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Hadzic M, Pojskic L, Lojo-Kadric N, Haveric A, Ramic J, Galic B, Haveric S. Novel boron-containing compound, halogenated boroxine, induces selective cytotoxicity through apoptosis triggering in UT-7 leukemia. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2022; 36:e23005. [PMID: 35174948 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Apoptosis induction is a promising approach in targeting tumor cells. As halogenated boroxine (HB) shows antitumor activity, but its mechanism of action in hematological tumors remains unclear, in this study, we aimed to analyze apoptosis triggering in normal and UT-7 leukemia cells by HB. Methods for assessing cell viability and cytotoxicity, apoptosis detection, relative expression of 84 apoptosis-associated genes and BCL-2, and functional analysis were applied. Pronounced HB activities in inhibition of cell viability, cytotoxicity, and apoptosis induction with measurable differences between tumor and normal cells were found. HB modulated the expression of 21 genes, predominantly downregulated the antiapoptotic genes in leukemia. The functional association revealed HB's impact on inhibition of NF-κB signaling pathway. BCL-2 expression decreasing was found only in UT-7 leukemia. This study identified HB as an apoptosis inducer affecting leukemia but not normal cells considering mechanisms of selective activity that may be a great advantage of HB applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maida Hadzic
- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Hadzic M, Haveric S, Haveric A, Lojo-Kadric N, Galic B, Ramic J, Pojskic L. Bioflavonoids protect cells against halogenated boroxine-induced genotoxic damage by upregulation of hTERT expression. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 74:125-129. [DOI: 10.1515/znc-2018-0132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Plant bioflavonoids are widely present in the human diet and have various protective properties. In this study, we have demonstrated the capacity of delphinidin and luteolin to increase human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) expression level and act as protective agents against halogenated boroxine-induced genotoxic damage. Halogenated boroxine K2(B3O3F4OH) (HB), is a novel compound with potential for the treatment of both benign and malignant skin changes. In vivo and in vitro studies have confirmed the inhibitory effects of HB on carcinoma cell proliferation and cell cycle progression as well as enzyme inhibition. However, minor genotoxic effects of HB are registered in higher applied concentrations, but those can be suppressed by in vitro addition of delphinidin and luteolin in appropriate concentrations. Fresh peripheral blood samples were cultivated for 72 h followed by independent and concomitant treatments of HB with luteolin or delphinidin. We analyzed the differences in relative hTERT expression between series of treatments compared with controls, which were based on normalized ratios with housekeeping genes. The obtained results have shown that selected bioflavonoids induce upregulation of hTERT that may contribute to the repair of genotoxic damage in vitro.
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- Maida Hadzic
- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Science, Department for Chemistry , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 33-35 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Marasovic M, Ivankovic S, Stojkovic R, Djermic D, Galic B, Milos M. In vitro and in vivo antitumour effects of phenylboronic acid against mouse mammary adenocarcinoma 4T1 and squamous carcinoma SCCVII cells. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2017; 32:1299-1304. [PMID: 29072095 PMCID: PMC6010135 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2017.1384823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 09/19/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The cytotoxic activity of phenylboroxine acid was evaluated in vitro on mouse mammary adenocarcinoma 4T1, mouse squamous cell carcinoma SCCVII, hamster lung fibroblast V79 and mouse dermal fibroblasts L929 cell lines. The cytotoxic effects were dose dependent for all tested tumour and non-tumour cell lines. Under in vivo conditions, three application routes of phenylboronic acid were studied: intra-peritoneal (i.p.), intra-tumour (i.t.) and per-oral. After tumour transplantation in syngeneic mice, phenylboronic acid was shown to slow the growth of both tumour cell lines (4T1 and SCCVII) compared with the control. The inhibitory effects were pronounced during the application of phenylboronic acid. For both tested tumour cell lines, the most prominent antitumour effect was obtained by intraperitoneal administration, followed significantly by oral administration.
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- Maja Marasovic
- Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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Ivankovic S, Stojkovic R, Maksimovic M, Galic B, Milos M. Impact of calcium ion on cytotoxic effect of the boroxine derivative, K2[B3O3F4OH]. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2016; 31:70-74. [DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2016.1204611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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- Sinisa Ivankovic
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia,
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia,
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- Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
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- Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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Pojskic L, Haveric S, Lojo-Kadric N, Hadzic M, Haveric A, Galic Z, Galic B, Vullo D, Supuran CT, Milos M. Effects of dipotassium-trioxohydroxytetrafluorotriborate, K2[B3O3F4OH], on cell viability and gene expression of common human cancer drug targets in a melanoma cell line. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2015; 31:999-1004. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2015.1078329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Lejla Pojskic
- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA,
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy,
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- Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutriceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy, and
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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Ivankovic S, Stojkovic R, Galic Z, Galic B, Ostojic J, Marasovic M, Milos M. In vitroandin vivoantitumor activity of the halogenated boroxine dipotassium-trioxohydroxytetrafluorotriborate (K2[B3O3F4OH]). J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2014; 30:354-9. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2014.926344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Vullo D, Milos M, Galic B, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT. Dipotassium-trioxohydroxytetrafluorotriborate, K₂[B₃O₃F₄OH], is a potent inhibitor of human carbonic anhydrases. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2014; 30:341-4. [PMID: 24939103 DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2014.918610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The boron heterocyclic compound dipotassium-trioxohydroxytetrafluorotriborate (K2[B3O3F4OH]) was investigated as inhibitor of the zinc enzyme, carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1). Eleven human (h) CA isoforms, hCA I-IV, VA, VI, VII, IX and XII-XIV, were included in the investigations. The anion, similar to tetraborate or phenylboronic acid, inhibited most of them. hCA III was not inhibited by K2[B3O3F4OH], whereas hCA VA, hCA VI, hCA IX and hCA XIII were inhibited in the submillimolar range, with KIs of 0.31-0.63 mM. hCA I and II (cytosolic, widespread isoforms), hCA IV (membrane-bound isoform), hCA XII (tumor-associated, transmembrane) and hCA XIV (transmembrane) were much more effectively inhibited by this anion, with inhibition constants ranging from 25 to 93 µM. hCA VII, a cytosolic enzyme present in the brain and associated to oxidative stress, was very effectively inhibited by K2[B3O3F4OH], with a KI of 8.0 µM. We propose that K2[B3O3F4OH] binds to the metal ion from the enzyme active site, coordinating to the Zn(II) ion monodentately through its B-OH functionality. We hypothesize that some of the beneficial antitumor effects reported for K2[B3O3F4OH] may be due to the inhibition of CAs present in skin tumors.
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- Daniela Vullo
- Polo Scientifico, Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Università degli Studi di Firenze , Sesto Fiorentino (Florence) , Italy
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Islamovic S, Galic B, Milos M. A study of the inhibition of catalase by dipotassium trioxohydroxytetrafluorotriborate K2[B3O3F4OH]. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2014; 29:744-8. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2013.848203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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- Safija Islamovic
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo
SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo
SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split
SplitCroatia
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Haveric S, Haveric A, Bajrovic K, Galic B, Maksimovic M. Effects of dipotassium trioxohydroxytetrafluorotriborate (K2[B3O3F4OH]) on genetic material and inhibition of cell division in human cell cultures. Drug Chem Toxicol 2011; 34:250-4. [DOI: 10.3109/01480545.2010.507207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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