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Synthesis, spectral, DFT, intrinsic constant of DNA binding and antioxidant activity of vanadyl (IV)2+ complexes of a symmetrical bis thiosemicarbazides. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Neuroprotective effects of a protein tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor against hippocampal excitotoxic injury. Brain Res 2019; 1719:133-139. [PMID: 31128098 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2019.05.027] [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] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Neuronal excitotoxicity is the neuronal cell death arising from prolonged exposure to glutamate and the associated excessive influx of ions into the cell. Sodium orthovanadate (Na3VO4,) competitively inhibits the protein tyrosine phosphatases that affect intracellular protein phosphorylation. No study has examined the role of protein tyrosine phosphatases in kainic acid (KA)-induced excitotoxic injury using sodium orthovanadate. Thus, the present study was conducted to determine the neuroprotective effects of sodium orthovanadate on KA-induced neuronal death in organotypic hippocampal slice culture. We also performed an in vivo electrophysiology study in Sprague-Dawley rats to observe the function of surviving cells after sodium orthovanadate treatment in KA-induced excitotoxicity. Rats were anaesthetized with sodium pentobarbital and KA was injected unilaterally in CA3 of the hippocampus by microinjection-cannula. Neuronal cell death, as assessed by propidium iodide uptake, was reduced by 10 and 25 μM sodium orthovanadate treatment (24 and 48 h) compared with the KA-only group. Sodium orthovanadate enhanced survival signals by increasing levels of phospho-Akt and superoxide dismutase. In addition, sodium orthovanadate treatment reduced calcineurin level for neuronal protection, which regulates activation of cellular calcium caused by KA-induced injury. In vivo results showed that sodium orthovanadate treatment elicited resistance to KA-induced behavior seizures and significantly reduced the duration of epileptiform discharges. In addition, sodium orthovanadate treatment (25 mM) significantly prevented the increase in power spectra induced by KA injection. These results suggest that sodium orthovanadate decreases the acute effects of KA, thereby inducing neuroprotective effects with reduced reactive oxygen species and cellular Ca2+. Thus, sodium orthovanadate may protect hippocampal neurons against excitotoxicity, and surviving neurons may function to reduce seizures.
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Ni L, Zhao H, Tao L, Li X, Zhou Z, Sun Y, Chen C, Wei D, Liu Y, Diao G. Synthesis, in vitro cytotoxicity, and structure-activity relationships (SAR) of multidentate oxidovanadium(iv) complexes as anticancer agents. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:10035-10045. [PMID: 29974097 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt01778f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Multidentate oxidovanadium(iv) complexes with different geometric configurations [VO(ox)(bpy)(H2O)] 1, [VO(ox)(phen)(H2O)] 2, [VO(ida)(bpy)]·2H2O 3, (phen)[VO(ida)(phen)]·4H2O 4, and (Hphen)[VO(H2O)(nta)]·2H2O 5 [ox = oxalic acid, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, ida = iminodiacetic acid, nta = nitrilotriacetic acid] have been obtained from the reactions of oxidovanadium sulfate or vanadium pentoxide with oxalates, amino-polycarboxylates and N-heterocyclic ligands in neutral solution by the hydrothermal method, and have been fully characterized by elemental, thermogravimetric analyses and single crystal X-ray diffraction, as well as a wide range of spectroscopic techniques such as FT-IR, UV/Vis, NMR, ESI-MS. The anti-tumor properties of oxidovanadium compounds 1-5 were further evaluated in human HepG2 and SMMC-7721 hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines in vitro. The profiles of cytotoxicity, cell cycle distribution, as well as cell apoptosis upon test compound exposure, were determined by MTT and flow cytometry assays. Compound 2 exhibited a much higher anti-tumor activity than others. The IC50 values of 2 were 5.34 ± 0.034 μM and 29.07 ± 0.017 μM in SMMC-7721 and HepG2 cells after 48 h treatment, respectively. Furthermore, compound 2 could significantly arrest the cell cycle in the S and G2/M phases and further induce cell apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. The structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies revealed that structural elements, for example, metal components, variations of coordination mode, labile water molecules, chelated ligands etc., probably exert an essential cooperative effect on the antitumor activity. In short, these findings not only provide an accessible model system to exploit V-based complexes as potential simple, safe and effective multifunctional antitumor agents, but also open up a rational approach to shed new light on the selection and optimization of ideal drug candidates.
