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Bel’skaya LV, Gundyrev IA, Solomatin DV. The Role of Amino Acids in the Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Treatment of Breast Cancer: A Review. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023; 45:7513-7537. [PMID: 37754258 PMCID: PMC10527988 DOI: 10.3390/cimb45090474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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This review summarizes the role of amino acids in the diagnosis, risk assessment, imaging, and treatment of breast cancer. It was shown that the content of individual amino acids changes in breast cancer by an average of 10-15% compared with healthy controls. For some amino acids (Thr, Arg, Met, and Ser), an increase in concentration is more often observed in breast cancer, and for others, a decrease is observed (Asp, Pro, Trp, and His). The accuracy of diagnostics using individual amino acids is low and increases when a number of amino acids are combined with each other or with other metabolites. Gln/Glu, Asp, Arg, Leu/Ile, Lys, and Orn have the greatest significance in assessing the risk of breast cancer. The variability in the amino acid composition of biological fluids was shown to depend on the breast cancer phenotype, as well as the age, race, and menopausal status of patients. In general, the analysis of changes in the amino acid metabolism in breast cancer is a promising strategy not only for diagnosis, but also for developing new therapeutic agents, monitoring the treatment process, correcting complications after treatment, and evaluating survival rates.
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- Lyudmila V. Bel’skaya
- Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Omsk State Pedagogical University, 644099 Omsk, Russia;
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- Biochemistry Research Laboratory, Omsk State Pedagogical University, 644099 Omsk, Russia;
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- Department of Mathematics and Mathematics Teaching Methods, Omsk State Pedagogical University, 644043 Omsk, Russia;
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Najafi A, Khosravian P, Validi M, Porgham Daryasari M, Drees F, Gholipour A. Antimicrobial action of mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with cefepime and meropenem separately against multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2021.102757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Wu SY, Chou HY, Tsai HC, Anbazhagan R, Yuh CH, Yang JM, Chang YH. Amino acid-modified PAMAM dendritic nanocarriers as effective chemotherapeutic drug vehicles in cancer treatment: a study using zebrafish as a cancer model. RSC Adv 2020; 10:20682-20690. [PMID: 35517745 PMCID: PMC9054295 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01589j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The use of nanomaterials for drug delivery offers many advantages including the targeted delivery of drugs and their controlled release. Nonetheless, entry into the target cells remains a challenge for many nanomaterials used for drug delivery. Moreover, cellular uptake limits the therapeutic efficiency of many anticancer drugs. An important goal is to increase the specific accumulation of these nanoparticles (NPs) at the desired cancerous tissues. Notably, cancer cells show a high demand for some amino acids and we have used this knowledge to develop novel carrier systems. In this study, drug carriers were produced by the conjugation of multiple amino acids such as l-histidine (H) and l-cysteine (C) or single amino acids such as only H with the G4.5 dendrimers (G) to produce GHC aggregates and GH NP carriers, respectively. Doxorubicin was loaded into the G4.5, GH, and GHC dendrimers (G/DOX, GH/DOX and GHC/DOX, respectively) and the release mechanism was demonstrated at pH 7.4 and pH 5.0. GH/DOX and GHC/DOX showed better stability under physiological conditions than the dendrimer alone (G/DOX). GH/DOX and GHC/DOX exhibited higher inhibition of HeLa cell proliferation in in vitro and in vivo studies in zebrafish, confirming the early release of DOX by disrupting the endosomal membrane and triggering the destabilization of carriers at a lower pH of 5.0.
