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Steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence studies on the conjugation of Rose Bengal to gold nanorods. J Mol Struct 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2014.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Arboleda A, Miller D, Cabot F, Taneja M, Aguilar MC, Alawa K, Amescua G, Yoo SH, Parel JM. Assessment of rose bengal versus riboflavin photodynamic therapy for inhibition of fungal keratitis isolates. Am J Ophthalmol 2014; 158:64-70.e2. [PMID: 24792103 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2014.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Revised: 04/07/2014] [Accepted: 04/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the in vitro effect of rose bengal and riboflavin as photosensitizing agents for photodynamic therapy (PDT) on fungal isolates that are common causes of fungal keratitis. DESIGN Experimental study. METHODS Three isolates (Fusarium solani, Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans) recovered from patients with confirmed fungal keratitis were used in the experiments. Isolates were grown on Sabouraud-Dextrose agar, swabbed, and prepared in suspension, and 1 mL aliquots were inoculated onto test plates in triplicate. Test plates were separated into 5 groups: Group 1, no treatment; Group 2, 0.1% rose bengal alone; Group 3, 518 nm irradiation alone; Group 4, riboflavin PDT (riboflavin + 375 nm irradiation); and Group 5, rose bengal PDT (rose bengal + 518 nm irradiation). Irradiation was performed over a circular area using either a green light-emitting diode (LED) array (peak wavelength: 518 nm) or an ultraviolet-A LED array (peak wavelength: 375 nm). Test plates were irradiated with an energy density of 5.4 J/cm(2). Later, plates were placed in a 30 C incubator and observed for growth. RESULTS Rose bengal-mediated PDT successfully inhibited the growth of all 3 fungal isolates in the irradiated area. All other groups exhibited unrestricted growth throughout the plate. CONCLUSIONS Rose bengal-mediated PDT successfully inhibited the growth of 3 types of fungi. No other experimental groups, including riboflavin-mediated PDT, had any inhibitory effect on the isolates. The results might be useful for the treatment of patients suffering from corneal infection.
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Verhaelen K, Bouwknegt M, Rutjes S, de Roda Husman AM, Duizer E. Wipes coated with a singlet-oxygen-producing photosensitizer are effective against human influenza virus but not against norovirus. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:4391-7. [PMID: 24814795 PMCID: PMC4068670 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01219-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Transmission of enteric and respiratory viruses, including human norovirus (hNoV) and human influenza virus, may involve surfaces. In food preparation and health care settings, surfaces are cleaned with wipes; however, wiping may not efficiently reduce contamination or may even spread viruses, increasing a potential public health risk. The virucidal properties of wipes with a singlet-oxygen-generating immobilized photosensitizer (IPS) coating were compared to those of similar but uncoated wipes (non-IPS) and of commonly used viscose wipes. Wipes were spiked with hNoV GI.4 and GII.4, murine norovirus 1 (MNV-1), human adenovirus type 5 (hAdV-5), and influenza virus H1N1 to study viral persistence. We also determined residual and transferred virus proportions on steel carriers after successively wiping a contaminated and an uncontaminated steel carrier. On IPS wipes only, influenza viruses were promptly inactivated with a 5-log10 reduction. D values of infectious MNV-1 and hAdV-5 were 8.7 and 7.0 h on IPS wipes, 11.6 and 9.3 h on non-IPS wipes, and 10.2 and 8.2 h on viscose wipes, respectively. Independently of the type of wipe, dry cleaning removed, or drastically reduced, initial spot contamination of hNoV on surfaces. All wipes transferred hNoV to an uncontaminated carrier; however, the risk of continued transmission by reuse of wipes after 6 and 24 h was limited for all viruses. We conclude that cleaning wet spots with dry wipes efficiently reduced spot contamination on surfaces but that cross-contamination with noroviruses by wiping may result in an increased public health risk at high initial virus loads. For influenza virus, IPS wipes present an efficient one-step procedure for cleaning and disinfecting contaminated surfaces.
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- Katharina Verhaelen
- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Zamani Taghizadeh Rabe S, Mousavi SH, Tabasi N, Rastin M, Zamani Taghizadeh Rabe S, Siadat Z, Mahmoudi M. Rose Bengal suppresses gastric cancer cell proliferation via apoptosis and inhibits nitric oxide formation in macrophages. J Immunotoxicol 2014; 11:367-75. [PMID: 24575814 DOI: 10.3109/1547691x.2013.853715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Rose Bengal (RB) has been used as a safe agent in clinical diagnosis. In addition, it is used as a photodynamic sensitizer for removing microorganisms and cancer cells. Recently, its preferential toxicity after direct exposure to cancer cells was proven. The present study focuses on anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities of RB. The toxicity of RB against AGS gastric cancer and NIH 3T3 fibroblast cell lines was studied using an MTT assay. Patterns of any cell death among the AGS cells were defined using Annexin-V and PI staining. In addition, the effect of RB on nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) production induced by lipopolysaccha-ride in J774A.1 macrophages was determined. Modulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 expressions in the macrophages was also evaluated by Western blots. The results showed that AGS cells exhibited significant concentration-dependent decreases in growth in response to RB; these cells showed a greater growth inhibition than did non-malignant 3T3 cells, suggesting that anti-growth activity of RB could be cell-specific. Moreover, AGS cells exposed to RB exhibited a significant increase in apoptosis; only at high RB doses did the cells display significant levels of necrosis. While RB also caused a modest decrease in the growth of J774A.1 macrophages, the cells displayed remarkable decreases in NO production and iNOS expression without significant concurrent modulation in PGE(2) production or COX-2 expression. The data from this study appears to suggest that RB differentially impacts on transformed cell lines, preferentially suppresses growth of a gastric cancer cell line through induction of apoptosis, and induces changes in cells that could reflect potential anti-inflammatory effects that might be induced in situ.
