-101. [PMID: 34014536 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65768-0_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Despite advances in screening, therapy, and surveillance that have improved patient survival rates, breast cancer is still the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer mortality among women [1]. Breast cancer is a highly heterogeneous disease rooted in a genetic basis, influenced by extrinsic stimuli, and reflected in clinical behavior. The diversity of breast cancer hormone receptor status and the expression of surface molecules have guided therapy decisions for decades; however, subtype-specific treatment often yields diverse responses due to varying tumor evolution and malignant potential. Although the mechanisms behind breast cancer heterogeneity is not well understood, available evidence suggests that studying breast cancer metabolism has the potential to provide valuable insights into the causes of these variations as well as viable targets for intervention.
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- Jessica Tan
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. .,Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Park SA. Catechol Estrogen 4-Hydroxyestradiol is an Ultimate Carcinogen in Breast Cancer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.15616/bsl.2018.24.3.143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Sin-Aye Park
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Medical Sciences, Soonchunhyang University, Asan 31538, Korea
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Sar D, Kim B, Ostadhossein F, Misra SK, Pan D. Revisiting Polyarenes and Related Molecules: An Update of Synthetic Approaches and Structure-Activity-Mechanistic Correlation for Carcinogenesis. CHEM REC 2018; 18:619-658. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201700110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Dinabandhu Sar
- Department of Bioengineering; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Biomedical Research Center, Office 3304; 3rd Floor, Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital; 502 N. Busey Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Mills Breast Cancer Institute and Carle Foundation Hospital; 502 North Busey Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Biomedical Research Center, Office 3304; 3rd Floor, Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital; 502 N. Busey Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Mills Breast Cancer Institute and Carle Foundation Hospital; 502 North Busey Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Biomedical Research Center, Office 3304; 3rd Floor, Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital; 502 N. Busey Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Mills Breast Cancer Institute and Carle Foundation Hospital; 502 North Busey Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
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- Department of Bioengineering; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Biomedical Research Center, Office 3304; 3rd Floor, Mills Breast Cancer Institute, Carle Foundation Hospital; 502 N. Busey Urbana IL 61801 USA
- Mills Breast Cancer Institute and Carle Foundation Hospital; 502 North Busey Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois; 61801 USA
- Beckman Institute; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
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Despite advances in screening, therapy, and surveillance that have improved survival rates, breast cancer is still the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second leading cause of cancer mortality among women [1]. Breast cancer is a highly heterogeneous disease rooted in a genetic basis and reflected in clinical behavior. The diversity of breast cancer hormone receptor status and the expression of surface molecules has guided therapy decisions for decades; however, subtype-specific treatment often yields diverse responses due to varying tumor evolution and malignant potential. Although understanding the mechanisms behind breast cancer heterogeneity is still a challenge, available evidence suggests that studying its metabolism has the potential to give valuable insight into the causes of these variations, as well as viable targets for intervention.
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- Jessica Tan
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Alfaro-Lira S, Pizarro-Ortiz M, Calaf GM. Malignant transformation of rat kidney induced by environmental substances and estrogen. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2012; 9:1630-48. [PMID: 22754462 PMCID: PMC3386577 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9051630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2011] [Revised: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/11/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The use of organophosphorous insecticides in agricultural environments and in urban settings has increased significantly. The aim of the present study was to analyze morphological alterations induced by malathion and 17β-estradiol (estrogen) in rat kidney tissues. There were four groups of animals: control, malathion, estrogen and combination of both substances. The animals were injected for five days and sacrificed 30, 124 and 240 days after treatments. Kidney tissues were analyzed for histomorphological and immunocytochemical alterations. Morphometric analysis indicated that malathion plus estrogen-treated animals showed a significantly (p < 0.05) higher grade of glomerular hypertrophy, signs of tubular damage, atypical proliferation in cortical and hilium zone than malathion or estrogen alone-treated and control animals after 240 days. Results indicated that MFG, ER-α, ER-β, PgR, CYP1A1, Neu/ErbB2, PCNA, vimentin and Thrombospondin 1 (THB) protein expression was increased in convoluted tubules of animals treated with combination of malathion and estrogen after 240 days of 5 day treatment. Malignant proliferation was observed in the hilium zone. In summary, the combination of malathion and estrogen induced pathological lesions in glomeruli, convoluted tubules, atypical cell proliferation and malignant proliferation in hilium zone and immunocytochemical alterations in comparison to control animals or animals treated with either substance alone. It can be concluded that an increased risk of kidney malignant transformation can be induced by exposure to environmental and endogenous substances.
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- Susana Alfaro-Lira
- Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Calle Antofagasta 1520, Arica, Chile; (S.A.-L.); (M.P.-O.)
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- Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Calle Antofagasta 1520, Arica, Chile; (S.A.-L.); (M.P.-O.)
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- Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Calle Antofagasta 1520, Arica, Chile; (S.A.-L.); (M.P.-O.)
- Center for Radiological Research, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +56-58-230-334
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Tanasova M, Sturla SJ. Chemistry and biology of acylfulvenes: sesquiterpene-derived antitumor agents. Chem Rev 2012; 112:3578-610. [PMID: 22482429 DOI: 10.1021/cr2001367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Marina Tanasova
- ETH Zurich, Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Zurich, Switzerland
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Julius JM, Gaikwad A, Lowry A, Lewis RE, Lozano RD, Dalrymple JL, Coleman RL, Smith JA. Defining the role of echinocandin catechol functional groups in the development of secondary hepatocellular carcinoma. J Antimicrob Chemother 2011; 67:422-9. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hassan MH, Fouad H, Bahashwan S, Al-Hendy A. Towards non-surgical therapy for uterine fibroids: catechol-O-methyl transferase inhibitor shrinks uterine fibroid lesions in the Eker rat model. Hum Reprod 2011; 26:3008-18. [PMID: 21896544 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) are the most common pelvic tumors in women. We assessed the potential therapeutic utility of Ro 41-0960, a synthetic catechol-O-methyl transferase inhibitor (COMTI), in the Eker rat. METHODS We randomized uterine fibroid-bearing Eker rats for treatment with Ro 41-0960 (150 mg/kg/12 h) versus vehicle for 2 and 4 weeks. The fibroids were measured by caliper and subjected to histological evaluation. Urinary levels of 2-hydroxy estrogen (E(2)), 16-hydroxy E2 and DPD (osteoporosis marker) and serum liver enzymes were evaluated. Expressions of Cyclin D1, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), Poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase1 (PARP1), tumor suppressor gene (P53) and transforming growth factor (TGFβ3) were assessed in fibroids using immunohistochemical analysis or RT-PCR. Apoptosis was confirmed using terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL). RESULTS Ro 41-0960-treated rats exhibited fibroid volumes of 86 ± 7% and 105 ± 12% of initial burden, at 2 and 4 weeks post-treatment, respectively, significantly lower than control group (240 ± 15% and 300 ± 18%; P< 0.01). Ro 41-0960 increased the urinary 2-hydroxy E2/16-hydroxy E(2) ratio, level of p53 mRNA and TUNEL positivity (P< 0.05) and decreased PARP1, PCNA and cyclin D1 proteins and TGFβ3 mRNA (P< 0.05). Ro 41-0960 did not change normal tissue histology, liver functions or urinary DPD level. CONCLUSIONS Ro 41-0960 (COMTI) arrested growth/shrunk uterine fibroids in Eker rats. This result may be related to modulation of estrogen-dependent genes involved in apoptosis, proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition via accumulation of 2-hydroxy estrogen. The efficacy and safety of Ro 41-0960 in rats suggest its candidacy for treatment of uterine fibroids.