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- Szu-Yuan Wu
- Department of Food Nutrition and Health Biotechnology, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University Taichung Taiwan
- Division of Radiation Oncology, Lo-Hsu Medical Foundation, LotungPoh-Ai Hospital Yilan Taiwan
- Big Data Center, Lo-Hsu Medical Foundation, LotungPoh-Ai Hospital Yilan 265 Taiwan
- Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University Taichung 41354 Taiwan
- Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University Taipei 110 Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei Taiwan +886-2-27303625 +886-984252998
- Advanced Membrane Materials Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei Taiwan +886-2-27303625 +886-984252998
- Advanced Membrane Materials Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei Taiwan +886-2-27303625 +886-984252998
- Advanced Membrane Materials Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei Taiwan
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- Institute of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, National Health Research Institutes Zhunan Miaoli Taiwan
- Institute of Bioinformatics and Structural Biology, National Tsing Hua University Hsinchu Taiwan
- Department of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University Tao-Yuan Taiwan +886-3-2118800-529
- Department of General Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Tao-Yuan, 333 Taiwan
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- Department of General Dentistry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Tao-Yuan, 333 Taiwan
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Wang D, Li X, Li X, Kang A, Sun L, Sun M, Yang F, Xu C. Magnetic And pH Dual-Responsive Nanoparticles For Synergistic Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer Chemo/Photodynamic Therapy. Int J Nanomedicine 2019; 14:7665-7679. [PMID: 31571870 PMCID: PMC6756767 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s214377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Drug resistance is one of the prime reasons of chemotherapy failure in breast cancer and is also an important factor affecting prognosis. PURPOSE In this study, we constructed a functional magnetic mesoporous silica-based nanocomposite (MMSN) for breast cancer chemotherapy/photodynamic therapy. METHODS MMSN was characterized by scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy to observe the morphology. The size distribution and zeta potential of the MSNs were determined using Malvern Particle Size Analyzer. Anti-tumor activity in vitro was investigated by CCK-8 assay, flow cytometry and transwell experiment, and the anti-tumor activity in vivo was probed into by magnetic targeting, toxicity, and antitumor effects in breast cancer-bearing BABL/c nude mice. RESULTS The results showed that the release of doxorubicin in the nanocomposites was pH sensitive, and the cumulative release rate reached 80.53% at 60 h under acidic conditions. The nanocomposites had a high cellular uptake ability in MCF-7/ADR cells, and the IC50 value of the nanocomposites on MCF-7/ADR cells was 4.23 μg/mL, much smaller than that of free DOX (363.2 μg/mL). The nanocomposites could effectively reverse resistance and induce apoptosis of MCF-7/ADR cells. The blood biochemistry parameters and H&E staining results showed no serious adverse effects after treatment with the nanocomposites. Prussian blue staining showed that the nanocomposites were able to target tumor tissues in tumor-bearing mice under a magnetic field. The combined chemical/photodynamic therapy significantly inhibited tumor growth in vivo. CONCLUSION Nanocomposites with magnetic and pH dual-responsive performance has shown a promising platform for enhanced drug-resistant breast cancer treatment.
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- Dan Wang
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Disease, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nephrology, Jiulongpo People’s Hospital, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Inorganic Chemistry Department, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Inorganic Chemistry Department, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Inorganic Chemistry Department, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Inorganic Chemistry Department, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Inorganic Chemistry Department, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Disease, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Mehravi B, Alizadeh AM, Khodayari S, Khodayari H, Ashtari K, Mohseni M, Anaraki NI, Dana EA, Safari S, Amanlou M. Acute Toxicity Evaluation of Glycosylated Gd 3+-Based Silica Nanoprobe. Mol Imaging Biol 2018; 19:522-530. [PMID: 27957646 DOI: 10.1007/s11307-016-1025-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Early stage diseases diagnosed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques is of high global interest as a potent noninvasive modality. MRI contrast agents are improved through modifications in structural and physicochemical properties of the applied nanoprobes. But, the potential toxic effects of nanoprobes upon exposure to biological systems are still a major concern. PROCEDURE In this study, the acute toxicity of glycosylated Gd3+-based silica mesoporous nanospheres (GSNs) as a MRI contrast agent was evaluated in Balb/c mice. In order to evaluate in vivo toxicity of GSN, preclinical studies, daily weight monitoring, hematological/blood chemistry tests, and histological assessment were conducted. Magnetic resonance relaxivities of GSN was determined using a MRI scanner. RESULTS The obtained results suggest that in vivo toxicity of GSN was mostly influenced by nanoparticle surface area, functionality, and nanoparticle zeta potential. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) increased in the following order: mesoporous silica nanospheres (MSNs) at 1 mg/mice < GSN (aspect ratio 1, 2, 8) at 40 mg/mice. The results also indicate GSN, one of the best cell imaging contrast agent, which does not show any significant toxicity on multiple vital organs following injection of 20 mg/mice, while a significant T1-weighted enhancement was observed in whole body of a Balb/c mice 15 min postinjection of (5 μmol/kg) of body weight of GSN. CONCLUSIONS These results shed light on the functionality of MSNs to minimize in vivo toxicity. Also, glyconanoprobe can be beneficially used for nanomedicine and cellular imaging applications without any significant toxicity.
