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Frisch E, Dussouillez C, McCartin C, Blumberger J, Humbert C, Lebeau L, Frisch B, Heurtault B, Kichler A, Fournel S. Reduction of Pro-Inflammatory Markers in RAW264.7 Macrophages by Polyethylenimines. Macromol Biosci 2024:e2300492. [PMID: 38414380 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202300492] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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The physiological problem of chronic inflammation and its associated pathologies attract ongoing attention with regard to methods for their control. Current systemic pharmacological treatments present problematic side effects. Thus, the possibility of new anti-inflammatory compounds with differing mechanisms of action or biophysical properties is enticing. Cationic polymers, with their ability to act as carriers for other molecules or to form bio-compatible materials, present one such possibility. Although not well described, several polycations such as chitosan and polyarginine, have displayed anti-inflammatory properties. The present work shows the ubiquitous laboratory transfection reagent, polyethylenimine (PEI) and more specifically low molecular weight branched PEI (B-PEI) as also possessing such properties. Using a RAW264.7 murine cell line macrophage as an inflammation model, it is found the B-PEI 700 Da as being capable of reducing the production of several pro-inflammatory molecules induced by the endotoxin lipopolysaccharide. Although further studies are required for elucidation of its mechanisms, the revelation that such a common lab reagent may present these effects has wide-ranging implications, as well as an abundance of possibilities.
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- Emilie Frisch
- 3Bio Team, CAMB UMR7199, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
- Inserm UMR_S 1121, EMR 7003 CNRS, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- 3Bio Team, CAMB UMR7199, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
- Inserm UMR_S 1121, EMR 7003 CNRS, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- 3Bio Team, CAMB UMR7199, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
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- 3Bio Team, CAMB UMR7199, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
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- 3Bio Team, CAMB UMR7199, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
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- V-SAT Team, Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, F-67401, France
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- 3Bio Team, CAMB UMR7199, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
- Inserm UMR_S 1121, EMR 7003 CNRS, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- 3Bio Team, CAMB UMR7199, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
- Inserm UMR_S 1121, EMR 7003 CNRS, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- 3Bio Team, CAMB UMR7199, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
- Inserm UMR_S 1121, EMR 7003 CNRS, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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- 3Bio Team, CAMB UMR7199, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, Illkirch Cedex, F-67401, France
- Inserm UMR_S 1121, EMR 7003 CNRS, Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Centre de Recherche en Biomédecine de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, 1 rue Eugène Boeckel, Strasbourg, F-67000, France
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Arezki Y, Harmouch E, Delalande F, Rapp M, Schaeffer-Reiss C, Galli O, Cianférani S, Lebeau L, Pons F, Ronzani C. The interplay between lysosome, protein corona and biological effects of cationic carbon dots: Role of surface charge titratability. Int J Pharm 2023; 645:123388. [PMID: 37683981 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123388] [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: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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Carbon dots (CDs) are nanoparticles (NPs) with potential applications in the biomedical field. When in contact with biological fluids, most NPs are covered by a protein corona. As well, upon cell entry, most NP are sequestered in the lysosome. However, the interplay between the lysosome, the protein corona and the biological effects of NPs is still poorly understood. In this context, we investigated the role of the lysosome in the toxicological responses evoked by four cationic CDs exhibiting protonatable or non-protonatable amine groups at their surface, and the associated changes in the CD protein corona. The four CDs accumulated in the lysosome and led to lysosomal swelling, loss lysosome integrity, cathepsin B activation, NLRP3 inflammasome activation, and cell death by pyroptosis in a human macrophage model, but with a stronger effect for CDs with titratable amino groups. The protein corona formed around CDs in contact with serum partially dissociated under lysosomal conditions with subsequent protein rearrangement, as assessed by quantitative proteomic analysis. The residual protein corona still contained binding proteins, catalytic proteins, and proteins involved in the proteasome, glycolysis, or PI3k-Akt KEGG pathways, but with again a more pronounced effect for CDs with titratable amino groups. These results demonstrate an interplay between lysosome, protein corona and biological effects of cationic NPs in link with the titratability of NP surface charges.
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- Yasmin Arezki
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique, IPHC, UMR 7178, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; Infrastructure Nationale de Protéomique ProFI - FR2048 CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique, IPHC, UMR 7178, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; Infrastructure Nationale de Protéomique ProFI - FR2048 CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique, IPHC, UMR 7178, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France; Infrastructure Nationale de Protéomique ProFI - FR2048 CNRS, Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France.
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Arezki Y, Delalande F, Schaeffer-Reiss C, Cianférani S, Rapp M, Lebeau L, Pons F, Ronzani C. Surface charge influences protein corona, cell uptake and biological effects of carbon dots. Nanoscale 2022; 14:14695-14710. [PMID: 36168840 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03611h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Carbon dots are emerging nanoparticles (NPs) with tremendous applications, especially in the biomedical field. Herein is reported the first quantitative proteomic analysis of the protein corona formed on CDs with different surface charge properties. Four CDs were synthesized from citric acid and various amine group-containing passivation reagents, resulting in cationic NPs with increasing zeta (ζ)-potential and density of positive charges. After CD contact with serum, we show that protein corona identity is influenced by CD surface charge properties, which in turn impacts CD uptake and viability loss in macrophages. In particular, CDs with high ζ-potential (>+30 mV) and charge density (>2 μmol mg-1) are the most highly internalized, and their cell uptake is strongly correlated with a corona enriched in vitronectin, fibulin, fetuin, adiponectin and alpha-glycoprotein. On the contrary, CDs with a lower ζ-potential (+11 mV) and charge density (0.01 μmol mg-1) are poorly internalized, while having a corona with a very different protein signature characterized by a high abundance of apolipoproteins (APOA1, APOB and APOC), albumin and hemoglobin. These data illustrate how corona characterization may contribute to a better understanding of CD cellular fate and biological effects, and provide useful information for the development of CDs for biomedical applications.
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- Yasmin Arezki
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France.
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- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique (LSMBO), IPHC, UMR 7178, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 67087 Strasbourg, France
- Infrastructure Nationale de Protéomique ProFI - FR2048 CNRS, 67087 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique (LSMBO), IPHC, UMR 7178, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 67087 Strasbourg, France
- Infrastructure Nationale de Protéomique ProFI - FR2048 CNRS, 67087 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Spectrométrie de Masse BioOrganique (LSMBO), IPHC, UMR 7178, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 67087 Strasbourg, France
- Infrastructure Nationale de Protéomique ProFI - FR2048 CNRS, 67087 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France.
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France.
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France.
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France.
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Arezki Y, Rapp M, Lebeau L, Ronzani C, Pons F. Cationic Carbon Nanoparticles Induce Inflammasome-Dependent Pyroptosis in Macrophages via Lysosomal Dysfunction. Front Toxicol 2022; 4:925399. [PMID: 35928766 PMCID: PMC9345407 DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2022.925399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Carbon nanomaterials, including carbon dots (CDs), form a growing family of engineered nanoparticles (NPs) with widespread applications. As the rapid expansion of nanotechnologies raises safety concerns, interaction of NPs with the immune system is receiving a lot of attention. Recent studies have reported that engineered NPs may induce macrophage death by pyroptosis. Therefore, this study investigated whether cationic CDs induce pyroptosis in human macrophages and assessed the role of inflammasome and lysosome in this process. Cationic CDs were synthetized by microwave-assisted pyrolysis of citric acid and high molecular weight branched polyethyleneimine. The NPs evoked a dose-dependent viability loss in THP-1-derived macrophages. A cell leakage, an increase in IL-1β secretion and an activation of caspase-1 were also observed in response to the NPs. Inhibition of caspase-1 decreased CD-induced cell leakage and IL-1β secretion, while restoring cell viability. Besides, CDs triggered swelling and loss of integrity of lysosome, and inhibition of the lysosomal enzyme cathepsin B decreased CD-induced IL-1β secretion. Thus, our data provide evidence that cationic CDs induce inflammasome-dependent pyroptosis in macrophages via lysosomal dysfunction.
