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Sun R, Chen H, Wang M, Yoshitomi T, Takeguchi M, Kawazoe N, Yang Y, Chen G. Smart composite scaffold to synchronize magnetic hyperthermia and chemotherapy for efficient breast cancer therapy. Biomaterials 2024; 307:122511. [PMID: 38401482 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122511] [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: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
Abstract
Combination of different therapies is an attractive approach for cancer therapy. However, it is a challenge to synchronize different therapies for maximization of therapeutic effects. In this work, a smart composite scaffold that could synchronize magnetic hyperthermia and chemotherapy was prepared by hybridization of magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles and doxorubicin (Dox)-loaded thermosensitive liposomes with biodegradable polymers. Irradiation of alternating magnetic field (AMF) could not only increase the scaffold temperature for magnetic hyperthermia but also trigger the release of Dox for chemotherapy. The two functions of magnetic hyperthermia and chemotherapy were synchronized by switching AMF on and off. The synergistic anticancer effects of the composite scaffold were confirmed by in vitro cell culture and in vivo animal experiments. The composite scaffold could efficiently eliminate breast cancer cells under AMF irradiation. Moreover, the scaffold could support proliferation and adipogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells for adipose tissue reconstruction after anticancer treatment. In vivo regeneration experiments showed that the composite scaffolds could effectively maintain their structural integrity and facilitate the infiltration and proliferation of normal cells within the scaffolds. The composite scaffold possesses multi-functions and is attractive as a novel platform for efficient breast cancer therapy.
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- Rui Sun
- Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan
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- Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan
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- Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- Center for Basic Research on Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan
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- Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials, National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8577, Japan.
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Zhao Y, Hao Y, Cui M, Li N, Sun B, Wang Y, Zhao H, Zhang C. An electrochemical biosensor based on DNA tetrahedron nanoprobe for sensitive and selective detection of doxorubicin. Bioelectrochemistry 2024; 157:108652. [PMID: 38271768 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2024.108652] [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: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Doxorubicin (DOX) is a clinical chemotherapeutic drug and patients usually suffer from dose-dependent cytotoxic and side effects during chemotherapy process with DOX. Therefore, developing a reliable strategy for DOX analysis in biological samples for dosage guidance during chemotherapy process is of great significance. Herein, a sensitive and selective electrochemical biosensor for DOX detection was designed based on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and DNA tetrahedron (TDN) nanoprobe bifunctional glassy carbon electrode that could detect DOX in human serum and cell lysate samples. AuNPs not only could enhance electron transfer efficiency and detection sensitivity, but also could improve the biocompatibility of electrode. TDN nanoprobes were employed as specific DOX bind sites that could bind abundant DOX through intercalative characteristics to contribute to sensitive and selective detection. Under the optimal conditions, the proposed TDN nanoprobes-based DOX biosensor exhibited a wide linear range that ranged from 1.0 nM to 50 μM and a low detection limit that was 0.3 nM. Moreover, the proposed DOX biosensor displayed nice selectivity, reproducibility and stability, and was successfully applied for DOX detection in human serum and cell lysate samples. These promising results maybe pave a way for DOX dosage guidance and therapeutic efficacy optimization in clinic.
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- Yunzhi Zhao
- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Control on Surface and Interface, School of Sciences, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, Handan University, Handan 056005, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Control on Surface and Interface, School of Sciences, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Control on Surface and Interface, School of Sciences, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Control on Surface and Interface, School of Sciences, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Shijiazhuang University, Shijiazhuang 050035, China
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Control on Surface and Interface, School of Sciences, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China.
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- Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Control on Surface and Interface, School of Sciences, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, China.
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Yoon H, Savoy EA, Mesbahi N, Hendricksen AT, March GL, Fulton MD, Backer BS, Berkman CE. A PSMA-targeted doxorubicin small-molecule drug conjugate. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2024; 104:129712. [PMID: 38521177 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2024.129712] [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: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
Abstract
We developed a model small-molecule drug conjugate (SMDC) that employed doxorubicin as a representative chemotherapeutic targeted to the cell membrane biomarker PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) expressed on prostate cancer cells. The strategy capitalized on the clatherin-mediated internalization of PSMA to facilitate the selective uptake and release of doxorubicin in the target cells. The SMDC was prepared and assessed for binding kinetics, plasma stability, cell toxicity, and specificity towards PSMA expressing prostate cancer cell lines. We observed high affinity of the SMDC for PSMA (IC50 5 nM) with irreversible binding, as well as specific effectiveness against PSMA(+) cells. These findings validated the strategy for a small molecule-based approach in targeted cancer therapy.
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- Hosog Yoon
- Washington State University, Department of Chemistry Pullman, WA 99164-4630, United States
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- Washington State University, Department of Chemistry Pullman, WA 99164-4630, United States
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- Washington State University, Department of Chemistry Pullman, WA 99164-4630, United States
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- Washington State University, Department of Chemistry Pullman, WA 99164-4630, United States
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- Washington State University, Department of Chemistry Pullman, WA 99164-4630, United States
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- Washington State University, Department of Chemistry Pullman, WA 99164-4630, United States
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- Washington State University, Department of Chemistry Pullman, WA 99164-4630, United States
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- Washington State University, Department of Chemistry Pullman, WA 99164-4630, United States.
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Dehghankhold M, Ahmadi F, Nezafat N, Abedi M, Iranpour P, Dehghanian A, Koohi-Hosseinabadi O, Akbarizadeh AR, Sobhani Z. A versatile theranostic magnetic polydopamine iron oxide NIR laser-responsive nanosystem containing doxorubicin for chemo-photothermal therapy of melanoma. Biomater Adv 2024; 159:213797. [PMID: 38368693 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2024.213797] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024]
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Theranostics nanoparticles (NPs) have recently received much attention in cancer imaging and treatment. This study aimed to develop a multifunctional nanosystem for the targeted delivery of photothermal and chemotherapy agents. Fe3O4 NPs were modified with polydopamine, bovine serum albumin, and loaded with DOX via a thermal-cleavable Azo linker (Fe3O4@PDA@BSA-DOX). The size of Fe3O4@PDA@BSA NPs was approximately 98 nm under the desired conditions. Because of the ability of Fe3O4 and PDA to convert light into heat, the temperature of Fe3O4@PDA@BSA NPs increased to approximately 47 °C within 10 min when exposed to an 808 nm NIR laser with a power density of 1.5 W/cm2. The heat generated by the NIR laser leads to the breaking of AZO linker and drug release. In vivo and in vitro results demonstrated that prepared NPs under laser irradiation successfully eradicated tumor cells without any significant toxicity effect. Moreover, the Fe3O4@PDA@BSA NPs exhibited the potential to function as a contrasting agent. These NPs could accumulate in tumors with the help of an external magnet, resulting in a significant enhancement in the quality of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The prepared novel multifunctional NPs seem to be an efficient system for imaging and combination therapy in melanoma.
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- Mahvash Dehghankhold
- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Student Research committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Research Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Department of Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medical Imaging Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Molecular Pathology and Cytogenetics Division, Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Drug and Food Control Department, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Research Center for Nanotechnology in Drug Delivery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; Drug and Food Control Department, School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Van Assche CXL, Krüger DN, Flinders B, Vandenbosch M, Franssen C, Guns PJD, Heeren RMA, Cillero-Pastor B. Improved on-tissue detection of the anti-cancer agent doxorubicin by quantitative matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging. Talanta 2024; 271:125667. [PMID: 38245959 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125667] [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: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
Doxorubicin (dox) is an affordable, and highly effective chemotherapeutic agent used in cancer treatment, yet its application is known to cause cumulative cardiac and renal toxicity. In this study, we employed matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI) to evaluate the distribution of dox in mouse heart and kidney after in vivo treatment. To this end, we performed absolute quantification using an isotopically labeled form (13C d3-dox) as an internal standard. Unfortunately, ion suppression often leads to loss of sensitivity in compound detection and can result in hampered drug quantification. To overcome this issue, we developed an on-tissue chemical derivatization (OTCD) method using Girard's reagent T (GirT). With the developed method, dox signal was increased by two orders of magnitude. This optimized sample preparation enabled a sensible gain in dox detection, making it possible to study its distribution and abundance (up to 0.11 pmol/mm2 in the heart and 0.33 pmol/mm2 in the kidney medulla). The optimized approach for on-tissue derivatization and subsequent quantification creates a powerful tool to better understand the relationship between dox exposure (at clinically relevant concentrations) and its biological detrimental effects in various tissues. Overall, this work is a showcase of the added value of MALDI-MSI for pharmaceutical studies to better understand heterogeneity in drug exposure between and within organs.
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- Charles X L Van Assche
- Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging institute (M4i), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, Campus Drie Eiken, University of Antwerp, Antwerp B-2610, Belgium
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- Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging institute (M4i), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging institute (M4i), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Research Group Cardiovascular Diseases, GENCOR, University of Antwerp, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Cardiology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Drie Eikenstraat 655, Edegem, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, Campus Drie Eiken, University of Antwerp, Antwerp B-2610, Belgium
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- Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging institute (M4i), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Maastricht Multimodal Molecular Imaging institute (M4i), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands; Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine (MERLN), Department of Cell Biology-Inspired Tissue Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
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Xia T, Liu Z, Du Y, Zhang J, Liu X, Ouyang J, Xu P, Chen B. Bifunctional iRGD-Exo-DOX crosses the blood-brain barrier to target central nervous system lymphoma. Biochem Pharmacol 2024; 223:116138. [PMID: 38494062 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116138] [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: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Central nervous system lymphoma (CNSL) is a type of hematological tumor. Treatment of CNSL is difficult due to the existence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Here, we used exosomes (Exos), a type of extracellular vesicle, and iRGD to construct a new drug carrier system and use it to load doxorubicin (DOX). The results of in vitro and in vivo experiments showed that the iRGD-Exo-DOX system can efficiently and securely transport DOX through the BBB and target tumor cells. The results suggest that iRGD-Exo-DOX may cross the BBB through brain microvascular endothelial cell-mediated endocytosis. Together, our study indicates an impactful treatment of central nervous system tumors.
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- Tian Xia
- Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210029, China
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- Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210029, China.
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- Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210029, China; Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.
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- Department of Hematology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210029, China.
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Murphy C, Jennings P, Wilmes A. Transcriptomic profile of human iPSC-derived podocyte-like cells exposed to a panel of xenobiotics. Toxicol In Vitro 2024; 97:105804. [PMID: 38447685 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2024.105804] [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: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
Abstract
Podocytes play a critical role in the formation and maintenance of the glomerular filtration barrier and injury to these cells can lead to a breakdown of the glomerular barrier causing permanent damage leading to progressive chronic kidney disease. Matured podocytes have little proliferative potential, which makes them critical cells from a health perspective, but also challenging cells to maintain in vitro. Differentiating podocyte-like cells from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) provides a novel and continuous source of cells. Here, we investigated the effect of a 24-h exposure to eight compounds, including the known glomerular toxins doxorubicin and pamidronate, on transcriptomic alterations in iPSC derived podocytes. Doxorubicin (50 nM), pamidronate (50 μM), sodium arsenite (10 μM), and cyclosporine A (15 μM) had a strong impact on the transcriptome, gentamicin (450 μg/ml), lead chloride (15 μM) and valproic acid (500 μM) had a mild impact and busulfan (50 μM) exhibited no impact. Gene alterations and pathways analysis provided mechanistic insight for example, doxorubicin exposure affected the p53 pathway and dedifferentiation, pamidronate activated several pathways including HIF1alpha and sodium arsenite up-regulated oxidative stress and metal responses. The results demonstrate the applicability of iPSC derived podocytes for toxicological and mechanistic investigations.
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- Cormac Murphy
- Division of Molecular and Computational Toxicology, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Molecular and Computational Toxicology, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Division of Molecular and Computational Toxicology, Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Osama E, Khowailed E, Rashed L, Fawzy A, Hassan RM, Harb I, Maher M. Evaluation of skeletal muscle function in male rats with doxorubicin-induced myopathy following various exercise techniques: the significant role of glucose transporter 4. Pflugers Arch 2024; 476:797-808. [PMID: 38368293 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-024-02922-3] [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: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
Abstract
A common anthracycline antibiotic used to treat cancer patients is doxorubicin (DOX). One of the effects of DOX therapy is skeletal muscle fatigue. Our goal in this research was to study the beneficial effect of exercise on DOX-induced damaged muscle fibers and compare the effect of different exercise strategies (prophylactic, post- toxicity and combined) on DOX toxicity. Five groups were created from 40 male rats: group I, control group; group II, DOX was administered intraperitoneally for 2 weeks over 6 equal injections (each 2.5 mg/kg); group III, rats trained for 3 weeks before DOX; group IV, rats trained for 8 weeks after DOX; and group V, rats were trained for 3 weeks before DOX followed by 8 weeks after. Measures of oxidative damage (H2O2, catalase), inflammation (TNF-α), and glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) expression on skeletal muscle were assessed. Also, Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) was estimated. Skeletal performance was evaluated by contraction time (CT), half relaxation time (1/2 RT), and force-frequency relationship by the end of this research. The current study demonstrated a detrimental effect of DOX on skeletal performance as evidenced by a significant increase in CT and 1/2 RT compared to control; in addition, H2O2, TNF-α, and HOMA-IR were significantly increased with a significant decrease in GLUT4 expression and catalase activity. Combined exercise therapy showed a remarkable improvement in skeletal muscle performance, compared to DOX, CT, and 1/2 RT which were significantly decreased; H2O2 and TNF-α were significantly decreased unlike catalase antioxidant activity that significantly increased; in addition, skeletal muscle glucose metabolism was significantly improved as GLUT4 expression significantly increased and HOMA-IR was significantly decreased. Exercise therapy showed significant improvement in all measured parameters relative to DOX. However, combined exercise therapy showed the best improvement relative to both pre-exercise and post-exercise groups.
