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Jakobczyk H, Camiolo G, Malouf C, Antunes E, Ottersbach K. 3105 – IMPACT OF DACH1 DOWNREGULATION ON MLL-AF4 INFANT LEUKEMOGENESIS. Exp Hematol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2022.07.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Camiolo G, Barbato A, Giallongo C, Vicario N, Romano A, Parrinello NL, Parenti R, Sandoval JC, García-Moreno D, Lazzarino G, Avola R, Palumbo GA, Mulero V, Li Volti G, Tibullo D, Di Raimondo F. Iron regulates myeloma cell/macrophage interaction and drives resistance to bortezomib. Redox Biol 2020; 36:101611. [PMID: 32863212 PMCID: PMC7327252 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2020] [Revised: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Iron plays a major role in multiple processes involved in cell homeostasis such as metabolism, respiration and DNA synthesis. Cancer cells exhibit pronounced iron retention as compared to healthy counterpart. This phenomenon also occurs in multiple myeloma (MM), a hematological malignancy characterized by terminally differentiated plasma cells (PCs), in which serum ferritin levels have been reported as a negative prognostic marker. The aim of current study is to evaluate the potential role of iron metabolism in promoting drug resistance in myeloma cancer cells with particular regard to the interactions between PCs and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) as a source of iron. Our data showed that myeloma cell lines are able to intake and accumulate iron and thus, increasing their scavenger antioxidant-related genes and mitochondrial mass. We further demonstrated that PCs pre-treated with ferric ammonium citrate (FAC) decreased bortezomib (BTZ)-induced apoptosis in vitro and successfully engrafted in zebrafish larvae treated with BTZ. Treating human macrophages with FAC, we observed a switch toward a M2-like phenotype associated with an increased expression of anti-inflammatory markers such as ARG1, suggesting the establishment of an iron-mediated immune suppressive tumor microenvironment favouring myeloma growth. Using mfap4:tomato mutant zebrafish larvae, we further confirmed the increase of PCs-monocytes interactions after FAC treatment which favour BTZ-resistance. Taken together our data support the hypothesis that targeting iron trafficking in myeloma microenvironment may represent a promising strategy to counteract a tumor-supporting milieu and drug resistance.
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- Giuseppina Camiolo
- Section of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, 95125, Catania, Italy.
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- Section of Physiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, 95122, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Physiology, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de MurciaIMIB-Arrixaca, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Murcia, 30100, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de MurciaIMIB-Arrixaca, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Murcia, 30100, Spain
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- UniCamillus - Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, Via di Sant'Alessandro 8, 00131, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de MurciaIMIB-Arrixaca, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Murcia, 30100, Spain
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- Section of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Biochemistry, Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Hematology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, 95125, Catania, Italy
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Romano A, Parrinello NL, Simeon V, Puglisi F, La Cava P, Bellofiore C, Giallongo C, Camiolo G, D'Auria F, Grieco V, Larocca F, Barbato A, Cambria D, La Spina E, Tibullo D, Palumbo GA, Conticello C, Musto P, Di Raimondo F. High-density neutrophils in MGUS and multiple myeloma are dysfunctional and immune-suppressive due to increased STAT3 downstream signaling. Sci Rep 2020; 10:1983. [PMID: 32029833 PMCID: PMC7005058 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58859-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
To understand neutrophil impairment in the progression from MGUS through active MM, we investigated the function of mature, high-density neutrophils (HDNs), isolated from peripheral blood. In 7 MM, 3 MGUS and 3 healthy subjects by gene expression profile, we identified a total of 551 upregulated and 343 downregulated genes in MM-HDN, involved in chemokine signaling pathway and FC-gamma receptor mediated phagocytosis conveying in the activation of STAT proteins. In a series of 60 newly diagnosed MM and 30 MGUS patients, by flow-cytometry we found that HDN from MM, and to a lesser extend MGUS, had an up-regulation of the inducible FcγRI (also known as CD64) and a down-regulation of the constitutive FcγRIIIa (also known as CD16) together with a reduced phagocytic activity and oxidative burst, associated to increased immune-suppression that could be reverted by arginase inhibitors in co-culture with lymphocytes. In 43 consecutive newly-diagnosed MM patients, who received first-line treatment based on bortezomib, thalidomide and dexamethasone, high CD64 could identify at diagnosis patients with inferior median overall survival (39.5 versus 86.7 months, p = 0.04). Thus, HDNs are significantly different among healthy, MGUS and MM subjects. In both MGUS and MM neutrophils may play a role in supporting both the increased susceptibility to infection and the immunological dysfunction that leads to tumor progression.
