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Mokarizadeh N, Karimi P, Erfani M, Sadigh-Eteghad S, Fathi Maroufi N, Rashtchizadeh N. β-Lapachone attenuates cognitive impairment and neuroinflammation in beta-amyloid induced mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 81:106300. [PMID: 32070922 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Oxidative stress and neuroinflammation are critically involved in amyloid beta (Aβ) induced cognitive impairments. β-Lapachone (β-LAP) is a natural activator of NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) which has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.This study investigated the effect of β-LAP administration on Aβ-induced memory deficit, oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and apoptosis cell death in the hippocampus. Forty BALB/c mice were allocated into control, sham, β-LAP (βL), Aβ, and Aβ + βL groups. Intracerebroventricular injection of Aβ1-42 was used to induce Alzheimer's disease (AD) model. Mice in the βL and Aβ + βL groups were treated with β-LAP (10 mg/kg, i.p) for 4 days. Results revealed that β-LAP attenuated memory impairment in the Aβ-received mice, as measured in the novel object recognition (NOR) and Barnes maze tests. Moreover, Aβ resulted in inflammasome activation evident by enhanced caspase-1 immunoreactivity and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) protein levels. However, β-LAP could markedly reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and down-regulate mRNA expression of NLRP3 inflammasome and protein levels of cleaved caspase 1 and IL-1β. Additionally, β-LAP-treated mice showed increased SIRT1 levels and NAD+/NADH ratio in the hippocampus. These results were followed by fewer number of TUNEL-positive cell, reduced hippocampal atrophy and neuronal loss in the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG). These results indicated that the protective effect of β-LAP against AD-associated cognitive deficits is partially through its strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions.
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- Narmin Mokarizadeh
- Neurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Neurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Neurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Higher Education Institute of Rab-Rashid, Tabriz, Iran
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- Neurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Neurosciences Research Center (NSRC), Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Connective Tissue Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Byrne FL, Olzomer EM, Marriott GR, Quek LE, Katen A, Su J, Nelson ME, Hart-Smith G, Larance M, Sebesfi VF, Cuff J, Martyn GE, Childress E, Alexopoulos SJ, Poon IK, Faux MC, Burgess AW, Reid G, McCarroll JA, Santos WL, Quinlan KG, Turner N, Fazakerley DJ, Kumar N, Hoehn KL. Phenotypic screen for oxygen consumption rate identifies an anti-cancer naphthoquinone that induces mitochondrial oxidative stress. Redox Biol 2020; 28:101374. [PMID: 31743887 PMCID: PMC6861633 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2019.101374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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A hallmark of cancer cells is their ability to reprogram nutrient metabolism. Thus, disruption to this phenotype is a potential avenue for anti-cancer therapy. Herein we used a phenotypic chemical library screening approach to identify molecules that disrupted nutrient metabolism (by increasing cellular oxygen consumption rate) and were toxic to cancer cells. From this screen we discovered a 1,4-Naphthoquinone (referred to as BH10) that is toxic to a broad range of cancer cell types. BH10 has improved cancer-selective toxicity compared to doxorubicin, 17-AAG, vitamin K3, and other known anti-cancer quinones. BH10 increases glucose oxidation via both mitochondrial and pentose phosphate pathways, decreases glycolysis, lowers GSH:GSSG and NAPDH/NAPD+ ratios exclusively in cancer cells, and induces necrosis. BH10 targets mitochondrial redox defence as evidenced by increased mitochondrial peroxiredoxin 3 oxidation and decreased mitochondrial aconitase activity, without changes in markers of cytosolic or nuclear damage. Over-expression of mitochondria-targeted catalase protects cells from BH10-mediated toxicity, while the thioredoxin reductase inhibitor auranofin synergistically enhances BH10-induced peroxiredoxin 3 oxidation and cytotoxicity. Overall, BH10 represents a 1,4-Naphthoquinone with an improved cancer-selective cytotoxicity profile via its mitochondrial specificity.