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- Eman Osama
- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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Li W, Cao J, Zhang Y, Ling G, Tan N, Wei Y, Zhang Y, Wang X, Qian W, Jiang J, Zhang J, Wang W, Wang Y. Aucubin alleviates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity through crosstalk between NRF2 and HIPK2 mediating autophagy and apoptosis. Phytomedicine 2024; 127:155473. [PMID: 38422972 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155473] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND Doxorubicin (DOX) is widely used for the treatment of a variety of cancers. However, its clinical application is limited by dose-dependent cardiotoxicity. Recent findings demonstrated that autophagy inhibition and apoptosis of cardiomyocytes induced by oxidative stress dominate the pathophysiology of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity (DIC), however, there are no potential molecules targeting on these. PURPOSE This study aimed to explore whether aucubin (AU) acting on inimitable crosstalk between NRF2 and HIPK2 mediated the autophagy, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in DIC, and provide a new and alternative strategy for the treatment of DIC. METHODS AND RESULTS We first demonstrated the protection of AU on cardiac structure and function in DIC mice manifested by increased EF and FS values, decreased serum CK-MB and LDH contents and well-aligned cardiac tissue in HE staining. Furthermore, AU alleviated DOX-induced myocardial oxidative stress, mitochondrial damage, apoptosis, and autophagy flux dysregulation in mice, as measured by decreased ROS, 8-OHdG, and TUNEL-positive cells in myocardial tissue, increased SOD and decreased MDA in serum, aligned mitochondria with reduced vacuoles, and increased autophagosomes. In vitro, AU alleviated DOX-induced oxidative stress, autophagy inhibition, and apoptosis by promoting NRF2 and HIPK2 expression. We also identified crosstalk between NRF2 and HIPK2 in DIC as documented by overexpression of NRF2 or HIPK2 reversed cellular oxidative stress, autophagy blocking, and apoptosis aggravated by HIPK2 or NRF2 siRNA, respectively. Simultaneously, AU promoted the expression and nuclear localization of NRF2 protein, which was reversed by HIPK2 siRNA, and AU raised the expression of HIPK2 protein as well, which was reversed by NRF2 siRNA. Crucially, AU did not affect the antitumor activity of DOX against MCF-7 and HepG2 cells, which made up for the shortcomings of previous anti-DIC drugs. CONCLUSION These collective results innovatively documented that AU regulated the unique crosstalk between NRF2 and HIPK2 to coordinate oxidative stress, autophagy, and apoptosis against DIC without compromising the anti-tumor effect of DOX in vitro.
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- Weili Li
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712000, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of TCM Syndrome and Formula, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; Key Laboratory of TCM Syndrome and Formula (Beijing University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100029, China.
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of TCM Syndrome and Formula, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China; Key Laboratory of TCM Syndrome and Formula (Beijing University of Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Beijing 100029, China.
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Zahiri M, Kamali H, Abnous K, Mohammad Taghdisi S, Nekooei S, Nekooei N, Ramezani M, Alibolandi M. Synthesis of folate targeted theranostic cubosomal platform for co-delivery of bismuth oxide and doxorubicin to melanoma in vitro and in vivo. Eur J Pharm Biopharm 2024; 198:114259. [PMID: 38479563 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114259] [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: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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Liquid crystalline nanoparticles (LCNPs) have gained much attention in cancer nanomedicines due to their unique features such as high surface area, storage stability, and sustained-release profile. In the current study, a novel LCNP for co-encapsulation of Bi2O3 and hydrophilic doxorubicin (DOX) was fabricated and functionalized with folic acid (FA) to achieve efficient tumor targeting toward CT-scan imaging and chemotherapy of melanoma in vitro and in vivo. LCNPs Bi2O3 NPs were prepared using glycerol monooleate-pluronic F-127 (GMO/PF127/water). Firstly, GMO/water were homogenized to prepare LC gel. Then, the stabilizer aqueous solution (PF127/Bi2O3/DOX) was added to the prepared LC gel and homogenized using homogenization and ultrasonication. The formulated NPs exhibited superior stability with encapsulation efficiency. High cytotoxicity and cellular internalization of the FA-Bi2O3-DOX-NPs were observed in comparison with Bi2O3-DOX-NPs and the free DOX in folate-receptor (FR) overexpressing cells (B16F10) in vitro. Moreover, ideal tumor suppression with increased survival rate were observed in tumorized mice treated with FA-Bi2O3-DOX-NPs compared to those treated with non-targeted one. On the other hand, the CT-imaging ability of the Bi2O3-DOX-NPs was tested inB16F10 tumor-bearing mice. The obtained data indicated a high potential of the developed targeted theranostic FA-Bi2O3-DOX-NPs for diagnostics and treatment of melanoma.
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- Mahsa Zahiri
- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Targeted Drug Delivery Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Tuersuntuoheti M, Peng F, Li J, Zhou L, Gao H, Gong H. PLCE1 enhances mitochondrial dysfunction to promote GSDME-mediated pyroptosis in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Biochem Pharmacol 2024; 223:116142. [PMID: 38499110 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116142] [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: 12/22/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND The therapeutic value and long-term application of doxorubicin (DOX) were hampered by its severe irreversible cardiotoxicity. Phospholipase C epsilon 1 (PLCE 1) was reported as a new member of the phospholipase C (PLC) family which controls the level of phosphoinositides in cells. Pyroptosis is a newly discovered inflammatory type of regulated cell death. Recent studies have consolidated that chemotherapeutic drugs lead to pyroptosis. Additionally, the phosphoinositide signaling system has remarkable effects on the execution of cell death. We aim to investigate the role of PLCE1 and the mechanism of pyroptosis from the context of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. METHODS In the current study, in vitro and in vivo experiments were performed to dissect the underlying mechanism of cardiomyocyte pyroptosis during DOX-induced cardiac injury. The molecular mechanism of PLCE1 was identified by the human cardiomyocyte AC16 cell line and C57BL/6 mouse model. RESULTS The results here indicated that PLCE1 high expressed and pyroptotic cell death presented in cardiomyocytes after DOX application, which was negatively correlated to heart function. DOX-induced cell model disclosed pyroptosis mediated by Gasdermin E (GSDME) protein and involved in mitochondrial damage. Conversely, the deletion of PLCE1 ameliorated mitochondrial dysfunction by suppressing ROS accumulation and reversing mitochondrial membrane potential, and then increased cell viability effectively. More importantly, the in vivo experiment demonstrated that inhibition of PLCE1 reduced pyroptotic cell death and improved heart effect. CONCLUSIONS We discovered firstly that PLCE1 inhibition protected cardiomyocytes from DOX-induced pyroptotic injury and promoted cardiac function. This information offers a theoretical basis for promising therapy.
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- Maierhaba Tuersuntuoheti
- Department of Cardiology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Internal Medicine, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Internal Medicine, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Internal Medicine, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; Department of Internal Medicine, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Xu S, Zheng S, Ma N, Zhang H, Shi J, Huang J, Luo N, Wang M, Xiong Y. Rhein potentiates doxorubicin in treating triple negative breast cancer by inhibiting cancer-associated fibroblasts. Biochem Pharmacol 2024; 223:116139. [PMID: 38499109 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116139] [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: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), one of the most abundant stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment, mediate desmoplastic responses. CAFs are major drivers for the failure of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) chemotherapy. It is well-documented that many traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) exhibit potent anti-fibrotic effects based on their capacity to suppress the production of ECM proteins. Therefore, the combination of TCMs exhausting CAFs with chemotherapy is a potential regimen for treating TNBC. Here, TGF-β was used to induce the transformation of NIH/3T3 cells into CAFs for screening TCMs to inhibit tumor fibrosis. After screening 11 candidate TCMs for inhibiting CAFs using the TMS method, rhein (Rhe) was found to strongly inhibit the proliferation of CAFs. Therefore, Rhe was chosen as a representative TCM to inhibit CAFs in TNBC. A 4T1Fluc/CAFs tumor sphere resembling the TME in vivo was constructed to explore the feasibility of inhibiting CAFs to sensitize DOX in treating TNBC. It was found that CAFs apparently hindered the penetration of DOX into 4T1Fluc/CAFs tumor spheres and decreased the the sensitivity of 4T1Fluc cells to DOX, while Rhe significantly restored the sensitivity of 4T1Fluc cells to DOX by inhibiting the proliferation of CAFs. Consistent with in vitro results, Rhe reversed the abnormal activation of CAFs and diminished the accumulation of collagen in 4T1Fluc mouse xenograft models. This removal of stromal barrier facilitated the antitumor efficacy of DOX. Altogether, this study demonstrated for the first time that Rhe could inhibit tumor tissue fibrosis and synergize DOX to treat TNBC.
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- Shujun Xu
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Taizhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Taizhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
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- Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
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Ijaz MU, Yaqoob S, Hamza A, David M, Afsar T, Husain FM, Amor H, Razak S. Apigetrin ameliorates doxorubicin prompted testicular damage: biochemical, spermatological and histological based study. Sci Rep 2024; 14:9049. [PMID: 38643196 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59392-x] [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: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024] Open
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Doxorubicin (DOX) is a highly effective, commonly prescribed, potent anti-neoplastic drug that damages the testicular tissues and leads to infertility. Apigetrin (APG) is an important flavonoid that shows diverse biological activities. The present research was designed to evaluate the alleviative role of APG against DOX-induced testicular damages in rats. Forty-eight adult male albino rats were randomly distributed into 4 groups, control, DOX administered (3 mgkg-1), DOX + APG co-administered (3 mgkg-1 of DOX; 15 mgkg-1 of APG), and APG administered group (15 mgkg-1). Results of the current study indicated that DOX treatment significantly reduced the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GSR), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), while increasing the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and reactive oxygen species (ROS). DOX treatment also reduced the sperm count, viability, and motility. Moreover, DOX significantly increased the sperm morphological anomalies and reduced the levels of plasma testosterone, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). The administration of DOX significantly increased the expressions of Bax and Caspase-3, as well as the levels of inflammatory markers. Additionally, DOX treatment significantly downregulated the expressions of steroidogenic enzymes (StAR, 3β-HSD and 17β-HSD) and Bcl-2. Furthermore, DOX administration provoked significant histopathological abnormalities in the testicular tissues. However, APG supplementation significantly reversed all the testicular damages due to its androgenic, anti-apoptotic, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory nature. Therefore, it is concluded that APG may prove a promising therapeutic agent to treat DOX-induced testicular damages.
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- Muhammad Umar Ijaz
- Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan.
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- Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, Saarland University Clinic, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Zheng H, Liang X, Liu B, Huang X, Shen Y, Lin F, Chen J, Gao X, He H, Li W, Hu B, Li X, Zhang Y. Exosomal miR-9-5p derived from iPSC-MSCs ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy by inhibiting cardiomyocyte senescence. J Nanobiotechnology 2024; 22:195. [PMID: 38643173 PMCID: PMC11032595 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-024-02421-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024] Open
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Doxorubicin (DOX) is a chemotherapeutic agent widely used for tumor treatment. Nonetheless its clinical application is heavily limited by its cardiotoxicity. There is accumulated evidence that transplantation of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-EXOs) can protect against Dox-induced cardiomyopathy (DIC). This study aimed to examine the cardioprotective effects of EXOs isolated from human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived MSCs (iPSC-MSCs) against DIC and explore the potential mechanisms. EXOs were isolated from the cultural supernatant of human BM-MSCs (BM-MSC-EXOs) and iPSC-MSCs (iPSC-MSC-EXOs) by ultracentrifugation. A mouse model of DIC was induced by intraperitoneal injection of Dox followed by tail vein injection of PBS, BM-MSC-EXOs, or iPSC-MSC-EXOs. Cardiac function, cardiomyocyte senescence and mitochondrial dynamics in each group were assessed. In vitro, neonatal mouse cardiomyocytes (NMCMs) were subjected to Dox and treated with BM-MSC-EXOs or iPSC-MSC-EXOs. The mitochondrial morphology and cellular senescence of NMCMs were examined by Mitotracker staining and senescence-associated-β-galactosidase assay, respectively. Compared with BM-MSC-EXOs, mice treated with iPSC-MSC-EXOs displayed improved cardiac function and decreased cardiomyocyte mitochondrial fragmentation and senescence. In vitro, iPSC-MSC-EXOs were superior to BM-MSC-EXOs in attenuation of cardiomyocyte mitochondrial fragmentation and senescence caused by DOX. MicroRNA sequencing revealed a higher level of miR-9-5p in iPSC-MSC-EXOs than BM-MSC-EXOs. Mechanistically, iPSC-MSC-EXOs transported miR-9-5p into DOX-treated cardiomyocytes, thereby suppressing cardiomyocyte mitochondrial fragmentation and senescence via regulation of the VPO1/ERK signal pathway. These protective effects and cardioprotection against DIC were largely reversed by knockdown of miR-9-5p in iPSC-MSC-EXOs. Our results showed that miR-9-5p transferred by iPSC-MSC-EXOs protected against DIC by alleviating cardiomyocyte senescence via inhibition of the VPO1/ERK pathway. This study offers new insight into the application of iPSC-MSC-EXOs as a novel therapeutic strategy for DIC treatment.