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- M H Hassan
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Establishment of a mammary carcinoma cell line from Syrian hamsters treated with N-methyl-N-nitrosourea. Cancer Lett 2011; 312:82-90. [PMID: 21893382 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2011.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2011] [Revised: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 08/01/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Clearly new breast cancer models are necessary in developing novel therapies. To address this challenge, we examined mammary tumor formation in the Syrian hamster using the chemical carcinogen N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU). A single 50mg/kg intraperitoneal dose of MNU resulted in a 60% incidence of premalignant mammary lesions, and a 20% incidence of mammary adenocarcinomas. Two cell lines, HMAM4A and HMAM4B, were derived from one of the primary mammary tumors induced by MNU. The morphology of the primary tumor was similar to a high-grade poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma in human breast cancer. The primary tumor stained positively for both HER-2/neu and pancytokeratin, and negatively for both cytokeratin 5/6 and p63. When the HMAM4B cell line was implanted subcutaneously into syngeneic female hamsters, tumors grew at a take rate of 50%. A tumor derived from HMAM4B cells implanted into a syngeneic hamster was further propagated in vitro as a stable cell line HMAM5. The HMAM5 cells grew in female syngeneic hamsters with a 70% take rate of tumor formation. These cells proliferate in vitro, form colonies in soft agar, and are aneuploid with a modal chromosomal number of 74 (the normal chromosome number for Syrian hamster is 44). To determine responsiveness to the estrogen receptor (ER), a cell proliferation assay was examined using increasing concentrations of tamoxifen. Both HMAM5 and human MCF-7 (ER positive) cells showed a similar decrease at 24h. However, MDA-MB-231 (ER negative) cells were relatively insensitive to any decrease in proliferation from tamoxifen treatment. These results suggest that the HMAM5 cell line was likely derived from a luminal B subtype of mammary tumor. These results also represent characterization of the first mammary tumor cell line available from the Syrian hamster. The HMAM5 cell line is likely to be useful as an immunocompetent model for human breast cancer in developing novel therapies.
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Microfluidic devices exhibit a great promising development in clinical diagnosis and disease screening due to their advantages of precise controlling of fluid flow, requirement of miniamount sample, rapid reaction speed and convenient integration. In this paper, the improvements of microfluidic diagnostic technologies in recent years are reviewed. The applications and developments of on-chip disease marker detection, microfluidic cell selection and cell drug metabolism, and diagnostic micro-devices are discussed.
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- Haifang Li
- School of Science, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Braekevelt E, Lau BPY, Tague B, Popovic S, Tittlemier SA. Effect of cooking on concentrations of β-estradiol and metabolites in model matrices and beef. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:915-920. [PMID: 21218831 DOI: 10.1021/jf103064q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Because beef food products are generally cooked prior to consumption, the behavior of chemicals in these cooked foods is important in estimating human exposure. The heat stability of the natural estrogen β-estradiol (β-E2) and its metabolites α-estradiol (α-E2), estrone (E1), and several catechol estrogens was examined in heated vegetable oil and aqueous solutions. The chemicals were also incorporated into regular and extra lean ground beef and subjected to cooking. E1 and E2 were stable in aqueous solutions at 100°C, whereas the catechol estrogens exhibited first-order decay curves with half-lives of 2-10 min. Their stability improved to the same level as the other test chemicals when an antioxidant was added to the solution, suggesting that their disappearance was due to oxidation rather than thermal degradation. E1 and E2 were also stable in heated vegetable oil (160-180°C), whereas catechol estrogen decreased 30-50% over the 2 h duration of the experiments. Chemical losses from cooked beef appear to be related to the fat content of the beef, with greater losses occurring in regular ground beef (25-30%), compared to extra lean ground beef (5-20%). This study shows that cooking reduces but does not eliminate the potential for dietary exposure to growth promoters in ground beef.
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- Eric Braekevelt
- Food Research Division, Bureau of Chemical Safety, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Results of epidemiological studies suggest that, after one controls for the number of cigarettes smoked, women have a three times higher risk of getting lung cancer than men. Although the mechanism(s) explaining this gender-dependent difference in lung cancer risk is not known, it is thought that endocrine factors may play an important role. Normal human bronchial epithelial cells contain estrogen receptors and synthesize 17β-estradiol (E(2)) and estrone (E(1)), which can undergo further metabolism into the catechol estrogens, 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OHE(2)) and 4-hydroxyestrone (4-OHE(1)), respectively. Catechol estrogens are formed from E(2) by the actions of cytochrome p450 1B1 (CYP1B1). CYP1B1 is present in normal human bronchial epithelial) cells, and its activity is increased by cigarette smoking. Both 4-OHE(1) and 4-OHE(2) are mutagenic and carcinogenic and may exert their biological effects by inducing DNA adducts in cancer-related genes, including the tumor suppressor gene p53 and the proto-oncogene K-ras. Women with lung cancer have a different p53 mutational spectrum and a higher frequency of K-ras mutations than do men with lung cancer. Both clinical and basic research studies support the hypothesis that E(2) and cigarette smoking are cofactors in lung carcinogenesis in women. More specifically, cigarette smoke stimulates metabolism of E(2) into the genotoxic metabolites, 4-OHE(1) and 4-OHE(2,) which interact with DNA in cancer-related genes, including the tumor suppressor gene, p53, and the proto-oncogene K-ras, two genes frequently mutated in patients with lung cancer. E(2) may stimulate cellular proliferation and enhance tumor growth.
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Bani-Yaseen AD, Kawaguchi T, Price AK, Culbertson CT, Jankowiak R. Integrated microfluidic device for the separation and electrochemical detection of catechol estrogen-derived DNA adducts. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 399:519-24. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4386-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Revised: 10/21/2010] [Accepted: 10/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Dull A, Goncharova E, Hager G, McMahon JB. Development of an image analysis screen for estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) ligands through measurement of nuclear translocation dynamics. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 122:341-51. [PMID: 20816963 PMCID: PMC2976052 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2010] [Revised: 07/23/2010] [Accepted: 08/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We have developed a robust high-content assay to screen for novel estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) agonists and antagonists by quantitation of cytoplasmic to nuclear translocation of an estrogen receptor chimera in 384-well plates. The screen utilizes a green fluorescent protein tagged-glucocorticoid/estrogen receptor (GFP-GRER) chimera which consisted of the N-terminus of the glucocorticoid receptor fused to the human ER ligand binding domain. The GFP-GRER exhibited cytoplasmic localization in the absence of ERα ligands, and translocated to the nucleus in response to stimulation with ERα agonists or antagonists. The BD Pathway 435 imaging system was used for image acquisition, analysis of translocation dynamics, and cytotoxicity measurements. The assay was validated with known ERα agonists and antagonists, and the Library of Pharmacologically Active Compounds (LOPAC 1280). Additionally, screening of crude natural product extracts demonstrated the robustness of the assay, and the ability to quantitate the effects of toxicity on nuclear translocation dynamics. The GFP-GRER nuclear translocation assay was very robust, with z' values >0.7, CVs <5%, and has been validated with known ER ligands, and inclusion of cytotoxicity filters will facilitate screening of natural product extracts. This assay has been developed for future primary screening of synthetic, pure natural products, and natural product extracts libraries available at the National Cancer Institute at Frederick.