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- Lubin Ni
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
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Han L, Liu H, Wu J, Liu J. miR-126 Suppresses Invasion and Migration of Malignant Glioma by Targeting Mature T Cell Proliferation 1 (MTCP1). Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:6630-6637. [PMID: 30233082 PMCID: PMC6161564 DOI: 10.12659/msm.910292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the utility of miR-126 in promoting malignant glioma progression and determine if miR-126 might be a target for malignant glioma treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS The expression of miR-126 in malignant glioma tissues and cells was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Western blot analysis was used to detect changes in protein levels. Transwell assay was applied to assess the migration and invasion in vitro. Luciferase reporter assay was used to confirm the binding of miR-126 and mature T cell proliferation 1 (MTCP1). A nude mouse tumor model was used to assess the molecular mechanism in vivo. RESULTS The expression level of miR-126 in patients with stage III~IV malignant glioma was significant lower than that in patients with stage I~II. In different malignant glioma cell lines, the expression was significantly reduced in U87MG. Compared with the control mimics group, the expression of MTCP1 was significantly decreased. The results of Transwell assay showed that the invasiveness and migration in the miR-126 mimics group was significantly lower than in the control mimics groups. miR-126 mimics did not affect luciferase activity in the Mut-miR-126/MTCP1 group, while miR-126 mimics reduced luciferase activity by 54% in the Wt-miR-126/MTCP1 group. The results of invasion showed that the invasion ability in the miR-126 inhibitor group was significantly increased compared with that in the normal control (NC) group, while the invasion and migration abilities in the MTCP1 siRNA group were significantly increased. After 6 weeks, the tumor volume in the miR-126 inhibitor group was significantly increased, while that in the MTCP1 siRNA group was significantly decreased. CONCLUSIONS miR-126 inhibits the migration of malignant glioma cells by inhibiting MTCP1.
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- Liangbo Han
- Department of Neurosurgery, Weifang Yidu Central Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Weifang Yidu Central Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Weifang Yidu Central Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China (mainland)
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Khalil AA, Jameson MJ. Sodium Orthovanadate Inhibits Proliferation and Triggers Apoptosis in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma in vitro. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2017; 82:149-155. [PMID: 28320298 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297917020067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Sodium orthovanadate (SOV) is a general inhibitor of tyrosine phosphatases, a large family of enzymes that catalyze the removal of phosphate groups from tyrosine residues. SOV is commonly used in the laboratory to preserve the protein tyrosyl phosphorylation state of proteins under study. It has shown promising antineoplastic activity in some human cancer cell lines; this effect has not been fully investigated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. In this study, the effect of SOV on cell growth, proliferation, viability, and apoptosis was assessed in Cal27 cells, an oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cell line. SOV exhibited dose-dependent inhibition of cell growth and decrease in cell viability and colony formation. The IC50 values for treatment lasting 72 h and 7 days were 25 and 10 µM, respectively. The cytotoxic effect of the drug was associated with poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase cleavage detected by immunoblot. Flow cytometry of Cal27 cells stained with annexin V-FITC and propidium iodide showed a dose-dependent increase in apoptosis that reached approximately 40% at 25 µM SOV. These findings demonstrate that SOV has in vitro antiproliferative and proapoptotic effect on OSCC cells.
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- A A Khalil
- University of Virginia Health System, Division of Head and Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Virginia, USA.
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Zwolak I. Vanadium carcinogenic, immunotoxic and neurotoxic effects: a review ofin vitrostudies. Toxicol Mech Methods 2013; 24:1-12. [DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2013.843110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Vanadium compounds discriminate hepatoma and normal hepatic cells by differential regulation of reactive oxygen species. J Biol Inorg Chem 2010; 15:1087-97. [PMID: 20443032 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-010-0668-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 04/21/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Our previous study indicated that vanadium compounds can block cell cycle progression at the G1/S phase in human hepatoma HepG2 cells via a highly activated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) signal. To explore their differential action on normal cells, we investigated the response of an immortalized hepatic cell line, L02 cells. The results demonstrated that a higher concentration of vanadium compounds was needed to inhibit L02 proliferation, which was associated with S and G2/M cell cycle arrest. In addition, in contrast to insignificant reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation in HepG2 cells, all of the vanadium compounds resulted significant increases in both O2.- and H2O2 levels in L02 cells. At the same time, ERK and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) as well as cell division control protein 2 homolog (Cdc2) were found to be highly phosphorylated, which could be counteracted with the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC). The current study also demonstrated that both the ERK and the JNK pathways contributed to the cell cycle arrest induced by vanadium compounds in L02 cells. More importantly, it was found that although NAC can ameliorate the cytotoxicity of vanadium compounds in L02 cells, it did not decrease their cytotoxicity in HepG2 cells. It thus shed light on the potential therapeutic applications of vanadium compounds with antioxidants as synergistic agents to reduce their toxicities in human normal cells without affecting their antitumor activities in cancer cells.