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- Frances L Byrne
- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and VT Center for Drug Discovery, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Concord Medical School, Asbestos Disease Research Institute, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Children's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and VT Center for Drug Discovery, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Charles Perkins Centre, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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NQO1 potentiates apoptosis evasion and upregulates XIAP via inhibiting proteasome-mediated degradation SIRT6 in hepatocellular carcinoma. Cell Commun Signal 2019; 17:168. [PMID: 31842909 PMCID: PMC6915971 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-019-0491-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Our previous study has demonstrated that NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is significantly upregulated in human liver cancer where it potentiates the apoptosis evasion of liver cancer cell. However, the underlying mechanisms of the oncogenic function of NQO1 in HCC have not been fully elucidated. Methods Expression of NQO1, SIRT6, AKT and X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) protein were measured by western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Additionally, the interaction between NQO1 and potential proteins were determined by immunoprecipitation assays. Furthermore, the effect of NQO1 and SIRT6 on tumor growth was determined in cell model and orthotopic tumor implantation model. Results We found that NQO1 overexpression in HCC enhanced SIRT6 protein stability via inhibiting ubiquitin-mediated 26S proteasome degradation. High level of SIRT6 reduced acetylation of AKT which resulted in increased phosphorylation and activity of AKT. Activated AKT subsequently phosphorylated anti-apoptotic protein XIAP at Ser87 which determined its protein stability. Reintroduction of SIRT6 or AKT efficiently rescued NQO1 knock-out-mediated inhibition of growth and induction of apoptosis. In orthotopic mouse model, NQO1 knock-out inhibited tumor growth and induced apoptosis while this effect was effectively rescued by SIRT6 overexpression or MG132 treatment partially. Conclusions Collectively, these results reveal an oncogenic function of NQO1 in sustaining HCC cell proliferation through SIRT6/AKT/XIAP signaling pathway.
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Froeling FEM, Swamynathan MM, Deschênes A, Chio IIC, Brosnan E, Yao MA, Alagesan P, Lucito M, Li J, Chang AY, Trotman LC, Belleau P, Park Y, Rogoff HA, Watson JD, Tuveson DA. Bioactivation of Napabucasin Triggers Reactive Oxygen Species-Mediated Cancer Cell Death. Clin Cancer Res 2019; 25:7162-7174. [PMID: 31527169 PMCID: PMC6891204 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-0302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Napabucasin (2-acetylfuro-1,4-naphthoquinone or BBI-608) is a small molecule currently being clinically evaluated in various cancer types. It has mostly been recognized for its ability to inhibit STAT3 signaling. However, based on its chemical structure, we hypothesized that napabucasin is a substrate for intracellular oxidoreductases and therefore may exert its anticancer effect through redox cycling, resulting in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and cell death. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Binding of napabucasin to NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase-1 (NQO1), and other oxidoreductases, was measured. Pancreatic cancer cell lines were treated with napabucasin, and cell survival, ROS generation, DNA damage, transcriptomic changes, and alterations in STAT3 activation were assayed in vitro and in vivo. Genetic knockout or pharmacologic inhibition with dicoumarol was used to evaluate the dependency on NQO1. RESULTS Napabucasin was found to bind with high affinity to NQO1 and to a lesser degree to cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (POR). Treatment resulted in marked induction of ROS and DNA damage with an NQO1- and ROS-dependent decrease in STAT3 phosphorylation. Differential cytotoxic effects were observed, where NQO1-expressing cells generating cytotoxic levels of ROS at low napabucasin concentrations were more sensitive. Cells with low or no baseline NQO1 expression also produced ROS in response to napabucasin, albeit to a lesser extent, through the one-electron reductase POR. CONCLUSIONS Napabucasin is bioactivated by NQO1, and to a lesser degree by POR, resulting in futile redox cycling and ROS generation. The increased ROS levels result in DNA damage and multiple intracellular changes, one of which is a reduction in STAT3 phosphorylation.