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- Huifeng Zheng
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Intensive Care Unit, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Translational Medical Center for Stem Cell Therapy and Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Heart Failure Research Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Shanghai Heart Failure Research Center, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Choksey A, Carter RD, Thackray BD, Ball V, Kennedy BWC, Ha LHT, Sharma E, Broxholme J, Castro-Guarda M, Murphy MP, Heather LC, Tyler DJ, Timm KN. AICAR confers prophylactic cardioprotection in doxorubicin-induced heart failure in rats. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2024:S0022-2828(24)00055-5. [PMID: 38643934 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2024.04.011] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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Doxorubicin (DOX) is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent that can cause serious cardiotoxic side effects, leading to heart failure (HF). Impaired mitochondrial function is thought to be key factor driving progression into HF. We have previously shown in a rat model of DOX-HF that heart failure with reduced ejection fraction correlates with mitochondrial loss and dysfunction. Adenosine monophosphate-dependent kinase (AMPK) is a cellular energy sensor, regulating mitochondrial biogenesis and energy metabolism, including fatty acid oxidation. We hypothesised that AMPK activation could restore mitochondrial function and therefore be a novel cardioprotective strategy for the prevention of DOX-HF. Consequently, we set out to assess whether 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide 1-β-D-ribofuranoside (AICAR), an activator of AMPK, could prevent cardiac functional decline in this chronic intravenous rat model of DOX-HF. In line with our hypothesis, AICAR improved cardiac systolic function. AICAR furthermore improved cardiac mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, independent of mitochondrial number, and in the absence of observable AMPK-activation. In addition, we found that AICAR prevented loss of myocardial mass. RNAseq analysis showed that this may be driven by normalisation of pathways associated with ribosome function and protein synthesis, which are impaired in DOX-treated rat hearts. AICAR furthermore prevented dyslipidemia and excessive body-weight loss in DOX-treated rats, which may contribute to preservation of myocardial mass. Though it is unclear whether AICAR exerted its cardioprotective effect through cardiac or extra-cardiac AMPK-activation or via an AMPK-independent effect, these results show promise for the use of AICAR as a cardioprotective agent in DOX-HF to both preserve cardiac function and mass.
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- Anurag Choksey
- Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK; Doctoral Training Centre, University of Oxford, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3NP, UK
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- Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Dr, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Roosevelt Dr, Headington, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
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- Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, UK
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- Department of Physiology Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK; Department of Pharmacology, University of Oxford, UK.
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Birdal O, Ferah Okkay I, Okkay U, Bayram C, Mokthare B, Ertugrul MS, Hacimuftuoglu A, Aksakal E, Koza Y, Saygi M, Senocak H. Protective effects of arbutin against doxorubicin-induced cardiac damage. Mol Biol Rep 2024; 51:532. [PMID: 38637360 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-024-09488-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND Doxorubicin is an effective antineoplastic agent but has limited clinical application because of its cumulative toxicities, including cardiotoxicity. Cardiotoxicity causes lipid peroxidation, genetic impairment, oxidative stress, inhibition of autophagy, and disruption of calcium homeostasis. Doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity is frequently tried to be mitigated by phytochemicals, which are derived from plants and possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-apoptotic properties. Arbutin, a natural antioxidant found in the leaves of the bearberry plant, has numerous pharmacological benefits, including antioxidant, anti-bacterial, anti-hyperglycemic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor activity. METHODS AND RESULTS The study involved male Wistar rats divided into three groups: a control group, a group treated with doxorubicin (20 mg/kg) to induce cardiac toxicity, a group treated with arbutin (100 mg/kg) daily for two weeks before doxorubicin administration. After treatment, plasma and heart tissue samples were collected for analysis. The samples were evaluated for oxidative stress parameters, including superoxide dismutase, malondialdehyde, and catalase, as well as for cardiac biomarkers, including CK, CK-MB, and LDH. The heart tissues were also analyzed using molecular (TNF-α, IL-1β and Caspase 3), histopathological and immunohistochemical methods (8-OHDG, 4 Hydroxynonenal, and dityrosine). The results showed that arbutin treatment was protective against doxorubicin-induced oxidative damage by increasing SOD and CAT activity and decreasing MDA level. Arbutin treatment was similarly able to reverse the inflammatory response caused by doxorubicin by reducing TNF-α and IL-1β levels and also reverse the apoptosis by decreasing caspase-3 levels. It was able to prevent doxorubicin-induced cardiac damage by reducing cardiac biomarkers CK, CK-MB and LDH levels. In addition to all these results, histopathological analyzes also show that arbutin may be beneficial against the damage caused by doxorubicin on heart tissue. CONCLUSION The study suggests that arbutin has the potential to be used to mitigate doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in cancer patients.
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- Oguzhan Birdal
- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25100, Turkey.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, 25100, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Erzurum State Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Hisar Intercontinental Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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Bulygina IN, Karshieva SS, Permyakova ES, Korol AA, Kolesnikov EA, Choudhary R, Senatov FS, Koudan EV. In vitro evaluation of doxorubicin release from diopside particles on MG-63 and HF spheroids as a 3D model of tumor and healthy tissues. Toxicol In Vitro 2024; 98:105830. [PMID: 38641231 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2024.105830] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/21/2024]
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Local drug delivery systems based on bioceramics ensure safe and effective treatment of bone defects and anticancer therapy. A promising drug delivery scaffold material for bone treatment applications is diopside (CaMgSi2O6) which is bioactive, degradable, and possesses drug-release ability. Currently, in vitro assessment of drug release from biomaterials is performed mostly on a 2D cell monolayer. However, to interpret and integrate biochemical signals, cells need a 3D microenvironment that provides cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions. In this regard, 3D cell models are gaining popularity. In this work, we proposed the protocol for evaluation of the effect of doxorubicin released from diopside on MG-63 cells and primary human fibroblasts in 3D culture conditions. Tissue spheroids with similar diameters were incubated with doxorubicin-loaded diopside for 72 h, the amount of diopside was calculated in accordance with the required doxorubicin concentration. We demonstrated that doxorubicin is gradually released from diopside and exhibits an activity similar to that of the pure drug at the same total concentration. It is important to note that doxorubicin was more potent on MG-63 spheroids compared to HF spheroids, which confirmed the reliability of spheroids as 3D models of tumor and healthy tissues.
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- Inna N Bulygina
- National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", 119049 Moscow, Russia.
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- National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", 119049 Moscow, Russia
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- National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", 119049 Moscow, Russia
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- National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", 119049 Moscow, Russia
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- Rudolfs Cimdins Riga Biomaterials Innovations and Development Centre of RTU, Institute of General Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Materials Science and Applied Chemistry, Riga Technical University, Pulka St 3, LV-1007 Riga, Latvia; Baltic Biomaterials Centre of Excellence, Headquarters at Riga Technical University, Kipsala Street 6A, LV-1048 Riga, Latvia
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- National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", 119049 Moscow, Russia
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- National University of Science and Technology "MISIS", 119049 Moscow, Russia
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Jalali F, Fakhari F, Sepehr A, Zafari J, Sarajar BO, Sarihi P, Jafarzadeh E. Synergistic anticancer effects of doxorubicin and metformin combination therapy: A systematic review. Transl Oncol 2024; 45:101946. [PMID: 38636389 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2024.101946] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Doxorubicin (DOX) a chemotherapy drug often leads to the development of resistance, in cancer cells after prolonged treatment. Recent studies have suggested that using metformin plus doxorubicin could result in synergic effects. This study focuses on exploring the co-treat treatment of doxorubicin and metformin for various cancers. METHOD Following the PRISMA guidelines we conducted a literature search using different databases such as Embase, Scopus, Web of Sciences, PubMed, Science Direct and Google Scholar until July 2023. We selected search terms based on the objectives of this study. After screening a total of 30 articles were included. RESULTS The combination of doxorubicin and metformin demonstrated robust anticancer effects, surpassing the outcomes of monotherapy drug treatment. In vitro experiments consistently demonstrated inhibition of cancer cell growth and increased rates of cell death. Animal studies confirmed substantial reductions in tumor growth and improved survival rates, emphasizing the synergistic impact of the combined therapy. The research' discoveries collectively emphasize the capability of the co-treat doxorubicin-metformin as a compelling approach in cancer treatment, highlighting its potential to address medicate resistance and upgrade generally helpful results. CONCLUSION The findings of this study show that the combined treatment regimen including doxorubicin and metformin has significant promise in fighting cancer. The observed synergistic effects suggest that this combination therapy could be valuable, in a setting. This study highlights the need for clinical research to validate and enhance the application of the doxorubicin metformin regimen.
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- Fereshtehsadat Jalali
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Sevieri M, Andreata F, Mainini F, Signati L, Piccotti F, Truffi M, Bonizzi A, Sitia L, Pigliacelli C, Morasso C, Tagliaferri B, Corsi F, Mazzucchelli S. Impact of doxorubicin-loaded ferritin nanocages (FerOX) vs. free doxorubicin on T lymphocytes: a translational clinical study on breast cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy. J Nanobiotechnology 2024; 22:184. [PMID: 38622644 PMCID: PMC11020177 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-024-02441-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
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Despite the advent of numerous targeted therapies in clinical practice, anthracyclines, including doxorubicin (DOX), continue to play a pivotal role in breast cancer (BC) treatment. DOX directly disrupts DNA replication, demonstrating remarkable efficacy against BC cells. However, its non-specificity toward cancer cells leads to significant side effects, limiting its clinical utility. Interestingly, DOX can also enhance the antitumor immune response by promoting immunogenic cell death in BC cells, thereby facilitating the presentation of tumor antigens to the adaptive immune system. However, the generation of an adaptive immune response involves highly proliferative processes, which may be adversely affected by DOX-induced cytotoxicity. Therefore, understanding the impact of DOX on dividing T cells becomes crucial, to deepen our understanding and potentially devise strategies to shield anti-tumor immunity from DOX-induced toxicity. Our investigation focused on studying DOX uptake and its effects on human lymphocytes. We collected lymphocytes from healthy donors and BC patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). Notably, patient-derived peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) promptly internalized DOX when incubated in vitro or isolated immediately after NAC. These DOX-treated PBMCs exhibited significant proliferative impairment compared to untreated cells or those isolated before treatment initiation. Intriguingly, among diverse lymphocyte sub-populations, CD8 + T cells exhibited the highest uptake of DOX. To address this concern, we explored a novel DOX formulation encapsulated in ferritin nanocages (FerOX). FerOX specifically targets tumors and effectively eradicates BC both in vitro and in vivo. Remarkably, only T cells treated with FerOX exhibited reduced DOX internalization, potentially minimizing cytotoxic effects on adaptive immunity.Our findings underscore the importance of optimizing DOX delivery to enhance its antitumor efficacy while minimizing adverse effects, highlighting the pivotal role played by FerOX in mitigating DOX-induced toxicity towards T-cells, thereby positioning it as a promising DOX formulation. This study contributes valuable insights to modern cancer therapy and immunomodulation.
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- Marta Sevieri
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università di Milano, 20157, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università di Milano, 20157, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università di Milano, 20157, Milan, Italy
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università di Milano, 20157, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SBNLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, 20131, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università di Milano, 20157, Milan, Italy.
- Division of Immunology, Transplantation, and Infectious Diseases, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Università di Milano, 20157, Milan, Italy.
