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Hu M, Liu R, Castro N, Loza Sanchez L, Rueankham L, Learn JA, Huang R, Lam KS, Carraway KL. A novel lipophilic amiloride derivative efficiently kills chemoresistant breast cancer cells. Sci Rep 2024; 14:20263. [PMID: 39217266 PMCID: PMC11365969 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-71181-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/26/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Derivatives of the potassium-sparing diuretic amiloride are preferentially cytotoxic toward tumor cells relative to normal cells, and have the capacity to target tumor cell populations resistant to currently employed therapeutic agents. However, a major barrier to clinical translation of the amilorides is their modest cytotoxic potency, with estimated IC50 values in the high micromolar range. Here we report the synthesis of ten novel amiloride derivatives and the characterization of their cytotoxic potency toward MCF7 (ER/PR-positive), SKBR3 (HER2-positive) and MDA-MB-231 (triple negative) cell line models of breast cancer. Comparisons of derivative structure with cytotoxic potency toward these cell lines underscore the importance of an intact guanidine group, and uncover a strong link between drug-induced cytotoxicity and drug lipophilicity. We demonstrate that our most potent derivative called LLC1 is preferentially cytotoxic toward mouse mammary tumor over normal epithelial organoids, acts in the single digit micromolar range on breast cancer cell line models representing all major subtypes, acts on cell lines that exhibit both transient and sustained resistance to chemotherapeutic agents, but exhibits limited anti-tumor effects in a mouse model of metastatic breast cancer. Nonetheless, our observations offer a roadmap for the future optimization of amiloride-based compounds with preferential cytotoxicity toward breast tumor cells.
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- Michelle Hu
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA.
- UC Davis School of Medicine, 4645 2nd Avenue, Room 1100B, Sacramento, CA, 95817, USA.
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Nytko KJ, Weyland MS, Dressel-Böhm S, Scheidegger S, Salvermoser L, Werner C, Stangl S, Carpinteiro AC, Alkotub B, Multhoff G, Bodis S, Rohrer Bley C. Extracellular heat shock protein 70 levels in tumour-bearing dogs and cats treated with radiation therapy and hyperthermia. Vet Comp Oncol 2023; 21:605-615. [PMID: 37653682 DOI: 10.1111/vco.12923] [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: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Hyperthermia is a form of a cancer treatment which is frequently applied in combination with radiotherapy (RT) to improve therapy responses and radiosensitivity. The mode of action of hyperthermia is multifactorial; the one hand by altering the amount of the blood circulation in the treated tissue, on the other hand by modulating molecular pathways involved in cell survival processes and immunogenic interactions. One of the most dominant proteins induced by hyperthermia is the major stress-inducible heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70). Hsp70 can be found in the blood either as a free-protein (free HSP70) derived from necrotic cells, or lipid-bound (liposomal Hsp70) when it is actively released in extracellular vesicles (EVs) by living cells. The aim of the study was to evaluate the levels of free and liposomal Hsp70 before and after treatment with RT alone or hyperthermia combined with radiotherapy (HTRT) in dogs and cats to evaluate therapy responses. Peripheral blood was collected from feline and canine patients before and at 2, 4, 6 and 24 h after treatment with RT or HTRT. Hsp70 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) were performed to determine the free and liposomal Hsp70 concentrations in the serum. The levels were analysed after the first fraction of radiation to study immediate effects and after all applied fractions to study cumulative effects. The levels of free and liposomal Hsp70 levels in the circulation were not affected by the first singular treatment and cumulative effects of RT in cats however, after finalizing all treatment cycles with HTRT free and liposomal Hsp70 levels significantly increased. In dogs, HTRT, but not treatment with RT alone, significantly affected liposomal Hsp70 levels during the first fraction. Free Hsp70 levels were significantly increased after RT, but not HTRT, during the first fraction in dogs. In dogs, on the other hand, RT alone resulted in a significant increase in liposomal Hsp70, but HTRT did not significantly affect the liposomal Hsp70 when cumulative effects were analysed. Free Hsp70 was significantly induced in dogs after both, RT and HTRT when cumulative effects were analysed. RT and HTRT treatments differentially affect the levels of free and liposomal Hsp70 in dogs and cats. Both forms of Hsp70 could potentially be further investigated as potential liquid biopsy markers to study responses to RT and HTRT treatment in companion animals.