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Ülküseven B, Bal-Demirci T, Akkurt M, Yalçın ŞP, Büyükgüngör O. Chelate structures of 5-(H/Br)-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde-4-allyl-thiosemicarbazones (H2L): Synthesis and structural characterizations of [Ni(L)(PPh3)] and [Ru(HL)2(PPh3)2]. Polyhedron 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2008.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Tölle M, Levkau B, Kleuser B, van der Giet M. Sphingosine-1-phosphate and FTY720 as anti-atherosclerotic lipid compounds. Eur J Clin Invest 2007; 37:171-9. [PMID: 17359484 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2007.01776.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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All stages of atherosclerosis have been identified as a chronic vascular inflammatory disease. In the last few years there is increasing evidence that endogenous lysophospholipids such as sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) have potent anti-inflammatory properties. The S1P analogue FTY720 that has been developed as a potent, orally active, immunosuppressant in the field of transplantation and autoimmune disease has interesting effects on inflammatory processes in the arterial vessel wall. S1P targets five specific S1P receptors (S1P(1-5)), which are ubiquitously expressed. S1P(1-3) receptor expression is identified in arterial vessels. S1P and FTY720 show potent silencing effects on some vascular proinflammatory mechanisms in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells. In addition, the interaction of monocytes with the vessel wall is inhibited. As shown recently, FTY720 can effectively reduce the progression of atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice having a high-cholesterol diet. It is not entirely clear which S1P receptor subtype is mainly involved in this process. However, it is currently speculated that the S1P(3) and probably the S1P(1) is involved in the anti-atherosclerotic effects of FTY720. This review summarizes the current knowledge about S1P- and FTY720-effects on mechanisms of vascular inflammatory disease. In addition S1P receptor subtypes are identified which might be interesting for molecular drug targeting.
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- M Tölle
- Charite - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Med. Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Nephrologie, Berlin, Germany
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Rhim JH, Jang IS, Yeo EJ, Song KY, Park SC. Role of protein kinase C-dependent A-kinase anchoring proteins in lysophosphatidic acid-induced cAMP signaling in human diploid fibroblasts. Aging Cell 2006; 5:451-61. [PMID: 17081159 DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2006.00239.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Previously, we reported that lysophosphatidic acid (LPA)-induced adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) production by human diploid fibroblasts depends on the age of the fibroblasts. In this study, we examined the role of A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAP) in the regulation of LPA-stimulated cAMP production in senescent fibroblasts. We found that levels of protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent AKAPs, such as Gravin and AKAP79, were elevated in senescent cells. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that Gravin and AKAP79 do not associate with adenylyl cyclase type 2 (AC2) but bind to AC4/6, which interacts with calcium-dependent PKCs alpha/beta both in young and senescent fibroblasts. When the expression of Gravin and AKAP79 was blocked by small interference RNA transfection, the basal level of cAMP was greatly reduced and the cAMP status after LPA treatment was also reversed. Protein kinase A showed a similar pattern in terms of its basal activity and LPA-dependent modulation. These data suggest that Gravin and to a lesser extent, AKAP79, may play important roles in maintaining the basal AC activity and in coupling the AC systems to inhibitory signals such as Gialpha in young cells, and to stimulatory signals such as PKCs in senescent cells. This study also demonstrates that Gravin is especially important for the long-term activation of PKC by LPA in senescent cells. We conclude that LPA-dependent increased level of cAMP in senescent human diploid fibroblasts is associated with increases in Gravin levels resulting in its increased binding with and activation of calcium-dependent PKC alpha/beta and AC4/6.