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Sonntag T, Rapp M, Didier P, Lebeau L, Pons F, Casset A. Mucus-producing epithelial models for investigating the activity of gene delivery systems in the lung. Int J Pharm 2021; 614:121423. [PMID: 34958896 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121423] [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: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Inhaled transfection particles have to penetrate the mucus layer lining the airways to successfully deliver their therapeutic nucleic acid payload to target cells in the underlying epithelium. However, the in vitro models used for evaluating gene carrier efficiency often disregard this viscous defensive barrier. In this study, the two mucus-secreting cell lines NCI-H292 and Calu-3 were selected to develop a series of epithelial models displaying gradual mucus production. In NCI-H292 models, a gradual increase in the MUC5AC mucin was obtained after cell exposure to inducers. In Calu-3 models, MUC5AC production increased as a function of culture duration (3, 7, 14 days) at the air-liquid interface (ALI). Six DOPC-derived cationic lipids were designed and their pDNA delivery activity was evaluated to validate these cellular models. The strongest impairment of the lipid delivery activity was observed in the Calu-3 14-d ALI model. The MUC5AC production in this model was the greatest and the mucus layer was 20 µm thick. The mucus exhibited a solid viscoelastic behaviour, and represented a major hindrance to lipoplex diffusion. The Calu-3 14-d ALI model will be highly useful for accurate evaluation of gene carriers intended for airway administration and characterization of their interactions with the mucus.
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- Thomas Sonntag
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, UMR 7021, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France.
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Arezki Y, Cornacchia J, Rapp M, Lebeau L, Pons F, Ronzani C. A Co-Culture Model of the Human Respiratory Tract to Discriminate the Toxicological Profile of Cationic Nanoparticles According to Their Surface Charge Density. Toxics 2021; 9:210. [PMID: 34564361 PMCID: PMC8470030 DOI: 10.3390/toxics9090210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This study aimed at discriminating with sensitivity the toxicological effects of carbon dots (CDs) with various zeta potential (ζ) and charge density (Qek) in different cellular models of the human respiratory tract. One anionic and three cationic CDs were synthetized as follows: CD-COOH (ζ = -43.3 mV); CD-PEI600 (Qek = 4.70 µmol/mg; ζ = +31.8 mV); CD-PEHA (Qek = 3.30 µmol/mg; ζ = +29.2 mV) and CD-DMEDA (Qek = 0.01 µmol/mg; ζ = +11.1 mV). Epithelial cells (A549) and macrophages (THP-1) were seeded alone or as co-cultures with different A549:THP-1 ratios. The obtained models were characterized, and multiple biological responses evoked by CDs were assessed in the mono-cultures and the best co-culture model. With 14% macrophages, the 2:1 ratio co-culture best mimicked the in vivo conditions and responded to lipopolysaccharides. The anionic CD did not induce any effect in the mono-cultures nor in the co-culture. Among the cationic CDs, the one with the highest charge density (CD-PEI600) induced the most pronounced responses whatever the culture model. The cationic CDs of low charge density (CD-PEHA and CD-DMEDA) evoked similar responses in the mono-cultures, whereas in the co-culture, the three cationic CDs ranked according to their charge density (CD-PEI600 > CD-PEHA > CD-DMEDA), when taking into account their inflammatory effect. Thus, the co-culture system developed in this study appears to be a sensitive model for finely discriminating the toxicological profile of cationic nanoparticles differing by the density of their surface charges.
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France; (Y.A.); (J.C.); (M.R.); (L.L.); (F.P.)
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Anton N, Pierrat P, Brou GA, Gbassi GK, Omran Z, Lebeau L, Vandamme TF, Bouriat P. The pH-Induced Specific Area Changes of Unsaturated Lipids Deposited onto a Bubble Interface. Langmuir 2021; 37:2586-2595. [PMID: 33577340 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c03046] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, we used an original experimental setup to examine the behavior of insoluble monolayers made with pH-sensitive lipids. Two kinds of unsaturated lipids were chosen: a cationic one (lipid 1) bearing an ammonium headgroup and an anionic one (lipid 2) terminated with an acidic phenol group. The lipids were deposited onto an air bubble interface maintained in an aqueous phase and, after stabilization, were subjected to a series of compressions performed at different pH values. These experiments disclosed a gradual increase in the specific area per molecule when lipids were neutralized. Imposing a pH variation at constant bubble volume also provided surface pressure profiles that confirmed this molecular behavior. As complementary characterization, dilatational rheology disclosed a phase transition from a purely elastic monophasic system to a viscoelastic two-phase system. We hypothesized that this unexpected increase in the specific area with lipid neutralization is related to the presence of unsaturations in each of the two branches of the hydrophobic tails that induce disorder, thereby increasing the molecular area at the interface. Application of the two-dimensional Volmer equation of state allowed the generation of quantitative values for the specific areas that showed variations with pH. It also allowed the determination of apparent pKa values, which are affected by both the electrostatic potential within the monolayer and the affinity of the lipid polar head for the aqueous phase.
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- Nicolas Anton
- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CAMB UMR 7199, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, Université de Strasbourg, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Lorraine, CNRS, L2CM UMR 7053, F-57078 Metz, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CAMB UMR 7199, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
- Université Felix Houphouet Boigny, Chim Phys Lab, 22BP 582, Abidjan 22, Abidjan 582, Cote Ivoire
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- Université Felix Houphouet Boigny, Chim Phys Lab, 22BP 582, Abidjan 22, Abidjan 582, Cote Ivoire
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Umm AlQura University, 21955 Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CAMB UMR 7199, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, CAMB UMR 7199, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
- INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research), UMR 1260, Regenerative Nanomedicine (RNM), FMTS, Université de Strasbourg, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- CNRS/Total/Univ PAU & PAYS ADOUR/E2S UPPA, Laboratoire des Fluides Complexes et leurs Réservoirs -IPRA, UMR5150, 64000 PAU, France
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Weiss M, Fan J, Claudel M, Lebeau L, Pons F, Ronzani C. Combined In Vitro and In Vivo Approaches to Propose a Putative Adverse Outcome Pathway for Acute Lung Inflammation Induced by Nanoparticles: A Study on Carbon Dots. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:180. [PMID: 33450894 PMCID: PMC7828340 DOI: 10.3390/nano11010180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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With the growth of nanotechnologies, concerns raised regarding the potential adverse effects of nanoparticles (NPs), especially on the respiratory tract. Adverse outcome pathways (AOP) have become recently the subject of intensive studies in order to get a better understanding of the mechanisms of NP toxicity, and hence hopefully predict the health risks associated with NP exposure. Herein, we propose a putative AOP for the lung toxicity of NPs using emerging nanomaterials called carbon dots (CDs), and in vivo and in vitro experimental approaches. We first investigated the effect of a single administration of CDs on mouse airways. We showed that CDs induce an acute lung inflammation and identified airway macrophages as target cells of CDs. Then, we studied the cellular responses induced by CDs in an in vitro model of macrophages. We observed that CDs are internalized by these cells (molecular initial event) and induce a series of key events, including loss of lysosomal integrity and mitochondrial disruption (organelle responses), as well as oxidative stress, inflammasome activation, inflammatory cytokine upregulation and macrophage death (cellular responses). All these effects triggering lung inflammation as tissular response may lead to acute lung injury.
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 67400 Illkirch, France; (M.W.); (J.F.); (M.C.); (L.L.); (F.P.)