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- Bita Mehravi
- Radiation Biology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Nanofanavri Kian Gostar Company, Roshd Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Nanofanavri Kian Gostar Company, Roshd Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Biology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Radiation Biology Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Nanotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Razi Drug Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Drug Design and Development Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Soikkeli M, Horkka K, Moilanen JO, Timonen M, Kavakka J, Heikkinen S. Synthesis, Stability and Relaxivity of TEEPO-Met: An Organic Radical as a Potential Tumour Targeting Contrast Agent for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Molecules 2018; 23:E1034. [PMID: 29702628 PMCID: PMC6102570 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23051034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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: 03/09/2018] [Revised: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cancer is a widespread and life-threatening disease and its early-stage diagnosis is vital. One of the most effective, non-invasive tools in medical diagnostics is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the aid of contrast agents. Contrast agents that are currently in clinical use contain metals, causing some restrictions in their use. Also, these contrast agents are mainly non-specific without any tissue targeting capabilities. Subsequently, the interest has notably increased in the research of organic, metal-free contrast agents. This study presents a new, stable organic radical, TEEPO-Met, where a radical moiety 2,2,6,6-tetraethylpiperidinoxide (TEEPO) is attached to an amino acid, methionine (Met), as a potentially tumour-targeting moiety. We describe the synthesis, stability assessment with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and relaxation enhancement abilities by an in vitro nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and phantom MRI studies of TEEPO-Met. The new compound proved to be stable notably longer than the average imaging time in conditions mimicking a biological matrix. Also, it significantly reduced the relaxation times of water, making it a promising candidate as a novel tumour targeting contrast agent for MRI.
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- Maiju Soikkeli
- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, S-17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Centre, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, 40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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- HUS Helsinki Medical Imaging Center, Radiology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 340, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
- Stora Enso, Innovation Centre for Biomaterials, Fannys väg 1, S-13154 Nacka, Sweden.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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Poonia N, Lather V, Pandita D. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles: a smart nanosystem for management of breast cancer. Drug Discov Today 2018; 23:315-332. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2017.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Khosravian P, Shafiee Ardestani M, Khoobi M, Ostad SN, Dorkoosh FA, Akbari Javar H, Amanlou M. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles functionalized with folic acid/methionine for active targeted delivery of docetaxel. Onco Targets Ther 2016; 9:7315-7330. [PMID: 27980423 PMCID: PMC5144897 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s113815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) are known as carriers with high loading capacity and large functionalizable surface area for target-directed delivery. In this study, a series of docetaxel-loaded folic acid- or methionine-functionalized mesoporous silica nanoparticles (DTX/MSN-FA or DTX/MSN-Met) with large pores and amine groups at inner pore surface properties were prepared. The results showed that the MSNs were successfully synthesized, having good pay load and pH-sensitive drug release kinetics. The cellular investigation on MCF-7 cells showed better performance of cytotoxicity and cell apoptosis and an increase in cellular uptake of targeted nanoparticles. In vivo fluorescent imaging on healthy BALB/c mice proved that bare MSN-NH2 are mostly accumulated in the liver but MSN-FA or MSN-Met are more concentrated in the kidney. Importantly, ex vivo fluorescent images of tumor-induced BALB/c mice organs revealed the ability of MSN-FA to reach the tumor tissues. In conclusion, DTX/MSNs exhibited a good anticancer activity and enhanced the possibility of targeted drug delivery for breast cancer.
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center
- Drug Design and Development Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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KARMAKAR SUBHENDU, BHATTACHARYYA SUDIPTA, MUKHERJEE ARINDAM. Effect of methionine and glucosamine conjugation on the anticancer activity of aromatic dinitrobenzamide mustards. J CHEM SCI 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s12039-015-1019-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Heidari H, Fordoei AS, Saffary M, Ardestani MS. Prostate Cancer’s Molecular Imaging by Targeting Based Nanoparticles: An Overview. Health (London) 2015. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2015.75069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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