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Zhou J, Meng N, Lu L, Lu J, Wu S, Ding Y, Wu S, Bao Y, Xu Q, Chen R, Wang J, Xie C, Wu J, Lu W. A novel peptide-drug conjugate for glioma-targeted drug delivery. J Control Release 2024; 369:722-733. [PMID: 38583575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.04.011] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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The existence of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-brain tumor barrier (BBTB) greatly limits the application of chemotherapy in glioma. To address this challenge, an optimal drug delivery system must efficiently cross the BBB/BBTB and specifically deliver therapeutic drugs into glioma cells while minimizing systemic toxicity. Here we demonstrated that glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) and dopamine receptor D2 were highly expressed in patient-derived glioma tissues, and dopamine receptors were highly expressed on the BBB. Subsequently, we synthesized a novel "Y"-shaped peptide and compared the effects of different linkers on the receptor affinity and targeting ability of the peptide. A peptide-drug conjugate (pHA-AOHX-VAP-doxorubicin conjugate, pHA-AOHX-VAP-DOX) with a better affinity for glioma cells and higher solubility was derived for glioma treatment. pHA-AOHX-VAP-DOX could cross both BBB and BBTB via dopamine receptor and GRP78 receptor, and finally target glioma cells, significantly prolonging the survival time of nude mice bearing intracranial glioma. Furthermore, pHA-AOHX-VAP-DOX significantly reduced the toxicity of DOX and increased the maximum tolerated dose (MTD). Collectively, this work paves a new avenue for overcoming multiple barriers and effectively delivering chemotherapeutic agents to glioma cells while providing key evidence to identify potential receptors for glioma-targeted drug delivery.
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- Jianfen Zhou
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education and PLA, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education and PLA, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Integrative Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, and Institutes of Integrative Medicine of Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education and PLA, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education and PLA, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education and PLA, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Glioma Surgery Division, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education and PLA, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education and PLA, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education and PLA, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education and PLA, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education and PLA, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Glioma Surgery Division, Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery (Fudan University), Ministry of Education and PLA, Shanghai 201203, China; Shanghai Engineering Technology Research Center for Pharmaceutical Intelligent Equipment, and Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Druggability of Cardiovascular non-coding RNA, Institute for Frontier Medical Technology, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shanghai 201620, China.
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Mirhadi E, Askarizadeh A, Farhoudi L, Mashreghi M, Behboodifar S, Alavizadeh SH, Arabi L, Jaafari MR. The impact of phospholipids with high transition temperature to enhance Redox-Sensitive liposomal doxorubicin efficacy in colon carcinoma model. Chem Phys Lipids 2024:105396. [PMID: 38621603 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2024.105396] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
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In this study, we have developed a redox-sensitive (RS) liposomal doxorubicin formulation by incorporating 10,10'-diselanediylbis decanoic acid (DDA) organoselenium compound as the RS moiety. Hence, several RS liposomal formulations were prepared by using DOPE, HSPC, DDA, mPEG2000-DSPE, and cholesterol. In situ drug loading using a pH gradient and citrate complex yielded high drug to lipid ratio and encapsulation efficiency (100%) for RS liposomes. Liposomal formulations were characterized in terms of size, surface charge and morphology, drug loading, release properties, cell uptake and cytotoxicity, as well as therapeutic efficacy in BALB/c mice bearing C26 tumor cells. The formulations showed an average particle size of 200nm with narrow size distributions (PDI < 0.3), and negative surface charges varying from -6 mV to -18.6mV. Our study confirms that the presence of the DDA compound in liposomes is highly sensitive to hydrogen peroxide at 0.1% w/v, resulting in a significant burst release of up to 40%. The in vivo therapeutic efficacy study in BALB/c mice bearing C26 colon carcinoma confirmed the promising function of RS liposomes in the tumor microenvironment which led to a prolonged median survival time (MST). The addition of hydrogenated soy phosphatidylcholine (HSPC) with a high transition temperature (Tm: 52-53.5°C) extended the MST of our 3-component formulation of F14 (DOPE/HSPC/DDA) to 60 days in comparison to Caelyx (PEGylated liposomal Dox), which is not RS-sensitive (39 days). Overall, HSPC liposomes bearing RS-sensitive moiety enhanced therapeutic efficacy against colon cancer in vitro and in vivo. This achievement unequivocally underscores the criticality of high-TM phospholipids, particularly HSPC, in significantly enhancing liposome stability within the bloodstream. In addition, RS liposomes enable the on-demand release of drugs, leveraging the redox environment of tumor cells, thereby augmenting the efficacy of the formulation.
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- Elaheh Mirhadi
- Nanotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Applied Biomedical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Marine Pharmaceutical Science Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medical Biotechnology and Nanotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nanotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Krokidis M, Fakitsa D, Malagari K, Karampelas T, Fokas D, Tamvakopoulos C, Chatziioannou A. Combination of Doxorubicin and Antiangiogenic Agents in Drug-Eluting Beads: In Vitro Loading and Release Dynamics in View of a Novel Therapeutic Approach for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2024:10.1007/s00270-024-03714-z. [PMID: 38609583 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-024-03714-z] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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PURPOSE Antiangiogenic agents have been used for many years as a first-line systemic treatment for advanced HCC. Embolization with cytostatic drugs on the other hand is the first-line treatment for intermediate HCC. The two types of drugs have not been combined for intraarterial delivery yet. The loading and release dynamics and the in vitro effect of their combination are tested in this experimental study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Drug-eluting beads were loaded with doxorubicin, sunitinib and sunitinib analogue piperazine (SAP) alone and with their combinations. Diameter change, loading, release, and effect in cellular proliferation were assessed. RESULTS The average microsphere diameter after loading was 473.7 µm (μm) for Doxorubicin, 388.4 μm for Sunitinib, 515.5 μm for SAP, 414.8 μm for the combination Doxorubicin/Sunitinib and 468.8 μm for the combination Doxorubicin /SAP. Drug release in 0.9% NaCl was 10% for Doxorubicin, 49% for Sunitinib, 25% for SAP, 20%/18% for the combination Doxorubicin/Sunitinib, and 18%/23% for the combination Doxorubicin/SAP whereas in human plasma it was 56%, 27%, 13%, 76%/63% and 62%/15%, respectively. The mean concentration of Doxorubicin that led to inhibition of 50% of cellular proliferation in an HCC Huh7 cell line was 163.1 nM (nM), for Sunitinib 10.3 micromolar (μΜ), for SAP 16.7 μΜ, for Doxorubicin/Sunitinib 222.4 nM and for Doxorubicin/SAP 275 nM. CONCLUSIONS Doxorubicin may be combined with antiangiogenic drugs with satisfactory in vitro loading and release outcomes and effect on cellular lines.
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- Miltiadis Krokidis
- The 1st Department of Radiology, Areteion University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 76, Vas. Sophias Ave, 11528, Athens, Greece.
- Department of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology (DIPR), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Clinical, Experimental Surgery, & Translational Research Center, Division of Pharmacology-Pharmacotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- The 2nd Department of Radiology, University of Athens, "Attikon" Hospital, 1 Rimini Str, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece
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- Clinical, Experimental Surgery, & Translational Research Center, Division of Pharmacology-Pharmacotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Clinical, Experimental Surgery, & Translational Research Center, Division of Pharmacology-Pharmacotechnology, Biomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- The 1st Department of Radiology, Areteion University Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 76, Vas. Sophias Ave, 11528, Athens, Greece
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Chen K, Sun J, Lin L, Liu J, Liu X, Chen G, Chen H, Chen Z. The NEDD8 activating enzyme inhibitor MLN4924 mitigates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in mice. Free Radic Biol Med 2024:S0891-5849(24)00400-3. [PMID: 38614228 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.04.221] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Doxorubicin (Dox) is a widely utilized chemotherapeutic agent in clinical oncology for treating various cancers. However, its clinical use is constrained by its significant side effects. Among these, the development of cardiomyopathy, characterized by cardiac remodeling and eventual heart failure, stands as a major concern following Dox chemotherapy.In our current investigation, we have showcased the efficacy of MLN4924 in mitigating doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity through direct inhibition of the NEDD8-activating enzyme, NAE.MLN4924 demonstrated the ability to stabilize mitochondrial function post-doxorubicin treatment, diminish cardiomyocyte apoptosis, alleviate oxidative stress-induced damage in the myocardium, enhance cardiac contractile function, mitigate cardiac fibrosis, and impede cardiac remodeling associated with heart failure. At the mechanistic level, MLN4924 intervened in the neddylation process by inhibiting the NEDD8 activating enzyme, NAE, within the murine cardiac tissue subsequent to doxorubicin treatment.This intervention resulted in the suppression of NEDD8 protein expression, reduction in neddylation activity, and consequential manifestation of cardioprotective effects.Collectively, our findings posit MLN4924 as a potential therapeutic avenue for mitigating doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity by attenuating heightened neddylation activity through NAE inhibition, thereby offering a viable and promising treatment modality for afflicted patients.
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- KangHui Chen
- Department of Cardiology, Fujian MedicalCenter for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian MedicalCenter for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian MedicalCenter for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian MedicalCenter for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian MedicalCenter for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian MedicalCenter for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian MedicalCenter for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian China; Cardiac Regeneration and Ageing Lab, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, School of Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;.
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujian MedicalCenter for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian China.
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Xie Y, Li K, Liang J, Wang K, Gong Z, Chen X. Co-delivery of doxorubicin and STING agonist cGAMP for enhanced antitumor immunity. Int J Pharm 2024; 654:123955. [PMID: 38423155 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123955] [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: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Many chemotherapeutic agents can induce immunogenic cell death (ICD), which leads to the release of danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) and tumor-associated antigens. This process promotes dendritic cells (DCs) maturation and cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) infiltration. However, cancer cells can employ diverse mechanisms to evade the host immune system. Recent studies have shown that stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonists, such as cGAMP, can amplify ICD-triggered immune responses and enhance the infiltration of immune cells into the tumor microenvironment (TME). Building upon these findings, we constructed a doxorubicin (DOX) and cGAMP co-delivery system (DOX/cGAMP@NPs) for melanoma and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) therapy. The results demonstrated that DOX could effectively destroy tumors and induce the release of DAMPs by ICD. Furthermore, in orthotopic 4T1 tumors mice model and subcutaneous B16 tumor mice model, cGAMP could promote the maturation of DCs and CD8+ T cell activation and infiltration by inducing the secretion of type I interferons and pro-inflammation cytokine, which amplified the antitumor immune response induced by DOX. This strategy also promoted the depletion of immunosuppressive cells, potentially alleviating the immunosuppressive TME. In conclusion, our study highlights the combination of DOX-induced ICD and the immune-enhancing properties of cGAMP holds significant implications for future research and clinical applications.
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- Yi Xie
- School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao No.58 High School of Shandong Province, Qingdao, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
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Abbasfard Z, Behzad-Behbahani A, Rastegari B, Naeimi S, Moghanibashi M, Safari F. SiRNA-Mediated Knockdown of ABCB1 Enhances the Efficacy of Doxorubicin and Vinorelbine in Breast Cancer Cells. Curr Pharm Biotechnol 2024; 25:CPB-EPUB-139698. [PMID: 38616741 DOI: 10.2174/0113892010284774240328144105] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women, primarily attributed to the formidable challenge of multidrug resistance, often driven by the overexpression of the ABCB1 gene. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the synergistic effects of siRNA, doxorubicin, and vinorelbine on ABCB1 gene expression and cell viability in doxorubicin-resistant MCF-7/ADR breast cancer cells, with siRNA targeting ABCB1 to reduce its expression and doxorubicin/ vinorelbine to eradicate cancer cells. METHODS Our methodology involved culturing MCF-7 and MCF-7/ADR cells in standard cell culture conditions. The synthesized siRNA sequences transfected cells with siRNA at final concentrations of 10, 20, and 30 nM and assessed cell viability using the MTT assay was performed. Real-time PCR was employed to quantify ABCB1 mRNA expression levels. RESULTS Results indicated that MCF-7/ADR cells exhibited substantial resistance to vinorelbine and doxorubicin compared to MCF-7 cells, displaying resistance at 12.50 μM and 25.00 μM for vinorelbine and 6.25 μM and 25.00 μM for doxorubicin. Remarkably, siRNA treatment effectively reversed drug resistance in MCF-7/ADR cells across all concentrations of vinorelbine and doxorubicin tested. When combined, siRNA, doxorubicin, and vinorelbine yielded a significantly greater reduction in cell viability compared to individual drug treatments, particularly at a 20 μM siRNA concentration. This combination therapy also significantly suppressed ABCB1 gene expression by a factor of 41.48 in MCF-7 cells relative to MCF-7/ADR cells. CONCLUSION these findings suggest that combining siRNA, doxorubicin, and vinorelbine holds promise as a therapeutic strategy to overcome ABCB1-mediated multidrug resistance in breast cancer. Further investigations and clinical trials are warranted to evaluate its clinical efficacy rigorously.