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- Fieke E M Froeling
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Northwell Cancer Institute, Lake Success, New York
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Graduate Program in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Institute for Cancer Genetics, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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- Boston Biomedical Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Boston Biomedical Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
- Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
- Lustgarten Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
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von Morze C, Merritt ME. Cancer in the crosshairs: targeting cancer metabolism with hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI technology. NMR IN BIOMEDICINE 2019; 32:e3937. [PMID: 29870085 PMCID: PMC6281789 DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Revised: 04/03/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Magnetic resonance (MR)-based hyperpolarized (HP) 13 C metabolic imaging is under active pursuit as a new clinical diagnostic method for cancer detection, grading, and monitoring of therapeutic response. Following the tremendous success of metabolic imaging by positron emission tomography, which already plays major roles in clinical oncology, the added value of HP 13 C MRI is emerging. Aberrant glycolysis and central carbon metabolism is a hallmark of many forms of cancer. The chemical transformations associated with these pathways produce metabolites ranging in general from three to six carbons, and are dependent on the redox state and energy charge of the tissue. The significant changes in chemistry associated with flux through these pathways imply that HP imaging can take advantage of the underlying chemical shift information encoded into an MR experiment to produce images of the injected substrate as well as its metabolites. However, imaging of HP metabolites poses unique constraints on pulse sequence design related to detection of X-nuclei, decay of the HP magnetization due to T1 , and the consumption of HP signal by the inspection pulses. Advancements in the field continue to depend critically on customization of MRI systems and pulse sequences for optimized detection of HP 13 C signals, focused largely on extracting the maximum amount of information during the short lifetime of the HP magnetization. From a clinical perspective, the success of HP 13 C MRI of cancer will largely depend upon the utility of HP pyruvate for the detection of lactate pools associated with the Warburg effect, though several other agents are also under investigation, with novel agents continually being formulated. In this review, the salient aspects of HP 13 C imaging will be highlighted, with an emphasis on both technological challenges and the biochemical aspects of HP experimental design.
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- Cornelius von Morze
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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High-throughput sequencing of circRNAs reveals novel insights into mechanisms of nigericin in pancreatic cancer. BMC Genomics 2019; 20:716. [PMID: 31533620 PMCID: PMC6749718 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-019-6032-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Our previous study had proved that nigericin could reduce colorectal cancer cell proliferation in dose- and time-dependent manners by targeting Wnt/β-catenin signaling. To better elucidate its potential anti-cancer mechanism, two pancreatic cancer (PC) cell lines were exposed to increasing concentrations of nigericin for different time periods, and the high-throughput sequencing was performed to explore the circRNA expression profiles after nigericin exposure on pancreatic cancer (PC) cells. RESULTS In this study, a total of 183 common differentially expressed circRNAs were identified, and the reliability and validity of the sequencing data were verified by the PCR analysis. According to the parental genes of circRNAs, the GO analysis was performed to predict the most enriched terms in the biological process, cellular components and molecular functions. The KEGG analysis and pathway-pathway network exhibited the potential signal pathways and their regulatory relationships. Meanwhile, a potential competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) mechanism through a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA network was applied to annotate potential functions of these common differentially expressed circRNAs, and these predicted miRNAs or mRNAs might be involved in nigericin damage. CONCLUSIONS By the bioinformatics method, our data will facilitate the understanding of nigericin in PC cells, and provide new insight into the molecular mechanism of nigericin toward cancer cells. This is the first report that discusses the potential functions of nigericin in cancers through the bioinformatics method. Our data will facilitate the understanding of nigericin-mediated anti-cancer mechanisms in PC.
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Ferguson SA, Menorca A, Van Zuylen EM, Cheung CY, McConnell MA, Rennison D, Brimble MA, Bodle K, McDougall S, Cook GM, Heikal A. Microtiter Screening Reveals Oxygen-Dependent Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Products Against Mastitis-Causing Bacteria. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1995. [PMID: 31555233 PMCID: PMC6722467 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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In this study we investigated the influence of oxygen availability on a phenotypic microtiter screen to identify new, natural product inhibitors of growth for the bovine mastitis-causing microorganisms; Streptococcus uberis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli. Mastitis is a common disease in dairy cattle worldwide and is a major cause of reduced milk yield and antibiotic usage in dairy herds. Prevention of bovine mastitis commonly relies on the application of teat disinfectants that contain either iodine or chlorhexidine. These compounds are used extensively in human clinical settings and increased tolerance to chlorhexidine has been reported in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative microorganisms. As such new, non-human use alternatives are required for the agricultural industry. Our screening was conducted under normoxic (20% oxygen) and hypoxic (<1% oxygen) conditions to mimic the conditions on teat skin and within the mammary gland respectively, against two natural compound libraries. No compounds inhibited E. coli under either oxygen condition. Against the Gram-positive microorganisms, 12 inhibitory compounds were identified under normoxic conditions, and 10 under hypoxic conditions. Data revealed a clear oxygen-dependency amongst compounds inhibiting growth, with only partial overlap between oxygen conditions. The oxygen-dependent inhibitory activity of a naturally occurring quinone, β-lapachone, against S. uberis was subsequently investigated and we demonstrated that this compound is only active under normoxic conditions with a minimum inhibitory concentration and minimum bactericidal concentration of 32 μM and kills via a reactive oxygen species-dependent mechanism as has been demonstrated in other microorganisms. These results demonstrate the importance of considering oxygen-availability in high-throughput inhibitor discovery.