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- Ji-Heon Rhim
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Aging and Apoptosis Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul 110-799, South Korea
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Demirci T, Köseoğlu Y, Güner S, Ülküseven B. Oxovanadium(IV) complexes of bromo-and methoxy substituted N1,N4-diarylidene-S-methylthiosemicarbazones. OPEN CHEM 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s11532-005-0011-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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AbstractFour new oxovanadium(IV) compounds were prepared by template reaction of salicyl-, 5-bromosalicyl-and 3-methoxysalicyl-aldehyde S-methylthiosemicarbazones with 2-hydroxy-, 5-bromo-2-hydroxy-and 3-methoxy-2-hydroxy-benzaldehyde in various combinations. The compounds were isolated as stable solid compounds with general formula [VO(L)] and characterized by elemental analysis, conductivity and magnetic measurements, electronic, IR and EPR spectroscopy. The X-band EPR signals recorded from powder forms of all samples have a single asymmetric line shape and theoretical fit studies proved the presence of axial symmetry around the paramagnetic vanadium ions. The anisotropic Lande splitting factors take values of g‖ < g⊥ < ge = 2.0023. Orbital energy levels for magnetic electrons were determined from theoretically well fitted Spin Hamiltonian parameters. The EPR spectra recorded from solution forms almost have isotropic character.
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- Tülay. Demirci
- 1Department of Chemistry, Istanbul University, 34320, Avcilar Istanbul, Turkey
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- 2Department of Physics, Fatih University, 34500, Buyukcekmece Istanbul, Turkey
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- 2Department of Physics, Fatih University, 34500, Buyukcekmece Istanbul, Turkey
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- 1Department of Chemistry, Istanbul University, 34320, Avcilar Istanbul, Turkey
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Brand A, Yavin E. Translocation of Ethanolamine Phosphoglyceride is Required for Initiation of Apoptotic Death in OLN-93 Oligodendroglial Cells. Neurochem Res 2005; 30:1257-67. [PMID: 16341587 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-005-8797-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/23/2005] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The possible interplay between extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) activation and ethanolamine phosphoglycerides (PG) membrane bilayer translocation following oxidative stress (OS) (0.5 mM H2O2/0.05 mM Fe2+), was examined in oligodendroglia, OLN93, cells with altered plasma membrane PG composition. Cells supplemented with 50 microM docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n3) to increase the number of potential double bond targets for OS in ethanolamine-PG (EPG) were compared to cells with diminished content of EPG, attained by the addition of 0.5 mM N,N-dimethylethanolamine (dEa). After 30 min OS, EPG translocation accompanied by sustained ERK activation and nuclear translocation culminating in apoptosis was found in DHA-supplemented cells in contrast to no EPG translocation, a brief ERK activation, but no nuclear translocation, and no cell death in DHA/dEa-supplemented cells. DHA/dEa-supplemented cells pretreated with the protein-tyrosine phosphatases inhibitor Na3VO4 followed by OS, although expressing a sustained ERK activation and nuclear translocation, failed to show apoptosis and lacked EPG translocation. In DHA-supplemented cells U0126, a MEK inhibitor, prevented ERK activation and EPG translocation and protected from cell death. These findings most likely indicate that ERK activation is an indispensable component for the signaling cascades leading to EPG translocation but only activation of the latter is leading to OS-induced apoptotic cell death.
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- Annette Brand
- Department of Neurobiology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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Morita A, Zhu J, Suzuki N, Enomoto A, Matsumoto Y, Tomita M, Suzuki T, Ohtomo K, Hosoi Y. Sodium orthovanadate suppresses DNA damage-induced caspase activation and apoptosis by inactivating p53. Cell Death Differ 2005; 13:499-511. [PMID: 16138109 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4401768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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We previously reported that p42/SETbeta is a substrate for caspase-7 in irradiated MOLT-4 cells, and that treating the cells with sodium orthovanadate (vanadate) inhibits p42/SETbeta's caspase-mediated cleavage. Here, we initially found that the inhibitory effect of vanadate was due to the suppression of caspase activation but not of caspase activity. Further investigations revealed that vanadate suppressed upstream of apoptotic events, such as the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, the conformational change of Bax, and p53 transactivation, although the accumulation, total phosphorylation, and phosphorylation of six individual sites of p53 were not affected. Importantly, vanadate suppressed p53-dependent apoptosis, but not p53-independent apoptosis. Finally, gel-shift and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays conclusively demonstrated that vanadate inhibits the DNA-binding activity of p53. Vanadate is conventionally used as an inhibitor of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs); however, we recommend that the influence of vanadate not only on PTPs but also on p53 be considered before using it.