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Weiss M, Fan J, Claudel M, Sonntag T, Didier P, Ronzani C, Lebeau L, Pons F. Density of surface charge is a more predictive factor of the toxicity of cationic carbon nanoparticles than zeta potential. J Nanobiotechnology 2021; 19:5. [PMID: 33407567 PMCID: PMC7789233 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-020-00747-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [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: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND A positive surface charge has been largely associated with nanoparticle (NP) toxicity. However, by screening a carbon NP library in macrophages, we found that a cationic charge does not systematically translate into toxicity. To get deeper insight into this, we carried out a comprehensive study on 5 cationic carbon NPs (NP2 to NP6) exhibiting a similar zeta (ζ) potential value (from + 20.6 to + 26.9 mV) but displaying an increasing surface charge density (electrokinetic charge, Qek from 0.23 to 4.39 µmol/g). An anionic and non-cytotoxic NP (NP1, ζ-potential = - 38.5 mV) was used as control. RESULTS The 5 cationic NPs induced high (NP6 and NP5, Qek of 2.95 and 4.39 µmol/g, respectively), little (NP3 and NP4, Qek of 0.78 and 1.35 µmol/g, respectively) or no (NP2, Qek of 0.23 µmol/g) viability loss in THP-1-derived macrophages exposed for 24 h to escalating NP dose (3 to 200 µg/mL). A similar toxicity trend was observed in airway epithelial cells (A549 and Calu-3), with less viability loss than in THP-1 cells. NP3, NP5 and NP6 were taken up by THP-1 cells at 4 h, whereas NP1, NP2 and NP4 were not. Among the 6 NPs, only NP5 and NP6 with the highest surface charge density induced significant oxidative stress, IL-8 release, mitochondrial dysfunction and loss in lysosomal integrity in THP-1 cells. As well, in mice, NP5 and NP6 only induced airway inflammation. NP5 also increased allergen-induced immune response, airway inflammation and mucus production. CONCLUSIONS Thus, this study clearly reveals that the surface charge density of a cationic carbon NP rather than the absolute value of its ζ-potential is a relevant descriptor of its in vitro and in vivo toxicity.
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- Maud Weiss
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Bioimagerie et Pathologies, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7021, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France.
- Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7199, 74 route du Rhin, 67400, Illkirch, France.
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Gaillard B, Remy JS, Pons F, Lebeau L. Dual Gene Delivery Reagents From Antiproliferative Alkylphospholipids for Combined Antitumor Therapy. Front Chem 2020; 8:581260. [PMID: 33134279 PMCID: PMC7566913 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.581260] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Alkylphospholipids (APLs) have elicited great interest as antitumor agents due to their unique mode of action on cell membranes. However, their clinical applications have been limited so far by high hemolytic activity. Recently, cationic prodrugs of erufosine, a most promising APL, have been shown to mediate efficient intracellular gene delivery, while preserving the antiproliferative properties of the parent APL. Here, cationic prodrugs of the two APLs that are currently used in the clinic, miltefosine, and perifosine, are investigated and compared to the erufosine prodrugs. Their synthesis, stability, gene delivery and self-assembly properties, and hemolytic activity are discussed in detail. Finally, the potential of the pro-miltefosine and pro-perifosine compounds ME12 and PE12 in combined antitumor therapy is demonstrated using pUNO1-hTRAIL, a plasmid DNA encoding TRAIL, a member of the TNF superfamily. With these pro-APL compounds, we provide a proof of concept for a new promising strategy for cancer therapy combining gene therapy and APL-based chemotherapy.
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- Boris Gaillard
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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PURPOSE Hemolysis is a serious side effect of antitumor alkylphospholipids (APLs) that limits dose levels and is a constraint in their use in therapeutic regimen. Nine prodrugs of promising APLs (miltefosine, perifosine, and erufosine) were synthesized so as to decrease their membrane activity and improve their toxicity profile while preserving their antineoplastic potency. METHODS The synthesis of the pro-APLs was straightforwardly achieved in one step starting from the parent APLs. The critical aggregation concentration of the prodrugs, their hydrolytic stability under various pH conditions, their blood compatibility and cytotoxicity in three different cell lines were determined and compared to those of the parent antitumor lipids. RESULTS The APL prodrugs display antitumor activity which is similar to that of the parent alkylphospholipids but without associated hemolytic toxicity. CONCLUSION The pro-APL compounds may be considered as intravenously injectable derivatives of APLs. They could thus address one of the major issues met in cancer therapies involving antitumor lipids and restricting their utilization to oral and topical administration because of limited maximum tolerated dose.
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- Boris Gaillard
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France.
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Meng W, Rey-Rico A, Claudel M, Schmitt G, Speicher-Mentges S, Pons F, Lebeau L, Venkatesan JK, Cucchiarini M. rAAV-Mediated Overexpression of SOX9 and TGF-β via Carbon Dot-Guided Vector Delivery Enhances the Biological Activities in Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2020; 10:nano10050855. [PMID: 32354138 PMCID: PMC7712756 DOI: 10.3390/nano10050855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Scaffold-assisted gene therapy is a highly promising tool to treat articular cartilage lesions upon direct delivery of chondrogenic candidate sequences. The goal of this study was to examine the feasibility and benefits of providing highly chondroreparative agents, the cartilage-specific sex-determining region Y-type high-mobility group 9 (SOX9) transcription factor or the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), to human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) via clinically adapted, independent recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors formulated with carbon dots (CDs), a novel class of carbon-dominated nanomaterials. Effective complexation and release of a reporter rAAV-lacZ vector was achieved using four different CDs elaborated from 1-citric acid and pentaethylenehexamine (CD-1); 2-citric acid, poly(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether (MW 550 Da), and N,N-dimethylethylenediamine (CD-2); 3-citric acid, branched poly(ethylenimine) (MW 600 Da), and poly(ethylene glycol) monomethyl ether (MW 2 kDa) (CD-3); and 4-citric acid and branched poly(ethylenimine) (MW 600 Da) (CD-4), allowing for the genetic modification of hMSCs. Among the nanoparticles, CD-2 showed an optimal ability for rAAV delivery (up to 2.2-fold increase in lacZ expression relative to free vector treatment with 100% cell viability for at least 10 days, the longest time point examined). Administration of therapeutic (SOX9, TGF-β) rAAV vectors in hMSCs via CD-2 led to the effective overexpression of each independent transgene, promoting enhanced cell proliferation (TGF-β) and cartilage matrix deposition (glycosaminoglycans, type-II collagen) for at least 21 days relative to control treatments (CD-2 lacking rAAV or associated to rAAV-lacZ), while advantageously restricting undesirable type-I and -X collagen deposition. These results reveal the potential of CD-guided rAAV gene administration in hMSCs as safe, non-invasive systems for translational strategies to enhance cartilage repair.
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- Weikun Meng
- Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University Medical Center, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Unit, Centro de Investigacións Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Universidade da Coruña, ES-15071 A Coruña, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculty of Pharmacy, UMR 7199 CNRS—University of Strasbourg, F-67401 Illkirch, France
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- Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University Medical Center, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University Medical Center, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculty of Pharmacy, UMR 7199 CNRS—University of Strasbourg, F-67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculty of Pharmacy, UMR 7199 CNRS—University of Strasbourg, F-67401 Illkirch, France
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- Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University Medical Center, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
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- Center of Experimental Orthopaedics, Saarland University Medical Center, D-66421 Homburg, Germany
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-6841-1624-987; Fax: +49-6841-1624-988
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Gaillard B, Seguin C, Remy JS, Pons F, Lebeau L. Erufosine (ErPC3) Cationic Prodrugs as Dual Gene Delivery Reagents for Combined Antitumor Therapy. Chemistry 2019; 25:15662-15679. [PMID: 31549752 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sixteen cationic prodrugs of the antitumor alkylphospholipid (APL) erufosine were rationally synthesized to provide original gene delivery reagents with improved cytotoxicity profile. The DNA complexation properties of these cationic lipids were determined and associated transfection rates were measured. Furthermore, the self-assembly properties of the pro-erufosine compounds were investigated and their critical aggregation concentration was determined. Their hydrolytic stability under pH conditions mimicking the extracellular environment and the late endosome milieu was measured. Hemolytic activity and cytotoxicity of the compounds were investigated. The results obtained in various cell lines demonstrate that the prodrugs of erufosine display antineoplastic activity similar to that of the parent antitumor drug but are not associated with hemolytic toxicity, which is a dose-limiting side effect of APLs and a major obstacle to their use in anticancer therapeutic regimen. Furthermore, by using lipoplexes prepared from a prodrug of erufosine and a plasmid DNA encoding a pro-apoptotic protein (TRAIL), evidence was provided for selective cytotoxicity towards tumor cells while nontumor cells were resistant. This study demonstrates that the combination approach involving well tolerated erufosine cationic prodrugs and cancer gene therapy holds significant promise in tumor therapy.
