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Dorcely B, DeBermont J, Gujral A, Reid M, Vanegas SM, Popp CJ, Verano M, Jay M, Schmidt AM, Bergman M, Goldberg IJ, Alemán JO. Continuous glucose monitoring captures glycemic variability in obesity after sleeve gastrectomy: A prospective cohort study. Obes Sci Pract 2024; 10:e729. [PMID: 38187121 PMCID: PMC10768733 DOI: 10.1002/osp4.729] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Objective HbA1c is an insensitive marker for assessing real-time dysglycemia in obesity. This study investigated whether 1-h plasma glucose level (1-h PG) ≥155 mg/dL (8.6 mmol/L) during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) measurement of glucose variability (GV) better reflected dysglycemia than HbA1c after weight loss from metabolic and bariatric surgery. Methods This was a prospective cohort study of 10 participants with type 2 diabetes compared with 11 participants with non-diabetes undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (SG). At each research visit; before SG, and 6 weeks and 6 months post-SG, body weight, fasting lipid levels, and PG and insulin concentrations during an OGTT were analyzed. Mean amplitude of glycemic excursions (MAGE), a CGM-derived GV index, was analyzed. Results The 1-h PG correlated with insulin resistance markers, triglyceride/HDL ratio and triglyceride glucose index in both groups before surgery. At 6 months, SG caused 22% weight loss in both groups. Despite a reduction in HbA1c by 3.0 ± 1.3% in the diabetes group (p < 0.01), 1-h PG, and MAGE remained elevated, and the oral disposition index, which represents pancreatic β-cell function, remained reduced in the diabetes group when compared to the non-diabetes group. Conclusions Elevation of GV markers and reduced disposition index following SG-induced weight loss in the diabetes group underscores persistent β-cell dysfunction and the potential residual risk of diabetes complications.
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- Brenda Dorcely
- Laboratory of Translational Obesity ResearchNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Comprehensive Program in Obesity ResearchNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Laboratory of Translational Obesity ResearchNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Laboratory of Translational Obesity ResearchNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Comprehensive Program in Obesity ResearchNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Population HealthNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Laboratory of Translational Obesity ResearchNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Comprehensive Program in Obesity ResearchNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Laboratory of Translational Obesity ResearchNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismNYU Langone HealthNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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Oluwadare J, Cabodevilla AG, Son NH, Hu Y, Mullick AE, Verano M, Alemán JO, Ramasamy R, Goldberg IJ. Blocking Lipid Uptake Pathways Does not Prevent Toxicity in Adipose Triglyceride Lipase (ATGL) Deficiency. J Lipid Res 2022; 63:100274. [PMID: 36115595 PMCID: PMC9618837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jlr.2022.100274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Lipid accumulation in nonadipose tissues can cause lipotoxicity, leading to cell death and severe organ dysfunction. Adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) deficiency causes human neutral lipid storage disease and leads to cardiomyopathy; ATGL deficiency has no current treatment. One possible approach to alleviate this disorder has been to alter the diet and reduce the supply of dietary lipids and, hence, myocardial lipid uptake. However, in this study, when we supplied cardiac Atgl KO mice a low- or high-fat diet, we found that heart lipid accumulation, heart dysfunction, and death were not altered. We next deleted lipid uptake pathways in the ATGL-deficient mice through the generation of double KO mice also deficient in either cardiac lipoprotein lipase or cluster of differentiation 36, which is involved in an lipoprotein lipase-independent pathway for FA uptake in the heart. We show that neither deletion ameliorated ATGL-deficient heart dysfunction. Similarly, we determined that non-lipid-containing media did not prevent lipid accumulation by cultured myocytes; rather, the cells switched to increased de novo FA synthesis. Thus, we conclude that pathological storage of lipids in ATGL deficiency cannot be corrected by reducing heart lipid uptake.