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- A Morita
- Department of Radiological Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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Papapetropoulos A, Fulton D, Lin MI, Fontana J, McCabe TJ, Zoellner S, García-Cardeña G, Zhou Z, Gratton JP, Sessa WC. Vanadate is a potent activator of endothelial nitric-oxide synthase: evidence for the role of the serine/threonine kinase Akt and the 90-kDa heat shock protein. Mol Pharmacol 2004; 65:407-15. [PMID: 14742683 DOI: 10.1124/mol.65.2.407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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We investigated the molecular mechanisms of sodium vanadate (vanadate)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production. Exposure of bovine lung microvascular cells (BLMVEC) to vanadate increased the release of biologically active NO in endothelium/smooth muscle cocultures, as measured by the accumulation of its surrogate marker, cGMP. This release was sensitive to NO synthase (NOS) inhibition and was greater than that observed with ionomycin. Although calcium chelators (BAPTA, EGTA) inhibited basal and ionomycin-induced NO production, they failed to inhibit vanadate-induced NO release. Moreover, in the absence of calcium/calmodulin, cell lysates from vanadate-treated cells exhibited greater NOS activity compared with control cells. Vanadate activates the phosphoinositide3-kinase (PI3-K)/Akt pathway, which is known to increase endothelial NOS (eNOS) activity by direct phosphorylation of Ser-1179. Treatment of BLMVEC with vanadate resulted in phosphorylation of both Akt and endothelial NOS. In addition, wortmannin, a PI3-K inhibitor, blocked both the vanadate-induced phosphorylation of eNOS and the increase in cGMP accumulation. Similarly, adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of an activation deficient form of Akt (AA-Akt) blocked the release of NO brought about by vanadate. To further investigate the mechanism of action of vanadate, eNOS was immunoprecipitated and its association with proteins that alter eNOS activity was tested. Immunoblots demonstrated that the eNOS-caveolin interaction remained unaffected by vanadate, whereas vanadate promoted recruitment of the 90-kDa heat shock protein (hsp90) to eNOS. We conclude that vanadate causes NO release via a mechanism that involves Akt-induced eNOS phosphorylation and increased binding of the activator protein hsp90 to eNOS.
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- Andreas Papapetropoulos
- Department of Pharmacology, Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine, Yale Univerity School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
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OBJECT Okadaic acid (OA), a potent protein phosphatase inhibitor, has been known to induce apoptosis in a variety of cell types. The authors attempted to characterize further this model by identifying proteins involved in this form of programmed cell death. METHODS Cellular proliferation was assessed using a colorimetric nonradioactive proliferation assay and cell counts. Apoptosis was determined by fluorescent microscopy. Activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways was determined by immunoprecipitation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK), and p38 followed by in vitro kinase assays. Western blot analyses were conducted to show inhibitory-kappaB (IkappaB) phosphorylation and degradation as well as Bax upregulation. The binding of nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkappaB) was shown by electrophoretic mobility shift assay. Okadaic acid induced cell death in T98G human malignant cell lines (50% inhibiting concentration = 20-25 nM). In T98G cells YO-PRO fluorescent staining was identified, thus indicating an apoptotic mechanism with a smaller percentage of cells undergoing necrotic cell death. Additionally OA induced JNK and MAPK activities in a time-dependent manner, increased the expression of Bax, and increased IkappaB phosphorylation and NFkappaB activation. There was a temporal correlation between these subcellular events and the detection of apoptosis morphology in glioma cells. CONCLUSIONS The authors believe that OA acts by blocking dephosphorylation events, thus activating apoptotic pathways through ERK and JNK activity. Additionally Bax, IkappaB and NFkappaB may also play a role in regulating these pathways.