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- Boris Gaillard
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin-BP 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin-BP 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin-BP 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin-BP 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin-BP 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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Fan J, Claudel M, Ronzani C, Arezki Y, Lebeau L, Pons F. Physicochemical characteristics that affect carbon dot safety: Lessons from a comprehensive study on a nanoparticle library. Int J Pharm 2019; 569:118521. [PMID: 31323371 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.118521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 03/22/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Carbon dots (CDs) are emerging nanomaterial in medicine and pharmacy. To explore the impact of physicochemical characteristics on their safety, we synthesized a library of 35 CDs exhibiting different size, charge, chemical composition and surface coating, using various starting materials (carbon source and passivation reagent) and carbonization procedures. The 35 CDs triggered different levels of viability loss when incubated with human macrophages at 3-200 µg/mL for 24 h. The smaller NPs (10-20 nm) were more toxic that larger ones (40-100 nm), whereas NPs that aggregated in culture medium were more toxic than dispersed ones. A positive correlation was found between CD charge or nitrogen content and toxicity. Furthermore, a greater toxicity was observed for CDs prepared from high molecular weight polyamines, suggesting a role of the CD global density of positive charges, rather than the charge at the CD surface, in the CD toxicity. At last, PEG decoration decreased the toxicity of cationic NPs. In conclusion, the size, aggregation in culture medium, charge, nitrogen content, nature of the passivation agent and synthesis procedure were found to influence CD toxicity, making it difficult to predict CD safety from a single characteristic.
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- Jiahui Fan
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France.
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Claudel M, Fan J, Rapp M, Pons F, Lebeau L. Correction: Influence of carbonization conditions on luminescence and gene delivery properties of nitrogen-doped carbon dots. RSC Adv 2019; 9:7705. [PMID: 35532447 PMCID: PMC9061275 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra90019e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Correction for ‘Influence of carbonization conditions on luminescence and gene delivery properties of nitrogen-doped carbon dots’ by Mickaël Claudel et al., RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 3493–3502.
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- Mickaël Claudel
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives
- UMR 7199 CNRS – Université de Strasbourg
- Faculté de Pharmacie
- 67401 Illkirch
- France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives
- UMR 7199 CNRS – Université de Strasbourg
- Faculté de Pharmacie
- 67401 Illkirch
- France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives
- UMR 7199 CNRS – Université de Strasbourg
- Faculté de Pharmacie
- 67401 Illkirch
- France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives
- UMR 7199 CNRS – Université de Strasbourg
- Faculté de Pharmacie
- 67401 Illkirch
- France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives
- UMR 7199 CNRS – Université de Strasbourg
- Faculté de Pharmacie
- 67401 Illkirch
- France
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Pierrat P, Casset A, Didier P, Kereselidze D, Lux M, Pons F, Lebeau L. Cationic DOPC-Detergent Conjugates for Safe and Efficient in Vitro and in Vivo Nucleic Acid Delivery. Chembiochem 2016; 17:1771-83. [PMID: 27380144 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201600302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The ability of a nonviral nucleic acid carrier to deliver its cargo to cells with low associated toxicity is a critical issue for clinical applications of gene therapy. We describe biodegradable cationic DOPC-C12 E4 conjugates in which transfection efficiency is based on a Trojan horse strategy. In situ production of the detergent compound C12 E4 through conjugate hydrolysis within the acidic endosome compartment was expected to promote endosome membrane destabilization and subsequent release of the lipoplexes into cytosol. The transfection efficiency of the conjugates has been assessed in vitro, and associated cytotoxicity was determined. Cellular uptake and intracellular distribution of the lipoplexes have been investigated. The results show that direct conjugation of DOPC with C12 E4 produces a versatile carrier that can deliver both DNA and siRNA to cells in vitro with high efficiency and low cytotoxicity. SAR studies suggest that this compound might represent a reasonable compromise between the membrane activity of the released detergent and susceptibility of the conjugate to degradation enzymes in vitro. Although biodegradability of the conjugates had low impact on carrier efficiency in vitro, it proved critical in vivo. Significant improvement of transgene expression was obtained in the mouse lung tuning biodegradability of the carrier. Importantly, this also allowed reduction of the inflammatory response that invariably characterizes cationic-lipid-mediated gene transfer in animals.
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- Philippe Pierrat
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, B. P. 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, B. P. 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, UMR 7213 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, B. P. 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, B. P. 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, B. P. 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, B. P. 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, UMR 7199 CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, B. P. 60024, 67401, Illkirch, France.
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Pierrat P, Casset A, Kereselidze D, Lux M, Pons F, Lebeau L. DOPC-Detergent Conjugates: Fusogenic Carriers for Improved In Vitro and In Vivo Gene Delivery. Macromol Biosci 2016; 16:984-9. [DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201600012] [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] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Philippe Pierrat
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives; UMR 7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg; Faculté de Pharmacie; 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024 67401 Illkirch France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives; UMR 7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg; Faculté de Pharmacie; 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024 67401 Illkirch France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives; UMR 7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg; Faculté de Pharmacie; 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024 67401 Illkirch France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives; UMR 7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg; Faculté de Pharmacie; 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024 67401 Illkirch France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives; UMR 7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg; Faculté de Pharmacie; 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024 67401 Illkirch France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives; UMR 7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg; Faculté de Pharmacie; 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024 67401 Illkirch France
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Understanding the ionization behavior of lipid membranes is a key parameter for successful development of lipid-based drug delivery systems. Accurate determination of the ionization state of a titratable species incorporated in a lipid bilayer however requires special care. Herein we investigated the behavior of titratable lipids in liposomes by fluorescence spectroscopy and determined which extrinsic parameters-i.e., besides those directly related to their molecular structure-determine their ionization state. Two fluorescent dyes, TNS and R18, have been used to investigate basic and acidic titratable lipids, respectively. Our results suggest that the titration behavior of the ionizable lipid in the membrane is more sensitive to the composition of the membrane and to its physical state than to the presence of solutes in the aqueous phase. Essentially overlooked in earlier studies on ionizable lipid assemblies, the concentration of the titratable lipid in the membrane was found to have a major effect on the ionization state of the lipid polar head. This may result in a shift in the apparent pKa value which may be as large as two pKa units and cannot be satisfactorily predicted.
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- Philippe Pierrat
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg , 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024, 67401 Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR7199 CNRS - Université de Strasbourg , 74 route du Rhin - BP 60024, 67401 Illkirch, France
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Pierrat P, Laverny G, Creusat G, Wehrung P, Strub JM, VanDorsselaer A, Pons F, Zuber G, Lebeau L. Phospholipid-Detergent Conjugates as Novel Tools for siRNA Delivery. Chemistry 2013; 19:2344-55. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201203071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lebeau L, Vénien-Bryan C. Monolayer two-dimensional crystallization of membrane proteins. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 955:59-71. [PMID: 23132055 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-176-9_4] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This method of two-dimensional crystallization of proteins on a lipid monolayer aims at producing 2D crystals of membrane proteins, which can provide structural information at high resolution by electron crystallography. A lipid monolayer is spread over the whole air-water interface of a drop, which provides a substrate for protein binding. The protein of interest is then adsorbed onto the lipid monolayer and forms a closely packed layer. The reconstitution step of the membrane protein into a lipid bilayer is realized by elimination of detergent. The combined effect of the elevated protein concentration, the alignment of the protein on the lipid monolayer, and the fluid monolayer film properties are conducive, in some cases, to the formation of 2D crystals. The use of locally fluorinated lipids in avoiding solubilization of the lipid monolayer by detergents is presented and discussed.
