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Del Favero G, Jobst M, Kiss E, Marko D. P12-25 Response profile of bladder cells to environmental stressors: how modulation of autophagy reflects on biomechanical compliance. Toxicol Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.07.504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Hohenbichler J, Spindler V, Pahlke G, Rychlik M, Del Favero G, Marko D. Immunomodulatory potential of combined Alternaria alternata mycotoxins in non-cancerous epithelial colon cells. Toxicol Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(21)00618-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Del Favero G, Marko D. Food contaminant mycotoxin altertoxin II: cell membrane as target. Toxicol Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2018.06.736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hüser S, Guth S, Joost HG, Soukup ST, Köhrle J, Kreienbrock L, Diel P, Lachenmeier DW, Eisenbrand G, Vollmer G, Nöthlings U, Marko D, Mally A, Grune T, Lehmann L, Steinberg P, Kulling SE. Effects of isoflavones on breast tissue and the thyroid hormone system in humans: a comprehensive safety evaluation. Arch Toxicol 2018; 92:2703-2748. [PMID: 30132047 PMCID: PMC6132702 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-018-2279-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Isoflavones are secondary plant constituents of certain foods and feeds such as soy, linseeds, and red clover. Furthermore, isoflavone-containing preparations are marketed as food supplements and so-called dietary food for special medical purposes to alleviate health complaints of peri- and postmenopausal women. Based on the bioactivity of isoflavones, especially their hormonal properties, there is an ongoing discussion regarding their potential adverse effects on human health. This review evaluates and summarises the evidence from interventional and observational studies addressing potential unintended effects of isoflavones on the female breast in healthy women as well as in breast cancer patients and on the thyroid hormone system. In addition, evidence from animal and in vitro studies considered relevant in this context was taken into account along with their strengths and limitations. Key factors influencing the biological effects of isoflavones, e.g., bioavailability, plasma and tissue concentrations, metabolism, temporality (pre- vs. postmenopausal women), and duration of isoflavone exposure, were also addressed. Final conclusions on the safety of isoflavones are guided by the aim of precautionary consumer protection.
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- S Hüser
- Institute for Food Toxicology, Senate Commission on Food Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute for Food Toxicology, Senate Commission on Food Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Diabetology, German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), Nuthetal, Germany
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- Department of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Experimentelle Endokrinologie, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, CVK, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Sports Medicine, Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Sports Medicine, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Division of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Molecular Nutrition, Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Molecular Cell Physiology and Endocrinology, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Nutritional Epidemiology, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Toxicology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Toxicology, German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE), Nuthetal, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry, Institute for Pharmacy and Food Chemistry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Food Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Safety and Quality of Fruit and Vegetables, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Haid-und-Neu-Str. 9, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Del Favero G, Wölflingseder L, Seriani S, Gallina P, Sbaizero O, Marko D. Evaluation of the input of biomechanical stimulation in the toxicity of deoxynivalenol in A-431 cells. Toxicol Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.06.1558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Vejdovszky K, Hahn K, Warth B, Marko D. Co-occurring mycoestrogens formed by {Fusarium} and {Alternaria species} mediate synergistic estrogenic effects. Toxicol Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.06.1293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Aichinger G, Pahlke G, Nagel LJ, Berger W, Marko D. Bilberry extract, its major polyphenolic compounds, and the soy isoflavone genistein antagonize the cytostatic drug erlotinib in human epithelial cells. Food Funct 2016; 7:3628-36. [PMID: 27485636 DOI: 10.1039/c6fo00570e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Erlotinib (Tarceva®) is a chemotherapeutic drug approved for the treatment of pancreatic cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. Its primary mode of action is the inhibition of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK). Recently, RTK-inhibiting polyphenols have been reported to interact synergistically with erlotinib. Furthermore some anthocyanidins and anthocyanin-rich berry extracts have been reported to inhibit tyrosine kinases, including the EGFR, which raises the question of potential interactions with erlotinib. Polyphenol-rich preparations such as berry- or soy-based products are commercially available as food supplements. In the present study we tested a bilberry extract, its major anthocyanin and potential intestinal degradation products, as well as genistein, with respect to possible interactions with erlotinib. Cell growth inhibition was assessed using the sulforhodamine B assay, while interactions with EGFR phosphorylation were analyzed by SDS-PAGE/western blotting with subsequent immunodetection. Genistein, bilberry extract, delphinidin-3-O-glucoside and delphinidin were found to antagonize erlotinib whereas phloroglucinol aldehyde was found to enhance cytostatic effects of the drug on human epithelial A431 cells. Genistein also antagonized the EGFR inhibitory effects of erlotinib, whereas bilberry anthocyanins showed no significant interactions in this regard. Our data indicate that different polyphenols are potentially able to impair the cytostatic effect of erlotinib in vitro. Genistein interacts via the modulation of erlotinib-mediated EGFR inhibition whereas bilberry anthocyanins modulated the growth-inhibitory effect of erlotinib without affecting EGFR phosphorylation, thus indicating a different mechanism of interference.