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- Bimal G Rami
- Department of Neurosurgery and Greenbaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Zhang Z, Huang C, Li J, Shi X. Vanadate-induced cell growth arrest is p53-dependent through activation of p21 in C141 cells. J Inorg Biochem 2002; 89:142-8. [PMID: 11931974 DOI: 10.1016/s0162-0134(01)00409-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vanadium is widely used in industry. It is a potent toxic agent and carcinogen. The mechanisms involved in its toxicity and carcinogenesis are still unclear. Improper cell growth is believed to be involved in cancer development. The present study investigated the regulation of p53 on vanadate-induced cell growth arrest using both p53 wild type C141 cells and p53 deficient embryo fibroblasts (p53 -/-). On vanadate stimulation, C141 cells exhibited a dose- and time-dependent S phase arrest as determined by DNA content analysis. In contrast, vanadate was unable to increase the percentage of S phase in p53 -/- cells. Luciferase assay showed that vanadate induced p53 activation in a dose- and time-dependent manner in p53 wild type C141 cells. Addition of pifithrin-alpha (PFT), a specific inhibitor of p53, reduced the activation of p53 with a concomitant decrease in growth arrest at S phase. Western blotting analysis demonstrated that vanadate caused a dose- and time-dependent increase of p21 level in C141 cells. Pretreatment of C141 cells with PFT decreased p21 expression induced by vanadate while the p21 expression did not vary in vanadate stimulated p53 -/- cells. The results obtained from the present study suggest that vanadate is able to induce S phase arrest through p53- and p21-dependent pathway.
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- Zhuo Zhang
- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
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Chen F, Shi X. Intracellular signal transduction of cells in response to carcinogenic metals. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2002; 42:105-21. [PMID: 11923072 DOI: 10.1016/s1040-8428(01)00211-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Epidemiological and animal studies suggest that several metals and metal-containing compounds are potent mutagens and carcinogens. These metals include chromium, arsenic, vanadium, nickel, and others. During the last two decades, chemical and cellular studies have contributed enormously to our understanding of the mechanisms of metal-induced pathophysiological processes. Although each of these metals is unique in its mechanism of action, some common signaling molecules, such as reactive oxygen species (ROS), may be shared by many of the carcinogenic metals. New techniques are now available to reveal the mechanisms of carcinogenesis in precise molecular terms. In this review, we focused our attentions on carcinogenic metal-induced signal transduction pathways leading to the activation of NF-kappaB, cell apoptosis and cell cycle progression, three crucial steps or events involved in the transformation and carcinogenesis. This review summarizes current knowledge and our recent studies concerning intracellular signal transduction pathways initiated by carcinogenic metals and the cross-talk that occurs among these pathways in cells in response to metals.
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- Fei Chen
- Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA.
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Kawano T, Fukunaga K, Takeuchi Y, Morioka M, Yano S, Hamada J, Ushio Y, Miyamoto E. Neuroprotective effect of sodium orthovanadate on delayed neuronal death after transient forebrain ischemia in gerbil hippocampus. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2001; 21:1268-80. [PMID: 11702042 DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200111000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In transient forebrain ischemia, sodium orthovanadate as well as insulinlike growth factor-1 (IGF-1) rescued cells from delayed neuronal death in the hippocampal CA1 region. Adult Mongolian gerbils were subjected to 5-minute forebrain ischemia. Immunoblotting analysis with anti-phospho-Akt/PKB (Akt) antibody showed that phosphorylation of Akt at serine-473 (Akt-Ser-473) in the CA1 region decreased immediately after reperfusion, and in turn transiently increased 6 hours after reperfusion. The decreased phosphorylation of Akt-Ser-473 was not observed in the CA3 region. The authors then tested effects of intraventricular injection of orthovanadate and IGF-1, which are known to activate Akt. Treatment with orthovanadate or IGF-1 30 minutes before ischemia blocked delayed neuronal death in the CA1 region. The neuroprotective effects of orthovanadate and IGF-1 were associated with preventing decreased Akt-Ser-473 phosphorylation in the CA1 region observed immediately after reperfusion. Immunohistochemical studies with the anti-phospho-Akt-Ser-473 antibody also demonstrated that Akt was predominantly in the nucleus and was moderately activated in the cell bodies and dendrites of pyramidal neurons after orthovanadate treatment. The orthovanadate treatment also prevented the decrease in phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Pretreatment with combined blockade of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and MAPK pathways totally abolished the orthovanadate-induced neuroprotective effect. These results suggest that the activation of both Akt and MAPK activities underlie the neuroprotective effects of orthovanadate on the delayed neuronal death in the CA1 region after transient forebrain ischemia.