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- Angie Dull
- Molecular Targets Laboratory, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., National Cancer Institute-Frederick, Frederick, Maryland 21702, United States.
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Circulating sex steroids and breast cancer risk in premenopausal women. Discov Oncol 2010; 1:2-10. [PMID: 21761346 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-009-0003-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2009] [Accepted: 12/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Evidence from both laboratory and epidemiologic studies indicate a key role of hormones in the etiology of breast cancer. In epidemiologic studies, indirect data, including the consistent associations observed between reproductive factors and breast cancer risk, support an important contribution of hormones to risk. Recently, the associations between circulating hormones in premenopausal women and subsequent risk of breast cancer have been evaluated. To date, both positive and null associations have been observed for estrogens and inverse and null associations for progesterone with breast cancer risk. For estrogens, the relationships may vary by menstrual cycle phase (e.g., follicular versus luteal phase), although this requires confirmation. Few studies have evaluated estrogen metabolites in relation to breast cancer risk; hence, no conclusions can yet be drawn. Findings for the largely adrenal-derived dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and DHEA sulfate also are inconsistent and may vary by age. However, relatively consistent positive associations have been observed between testosterone (or free testosterone) levels and breast cancer risk; these associations are of similar magnitude to those confirmed among postmenopausal women. In this review, we summarize current evidence and identify gaps and inconsistencies that need to be addressed in future studies of sex steroids and premenopausal breast cancer risk.
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Eliassen AH, Missmer SA, Tworoger SS, Hankinson SE. Circulating 2-hydroxy- and 16alpha-hydroxy estrone levels and risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008; 17:2029-35. [PMID: 18708395 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-08-0262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Circulating estrogens are associated with breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. Given that estrogen metabolites are potentially both mitogenic and genotoxic, it is possible that plasma levels of estrogen metabolites are related to breast cancer risk. We conducted a prospective, nested case-control study within the Nurses' Health Study. Blood samples, collected in 1989 to 1990, were assayed for 2-OH and 16alpha-OH estrone among 340 cases and 677 matched controls not taking postmenopausal hormones. Multivariate relative risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were calculated by conditional logistic regression, adjusting for breast cancer risk factors. Neither 2-OH nor 16alpha-OH estrone concentrations were significantly associated with breast cancer risk overall (top versus bottom quartile: RR, 1.19; 95% CI, 0.80-1.79; P(trend) = 0.40 for 2-OH estrone and RR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.71-1.53; P(trend) = 0.81 for 16alpha-OH estrone). The ratio between the two metabolites (2-OH:16alpha-OH estrone) was similarly unrelated to risk overall (1.30; 95% CI, 0.87-1.95; P(trend) = 0.35). Although no associations were detected among women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/progesterone receptor (PR)-positive tumors, significant positive associations were observed for 2-OH estrone and the 2-OH:16alpha-OH estrone ratio among women with ER-negative/PR-negative tumors (RR, 3.65; 95% CI, 1.23-10.81; P(trend) = 0.01; P(heterogeneity) = 0.02 for 2-OH estrone; RR, 3.70; 95% CI, 1.24-11.09; P(trend) = 0.004; P(heterogeneity) = 0.005 for 2-OH:16alpha-OH estrone). These data do not support the hypothesized inverse associations with 2-OH estrone and the 2-OH:16alpha-OH estrone ratio or the hypothesized positive association with 16alpha-OH estrone. The significant positive associations with 2-OH estrone and the 2-OH:16-OH estrone ratio among women with ER-negative/PR-negative tumors needs to be replicated in future studies.
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- A Heather Eliassen
- Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Holcomb RE, Kraly JR, Henry CS. Electrode array detector for microchip capillary electrophoresis. Analyst 2008; 134:486-92. [PMID: 19238284 DOI: 10.1039/b816289a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Selectivity and resolution for analyses conducted using microfluidic devices can be improved by increasing the total number of individual detection elements in the device. Here, a poly(dimethylsiloxane) capillary electrophoresis microchip was fabricated with an integrated electrode array for selective detection of small molecules. Eight individually addressable gold electrodes were incorporated in series after a palladium current decoupler in the separation channel of an electrophoresis microchip. The electrode array device was characterized using a mixture of biologically relevant analytes and xenobiotics: norepinephrine, 4-aminophenol, acetaminophen, uric acid, and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid. Separation efficiencies as high as 9000 +/- 1000 plates (n = 3) for 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and limits of detection as low as 2.6 +/- 1.2 microM (n = 3) for norepinephrine were obtained using this device. After characterizing the performance of the device, potential step detection was conducted at the array electrodes and selective detection achieved based upon differences in redox potentials for individual analytes. Utilization of potential step detection was particularly advantageous for resolving co-migrating species; resolution of 3,4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalanine from acetaminophen using potential control was demonstrated. Finally, a human urine sample was analyzed using potential step detection to demonstrate the applicability of this device for complex sample analysis.
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- Ryan E Holcomb
- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1872, USA
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Gerstner S, Glasemann D, Pfeiffer E, Metzler M. The influence of metabolism on the genotoxicity of catechol estrogens in three cultured cell lines. Mol Nutr Food Res 2008; 52:823-9. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Bransfield LA, Rennie A, Visvanathan K, Odwin SA, Kensler TW, Yager JD, Friesen MD, Groopman JD. Formation of two novel estrogen guanine adducts and HPLC/MS detection of 4-hydroxyestradiol-N7-guanine in human urine. Chem Res Toxicol 2008; 21:1622-30. [PMID: 18582124 DOI: 10.1021/tx800145w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Estrogen-DNA adducts are potential biomarkers for assessing the risk of developing of a number of hormonally modified cancers, including breast cancer. Formation of the 4-hydroxyestradiol-N(7)-guanine (4-OHE2-N(7)-guanine) adduct from the reaction of estradiol-3,4-quinone with DNA and its detection in vivo has been established. With the ultimate goal of exploring estrogen-DNA adducts as biomarkers in experimental and human investigations, the 4-OHE2-N(7)-guanine was synthesized, and preliminary studies demonstrated that this adduct was detectable in all 10 female human urine samples examined. Therefore, more extensive investigations were conducted to study this compound's chemical-physical properties and to examine the stability of 4-OHE2-N(7)-guanine under a range of pH conditions that might influence biomarker measurement. Under neutral to alkaline conditions, 4-OHE2-N(7)-guanine could completely oxidize to an 8-oxo-guanine derivative. This derivative was isolated by HPLC, and mass spectrometry confirmed the oxidized compound by demonstrating the formation of an m/ z 168 fragment, generated by oxygen addition to guanine. Furthermore, investigation of the 4-OHE2-N(7)-2'-deoxyguanosine nucleoside adduct showed that under alkaline conditions a formamidopyrimidine analogue was produced. The formamidopyrimidine derivative forms from ring opening of the guanine imidazole ring following C-8 oxidation in the N(7), N(9) disubstituted guanine. Formation of both of these oxidized estrogen-guanine DNA adducts has precedent with other chemical agents that covalently bind to the N(7) position in guanine. Therefore, the development and application of methods to measure estrogen-guanine adducts will need to also consider these new adducts, and the biological implications of these compounds will need to be explored to determine their contribution to estrogen toxicology.