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- G Aichinger
- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringerstr. 38, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Seriani S, Del Favero G, Mahaffey J, Marko D, Gallina P, Long CS, Mestroni L, Sbaizero O. The cell-stretcher: A novel device for the mechanical stimulation of cell populations. Rev Sci Instrum 2016; 87:084301. [PMID: 27587132 DOI: 10.1063/1.4959884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Mechanical stimulation appears to be a critical modulator for many aspects of biology, both of living tissue and cells. The cell-stretcher, a novel device for the mechanical uniaxial stimulation of populations of cells, is described. The system is based on a variable stroke cam-lever-tappet mechanism which allows the delivery of cyclic stimuli with frequencies of up to 10 Hz and deformation between 1% and 20%. The kinematics is presented and a simulation of the dynamics of the system is shown, in order to compute the contact forces in the mechanism. The cells, following cultivation and preparation, are plated on an ad hoc polydimethylsiloxane membrane which is then loaded on the clamps of the cell-stretcher via force-adjustable magnetic couplings. In order to show the viability of the experimentation and biocompatibility of the cell-stretcher, a set of two in vitro tests were performed. Human epithelial carcinoma cell line A431 and Adult Mouse Ventricular Fibroblasts (AMVFs) from a dual reporter mouse were subject to 0.5 Hz, 24 h cyclic stretching at 15% strain, and to 48 h stimulation at 0.5 Hz and 15% strain, respectively. Visual analysis was performed on A431, showing definite morphological changes in the form of cellular extroflections in the direction of stimulation compared to an unstimulated control. A cytometric analysis was performed on the AMVF population. Results show a post-stimulation live-dead ratio deviance of less than 6% compared to control, which proves that the environment created by the cell-stretcher is suitable for in vitro experimentation.
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- S Seriani
- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- University of Colorado and Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado 80204, USA
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- Anschutz Medical Campus, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado 80045, USA
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- Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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Pahlke G, Tiessen C, Domnanich K, Kahle N, Groh IAM, Schreck I, Weiss C, Marko D. Impact of Alternaria toxins on CYP1A1 expression in different human tumor cells and relevance for genotoxicity. Toxicol Lett 2015; 240:93-104. [PMID: 26474839 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The Alternaria toxins alternariol (AOH) and alternariol monomethyl ether (AME) have been reported previously to act as activators of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in murine hepatoma cells, thus enhancing the expression of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A monooxygenases. Concomitantly, both benzopyrones represent substrates of CYP1A, giving rise to catecholic metabolites. The impact of AOH and AME on CYP1A expression in human cells of different tissue origin colon (HT29), esophagus (KYSE510), liver (HepG2) and their effects on cell viability, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and DNA integrity were investigated. ROS production was induced by both mycotoxins in all cell lines with AOH exhibiting the highest potency in esophageal cells concomitant with the most prominent CYP1A induction level. Of note, altertoxin-II (ATX-II), the more potent DNA-damaging mutagen formed by Alternaria alternata, induces CYP1A even at significant lower concentrations. AhR-siRNA knockdown in human esophageal cells supported the hypothesis of AhR-mediated CYP1A1 induction by AOH. However, DNA damage was minor at CYP1A1-inducing AOH concentrations. AhR-depletion did not affect the DNA-damaging properties of AOH indicating no substantial impact of AhR in this regard. However, in combination with xenobiotics prone to metabolic activation by CYP1A the induction of CYP1A by Alternaria toxins deserves further attention.
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- G Pahlke
- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics (ITG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Seiter J, Müller E, Blank H, Gehrke H, Marko D, Gerthsen D. Backscattered electron SEM imaging of cells and determination of the information depth. J Microsc 2014; 254:75-83. [PMID: 24650037 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Backscattered electron imaging of HT29 colon carcinoma cells in a scanning electron microscope was studied. Thin cell sections were placed on indium-tin-oxide-coated glass slides, which is a promising substrate material for correlative light and electron microscopy. The ultrastructure of HT29 colon carcinoma cells was imaged without poststaining by exploiting the high chemical sensitivity of backscattered electrons. Optimum primary electron energies for backscattered electron imaging were determined which depend on the section thickness. Charging effects in the vicinity of the SiO₂ nanoparticles contained in cell sections could be clarified by placing cell sections on different substrates. Moreover, a method is presented for information depth determination of backscattered electrons which is based on the imaging of subsurface nanoparticles embedded by the cells.