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- A Romano
- Department of Surgery and Medical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-Clinical Research and Advanced Diagnostics, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture (Pz), Potenza, Italy
- Department of Mental Health and Preventive Medicine, Medical Statistics Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Medical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-Clinical Research and Advanced Diagnostics, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture (Pz), Potenza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-Clinical Research and Advanced Diagnostics, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture (Pz), Potenza, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-Clinical Research and Advanced Diagnostics, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture (Pz), Potenza, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Biometec, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologiche, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Biometec, Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Biotecnologiche, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche, Chirurgiche e Tecnologie Avanzate "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pre-Clinical Research and Advanced Diagnostics, IRCCS-CROB, Rionero in Vulture (Pz), Potenza, Italy
- Chair and Unit of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Aldo Moro University, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Medical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
- Division of Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico e Vittorio Emanuele di Catania, Catania, Italy.
- Department of Mental Health and Preventive Medicine, Medical Statistics Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
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Giallongo C, Tibullo D, Camiolo G, Parrinello NL, Romano A, Puglisi F, Barbato A, Conticello C, Lupo G, Anfuso CD, Lazzarino G, Volti GL, Palumbo GA, Di Raimono F. Correction: TLR4 signaling drives mesenchymal stromal cells commitment to promote tumor microenvironment transformation in multiple myeloma. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:820. [PMID: 31659155 PMCID: PMC6817876 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-2059-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- Cesarina Giallongo
- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. .,EuroMediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Catholic University of Rome, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. .,EuroMediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G. F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Giallongo C, Tibullo D, Camiolo G, Parrinello NL, Romano A, Puglisi F, Barbato A, Conticello C, Lupo G, Anfuso CD, Lazzarino G, Li Volti G, Palumbo GA, Di Raimondo F. TLR4 signaling drives mesenchymal stromal cells commitment to promote tumor microenvironment transformation in multiple myeloma. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:704. [PMID: 31541083 PMCID: PMC6754430 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1959-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 09/04/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Inflammation represents a key feature and hallmark of tumor microenvironment playing a major role in the interaction with mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) in cancer progression. The aim of the present study was to investigate the crosstalk between MSCs and myeloma cells (MM) in the pro-inflammatory microenvironment promoting immune evasion and tumor growth. MSC were collected from patients with diagnosis of MGUS (n = 10), smoldering myeloma (n = 7), multiple myeloma at diagnosis (n = 16), relapse (n = 5) or refractory (n = 3), and from age-matched healthy controls (HC, n = 10) and cultured with peripheral blood mononucleated cells (PBMC) from healthy volunteer donors. Similarly to MM, we showed that MSC from smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) patients activated neutrophils and conferred an immunosuppressive and pro-angiogenic phenotype. Furthermore, co-cultures of plasma cells (PC) and HC-MSC suggested that such activation is driven by MM cells through the switching into a pro-inflammatory phenotype mediated by toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4). These results were further confirmed using a zebrafish as an immunocompetent in vivo model, showing the role of MM-MSC in supporting PCs engraftment and Th2 response. Such effect was abolished following inhibition of TLR4 signaling in MM-MSC before co-injection with PC. Moreover, the addition of a TLR4 inhibitor in the co-culture of HC-MSC with MM cells prevented the activation of the pro-tumor activity in PC-educated MSC. In conclusion, our study provides evidence that TLR4 signaling plays a key role in MSC transformation by inducing a pro-tumor phenotype associated with a permissive microenvironment allowing immune escape and tumor growth.