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Morphological alterations on Citrobacter freundii bacteria induced by erythrosine dye and laser light. Lasers Med Sci 2013; 30:469-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s10103-013-1421-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Vigant F, Lee J, Hollmann A, Tanner LB, Akyol Ataman Z, Yun T, Shui G, Aguilar HC, Zhang D, Meriwether D, Roman-Sosa G, Robinson LR, Juelich TL, Buczkowski H, Chou S, Castanho MARB, Wolf MC, Smith JK, Banyard A, Kielian M, Reddy S, Wenk MR, Selke M, Santos NC, Freiberg AN, Jung ME, Lee B. A mechanistic paradigm for broad-spectrum antivirals that target virus-cell fusion. PLoS Pathog 2013; 9:e1003297. [PMID: 23637597 PMCID: PMC3630091 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 02/24/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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LJ001 is a lipophilic thiazolidine derivative that inhibits the entry of numerous enveloped viruses at non-cytotoxic concentrations (IC50≤0.5 µM), and was posited to exploit the physiological difference between static viral membranes and biogenic cellular membranes. We now report on the molecular mechanism that results in LJ001's specific inhibition of virus-cell fusion. The antiviral activity of LJ001 was light-dependent, required the presence of molecular oxygen, and was reversed by singlet oxygen (1O2) quenchers, qualifying LJ001 as a type II photosensitizer. Unsaturated phospholipids were the main target modified by LJ001-generated 1O2. Hydroxylated fatty acid species were detected in model and viral membranes treated with LJ001, but not its inactive molecular analog, LJ025. 1O2-mediated allylic hydroxylation of unsaturated phospholipids leads to a trans-isomerization of the double bond and concurrent formation of a hydroxyl group in the middle of the hydrophobic lipid bilayer. LJ001-induced 1O2-mediated lipid oxidation negatively impacts on the biophysical properties of viral membranes (membrane curvature and fluidity) critical for productive virus-cell membrane fusion. LJ001 did not mediate any apparent damage on biogenic cellular membranes, likely due to multiple endogenous cytoprotection mechanisms against phospholipid hydroperoxides. Based on our understanding of LJ001's mechanism of action, we designed a new class of membrane-intercalating photosensitizers to overcome LJ001's limitations for use as an in vivo antiviral agent. Structure activity relationship (SAR) studies led to a novel class of compounds (oxazolidine-2,4-dithiones) with (1) 100-fold improved in vitro potency (IC50<10 nM), (2) red-shifted absorption spectra (for better tissue penetration), (3) increased quantum yield (efficiency of 1O2 generation), and (4) 10–100-fold improved bioavailability. Candidate compounds in our new series moderately but significantly (p≤0.01) delayed the time to death in a murine lethal challenge model of Rift Valley Fever Virus (RVFV). The viral membrane may be a viable target for broad-spectrum antivirals that target virus-cell fusion. The threat of emerging and re-emerging viruses underscores the need to develop broad-spectrum antivirals. LJ001 is a non-cytotoxic, membrane-targeted, broad-spectrum antiviral previously reported to inhibit the entry of many lipid-enveloped viruses. Here, we delineate the molecular mechanism that underlies LJ001's antiviral activity. LJ001 generates singlet oxygen (1O2) in the membrane bilayer; 1O2-mediated lipid oxidation results in changes to the biophysical properties of the viral membrane that negatively impacts its ability to undergo virus-cell fusion. These changes are not apparent on LJ001-treated cellular membranes due to their repair by cellular lipid biosynthesis. Thus, we generated a new class of membrane-targeted broad-spectrum antivirals with improved photochemical, photophysical, and pharmacokinetic properties leading to encouraging in vivo efficacy against a lethal emerging pathogen. This study provides a mechanistic paradigm for the development of membrane-targeting broad-spectrum antivirals that target the biophysical process underlying virus-cell fusion and that exploit the difference between inert viral membranes and their biogenic cellular counterparts.
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- Frederic Vigant
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering (NGS), National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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- Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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- Wildlife Zoonoses and Vector Borne Disease Research Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Oregon Health & Science University and VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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- Wildlife Zoonoses and Vector Borne Disease Research Group, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Costa L, Tomé JPC, Neves MGPMS, Tomé AC, Cavaleiro JAS, Cunha A, Faustino MAF, Almeida A. Susceptibility of non-enveloped DNA- and RNA-type viruses to photodynamic inactivation. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2013; 11:1520-3. [PMID: 22911122 DOI: 10.1039/c2pp25156f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The comparative susceptibility of DNA- and RNA-type viruses to photodynamic inactivation has not yet been clearly addressed. In this study the effect of the tricationic porphyrin Tri-Py(+)-Me-PF on the inactivation of four DNA and three RNA non-enveloped phages was compared. The results obtained show that the photodynamic efficiency varied with the phage type, the RNA-type phages being much more easily photoinactivated than the DNA-type ones.
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- Liliana Costa
- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Eriksson ESE, Eriksson LA. Identifying the sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA) as a potential target for hypericin--a theoretical study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:12637-46. [PMID: 22892582 DOI: 10.1039/c2cp42237a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The exact cellular target for the potent anti-cancer agent hypericin has not yet been determined; this thus encourages the application of computational chemistry tools to be employed in order to provide insights that can be employed in further drug development studies. In the present study computational docking and molecular dynamics simulations are applied to investigate possible interactions between hypericin and the Ca(2+) pump SERCA as proposed in the literature. Hypericin was found to bind strongly both in pockets within the transmembrane region and in the cytosolic region of the protein, although the two studied isoforms of SERCA differ slightly in their preferred binding sites. The calculated binding energies for hypericin in the four investigated sites were of the same magnitude as for thapsigargin (TG), the most potent SERCA inhibitor, or in the range between TG and di-tert-butylhydroquinone (BHQ), which is also known to possess inhibitory activity. The hydrophobic character of hypericin indicates that the molecule initially binds in the ER membrane from which it diffuses into the transmembrane region of the protein and to binding pockets therein. The transmembrane TG and BHQ binding pockets provide suitable locations for hypericin as they allow for favourable interactions with the lipid tails that surround these. High binding energies were noted for hypericin in these pockets and are expected to constitute highly possible binding sites due to their accessibility from the ER membrane. Hypericin most likely binds to both isoforms of SERCA and acts as an inhibitor or, under light irradiation, as a singlet oxygen generator that in turn degrades the protein or induces lipid peroxidation.