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- Scott A Ferguson
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Ino K, Onodera T, Fukuda MT, Nashimoto Y, Shiku H. Combination of Double-Mediator System with Large-Scale Integration-Based Amperometric Devices for Detecting NAD(P)H:quinone Oxidoreductase 1 Activity of Cancer Cell Aggregates. ACS Sens 2019; 4:1619-1625. [PMID: 30995391 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.9b00344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is a key enzyme providing cytoprotection from quinone species. In addition, it is expressed at high levels in many human tumors, such as breast cancer. Therefore, it is considered to be a potential target in cancer treatment. In order to detect intracellular NQO1 activity in MCF-7 aggregates as a cancer model, we present, in this study, a double-mediator system combined with large-scale integration (LSI)-based amperometric devices. This LSI device contained 20 × 20 Pt working electrodes with a 250 μm pitch for electrochemical imaging. In the detection system, menadione (MD) and [Fe(CN)6]3- were used. Since MD can diffuse into cells due to its hydrophobicity, it is reduced into menadiol by intracellular NQO1. The menadiol diffuses out of the cells and reduces [Fe(CN)6]3- of a hydrophilic mediator into [Fe(CN)6]4-. The accumulated [Fe(CN)6]4- outside the cells is electrochemically detected at 0.5 V in the LSI device. Using this strategy, the intracellular NQO1 activity of MCF-7 aggregates was successfully detected. The effect of rotenone, which is an inhibitor for Complex I, on NQO1 activity was also investigated. In addition, NQO1 and respiration activities were simultaneously imaged using the detection system that was further combined with electrochemicolor imaging. Thus, the double-mediator system was proven to be useful for evaluating intracellular redox activity of cell aggregates.
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- Kosuke Ino
- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
- Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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da Silva Júnior EN, Jardim GAM, Jacob C, Dhawa U, Ackermann L, de Castro SL. Synthesis of quinones with highlighted biological applications: A critical update on the strategies towards bioactive compounds with emphasis on lapachones. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 179:863-915. [PMID: 31306817 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.06.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 06/19/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Naphthoquinones are of key importance in organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry. In the last few years, various synthetic routes have been developed to prepare bioactive compounds derived or based on lapachones. In this sense, this review is mainly focused on the synthetic aspects and strategies used for the design of these compounds on the basis of their biological activities for the development of drugs against the neglected diseases leishmaniases and Chagas disease and also cancer. Three strategies used to develop bioactive quinones are discussed and categorized: (i) C-ring modification, (ii) redox centre modification and (iii) A-ring modification. Framed within these strategies for the development of naphthoquinoidal compounds against T. cruzi. Leishmania and cancer, reactions including copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (click chemistry), palladium-catalysed cross couplings, C-H activation reactions, Ullmann couplings and heterocyclisations reported up to July 2019 will be discussed. The aim of derivatisation is the generation of novel molecules that can potentially inhibit cellular organelles/processes, generate reactive oxygen species and increase lipophilicity to enhance penetration through the plasma membrane. Modified lapachones have emerged as promising prototypes for the development of drugs against leishmaniases, Chagas disease and cancer.
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- Eufrânio N da Silva Júnior
- Laboratory of Synthetic and Heterocyclic Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil; Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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- Laboratory of Synthetic and Heterocyclic Chemistry, Institute of Exact Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 31270-901, Brazil; Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, 88040-900, Brazil
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- Division of Bioorganic Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Saarland University, Campus B2 1, D-66123, Saarbruecken, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21045-900, Brazil
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Cappel DA, Deja S, Duarte JAG, Kucejova B, Iñigo M, Fletcher JA, Fu X, Berglund ED, Liu T, Elmquist JK, Hammer S, Mishra P, Browning JD, Burgess SC. Pyruvate-Carboxylase-Mediated Anaplerosis Promotes Antioxidant Capacity by Sustaining TCA Cycle and Redox Metabolism in Liver. Cell Metab 2019; 29:1291-1305.e8. [PMID: 31006591 PMCID: PMC6585968 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Revised: 01/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The hepatic TCA cycle supports oxidative and biosynthetic metabolism. This dual responsibility requires anaplerotic pathways, such as pyruvate carboxylase (PC), to generate TCA cycle intermediates necessary for biosynthesis without disrupting oxidative metabolism. Liver-specific PC knockout (LPCKO) mice were created to test the role of anaplerotic flux in liver metabolism. LPCKO mice have impaired hepatic anaplerosis, diminution of TCA cycle intermediates, suppressed gluconeogenesis, reduced TCA cycle flux, and a compensatory increase in ketogenesis and renal gluconeogenesis. Loss of PC depleted aspartate and compromised urea cycle function, causing elevated urea cycle intermediates and hyperammonemia. Loss of PC prevented diet-induced hyperglycemia and insulin resistance but depleted NADPH and glutathione, which exacerbated oxidative stress and correlated with elevated liver inflammation. Thus, despite catalyzing the synthesis of intermediates also produced by other anaplerotic pathways, PC is specifically necessary for maintaining oxidation, biosynthesis, and pathways distal to the TCA cycle, such as antioxidant defenses.