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- Jide Oluwadare
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Cardiovascular Drug Discovery, Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Carlsbad, CA, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA,For correspondence: Ira J. Goldberg
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Bruno J, Verano M, Vanegas SM, Weinshel E, Ren-Fielding C, Lofton H, Fielding G, Schwack B, Chua DL, Wang C, Li H, Alemán JO. Body Weight and Prandial Variation of Plasma Metabolites in Subjects Undergoing Gastric Band-Induced Weight Loss. Obes Med 2022; 33:100434. [PMID: 37216066 PMCID: PMC10195098 DOI: 10.1016/j.obmed.2022.100434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bariatric procedures are safe and effective treatments for obesity, inducing rapid and sustained loss of excess body weight. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is unique among bariatric interventions in that it is a reversible procedure in which normal gastrointestinal anatomy is maintained. Knowledge regarding how LAGB effects change at the metabolite level is limited. OBJECTIVES To delineate the impact of LAGB on fasting and postprandial metabolite responses using targeted metabolomics. SETTING Individuals undergoing LAGB at NYU Langone Medical Center were recruited for a prospective cohort study. METHODS We prospectively analyzed serum samples from 18 subjects at baseline and 2 months after LAGB under fasting conditions and after a 1-hour mixed meal challenge. Plasma samples were analyzed on a reverse-phase liquid chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry metabolomics platform. The main outcome measure was their serum metabolite profile. RESULTS We quantitatively detected over 4,000 metabolites and lipids. Metabolite levels were altered in response to surgical and prandial stimuli, and metabolites within the same biochemical class tended to behave similarly in response to either stimulus. Plasma levels of lipid species and ketone bodies were statistically decreased after surgery whereas amino acid levels were affected more by prandial status than surgical condition. CONCLUSIONS Changes in lipid species and ketone bodies postoperatively suggest improvements in the rate and efficiency of fatty acid oxidation and glucose handling after LAGB. Further investigation is necessary to understand how these findings relate to surgical response, including long term weight maintenance, and obesity-related comorbidities such as dysglycemia and cardiovascular disease.
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- Joanne Bruno
- Laboratory of Translational Obesity Research, 435 East 30 St, New York, NY 10016
- Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Laboratory of Translational Obesity Research, 435 East 30 St, New York, NY 10016
- Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Laboratory of Translational Obesity Research, 435 East 30 St, New York, NY 10016
- Department of Population Health and Comprehensive Program in Obesity Research, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
- Department of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Population Health and Comprehensive Program in Obesity Research, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Department of Population Health and Comprehensive Program in Obesity Research, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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- Laboratory of Translational Obesity Research, 435 East 30 St, New York, NY 10016
- Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016
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Yu EA, Alemán JO, Hoover DR, Shi Q, Verano M, Anastos K, Tien PC, Sharma A, Kardashian A, Cohen MH, Golub ET, Michel KG, Gustafson DR, Glesby MJ. Plasma metabolomic analysis indicates flavonoids and sorbic acid are associated with incident diabetes: A nested case-control study among Women's Interagency HIV Study participants. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0271207. [PMID: 35802662 PMCID: PMC9269977 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Lifestyle improvements are key modifiable risk factors for Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) however specific influences of biologically active dietary metabolites remain unclear. Our objective was to compare non-targeted plasma metabolomic profiles of women with versus without confirmed incident DM. We focused on three lipid classes (fatty acyls, prenol lipids, polyketides). MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty DM cases and 100 individually matched control participants (80% with human immunodeficiency virus [HIV]) were enrolled in a case-control study nested within the Women's Interagency HIV Study. Stored blood samples (1-2 years prior to DM diagnosis among cases; at the corresponding timepoint among matched controls) were assayed in triplicate for metabolomics. Time-of-flight liquid chromatography mass spectrometry with dual electrospray ionization modes was utilized. We considered 743 metabolomic features in a two-stage feature selection approach with conditional logistic regression models that accounted for matching strata. RESULTS Seven features differed by DM case status (all false discovery rate-adjusted q<0.05). Three flavonoids (two flavanones, one isoflavone) were respectively associated with lower odds of DM (all q<0.05), and sorbic acid was associated with greater odds of DM (all q<0.05). CONCLUSION Flavonoids were associated with lower odds of incident DM while sorbic acid was associated with greater odds of incident DM.