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- Luc Lebeau
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molécules Bioactives, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, BP, Illkirch, France
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Pierrat P, Creusat G, Laverny G, Pons F, Zuber G, Lebeau L. A Cationic Phospholipid-Detergent Conjugate as a New Efficient Carrier for siRNA Delivery. Chemistry 2012; 18:3835-9. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201103645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Bialecki E, Macho Fernandez E, Ivanov S, Paget C, Fontaine J, Rodriguez F, Lebeau L, Ehret C, Frisch B, Trottein F, Faveeuw C. Spleen-resident CD4+ and CD4- CD8α- dendritic cell subsets differ in their ability to prime invariant natural killer T lymphocytes. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26919. [PMID: 22066016 PMCID: PMC3204990 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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One important function of conventional dendritic cells (cDC) is their high capacity to capture, process and present Ag to T lymphocytes. Mouse splenic cDC subtypes, including CD8α+ and CD8α− cDC, are not identical in their Ag presenting and T cell priming functions. Surprisingly, few studies have reported functional differences between CD4− and CD4+ CD8α− cDC subsets. We show that, when loaded in vitro with OVA peptide or whole protein, and in steady-state conditions, splenic CD4− and CD4+ cDC are equivalent in their capacity to prime and direct CD4+ and CD8+ T cell differentiation. In contrast, in response to α-galactosylceramide (α-GalCer), CD4− and CD4+ cDC differentially activate invariant Natural Killer T (iNKT) cells, a population of lipid-reactive non-conventional T lymphocytes. Both cDC subsets equally take up α-GalCer in vitro and in vivo to stimulate the iNKT hybridoma DN32.D3, the activation of which depends solely on TCR triggering. On the other hand, and relative to their CD4+ counterparts, CD4− cDC more efficiently stimulate primary iNKT cells, a phenomenon likely due to differential production of co-factors (including IL-12) by cDC. Our data reveal a novel functional difference between splenic CD4+ and CD4− cDC subsets that may be important in immune responses.
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- Emilie Bialecki
- Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
- Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1019, Lille, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 142, Lille, France
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- Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
- Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1019, Lille, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 142, Lille, France
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- Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
- Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1019, Lille, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 142, Lille, France
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- Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
- Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1019, Lille, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 142, Lille, France
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- Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
- Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1019, Lille, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 142, Lille, France
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- Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
- Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1019, Lille, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 142, Lille, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application des Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS, UMR 7199/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application des Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS, UMR 7199/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Laboratoire de Conception et Application des Molécules Bioactives, Faculté de Pharmacie, CNRS, UMR 7199/Université de Strasbourg, Illkirch, France
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- Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
- Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1019, Lille, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 142, Lille, France
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- Center for Infection and Immunity of Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
- Université Lille Nord de France, Lille, France
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UMR 8204, Lille, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (Inserm), U1019, Lille, France
- Institut Fédératif de Recherche 142, Lille, France
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Ronzani C, Spiegelhalter C, Vonesch JL, Lebeau L, Pons F. Lung deposition and toxicological responses evoked by multi-walled carbon nanotubes dispersed in a synthetic lung surfactant in the mouse. Arch Toxicol 2011; 86:137-49. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-011-0741-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2011] [Accepted: 07/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Féau C, Klein E, Kerth P, Lebeau L. Preparation and Optical Properties of Novel 3-Alkoxycarbonyl Aza- and Diazacoumarins. SYNTHETIC COMMUN 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/00397910903353747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Clémentine Féau
- a Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Appliquée, CAMB, CNRS–UdS, Faculté de Pharmacie , Illkirch, France
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- a Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Appliquée, CAMB, CNRS–UdS, Faculté de Pharmacie , Illkirch, France
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- b Preventor μTBC GmbH , Pfungstadt, Germany
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- a Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Appliquée, CAMB, CNRS–UdS, Faculté de Pharmacie , Illkirch, France
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Klein E, Leborgne C, Ciobanu M, Klein J, Frisch B, Pons F, Zuber G, Scherman D, Kichler A, Lebeau L. Nucleic acid transfer with hemifluorinated polycationic lipids. Biomaterials 2010; 31:4781-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2010] [Accepted: 02/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Klein E, Ciobanu M, Klein J, Machi V, Leborgne C, Vandamme T, Frisch B, Pons F, Kichler A, Zuber G, Lebeau L. "HFP" fluorinated cationic lipids for enhanced lipoplex stability and gene delivery. Bioconjug Chem 2010; 21:360-71. [PMID: 20099841 DOI: 10.1021/bc900469z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Although a great number of cationic lipids have been designed and evaluated as gene delivery systems, there is still a need for improvement of nonviral vectors. Recently, cationic lipids incorporating terminal fluoroalkyl segments ("FHP" lipids) have been described to display remarkable transfection potency. Here, we describe the synthesis of a new family of fluorinated triblock cationic lipids in which a fluorous segment lays between the cationic and the lipophilic parts of the molecule ("HFP" lipids). The compounds were designed so their self-assembly would offer enhanced resistance toward the host's degradation mechanisms mediated by lipophilic insertion. Self-assembly properties of these cationic lipids were evaluated at the air-water interface where they collapse in a highly ordered liquid phase. The HFP lipids efficiently condense DNA, and the resulting lipoplexes display enhanced resistance to amphiphilic agents when compared to nonfluorinated or FHP cationic lipids. Transfection properties of the fluorinated vectors, alone or as mixtures with different helper lipids (DOPE and a fluorinated analogue of DOPE), were then investigated on different cell lines (BHK-21, HepG2, and HeLa) and compared to those of the reference cationic lipid DOTAP. Data show that impermeabilization of the lipidic phase by fluorous segments alter significantly the gene transfection activities. Remarkably, incorporation of DOPE within the lipoplexes provides the particles with high gene transfection activity without reducing their resistance to amphiphilic agents.
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- Emmanuel Klein
- Laboratoire de Conception et Application de Molecules Bioactives, CNRS-Universite de Strasbourg, 74 route du Rhin, BP 60024, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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Féau C, Klein E, Dosche C, Kerth P, Lebeau L. Synthesis and characterization of coumarin-based europium complexes and luminescence measurements in aqueous media. Org Biomol Chem 2009; 7:5259-70. [PMID: 20024123 DOI: 10.1039/b907579h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of new ligands suitable for the formation of luminescent lanthanide complexes in water is described. The chelates are designed for analyte labeling and play the role of fluorescent donor in homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence assays using LEDs as a light source for excitation at 370 nm. Ligands are constructed from a coumarin nucleus, for lanthanide sensitization, and different aminomethylenecarboxy moieties are introduced in positions 7 and 5, 6, or 8 of the sensitizer. A reactive spacer arm under biocompatible conditions (maleimide, azide) is introduced at position 3 for ultimate bioconjugation purposes. The synthesis and characterization of the ligands are described, together with the preparation of their corresponding europium complexes. Photophysical properties of the complexes are investigated in water by means of UV-vis and luminescence spectroscopy.
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- Clémentine Féau
- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Appliquée, C.A.M.B., UMR 7199 CNRS-UdS, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin-BP 60024, 67401, Illkirch Cedex, France
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This method aims at providing structural information on protein or nucleoprotein complexes by high-resolution electron microscopy. The objective is to promote the self-assembly of the macromolecules into two-dimensional crystals in order to use electron crystallography methods. When combined with observations in the frozen hydrated states and dedicated image processing software these methods can provide detailed 3-D models of the complex. The 2-D crystals of soluble nucleoprotein complexes are formed on lipid monolayers spread at the air-water interface. The macromolecule of interest is targeted to the monolayer by either electrostatic or ligand-induced interactions with the hydrophilic head group of the lipid. Upon interaction with the lipids, the nucleoprotein complex is concentrated at the vicinity of the lipid layer whose in-plane mobility facilitates the contacts between macromolecules and the formation of ordered arrays.