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- David A Cappel
- Center for Human Nutrition, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Advanced Imaging Research Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Sate Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Center for Hypothalamic Research, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Children's Medical Center Research Institute, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Center for Human Nutrition, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Department of Pharmacology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Sharma AK, Singh H, Chakrapani H. Photocontrolled endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:5259-5262. [PMID: 30993280 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc01747j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A cell-permeable small molecule for light-triggered generation of endogenous reactive oxygen species (ROS) is reported.
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- Ajay Kumar Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Pune 411 008, Maharashtra, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Pune 411 008, Maharashtra, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune, Pune 411 008, Maharashtra, India.
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Yang Z, Zhong Q, Zheng S, Wang G, He L. Synthesis and Antitumor Activity of a Series of Novel 1-Oxa-4-azaspiro[4,5]deca-6,9-diene-3,8-dione Derivatives. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24050936. [PMID: 30866506 PMCID: PMC6429447 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24050936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A series of novel 1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-diene-3,8-diones were designed and synthesized by using 4-aminophenol and α-glycolic acid or lactic acid as starting materials in three or four steps. The key step is the metal-catalyzed oxidative cyclization of the amide to 1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-diene-3,8-diones (10a and 10b), the reaction conditions of which are investigated and optimized. The anticancer activity of 17 1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]deca-6,9-diene-3,8-dione derivatives was evaluated. Preliminary results showed that 15 compounds have moderate to potent activity against human lung cancer A549, human breast cancer MDA-MB-231, and human cervical cancer HeLa cancer cell lines. Among them, compounds 11b and 11h were the most potent against A549 cell line with 0.18 and 0.19 µM of IC50, respectively; compounds 11d, 11h, and 11k showed the most potent cytotoxicity against MDA-MB-231 cell line with 0.08, 0.08, and 0.09 µM of IC50, respectively, while the activities of 11h, 11k, and 12c against HeLa cell line were the most potent with 0.15, 0.14, and 0.14 µM of IC50, respectively. Compound 11h is a promising candidate for further development, which emerged as the most effective compound overall against the three tested cancer cell lines.
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- Ze Yang
- Key Laboratory of Drug⁻Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
- Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant⁻Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, RCMI Cancer Research Center, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, RCMI Cancer Research Center, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, RCMI Cancer Research Center, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Drug⁻Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, China.
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Lewis JE, Singh N, Holmila RJ, Sumer BD, Williams NS, Furdui CM, Kemp ML, Boothman DA. Targeting NAD + Metabolism to Enhance Radiation Therapy Responses. Semin Radiat Oncol 2019; 29:6-15. [PMID: 30573185 DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2018.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) metabolism is integrally connected with the mechanisms of action of radiation therapy and is altered in many radiation-resistant tumors. This makes NAD+ metabolism an ideal target for therapies that increase radiation sensitivity and improve patient outcomes. This review provides an overview of NAD+ metabolism in the context of the cellular response to ionizing radiation, as well as current therapies that target NAD+ metabolism to enhance radiation therapy responses. Additionally, we summarize state-of-the-art methods for measuring, modeling, and manipulating NAD+ metabolism, which are being used to identify novel targets in the NAD+ metabolic network for therapeutic interventions in combination with radiation therapy.