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- K J Nytko
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- ZHAW School of Engineering, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- ZHAW School of Engineering, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- TranslaTUM-Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- TranslaTUM-Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- TranslaTUM-Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- TranslaTUM-Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- TranslaTUM-Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
- TranslaTUM-Central Institute for Translational Cancer Research, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Namgong C, Kim JH, Lee MH, Midkiff D. Non-invasive cancer detection in canine urine through Caenorhabditis elegans chemotaxis. Front Vet Sci 2022; 9:932474. [PMID: 36016810 PMCID: PMC9396970 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.932474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cancer is the leading cause of death in companion animals, and successful early treatment has been a challenge in the veterinary field. We have developed the Non-Invasive Cancer Screening (N.C.S.) Study to perform cancer detection through the analysis of canine urine samples. The test makes use of the strong olfactory system of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, which was previously shown to positively respond to urine samples from human cancer patients. We performed a proof-of-concept study to optimize the detection capability in urine samples obtained from dogs with naturally occurring cancers. In this study, we established a scale for identifying the cancer risk based on the magnitude of the chemotaxis index of C. elegans toward a canine urine sample. Through validation, the N.C.S. Study achieved a sensitivity of 85%, showing that it is highly sensitive to indicate the presence of cancer across multiple types of common canine cancers. The test also showed a 90% specificity to cancer samples, indicating a low rate of over-identifying cancer risk. From these results, we have demonstrated the ability to perform low-cost, non-invasive cancer detection in companion animals—a method that can increase the ability to perform cancer diagnosis and treatment.
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- Chan Namgong
- Animal Cancer Dx, Raleigh, NC, United States
- *Correspondence: Chan Namgong
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- Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
- IntelligentComparative Oncology Lab, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, United States
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- Animal Cancer Dx, Raleigh, NC, United States
- Daniel Midkiff
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Xie W, Ye J, Guo Z, Lu J, Gao X, Wei Y, Zhao L. Ultrafast Fabrication of Iron/Manganese Co-Doped Bismuth Trimetallic Nanoparticles: A Thermally Aided Chemodynamic/Radio-Nanoplatform for Low-Dose Radioresistance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:21931-21944. [PMID: 35511491 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c02484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Low-dose radioresistance continues to be one of the major limitations for clinical curative treatment of cancer. Luckily, nanotechnology mediated by multifunctional nanomaterials provides potential opportunity to relieve the radioresistance via increasing the radiosensitivity of cancer cells. Herein, an ultrafast fabrication strategy is reported to prepare iron/manganese co-doped bismuth trimetallic nanoparticles (pFMBi NPs) as a multifunctional radiosensitizer for combined therapy. The bismuth matrix provides the intrinsic radiosensitization effect under the low and safe radiation dose via Auger electrons, photoelectrons, and Rayleigh scattering. Meanwhile, co-doping of iron and manganese ions endows pFMBi NPs with both the Fenton reaction property for reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and photothermal conversion performance for heat production. Additional ROS generation enhances the radiosensitization effect by collaborating with Rayleigh scattering-mediated water radiolysis, and endogenous heat production under near-infrared 808 nm laser irradiation makes DNA more sensitive to radiation and ROS damage. Both in vitro and in vivo evaluations demonstrate the effective antitumor and radiosensitization effects via thermally aided chemodynamic/radiotreatment with a low radiation dose (6 Gy). Therefore, this work provides a potential strategy for overcoming the low-dose radioresistance in cancer therapy.
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- Wensheng Xie
- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Powder Metallurgy Research Institute, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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Chamani F, Barnett I, Pyle M, Shrestha T, Prakash P. A Review of In Vitro Instrumentation Platforms for Evaluating Thermal Therapies in Experimental Cell Culture Models. Crit Rev Biomed Eng 2022; 50:39-67. [PMID: 36374822 DOI: 10.1615/critrevbiomedeng.2022043455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Thermal therapies, the modulation of tissue temperature for therapeutic benefit, are in clinical use as adjuvant or stand-alone therapeutic modalities for a range of indications, and are under investigation for others. During delivery of thermal therapy in the clinic and in experimental settings, monitoring and control of spatio-temporal thermal profiles contributes to an increased likelihood of inducing desired bioeffects. In vitro thermal dosimetry studies have provided a strong basis for characterizing biological responses of cells to heat. To perform an accurate in vitro thermal analysis, a sample needs to be subjected to uniform heating, ideally raised from, and returned to, baseline immediately, for a known heating duration under ideal isothermal condition. This review presents an applications-based overview of in vitro heating instrumentation platforms. A variety of different approaches are surveyed, including external heating sources (i.e., CO2 incubators, circulating water baths, microheaters and microfluidic devices), microwave dielectric heating, lasers or the use of sound waves. We discuss critical heating parameters including temperature ramp rate (heat-up phase period), heating accuracy, complexity, peak temperature, and technical limitations of each heating modality.