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- Cesarina Giallongo
- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
- EuroMediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Catholic University of Rome, Largo F. Vito 1, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
- EuroMediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G. F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Romano A, Parrinello N, Simeon V, Bellofiore C, Giallongo C, Puglisi F, Cava PL, Camiolo G, Brundo M, Silvia S, Tibullo D, Palumbo G, Conticello C, Musto P, Raimondo FD. PF585 GENE-EXPRESSION PROFILE OF HIGH-DENSITY NEUTROPHILS REVEALS PROGRESSIVE DIFFERENCES IN MGUS AND MULTIPLE MYELOMA, ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED PHAGOCYTOSIS AND INCREASED INFECTION SUSCEPTIBILITY. Hemasphere 2019. [DOI: 10.1097/01.hs9.0000560628.16647.2a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Romano A, Parrinello NL, Chiarenza A, Motta G, Tibullo D, Giallongo C, La Cava P, Camiolo G, Puglisi F, Palumbo GA, Di Raimondo F. Immune off-target effects of Brentuximab Vedotin in relapsed/refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma. Br J Haematol 2019; 185:468-479. [PMID: 30768678 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.15801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) is associated with deep microenvironment re-shaping and myeloid dysfunction. Given that only limited data are available regarding the role of Brentuximab Vedotin (BV) as single agent in transplant-naive relapsed/refractory (R/R) patients and its off-target effects on immune system, we evaluated the amount of regulatory T-cells (T-regs), myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) subpopulations, and their functional marker, serum arginase-1 (s-Arg-1), in peripheral blood of 15 consecutive R/R HL patients. After a median of four BV cycles, the overall response rate (complete response + partial response) was 47%, with 4 (27%) complete metabolic remissions. BV reduced the absolute number of three MDSC subtypes and s-Arg-1 levels. Patients with baseline s-Arg-1 ≥200 ng/ml had inferior progression-free survival at 36 months compared to those with low s-Arg-1. T-regs dysfunction was recovered by BV: absolute T-regs count was increased after treatment with BV, independently of metabolic response achieved, with a significant reduction of CD30+ T-regs. Our data disclose off-target effects of BV in the microenvironment that could explain its deep and durable clinical efficacy.
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- Alessandra Romano
- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Haematology, Azienda Policlinico-OVE, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Haematology, Azienda Policlinico-OVE, Catania, Italy.,Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Haematology, Azienda Policlinico-OVE, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Haematology, Azienda Policlinico-OVE, Catania, Italy
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- Section of Haematology, Department of General Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.,Division of Haematology, Azienda Policlinico-OVE, Catania, Italy
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Camiolo G, Tibullo D, Giallongo C, Romano A, Parrinello NL, Musumeci G, Di Rosa M, Vicario N, Brundo MV, Amenta F, Ferrante M, Copat C, Avola R, Li Volti G, Salvaggio A, Di Raimondo F, Palumbo GA. α-Lipoic Acid Reduces Iron-induced Toxicity and Oxidative Stress in a Model of Iron Overload. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E609. [PMID: 30708965 PMCID: PMC6387298 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20030609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Iron toxicity is associated with organ injury and has been reported in various clinical conditions, such as hemochromatosis, thalassemia major, and myelodysplastic syndromes. Therefore, iron chelation therapy represents a pivotal therapy for these patients during their lifetime. The aim of the present study was to assess the iron chelating properties of α-lipoic acid (ALA) and how such an effect impacts on iron overload mediated toxicity. Human mesenchymal stem cells (HS-5) and animals (zebrafish, n = 10 for each group) were treated for 24 h with ferric ammonium citrate (FAC, 120 µg/mL) in the presence or absence of ALA (20 µg/mL). Oxidative stress was evaluated by reduced glutathione content, reactive oxygen species formation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and gene expression of heme oxygenase-1b and mitochondrial superoxide dismutase; organ injury, iron accumulation, and autophagy were measured by microscopical, cytofluorimetric analyses, and inductively coupled plasma‒optical mission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). Our results showed that FAC results in a significant increase of tissue iron accumulation, oxidative stress, and autophagy and such detrimental effects were reversed by ALA treatment. In conclusion, ALA possesses excellent iron chelating properties that may be exploited in a clinical setting for organ preservation, as well as exhibiting a good safety profile and low cost for the national health system.
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- Giuseppina Camiolo
- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
- EuroMediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, 90139 Palermo, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Hematology Section, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Hematology Section, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Hematology Section, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, University of Catania, 95129 Catania, Italy.
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- Section of Human Anatomy, School of Medicinal and Health Products Sciences, University of Camerino, Via Madonna delle Carceri 9, 62032 Camerino, Italy.
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- Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
- EuroMediterranean Institute of Science and Technology, 90139 Palermo, Italy.