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- J Seiter
- Laboratory for Electron Microscopy (LEM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Laboratory for Electron Microscopy (LEM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Laboratory for Electron Microscopy (LEM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory for Electron Microscopy (LEM), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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Tiessen C, Gehrke H, Kropat C, Schwarz C, Bächler S, Fehr M, Pahlke G, Marko D. Role of topoisomerase inhibition and DNA repair mechanisms in the genotoxicity of alternariol and altertoxin-II. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2013. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2013.1592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Alternariol (AOH) and altertoxin-II (ALTX-II) have been demonstrated to possess genotoxic properties. However, the underlying mechanisms of action have not been fully elucidated yet. AOH has recently been shown to act as a topoisomerase I and II poison, contributing to its genotoxic properties. The topoisomerase-specific repair factor tyrosyl-DNA-phosphodiesterase-1 (TDP1) is involved in the respective repair processes of damaged DNA induced by topoisomerase II poison. In the present study, we investigated the role of DNA repair pathways for the extent of DNA damage by AOH and addressed the question whether interference with topoisomerase II might play a role in the genotoxicity of ALTX-II. Under cell-free conditions, AOH and ALTX-II suppressed the activity of topoisomerase II at a comparable concentration range. In HT29 cells, AOH enhanced the level of covalent DNA-topoisomerase II complexes, thus acting as a topoisomerase poison in DNA damaging concentrations. In contrast, ALTX-II in genotoxic concentrations did not show any effect on the stability of these complexes, indicating that interference with topoisomerases does not play a relevant role in genotoxicity. The differences in genotoxic mechanisms seem to be reflected in the activation of p53. AOH was found to increase p53 phosphorylation in HT29 cells in DNA damaging concentrations. In contrast, incubation with ALTX-II did not affect p53 phosphorylation despite substantial increase in tail intensity in the comet assay, suggesting that the DNA lesions formed by ALTX-II are not detected by the DNA-repair machinery of HT29 cells. These results are supported by differences in persistence of DNA damage, still maintained after 24 h for ALTX-II but nearly vanished already after 3 h for AOH. Furthermore, microarray and qPCR analysis did not indicate any substantial impact of AOH on the transcription of key elements of DNA repair pathways. However, siRNA-approaches indicate that, in addition to TDP1, the expression of other elements of the DNA repair machinery exemplified by the 70 kDa Ku autoantigen and the proliferating cell nuclear antigen are relevant for AOH-mediated DNA damage.
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- C. Tiessen
- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Section of Food Toxicology, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Adenauerring 20, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Baechler S, Molzberger A, Teller N, Diel P, Marko D. Genistein acts as topoisomerase II poison in vivo. Toxicol Lett 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.05.989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Amara MO, Franetich JF, Bouladoux N, Mazier D, Eisenbrand G, Marko D, Meijer L, Doerig C, Desportes-Livage I. In vitro activity of antimitotic compounds against the microsporidium Encephalitozoon intestinalis. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2002; Suppl:99S-100S. [PMID: 11906097 DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2001.tb00469.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M O Amara
- Inserm U 511, Immunobiologie cellulaire et Moléculaire des Infections Parasitaires, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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Marko D, Kemény M, Bernady E, Habermeyer M, Weyand U, Meiers S, Frank O, Hofmann T. Studies on the inhibition of tumor cell growth and microtubule assembly by 3-hydroxy-4-[(E)-(2-furyl)methylidene]methyl-3-cyclopentene-1,2-dione, an intensively coloured Maillard reaction product. Food Chem Toxicol 2002; 40:9-18. [PMID: 11731031 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(01)00093-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Very recently, 3-hydroxy-4-[(E)-(2-furyl)methylidene]methyl-3-cyclopentene-1,2-dione (1) has been successfully identified as an intensively coloured Maillard product formed from glucose and L-proline upon thermal food processing. Using a biomimetic synthetic strategy, reference material of compound 1 was prepared and purified, and then used to study its effect on the growth of human tumor cells. Compound 1 was found to potently inhibit the growth of human tumor cells in vitro. Using a reporter gene assay we could show that in growth inhibitory concentrations compound 1 effectively inhibits the phosphorylation of the transcription factor Elk-1. In addition, 1 was found to affect the microtubule skeleton. The human mammary carcinoma cell line MCF-7 exhibits a decrease of the microtubule organisation when treated for 24 h with 1 (> or =20 microM). At concentrations of 30 microM and above a loss of microtubule integrity is observed after 1 h incubation. In vitro studies demonstrated that the polymerisation and, to a minor extent, also the depolymerisation of tubulin, isolated and purified from bovine brain, is inhibited in a dose-dependent manner at concentrations of 30 microM and above. This is the first time that a non-enzymatically formed browning compound of known structure was reported to effectively inhibit tumor cell growth and microtubule assembly.