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- Emma S E Eriksson
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden.
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Cohen Y, Weitman H, Afri M, Yanus R, Rudnick S, Talmon Y, Schmidt J, Aped P, Shatz S, Ehrenberg B, Frimer AA. The effect of intercalants on the host liposome. J Liposome Res 2012; 22:306-18. [DOI: 10.3109/08982104.2012.698419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Costa L, Faustino MAF, Neves MGPMS, Cunha Â, Almeida A. Photodynamic inactivation of mammalian viruses and bacteriophages. Viruses 2012; 4:1034-74. [PMID: 22852040 PMCID: PMC3407894 DOI: 10.3390/v4071034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2012] [Revised: 06/12/2012] [Accepted: 06/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) has been used to inactivate microorganisms through the use of photosensitizers. The inactivation of mammalian viruses and bacteriophages by photosensitization has been applied with success since the first decades of the last century. Due to the fact that mammalian viruses are known to pose a threat to public health and that bacteriophages are frequently used as models of mammalian viruses, it is important to know and understand the mechanisms and photodynamic procedures involved in their photoinactivation. The aim of this review is to (i) summarize the main approaches developed until now for the photodynamic inactivation of bacteriophages and mammalian viruses and, (ii) discuss and compare the present state of the art of mammalian viruses PDI with phage photoinactivation, with special focus on the most relevant mechanisms, molecular targets and factors affecting the viral inactivation process.
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- Liliana Costa
- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (L.C.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (M.A.F.F.); (M.G.P.M.S.N.)
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- Department of Chemistry and QOPNA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (M.A.F.F.); (M.G.P.M.S.N.)
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (L.C.); (A.C.)
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- Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (L.C.); (A.C.)
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Klemow K, Bartlow A, Crawford J, Kocher N, Shah J, Ritsick M. Medical Attributes of St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum). OXIDATIVE STRESS AND DISEASE 2011. [DOI: 10.1201/b10787-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Eriksson ESE, Eriksson LA. The Influence of Cholesterol on the Properties and Permeability of Hypericin Derivatives in Lipid Membranes. J Chem Theory Comput 2011; 7:560-74. [DOI: 10.1021/ct100528u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland—Galway, Galway, Ireland
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Simultaneous determination of retinol, retinyl palmitate and β-carotene in rat serum treated with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene and Hypericum Perforatum L. by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection. OPEN CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.2478/s11532-009-0101-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractA new and simple high-performance liquid chromatography method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of retinol, retinyl palmitate and β-carotene in rat serum treated with Hypericum Perforatum L. and 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene. Furthermore, vitamin C was determined spectrophotometrically. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis was performed utilizing an Inertsil ODS3 reversed phase column with methanol-acetonitrile-tetrahydrofuran (65:30:5, v/v/v) as mobile phase, at a flow rate of 1.5 mL min−1 and 40°C. Diode-array detection was conducted at 325 and 450 nm for retinol and retinyl palmitate, and β-carotene, respectively with a running time of 26 min. The high-performance liquid chromatography assay and extraction procedure proposed are simple, rapid, sensitive and accurate. This method was then applied to determine the amounts of retinol, retinyl palmitate and β-carotene in rat serum. Results of this study demonstrated that at 60th day in the 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-treated group there was a significant decrease (pa] anthracene + Hypericum Perforatum L. treated group compared to the control group..
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Yasuda T, Yamaki M, Iimura A, Shimotai Y, Shimizu K, Noshita T, Funayama S. Anti-influenza virus principles from Muehlenbeckia hastulata. J Nat Med 2010; 64:206-11. [DOI: 10.1007/s11418-009-0386-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2009] [Accepted: 12/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Eriksson ESE, Santos DJVAD, Guedes RC, Eriksson LA. Properties and Permeability of Hypericin and Brominated Hypericin in Lipid Membranes. J Chem Theory Comput 2009; 5:3139-49. [DOI: 10.1021/ct9002702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Emma S. E. Eriksson
- Örebro Life Science Center, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, 70182 Örebro, Sweden, Modelling and Simulation Research Center, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, Department of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, 1649-019 Lisbon, Portugal, and School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Örebro Life Science Center, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, 70182 Örebro, Sweden, Modelling and Simulation Research Center, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, Department of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, 1649-019 Lisbon, Portugal, and School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Örebro Life Science Center, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, 70182 Örebro, Sweden, Modelling and Simulation Research Center, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, Department of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, 1649-019 Lisbon, Portugal, and School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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- Örebro Life Science Center, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, 70182 Örebro, Sweden, Modelling and Simulation Research Center, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden, Department of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, 1649-019 Lisbon, Portugal, and School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland, University Road, Galway, Ireland
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Hotze EM, Badireddy AR, Chellam S, Wiesner MR. Mechanisms of bacteriophage inactivation via singlet oxygen generation in UV illuminated fullerol suspensions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2009; 43:6639-45. [PMID: 19764229 DOI: 10.1021/es901110m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Nonenveloped viruses are shown to be inactivated by singlet oxygen ((1)O2) produced in UVA photosensitized aqueous suspensions of a polyhydroxylated fullerene (C60(OH)22-24; fullerol, 40 microM). Experiments were performed with MS2, a ssRNA bacteriophage, as well as two dsDNA phages: PRD1, which has an internal lipid membrane, and T7, which entirely lacks lipids. MS2 was highly susceptible to inactivation, having a rate constant of 0.034 min(-1) with UVA alone, which increased to 0.102 min(-1) with photoactivated fullerol. PRD1 and T7 were not susceptible to UVA alone but were photoinactivated by fullerol with rate constants of 0.026 and 0.035 min(-1), respectively. The role of 1(O)2 was demonstrated by three independent observations: (i) viruses that were insensitive to UVA alone were photoinactivated by rose bengal in the absence of fullerol, (ii) beta-carotene reduced (but did not eliminate) photoinactivation rates, and (iii) singlet oxygen sensor green fluorescence spectroscopy directly detected (1)O2 in UVA illuminated fullerol suspensions. Qualitative evidence is also presented that fullerol aggregates were closely associated with viruses allowing efficient transfer of 1(O)2 to their capsids. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy revealed significant oxidative modifications to capsid proteins but comparatively minor changes to the DNA and (phospho)lipids. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) suggested (1)O2 induced crosslinking of proteins. Hence, phage inactivation by photoactivated fullerol nanoparticles appears to be caused by cross-linking of capsid protein secondary structures by exogenous (1)O2 and consequentimpairmentof their ability to bind to surface receptors of their bacterial hosts (loss of infectivity) rather than by direct reactions with fullerol.