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- Zahra Abbasfard
- Department of Genetics, College of Science, Islamic Azad University, Kazerun Branch, Kazerun, Iran
- Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, College of Science, Islamic Azad University, Kazerun Branch, Kazerun, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, College of Science, Islamic Azad University, Kazerun Branch, Kazerun, Iran
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- Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Mirzadeh MA, Eslami M, Ghanbari A, Zarbakhsh S, Yosefi S, Pakdel A. Coadministration of doxorubicin with vitamin D3, Lactobacillus acidophilus, and Lactobacillus casei in the 4T1 mouse model of breast cancer: anticancer and enteroprotective effects. Med Oncol 2024; 41:111. [PMID: 38592504 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-024-02346-0] [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: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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The use of doxorubicin (Dox) in the treatment of breast cancer negatively affects the intestines and other tissues. Many studies have proven that probiotics and vitamin D3 have antitumor and intestinal tissue-protecting properties. To achieve effectiveness and minimize side effects, the current study aims to administer Dox together with probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactobacillus casei) and vitamin D3. Forty-two female BALB/c inbred mice were divided into six groups: Group 1 (Control), Group 2 (Dox), Group 3 (Dox and probiotics), Group 4 (Dox and vitamin D3), Group 5 (Dox, probiotics, and vitamin D3), and Group 6 (probiotics and vitamin D3). The 4T1 mouse carcinoma cell line was injected into the mammary fat pad of each mouse. Gene expression was examined using quantitative real-time PCR. The treated groups (except group 6) showed significantly reduced tumor volume and weight compared to the control group (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). Probiotics/vitamin D3 with Dox reduced chemotherapy toxicity and a combination of supplements had a significant protective effect against Dox (P < 0.05, 0.01, 0.001). The treated groups (except 6) had significantly higher expression of Bax/Caspase 3 genes and lower expression of Bcl-2 genes than the control group (P < 0.05, 0.01). Coadministration of Dox with probiotics and vitamin D3 showed promising results in reducing tumor size, protecting intestinal tissue and influencing gene expression, suggesting a strategy to enhance the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment while reducing side effects.
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- Mohammad Ali Mirzadeh
- Department of Biochemistry , Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Research Center of Physiology, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Nervous System Stem Cells Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry , Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry , Faculty of Medicine, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
- Nervous System Stem Cells Research Center, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
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Sun P, Chen H, Fan X, Wang J, Lu L, Yang G, Liu J, Yao W, Ding F, Ding J, Liu J, Lu T, Chen L. Exploring the effective components of honey-processed licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.) in attenuating Doxorubicin-induced myocardial cytotoxicity by combining network pharmacology and in vitro experiments. J Ethnopharmacol 2024; 329:118178. [PMID: 38604511 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.118178] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Licorice is widely used clinically as one of the most famous traditional Chinese herbs. Its herb roasted with honey is called honey-processed licorice (HPL). Modern studies have shown that HPL has a stronger cardioprotective ability compared to raw licorice (RL), however the material basis and mechanism of action of the potential cardioprotection have not been fully elucidated. AIM OF THE STUDY To screen and validate the material basis of cardioprotection exerted by HPL and to preliminarily predict the potential mechanism of action. MATERIALS AND METHODS UPLC-QTOF-MS/MS was used to analyze HPL samples with different processing levels, and differential compounds were screened out through principal component analysis. Network pharmacology and molecular docking were applied to explore the association between differential compounds and doxorubicin cardiomyopathy and their mechanisms of action were predicted. An in vitro model was established to verify the cardioprotective effects of differential compounds. RESULTS Six differential compounds were screened as key components of HPL for potential cardioprotection. Based on network pharmacology, 113 potential important targets for the treatment of Dox-induced cardiotoxicity were screened. KEGG enrichment analysis predicted that the PI3K-Akt pathway was closely related to the mechanism of action of active ingredients. Molecular docking results showed that the six differential compounds all had good binding activity with Nrf2 protein. In addition, in vitro experiments had shown that five of the active ingredients (liquiritin, isoliquiritin, liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin, and licochalcone A) can significantly increase Dox-induced H9c2 cell viability, SOD activity, and mitochondrial membrane potential, significantly reduces MDA levels and inhibits ROS generation. CONCLUSION Liquiritin, isoliquiritin, liquiritigenin, isoliquiritigenin and licochalcone A are key components of HPL with potential cardioprotective capabilities. Five active ingredients can alleviate Dox-induced cardiotoxicity by inhibiting oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage.
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- Peijun Sun
- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China
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- Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, 519087, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Yaxin Tech. Co. Ltd., Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Yaxin Tech. Co. Ltd., Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Yaxin Tech. Co. Ltd., Nanjing, 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Gong G, Ganesan K, Liu Y, Huang Y, Luo Y, Wang X, Zhang Z, Zheng Y. Danggui Buxue Tang improves therapeutic efficacy of doxorubicin in triple negative breast cancer via ferroptosis. J Ethnopharmacol 2024; 323:117655. [PMID: 38158099 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2023.117655] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Danggui Buxue Tang (DBT) has been used for over 800 years to enhance Qi and nourish Blood, and it is particularly beneficial for cancer patients. Recent research has shown that combining DBT with chemotherapy agents leads to superior anti-cancer effects, thereby enhancing therapeutic efficacy. AIM OF THE STUDY The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a combination therapy involving doxorubicin (DOX) and Danggui Buxue Tang (DBT) in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of action. MATERIALS AND METHODS In vitro experiments were performed using MDA-MB-231 and 4T1 cells, while in vivo experiments were carried out using MDA-MB-231 xenograft mice. The therapeutic effects of the combination therapy were evaluated using various techniques, including MTT assay, colony formation assay, flow cytometry, transwell assay, immunofluorescence, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), histological analysis, western blotting, and bioluminescence assay. RESULTS DBT was found to enhance DOX's anti-TNBC activity in vitro by promoting ferroptosis, as evidenced by the observed mitochondrial morphological changes using TEM. The combination therapy was also found to reduce the expression of Nrf2, HO-1, and GPX4, which are all targets for ferroptosis induction, while simultaneously increasing ROS production. Additionally, the combination therapy reduced nuclear accumulation and constitutive activation of Nrf2, which is a significant cause of chemotherapy resistance and promotes cancer growth. In vivo experiments using an MDA-MB-231 xenograft animal model revealed that the combination therapy significantly reduced tumor cell proliferation and accelerated TNBC deaths by modulating the Nrf2/HO-1/GPX4 axis, with no evidence of tissue abnormalities. Moreover, the combination therapy exhibited a liver protective effect, and administration of Fer-1 was able to reduce the ROS formation produced by the DBT + DOX combination therapy. CONCLUSION This study provides evidence that the combination therapy of DOX and DBT has the potential to treat TNBC by promoting ferroptosis through the Nrf2/HO-1/GPX4 axis.
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- Guowei Gong
- Department of Bioengineering, Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai Campus, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519041, China; Guangdong Key Laboratory for Functional Substances in Medicinal Edible Resources and Healthcare Products, School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, Guangdong 521041, China.
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- School of Chinese Medicine, The Hong Kong University, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Functional Substances in Medicinal Edible Resources and Healthcare Products, School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, Guangdong 521041, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Functional Substances in Medicinal Edible Resources and Healthcare Products, School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, Guangdong 521041, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Functional Substances in Medicinal Edible Resources and Healthcare Products, School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, Guangdong 521041, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Functional Substances in Medicinal Edible Resources and Healthcare Products, School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, Guangdong 521041, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Functional Substances in Medicinal Edible Resources and Healthcare Products, School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, Guangdong 521041, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Functional Substances in Medicinal Edible Resources and Healthcare Products, School of Life Sciences and Food Engineering, Hanshan Normal University, Chaozhou, Guangdong 521041, China; Guangdong East Drug and Food & Health Branch, Chaozhou, Guangdong, 521041, China.
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Abumustafa W, Castven D, Becker D, Salih SS, Manzoor S, Zamer BA, Talaat I, Hamad M, Marquardt JU, Muhammad JS. Inhibition of PRMT5-mediated regulation of DKK1 sensitizes colorectal cancer cells to chemotherapy. Cell Signal 2024; 119:111166. [PMID: 38588876 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2024.111166] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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The Dickkopf family proteins (DKKs) are strong Wnt signaling antagonists that play a significant role in colorectal cancer (CRC) development and progression. Recent work has shown that DKKs, mainly DKK1, are associated with the induction of chemoresistance in CRC and that DKK1 expression in cancer cells correlates with that of protein arginine N-methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5). This points to the presence of a regulatory loop between DKK1 and PRMT5. Herein, we addressed the question of whether PRMT5 contributes to DKK1 expression in CRC and hence CRC chemoresistance. Both in silico and in vitro approaches were used to explore the relationship between PRMT5 and different DKK members. Our data demonstrated that DKK1 expression is significantly upregulated in CRC clinical samples, KRAS-mutated CRC in particular and that the levels of DKK1 positively correlate with PRMT5 activation. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) data indicated a possible epigenetic role of PRMT5 in regulating DKK1, possibly through the symmetric dimethylation of H3R8. Knockdown of DKK1 or treatment with the PRMT5 inhibitor CMP5 in combination with doxorubicin yielded a synergistic anti-tumor effect in KRAS mutant, but not KRAS wild-type, CRC cells. These findings suggest that PRMT5 regulates DKK1 expression in CRC and that inhibition of PRMT5 modulates DKK1 expression in such a way that reduces CRC cell growth.
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- Wafaa Abumustafa
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, and College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- First Medical Department, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg, University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, and College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, and College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, and College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, and College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, and College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- First Medical Department, University Medical Centre Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Research Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, and College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
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Jahani M, Yarani R, Rezazadeh D, Tahmasebi H, Hoseinkhani Z, Kiani S, Mansouri K. L-lysine Increases the Anticancer Effect of Doxorubicin in Breast Cancer by Inducing ROS-Dependent Autophagy. Curr Cancer Drug Targets 2024:CCDT-EPUB-139603. [PMID: 38584530 DOI: 10.2174/0115680096288665240315072646] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND Doxorubicin (DOX) is a chemotherapy drug that is widely used in cancer therapy, especially in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) patients. Nevertheless, cytoprotective autophagy induction by DOX limits its cytotoxic effect and drug resistance induction in patients. Therefore, finding a new way is essential for increasing the effectiveness of this drug for cancer treatment. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the effect of L-lysine on DOX cytotoxicity, probably through autophagy modulation in TNBC cell lines. METHODS We used two TNBC cell lines, MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468, with various levels of autophagy activity. Cell viability after treatment with L-lysine alone and in combination therapy was evaluated by MTT assay. Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), nitric oxide (NO) concentration, and arginase activity were assessed using flow cytometric analysis, Griess reaction, and arginase activity assay kit, respectively. Real-time PCR and western blot analysis were used to evaluate the L-lysine effect on the autophagy-related genes and protein expression. Cell cycle profile and apoptotic assay were performed using flow cytometric analysis. RESULTS The obtained data indicated that L-lysine in both concentrations of 24 and 32 mM increased the autophagy flux and enhanced the DOX cytotoxicity, especially in MDA-MB-231, which demonstrated higher autophagy activity than MDA-MB-468, by inducing ROS and NO production. Furthermore, L-lysine induced G2/M arrest autophagy cell death, while significant apoptotic changes were not observed. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that L-lysine can increase DOX cytotoxicity through autophagy modulation. Thus, L-lysine, in combination with DOX, may facilitate the development of novel adjunct therapy for cancer.
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- Mozhgan Jahani
- Department of Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Copenhagen University Hospital, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, The Capital Region of Denmark Pediatrics, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Medical Biology Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Medical Biology Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Medical Biology Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences Medical Biology Research Center Kermanshah Iran
- Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Li J, Wen Q, Dai J, Wang B, Lu Y, Wu Z, Fan Y, Zeng F, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Chen R, Fu S. An oral bioactive chitosan-decorated doxorubicin nanoparticles/bacteria bioconjugates enhance chemotherapy efficacy in an in-situ breast cancer model. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 267:131428. [PMID: 38583834 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131428] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women worldwide. Despite significant advancements in chemotherapy, its effectiveness is often limited by poor drug distribution and systemic toxicity caused by the weak targeting ability of conventional therapeutic agents. The hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME) also plays a vital role in treatment outcomes. Oral anticancer therapeutic agents have gained popularity and show promising results due to their ease of repeated administration. This study introduces autopilot biohybrids (Bif@BDC-NPs) for the effective delivery of doxorubicin (DOX) to the tumor site. This hybrid combines albumin-encapsulated DOX nanoparticles (BD-NPs) coated with chitosan (CS) for breast cancer chemotherapy, along with anaerobic Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis, Bif) serving as self-propelled motors. Due to Bif's specific anaerobic properties, Bif@BDC-NPs precisely anchor hypoxic regions of tumor tissue and significantly increase drug accumulation at the tumor site, thereby promoting tumor cell death. In an in-situ mouse breast cancer model, Bif@BDC-NPs achieved 94 % tumor inhibition, significantly prolonging the median survival of mice to 62 days, and reducing the toxic side effects of DOX. Therefore, the new bacteria-driven oral drug delivery system, Bif@BDC-NPs, overcomes multiple physiological barriers and holds great potential for the precise treatment of solid tumors.
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- Jianmei Li
- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China.
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China.
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China; Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Luzhou, Sichuan 646000, PR China.