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- Patrick Schultz
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 1, rue Laurent Fries, BP163, 67404 Illkirch-Graffentaden, France
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Kameni-Tcheudji JF, Keravis T, Le Bec A, Lebeau L, Strub JM, van Dorsselaer A, Lugnier C. Vascular smooth muscle PDE5 is much more sensitive to N-alkylated zaprinast than platelet PDE5. BMC Pharmacol 2007. [DOI: 10.1186/1471-2210-7-s1-p32] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Klein E, DeBonis S, Thiede B, Skoufias DA, Kozielski F, Lebeau L. New chemical tools for investigating human mitotic kinesin Eg5. Bioorg Med Chem 2007; 15:6474-88. [PMID: 17587586 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2007.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2006] [Revised: 05/24/2007] [Accepted: 06/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We have designed and synthesized a series of monastrol derivatives, an allosteric inhibitor of Eg5, a motor protein responsible for the formation and maintenance of the bipolar spindle in mitotic cells. Sterically demanding structural modifications have been introduced on the skeleton of the parent drug either via a multicomponent Biginelli reaction or a stepwise modification of monastrol. The ability of these compounds to inhibit Eg5 activity has been investigated using two in vitro steady-state ATPase assays (basal and microtubule-stimulated) as well as a cell-based assay. One compound in the series appeared more potent than monastrol by a fivefold factor. Three other compounds that were unable to inhibit Eg5 ATPase activity in vitro proved potent Eg5 inhibitors in the cell-based assay. The results obtained led to the identification of structure-activity relationships further used to design an affinity matrix that can be used for fast and efficient purification of Eg5 from crude lysate of eukaryotic cells.
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- Emmanuel Klein
- Institut Gilbert-Laustriat, CNRS-Université Louis Pasteur, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch, France
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Interactions between hydrophobic chains of lipid monolayers and interactions between hydrophilic headgroups of lipid bilayers (with or without a molecular recognition step) are now well documented, especially for commonly used lipids. Here, we report force measurements between a new class of fluorinated lipid layers whose headgroups (synthetic ligands of retinoid receptors) display a very unusual polar/apolar character and can interact via a combination of hydrophobic forces and hydrogen bonds. Although these two interactions produce adhesion and are therefore not easily distinguishable, we show that it is possible to extract both contributions unambiguously. Experiments are performed both in pure water, where the adhesion is a combination of hydrophobic forces and hydrogen bonds, and in Tris buffer, where the hydrophobic effect is the dominant short-range attractive force. The contribution of hydrophobic forces scaled down to molecular interactions is deduced from force versus distance profiles, and the same value is found independently in pure water and Tris buffer, about 1 kBT. We also show that retinoid lipid layers attract each other through a very long-range (100 nm) exponential force, which is insensitive to the pH and the salinity. The origin of this long-range attraction is discussed on the basis of previously proposed mechanisms.
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- David Tareste
- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR 8550, CNRS, Universités Paris 6 et Paris 7, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
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Féau C, Klein E, Kerth P, Lebeau L. Synthesis of a coumarin-based europium complex for bioanalyte labeling. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2007; 17:1499-503. [PMID: 17267216 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2007.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2006] [Revised: 12/23/2006] [Accepted: 01/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A coumarin-based europium chelate ready-to-use for analyte labeling and homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence measurements has been designed. Compound 1 displays three functional elements: an azide reactive spacer arm, a coumarin sensitizer, and a seven-coordinate europium complex. That complex can be excited at 370 nm by inexpensive UV-LEDs as a light excitation source.
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- Clémentine Féau
- Institut Gilbert-Laustriat, CNRS-Université Louis Pasteur, Faculté de Pharmacie, 74 route du Rhin, 67401 Illkirch Cedex, France
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- Luc Lebeau
- a Université Louis Pasteur Laboratoire de Synthèse Bioorganique associé au CNRS , Faculté de Pharmacie 74, route du Rhin - BP 24- 67401, Illkirch, France
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- a Université Louis Pasteur Laboratoire de Synthèse Bioorganique associé au CNRS , Faculté de Pharmacie 74, route du Rhin - BP 24- 67401, Illkirch, France
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- a Université Louis Pasteur Laboratoire de Synthèse Bioorganique associé au CNRS , Faculté de Pharmacie 74, route du Rhin - BP 24- 67401, Illkirch, France
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Turconi J, Lebeau L, Paris JM, Mioskowski C. Stereoselective synthesis of trifluoromethyl-substituted 1,2-diamines by aza-Michael reaction with trans-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-nitropropene. Tetrahedron 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2006.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Skoufias DA, DeBonis S, Saoudi Y, Lebeau L, Crevel I, Cross R, Wade RH, Hackney D, Kozielski F. S-trityl-L-cysteine is a reversible, tight binding inhibitor of the human kinesin Eg5 that specifically blocks mitotic progression. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:17559-69. [PMID: 16507573 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m511735200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [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: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human Eg5, responsible for the formation of the bipolar mitotic spindle, has been identified recently as one of the targets of S-trityl-L-cysteine, a potent tumor growth inhibitor in the NCI 60 tumor cell line screen. Here we show that in cell-based assays S-trityl-L-cysteine does not prevent cell cycle progression at the S or G(2) phases but inhibits both separation of the duplicated centrosomes and bipolar spindle formation, thereby blocking cells specifically in the M phase of the cell cycle with monoastral spindles. Following removal of S-trityl-L-cysteine, mitotically arrested cells exit mitosis normally. In vitro, S-trityl-L-cysteine targets the catalytic domain of Eg5 and inhibits Eg5 basal and microtubule-activated ATPase activity as well as mant-ADP release. S-trityl-L-cysteine is a tight binding inhibitor (estimation of K(i,app) <150 nm at 300 mm NaCl and 600 nm at 25 mm KCl). S-trityl-L-cysteine binds more tightly than monastrol because it has both an approximately 8-fold faster association rate and approximately 4-fold slower release rate (6.1 microM(-1) s(-1) and 3.6 s(-1) for S-trityl-L-cysteine versus 0.78 microM(-1) s(-1) and 15 s(-1) for monastrol). S-trityl-L-cysteine inhibits Eg5-driven microtubule sliding velocity in a reversible fashion with an IC(50) of 500 nm. The S and D-enantiomers of S-tritylcysteine are nearly equally potent, indicating that there is no significant stereospecificity. Among nine different human kinesins tested, S-trityl-L-cysteine is specific for Eg5. The results presented here together with the proven effect on human tumor cell line growth make S-trityl-L-cysteine a very attractive starting point for the development of more potent mitotic inhibitors.