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- Ernest M Hotze
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0287, USA
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PU XY, LIANG JP, SHANG RF, WANG XH, WANG ZX, HUA LY, LIU Y. Influence of Hypericum perforatum Extract on Piglet Infected with Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome Virus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1671-2927(08)60272-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Szabelski M, Luchowski R, Gryczynski Z, Kapusta P, Ortmann U, Gryczynski I. Evaluation of instrument response functions for lifetime imaging detectors using quenched Rose Bengal solutions. Chem Phys Lett 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2009.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ho YF, Wu MH, Cheng BH, Chen YW, Shih MC. Lipid-mediated preferential localization of hypericin in lipid membranes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2009; 1788:1287-95. [PMID: 19366588 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2008] [Revised: 01/16/2009] [Accepted: 01/23/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Subcellular localization of a photosensitizer is critical to its therapeutic outcome during photodynamic therapy (PDT). We delineated the distribution of hypericin, a new generation photosensitizer, in model membrane systems to identify the operating principles of its subcellular accumulation. Results from fluorescence microscopy indicated preferential incorporation of hypericin in lipid of giant unilamellar vesicles. Monolayer fluorescence measurements further identified cholesterol as the key determinant for the observed selectivity of hypericin. The emission spectra of hypericin in lipid monolayers varied in a lipid-dependent manner and Stoke's shift behavior suggests that hypericin may form closely packed structure with cholesterol. Overall, our data lead to the conclusion that cholesterol is the major origin of the selectivity for hypericin in membrane systems. A hypothetical model depicting the intracellular and intravascular co-transport of hypericin and cholesterol because of their high affinity is presented.
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- Yunn-Fang Ho
- School of Pharmacy and Graduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Rauf MA, Marzouki N, Körbahti BK. Photolytic decolorization of Rose Bengal by UV/H(2)O(2) and data optimization using response surface method. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2008; 159:602-609. [PMID: 18395977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.02.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2008] [Revised: 02/11/2008] [Accepted: 02/21/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Rose Bengal (C.I. name is Acid Red 94) was irradiated with UV light in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. The photoinduced decolorization of the dye was monitored spectrophotometrically. The apparent rate of decolorization was calculated from the observed absorption data and was found to be pseudo first order. A systematic study of the effect of dye concentration and H(2)O(2) concentration on the kinetics of dye decolorization was also carried out. Dye decolorization increased with increasing H(2)O(2) concentration and decreasing dye concentration. The maximum dye decolorization was determined as 90% with 0.005 mM dye at optimum 0.042 M H(2)O(2) and pH 6.6. Additionally, the effect on decolorization of this dye in the presence of some additives (ions) was also investigated. It was seen that sulphite caused a maximum effect on % decolorization of the dye solution. A plausible explanation involving the probable radical initiated mechanism was given to explain the dye decolorization. The experimental data was also optimized using the response surface methodology (RSM). According to ANOVA results, the proposed model can be used to navigate the design space. It was found that the response of Rose Bengal degradation is very sensitive to the independent factors of dye concentration, H(2)O(2) concentration, pH and reaction time. The proposed model for D-optimal design fitted very well with the experimental data with R(2) and R(adj)(2) correlation coefficients of 0.85 and 0.80, respectively.
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- M A Rauf
- Department of Chemistry, UAE University, P.O. Box 17551, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.
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Thongthai W, Weninger K. Photoinactivation of sindbis virus infectivity without inhibition of membrane fusion. Photochem Photobiol 2008; 85:801-6. [PMID: 19067945 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2008.00475.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Photoinactivation of enveloped viruses is commonly associated with damage to fusion proteins and inhibition of membrane fusion capacity. Here we show that photobleaching of Sindbis virus labeled with the membrane localized dye, R18 (octadecyl rhodamine B) causes a dramatic loss of infectivity without observable changes in low-pH triggered membrane fusion to liposomes. Sindbis labeled with DiI (1,1'-dioctadecyl-3,3,3',3'-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate) also maintains low-pH triggered membrane fusion capacity, but in contrast to R18, extensive photobleaching of DiI-labeled virus has little effect on infectivity. Electrophoretic gel analysis suggests no cross-linking of viral fusion proteins following photobleaching of dye-labeled Sindbis. These observations have implications for live-cell, single particle tracking studies of dye-labeled Sindbis virus. Our observations suggest that R18 and DiI have different propensities for spontaneous flip-flop in lipid bilayers.