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- D Marko
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Food Chemistry and Environmental Toxicology, University of Kaiserslautern Erwin-Schroedinger-Str. 52, 67663, Kaiserslautern, Germany.
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Barthelmes HU, Niederberger E, Roth T, Schulte K, Tang WC, Boege F, Fiebig HH, Eisenbrand G, Marko D. Lycobetaine acts as a selective topoisomerase II beta poison and inhibits the growth of human tumour cells. Br J Cancer 2001; 85:1585-91. [PMID: 11720449 PMCID: PMC2363954 DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.2142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The phenanthridine alkaloid lycobetaine is a minor constituent of Amaryllidaceae. Inhibition of cell growth was studied in the clonogenic assay on 21 human tumour xenografts (mean IC(50) = 0.8 microM). The growth of human leukaemia cell lines was also potently inhibited (mean IC(50) = 1.3 microM). Athymic nude mice, carrying s.c. implanted human gastric tumour xenograft GXF251, were treated i.p. with lycobetaine for 4 weeks, resulting in a marked tumour growth delay. Lycobetaine was found to act as a specific topoisomerase II beta poison. In the presence of calf thymus DNA, pure recombinant human topoisomerase II beta protein was selectively depleted from SDS-gels, whereas no depletion of topoisomerase II alpha protein was observed. In A431 cells immunoband-depletion of topoisomerase II beta was induced, suggesting stabilization of the covalent catalytic DNA-intermediate in living cells. It is reasonable to assume that this mechanism will cause or at least contribute significantly to the antitumour activity.
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MESH Headings
- Alkaloids/chemistry
- Alkaloids/pharmacology
- Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids
- Animals
- Antigens, Neoplasm
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/chemistry
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/pharmacology
- Blotting, Western
- Cell Cycle
- Cell Division/drug effects
- Comet Assay
- DNA/metabolism
- DNA Damage
- DNA Topoisomerases, Type II/immunology
- DNA Topoisomerases, Type II/metabolism
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry
- Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology
- HL-60 Cells
- Humans
- Indolizines
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Neoplasms, Experimental/drug therapy
- Neoplasms, Experimental/enzymology
- Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Topoisomerase II Inhibitors
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Tumor Stem Cell Assay
- Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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- H U Barthelmes
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Food Chemistry and Environmental Toxicology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schroedinger Str. 52, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Davies TG, Tunnah P, Meijer L, Marko D, Eisenbrand G, Endicott JA, Noble ME. Inhibitor binding to active and inactive CDK2: the crystal structure of CDK2-cyclin A/indirubin-5-sulphonate. Structure 2001; 9:389-97. [PMID: 11377199 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(01)00598-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) is an important target for structure-based design of antitumor agents. Monomeric CDK2 is inactive. Activation requires rearrangements to key structural elements of the enzyme's active site, which accompany cyclin binding and phosphorylation. To assess the validity of using monomeric CDK2 as a model for the active kinase in structure-based drug design, we have solved the structure of the inhibitor indirubin-5-sulphonate (E226) complexed with phospho-CDK2-cyclin A and compared it with the structure of E226 bound to inactive, monomeric CDK2. RESULTS Activation of monomeric CDK2 leads to a rotation of its N-terminal domain relative to the C-terminal lobe. The accompanying change in position of E226 follows that of the N-terminal domain, and its interactions with residues forming part of the adenine binding pocket are conserved. The environment of the ATP-ribose site, not explored by E226, is significantly different in the binary complex compared to the monomeric complex due to movement of the glycine loop. Conformational changes also result in subtle differences in hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions between E226's sulphonate and CDK2's phosphate binding site. Affinities calculated by LUDI for the interaction of E226 with active or inactive CDK2 differ by a factor of approximately ten. CONCLUSIONS The accuracy of monomeric CDK2 as an inhibitor design template is restricted to the adenine binding site. The general flexibility observed for the glycine loop and subtle changes to the phosphate binding site suggest a need to study interactions between inhibitors and active CDK2 in structure-based drug design programs.