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- Leslie A Bransfield
- Department of Chemistry, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Structural features of diverse ligands influencing binding affinities to Estrogen α and Estrogen β receptors. Part I: molecular descriptors calculated from minimal energy conformation of isolated ligands. Mol Divers 2008; 11:153-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s11030-008-9069-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2007] [Accepted: 02/01/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hu R, Zhang L, Yang Z. Picogram determination of estrogens in water using large volume injection gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Anal Bioanal Chem 2007; 390:349-59. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-007-1683-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2007] [Revised: 09/27/2007] [Accepted: 10/08/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Shakalisava Y, Regan F. Determination of association constants of inclusion complexes of steroid hormones and cyclodextrins from their electrophoretic mobility. Electrophoresis 2006; 27:3048-56. [PMID: 16838287 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200500842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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CE estimation of the association constants of several steroid hormones with beta-CD and gamma-CD and their hydroxypropyl derivative is presented. Estriol, 17beta-estradiol, ethynylestradiol, estrone, progesterone, mestranol and norethindrone are among the target analytes. The calculation of the cyclodextrin:analyte association constants were performed from the electrophoretic mobility values of steroids at different concentration of CDs in the run buffer. The reliability of the final data was ensured by employing three different linearisation plots (double reciprocal fit, Y-reciprocal fit and X-reciprocal fit). The highest inclusion affinity of target analytes was observed towards gamma-CD and its hydroxypropyl derivative, which is demonstrated by high association constant values and corresponding good linearity of the plots. The affinity of steroids towards a particular CD type based on physical and structural characteristics is explored.
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- Yuliya Shakalisava
- School of Chemical Science, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Sissung TM, Price DK, Sparreboom A, Figg WD. Pharmacogenetics and regulation of human cytochrome P450 1B1: implications in hormone-mediated tumor metabolism and a novel target for therapeutic intervention. Mol Cancer Res 2006; 4:135-50. [PMID: 16547151 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-05-0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Several of the hormone-mediated cancers (breast, endometrial, ovarian, and prostate) represent major cancers in both incidence and mortality rates. The etiology of these cancers is in large part modulated by the hormones estrogen and testosterone. As advanced disease develops, the common treatment for these cancers is chemotherapy. Thus, genes that can alter tissue response to hormones and alter clinical response to chemotherapy are of major interest. The cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) may be involved in disease progression and modulate the treatment in the above hormone-mediated cancers. This review will focus on the pharmacogenetics of CYP1B1 in relation to hormone-mediated cancers and provide an assessment of cancer risk based on CYP1B1 polymorphisms and expression. In addition, it will provide a summary of CYP1B1 gene regulation and expression in normal and neoplastic tissue.
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- Tristan M Sissung
- Clinical Pharmacology Research Core, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 10, Room 5A01, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- James D Yager
- Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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Sang S, Lambert JD, Hong J, Tian S, Lee MJ, Stark RE, Ho CT, Yang CS. Synthesis and structure identification of thiol conjugates of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate and their urinary levels in mice. Chem Res Toxicol 2006; 18:1762-9. [PMID: 16300386 DOI: 10.1021/tx050151l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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(-)-Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the most abundant and most biologically active compound in tea, has been proposed to have many beneficial health effects. The metabolic fate of EGCG, however, is not well understood. In the present study, we found that EGCG can be oxidized by peroxidase and hydrogen peroxide and then reacted with cysteine or glutathione to form conjugates. The structures of the cysteine and glutathione conjugates of EGCG were identified using 2D NMR and MS. Two thiol conjugates of EGCG (2'-cysteinyl EGCG and 2' '-cysteinyl EGCG) were identified by ESI-LC-MS/MS analysis from the urine samples of mice administered 200 or 400 mg/kg EGCG, i.p. These conjugates were not found in urine samples of mice after receiving EGCG at 50 mg/kg i.p., or 2000 mg/kg i.g., or in human urine following consumption of 3 g of decaffeinated green tea solids (containing 333 mg EGCG). At high doses, EGCG is believed to be oxidized to form EGCG quinone, which can react with glutathione to form the thiol conjugates. These results suggest that detectable amounts of thiol conjugates of EGCG are formed only after rather high doses of EGCG are given to the mice.
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- Shengmin Sang
- Department of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8020, USA
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Mishra A, Joy KP. HPLC-electrochemical detection of ovarian estradiol-17beta and catecholestrogens in the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis: seasonal and periovulatory changes. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2006; 145:84-91. [PMID: 16139282 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2005] [Revised: 05/18/2005] [Accepted: 07/21/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A high performance liquid chromatography-electrochemical (HPLC-EC) detection method was used to characterize estradiol-17beta (E2) and its metabolites (2-hydroxyE2, 4-hydroxyE2, and 2-methoxyE2) and investigate their seasonal and periovulatory changes in the ovary of the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis. The retention times in minutes of standards determined by individual and mixture applications are: 2-OHE2-6.6, 4-OHE2-7.0, 4-OHE1-11.2, E2-12.0, and 2-methoxyE2-15.2. Since the retention times of 2-OHE2 and 4-OHE2 merged at higher concentrations, the elution peaks of the sample were taken as due to both (2/4-OHE2) for analysis. The steroids were not detectable in the resting and postspawning phases and 2-methoxyE2 was not detectable in the recrudescent (preparatory, prespawning, and spawning) phases as well. E2 and 2/4-OHE2 have maintained an inverse relationship in the recrudescent phase. The E2 concentration was the highest in the preparatory phase (April) with active vitellogenic activity and declined significantly across prespawning and spawning phases (P<0.001, one way ANOVA; P<0.05, Newman-Keuls' test). On the other hand, the concentration of 2/4-OHE2, which was the lowest in the preparatory phase, increased significantly to the peak level in the spawning phase. A single intraperitoneal injection of hCG (100 IU/fish) stimulated significantly the formation of 2/4-OHE2 at 8 h with a simultaneous reduction in E2. 2-MethoxyE2 was detected only after 16 h of the hCG injection. The functional significance of catecholestrogens in the seasonal reproductive cycle and during the hCG-induced ovulation of the catfish was discussed.