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- Wor Thongthai
- Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA
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Moor ACE, Compel AEWV, Hermanns RCA, Meulen J, Smit J, Wilschut J, Brand A, Dubbelman TMAR, VanSteveninck J. Inhibition of Various Steps in the Replication Cycle of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Contributes to Its Photoinactivation by AIPcS4 or Pc4 and Red Light. Photochem Photobiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.1999.tb03298.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Galabov AS. Virucidal agents in the eve of manorapid synergy. GMS KRANKENHAUSHYGIENE INTERDISZIPLINAR 2007; 2:Doc18. [PMID: 20200679 PMCID: PMC2831485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Virucidal agents are chemical substances that attack and inactivate viral particles outside the cell (virions). In general this is accomplished by damaging their protein shells (capsid) or the substance penetrates the core itself, where it destroys the genetic material. Damage to the virion structure is also possible. These agents are used not only for traditional surface disinfection or sterilization of blood, blood products, and other medicinal products as well as in antiviral chemotherapy. They have also been used in recent times for inactivation of viruses in foodstuffs, detergents or cosmetics. Below is given an overview of the data currently available on the performance of these substances when used for the latter applications (cleaning and cosmetics). These include:hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorites, cupric and ferric ions, per-acidsethanol, parachlorometaxylenol in a sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate, glutaraldehyde, quaternary ammonium salts, chlorhexidine and chlorhexidine gluconate, curdline sulphate, glycerol, lipids, azodicarbonamide, cicloxolone sodium, dichlorisocyanuric acid (sodium salt), benzalkonium salts, disulfate benzamides and benzisothiazolones, congo red, ascorbic acid, nonoxynol-9, para-aminobenzoic acid, bis(monosuccinamide) derivative of p,p'-bis(2-aminoethyl) diphenlyi-C60) (fullerene).merocyanine, benzoporphyrin derivative monoacid ring A, rose bengal, hypericin, hypocrellin A, anthraquinones extracted from plants, sulfonated anthraquinones and other anthraquinone derivativesGRAMICIDINE, GOSSYPOL, GARLIC (ALLIUM SATIVUM) EXTRACT AND ITS COMPONENTS: ajoene, diallyl thiosulfinate (allicin), allyl methyl thioulfinate, methyl allyl thiosulfinate, extracts of ledium, motherworth, celandine, black currant, coaberry and bilberry, extract of Cordia salicifolia, steam distillate from Houttuynia cordata (Saururaceae) and its component, 5,6,7-trimethoxyflavone from Calicarpa japonica, isoscullarein (5,7,8,4'-tetrahydroxyflavone) from Scutellaria baikalensis and isoscutellarein-8-methylether, alkaloids and phytosteryl ester compounds.
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- Angel S. Galabov
- The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Sofia, Bulgaria,*To whom correspondence should be addressed: Angel S. Galabov, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, 26 Acad. Georgi Bonchev Street, BG-1113 Sofia, Bulgaria, E-mail:
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Sanders L, Halder M, Xiao TL, Ding J, Armstrong DW, Petrich JW. The Separation of Hypericin's Enantiomers and Their Photophysics in Chiral Environments¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb01539.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Chowdhury PK, Ashby KD, Datta A, Petrich JW. Effect of pH on the Fluorescence and Absorption Spectra of Hypericin in Reverse Micelles¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)0720612eopotf2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rahimipour S, Palivan C, Freeman D, Barbosa F, Fridkin M, Weiner L, Mazur Y, Gescheidt G. Hypericin Derivatives: Substituent Effects on Radical-anion Formation. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0740149hdseor2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Showalter BM, Datta A, Chowdhury PK, Park J, Bandyopadhyay P, Choudhury PK, Kesavan S, Zeng Y, Kraus GA, Gordon MS, Toscano JP, Petrich JW. Identification of a Vibrational Frequency Corresponding to H-atom Translocation in Hypericin¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0740157ioavfc2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Schey KL, Patat S, Chignell CF, Datillo M, Wang RH, Roberts JE. Photooxidation of Lens α-Crystallin by Hypericin (Active Ingredient in St. John's Wort)¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2000)0720200polcbh2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Gábor F, Szolnoki J, Tóth K, Fekete A, Maillard P, Csík G. Photoinduced Inactivation of T7 Phage Sensitized by Symmetrically and Asymmetrically Substituted Tetraphenyl Porphyrin: Comparison of Efficiency and Mechanism of Action¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0730304piotps2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Miskovsky P, Hritz J, Sanchez-Cortes S, Fabriciova G, Ulicny J, Chinsky L. Interaction of Hypericin with Serum Albumins: Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Resonance Raman Spectroscopy and Molecular Modeling Study¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0740172iohwsa2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Park J, Datta A, Chowdhury PK, Petrich JW. Is the Excited-State H-atom Transfer in Hypericin Concerted?¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0730105itesha2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sgarbossa A, Lenci F. Spectroscopic Study of Visible-light Effects on Hypericin-lens Proteins Systems†¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2001)0740196ssovle2.0.co2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Theodossiou T, Spiro MD, Jacobson J, Hothersall JS, MacRobert AJ. Evidence for Intracellular Aggregation of Hypericin and the Impact on its Photocytotoxicity in PAM 212 Murine Keratinocytes¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2004.tb00111.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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He YY, Chignell CF, Miller DS, Andley UP, Roberts JE. Phototoxicity in Human Lens Epithelial Cells Promoted by St. John's Wort¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2004.tb00133.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Krishnamoorthy G, Webb SP, Nguyen T, Chowdhury PK, Halder M, Wills NJ, Carpenter S, Kraus GA, Gordon MS, Petrich JW. Synthesis of Hydroxy and Methoxy Perylene Quinones, Their Spectroscopic and Computational Characterization, and Their Antiviral Activity¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb01464.