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- Faraz Chamani
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA; Nanotechnology Innovation Center of Kansas State (NICKS), Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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Evaluation of photodynamic effect of Indocyanine green (ICG) on the colon and glioblastoma cancer cell lines pretreated by cold atmospheric plasma. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2021; 35:102408. [PMID: 34171459 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP) has been proposed as a new approach based on its anticancer potential. However, its biological effects in combination with other physical modalities may also enhance efficiency and expand the applicability of the CAP method Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) may be improved by the use of indocyanine green (ICG) photosensitizer with absorption wavelength in the near infrared region to allow for deeper treatment depth.. In this study, the effectiveness of cold atmospheric helium plasma (He-CAP) as a pretreatment on the efficiency of ICG mediated PDT was investigated. METHODS AND MATERIAL First, toxicity of different concentrations of ICG on HT-29 and U-87MG cell lines was examined for 24 h. IC10 and IC30 of ICG were determined and then cells were treated with this ICG concentrations with different plasma radiation doses and light exposures for 48 h. Finally, MTT assay was performed for all treatment groups. The experiments were repeated at least 4 times at each group for two cell lines, separately. In order to compare the results, several indicators such as treatment efficiency, synergistic ratio, and the amount of optical exposure required for 50% cell death (ED50) were also defined. Finally, SPSS 20 software is used for statistical analysis of data. RESULTS Pretreatment with CAP could significantly reduce cell survival in both cell lines (P<0.05). Also concentrations, irradiation time with CAP, and appropriate light exposure in both cell lines increased therapeutic efficiency compared to either treatment alone (P<0.05). While increasing the efficiency of photodynamic therapy varied between the two cell lines, the improvement in the PDT process was demonstrated by pretreatment with CAP. CONCLUSION Synergistic effect in the cell death with PDT were observed following He-CAP treatment and the results indicated that pretreatment with He-CAP improves the efficiency of photodynamic therapy.
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Using Machine Learning Techniques for Asserting Cellular Damage Induced by High-LET Particle Radiation. RADIATION 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/radiation1010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This is a study concerning the use of Machine Learning (ML) techniques to ascertain the impacts of particle ionizing radiation (IR) on cell survival and DNA damage. Current empirical models do not always take into account intrinsic complexities and stochastic effects of the interactions of IR and cell populations. Furthermore, these models often lack in biophysical interpretations of the irradiation outcomes. The linear quadratic (LQ) model is a common way to associate the biological response of a cell population with the radiation dose. The parameters of the LQ model are used to extrapolate the relation between the dosage and the survival fraction of a cell population. The goal was to create a ML-based model that predicts the α and β parameters of the well known and established LQ model, along with the key metrics of DNA damage induction. The main target of this effort was, on the one hand, the development of a computational framework that will be able to assess key radiobiophysical quantities, and on the other hand, to provide meaningful interpretations of the outputs. Based on our results, as some metrics of the adaptability and training efficiency, our ML models exhibited 0.18 median error (relative root mean squared error (RRMSE)) in the prediction of the α parameter and errors of less than 0.01 for various DNA damage quantities; the prediction for β exhibited a rather large error of 0.75. Our study is based on experimental data from a publicly available dataset of irradiation studies. All types of complex DNA damage (all clusters), and the number of double-stranded breaks (DSBs), which are widely accepted to be closely related to cell survival and the detrimental biological effects of IR, were calculated using the fast Monte Carlo Damage Simulation software (MCDS). We critically discussed the varying importance of physical parameters such as charge and linear energy transfer (LET); we also discussed the uncertainties of our predictions and future directions, and the dynamics of our approach.
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Harman RM, Das SP, Bartlett AP, Rauner G, Donahue LR, Van de Walle GR. Beyond tradition and convention: benefits of non-traditional model organisms in cancer research. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2020; 40:47-69. [PMID: 33111160 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-020-09930-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Traditional laboratory model organisms are indispensable for cancer research and have provided insight into numerous mechanisms that contribute to cancer development and progression in humans. However, these models do have some limitations, most notably related to successful drug translation, because traditional model organisms are often short-lived, small-bodied, genetically homogeneous, often immunocompromised, are not exposed to natural environments shared with humans, and usually do not develop cancer spontaneously. We propose that assimilating information from a variety of long-lived, large, genetically diverse, and immunocompetent species that live in natural environments and do develop cancer spontaneously (or do not develop cancer at all) will lead to a more comprehensive understanding of human cancers. These non-traditional model organisms can also serve as sentinels for environmental risk factors that contribute to human cancers. Ultimately, expanding the range of animal models that can be used to study cancer will lead to improved insights into cancer development, progression and metastasis, tumor microenvironment, as well as improved therapies and diagnostics, and will consequently reduce the negative impacts of the wide variety of cancers afflicting humans overall.
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- Rebecca M Harman
- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Baker Institute for Animal Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.