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- A Mishra
- Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, India
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Markushin Y, Kapke P, Saeed M, Zhang H, Dawoud A, Rogan EG, Cavalieri EL, Jankowiak R. Development of Monoclonal Antibodies to 4-Hydroxyestrogen-2-N-Acetylcysteine Conjugates: Immunoaffinity and Spectroscopic Studies. Chem Res Toxicol 2005; 18:1520-7. [PMID: 16533015 DOI: 10.1021/tx050013w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Catechol estrogen quinones (CEQ) derived from oxidation of the catechol estrogens 4-hydroxyestrone (4-OHE1) and 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OHE2) can conjugate with glutathione (GSH), a reaction that prevents damage to DNA and can provide biomarkers of exposure to CEQs. Monoclonal antibodies (MAb) to 4-OHE1(E2)-2-N-acetylcysteine [4-OHE1(E2)-2-NAcCys] were developed and characterized by immunological and spectroscopic studies. The NAcCys conjugate is the hydrolytic product of the corresponding conjugate with GSH, followed by N-acetylation of cysteine. MAbs were produced by immunizing mice with 4-OHE1(E2)-2-NAcCys attached to an appropriate linker that was conjugated to keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH). Hybridoma cell lines were screened using 4-OHE1(E2)-2-NAcCys conjugated to ovalbumin (OA). There is no immunological cross-reactivity between KLH and OA. Hence, positive hybridoma cell lines secreting antibody against 4-OHE1(E2)-2-NAcCys could be rapidly identified using OA-4-OHE1(E2)-2-NAcCys. An affinity column was developed and used to purify MAb against 4-OHE1(E2)-2-NAcCys. The purified MAb was immobilized on an agarose bead column. This column was used to capture and preconcentrate the hapten of interest out of urine samples. A number of structurally related standards were used to estimate the selectivity and specificity of the chosen MAb. Capillary electrophoresis (CE) with field-amplified sample stacking in absorbance detection mode and laser-induced low temperature luminescence measurements were used to identify and quantitate the 4-OHE1(E2)-2-NAcCys conjugates and related compounds released from the affinity column. Femtomole detection limits have been demonstrated. Future prospects in clinical diagnostics for testing human exposure to CEQ by urine analysis are briefly addressed.
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- Y Markushin
- Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66502, USA
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Seike K, Murata M, Oikawa S, Hiraku Y, Hirakawa K, Kawanishi S. Oxidative DNA damage induced by benz[a]anthracene metabolites via redox cycles of quinone and unique non-quinone. Chem Res Toxicol 2005; 16:1470-6. [PMID: 14615974 DOI: 10.1021/tx034103h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Benz[a]anthracene (BA) is one of the most abundant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that are ubiquitous environmental pollutants. PAH carcinogenesis is explained by DNA adduct formation by PAH diol epoxide and oxidative DNA damage by PAH o-quinone. Benz[a]anthracene-trans-3,4-dihydrodiol (BA-3,4-dihydrodiol) is a minor metabolite but shows higher mutagenicity and tumorigenicity than parent BA. We confirmed that a BA o-quinone type metabolite, benz[a]anthracene-3,4-dione (BA-3,4-dione), induced oxidative DNA damage in the presence of cytochrome P450 reductase. Interestingly, we found that BA-3,4-dihydrodiol nonenzymatically caused Cu(II)-mediated DNA damage including 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine formation and the addition of NADH enhanced DNA damage. BA-3,4-dihydrodiol induced a double-base lesion of C and G at the 5'-ACG-3' sequence complementary to codon 273 of the human p53 tumor suppressor gene, which is known as a hotspot. The DNA damage was inhibited by catalase and bathocuproine, indicating the involvement of H(2)O(2) and Cu(I). Time-of-flight mass spectroscopic study suggested that BA-3,4-dihydrodiol undergoes Cu(II)-mediated autoxidation leading to the formation of its hydroxylated form of BA-3,4-dihydrodiol, capable of causing oxidative DNA damage. It is noteworthy that BA-3,4-dihydrodiol can nonenzymatically induce DNA damage more efficiently than BA-3,4-dione with metabolic activation. In conclusion, oxidative DNA damage induced by BA-3,4-dihydrodiol not only via quinone-type redox cycle but also via a new type of redox cycle participates in the expression of carcinogenicity of BA and BA-3,4-dihydrodiol.
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- Kazuharu Seike
- Department of Environmental and Molecular Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan
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Sun Y, Gu C, Liu X, Liang W, Yao P, Bolton JL, van Breemen RB. Ultrafiltration tandem mass spectrometry of estrogens for characterization of structure and affinity for human estrogen receptors. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2005; 16:271-9. [PMID: 15694777 PMCID: PMC1780173 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2004.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2004] [Revised: 11/01/2004] [Accepted: 11/03/2004] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Although hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is used by post-menopausal women for the relief of menopausal symptoms and the potential reduction of osteoporosis, HRT also increases their risk of Alzheimer's disease, stroke, breast cancer, and endometrial cancer. Since the majority of these effects are associated primarily with estrogen binding to only one of the estrogen receptors (ER), new assays are needed that can more efficiently evaluate ER-binding and identify ligands selective for ER-alpha and ER-beta. High performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS-MS) was combined with ultrafiltration as a new method to investigate the relative binding of compounds to the ERs and to evaluate the structures of these estrogens. Mixtures of estradiol and six equine estrogens, including equilin, equilenin, 8,9-dehydroestrone, and their 17beta-hydroxyl derivatives, were assayed simultaneously to determine their relative binding to human ER-alpha and ER-beta. Estrogens containing a 17beta-OH group were found to have higher relative affinities for the estrogen receptors than their ketone analogs. In addition, 17beta-EN showed selectivity for binding to ER-beta over ER-alpha. The results were compared to the IC50 values obtained by using a conventional radiolabled estradiol competitive binding assay. Finally, the utility of negative ion electrospray tandem mass spectrometry for the unambiguous identification of these estrogen isomers was investigated. Several characteristic recyclization pathways during tandem mass spectrometry were identified, which might be useful for distinguishing related estrogens.
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- Yongkai Sun
- Department of Medical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, The University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA
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Gamache PH, Meyer DF, Granger MC, Acworth IN. Metabolomic applications of electrochemistry/mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2004; 15:1717-1726. [PMID: 15589749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jasms.2004.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2004] [Revised: 08/24/2004] [Accepted: 08/25/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Analytical techniques used for multivariate analysis of endogenous metabolites in biological systems (e.g., metabolomics, metabonomics) must be capable of accurately and selectively monitoring many known and unknown molecules that span a diverse chemical spectrum and over extremely large dynamic concentration ranges. Mass spectrometric (MS) and electrochemical array (EC-Array) detection have been widely used for multi-component analysis with applicability to low-level (fmol) metabolites. Described here are practical considerations and results obtained with the combined use of EC-Array and MS for HPLC-based multivariate metabolomic analysis. Data presented include the study of changes in rat urinary metabolite profiles associated with xenobiotic toxin exposure analyzed by HPLC using water:acetonitrile binary gradient conditions and post-column flow splitting between EC-Array and MS detectors. Results show complementary quantitative and qualitative analysis and the ability to differentiate sample groups consistent with xenobiotic-induced histopathological changes. The potential applicability of this hyphenated technique for biomarker elucidation through measurement of redox active compounds that are commonly associated with disease pathology and xenobiotic toxicity is discussed. The use of EC reactor cells in series with MS is also presented as a means of producing likely metabolites to facilitate structural elucidation and confirmation.