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- T G Davies
- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, The Rex Richards Building, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3QU, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Harats D, Yodfat O, Doolman R, Gavendo S, Marko D, Shaish A, Sela BA. Homocysteine elevation with fibrates: is it a class effect? Isr Med Assoc J 2001; 3:243-6. [PMID: 11344833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Case-control and prospective studies indicate that an elevated plasma homocysteine level is a powerful risk factor for atherosclerotic vascular diseases. Certain medications can induce hyperhomocystinemia, such as methotrexate, trimethoprim and anti-epileptic drugs. There are few reports indicating an interaction between lipid-lowering drugs (cholestyramine and niacin) and homocysteine. Recently, an interaction was shown between fenofibrate and benzafibrates (a fibric acid derivative) and homocysteine plasma levels. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of different fibrates on plasma homocysteine levels and to measure the reversibility of this effect. METHODS AND RESULTS We investigated the effects of ciprofibrate and bezafibrate on homocysteine levels in patients with type IV hyperlipidemia and/or low high density lipoprotein levels. While a 57% increase in homocysteine was detected in the ciprofibrate-treated group (n = 26), a 17% reduction in homocysteine was detected in the group treated with bezafibrate (n = 12). The increase in homocysteine in the ciprofibrate-treated group was sustained for the 12 weeks of treatment and was partially reversible after 6 weeks of discontinuing the ciprofibrate therapy. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that an increase in plasma homocysteine levels following administration of fibrates is not a class effect, at least in its magnitude. Moreover, it is reversible upon discontinuation of the treatment.
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- D Harats
- Institute of Lipid and Atherosclerosis Research, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
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Meiers S, Kemény M, Weyand U, Gastpar R, von Angerer E, Marko D. The anthocyanidins cyanidin and delphinidin are potent inhibitors of the epidermal growth-factor receptor. J Agric Food Chem 2001; 49:958-62. [PMID: 11262056 DOI: 10.1021/jf0009100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The aglycons of the most abundant anthocyanins in food, cyanidin (cy) and delphinidin (del), were found to inhibit the growth of human tumor cells in vitro in the micromolar range, whereas malvidin (mv), a typical anthocyanidin in grapes, was less active. The aglycons preferentially inhibited the growth of the human vulva carcinoma cell line A431, overexpressing the epidermal growth-factor receptor (EGFR). The glycosides cyanidin-3-beta-D-galactoside (cy-3-gal, idaein) and malvidin-3-beta-D-glucoside (mv-3-glc, oenin) did not affect tumor cell growth up to 100 microM. The tyrosine kinase activity of the EGFR, isolated from A431 cells, was potently inhibited by cy and del. Mv and the glycosides cy-3-gal and mv-3-glc were inactive up to 100 microM. In intact cells the influence of anthocyanin treatment on downstream signaling cascades was investigated by measuring the phosphorylation of the transcription factor Elk-1. A431 cells were transiently transfected with a luciferase reporter gene construct whose expression is controlled by MAP kinase pathway dependent phosphorylation of a GAL4-Elk-1 fusion protein. We found that cy and del inhibited the activation of the GAL4-Elk-1 fusion protein in the concentration range where growth inhibition was observed. Thus, the anthocyanidins cy and del are potent inhibitors of the EGFR, shutting off downstream signaling cascades. These effects might contribute substantially to the growth-inhibitory properties of these natural food constituents.