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- Elaine A. Yu
- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Translational Obesity Research, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Statistics and Biostatistics, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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- New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Translational Obesity Research, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Cook County Health & Hospitals System and Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Georgetown University School of Medicine, District of Columbia, United States of America
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- State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, United States of America
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Zhu J, He J, Verano M, Brimmo AT, Glia A, Qasaimeh MA, Chen P, Aleman JO, Chen W. An integrated adipose-tissue-on-chip nanoplasmonic biosensing platform for investigating obesity-associated inflammation. Lab Chip 2018; 18:3550-3560. [PMID: 30302487 PMCID: PMC6246809 DOI: 10.1039/c8lc00605a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Although many advanced biosensing techniques have been proposed for cytokine profiling, there are no clinically available methods that integrate high-resolution immune cell monitoring and in situ multiplexed cytokine detection together in a biomimetic tissue microenvironment. The primary challenge arises due to the lack of suitable label-free sensing techniques and difficulty for sensor integration. In this work, we demonstrated a novel integration of a localized-surface plasmon resonance (LSPR)-based biosensor with a biomimetic microfluidic 'adipose-tissue-on-chip' platform for an in situ label-free, high-throughput and multiplexed cytokine secretion analysis of obese adipose tissue. Using our established adipose-tissue-on-chip platform, we were able to monitor the adipose tissue initiation, differentiation, and maturation and simulate the hallmark formation of crown-like structures (CLSs) during pro-inflammatory stimulation. With integrated antibody-conjugated LSPR barcode sensor arrays, our platform enables simultaneous multiplexed measurements of pro-inflammatory (IL-6 and TNF-α) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10 and IL-4) cytokines secreted by the adipocytes and macrophages. As a result, our adipose-tissue-on-chip platform is capable of identifying stage-specific cytokine secretion profiles from a complex milieu during obesity progression, highlighting its potential as a high-throughput preclinical readout for personalized obesity treatment strategies.
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- Jingyi Zhu
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
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- Materials Research and Education Center, Materials Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Obesity Research, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, New York, NY, USA. and Division of Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, New York, NY, USA. and Division of Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, New York, NY, USA. and Division of Engineering, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Materials Research and Education Center, Materials Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA
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- Laboratory of Translational Obesity Research, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University, New York, NY, USA. and Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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Zhou DY, Zhang K, Conney AH, Ding N, Cui XX, Wang H, Verano M, Zhao SQ, Fan YX, Zheng X, Du ZY. Synthesis and evaluation of curcumin-related compounds containing benzyl piperidone for their effects on human cancer cells. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2013; 61:1149-55. [PMID: 23985704 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c13-00507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Eleven curcumin-related compounds containing a benzyl piperidone moiety were synthesized and evaluated for their effects on cultured prostate cancer PC-3 cells, pancreas cancer BxPC-3 cells, colon cancer HT-29 cells and lung cancer H1299 cells. Inhibitory effects of these compounds on the growth of PC-3, BxPC-3, HT-29 and H1299 cells were determined by the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay and trypan blue exclusion assay. Compounds benzyl piperidone 2 (P2), P4, P7, 4-bromo-2-fluoro-benzyl piperidone 2 (PFBr2), PFBr3 and PFBr4 (see syntheses and structures in Figs. 1, 2) exhibited potent inhibitory effects on the growth of cultured PC-3, BxPC-3, HT-29 and H1299 cells. The IC50 for these compounds was lower than 2 µM in all four cell lines. PFBr4 was 41-, 36-, 40- and 46-fold more active than curcumin for inhibiting the growth of PC-3, BxPC-3, HT-29 and H1299 cells, respectively. The benzyl piperidone-containing compounds studied also stimulated apoptosis in PC-3 cells. Mechanistic studies indicate that the effects of both curcumin and PFBr4 on PC-3 cells were associated with a decrease in phospho-Akt and phospho-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (Erk)1/2. The present study indicates that P2, P4, P7, PFBr2, PFBr3 and PFBr4 may have useful effects on human cancer cells.