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Rogan EG, Cavalieri EL. Estrogen Metabolites, Conjugates, and DNA Adducts: Possible Biomarkers for Risk of Breast, Prostate, and Other Human Cancers. Adv Clin Chem 2004; 38:135-49. [PMID: 15521191 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2423(04)38005-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Eleanor G Rogan
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198, USA
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Borges C, Lemière F, Embrechts J, Van Dongen W, Esmans EL. Characterisation of estrone-nucleic acid adducts formed by reaction of 3,4-estrone-o-quinone with 2'-deoxynucleosides/deoxynucleotides using capillary liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2004; 18:2191-2200. [PMID: 15384136 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.1610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Xenobiotic and endobiotic molecules can react with DNA leading to formation of so-called DNA adducts. This modified DNA can be repaired enzymatically, but, if not, these modifications are believed to be responsible for the initiation of carcinogenic processes. Hence, we studied the interaction of 2'-deoxynucleosides and 2'-deoxynucleotides with 3,4-estronequinone (3,4-E(1)Q), a metabolite of estrone (E(1)) and a supposed carcinogen. These estrone-nucleic acid adducts were analysed by capillary liquid chromatography (CapLC) coupled to electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). Knowledge of their behaviour from in vitro studies is a prerequisite for detecting adducts in in vivo studies. Our initial attempts to synthesise nucleos(t)ide adducts of 3,4-E(1)Q in an aprotic solvent (dimethylformamide) yielded no adducts. However, under acidic aqueous conditions, adducts were obtained. With dGuo, a dGuo adduct was found in addition to a Gua adduct. Earlier publications on adduct formation in protic solvents failed to report formation of any adduct with dAdo. A N(3)-Ade adduct was reported upon reaction of 3,4-E(1)Q with Ade base and with DNA. With dAdo, we obtained two nucleoside adducts and six Ade adducts due to loss of 2'-deoxyribose. Thus, contrary to general belief that only 2,3-E(1)Q can form stable adducts, we showed formation of substantial amounts of intact DNA adducts with 3,4-E(1)Q in addition to deglycosylated adducts. Adducts were also obtained with dGMP and dAMP, but no phosphate alkylation was found. Adducts of dCyd, dCMP, dThd, and dTMP were not detected. Using chromatographic-MS data a structural relationship between the 2'-deoxynucleoside, 2'-deoxynucleotide and base adducts was found in the various reaction mixtures. The adducts of dGuo and dGMP reaction mixtures were alkylated at the same N(7)-position of the nucleobase, as indicated by the occurrence of a rapid deglycosylation reaction. In dAdo and dAMP reaction mixtures, 14 adducts were detected; their relationships from the LC and MS data reduced the number of structures to six adenine base alkylated adducts with respect to alkylation between N(1), N(3), N(7) and/or N(6) in the adenine and C(1), C(2) and/or C(6) in 3,4-E(1)Q. We could infer, in addition, whether they had an A ring attachment or a C(6) attachment on the estrone moiety.
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- Crispina Borges
- Department of Chemistry, Nucleoside Research and Mass Spectrometry Unit, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, B-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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Djelic N, Anderson D. The effect of the antioxidant catalase on oestrogens, triiodothyronine, and noradrenaline in the Comet assay. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003; Suppl 2:69-81. [PMID: 14691981 DOI: 10.1002/tcm.10084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Metabolic changes in the phenolic groups of steroidal oestrogens accompanied by the generation of quinones and reactive oxygen species underlie their mutagenic effects. Although nonsteroidal hormones and related compounds have not been thoroughly investigated for genotoxicity, some of them also contain phenolic groups that could be involved in redox cycling. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the possible DNA damaging effects of the thyroid hormone, triiodothyronine (T3), and the neurotransmitter, noradrenaline (NA), in human lymphocytes using the Comet assay. After dose-response investigations, doses of 100 microM T3 and 550 microM of NA, producing clear DNA damaging effects and good cell viability, were chosen for further experiments with the antioxidant, catalase. Since the scavenging enzyme catalase reduced the DNA damaging effects of T3 and NA, it can be concluded that T3 and NA induced DNA damage mainly via the production of reactive oxygen species. Therefore, the mechanism of mutagenic action of both steroidal hormones and nonsteroidal compounds, T3 and NA, imply the creation of oxidative stress and subsequent DNA damage with reactive oxygen species and, possibly, with reactive hormone derivatives created during their redox cycling.
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- Ninoslav Djelic
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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Markushin Y, Zhong W, Cavalieri EL, Rogan EG, Small GJ, Yeung ES, Jankowiak R. Spectral characterization of catechol estrogen quinone (CEQ)-derived DNA adducts and their identification in human breast tissue extract. Chem Res Toxicol 2003; 16:1107-17. [PMID: 12971798 DOI: 10.1021/tx0340854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Estrogens, including the natural hormones estrone (E(1)) and estradiol (E(2)), are thought to be involved in tumor induction. Catechol estrogen quinones (CEQ) derived from 4-hydroxyestrone (4-OHE(1)) and 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OHE(2)) react with DNA and form depurinating N7Gua and N3Ade adducts that might be responsible for tumor initiation (Cavalieri, E. L., et al. (2000) J. Natl. Cancer Inst. Monogr. 27, 75). Current detection limits for the CEQ-derived DNA adducts by high-performance liquid chromatography with multichannel electrochemical detection are in the picomole range. To improve the limit of detection (LOD) for CEQ-derived DNA adducts, spectrophotometric monitoring was investigated. Spectroscopic studies of 4-OHE(1)-1-N3Ade, 4-OHE(1)-1-N7Gua, 4-OHE(2)-1-N3Ade, and 4-OHE(2)-1-N7Gua adduct standards were performed at 77 and 300 K. Upon laser excitation at 257 nm, the 4-OHE(1)- and 4-OHE(2)-derived N7Gua and N3Ade adducts are strongly phosphorescent at T = 77 K. No phosphorescence was observed at 300 K. Both N3Ade and N7Gua adduct types have weak phosphorescence origin bands near 383 and 385 nm, respectively. The corresponding phosphorescence lifetimes are 1.11 +/- 0.05 and 0.37 +/- 0.05 s. The LOD, based on phosphorescence measurements, is in the low femtomole range. The concentration LOD is approximately 10(-9) M, i.e., similar to that recently obtained for CEQ-derived N-acetylcysteine conjugates (Jankowiak, R., et al. (2003) Chem. Res. Toxicol. 16, 304). The LOD in capillary electrophoresis (CE) with field-amplified sample stacking and absorbance detection is about 3 x 10(-8) M. To verify whether CEQ-derived DNA adducts are formed in humans or not, tissue extracts from two breast cancer patients were analyzed by CE interfaced with room temperature absorption and low temperature (laser-excited) phosphorescence spectroscopies. For the first time, formation of CEQ-derived DNA adducts is shown in humans. For example, the level of 4-OHE(1)-1-N3Ade in the breast tissue extract from a patient with breast carcinoma (8.40 +/- 0.05 pmol/g of tissue) is larger by a factor of about 30 than that in the breast tissue sample from a woman without breast cancer (0.25 +/- 0.05 pmol/g of tissue). In contrast, similar amounts of 4-OHE(2)-1-N3Ade were observed in both types of tissue. Although more breast tissue samples from women with and without breast cancer need to be studied, these results suggest that the N3Ade adducts could serve as biomarkers to predict the risk of breast cancer.