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rahimipour S, Litichever-Coslovsky N, Alaluf M, Freeman D, Ehrenberg B, Weiner L, Mazur Y, Fridkin M, Koch Y. Novel Methyl Helianthrones as Photosensitizers: Synthesis and Biological Evaluation¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb00182.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Taroni P, Valentini G, Comelli D, D'Andrea C, Cubeddu R, Hu DN, Roberts JE. Time-resolved Microspectrofluorimetry and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging of Hypericin in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells¶. Photochem Photobiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2005.tb00220.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lee D, Cohen RE, Rubner MF. Heterostructured magnetic nanotubes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2007; 23:123-9. [PMID: 17190494 DOI: 10.1021/la0612926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Heterostructured magnetic tubes with submicrometer dimensions were assembled by the layer-by-layer deposition of polyelectrolytes and nanoparticles in the pores of track-etched polycarbonate membranes. Multilayers composed of poly(allylamine hydrochloride) and poly(styrene sulfonate) assembled at high pH (pH > 9.0) were first assembled into the pores of track-etched polycarbonate membranes, and then multilayers of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles and PAH were deposited. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed the formation of multilayer nanotubes with an inner shell of magnetite nanoparticles. These tubes exhibited superparamagnetic characteristics at room temperature (300 K) as determined by a SQUID magnetometer. The surface of the magnetic nanotubes could be further functionalized by adsorbing poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(methacrylic acid) block copolymers. The separation and release behavior of low molecular weight anionic molecules (i.e., ibuprofen, rose bengal, and acid red 8) by/from the multilayer nanotubes were studied because these tubes could potentially be used as separation or targeted delivery vehicles. The magnetic tubes could be successfully used to separate (or remove) a high concentration of dye molecules (i.e., rose bengal) from solution by activating the nanotubes in acidic solution. The release of the anionic molecules in physiologically relevant buffer solution showed that whereas bulky molecules (e.g., rose bengal) release slowly, small molecules (i.e., ibuprofen) release rapidly from the multilayers. The combination of the template method and layer-by-layer deposition of polyelectrolytes and nanoparticles provides a versatile means to create functional nanotubes with heterostructures that can be used for separation as well as targeted delivery.
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- Daeyeon Lee
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Center for Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Theodossiou T, Spiro MD, Jacobson J, Hothersall JS, Macrobert AJ. Evidence for intracellular aggregation of hypericin and the impact on its photocytotoxicity in PAM 212 murine keratinocytes. Photochem Photobiol 2006; 80:438-43. [PMID: 15623327 DOI: 10.1562/0031-8655(2004)080<0438:efiaoh>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We have assessed photoinduced toxicity of hypericin in PAM 212 murine keratinocytes and the relationship between concentration, incubation time and light fluence to evaluate the effect of intracellular aggregation at high concentrations. Confocal microscopy was used to establish the subcellular localization of hypericin at 5 and 50 microM and incubation times of 1 and 3 h. From fluorescence uptake time course studies, intracellular hypericin was demonstrated to exist predominantly in the monomeric form for up to 26 h incubation at 5 microM. However, there was a pronounced aggregation effect at 50 microM, with intracellular hypericin fluorescence levels initially showing an increase followed by a decrease with incubation time. This effect was subsequently shown to exert an effect on the phototoxicity of hypericin. On irradiation, the photocytotoxicity for 1 and 7 h incubation with 50 microM hypericin was comparable, whereas using 5 microM the photocytotoxicity showed good correlation with the intracellular fluorescence measurements at 1 and 7 h incubation.
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- Theodossis Theodossiou
- National Medical Laser Centre, Royal Free and University College Medical School, Academic Division of Surgical Specialties, University College London, London, UK.
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Wurglics M, Schubert-Zsilavecz M. Hypericum perforatum: a 'modern' herbal antidepressant: pharmacokinetics of active ingredients. Clin Pharmacokinet 2006; 45:449-68. [PMID: 16640452 DOI: 10.2165/00003088-200645050-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort [SJW]) counts among the most favourite herbal drugs, and is the only herbal alternative to classic synthetic antidepressants in the therapy of mild to moderate depression. Several clinical studies have been conducted to verify the effectiveness of ethanolic or methanolic extracts of SJW. Alcoholic SJW extracts are a mixture of substances with widely varying physical and chemical properties and activities. Hyperforin, a phloroglucinol derivative, is the main source of pharmacological effects caused by the consumption of alcoholic extracts of SJW in the therapy of depression. However, several studies indicate that flavone derivatives, e.g. rutin, and also the naphthodianthrones hypericin and pseudohypericin, take part in the antidepressant efficacy. In contrast to the amount of documentation concerning clinical efficacy, oral bioavailability and pharmacokinetic data about the active components are rather scarce. The hyperforin plasma concentration in humans was investigated in a small number of studies. The results of these studies indicate a relevant plasma concentration, comparable with that used in in vitro tests. Furthermore, hyperforin is the only ingredient of H. perforatum that could be determined in the brain of rodents after oral administration of alcoholic extracts. The plasma concentrations of the hypericins were, compared with hyperforin, only one-tenth and, until now, the hypericins could not be found in the brain after oral administration of alcoholic H. perforatum extracts or pure hypericin. Until now, the pharmacokinetic profile of the flavonoids in humans after oral administration of an alcoholic H. perforatum extract has been investigated in only one study. More data are available for rutin and the aglycone quercetin after administration of pure substances or other flavonoid sources.