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- Joshua E Lewis
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Molecular Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Departments of Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Departments of Biochemistry, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section on Molecular Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
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Kim DW, Cho JY. NQO1 is Required for β-Lapachone-Mediated Downregulation of Breast-Cancer Stem-Cell Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19123813. [PMID: 30513573 PMCID: PMC6321092 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19123813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) exhibit self-renewal activity and give rise to other cell types in tumors. Due to the infinite proliferative potential of CSCs, drugs targeting these cells are necessary to completely inhibit cancer development. The β-lapachone (bL) compound is widely used to treat cancer development; however, its effect on cancer stem cells remain elusive. Thus, we investigated the effect of bL on mammosphere formation using breast-cancer stem-cell (BCSC) marker-positive cells, MDA-MB-231. MDA-MB-231 cells, which are negative for reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAD(P)H):quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) expression, were constructed to stably express NQO1 (NQO1 stable cells). The effect of bL on these cells was evaluated by wound healing and Transwell cell-culture chambers, ALDEFLUOR assay, and mammosphere formation assay. Here, we show that bL inhibited the proliferative ability of mammospheres derived from BCSC marker-positive cells, MDA-MB-231, in an NQO1-dependent manner. The bL treatment efficiently downregulated the expression level of BCSC markers cluster of differentiation 44 (CD44), aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 (ALDH1A1), and discs large (DLG)-associated protein 5 (DLGAP5) that was recently identified as a stem-cell proliferation marker in both cultured cells and mammosphered cells. Moreover, bL efficiently downregulated cell proliferation and migration activities. These results strongly suggest that bL could be a therapeutic agent for targeting breast-cancer stem-cells with proper NQO1 expression.
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- Dong Wook Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
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- Department of Biochemistry, BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea.
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Kahanda D, Singh N, Boothman DA, Slinker JD. Following anticancer drug activity in cell lysates with DNA devices. Biosens Bioelectron 2018; 119:1-9. [PMID: 30098460 PMCID: PMC6217983 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2018.07.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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There is a great need to track the selectivity of anticancer drug activity and to understand the mechanisms of associated biological activity. Here we focus our studies on the specific NQO1 bioactivatable drug, ß-lapachone, which is in several Phase I clinical trials to treat human non-small cell lung, pancreatic and breast cancers. Multi-electrode chips with electrochemically-active DNA monolayers are used to track anticancer drug activity in cellular lysates and correlate cell death activity with DNA damage. Cells were prepared from the triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell line, MDA-MB-231 (231) to be proficient or deficient in expression of the NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) enzyme, which is overexpressed in most solid cancers and lacking in control healthy cells. Cells were lysed and added to chips, and the impact of β-lapachone (β-lap), an NQO1-dependent DNA-damaging drug, was tracked with DNA electrochemical signal changes arising from drug-induced DNA damage. Electrochemical DNA devices showed a 3.7-fold difference in the electrochemical responses in NQO1+ over NQO1- cell lysates, as well as 10-20-fold selectivity to catalase and dicoumarol controls that deactivate DNA damaging pathways. Concentration-dependence studies revealed that 1.4 µM β-lap correlated with the onset of cell death from viability assays and the midpoint of DNA damage on the chip, and 2.5 µM β-lap correlated with the midpoint of cell death and the saturation of DNA damage on the chip. Results indicate that these devices could inform therapeutic decisions for cancer treatment.
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- Dimithree Kahanda
- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., PHY 36, Richardson, TX 75080, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, 980 W. Walnut Street, Walther Hall R3 C524, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University, 980 W. Walnut Street, Walther Hall R3 C524, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., PHY 36, Richardson, TX 75080, USA.
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Gerber DE, Beg MS, Fattah F, Frankel AE, Fatunde O, Arriaga Y, Dowell JE, Bisen A, Leff RD, Meek CC, Putnam WC, Kallem RR, Subramaniyan I, Dong Y, Bolluyt J, Sarode V, Luo X, Xie Y, Schwartz B, Boothman DA. Phase 1 study of ARQ 761, a β-lapachone analogue that promotes NQO1-mediated programmed cancer cell necrosis. Br J Cancer 2018; 119:928-936. [PMID: 30318513 PMCID: PMC6203852 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-018-0278-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is a two-electron oxidoreductase expressed in multiple tumour types. ARQ 761 is a β-lapachone (β-lap) analogue that exploits the unique elevation of NQO1 found in solid tumours to cause tumour-specific cell death. METHODS We performed a 3+3 dose escalation study of 3 schedules (weekly, every other week, 2/3 weeks) of ARQ 761 in patients with refractory advanced solid tumours. Tumour tissue was analysed for NQO1 expression. After 20 patients were analysed, enrolment was restricted to patients with NQO1-high tumours (H-score ≥ 200). RESULTS A total of 42 patients were treated. Median number of prior lines of therapy was 4. Maximum tolerated dose was 390 mg/m2 as a 2-h infusion every other week. Dose-limiting toxicity was anaemia. The most common treatment-related adverse events were anaemia (79%), fatigue (45%), hypoxia (33%), nausea (17%), and vomiting (17%). Transient grade 3 hypoxia, reflecting possible methemoglobinaemia, occurred in 26% of patients. Among 32 evaluable patients, best response was stable disease (n = 12); 6 patients had tumour shrinkage. There was a trend towards improved efficacy in NQO1-high tumours (P = 0.06). CONCLUSIONS ARQ 761 has modest single-agent activity, which appears associated with tumour NQO1 expression. Principal toxicities include anaemia and possible methemoglobinaemia.