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- Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Sicily, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Hematology Section, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "GF Ingrassia", University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
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Romano A, Parrinello NL, La Cava P, Tibullo D, Giallongo C, Camiolo G, Puglisi F, Parisi M, Pirosa MC, Martino E, Conticello C, Palumbo GA, Di Raimondo F. PMN-MDSC and arginase are increased in myeloma and may contribute to resistance to therapy. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2018; 18:675-683. [PMID: 29707981 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2018.1470929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Despite improvement in overall response due to the introduction of the first-in-class proteasome inhibitor bortezomib (btz), multiple myeloma (MM) is still an incurable disease due to the immune-suppressive bone marrow (BM) environment. Thus, the authors aimed to identify the role of CD11b+CD15+CD14-HLA-DR- granulocytic-like myeloid-derived suppressor cells (PMN-MDSC) in MM patients treated up-front with novel agents. METHODS In MM cell lines and primary cells derived by patients affected by MGUS and MM, we investigated sensitivity to bortezomib and lenalidomide in presence of Arg-1 and PMN-MDSC. RESULTS The authors found that PMN-MDSC and their function through increased arginase-1 (Arg-1) are associated with MM progression. When the authors assessed cell viability of the human myeloma cell lines MM1.s, OPM2 and U266 treated with 5-20 nM btz for 24 h in PMN-MDSC conditioned media, they disclosed that amount of Arg-1 and Arg-1 inhibition could affect btz sensitivity in-vitro. PMN-MDSC and Arg-1 were increased in peripheral blood of newly diagnosed MM patients compared to healthy subjects. PMN-MDSC and arginase were reduced after exposure to lenalidomide-based regimen but increased after btz-based treatment. CONCLUSION In MM, Arg-1 is mainly expressed by PMN-MDSC. PMN-MDSC and Arg-1 are reduced in vivo after lenalidomide but not bortezomib treatment.
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- Alessandra Romano
- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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- a Department of medical and surgical specialties, Hematology Section , University of Catania , Catania , Italy
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Giallongo C, Parrinello NL, La Cava P, Camiolo G, Romano A, Scalia M, Stagno F, Palumbo GA, Avola R, Li Volti G, Tibullo D, Di Raimondo F. Monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells as prognostic factor in chronic myeloid leukaemia patients treated with dasatinib. J Cell Mol Med 2017; 22:1070-1080. [PMID: 29218828 PMCID: PMC5783858 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Myeloid suppressor cells are a heterogeneous group of myeloid cells that are increased in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) inducing T cell tolerance. In this study, we found that therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) decreased the percentage of granulocytic MDSC, but only patients treated with dasatinib showed a significant reduction in the monocytic subset (M‐MDSC). Moreover, a positive correlation was observed between number of persistent M‐MDSC and the value of major molecular response in dasatinib‐treated patients. Serum and exosomes from patients with CML induced conversion of monocytes from healthy volunteers into immunosuppressive M‐MDSC, suggesting a bidirectional crosstalk between CML cells and MDSC. Overall, we identified M‐MDSC as prognostic factors in patients treated with dasatinib. It might be of interest to understand whether MDSC may be a candidate predictive markers of relapse risk following TKI discontinuation, suggesting their potential significance as practice of precision medicine.
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- Cesarina Giallongo
- Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.,Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, A.O.U. Policlinico-OVE, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Fuochi V, Li Volti G, Camiolo G, Tiralongo F, Giallongo C, Distefano A, Petronio Petronio G, Barbagallo I, Viola M, Furneri PM, Di Rosa M, Avola R, Tibullo D. Antimicrobial and Anti-Proliferative Effects of Skin Mucus Derived from Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758). Mar Drugs 2017; 15:md15110342. [PMID: 29104260 PMCID: PMC5706032 DOI: 10.3390/md15110342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Resistance to chemotherapy occurs in various diseases (i.e., cancer and infection), and for this reason, both are very difficult to treat. Therefore, novel antimicrobial and chemotherapic drugs are needed for effective antibiotic therapy. The aim of the present study was to assess the antimicrobial and anti-proliferative effects of skin mucus derived from Dasyatis pastinaca (Linnaeus, 1758). Our results showed that skin mucus exhibited a significant and specific antibacterial activity against Gram-negative bacteria but not against Gram-positive bacteria. Furthermore, we also observed a significant antifungal activity against some strains of Candida spp. Concerning anti-proliferative activity, we showed that fish mucus was specifically toxic for acute leukemia cells (HL60) with an inhibition of proliferation in a dose dependent manner (about 52% at 1000 μg/mL of fish skin mucous, FSM). Moreover, we did not observe effects in healthy cells, in neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y), and multiple myeloma cell lines (MM1, U266). Finally, it exhibited strong expression and activity of chitinase which may be responsible, at least in part, for the aforementioned results.
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- Virginia Fuochi
- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95124, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95124, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95124, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95124, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95124, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95124, Italy.
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95125, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95124, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95124, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95124, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95124, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania 95124, Italy.