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Nytko KJ, Thumser-Henner P, Russo G, Weyland MS, Rohrer Bley C. Role of HSP70 in response to (thermo)radiotherapy: analysis of gene expression in canine osteosarcoma cells by RNA-seq. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12779. [PMID: 32728031 PMCID: PMC7391659 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69619-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Pre-treatment of tumors with hyperthermia is often used to increase the efficacy of radiotherapy. One of the main proteins induced in response to hyperthermia is heat shock protein 70 (HSP70). The aim of our study was to investigate up- and down-regulated genes in response to (thermo)radiotherapy in HSP70 proficient and deficient canine osteosarcoma cell line (Abrams), and functional role of HSP70 in the mechanism of thermoradiosensitization. Cells were transfected with negative control siRNA or siRNA targeting HSP70 and treated with hyperthermia (HT), radiotherapy (RT), and thermoradiotherapy (HTRT). RNA sequencing was used to analyze gene expression. Hyperthermia and thermoradiotherapy, but not radiotherapy alone, induced differential gene expression. We identified genes differentially expressed only in HSP70 knockdown (thus HSP70-dependent) cells in response to hyperthermia and thermoradiotherapy. Interestingly, cell proliferation but not clonogenicity and apoptosis/necrosis was affected by the HSP70 knockdown in response to thermoradiotherapy. The results suggest that HSP70 regulates expression of specific genes in response to hyperthermia and thermoradiotherapy. Further investigations into the role of specific genes regulated in a HSP70-dependent manner in response to thermoradiotherapy could pave a way into new, combinatorial treatment options for (canine) osteosarcoma and other cancer types.
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- Katarzyna J Nytko
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland. .,Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, University of Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland. .,Center for Clinical Studies at the Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, University of Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Clinical Studies at the Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Functional Genomics Center Zurich, ETH/University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- ZHAW School of Engineering, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 8400, Winterthur, Switzerland.,BioNanomaterials Group, Adolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Vetsuisse Faculty University of Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Applied Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine, University of Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.,Center for Clinical Studies at the Vetsuisse Faculty of the University of Zurich, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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Holistic View on Cell Survival and DNA Damage: How Model-Based Data Analysis Supports Exploration of Dynamics in Biological Systems. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2020; 2020:5972594. [PMID: 32695215 PMCID: PMC7361897 DOI: 10.1155/2020/5972594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In this work, a method is established to calibrate a model that describes the basic dynamics of DNA damage and repair. The model can be used to extend planning for radiotherapy and hyperthermia in order to include the biological effects. In contrast to “syntactic” models (e.g., describing molecular kinetics), the model used here describes radiobiological semantics, resulting in a more powerful model but also in a far more challenging calibration. Model calibration is attempted from clonogenic assay data (doses of 0–6 Gy) and from time-resolved comet assay data obtained within 6 h after irradiation with 6 Gy. It is demonstrated that either of those two sources of information alone is insufficient for successful model calibration, and that both sources of information combined in a holistic approach are necessary to find viable model parameters. Approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) with simulated annealing is used for parameter search, revealing two aspects that are beneficial to resolving the calibration problem: (1) assessing posterior parameter distributions instead of point-estimates and (2) combining calibration runs from different assays by joining posterior distributions instead of running a single calibration run with a combined, computationally very expensive objective function.
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Millimeter-wave pulsed heating in vitro: cell mortality and heat shock response. Sci Rep 2019; 9:15249. [PMID: 31649300 PMCID: PMC6813304 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51731-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Millimeter wave (MMW)-induced heating represents a promising alternative for non-invasive hyperthermia of superficial skin cancer, such as melanoma. Pulsed MMW-induced heating of tumors allows for reaching high peak temperatures without overheating surrounding tissues. Herein, for the first time, we evaluate apoptotic and heat shock responses of melanoma cells exposed in vitro to continuous (CW) or pulsed-wave (PW) amplitude-modulated MMW at 58.4 GHz with the same average temperature rise. Using an ad hoc exposure system, we generated 90 min pulse train with 1.5 s pulse duration, period of 20 s, amplitude of 10 °C, and steady-state temperature at the level of cells of 49.2 °C. The activation of Caspase-3 and phosphorylation of HSP27 were investigated using fluorescence microscopy to monitor the spatial variation of cellular response. Our results demonstrate that, under the considered exposure conditions, Caspase-3 activation was almost 5 times greater following PW exposure compared to CW. The relationship between the PW-induced cellular response and SAR-dependent temperature rise was non-linear. Phosphorylation of HSP27 was 58% stronger for PW compared to CW. It exhibits a plateau for the peak temperature ranging from 47.7 to 49.2 °C. Our results provide an insight into understanding of the cellular response to MMW-induced pulsed heating.
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Correction: Cell line-specific efficacy of thermoradiotherapy in human and canine cancer cells in vitro. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222142. [PMID: 31469890 PMCID: PMC6716641 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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