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- Mario Wurglics
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, ZAFES, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Stauffer F, De Miranda J, Schechter MC, Carneiro FA, Salgado LT, Machado GF, Da Poian AT. Inactivation of vesicular stomatitis virus through inhibition of membrane fusion by chemical modification of the viral glycoprotein. Antiviral Res 2006; 73:31-9. [PMID: 16934341 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2006.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2006] [Revised: 06/30/2006] [Accepted: 07/11/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Membrane fusion is an essential step in the entry of enveloped viruses into their host cells triggered by conformational changes in viral glycoproteins. We have demonstrated previously that modification of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) with diethylpyrocarbonate (DEPC) abolished conformational changes on VSV glycoprotein and the fusion reaction catalyzed by the virus. In the present study, we evaluated whether treatment with DEPC was able to inactivate the virus. Infectivity and viral replication were abolished by viral treatment with 0.5mM DEPC. Mortality profile and inflammatory response in the central nervous system indicated that G protein modification with DEPC eliminates the ability of the virus to cause disease. In addition, DEPC treatment did not alter the conformational integrity of surface proteins of inactivated VSV as demonstrated by transmission electron microscopy and competitive ELISA. Taken together, our results suggest a potential use of histidine (His) modification to the development of a new process of viral inactivation based on fusion inhibition.
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- Fausto Stauffer
- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica, Programa de Biologia Molecular e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-590, Brazil
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Schmitt LA, Liu Y, Murphy PA, Petrich JW, Dixon PM, Birt DF. Reduction in hypericin-induced phototoxicity by Hypericum perforatum extracts and pure compounds. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2006; 85:118-30. [PMID: 16859921 PMCID: PMC1618768 DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2006.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2006] [Revised: 05/12/2006] [Accepted: 06/02/2006] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Clinical evidence suggests that administration of Hypericum perforatum (Hp) extracts containing the photo-activated hypericin compounds may cause fewer skin photosensitization reactions than administration of pure hypericin. This study was conducted to determine whether the phototoxicity of hypericin in HaCaT keratinocytes could be attenuated by H. perforatum extracts and constituents. Two extracts, when supplemented with 20 microM hypericin: (1) an ethanol re-extraction of residue following a chloroform extraction (denoted ethanol(-chloroform)) (3.35 microM hypericin and 124.0 microM total flavonoids); and (2) a chloroform extract (hypericin and flavonoids not detected), showed 25% and 50% (p<0.0001) less phototoxicity than 20 microM hypericin alone. Two H. perforatum constituents, when supplemented with 20 microM hypericin: (1) 10 microM chlorogenic acid; and (2) 0.25 microM pyropheophorbide, exhibited 24% (p<0.05) and 40% (p<0.05) less phototoxicity than 20 microM hypericin alone. The peroxidation of arachidonic acid was assessed as a measure of oxidative damage by photo-activated hypericin, but this parameter of lipid peroxidation was not influenced by the extracts or constituents. However alpha-tocopherol, a known antioxidant also did not influence the amount of lipid peroxidation induced in this system. These observations indicate that hypericin combined with H. perforatum extracts or constituents may exert less phototoxicity than pure hypericin, but possibly not through a reduction in arachidonic acid peroxidation.
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- Laura A. Schmitt
- The Center for Research on Dietary Botanical Supplements, Iowa State University, 215 MacKay Building, Ames, IA 50011-1120, USA
- The Interdepartmental Toxicology Graduate Program and Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University, Iowa State University, 2102 Molecular Biology Building, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- The Center for Research on Dietary Botanical Supplements, Iowa State University, 215 MacKay Building, Ames, IA 50011-1120, USA
- The Interdepartmental Toxicology Graduate Program and Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University, Iowa State University, 2102 Molecular Biology Building, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- The Center for Research on Dietary Botanical Supplements, Iowa State University, 215 MacKay Building, Ames, IA 50011-1120, USA
- The Interdepartmental Toxicology Graduate Program and Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University, Iowa State University, 2102 Molecular Biology Building, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- The Center for Research on Dietary Botanical Supplements, Iowa State University, 215 MacKay Building, Ames, IA 50011-1120, USA
- The Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 1605 Gilman Hall, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- The Center for Research on Dietary Botanical Supplements, Iowa State University, 215 MacKay Building, Ames, IA 50011-1120, USA
- The Department of Statistics, Iowa State University, 102 Snedecor Hall, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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- The Center for Research on Dietary Botanical Supplements, Iowa State University, 215 MacKay Building, Ames, IA 50011-1120, USA
- The Interdepartmental Toxicology Graduate Program and Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Iowa State University, Iowa State University, 2102 Molecular Biology Building, Ames, IA 50011, USA
- * Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 515 294 9873; fax: +1 515 294 6193 E-mail address: (D.F. Birt)
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Schmitt LA, Liu Y, Murphy PA, Birt DF. Evaluation of the light-sensitive cytotoxicity of Hypericum perforatum extracts, fractions, and pure compounds. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2006; 54:2881-90. [PMID: 16608204 PMCID: PMC1557644 DOI: 10.1021/jf052344k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Hypericum perforatum (Hp) is known for possessing antidepressant and antiviral activities. Despite its use as an alternative to conventional antidepressants, the identification of the cytotoxic chemicals derived from this herb is incomplete. In this study, the cytotoxicity of Hp extracts prepared in solvents ranging in polarity, fractions of one extract, and purified compounds were examined in three cell lines. All extracts exhibited significant cytotoxicity; those prepared in ethanol (no hyperforin, 3.6 microM hypericin, and 134.6 microM flavonoids) showed between 7.7 and 77.4% cell survival (p < 0.0001 and 0.01), whereas the chloroform and hexane extracts (hyperforin, hypericin, and flavonoids not detected) showed approximately 9.0 (p < 0.0001) and 4.0% (p < 0.0001) survival. Light-sensitive toxicity was observed primarily with the ethanol extracts sequentially extracted following removal of material extracted in either chloroform or hexane. The absence of light-sensitive toxicity with the Hp extracts suggests that the hypericins were not playing a prominent role in the toxicity of the extracts.
