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Brahmbhatt J, Kumar SP, Bhadresha K, Patel M, Rawal R. Targeting leukemic stem cell subpopulation in AML using phytochemicals: An in-silico and in-vitro approach. Comput Biol Med 2023; 155:106644. [PMID: 36774886 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2023.106644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
Abstract
It has been indicated that leukemic stem cells (LSCs), a subset of leukaemia cells, are responsible for therapy resistance and relapse in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). Therefore, the current study aimed to discover an LSC biomarker in AML patients and identify a natural compound that may target the same. By performing the different gene expression analyses, we identified 12 up-regulated and 192 down-regulated genes in LSCs of AML compared to normal bone marrow-derived HSCs. Further STRING interaction, GO enrichment and KEGG pathway analysis were carried out to top hub genes. Wilms' tumour-1 (WT1) transcription factor was pointed out as the top hub gene and a potential biomarker for LSCs in AML. For the targeted inhibition of WT1, we performed screening and stimulation of potential natural compounds. The results revealed Gallic acid (GA) and Chlorogenic acid (CA) as promising WT1 inhibitors. In-vitro validation of cytotoxic effects of both GA and CA on THP-1 and HL-60 cell lines suggested that both these compounds inhibited cell proliferation. Still, GA has a more cytotoxic effect compared to CA. Next, we performed cell cycle analysis and apoptosis analysis and found that both compounds arrested cells in G0/G1 phase and induced apoptosis in both cell lines. Surprisingly, a significant decrease in colony formation and cell migration was also observed. However, GA gave more promising results in all cellular assays than CA. Furthermore, we studied the mRNA expression of WT1 and BCL2, which are transcriptionally activated by it. We found that GA significantly downregulated both these genes compared to CA. Our results suggested that GA is a potential inhibitor of WT1 and might be an excellent anti-LSCs natural drug for AML patients.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jpan Brahmbhatt
- Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, India
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- Department of Botany, Bioinformatics and Climate Change Impacts Management, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, India
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- Department of Botany, Bioinformatics and Climate Change Impacts Management, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, 380009, India.
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Bhadresha K, Upadhyay V, Brahmbhatt J, Mughal MJ, Jain N, Rawal R. In vitro model of predicting metastatic ability using tumor derived extracellular vesicles; beyond seed soil hypothesis. Sci Rep 2022; 12:20258. [PMID: 36424413 PMCID: PMC9691738 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24443-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Lung cancer progression is often driven by metastasis, which has resulted in a considerable increase in lung cancer-related deaths. Cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs), particularly exosomes, serve key roles in cellular signal transmission via microenvironment, however, their biological relevance in cancer development and metastasis still needs to be clear. Here, we demonstrate that extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from lung cancer bone metastatic patients exhibited a great capacity to promote the progression of lung cancer cells. We carried out a comprehensive meta-analysis to identify the gene expression profile of bone metastases using publicly available microarray datasets. Furthermore, mRNA expression of six identified genes was quantified by real time PCR in lung cancer with and without bone metastasis and healthy individual derived EVs. In addition, we utilized a very novel approach by to study how lung cancer cells uptake EVs by co-culturing EVs with lung cells. We observed that EVs obtained from bone metastases patients were efficiently ingested by lung cancer cells. Morevore, integration and uptake of these EVs lead to increased lung cancer cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and sphere formation. We discovered that EV uptake increase the expression of SPP1, CD44, and POSTN genes in lung cancer cells. The data obtained from this study, support to the possibility that circulating EVs play a significant role in the formation of the pre-metastatic niche, eventually leading to metastasis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kinjal Bhadresha
- grid.411877.c0000 0001 2152 424XDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat India ,grid.257413.60000 0001 2287 3919Hematology/Oncology Division, School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN USA
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- grid.411877.c0000 0001 2152 424XDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat India
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- grid.411877.c0000 0001 2152 424XDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat India
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- grid.253615.60000 0004 1936 9510Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine and Health Science, The George Washington University, Washington, DC USA
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- grid.411877.c0000 0001 2152 424XDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat India
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- grid.411877.c0000 0001 2152 424XDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat India
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Bhadresha K, Patel M, Brahmbhatt J, Jain N, Rawal R. Targeting Bone Metastases Signaling Pathway Using Moringa oleifera Seed Nutri-miRs: A Cross Kingdom Approach. Nutr Cancer 2021; 74:2522-2539. [PMID: 34751606 DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2021.2001547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Moringa oleifera is a medicinally important plant that has various medical and nutritional uses. Plant miRNAs are a class of non-coding endogenous small RNAs that regulate human-specific mRNA but the mechanistic actions are largely unknown. Here, in this study, we aim to explore the mechanistic action and influence of M. oleifera seed miRNAs on vital human target genes using computer based approaches. The M. oleifera seed miRNAs sequence was taken from published data and identified its human gene targets using a psRNA target analysis server. We identified 94 miRNAs that are able to significantly regulate 47 human target genes, which has enormous biological and functional importance. Out of 47 human targeted genes, 23 genes were found to be associated with PI3K-AKT, RUNX, and MAPK1/MAPK3 signaling pathway which has shown to play key roles in bone metastases during cancer progression. The M. oleifera seed miRNAs hold a strong potential for future research that might uncover the possibility of miRNA-facilitated cross-kingdom regulation and therapeutic targets for bone metastases.
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- Kinjal Bhadresha
- Department of Life Science, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Botany, Bioinformatics and Climate Change Impacts Management School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Life Science, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Life Science, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Life Science, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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Gudeloglu A, Brahmbhatt J, Parekattil S. Prospective comparison of flexible fiberoptic CO2 laser and standard monopolar cautery for robotic microsurgical denervation of the spermatic cord procedure. Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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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Gudeloglu A, Brahmbhatt J, Halverson S, Parekattil S. Scholarobotics - robotics to inspire our youth to pursue careers in the sciences. Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1313] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Trost L, Parekattil S, Wang J, Brahmbhatt J, Hellstrom W. Intracorporeal robotic-assisted microsurgical vasovasostomy for the treatment of bilateral vasal obstruction occurring following bilateral inguinal hernia repairs with mesh placement. Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1320] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Gudeloglu A, Brahmbhatt J, Priola K, Parekattil S. Vasectomy reversal: robotic assisted vs. pure microsurgical. Fertil Steril 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.07.539] [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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Gudeloglu A, Brahmbhatt J, Priola K, Parekattil S. Novel micro-ultrasound probe to identify microvessels in the spermatic cord. Fertil Steril 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.07.538] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Gudeloglu A, Brahmbhatt J, Priola K, Parekattil S. Robotic assisted LEGO ® construction as a model for robotic microsurgery skills training. Fertil Steril 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.07.543] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Parekattil S, Gudeoglu A, Brahmbhatt J, Priola K, Cohen M. Robotic assisted versus pure microsurgical vasectomy reversal: prospective control trial. Fertil Steril 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.07.885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bolbecker AR, Lim CCM, Li J, Traverso V, Orchard A, Christadoss CS, Brahmbhatt J, Beck KE, Lewis AR, Fleet J, Carlson KW, Hoyt C, Collins MD, Swan A, Wasserman GS. Are photoreceptors in the attention spotlight? Efferent neuromodulators accelerate and/or retard the time course of photoreceptor responses evoked by light. J Vis 2010. [DOI: 10.1167/5.8.680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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