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- Dimitrios A Skoufias
- Laboratoire des Protéines du Cytosquelette and Laboratoire de Moteurs Moléculaires, Institut de Biologie Structurale (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique-CNRS-UJF), 41 Rue Jules Horowitz, 38027 Grenoble Cedex 01, France
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Turconi J, Lebeau L, Paris JM, Mioskowski C. Stereoselective conjugate addition of nitrogen nucleophiles to 3,3,3-trifluoro-1-nitropropene. Tetrahedron Lett 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.10.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lakaye B, Makarchikov AF, Wins P, Margineanu I, Roland S, Lins L, Aichour R, Lebeau L, El Moualij B, Zorzi W, Coumans B, Grisar T, Bettendorff L. Human recombinant thiamine triphosphatase: purification, secondary structure and catalytic properties. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2004; 36:1348-64. [PMID: 15109578 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2003.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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] [Received: 06/10/2003] [Revised: 11/18/2003] [Accepted: 11/24/2003] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Thiamine triphosphate (ThTP) is found in most living organisms and it may act as a phosphate donor for protein phosphorylation. We have recently cloned the cDNA coding for a highly specific mammalian 25 kDa thiamine triphosphatase (ThTPase; EC 3.6.1.28). As the enzyme has a high catalytic efficiency and no sequence homology with known phosphohydrolases, it was worth investigating its structure and catalytic properties. For this purpose, we expressed the untagged recombinant human ThTPase (hThTPase) in E. coli, produced the protein on a large scale and purified it to homogeneity. Its kinetic properties were similar to those of the genuine human enzyme, indicating that the recombinant hThTPase is completely functional. Mg2+ ions were required for activity and Ca2+ inhibited the enzyme by competition with Mg2+. With ATP as substrate, the catalytic efficiency was 10(-4)-fold lower than with ThTP, confirming the nearly absolute specificity of the 25 kDa ThTPase for ThTP. The activity was maximum at pH 8.5 and very low at pH 6.0. Zn2+ ions were inhibitory at micromolar concentrations at pH 8.0 but activated at pH 6.0. Kinetic analysis suggests an activator site for Mg2+ and a separate regulatory site for Zn2+. The effects of group-specific reagents such as Woodward's reagent K and diethylpyrocarbonate suggest that at least one carboxyl group in the active site is essential for catalysis, while a positively charged amino group may be involved in substrate binding. The secondary structure of the enzyme, as determined by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, was predominantly beta-sheet and alpha-helix.
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- Bernard Lakaye
- Center for Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, University of Liège, 17 place Delcour, B-4020 Liège, Belgium
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DeBonis S, Skoufias DA, Lebeau L, Lopez R, Robin G, Margolis RL, Wade RH, Kozielski F. In vitro screening for inhibitors of the human mitotic kinesin Eg5 with antimitotic and antitumor activities. Mol Cancer Ther 2004; 3:1079-90. [PMID: 15367702] [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: 04/30/2023]
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Human Eg5, a member of the kinesin superfamily, plays a key role in mitosis, as it is required for the formation of a bipolar spindle. We describe here the first in vitro microtubule-activated ATPase-based assay for the identification of small-molecule inhibitors of Eg5. We screened preselected libraries obtained from the National Cancer Institute and identified S-trityl-L-cysteine as the most effective Eg5 inhibitor with an IC50 of 1.0 micromol/L for the inhibition of basal ATPase activity and 140 nmol/L for the microtubule-activated ATPase activity. Subsequent cell-based assays revealed that S-trityl-L-cysteine induced mitotic arrest in HeLa cells (IC50, 700 nmol/L) with characteristic monoastral spindles. S-trityl-L-cysteine is 36 times more potent for inducing mitotic arrest than the well-studied inhibitor, monastrol. Gossypol, flexeril, and two phenothiazine analogues were also identified as Eg5 inhibitors, and we found that they all result in monoastral spindles in HeLa cells. It is notable that all the Eg5 inhibitors identified here have been shown previously to inhibit tumor cell line growth in the NCI 60 tumor cell line screen, and we conclude that their antitumor activity may at least in part be explained by their ability to inhibit Eg5 activity.
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- Salvatore DeBonis
- Institut de Biologie Structurale, 41, rue Jules Horowitz, 38027 Grenoble Cedex 01, France
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DeBonis S, Skoufias DA, Lebeau L, Lopez R, Robin G, Margolis RL, Wade RH, Kozielski F. In vitro screening for inhibitors of the human mitotic kinesin Eg5 with antimitotic and antitumor activities. Mol Cancer Ther 2004. [DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.1079.3.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Human Eg5, a member of the kinesin superfamily, plays a key role in mitosis, as it is required for the formation of a bipolar spindle. We describe here the first in vitro microtubule-activated ATPase-based assay for the identification of small-molecule inhibitors of Eg5. We screened preselected libraries obtained from the National Cancer Institute and identified S-trityl-l-cysteine as the most effective Eg5 inhibitor with an IC50 of 1.0 μmol/L for the inhibition of basal ATPase activity and 140 nmol/L for the microtubule-activated ATPase activity. Subsequent cell-based assays revealed that S-trityl-l-cysteine induced mitotic arrest in HeLa cells (IC50, 700 nmol/L) with characteristic monoastral spindles. S-trityl-l-cysteine is 36 times more potent for inducing mitotic arrest than the well-studied inhibitor, monastrol. Gossypol, flexeril, and two phenothiazine analogues were also identified as Eg5 inhibitors, and we found that they all result in monoastral spindles in HeLa cells. It is notable that all the Eg5 inhibitors identified here have been shown previously to inhibit tumor cell line growth in the NCI 60 tumor cell line screen, and we conclude that their antitumor activity may at least in part be explained by their ability to inhibit Eg5 activity.
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- 2Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Appliquée, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Louis Pasteur, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France; and
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- 3Service de Marquage Moléculaire et de Chimie Bio-organique, CEA-Saclay, Gif sur Yvette, France
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Schultz P, Bischler N, Lebeau L. Two-Dimensional Crystallization of Soluble Protein Complexes. DNA-Protein Interactions 2003; 148:557-68. [PMID: 11357613 DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-208-2:557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- P Schultz
- Faculté de Médicine, IGBMC, Illkirch, France
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DeBonis S, Simorre JP, Crevel I, Lebeau L, Skoufias DA, Blangy A, Ebel C, Gans P, Cross R, Hackney DD, Wade RH, Kozielski F. Interaction of the mitotic inhibitor monastrol with human kinesin Eg5. Biochemistry 2003; 42:338-49. [PMID: 12525161 DOI: 10.1021/bi026716j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [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: 11/28/2022]
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The microtubule-dependent kinesin-like protein Eg5 from Homo sapiens is involved in the assembly of the mitotic spindle. It shows a three-domain structure with an N-terminal motor domain, a central coiled coil, and a C-terminal tail domain. In vivo HsEg5 is reversibly inhibited by monastrol, a small cell-permeable molecule that causes cells to be arrested in mitosis. Both monomeric and dimeric Eg5 constructs have been examined in order to define the minimal monastrol binding domain on HsEg5. NMR relaxation experiments show that monastrol interacts with all of the Eg5 constructs used in this study. Enzymatic techniques indicate that monastrol partially inhibits Eg5 ATPase activity by binding directly to the motor domain. The binding is noncompetitive with respect to microtubules, indicating that monastrol does not interfere with the formation of the motor-MT complex. The binding is not competitive with respect to ATP. Both enzymology and in vivo assays show that the S enantiomer of monastrol is more active than the R enantiomer and racemic monastrol. Stopped-flow fluorometry indicates that monastrol inhibits ADP release by forming an Eg5-ADP-monastrol ternary complex. Monastrol reversibly inhibits the motility of human Eg5. Monastrol has no inhibitory effect on the following members of the kinesin superfamily: MC5 (Drosophila melanogaster Ncd), HK379 (H. sapiens conventional kinesin), DKH392 (D. melanogaster conventional kinesin), BimC1-428 (Aspergillus nidulans BimC), Klp15 (Caenorhabditis elegans C-terminal motor), or Nkin460GST (Neurospora crassa conventional kinesin).
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- Salvatore DeBonis
- Institut de Biologie Structurale, 41, rue Jules Horowitz, 38027 Grenoble Cedex 01, France
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It is now well admitted that hydrophobic interactions and hydrogen bonds are the main forces driving protein folding and stability. However, because of the complex structure of a protein, it is still difficult to separate the different energetic contributions and have a reliable estimate of the hydrogen bond part. This energy can be quantified on simpler systems such as surfaces bearing hydrogen-bonding groups. Using the surface force apparatus, we have directly measured the interaction energy between monolayers of lipids whose headgroups can establish hydrogen bonds in water: nitrilotriacetate, adenosine, thymidine, and methylated thymidine lipids. From the adhesion energy between the surfaces, we have deduced the energy of a single hydrogen bond in water. We found in each case an energy of 0.5 kcal/mol. This result is in good agreement with recent experimental and theoretical studies made on protein systems showing that intramolecular hydrogen bonds make a positive contribution to protein stabilization.