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- T Kawano
- Department of Pharmacology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine, Kumamoto, Japan
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Zhang Z, Huang C, Li J, Leonard SS, Lanciotti R, Butterworth L, Shi X. Vanadate-induced cell growth regulation and the role of reactive oxygen species. Arch Biochem Biophys 2001; 392:311-20. [PMID: 11488607 DOI: 10.1006/abbi.2001.2464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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While vanadium compounds are known as potent toxicants as well as carcinogens, the mechanisms of their toxic and carcinogenic actions remain to be investigated. It is believed that an improper cell growth regulation leads to cancer development. The present study examines the effects of vanadate on cell cycle control and involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in these vanadate-mediated responses in a human lung epithelial cell line, A549. Under vanadate stimulation, A549 cells generated hydroxyl radical (*OH), as determined by electron spin resonance (ESR), and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and superoxide anion (O2*-), as detected by flow cytometry using specific dyes. The mechanism of ROS generation involved the reduction of molecular oxygen to O2*- by both a flavoenzyme-containing NADPH complex and the mitochondria electron transport chain. The O2*- in turn generated H2O2, which reacted with vanadium(IV) to generate *OH radical through a Fenton-type reaction (V(IV) + H2O2 --> V(V) +*OH + OH-). The ROS generated by vanadate induced G2/M phase arrest in a time- and dose-dependent manner as determined by measuring DNA content. Vanadate also increased p21 and Chk1 levels and reduced Cdc25C expression, leading to phosphorylation of Cdc2 and a slight increase in cyclin B1 expression as analyzed by Western blot. Catalase, a specific antioxidant for H2O2, decreased vanadate-induced expression of p21 and Chk1, reduced phosphorylation of Cdc2Tyr15, and decreased cyclin B1 levels. Superoxide dismutase, a scavenger of O2*-, or sodium formate, an inhibitor of *OH, had no significant effects. The results obtained from the present study demonstrate that among ROS, H2O2 is the species responsible for vanadate-induced G2/M phase arrest. Several regulatory pathways are involved: (1) activation of p21, (2) an increase of Chk1 expression and inhibition of Cdc25C, which results in phosphorylation of Cdc2 and possible inactivation of cyclin B1/Cdc2 complex.
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- Z Zhang
- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA
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Yan S, Wenner CE. Modulation of cyclin D1 and its signaling components by the phorbol ester TPA and the tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor vanadate. J Cell Physiol 2001; 186:338-49. [PMID: 11169972 DOI: 10.1002/1097-4652(2000)9999:9999<000::aid-jcp1032>3.0.co;2-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The mechanism by which 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) triggers cell-cycle progression at G1 phase in mouse embryonic fibroblast C3H 10T1/2 cells was examined. TPA treatment resulted in a temporary induction of cyclin D1 peaking at 9 h post stimulation. PD98059 (10 microM), the specific inhibitor of MAPK kinase, completely blocked TPA-stimulated cyclin D1 induction and DNA synthesis, confirming that MAPK activation plays an essential role in TPA-stimulated cell-cycle progression. Although both PKCalpha and PKCepsilon are expressed in C3H 10T1/2 cells, inhibitor studies suggest that PKCepsilon activation is required for the activation of MEK/MAPK signal transduction cascade. p70s6K, an important kinase involved in the regulation of protein synthesis and cell-cycle progression, has been reported to be activated through a PKC-dependent pathway (TPA-activatable) in addition to a PI3K-dependent pathway. Here, we demonstrate for the first time that TPA-stimulated MAPK activation is essential for the phosphorylation of several key residues involved in the activation of p70s6K, namely, thr389, thr421, and ser424. Vanadate, the tyrosine phosphatase inhibitor, triggered a sustained elevation of the level of active MAPK. However, corresponding to a rapid loss of cyclin D1 protein, vanadate treatment resulted in a significant shut out of 3H-thymidine incorporation into DNA regardless of TPA cotreatment. Vanadate treatment also led to the increase of active MEK, increased phosphorylation of p70s6K at thr389, thr421, and ser424 yet without activation of PKB. These data suggest that vanadate can selectively perturb the activation of signaling components which raises the interesting issue as to how vanadate downregulates the cyclin D1 level.
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- S Yan
- Department of Biochemistry, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
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del Rı́o D, Galindo A, Tejedo J, Bedoya FJ, Ienco A, Mealli C. Synthesis, antiapoptotic biological activity and structure of an oxo–vanadium(IV) complex with an OOO ligand donor set. INORG CHEM COMMUN 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1387-7003(99)00180-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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