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Shukla D, Kaur S, Singh A, Narang RK, Singh C. Enhanced antichemobrain activity of amino acid assisted ferulic acid solid dispersion in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). Drug Deliv Transl Res 2024:10.1007/s13346-024-01546-5. [PMID: 38573496 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-024-01546-5] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment (CICI), also known as "chemobrain," is a common side effect of breast cancer therapy which causes oxidative stress and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Ferulic acid (FA), a natural polyphenol, belongs to BCS class II is confirmed to have nootropic, neuroprotective and antioxidant effects. Here, we have developed FA solid dispersion (SD) in order to enhance its therapeutic potential against chemobrain. An amorphous ferulic acid loaded leucin solid dispersion (FA-Leu SD) was prepared by utilizing amino acid through spray-drying technique. The solid-state characterization was carried out via Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). Additionally, in-vitro release studies and antioxidant assay were also performed along with in-vivo locomotor, biochemical and histopathological analysis. The physical properties showed that FA-Leu SD so formed exhibited spherical, irregular surface hollow cavity of along with broad melting endotherm as observed from FE-SEM and DSC results. The XRD spectra demonstrated absence of sharp and intense peaks in FA-Leu SD which evidenced for complete encapsulation of drug into carrier. Moreover, in-vitro drug release studies over a period of 5 h in PBS (pH 7.4) displayed a significant enhanced release in the first hr (68. 49 ± 5.39%) and in-vitro DPPH assay displayed greater antioxidant potential of FA in FA-Leu SD. Furthermore, the in-vivo behavioral findings of FA-Leu SD (equivalent to 150 mg/kg of free FA) exhibited positive results accompanied by in-vivo biochemical and molecular TNF-α showed a significant difference (p < 0.001) vis-à-vis DOX treated group upon DOX + FA-Leu SD. Additionally, histopathological analysis revealed neuroprotective effects of FA-Leu SD together with declined oxidative stress due to antioxidant potential of FA which was induced by anticancer drug doxorubicin (DOX). Overall, the above findings concluded that spray-dried FA-Leu SD could be useful for the treatment of chemotherapy induced cognitive impairment.
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- Deeksha Shukla
- Department of Pharmaceutics, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Affiliated to IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 142001, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Affiliated to IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 142001, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Affiliated to IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 142001, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Affiliated to IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 142001, India.
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga, Affiliated to IK Gujral Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, Punjab, 142001, India.
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Sciences, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, 246174, India.
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Wang Y, Qiu J, Yan H, Zhang N, Gao S, Xu N, Wang C, Lou H. The Bach1/HO-1 pathway regulates oxidative stress and contributes to ferroptosis in doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy in H9c2 cells and mice. Arch Toxicol 2024:10.1007/s00204-024-03697-3. [PMID: 38573338 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-024-03697-3] [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: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Doxorubicin (DOX) is one of the most frequently used chemotherapeutic drugs belonging to the class of anthracyclines. However, the cardiotoxic effects of anthracyclines limit their clinical use. Recent studies have suggested that ferroptosis is the main underlying pathogenetic mechanism of DOX-induced cardiomyopathy (DIC). BTB-and-CNC homology 1 (Bach1) acts as a key role in the regulation of ferroptosis. However, the mechanistic role of Bach1 in DIC remains unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the underlying mechanistic role of Bach1 in DOX-induced cardiotoxicity using the DIC mice in vivo (DOX at cumulative dose of 20 mg/kg) and the DOX-treated H9c2 cardiomyocytes in vitro (1 μM). Our results show a marked upregulation in the expression of Bach1 in the cardiac tissues of the DOX-treated mice and the DOX-treated cardiomyocytes. However, Bach1-/- mice exhibited reduced lipid peroxidation and less severe cardiomyopathy after DOX treatment. Bach1 knockdown protected against DOX-induced ferroptosis in both in vivo and in vitro models. Ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1), a potent inhibitor of ferroptosis, significantly alleviated DOX-induced cardiac damage. However, the cardioprotective effects of Bach1 knockdown were reversed by pre-treatment with Zinc Protoporphyrin (ZnPP), a selective inhibitor of heme oxygenase-1(HO-1). Taken together, these findings demonstrated that Bach1 promoted oxidative stress and ferroptosis through suppressing the expression of HO-1. Therefore, Bach1 may present as a promising new therapeutic target for the prevention and early intervention of DOX-induced cardiotoxicity.
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- Yanwei Wang
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, No. 44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
- Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, No. 324 Jingwu Road, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, No. 44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China
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- Research Center of Translational Medicine, Breast Center, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250013, Shandong, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, No. 44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China
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- Department of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, No. 324 Jingwu Road, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, No. 44 Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, 250012, Shandong, China.
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Kim N, Kwon S, Kwon G, Song N, Jo H, Kim C, Park S, Lee D. Tumor-targeted and stimulus-responsive polymeric prodrug nanoparticles to enhance the anticancer therapeutic efficacy of doxorubicin. J Control Release 2024; 369:351-362. [PMID: 38552963 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2024.03.046] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Polymeric prodrug nanoparticles have gained increasing attention in the field of anticancer drug delivery because of their dual functions as a drug carrier and a therapeutic agent. Doxorubicin (DOX) is a highly effective chemotherapeutic agent for various cancers but causes cardiotoxicity. In this work, we developed polymeric prodrug (pHU) nanoparticles that serve as both a drug carrier of DOX and a therapeutic agent. The composition of pHU includes antiangiogenic hydroxybenzyl alcohol (HBA) and ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), covalently incorporated through hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-responsive peroxalate. To enhance cancer cell specificity, pHU nanoparticles were surface decorated with taurodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA) to facilitate p-selectin-mediated cancer targeting. TUDCA-coated and DOX-loaded pHU nanoparticles (t-pHUDs) exhibited controlled release of DOX triggered by H2O2, characteristic of the tumor microenvironment. t-pHUDs also effectively suppressed cancer cell migration and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in response to H2O2. In animal studies, t-pHUDs exhibited highly potent anticancer activity. Notably, t-pHUDs, with their ability to accumulate preferentially in tumors due to the p-selectin targeting, surpassed the therapeutic efficacy of equivalent DOX and pHU nanoparticles alone. What is more, t-pHUDs significantly suppressed VEGF expression in tumors and mitigated hepato- and cardiotoxicity of DOX. Given their cancer targeting ability, enhanced therapeutic efficacy and minimized off-target toxicity, t-pHUDs present an innovative and targeted approach with great translational potential as an anticancer therapeutic agent.
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- Nuri Kim
- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Nowongu, Seoul 01812, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Nowongu, Seoul 01812, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Bionanotechnology and Bioconvergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea; Department of Polymer⋅ Nano Science and Technology, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54896, Republic of Korea.
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Almasri MS, Hakeam HA, Alnajashi NS, Alzamil LA, Azzam AZ, Amin TM. Cytoreductive Surgery with Bidirectional Intraoperative Chemotherapy (BDIC) Using Intravenous Ifosfamide Plus Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) in Patients with Peritoneal Sarcomatosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:2368-2377. [PMID: 38172447 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-14786-5] [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: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Peritoneal sarcomatosis (PS) is a rare tumor with limited therapeutic options. Bidirectional intraoperative chemotherapy (BDIC) using intravenous ifosfamide and doxorubicin-based hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) after cytoreductive surgery (CRS) is an emerging treatment for peritoneal malignancies. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with PS who underwent CRS/BDIC using intravenous ifosfamide and HIPEC from January 2017 to July 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The last follow-up date was May 2022. RESULTS A total of 29 patients were included. Overall survival (OS) rates at 6, 12, 24, and 48 months after CRS/BDIC were 93.1%, 89.2%, 81.4%, and 73.3%, respectively. As of May 2022, 6 patients (20.6%) had died, including four (13.8%) with a proven recurrent tumor and two with incomplete tumor resection [completeness of cytoreduction (CC)-2 or CC-3]. Of the 20 patients (68.9%) with CC-0 or CC-1, 7 had locoregional tumor recurrence without distant metastasis, whereas the other 13 were alive with no evidence of recurrent tumor in May 2022. Disease recurrence rates were 15% at 6 months and 35% at 12, 24, and 48 months after CRS/BDIC. Clavien-Dindo class ≥ IIIa complications developed in 9 patients (31.0%) with no deaths. Leukopenia occurred in 5 patients (17.2%) and thrombocytopenia in 12 patients (41.3%); these hematologic abnormalities resolved. A total of 9 (31.0%) patients developed nephrotoxicity; all recovered except one, who progressed to chronic kidney disease. CONCLUSIONS CRS/BDIC using intravenous ifosfamide and doxorubicin-based HIPEC is a potentially effective treatment for PS and has an acceptable rate of complications.
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- Mohammed S Almasri
- Department of Surgery, Academic and Training Affairs, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Pharmaceutical Care Division, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, Academic and Training Affairs, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Biostatics, Epidemiology, and Science Computing Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Manawy SM, Faruk EM, Hindawy RF, Hassan MM, Farrag DMG, Bashar MAE, Fouad H, Bagabir RA, Hassan DAA, Zaazaa AM, Hablas MGA, Kamal KM. Modulation of the Sirtuin-1 signaling pathway in doxorubicin-induced nephrotoxicity (synergistic amelioration by resveratrol and pirfenidone). Tissue Cell 2024; 87:102330. [PMID: 38412579 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2024.102330] [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: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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The current study was conducted to determine the precise mechanisms of Sirtuin-1 (Sirt-1), TGF- β (Transforming Growth Factor-β), and long non-coding RNA Metastasis Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript 1 (LncRNA MALAT-1) in signaling pathways in doxorubicin (DOX)-induced nephrotoxicity. The potential therapeutic effect of Resveratrol and Pirfenidone in DOX toxicity was also assessed. Thirty-six male adult rats were evenly distributed into four groups: Group 1: control rats. Group 2: DOX exposed rats' group, each animal received 7.5 mg/kg DOX as a single intravenous dose, Group 3: DOX exposed group subjected to oral resveratrol (20 mg/kg/daily for two weeks), Group 4: DOX exposed group subjected to oral Pirfenidone (200 mg/kg once daily for 10 days). At the planned time, animals were sacrificed. Renal tissue was collected to assess matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP9), inflammatory and apoptotic markers: tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF- β, caspase-3, cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2), and oxidative stress markers: nitric oxide (NO), Glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Sirtuin-1 (Sirt-1), TGF-β, and LncRNA MALAT-1 were quantitatively assessed by real-time RT-PCR in the whole blood. Results showed that the DOX group exhibited a significant increase in oxidative stress markers, and inflammatory, and apoptotic markers in the renal tissue. Histologically, the renal tubule lining cells exhibited vacuolar alterations in the cytoplasm, glomerular atrophy, and vascular congestion. Furthermore, renal degeneration was evident, as confirmed by the heightened immuno-expression of MMP9. Exposure to DOX resulted in a significant decrease in Sirtuin-1 (Sirt-1) with a significant increase in the TGFβ, and LncRNA MALAT-1 gene expression. However, pre-treatment with either resveratrol/or Pirefenidone ameliorated the histological renal alterations, regulated the pathways of Sirt-1, TGFβ, and LncRNA MALAT-1, and decreased all oxidative stress, inflammatory and apoptotic markers. In conclusion, DOX exposure leads to renal toxicity by inducing renal degeneration, oxidative stress, and apoptosis. Administration of either resveratrol or Pirfenidone counteracted these changes and protected the kidney against DOX-induced renal damage.
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- Samia Mahmoud Manawy
- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.
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- Anatomy Department, College of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.
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- Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt.
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
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- Marine Biology Branch, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11884, Egypt.
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- Marine Biology Branch, Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11884, Egypt.
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- Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Galala University, Galala City, POB 43711, ATTAKA, Suez Governorate, Egypt; Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo POB 12613, Egypt.
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- College of Medicine, Hematology and Immunology Department, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Students at Faculty of Medicine, Benha National University, Benha Colleges in Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
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Zhang Z, Chen Z, Liu S, Xiao Z, Luo Y, Pan X, Feng X, Xu L. Anisamide-conjugated hairpin antisense oligonucleotides prodrug co-delivering doxorubicin exhibited enhanced anticancer efficacy. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 173:116390. [PMID: 38460362 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116390] [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: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024] Open
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Antisense oligonucleotides (ASONs)-based therapeutics offers tremendous promise for the treatment of diverse diseases. However, there is still a need to develop ASONs with enhanced stability against enzymes, improved drug delivery, and enhanced biological potency. In this study, we propose a novel anisamide (AA)-conjugated hairpin oligonucleotide prodrug loading with chemotherapeutic agent (doxorubicin, DOX) (AA-loop-ASON/DOX) for oncotherapy. Results indicated that the introduction of a hairpin conformation and AA ligand in prodrug significantly improved the stability against enzymatic hydrolysis, as well as the cellar uptake of ASONs and DOX. The incorporation of disulfide bonds could trigger mechanical opening, resulting in the release of ASON and DOX in response to the intracellular glutathione (GSH) in tumors. Moreover, the composite of DOX-loading ASONs prodrug exhibited a robust and selective inhibition of tumor cell proliferation. This paper introduces a novel design concept for nucleic acid-based therapeutics, aiming to enhance the delivery of drug and improve biological effectiveness.
