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Hadzic M, Sun Y, Tomic N, Tsirvouli E, Kuiper M, Pojskic L. Halogenated boroxine increases propensity to apoptosis in leukemia (UT-7) but not non-tumor cells in vitro. FEBS Open Bio 2022; 13:143-153. [PMID: 36369656 PMCID: PMC9811610 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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A hallmark of the development of solid and hematological malignancies is the dysregulation of apoptosis, which leads to an imbalance between cell proliferation, cell survival and death. Halogenated boroxine [K2 (B3 O3 F4 OH)] (HB) is a derivative of cyclic anhydride of boronic acid, with reproducible anti-tumor and anti-proliferative effects in different cell models. Notably, these changes are observed to be more profound in tumor cells than in normal cells. Here, we investigated the underlying mechanisms through an extensive evaluation of (a) deregulated target genes and (b) their interactions and links with main apoptotic pathway genes upon treatment with an optimized concentration of HB. To provide deeper insights into the mechanism of action of HB, we performed identification, visualization, and pathway association of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved in regulation of apoptosis among tumor and non-tumor cells upon HB treatment. We report that HB at a concentration of 0.2 mg·mL-1 drives tumor cells to apoptosis, whereas non-tumor cells are not affected. Comparison of DEG profiles, gene interactions and pathway associations suggests that the HB effect and tumor-'selectivity' can be explained by Bax/Bak-independent mitochondrial depolarization by ROS generation and TRAIL-like activation, followed by permanent inhibition of NFκB signaling pathway specifically in tumor cells.
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- Maida Hadzic
- Institute for Genetic Engineering and BiotechnologyUniversity of SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for BiologyNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheimNorway
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and BiotechnologyUniversity of SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for BiologyNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheimNorway
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- Institute for BiologyNorwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheimNorway
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and BiotechnologyUniversity of SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina
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Hadzic M, Pojskic L, Lojo-Kadric N, Haveric A, Ramic J, Galic B, Haveric S. Novel boron-containing compound, halogenated boroxine, induces selective cytotoxicity through apoptosis triggering in UT-7 leukemia. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 2022; 36:e23005. [PMID: 35174948 DOI: 10.1002/jbt.23005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Apoptosis induction is a promising approach in targeting tumor cells. As halogenated boroxine (HB) shows antitumor activity, but its mechanism of action in hematological tumors remains unclear, in this study, we aimed to analyze apoptosis triggering in normal and UT-7 leukemia cells by HB. Methods for assessing cell viability and cytotoxicity, apoptosis detection, relative expression of 84 apoptosis-associated genes and BCL-2, and functional analysis were applied. Pronounced HB activities in inhibition of cell viability, cytotoxicity, and apoptosis induction with measurable differences between tumor and normal cells were found. HB modulated the expression of 21 genes, predominantly downregulated the antiapoptotic genes in leukemia. The functional association revealed HB's impact on inhibition of NF-κB signaling pathway. BCL-2 expression decreasing was found only in UT-7 leukemia. This study identified HB as an apoptosis inducer affecting leukemia but not normal cells considering mechanisms of selective activity that may be a great advantage of HB applications.
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- Maida Hadzic
- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Haveric A, Goletic S, Durgut S, Hadzic M, Haveric S. Effects of curcumin and luteolin on viability and cell death induction in NFS-60 cell line. GenApp 2018. [DOI: 10.31383/ga.vol2iss2pp43-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Inducing cell death in tumor cells has been recognized as a promising strategy in curing tumors. Parallely, natural products, especially those with long-known usage in folk medicine, are gaining demanding and extensive clinical interests. Aiming to contribute to overall knowledge of curcumin and luteolin antitumour potentials, we analyzed their effects on cell death induction in NFS-60 cell line, using Trypan blue exclusion assay and TransDetect® Anenexin V-EGFP/PI assay. Results show that both tested agents induce cell death, especially in higher applied concentrations, but further investigations are needed to elucidate the mechanisms behind it.
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Hadzic M, Haveric S, Haveric A, Lojo-Kadric N, Galic B, Ramic J, Pojskic L. Bioflavonoids protect cells against halogenated boroxine-induced genotoxic damage by upregulation of hTERT expression. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 74:125-129. [DOI: 10.1515/znc-2018-0132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Plant bioflavonoids are widely present in the human diet and have various protective properties. In this study, we have demonstrated the capacity of delphinidin and luteolin to increase human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) expression level and act as protective agents against halogenated boroxine-induced genotoxic damage. Halogenated boroxine K2(B3O3F4OH) (HB), is a novel compound with potential for the treatment of both benign and malignant skin changes. In vivo and in vitro studies have confirmed the inhibitory effects of HB on carcinoma cell proliferation and cell cycle progression as well as enzyme inhibition. However, minor genotoxic effects of HB are registered in higher applied concentrations, but those can be suppressed by in vitro addition of delphinidin and luteolin in appropriate concentrations. Fresh peripheral blood samples were cultivated for 72 h followed by independent and concomitant treatments of HB with luteolin or delphinidin. We analyzed the differences in relative hTERT expression between series of treatments compared with controls, which were based on normalized ratios with housekeeping genes. The obtained results have shown that selected bioflavonoids induce upregulation of hTERT that may contribute to the repair of genotoxic damage in vitro.
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- Maida Hadzic
- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Faculty of Science, Department for Chemistry , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 33-35 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology , University of Sarajevo , Zmaja od Bosne 8 , 71000 Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Salzwedel A, Hadzic M, Buhlert H, Voller H. 225Impact of self-assessment of return to work on employable discharge from multi-component cardiac rehabilitation. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy564.225] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- A Salzwedel
- University of Potsdam, Center of Rehabilitation Research, Potsdam, Germany
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- University of Potsdam, Center of Rehabilitation Research, Potsdam, Germany
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- Klinik am See, Rudersdorf bei Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik am See, Rudersdorf bei Berlin, Germany
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Pojskic L, Haveric S, Lojo-Kadric N, Hadzic M, Haveric A, Galic Z, Galic B, Vullo D, Supuran CT, Milos M. Effects of dipotassium-trioxohydroxytetrafluorotriborate, K2[B3O3F4OH], on cell viability and gene expression of common human cancer drug targets in a melanoma cell line. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2015; 31:999-1004. [DOI: 10.3109/14756366.2015.1078329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Lejla Pojskic
- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA,
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
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- Laboratorio di Chimica Bioinorganica, Polo Scientifico, degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy,
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- Neurofarba Department, Section of Pharmaceutical and Nutriceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy, and
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split, Split, Croatia
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