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- Dai-Ying Zhou
- Allan H Conney Laboratory for Research, Institute of Natural Medicinal Chemistry & Green Chemistry, Guangdong University of Technology
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Wei X, Zhou D, Wang H, Ding N, Cui XX, Wang H, Verano M, Zhang K, Conney AH, Zheng X, DU ZY. Effects of pyridine analogs of curcumin on growth, apoptosis and NF-κB activity in prostate cancer PC-3 cells. Anticancer Res 2013; 33:1343-1350. [PMID: 23564771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Twelve pyridine analogs of curcumin were studied for their effects on growth and apoptosis in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells. The ability of these compounds to inhibit the transcriptional activity of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and the level of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases (phospho-ERK1/2) in PC-3 cells was also determined. Treatment of PC-3 cells with the pyridine analogs of curcumin resulted in concentration-dependent growth inhibition and apoptosis stimulation. Only pyridine analogs of curcumin with a tetrahydrothiopyrane-4-one linker (FN compounds) exhibited a strong inhibitory effect on growth and a strong stimulatory effect on apoptosis at low concentrations (≤ 1 μM). Mechanistic studies showed that NF-κB transcriptional activity in PC-3 cells was strongly inhibited by treatment with group FN compounds. Treatment of PC-3 cells with 1 μM FN1 resulted in a decrease of activated ERK1/2. Results from the present study indicate that FN compounds warrant further in vivo studies using suitable animal models of prostate cancer.
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- Xingchuan Wei
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, PR China
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Zheng X, Cui XX, Gao Z, Verano M, Huang MT, Liu Y, Rabson AB, Conney AH. Effects of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate in combination with gemcitabine on Panc-1 pancreatic cancer cells cultured in vitro or Panc-1 tumors grown in immunodeficient mice. Int J Oncol 2012; 41:2269-75. [PMID: 23041978 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2012.1651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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In the present study, the effects of 12-O-tetra-decanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) alone or in combination with gemcitabine on the growth of Panc-1 pancreatic cancer cells cultured in vitro or grown in NCr immunodeficient nude mice were investigated. Combinations of TPA and gemcitabine synergi-stically inhibited the growth and induced apoptosis in Panc-1 cells. The combination of TPA (0.16 nM) and gemcitabine (0.5 µM) induced a marked increase in phosphorylated c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) in the Panc-1 cells. In animal experiments, NCr nude mice with established Panc-1 tumors received daily intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of TPA (50 ng/g body weight/day) or gemcitabine (0.5 µg/g body weight/day) alone or in combination for 26 days. Treatment with daily i.p. injections of low doses of TPA or gemcitabine alone had a modest inhibitory effect on the growth of the tumors. However, the combination of low doses of TPA and gemcitabine more potently inhibited the growth of Panc-1 tumors than either agent used individually. Treatment with TPA or gemcitabine alone or in combination did not affect the body weight of the animals. Clinical trials with TPA alone or in combination with gemcitabine on patients with pancreatic cancer are warranted in order to confirm our results.
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- Xi Zheng
- Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research, Department of Chemical Biology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
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Wei X, DU ZY, Cui XX, Verano M, Mo RQ, Tang ZK, Conney AH, Zheng X, Zhang K. Effects of cyclohexanone analogues of curcumin on growth, apoptosis and NF-κB activity in PC-3 human prostate cancer cells. Oncol Lett 2012; 4:279-284. [PMID: 22844370 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2012.710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 04/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Curcumin is a non-nutritive yellow pigment found in the spice turmeric, which is derived from the rhizome of the plant Curcuma longa Linn. Six cyclohexanone analogues of curcumin (A(1)-A(6)) were investigated for their effects on growth and apoptosis in PC-3 human prostate cancer cells. The ability of these compounds to inhibit NF-κB activity in PC-3 cells was also determined. Five out of the six curcumin analogues (A(2)-A(6)) had stronger inhibitory effects compared to curcumin on the growth of cultured PC-3 cells. Compounds A(2)-A(6) also had stronger stimulatory effects on apoptosis in PC-3 cells than curcumin, and these curcumin analogues more potently inhibited NF-κB activity than curcumin. The inhibitory effects of these compounds on NF-κB activity correlated with their effects on growth inhibition and apoptosis stimulation in PC-3 cells. The results of the present study provide a rationale for in vivo studies with A(2)-A(6) using suitable animal models of prostate cancer.
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- Xingchuan Wei
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P.R. China
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