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- Zhe Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing 100850, China; China Medical University, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang 110122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing 100850, China; China Medical University, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang 110122, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing 100850, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Easyresearch Technology Limited, Beijing 100850, China
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- China Medical University, School of Pharmacy, Shenyang 110122, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Toxicology and Medical Countermeasures, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 27 Taiping Road, Beijing 100850, China.
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Lee CH, Wang SL. Oral mirtazapine decreases the gastrointestinal adverse effects in cats on doxorubicin chemotherapy. Vet J 2024; 304:106087. [PMID: 38395251 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2024.106087] [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: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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Anorexia, depression, and vomiting are the common adverse effects of chemotherapy in humans and animals. Mirtazapine is primarily used as an appetite stimulant and antiemetic in dogs and cats. Therefore, we evaluated the efficacy of mirtazapine in reducing the gastrointestinal adverse effects in cats receiving doxorubicin chemotherapy. This single-masked, placebo-controlled crossover study enrolled 11 cats with malignant mammary gland tumors. The cats were randomly assigned to receive either mirtazapine (1.88 mg/cat) or placebo every 48 h for 2 weeks from the first initiation of doxorubicin chemotherapy. Each cat was then crossed over to the alternate group on the subsequent chemotherapy with a 1-week wash-out period. The owners were asked to record appetite score, activity score, episodes of vomiting and diarrhea for 2 weeks after each doxorubicin administration. Cats treated with mirtazapine showed significantly increased bodyweight compared with those on placebo (P = 0.010). The appetite and activity scores during mirtazapine treatment was significantly higher than those during placebo treatment (P = 0.005 and 0.018, respectively). Furthermore, the prevalence of episodes of vomiting during mirtazapine treatment was significantly lower than that during placebo treatment (P = 0.026). Our results demonstrate that mirtazapine can significantly increase bodyweight, appetite, and activity and reduce vomiting in cats after doxorubicin chemotherapy.
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- C H Lee
- Graduate Institute of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan; National Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
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Wang T, Xing G, Fu T, Ma Y, Wang Q, Zhang S, Chang X, Tong Y. Role of mitochondria in doxorubicin-mediated cardiotoxicity: From molecular mechanisms to therapeutic strategies. Cell Stress Chaperones 2024; 29:349-357. [PMID: 38485043 PMCID: PMC10999808 DOI: 10.1016/j.cstres.2024.03.003] [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: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024] Open
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This comprehensive review delves into the pivotal role of mitochondria in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity, a significant complication limiting the clinical use of this potent anthracycline chemotherapeutic agent. Doxorubicin, while effective against various malignancies, is associated with dose-dependent cardiotoxicity, potentially leading to irreversible cardiac damage. The review meticulously dissects the molecular mechanisms underpinning this cardiotoxicity, particularly focusing on mitochondrial dysfunction, a central player in this adverse effect. Central to the discussion is the concept of mitochondrial quality control, including mitochondrial dynamics (fusion/fission balance) and mitophagy. The review presents evidence linking aberrations in these processes to cardiotoxicity in doxorubicin-treated patients. It elucidates how doxorubicin disrupts mitochondrial dynamics, leading to an imbalance between mitochondrial fission and fusion, and impairs mitophagy, culminating in the accumulation of dysfunctional mitochondria and subsequent cardiac cell damage. Furthermore, the review explores emerging therapeutic strategies targeting mitochondrial dysfunction. It highlights the potential of modulating mitochondrial dynamics and enhancing mitophagy to mitigate doxorubicin-induced cardiac damage. These strategies include pharmacological interventions with mitochondrial fission inhibitors, fusion promoters, and agents that modulate mitophagy. The review underscores the promising results from preclinical studies while advocating for more extensive clinical trials to validate these approaches in human patients. In conclusion, this review offers valuable insights into the intricate relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction and doxorubicin-mediated cardiotoxicity. It underscores the need for continued research into targeted mitochondrial therapies as a means to improve the cardiac safety profile of doxorubicin, thereby enhancing the overall treatment outcomes for cancer patients.
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- Tianen Wang
- First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA
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- Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.
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Alipournazari P, Pourmadadi M, Abdouss M, Rahdar A, Pandey S. Enhanced delivery of doxorubicin for breast cancer treatment using pH-sensitive starch/PVA/g-C 3N 4 hydrogel. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 265:130901. [PMID: 38490383 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130901] [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: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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This study introduces a starch/PVA/g-C3N4 nanocarrier hydrogel for pH-sensitive DOX delivery in breast cancer. DOX was loaded into the nanocarrier with 44.75 % loading efficiency and 88 % Entrapment Efficiency. The release of DOX from the starch/PVA/g-C3N4 hydrogel was pH-sensitive: DOX was released faster in the acidic environment pertinent to cancer tumors (with a pH level of 5.4) than in the surrounding regular tissue environment carrying a more neutral environment (pH 7.4). The release kinetics analysis, encompassing zero-order, first-order, Higuchi, and Korsmeyer-Peppas models, revealed significant fitting with the Higuchi model at both pH 5.4 (R2 = 0.99, K = 9.89) and pH 7.4 (R2 = 0.99, K = 5.70) levels. Finally, we found that hydrogel was less damaging to healthy cells and more specific to apoptotic cells than the drug's free form. The starch/PVA/g-C3N4 hydrogel had low toxicity for both normal cells and breast cancer cells, whereas DOX loaded into the starch/PVA/g-C3N4 hydrogel had higher toxicity for cancer cells than the DOX-only control samples, and led to specific high apoptosis for cancer cells. The study suggests that DOX can be loaded into a starch/PVA/g-C3N4 hydrogel to improve the specificity of the drug's release in cancer tumors or in vitro breast cancer cells.
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- Protein Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, GC 1983963113, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Zabol, Zabol 538-98615, Iran.
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- School of Bioengineering and Food Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan 173229, Himachal Pradesh, India; Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Science, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Republic of Korea.
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Derakhshan S, Ghaderi B, Roshani D. Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony after chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with normal rest gated SPECT-MPI. Ann Nucl Med 2024; 38:272-277. [PMID: 38244106 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-023-01897-y] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Early diagnosis of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity plays an important role in preventing heart failure. The main aim of our study was to assess left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony measured by phase analysis of gated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) as an early sign of cardiotoxicity after breast cancer chemotherapy. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted on patients with stage ≤ 3 breast cancer and no history of cardiovascular disease or diabetes. After mastectomy, the patients underwent rest gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI). Sixty patients with normal gated SPECT-MPI were selected and the imaging was performed after chemotherapy with doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide and paclitaxel. LV function and contractility parameters were extracted by QGS software and the results were compared with the t test method. The abnormality of at least one of the three phase analysis indices was considered as left ventricular dyssynchrony (LVD). RESULTS The average LV end-systolic volume and ejection fraction (LVEF) before and after chemotherapy were (16.2 ± 8.0 ml and 21.6 ± 11.6 ml) and (73.4 ± 7.9% and 67.5 ± 9.2%) respectively, which showed a significant decrease (P < 0.05). In 2 patients (3.3%), the LVEF decreased to less than 50% after chemotherapy. The average parameters of left ventricular contractility before and after chemotherapy were, respectively, as follows: PHB (24.1 ± 7.5 and 33.8 ± 16.4), PSD (9.4 ± 6.1 and 5.7 ± 1.9) and entropy (28.9 ± 7.1 and 35.6 ± 9.7), which showed a significant increase (P < 0.05). LVD was observed in 14 patients (23.4%) after chemotherapy and prevalence of LVD was significantly higher in patients who had received a cumulative dose of doxorubicin of more than 400 mg/m2 (P = 0.005). There was no relationship between age and body mass index with the incidence of LVD after chemotherapy (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Using phase analysis of gated SPECT-MPI, chemotherapy-induced LVD was seen in a significant number of patients with breast cancer, especially with a high cumulative dose of doxorubicin. LVD might indicate chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity before LVEF becomes abnormal.
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- Siamak Derakhshan
- Department of Radiotherapy, Faculty of Paramedical Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
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- Cancer and Immunology Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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Degerstedt O, O'Callaghan P, Clavero AL, Gråsjö J, Eriksson O, Sjögren E, Hansson P, Heindryckx F, Kreuger J, Lennernäs H. Quantitative imaging of doxorubicin diffusion and cellular uptake in biomimetic gels with human liver tumor cells. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2024; 14:970-983. [PMID: 37824040 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-023-01445-1] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Novel tumor-on-a-chip approaches are increasingly used to investigate tumor progression and potential treatment options. To improve the effect of any cancer treatment it is important to have an in depth understanding of drug diffusion, penetration through the tumor extracellular matrix and cellular uptake. In this study, we have developed a miniaturized chip where drug diffusion and cellular uptake in different hydrogel environments can be quantified at high resolution using live imaging. Diffusion of doxorubicin was reduced in a biomimetic hydrogel mimicking tissue properties of cirrhotic liver and early stage hepatocellular carcinoma (373 ± 108 µm2/s) as compared to an agarose gel (501 ± 77 µm2/s, p = 0.019). The diffusion was further lowered to 256 ± 30 µm2/s (p = 0.028) by preparing the biomimetic gel in cell media instead of phosphate buffered saline. The addition of liver tumor cells (Huh7 or HepG2) to the gel, at two different densities, did not significantly influence drug diffusion. Clinically relevant and quantifiable doxorubicin concentration gradients (1-20 µM) were established in the chip within one hour. Intracellular increases in doxorubicin fluorescence correlated with decreasing fluorescence of the DNA-binding stain Hoechst 33342 and based on the quantified intracellular uptake of doxorubicin an apparent cell permeability (9.00 ± 0.74 × 10-4 µm/s for HepG2) was determined. Finally, the data derived from the in vitro model were applied to a spatio-temporal tissue concentration model to evaluate the potential clinical impact of a cirrhotic extracellular matrix on doxorubicin diffusion and tumor cell uptake.
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- Oliver Degerstedt
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biosciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Abdelgawad IY, George B, Grant MKO, Huang Y, Shan Y, Huang RS, Zordoky BN. Sex-related differences in delayed doxorubicin-induced cardiac dysfunction in C57BL/6 mice. Arch Toxicol 2024; 98:1191-1208. [PMID: 38244039 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-023-03678-y] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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Cancer survivors may experience long-term cardiovascular complications due to chemotherapeutic drugs such as doxorubicin (DOX). The exact mechanism of delayed DOX-induced cardiotoxicity has not been fully elucidated. Sex is an important risk factor for DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. In the current study, we identified sex differences in delayed DOX-induced cardiotoxicity and determined the underlying molecular determinants of the observed sexual dimorphism. Five-week-old male and female mice were administered intraperitoneal injections of DOX (4 mg/kg/week) or saline for 6 weeks. Echocardiography was performed 5 weeks after the last dose of DOX to evaluate cardiac function. Thereafter, mice were sacrificed and gene expression of markers of apoptosis, senescence, and inflammation was measured by PCR in hearts and livers. Proteomic profiling of the heart from both sexes was conducted to determine differentially expressed proteins (DEPs). Only DOX-treated male, but not female, mice demonstrated cardiac dysfunction, cardiac atrophy, and upregulated cardiac expression of Nppb and Myh7. No sex-related differences were observed in DOX-induced expression of most apoptotic, senescence, and pro-inflammatory markers. However, the gene expression of Trp53 was significantly reduced in hearts of DOX-treated female mice only. The anti-inflammatory marker Il-10 was significantly reduced in hearts of DOX-treated male mice only, while the pro-inflammatory marker Il-1α was significantly reduced in livers of DOX-treated female mice only. Gene expression of Tnf-α was reduced in hearts of both DOX-treated male and female mice. Proteomic analysis identified several DEPs after DOX treatment in a sex-specific manner, including anti-inflammatory acute phase proteins. This is the first study to assess sex-specific proteomic changes in a mouse model of delayed DOX-induced cardiotoxicity. Our proteomic analysis identified several sexually dimorphic DEPs, many of which are associated with the anti-inflammatory marker Il-10.
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- Ibrahim Y Abdelgawad
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
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Xu J, Zhang Z, Hu H, Yang Y, Xiao C, Xi L, Lu J, Tian S, Zhao H. Synergistic antitumor effects of Peiminine and Doxorubicin on breast cancer through enhancing DNA damage via ZEB1. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 173:116353. [PMID: 38432128 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116353] [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: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024] Open
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Peiminine, the primary biologically active compound from Fritillaria thunbergii Miq., has demonstrated significant pharmacological activities. Doxorubicin is one of the most potent chemotherapeutic agents for breast cancer (BC). This study was designed to investigate the efficacy and underlying mechanisms of Peiminine combined with Doxorubicin in treating BC. Our results demonstrated that the combination of Peiminine and 1 mg/kg Doxorubicin exhibited more significant suppression of tumor growth compared with the monotherapy in MDA-MB-231 xenograft nude mice model, which is comparable to the effect of 3 mg/kg Doxorubicin in vivo. Notably, the 3 mg/kg Doxorubicin monotherapy resulted in organ toxicity, specifically in the liver and heart, whereas no toxicity was observed in the combination group. In vitro, this combined treatment exhibited a synergistic reduction on the viability of BC cells. Peiminine enhanced the cell cycle arrest and DNA damage induced by Doxorubicin. Furthermore, the combination treatment effectively blocked DNA repair by inhibiting the MAPKs signaling pathways. And ZEB1 knockdown attenuated the combined effect of Peiminine and Doxorubicin on cell viability and DNA damage. In conclusion, our study found that the combination of Peiminine and Doxorubicin showed synergistic inhibitory effects on BC both in vivo and in vitro through enhancing Doxorubicin-induced DNA damage. These findings support that their combination is a novel and promising therapeutic strategy for treating BC.