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Tibullo D, Giallongo C, Puglisi F, Tomassoni D, Camiolo G, Cristaldi M, Brundo MV, Anfuso CD, Lupo G, Stampone T, Li Volti G, Amenta F, Avola R, Bramanti V. Effect of Lipoic Acid on the Biochemical Mechanisms of Resistance to Bortezomib in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells. Mol Neurobiol 2017; 55:3344-3350. [PMID: 28497200 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-017-0575-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Neuroblastoma (NB) is an extracranial solid cancer and the most common cancer in infancy. Despite the standard treatment for NB is based on the combination of chemotherapeutic drugs such as doxorubicin, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, and cisplatin, chemoresistance occurs over the time. The aim of the present research was to evaluate the effect of bortezomib (BTZ) (50 nM) on NB cell viability and how lipoic acid (ALA) (100 μM) modifies pharmacological response to this chemotherapeutic agent. Cell viability was assessed by ATP luminescence assay whereas expression of oxidative stress marker (i.e., heme oxygenase-1) and endoplasmic reticulum stress proteins was performed by real-time PCR, western blot, and immunofluorescence. Our data showed that BTZ treatment significantly reduced cell viability when compared to untreated cultures (about 40%). Interestingly, ALA significantly reduced the efficacy of BTZ (about 30%). Furthermore, BTZ significantly induced heme oxygenase-1 as a result of increased oxidative stress and such overexpression was prevented by concomitant treatment with ALA. Similarly, ALA significantly reduced BTZ-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress as measured by reduction in BiP1 and IRE1α, ERO1α, and PDI expression. In conclusion, our data suggest that BTZ efficacy is dependent on cellular redox status and such mechanisms may be responsible of chemoresistance to this chemotherapeutic agent.
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- Daniele Tibullo
- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95100, Catania, Italy.,Division of Haematology, A.O.U. "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Via Citelli 6, 95100, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95100, Catania, Italy.,Division of Haematology, A.O.U. "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Via Citelli 6, 95100, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Haematology, A.O.U. "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, Via Citelli 6, 95100, Catania, Italy
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- School of Bioscience and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, via Gentile III da Varano, Camerino, 62032, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95100, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95100, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95100, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95100, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95100, Catania, Italy
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- Division of Microbiology and Virology, Villa Sofia Hospital, A.O.O.R. "Villa Sofia-Cervello", Piazza Salerno 1, 90146, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95100, Catania, Italy
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- School of Medicinal Sciences and Health Products, University of Camerino, via Madonna delle Carceri 9, Camerino, 62032, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95100, Catania, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia 87, 95100, Catania, Italy.,Division of Microbiology and Virology, Villa Sofia Hospital, A.O.O.R. "Villa Sofia-Cervello", Piazza Salerno 1, 90146, Palermo, Italy
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Salvaggio A, Marino F, Albano M, Pecoraro R, Camiolo G, Tibullo D, Bramanti V, Lombardo BM, Saccone S, Mazzei V, Brundo MV. Toxic Effects of Zinc Chloride on the Bone Development in Danio rerio (Hamilton, 1822). Front Physiol 2016; 7:153. [PMID: 27199768 PMCID: PMC4850361 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
The increase of heavy metals in the environment involves a high exposure of aquatic organisms to these pollutants. The present study is planned to investigate the effects of zinc chloride (ZnCl2) on the bone embryonic development of Danio rerio and confirm the use of zebrafish as a model organism to study the teratogenic potential of this pollutant. Zebrafish embryos were exposed to different ZnCl2 concentrations and analyzed by ICP-MS. The skeletal anomalies were evaluated to confocal microscope after staining with calcein solution and RhodZinTM-3,AM. The data show a delay in hatching compared with the controls, malformations in the process of calcification and significant defects in growth. In conclusion, the current work demonstrates for the first time the Zn toxic effects on calcification process and confirm zebrafish (Danio rerio) as suitable alternative vertebrate model to study the causes and the mechanisms of the skeletal malformations.
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Messina Messina, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Messina Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, University of Catania Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, University of Catania Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, University of Catania Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, University of Catania Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, University of Catania Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, University of Catania Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Science, University of Catania Catania, Italy
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Viscuso R, Camiolo G, Vitale DG. Light and electron microscopy study of the spermatheca ofEupholidoptera chabrieri bimucronata(Ramme, 1927) andUromenus brevicollis trinacriaeLa Greca 1964 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Microsc Res Tech 2015; 78:577-86. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Renata Viscuso
- Dipartimento Di Scienze Biologiche; Geologiche E Ambientali, Sezione Di Biologia Animale “Marcello La Greca”, Università Degli Studi Di Catania; Catania 95124 Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Biologiche; Geologiche E Ambientali, Sezione Di Biologia Animale “Marcello La Greca”, Università Degli Studi Di Catania; Catania 95124 Italy
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Biologiche; Geologiche E Ambientali, Sezione Di Biologia Animale “Marcello La Greca”, Università Degli Studi Di Catania; Catania 95124 Italy
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