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- David Tareste
- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, Unité de Recherche Associée Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1306 Associée aux Universités Paris VI et Paris VII, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris cedex 05, France
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Thiamine (vitamin B1) is an essential nutritional factor metabolized inside the body in its mono-, di-, and triphosphate forms. Although the action of thiamine and thiamine diphosphate have been intensely investigated, many questions remain unanswered and the role of thiamine triphosphate is still especially unknown. To probe recent hypotheses on the implication of thiamine triphosphate in a new phosphorylation pathway involving synaptic proteins, we synthesized a series of thiamine di- and triphosphate analogues that are resistant to both enzymatic and chemical hydrolyses. The key step in the preparation of the title compounds is the coupling of thiamine propyl disulfide with adequately protected methylenebis-phosphonic acid, the corresponding triphosphate analogue, and difluoromethylenebisphosphonic acid.
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- Emmanuel Klein
- Laboratoire de Chimie Bioorganique associé au CNRS Faculté de Pharmacie Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg, 74, route du Rhin, B.P.24, 67401 Illkirch, France
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Becher F, Schlemmer D, Pruvost A, Nevers MC, Goujard C, Jorajuria S, Guerreiro C, Brossette T, Lebeau L, Créminon C, Grassi J, Benech H. Development of a direct assay for measuring intracellular AZT triphosphate in humans peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Anal Chem 2002; 74:4220-7. [PMID: 12199596 DOI: 10.1021/ac020144r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Direct LC/MS/MS methods have recently been developed for measuring triphosphate anabolites of several nucleosidic reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from HIV-positive patients. Whereas AZT is one of the most-used NRTIs, no such method has been developed for AZT-TP, its active anabolite, mainly because of the presence of endogenous nucleotides that interfere with such an assay. In this paper, we first describe the development of two enzyme immunoassays (EIA) of AZT-TP in PBMCs: one directly measuring AZT-TP content; the other, measuring the nucleoside AZT after selective extraction of AZT-TP and dephosphorylation. The precision of these two assays was too low to achieve precise determination of AZT-TP in PBMC samples. Direct LC/MS/MS is not specific enough for AZT-TP, since at least two interfering endogenous nucleotides (same m/z ratio and fragment as well as retention time close to that of AZT-TP) are found in the intracellular medium of PBMCs. The off-line combination of immunoaffinity extraction (IAE) and LC/MS/MS proved to be a successful strategy allowing without dephosphorylation appropriate specificity and sensitivity (limit of quantification established as 9.3 fmol/10(6) cells) to determine AZT-TP in PBMCs from 7 mL of blood of HIV-infected patients. Validation of this IAE-LC/MS/MS method demonstrated CV percent for repeatability and intermediate precision lower than 15%. More than 150 samples/week can be analyzed by one analyst, making this method suitable for routine analysis during clinical studies.
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- François Becher
- Pharmacology and Immunology Unit, CEA, DSV/DRM, CEA/Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Saady M, Valleix A, Lebeau L, Mioskowski C. First Synthesis of Fully Deprotected Diimidotriphosphoric Acid and Derivatives Designed for the Synthesis of "PNPNP" Nucleotides and Dinucleotides. J Org Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/jo00117a019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Saady M, Lebeau L, Mioskowski C. Selective Monodeprotection of Phosphate, Phosphite, Phosphonate, and Phosphoramide Benzyl Esters. J Org Chem 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/jo00114a059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Klein E, Mons S, Valleix A, Mioskowski C, Lebeau L. Synthesis of enzymatically and chemically non-hydrolyzable analogues of dinucleoside triphosphates Ap(3)A and Gp(3)G. J Org Chem 2002; 67:146-53. [PMID: 11777452 DOI: 10.1021/jo015836e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Dinucleoside polyphosphates are ubiquitous compounds tightly involved in the regulation of a number of key biological processes. Hydrolysis-resistant analogues of Ap(3)A and Gp(3)G, two important members of that family of nucleotides, have been synthesized. P(1),P(2):P(2),P(3)-Bis-methylene diadenosine and diguanosine triphosphates were prepared from O,O-dialkyl methaneselenophosphonates using an original methodology. Whereas the 2-fold addition of the methanephosphonate anion to the activated phosphorus species cannot be performed, multiple condensation of lithiated methaneselenophosphonate with electrophilic trivalent phosphorus compounds is revealed to be very effective. A one-pot condensation/esterification/oxidation sequence involving O,O-dialkyl methaneselenophosphonates provides a highly efficient route to the PCH(2)PCH(2)P backbone. This new development in selenophosphonate chemistry offers a great potential for further regioselective functionalization of polyphosphate mimics.
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- Emmanuel Klein
- Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg, Laboratoire de Synthèse Bioorganique associé au CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie 74, route du Rhin-BP 24-67 401 Illkirch, France
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Working with pure lipidic systems (giant unilamellar vesicles, 10-150 microm in diameter) as models for biological membranes, we have considered possible structures of the contact area of two adherent membranes by investigating the diffusion of fluorescent lipid analogues from one vesicle to another. Two bilayers in close contact can almost be seen as a lamellar structure in equilibrium. This is the usual configuration of two adherent vesicles, in which the interbilayer distance is estimated to be 3 nm. We have increased the attraction between the membranes by either adding depletion forces or by using a trick, inspired from the interaction between nucleic bases in nucleosides (herein adenosine and thymidine). The nucleosides were attached to the polar head of amphiphilic molecules that behave like phospholipids and were incorporated in the model membrane. The extra attraction between two membranes, resulting from base pairing, strongly decreased the interbilayer distance down to about 1 nm. This change of the water content induced lipid rearrangements, which could also be viewed in terms of a phase transition at low water content. These rearrangements were not observed in the case of depletion forces. We conclude that the introduction of an additional attractive force in the system modifies the equilibrium state, leading to a drastic change in the membrane behavior, which will tentatively be related to hemifusion.
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- F Pincet
- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Ecole Normale Supérieure, UMR 8550, Paris, France
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Monolayers of lipid derivatives of colchicine spread at the air--water interface reach the thermodynamic equilibrium over an abnormally long period of time. Dynamics of this equilibration and the behavior of the film during compression--decompression cycles are observed by fluorescence microscopy. The thermodynamically disfavored structures observed are unrelated to previously described unusual shapes in the liquid expanded-gas coexistence regions. The relation between the cholesterol-like effect of the colchicinoid moiety, its propensity to dimerize, and the high viscosity of the monolayer are discussed.
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- Stephane Mons
- Faculte de Pharmacie, Laboratoire de Synthèse Bioorganique associé au CNRS, Université Louis Pasteur, 74, route du Rhin BP 24, 67401, Illkirch, France
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Pincet F, Perez E, Loudet JC, Lebeau L. From macroscopic adhesion energy to molecular bonds: a test of the theory. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 87:178101. [PMID: 11690314 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.178101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present a statistical mechanical treatment relating the macroscopic adhesion energy of two surfaces, which can be obtained by micropipette aspiration studies, to the microscopic adhesion energy between individual bonds. The treatment deals with the case of weak reversible bonds, so that the equilibrium partition function has significance. This description is coherent with previous theories. Experiment and theory are compared to probe the nature of weak bonds in membranes, where local equilibria can be obtained. The case of a bead and a vesicle decorated by nucleosides was considered.
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- F Pincet
- Laboratoire de Physique Statistique de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure, associé au CNRS et aux universités Paris VI et Paris VII, 24, rue Lhomond, 75231 Paris Cedex 05, France.
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