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- Y Markushin
- Ames Laboratory - USDOE and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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Recent developments in the analysis of endogenous estrogens (including both free and conjugated estrogens) are reviewed. Largely due to urging by some cancer researchers, new demands are now being placed on such measurements in terms of sensitivity, throughput, multi-analyte detection and accuracy. Especially high sensitivity is required for detecting estrogens in serum from postmenopausal women, children and men, where concentrations at the low pg/ml level are encountered, and one would prefer to test much less than 1 ml of serum. Aside from throughput, meeting all of these demands may be beyond the reach of immunoassay, the method that has created and continues to dominate this field. Both HPLC and GC versions of mass spectrometry are emerging that have some potential to improve the testing of physiological samples for endogenous estrogens. The following topics are covered in this review: related analyses (e.g. detection of estrogens in environmental samples such as water, where 1-1 samples can be collected to provide ng amounts of estrogens); structure and metabolism of estrogens; biological actions (with an emphasis on their role in cancer); immunoassays; HPLC with electrochemical detection; GC-ECD; and various forms of mass spectrometry.
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- Roger W Giese
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Boston, MA, USA.
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Embrechts J, Lemière F, Van Dongen W, Esmans EL, Buytaert P, Van Marck E, Kockx M, Makar A. Detection of estrogen DNA-adducts in human breast tumor tissue and healthy tissue by combined nano LC-nano ES tandem mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2003; 14:482-91. [PMID: 12745217 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(03)00130-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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For the first time estrogen DNA-adducts were identified in DNA human breast tumor tissue using nano-LC coupled to nano-Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Normal breast tissue was analyzed analogously. The data obtained in the five breast tumor and five adjacent normal tissue samples were compared qualitatively, but no straightforward difference was observed. Prior to LC-MS analysis the DNA was enzymatically hydrolyzed to a nucleoside pool. The DNA-hydrolysates were directly injected onto a column switching system developed for on-line sample clean-up and subsequent analysis of the DNA-adducts. In four patients using Premarin, DNA-adducts of 4-hydroxy-equilenin (4OHEN) were detected. All except three samples contained DNA-adducts from 4-hydroxy-estradiol or 4-hydroxy-estrone. Also DNA isolated from eight alcohol fixed and paraffin embedded breast tumor tissue showed the presence of different estrogen DNA-adducts. Worthwhile mentioning is the presence of adducts responding to m/z 570 > m/z 454 transition. This is a well-known SRM-transition indicative for the presence of the 2'-deoxyguanosine (dGuo) adduct of Benzo[a]pyrene.
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- J Embrechts
- Nucleoside Research and Mass Spectrometry Unit, Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Debrauwer L, Rathahao E, Jouanin I, Paris A, Clodic G, Molines H, Convert O, Fournier F, Tabet JC. Investigation of the regio- and stereo-selectivity of deoxyguanosine linkage to deuterated 2-hydroxyestradiol by using liquid chromatography/ESI-ion trap mass spectrometry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2003; 14:364-372. [PMID: 12686483 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(03)00066-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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From previous studies on the reactivity of estradiol 2,3-quinone towards deoxyribonucleosides, it was demonstrated that several isomeric adducts were formed. Although adduction on steroid ring A or B has been evidenced using sequential MS(n) experiments, in some cases attachment positions are difficult to identify unambiguously. In this work, 2-hydroxyestradiol labeled with deuterium at various positions [6beta (1); 6alpha-7alpha (2); 6alpha-6beta-7alpha (3)] have been used. Isomeric adduct differentiation could be achieved using LC-ESI-MS(n). The m/z shift of the quasi-molecular ions as well as the fragmentation pathways suggested that adduction could occur on both C6 and C9 sites of the steroid B ring: Nucleophilic attack of the base on the C6 position of the steroid led to major adducts and addition of the base on the activated C9 site gave minor adducts that were found to be unstable. LC-MS(n) experiments carried out under deuterated medium provided information about some fragmentation processes by studying the m/z shift of fragment ions: (1) the loss of deoxyribose from the quasi-molecular ions took place according to a process involving a deuterium transfer from the deoxyribose alcohol function; (2) the cleavage of the steroid-base linkage involved a deuterium transfer from the hydroxy group of the catechol and likely occurred via the formation of an ion-dipole complex. The model studies conducted in this work provide new information on the fragmentation mechanisms of covalent adducts formed from estrogen quinones and deoxyguanosine, the most reactive DNA base. Besides, the first unequivocal characterization of adducts involving the steroid C9 position is shown by using deuterium labeled estrogen quinones.
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- L Debrauwer
- Laboratoire des Xénobiotiques, INRA-ENSAT-ENV, Toulouse, France.
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Jankowiak R, Markushin Y, Cavalieri EL, Small GJ. Spectroscopic characterization of the 4-hydroxy catechol estrogen quinones-derived GSH and N-acetylated Cys conjugates. Chem Res Toxicol 2003; 16:304-11. [PMID: 12641430 DOI: 10.1021/tx020088p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Estrogens, including the natural hormones estrone (E(1)) and estradiol (E(2)), are thought to be involved in tumor induction. Specifically, catechol estrogen quinones (CEQs) derived from the catechol estrogens 4-hydroxyestrone (4-OHE(1)) and 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OHE(2)) react with DNA and form DNA adducts (Cavalieri, E. L., et al. (1997) Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 94, 10037). CEQs are also conjugated with GSH, a reaction that prevents damage to DNA, providing biomarkers of exposure to CEQs. Current detection limits for these analytes by HPLC with multichannel electrochemical detection are in the picomole range (Devanesan, P., et al. (2001) Carcinogenesis 22, 489). To improve the detection limit of CEQ-derived conjugates, spectrophotometric monitoring was investigated. Fluorescence and/or phosphorescence spectra of the 4-OHE(1), 4-OHE(2), Cys, N-acetylcysteine (NAcCys), 4-OHE(1)-2-SG, and 4-OHE(2)-2-SG conjugates and their decomposition products 4-OHE(1)-2-NAcCys and 4-OHE(2)-2-NAcCys were obtained at 300 and 77 K. It is shown that (i) 4-OHE(1)- and 4-OHE(2)-derived SG and NAcCys conjugates are weakly fluorescent at 300 K (with the emission maximum at 332 nm) but strongly phosphorescent at 77 K; (ii) Cys and NAcCys exhibit fluorescence and phosphorescence only at 77 K; and (iii) 4-OHE(1) and 4-OHE(2) are weakly fluorescent at 300 and 77 K and not phosphorescent. The phosphorescence spectra of SG and NAcCys conjugates are characterized by a weak origin band at approximately 383 nm and two intense vibronic bands at 407 and 425 nm. After they are cooled from 300 to 77 K, the total luminescence intensity of SG and NAcCys conjugates increases by a factor of approximately 150 predominantly due to phosphorescence enhancement. Theoretical calculations revealed, in agreement with the experimental data, that the lowest singlet (S(1)) and triplet (T(1)) states of 4-OHE(2)-2-NAcCys are of n,pi* and pi,pi* character, respectively, leading to a large intersystem crossing yield and strong phosphorescence. The limit of detection (LOD) for CEQ-derived conjugates, based on phosphorescence measurements, is in the low femtomole range. The concentration LOD is approximately 10(-9) M. Therefore, we propose that capillary electrophoresis interfaced with low temperature phosphorescence detection can be used to test for human exposure to CEQs by analyzing urine.