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- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: 515-294-9873. E-mail:
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Holstege CP, Mitchell K, Barlotta K, Furbee RB. Toxicity and drug interactions associated with herbal products: ephedra and St. John's Wort. Med Clin North Am 2005; 89:1225-57. [PMID: 16227061 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2005.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Health care providers are being increasingly confronted with the use of herbal medications by their patients. It is imperative that patients be questioned regarding herbal preparation use and that health care providers become familiar with these agents. Research into the active components and mechanisms of action of various herbals is ongoing [350]. Long-range studies need to be performed to follow patients for efficacy or toxicity in chronic use [351,352]. Adverse reactions to herbal remedies should be reported to the FDA MedWatch at http://www.fda.gov/medwatch. As withany therapeutic agent, risk of use must always be weighed against potential benefits.
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- Christopher P Holstege
- Division of Medical Toxicology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0774, USA.
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Halder M, Chowdhury PK, Das R, Mukherjee P, Atkins WM, Petrich JW. Interaction of Glutathione S-Transferase with Hypericin: A Photophysical Study. J Phys Chem B 2005; 109:19484-9. [PMID: 16853517 DOI: 10.1021/jp051645u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The photophysics of hypericin have been studied in its complex with two different isoforms, A1-1 and P1-1, of the protein glutathione S-transferase (GST). One molecule of hypericin binds to each of the two GST subunits. Comparisons are made with our previous results for the hypericin/human serum albumin complex (Photochem. Photobiol. 1999, 69, 633-645). Hypericin binds with high affinity to the GSTs: 0.65 microM for the A1-1 isoform and 0.51 microM for the P1-1 isoform (Biochemistry 2004, 43, 12761-12769). The photophysics and activity of hypericin are strongly modulated by the binding protein. Intramolecular hydrogen-atom transfer is suppressed in both cases. Most importantly, while there is significant singlet oxygen generation from hypericin bound to GST A1-1, binding to GST P1-1 suppresses singlet oxygen generation to almost negligible levels. The data are rationalized in terms of a simple model in which the hypericin photophysics depends entirely upon the decay of the triplet state by two competing processes, quenching by oxygen to yield singlet oxygen and ionization, the latter of these two are proposed to be modulated by A1-1 and P1-1.
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- M Halder
- Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA
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Xu Y, Lu C. Raman spectroscopic study on structure of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hypericin-induced photosensitive damage of HIV. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 48:117-32. [PMID: 15986884 DOI: 10.1007/bf02879664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The first Raman spectra of HIV1-HIV2 in human sera and hypericin-induced photosensitive damage of the virus have been obtained. The prominent Raman lines in the spectra are assigned respectively to the carbohydrates of viral glycoprotein, RNA, protein and lipid. The spectra are dominated by Raman scattering of the carbohydrates. The lines of D-Mannose and N-acetylglucosamine in carbohydrates are obvious and there is a beta-configuration in the anomeric C1 position in D-Mannose. The viral RNA duplexes bound assumes an A-form geometry. The lines of backbone phosphate group, bases (involving interbase hydrogen bonding) and ribose of the RNA are complete and distinct. The secondary structure of the viral protein maintains alpha-helix, beta-sheet, beta-turn and random coil. Its side chains are rich and vary from tryptophan, phenylalanine and "buried" tyrosine; the stable conformation of the S-S bond of gauche-gauche-gauche; the two forms of C-S bonds of gauche and trans; to sulfhydrl group and ionized and unionized carboxyl groups. The viral lipid bilayer molecules are probably in the liquid ordered phase or the gel phase. It was observed that the hypericin-induced photosensitive damage of HIV1-HIV2 in human sera changed various components of HIV1-HIV2 in different degrees: The orderly A-form viral RNA would become a disordered viral RNA. There were a breakage of interbase hydrogen bonds and disruption of vertical base-base stacking interactions. In addition, the groups of ribos and four bases were damaged obviously. A decrease in ordered structure (alpha-helix and beta-sheet) of viral protein is accompanied by an increase in random coil. The Tyr buried in the three-dimensional structure of protein was damaged, but it was still "buried" and the damage of C-S bond of trans form was stronger. The groups of carbohydrates, including D-Mannos and N-acetyl glucosamine, in viral envelope glycoprotein had also been changed. The hydrophilic C-N bond of choline in viral lipid was damaged, which was the possible binding site to hypericin, whereas the viral lipids bilayers were still probably in the liquid ordered phase or the gel phase. So the space structure of HIV1-HIV2 was damaged under the experimental conditions, which might block viral infection and inhibit its growth and breeding. It is apparent that the laser Raman spectra have provided certain direct evidence at the molecular level for photosensitive damage of HIV1-HIV2.
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- Yiming Xu
- Laboratory of Visual Information Processing, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
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Xu X, Hu X, Neill SJ, Fang J, Cai W. Fungal Elicitor Induces Singlet Oxygen Generation, Ethylene Release and Saponin Synthesis in Cultured Cells of Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 46:947-54. [PMID: 15821288 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pci103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Singlet oxygen is a high-energy molecular oxygen species. As one of the most active intermediates involved in chemical and biochemical reactions, singlet oxygen plays essential roles in plant responses to UV and strong light. Here, we report that Cle, an elicitor derived from fungal cell walls, induces the generation of singlet oxygen in cell cultures of ginseng, Panax ginseng. Cle treatment also triggers the activation of plasma membrane NADPH oxidase and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase (ACO), subsequently leading to ethylene release and increased saponin synthesis, as shown by increased mRNA expression of squalene synthase (SQS) and squalene epoxidase (SQE), and accumulation of beta-amyrin synthase (beta-AS). Suppression of Cle-induced singlet oxygen generation or inhibition of ethylene production blocks saponin synthesis, whereas treatment of ginseng cells with ethylene or singlet oxygen induces the synthesis of saponin. Together, these results indicate that Cle-induced production of both singlet oxygen and ethylene is required for saponin synthesis, and that singlet oxygen may function upstream of ethylene during Cle-induced saponin synthesis.
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- Xiaojie Xu
- Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, CAS, Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, PR China 200032
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