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- S Meiers
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Food Chemistry and Environmental Toxicology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schroedinger-Strasse 52, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Leclerc S, Garnier M, Hoessel R, Marko D, Bibb JA, Snyder GL, Greengard P, Biernat J, Wu YZ, Mandelkow EM, Eisenbrand G, Meijer L. Indirubins inhibit glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta and CDK5/p25, two protein kinases involved in abnormal tau phosphorylation in Alzheimer's disease. A property common to most cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors? J Biol Chem 2001; 276:251-60. [PMID: 11013232 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002466200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 543] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The bis-indole indirubin is an active ingredient of Danggui Longhui Wan, a traditional Chinese medicine recipe used in the treatment of chronic diseases such as leukemias. The antitumoral properties of indirubin appear to correlate with their antimitotic effects. Indirubins were recently described as potent (IC(50): 50-100 nm) inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). We report here that indirubins are also powerful inhibitors (IC(50): 5-50 nm) of an evolutionarily related kinase, glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK-3 beta). Testing of a series of indoles and bis-indoles against GSK-3 beta, CDK1/cyclin B, and CDK5/p25 shows that only indirubins inhibit these kinases. The structure-activity relationship study also suggests that indirubins bind to GSK-3 beta's ATP binding pocket in a way similar to their binding to CDKs, the details of which were recently revealed by crystallographic analysis. GSK-3 beta, along with CDK5, is responsible for most of the abnormal hyperphosphorylation of the microtubule-binding protein tau observed in Alzheimer's disease. Indirubin-3'-monoxime inhibits tau phosphorylation in vitro and in vivo at Alzheimer's disease-specific sites. Indirubins may thus have important implications in the study and treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. Indirubin-3'-monoxime also inhibits the in vivo phosphorylation of DARPP-32 by CDK5 on Thr-75, thereby mimicking one of the effects of dopamine in the striatum. Finally, we show that many, but not all, reported CDK inhibitors are powerful inhibitors of GSK-3 beta. To which extent these GSK-3 beta effects of CDK inhibitors actually contribute to their antimitotic and antitumoral properties remains to be determined. Indirubins constitute the first family of low nanomolar inhibitors of GSK-3 beta to be described.
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- S Leclerc
- CNRS, Cell Cycle Group, Station Biologique, BP 74, Roscoff 29682 Cedex, Bretagne, France
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Marko D, Schätzle S, Friedel A, Genzlinger A, Zankl H, Meijer L, Eisenbrand G. Inhibition of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1) by indirubin derivatives in human tumour cells. Br J Cancer 2001; 84:283-9. [PMID: 11161389 PMCID: PMC2363695 DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The bisindole indirubin has been described, more than 30 years ago, as being clinically active in the treatment of human chronic myelocytic leukaemia. However, the underlying mechanism of action has remained unclear. We have reported previously that indirubin and its analogues are potent and selective inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDK). In this study, we investigated the influence of indirubin and derivatives on CDK1/cyclin B kinase in human tumour cells at concentrations known to induce growth inhibition. Cells of the mammary carcinoma cell line MCF-7, synchronized by serum deprivation, after serum repletion stay arrested in the G(1)/G(0)phase of the cell cycle in the presence of 2 microM indirubin-3'-monoxime. At higher drug concentrations (> or = 5 microM) an increase of the cell population in the G(2)/M phase is additionally observed. Cells synchronized in G(2)/M phase by nocodazole remain arrested in the G(2)/M phase after release, in the presence of indirubin-3'-monoxime (> or =5 microM). After 24 h treatment with 10 microM indirubin-3'-monoxime a sub-G(2)peak appears, indicative for the onset of apoptotic cell death. Treatment of MCF-7 cells with growth inhibitory concentrations of indirubin-3'-monoxime induces dose-dependent inhibition of the CDK1 activity in the cell. After 24 h treatment, a strong decrease of the CDK1 protein level along with a reduction of cyclin B in complex with CDK1 is observed. Taken together, the results of this study strongly suggest that inhibition of CDK activity in human tumour cells is a major mechanism by which indirubin derivatives exert their potent antitumour efficacy.
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- D Marko
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Food Chemistry and Environmental Toxicology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schroedinger-Str. 52, Kaiserslautern, 67663, Germany
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- D Marko
- Department of Chemistry, Division of Food Chemistry and Environmental Toxicology, University of Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schroedinger-Strasse 52, D-67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Hoessel R, Leclerc S, Endicott JA, Nobel ME, Lawrie A, Tunnah P, Leost M, Damiens E, Marie D, Marko D, Niederberger E, Tang W, Eisenbrand G, Meijer L. Indirubin, the active constituent of a Chinese antileukaemia medicine, inhibits cyclin-dependent kinases. Nat Cell Biol 1999; 1:60-7. [PMID: 10559866 DOI: 10.1038/9035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 591] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Indirubin is the active ingredient of Danggui Longhui Wan, a mixture of plants that is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat chronic diseases. Here we identify indirubin and its analogues as potent inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). The crystal structure of CDK2 in complex with indirubin derivatives shows that indirubin interacts with the kinase's ATP-binding site through van der Waals interactions and three hydrogen bonds. Indirubin-3'-monoxime inhibits the proliferation of a large range of cells, mainly through arresting the cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle. These results have implications for therapeutic optimization of indigoids.