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- David E Gerber
- Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Hematology-Oncology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA. .,Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA. .,Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Hematology-Oncology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.,Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Hematology-Oncology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.,Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Hematology-Oncology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.,Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Hematology-Oncology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.,Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Hematology-Oncology), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.,Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA.,Department of Bioinformatics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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- Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390, USA
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Löcken H, Clamor C, Müller K. Napabucasin and Related Heterocycle-Fused Naphthoquinones as STAT3 Inhibitors with Antiproliferative Activity against Cancer Cells. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2018; 81:1636-1644. [PMID: 30003778 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Napabucasin (6) and its angularly anellated isomer (7), for which the synthesis is described, together with related plant-derived naphthoquinones, were evaluated in vitro against human breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) and chronic myelogenous leukemia (K562) cells. As observed for β-lapachone (3), the active naphthoquinones all induced apoptosis in a cell-cycle-independent fashion. In contrast to the pyran-fused β-lapachone (3), however, the most potent furan-fused naphthoquinones were able to redox cycle and generate superoxide in cell-based assays, which was independent of NAD(P)H:quinone oxido-reductase 1. In a homogeneous time-resolved fluorescence (HTRF) assays with MDA-MB-231 cells, both napabucasin (6) and isonapabucasin (7) were identified as targeting STAT3 phosphorylation. In addition, drug affinity responsive target stability assays were performed to validate a direct interaction of the naphthoquinones with STAT3. Isonapabucasin (7) turned out to be twice as potent against STAT3 as napabucasin (6) in the HTRF assay, with an EC50 in the submicromolar range, which was in excellent agreement with the potency of both agents to inhibit the growth of MDA-MB-231 cells. Moreover, molecular docking experiments predicted different binding modes to the STAT3 SH2 domain for the linearly anellated napabucasin (6) and its angularly anellated isomer (7).
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- Hauke Löcken
- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus , Westphalian Wilhelms University , Corrensstraße 48 , D-48149 Münster , Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus , Westphalian Wilhelms University , Corrensstraße 48 , D-48149 Münster , Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, PharmaCampus , Westphalian Wilhelms University , Corrensstraße 48 , D-48149 Münster , Germany
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Hosein AN, Beg MS. Pancreatic Cancer Metabolism: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Applications. Curr Oncol Rep 2018; 20:56. [PMID: 29752600 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-018-0699-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is a leading cause of cancer mortality in western countries with a uniformly poor prognosis. Unfortunately, there has been little in the way of novel therapeutics for this malignancy over the last several decades. Derangements in metabolic circuitry favoring excess glycolysis are increasingly recognized as a key hallmark of cancer. RECENT FINDINGS The role of alterations in glutamine metabolism in pancreatic tumor progression has been elucidated in animal models and human cells lines, and there has been considerable interest in exploiting these aberrations for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. Other strategies targeting NQO1/GLS1 inhibition, NAD+ synthesis, and TCA cycle intermediates are being actively studied in the clinic. Aberrant metabolism in pancreatic cancer poses a unique therapeutic strategy. We review preclinical and clinical studies looking to exploit alterations in the metabolic circuitry of pancreatic cancer.
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- Abdel Nasser Hosein
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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Zhang K, Chen D, Ma K, Wu X, Hao H, Jiang S. NAD(P)H:Quinone Oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) as a Therapeutic and Diagnostic Target in Cancer. J Med Chem 2018; 61:6983-7003. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b00124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Kuojun Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Center for Drug Evaluation, China Food and Drug Administration, Beijing 100038, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines and Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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