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- Jiajin Xu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311402, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311402, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311402, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311402, China
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- Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311402, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311402, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311402, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311402, China; Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Binwen Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310053, China.
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Zhu M, Chen Y, Cheng L, Li X, Shen Y, Guo G, Xu X, Li H, Yang H, Liu C, He K. Calsyntenin-1 Promotes Doxorubicin-induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Rats. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2024; 38:237-252. [PMID: 36350487 PMCID: PMC10959838 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-022-07389-x] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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PURPOSE Doxorubicin is an important cancer chemotherapeutic agent with severe cardiotoxic effects that eventually lead to dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Calsyntenin-1(CLSTN1) plays a critical role in the nervous system, but its relevance in cardiovascular diseases is unknown. We investigated the significance of CLSTN1 in doxorubicin-induced DCM. METHODS CLSTN1 expression in doxorubicin-induced DCM rats and H9c2 cells was determined using western blotting. To further explore the functions of CLSTN1, a cardiac-specific CLSTN1 overexpression rat model was constructed. The rats were subjected to analysis using echocardiographic, hemodynamic, and electrocardiographic parameters. Potential downstream molecules in CLSTN1 overexpression heart tissue were investigated using proteomics and western blotting. Finally, a knockdown of CLSTN1 was constructed to investigate the rescue function on doxorubicin-induced cell toxicity. RESULTS CLSTN1 protein expression increased drastically in doxorubicin-induced DCM rats and H9c2 cells. Under doxorubicin treatment, CLSTN1 protein-specific overexpression in the heart muscle promoted cardiac chamber enlargement and heart failure, while the knockdown of CLSTN1 reduced doxorubicin-induced cardiomyocyte toxicity in vitro. At the mechanistic level, overexpression of CLSTN1 downregulated SERCA2 expression and increased the phosphorylation levels of PI3K-Akt and CaMK2. CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrated that CLSTN1 promotes the pathogenesis of doxorubicin-induced DCM. CLSTN1 could be a therapeutic target to prevent the development of doxorubicin-induced DCM.
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- Mingxiang Zhu
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Medical Big Data Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, 100853, China
- Medical Big Data Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Inner Mongolia Cancer Hospital and Affiliated People's Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Huhhot, China
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- Translational Medicine Research Center, Medical Innovation Research Division of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
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- Medical Big Data Research Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100853, China.
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Wang S, Zhang X, Hou Y, Zhang Y, Chen J, Gao S, Duan H, Gu S, Yu S, Cai Y. SIRT6 activates PPARα to improve doxorubicin-induced myocardial cell aging and damage. Chem Biol Interact 2024; 392:110920. [PMID: 38395252 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2024.110920] [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: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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The Sirtuins family, formally known as the Silent Information Regulator Factors, constitutes a highly conserved group of histone deacetylases. Recent studies have illuminated SIRT6's role in doxorubicin (DOX)-induced oxidative stress and apoptosis within myocardial cells. Nevertheless, the extent of SIRT6's impact on DOX-triggered myocardial cell aging and damage remains uncertain, with the associated mechanisms yet to be fully understood. In our research, we examined the influence of SIRT6 on DOX-induced cardiomyocyte senescence using β-galactosidase and γ-H2AX staining. Additionally, we gauged the mRNA expression of senescence-associated genes, namely p16, p21, and p53, through Real-time PCR. Employing ELISA assay kits, MDA, and total SOD activity assay kits, we measured inflammatory factors TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β, alongside oxidative stress-related indicators. The results unequivocally indicated that SIRT6 overexpression robustly inhibited DOX-induced cardiomyocyte senescence. Furthermore, we established that SIRT6 overexpression suppressed the inflammatory response and oxidative stress induced by DOX in cardiomyocytes. Conversely, silencing SIRT6 exacerbated DOX-induced cardiomyocyte injury. Our investigations further unveiled that SIRT6 upregulated the expression of genes CD36, CPT1, LCAD, MCAD associated with fatty acid oxidation through its interaction with PPARα, thereby exerting anti-aging effects. In vivo, the overexpression of SIRT6 was observed to restore DOX-induced declines in EF and FS to normal levels in mice. Echocardiography and HE staining revealed the restoration of cardiomyocyte alignment, affording protection against DOX-induced myocardial senescence and injury. The findings from this study suggest that SIRT6 holds significant promise as a therapeutic target for mitigating DOX-induced cardiomyopathy.
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- Shulin Wang
- The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Afffliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Afffliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Afffliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Afffliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Afffliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Laboratory Animal Centre, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Qingyuan People's Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Guangzhou Municipal and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Molecular Target & Clinical Pharmacology, The NMPA and State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Fifth Afffliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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El-Shetry ES, Ibrahim IA, Kamel AM, Abdelwahab OA. Quercetin mitigates doxorubicin-induced neurodegenerative changes in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of rats; insights to DNA damage, inflammation, synaptic plasticity. Tissue Cell 2024; 87:102313. [PMID: 38286061 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2024.102313] [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: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024]
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BACKGROUND Doxorubicin (Dox) is one of the most effective anti-neoplastic agents. Quercetin (QE) exhibits antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. AIM To detect neuroprotective properties of quercetin in rats exposed to doxorubicin-induced brain injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS 48 rats were allocated equally into four groups: control group: (given normal saline), QE group: (given 80 mg/kg of QE orally daily for 2 weeks), Dox group: (received 2.5 mg/kg of Dox every other day for a total of seven intraperitoneal injections), and Dox+QE group: (received 2.5 mg/kg of Dox every other day for a total of seven intraperitoneal injections and 80 mg/kg of QE orally daily for 2 weeks). Subsequently, biochemical analyses were carried out along with histopathological (light and electron microscopic) and immunohistochemical examinations of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. RESULTS The Dox group revealed a decline in the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase, along with an increase in malondialdehyde and an increase in DNA damage. Furthermore, sections of the cerebral cortex and hippocampus revealed neurodegenerative changes, decreased synaptophysin, and increased Interleukin-1 beta expressions. Biochemical and histopathological results were markedly improved by QE administration. CONCLUSIONS It can be concluded that QE induces protective effects against Dox-induced neurotoxicity.
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- Eman S El-Shetry
- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
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- Department of Human Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Crudo F, Dellafiora L, Hong C, Burger L, Jobst M, Del Favero G, Marko D. Combined in vitro and in silico mechanistic approach to explore the potential of Alternaria mycotoxins alternariol and altertoxin II to hamper γH2AX formation in DNA damage signaling pathways. Toxicol Lett 2024; 394:1-10. [PMID: 38403206 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2024.02.008] [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: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Risk assessment of food and environmental contaminants is faced by substantial data gaps and novel strategies are needed to support science-based regulatory actions. The Alternaria mycotoxins alternariol (AOH) and altertoxin II (ATXII) have garnered attention for their possible genotoxic effects. Nevertheless, data currently available are rather scattered, hindering a comprehensive hazard characterization. This study combined in vitro/in silico approaches to elucidate the potential of AOH and ATXII to induce double-strand breaks (DSBs) in HepG2 cells. Furthermore, it examines the impact of co-exposure to AOH and the DSB-inducing drug doxorubicin (Doxo) on γH2AX expression. AOH slightly increased γH2AX expression, whereas ATXII did not elicit this response. Interestingly, AOH suppressed Doxo-induced γH2AX expression, despite evidence of increased DNA damage in the comet assay. Building on these observations, AOH was postulated to inhibit γH2AX-forming kinases. Along this line, in silico analysis supported AOH potential interaction with the ATP-binding sites of these kinases and immunofluorescence experiments showed decreased intracellular phosphorylation events. Similarly, in silico results suggested that ATXII might also interact with these kinases. This study emphasizes the importance of understanding the implications of AOH-induced γH2AX expression inhibition on DNA repair processes and underscores the need for caution when interpreting γH2AX assay results.
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- Francesco Crudo
- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Area Parco delle Scienze 27/A, Parma 43124, Italy
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, Vienna 1090, Austria; Core Facility Multimodal Imaging, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 42, Vienna 1090, Austria; University of Vienna, Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Währinger Str. 42, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, Vienna 1090, Austria; Core Facility Multimodal Imaging, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 42, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- Department of Food Chemistry and Toxicology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, Vienna 1090, Austria; Core Facility Multimodal Imaging, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 42, Vienna 1090, Austria.
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Da-Silva OF, Adelowo AR, Babalola AA, Ikeji CN, Owoeye O, Rocha JBT, Adedara IA, Farombi EO. Diphenyl Diselenide Through Reduction of Inflammation, Oxidative Injury and Caspase-3 Activation Abates Doxorubicin-Induced Neurotoxicity in Rats. Neurochem Res 2024; 49:1076-1092. [PMID: 38267690 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-023-04098-1] [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: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Neurotoxicity associated with chemotherapy is a debilitating side effect of cancer management in humans which reportedly involves inflammatory and oxidative stress responses. Diphenyl diselenide (DPDS) is an organoselenium compound which exhibits its anti-tumoral, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-mutagenic effects. Nevertheless, its possible effect on chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity is not known. Using rat model, we probed the behavioral and biochemical effects accompanying administration of antineoplastic agent doxorubicin (7.5 mg/kg) and DPDS (5 and 10 mg/kg). Anxiogenic-like behavior, motor and locomotor insufficiencies associated with doxorubicin were considerably abated by both DPDS doses with concomitant enhancement in exploratory behavior as demonstrated by reduced heat maps intensity and enhanced track plot densities. Moreover, with exception of cerebral glutathione (GSH) level, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities, biochemical data demonstrated reversal of doxorubicin-mediated decline in cerebral and cerebellar antioxidant status indices and the increase in acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity by both doses of DPDS. Also, cerebellar and cerebral lipid peroxidation, hydrogen peroxide as well as reactive oxygen and nitrogen species levels were considerably diminished in rats administered doxorubicin and DPDS. In addition, DPDS administration abated myeloperoxidase activity, tumour necrosis factor alpha and nitric oxide levels along with caspase-3 activity in doxorubicin-administered rats. Chemoprotection of doxorubicin-associated neurotoxicity by DPDS was further validated by histomorphometry and histochemical staining. Taken together, DPDS through offsetting of oxido-inflammatory stress and caspase-3 activation elicited neuroprotection in doxorubicin-treated rats.
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- Oluwatobiloba F Da-Silva
- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Research Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Research Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Research Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Research Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, CCNE, Federal University of Santa Maria, Camobi, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Research Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
- Department of Food Science and Technology, Center of Rural Sciences, Federal University of Santa Maria, Camobi, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Research Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Chen J, Xu X, Shao Y, Bian X, Li R, Zhang Y, Xiao Y, Lu M, Jiang Q, Zeng Y, Yan F, Ye J, Li Z. AKT2 deficiency alleviates doxorubicin-induced cardiac injury via alleviating oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2024; 169:106539. [PMID: 38290690 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2024.106539] [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: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Doxorubicin (DOX), a widely used chemotherapy agent in cancer treatment, encounters limitations in clinical efficacy due to associated cardiotoxicity. This study aims to explore the role of AKT serine/threonine kinase 2 (AKT2) in mitigating DOX-induced oxidative stress within the heart through both intracellular and extracellular signaling pathways. Utilizing Akt2 knockout (KO) and Nrf2 KO murine models, alongside neonatal rat cardiomyocytes (NRCMs), we systematically investigate the impact of AKT2 deficiency on DOX-induced cardiac injury. Our findings reveal that DOX administration induces significant oxidative stress, a primary contributor to cardiac injury. Importantly, Akt2 deficiency exhibits a protective effect by alleviating DOX-induced oxidative stress. Mechanistically, Akt2 deficiency facilitates nuclear translocation of NRF2, thereby suppressing intracellular oxidative stress by promoting the expression of antioxidant genes. Furthermore, We also observed that AKT2 inhibition facilitates superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2) expression both inside macrophages and SOD2 secretion to the extracellular matrix, which is involved in lowering oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes upon DOX stimulation. The present study underscores the important role of AKT2 in mitigating DOX-induced oxidative stress through both intracellular and extracellular signaling pathways. Additionally, our findings propose promising therapeutic strategies for addressing DOX-induced cardiomyopathy in clinic.
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- Jiawen Chen
- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China; Research Center of Biostatistics and Computational Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China; School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Bioanalytics, Pfizer (China) Research and Development Co., Ltd, China
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- Research Center of Biostatistics and Computational Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 210009, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China; Cardiovascular research Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China.
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