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- R Hoessel
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
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The aim of this study was the identification of the essential structural elements in the 12-formyl-5,6-dihydroindolo[2, 1-a]isoquinoline system required for the inhibition of tubulin polymerization which is understood to be the predominant mode of action of this class of cytostatics. Since 2-phenylindole forms the main fragment of this tetracycle, it was used as the basic structure and modified with respect to the number and positions of the oxygen functions in the aromatic rings. Further modifications related to the nitrogen, which was both replaced by oxygen and sulfur and alkylated. All derivatives were tested for cytostatic activity in human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB 231, MCF-7) and inhibition of tubulin polymerization. The spectrum of activity ranged from inactive to IC50 values of 35 nM (cell growth inhibition) and 1.5 microM (tubulin polymerization), respectively, for the most active derivative 3e (3-formyl-6-methoxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)indole). Although the correlation between antiproliferative activity and inhibition of tubulin polymerization was not very pronounced, all of the potent cytostatic agents in this study disrupted microtubule assembly completely at the standard concentration of 40 microM. By fluorescence microscopy it was demonstrated that the derivative 3e degrades the cytoskeleton in a similar fashion as colchicine does leading to the condensation of the microtubules around the nucleus after treatment. The comparison between hydroxy and methoxy derivatives revealed a striking difference between the 2-phenylindole derivatives and the indoloisoquinolines. In the 2-phenylindole series, the methoxy compounds were much more effective than the free phenols, whereas in the tetracyclic system the effect of the hydroxy derivatives exceeded that of the methylated compounds by 1 order of magnitude. Preliminary studies on the binding mode showed that both the 2-phenylindole derivatives and the indoloisoquinolines bind to the colchicine site on tubulin.
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- R Gastpar
- Institut für Pharmazie, Universität Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg, Germany
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Merz KH, Marko D, Regiert T, Reiss G, Frank W, Eisenbrand G. Synthesis of 7-benzylamino-6-chloro-2-piperazino-4-pyrrolidinopteridine and novel derivatives free of positional isomers. Potent inhibitors of cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase and of malignant tumor cell growth. J Med Chem 1998; 41:4733-43. [PMID: 9822544 DOI: 10.1021/jm981021v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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7-Benzylamino-6-chloro-2-piperazino-4-pyrrolidinopteridine (7a) is a potent inhibitor of the cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase isoenzyme family PDE4 and induces growth inhibition in a panel of tumor cell lines. In this study, we describe a synthesis that yields 7a and novel derivatives free of positional isomers. The synthesis of alkylamino substituted pteridines is based on the successive nucleophilic aromatic substitution of the chlorine atoms of 2,4,6, 7-tetrachloropteridine. For the reaction with secondary amines, the positional order of reactivity was found to be C4 > C7 > C2 > C6. Final structural proof is given by X-ray crystallography. To unravel structural elements of 7a crucial for the interaction with the target enzyme, the compound was modified systematically. The impact of the modifications on activity was tested by evaluating the ability of the compounds to inhibit cAMP hydrolysis by cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase (PDE4) purified from the solid human large cell lung tumor xenograft LXFL529. Growth inhibitory properties were determined by in vitro treatment of the respective cell line LXFL529L using the sulforhodamine B assay (SRB). The results show that for high activity, the heterocyclic substituent in position 2 of the pteridine ring system requires the presence of a basic nitrogen in 4'-position, as represented by piperazine.
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- K H Merz
- Departments of Chemistry, Division of Food Chemistry and Environmental Toxicology and Division of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Marko D, Romanakis K, Zankl H, Fürstenberger G, Steinbauer B, Eisenbrand G. Induction of apoptosis by an inhibitor of cAMP-specific PDE in malignant murine carcinoma cells overexpressing PDE activity in comparison to their nonmalignant counterparts. Cell Biochem Biophys 1998; 28:75-101. [PMID: 9515161 DOI: 10.1007/bf02737806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In order to study potential changes in phosphodiesterase (PDE) activity associated with malignant transformation, normal primary keratinocytes and cells corresponding to different stages of epidermal tumor development in mouse skin were analyzed with respect to their 3',5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) hydrolyzing activity. Expression of cAMP-specific PDE-4, intracellular cAMP content, and the sensitivity to the growth inhibitory effect of the PDE-4-specific inhibitor 7-benzylamino-6-chloro-2 piperazino-4-pyrrolidino-pteridine (DC-TA-46) were studied in the two papilloma cell lines, MSCP6 and 308, and in the highly malignant carcinoma cell line CarB. No significant difference in soluble PDE activity and in intracellular cAMP was found in the two papilloma cell lines when compared to primary keratinocytes. In contrast, the spindle-cell carcinoma cell line CarB exhibited significantly higher PDE activity, concomitant with the lowest cAMP level. In all cell lines and also in the primary keratinocytes, rolipram-sensitive PDE-4 activity accounted for the major cAMP-hydrolyzing activity. In primary keratinocytes and in MSCP6 cells, the PDE-4 inhibitor DC-TA-46 induced at best marginal growth inhibition, whereas cell growth of 308 cells was markedly affected at concentrations > 2 microM. The carcinoma cell line CarB showed the highest sensitivity to DC-TA-46 (IC50 = 0.8 +/- 0.3 microM). Treatment of CarB cells with DC-TA-46 strongly inhibits intracellular PDE activity, resulting in a marked and long-lasting rise of cAMP. After 24 h of treatment, arrest in the G0/G1 phase of the cell cycle is induced. Treatment with concentrations > 2 microM of this highly effective PDE inhibitor results in induction of apoptotic cell death, as detected by fluorescence microscopy, flow cytometry, and ELISA-based determination of fragmented DNA in intact cells.