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- Ryszard Jankowiak
- Ames Laboratory, US Department of Energy and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.
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Stack DE, Hill AL, Diffendaffer CB, Burns NM. Synthesis of a new fluorescent probe specific for catechols. Org Lett 2002; 4:4487-90. [PMID: 12465919 DOI: 10.1021/ol027000j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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[reaction: see text] The synthesis of a new fluorescent probe, specific for the catechol moiety, has been conducted by preparation of alpha,alpha-dibromomalonamides containing an appropriate fluorophore. N,N'-Bis-anthracen-9-ylmethyl-2,2-dibromomalonamide reacted with various catechols in the presence of cesium carbonate to generate highly fluorescent derivatives.
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- Douglas E Stack
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, 68182-0109, USA.
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Debrauwer L, Rathahao E, Couve C, Poulain S, Pouyet C, Jouanin I, Paris A. Oligonucleotide covalent modifications by estrogen quinones evidenced by use of liquid chromatography coupled to negative electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2002; 976:123-34. [PMID: 12462603 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)00940-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry has been used for the detection and the structural characterization of T-rich model oligonucleotides covalently modified by estradiol-2,3-quinone. After separation by gradient elution, adducts were analyzed by negative electrospray mass spectrometry, enabling to evidence and localize the modifications in the oligonucleotide sequence. Modifications by one molecule of estrogen were evidenced on purines (A, G) whereas no reaction was observed on pyrimidic bases (T). Isomeric adducts were differentiated using tandem mass spectrometry, and energy resolved mass spectrometry allowed to underline differences in the behavior of the adducts towards collisional excitation into an ion trap device.
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- L Debrauwer
- Laboratoire des Xénobiotiques, INRA, B.P. 3, 31931 Toulouse Cedex 9, France.
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Kawanishi S, Hiraku Y, Murata M, Oikawa S. The role of metals in site-specific DNA damage with reference to carcinogenesis. Free Radic Biol Med 2002; 32:822-32. [PMID: 11978484 DOI: 10.1016/s0891-5849(02)00779-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We reviewed the mechanism of oxidative DNA damage with reference to metal carcinogenesis and metal-mediated chemical carcinogenesis. On the basis of the finding that chromium (VI) induced oxidative DNA damage in the presence of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), we proposed the hypothesis that endogenous reactive oxygen species play a role in metal carcinogenesis. Since then, we have reported that various metal compounds, such as cobalt, nickel, and ferric nitrilotriacetate, directly cause site-specific DNA damage in the presence of H2O2. We also found that carcinogenic metals could cause DNA damage through indirect mechanisms. Certain nickel compounds induced oxidative DNA damage in rat lungs through inflammation. Endogenous metals, copper and iron, catalyzed ROS generation from various organic carcinogens, resulting in oxidative DNA damage. Polynuclear compounds, such as 4-aminobiphenyl and heterocyclic amines, appear to induce cancer mainly through DNA adduct formation, although their N-hydroxy and nitroso metabolites can also cause oxidative DNA damage. On the other hand, mononuclear compounds, such as benzene metabolites, caffeic acid, and o-toluidine, should express their carcionogenicity through oxidative DNA damage. Metabolites of certain carcinogens efficiently caused oxidative DNA damage by forming NADH-dependent redox cycles. These findings suggest that metal-mediated oxidative DNA damage plays important roles in chemical carcinogenesis.
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- Shosuke Kawanishi
- Department of Hygiene, Mie University School of Medicine, Edobashi, Tsu, Japan.
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Estrogens are involved in the initiation of breast, prostate, and other kinds of human cancer. In this process, the endogenous estrogens, estrone and estradiol, are metabolized to 2-catechol estrogens (2-CE, major) and 4-CE (minor). If the 4-CEs are further oxidized to CE-3,4-quinones, they may react with DNA to form depurinating adducts at N-7 of guanine and N-3 of adenine, and generate apurinic sites. Similarly, the carcinogenic synthetic estrogen hexestrol, a hydrogenated derivative of diethylstilbestrol, is metabolized to its quinone, which reacts with DNA to form analogous depurinating adducts. This could be the primary critical event leading to oncogenic mutations and then initiation of cancer. Evidence supporting this hypothesis has been obtained from the human breast and animal models susceptible to estrogen-induced tumors, including the Syrian golden hamster kidney, ACI rat mammary gland, and Noble rat prostate. The oxidation of phenols to catechols and then to quinones is not only a mechanism of tumor initiation for natural and synthetic estrogens, but also for the leukemogen benzene. In fact, catechol, one of the metabolites of benzene, when oxidized to its quinone, reacts with DNA to form N7guanine and N3adenine depurinating adducts. Thus, a unifying mechanism, namely formation of catechol quinones and reaction with DNA, could initiate not only cancer by oxidation of specific endogenous estrogen metabolites, but also leukemia by oxidation of benzene.
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- Ercole L Cavalieri
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-6805, USA.
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Cavalieri EL, Devanesan P, Bosland MC, Badawi AF, Rogan EG. Catechol estrogen metabolites and conjugates in different regions of the prostate of Noble rats treated with 4-hydroxyestradiol: implications for estrogen-induced initiation of prostate cancer. Carcinogenesis 2002; 23:329-33. [PMID: 11872641 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/23.2.329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Prostate carcinomas arise in 100% of Noble rats treated with estradiol and testosterone. We hypothesize that estrogens initiate prostate cancer mainly by formation of 4-catechol estrogens (CE), followed by their oxidation to catechol estrogen-3,4-quinones (CE-3,4-Q), which can react with DNA. To avoid cancer initiation, CE can be detoxified by catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), and CE-3,4-Q by conjugation with glutathione (GSH) or by reduction to CE, catalyzed by quinone reductase and/or cytochrome P450 reductase. To investigate the prostatic metabolism of estrogens, Noble rats were treated with the CE 4-hydroxyestradiol (4-OHE2) or estradiol-3,4-quinone (E2-3,4-Q), and CE metabolites and conjugates were analyzed in the four regions of the prostate, which differ in susceptibility to carcinoma formation. Following treatment of rats with 4-OHE2 (6 micromol/100 g body weight in 200 microl of trioctanoin/dimethylsulfoxide (4:1) by intraperitoneal injection) for 90 min, the non-susceptible ventral (VP) and anterior (AP) prostate had higher levels of 4-methoxyCE and GSH conjugates than the susceptible dorsolateral prostate (DLP) and periurethral prostate (PUP). After treatment with the same molar amount of E2-3,4-Q, the VP and AP contained more GSH conjugates, 4-CE and 4-methoxyCE than the susceptible DLP and PUP. These results suggest that prostate areas susceptible to carcinoma induction have less protection by COMT, GSH, and quinone reductase and/or cytochrome P450 reductase, favoring reaction of CE-3,4-Q with DNA, presumably to initiate cancer.
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- Ercole L Cavalieri
- Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 986805 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-6805, USA.
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