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- D Marko
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
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Eisenbrand G, Marko D. 631 Inhibition of 3′, 5′-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase as a novel concept in tumour therapy. Eur J Cancer 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(95)95883-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Scharfman A, Hayem A, Davril M, Marko D, Hannothiaux MH, Lafitte JJ. Special neutrophil elastase inhibitory activity in BAL fluid from patients with silicosis and asbestosis. Eur Respir J 1989. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.93.02080751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pneumoconiosis is defined as the disease resulting from a chronic exposure to different inorganic dusts. In order to assess the lung defence against the effects of dust exposure, we studied the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids from 30 silicotic patients (9 of them having a diagnosis of progressive massive fibrosis (PMF)) and 8 subjects with a diagnosis of asbestosis. Total protein content, N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity, free elastase-like activity, immunoreactive alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha 1PI) and neutrophil elastase inhibitory capacity (NEIC) were determined, and the values obtained were compared to those of 14 control BAL fluids. In all of the patients, our data showed a significant increase of total protein content and free elastase-like activity. In contrast, N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activities did not reach statistical significance. Values concerning immunoreactive alpha 1PI and NEIC were significantly raised only in patients with PMF and with asbestosis. When the ratio NEIC/immunoreactive alpha 1PI was calculated, a significant difference was noticed in the asbestosis group; on the other hand, this ratio was significantly reduced in the group of PMF patients. After neutrophil elastase addition, an electrophoretic study by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting was carried out; it showed more proteolysed alpha 1PI in the BAL fluids having a lowered NEIC/alpha 1PI ratio. These facts could be explained by the presence of inhibitors of neutrophil elastase different from alpha 1PI.
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Scharfman A, Hayem A, Davril M, Marko D, Hannothiaux MH, Lafitte JJ. Special neutrophil elastase inhibitory activity in BAL fluid from patients with silicosis and asbestosis. Eur Respir J 1989; 2:751-7. [PMID: 2806498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Pneumoconiosis is defined as the disease resulting from a chronic exposure to different inorganic dusts. In order to assess the lung defence against the effects of dust exposure, we studied the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids from 30 silicotic patients (9 of them having a diagnosis of progressive massive fibrosis (PMF)) and 8 subjects with a diagnosis of asbestosis. Total protein content, N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activity, free elastase-like activity, immunoreactive alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha 1PI) and neutrophil elastase inhibitory capacity (NEIC) were determined, and the values obtained were compared to those of 14 control BAL fluids. In all of the patients, our data showed a significant increase of total protein content and free elastase-like activity. In contrast, N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase activities did not reach statistical significance. Values concerning immunoreactive alpha 1PI and NEIC were significantly raised only in patients with PMF and with asbestosis. When the ratio NEIC/immunoreactive alpha 1PI was calculated, a significant difference was noticed in the asbestosis group; on the other hand, this ratio was significantly reduced in the group of PMF patients. After neutrophil elastase addition, an electrophoretic study by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting was carried out; it showed more proteolysed alpha 1PI in the BAL fluids having a lowered NEIC/alpha 1PI ratio. These facts could be explained by the presence of inhibitors of neutrophil elastase different from alpha 1PI.
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Hayem A, Marko D, Laine A, Davril M. Inhibition of human chymotrypsin-like proteases by alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor and alpha 1-antichymotrypsin. Adv Exp Med Biol 1988; 240:97-9. [PMID: 3266711 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-1057-0_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- A Hayem
- Unité INSERM N. 16, Lille, France
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