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Romanucci V, Pagano R, Kandhari K, Zarrelli A, Petrone M, Agarwal C, Agarwal R, Di Fabio G. 7- O-tyrosyl Silybin Derivatives as a Novel Set of Anti-Prostate Cancer Compounds. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:418. [PMID: 38671866 PMCID: PMC11047488 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13040418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Silybin is a natural compound extensively studied for its hepatoprotective, neuroprotective and anticancer properties. Envisioning the enhancement of silybin potential by suitable modifications in its chemical structure, here, a series of new 7-O-alkyl silybins derivatives were synthesized by the Mitsunobu reaction starting from the silybins and tyrosol-based phenols, such as tyrosol (TYR, 3), 3-methoxytyrosol (MTYR, 4), and 3-hydroxytyrosol (HTYR, 5). This research sought to explore the antioxidant and anticancer properties of eighteen new derivatives and their mechanisms. In particular, the antioxidant properties of new derivatives outlined by the DPPH assay showed a very pronounced activity depending on the tyrosyl moiety (HTYR > MTYR >> TYR). A significant contribution of the HTYR moiety was observed for silybins and 2,3-dehydro-silybin-based derivatives. According to the very potent antioxidant activity, 2,3-dehydro-silybin derivatives 15ab, 15a, and 15b exerted the most potent anticancer activity in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells. Furthermore, flow cytometric analysis for cell cycle and apoptosis revealed that 15ab, 15a, and 15b induce strong G1 phase arrest and increase late apoptotic population in PC-3 cells. Additionally, Western blotting for apoptotic marker cleaved caspase-3 confirmed apoptosis induction by these silybin derivatives in PC-3 cells. These findings hold significant importance in the investigation of anticancer properties of silybin derivatives and strongly encourage swift investigation in pre-clinical models and clinical trials.
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- Valeria Romanucci
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Napoli, Italy; (V.R.); (R.P.); (A.Z.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Napoli, Italy; (V.R.); (R.P.); (A.Z.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; (K.K.); (C.A.); (R.A.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Napoli, Italy; (V.R.); (R.P.); (A.Z.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Napoli, Italy; (V.R.); (R.P.); (A.Z.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; (K.K.); (C.A.); (R.A.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA; (K.K.); (C.A.); (R.A.)
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Monte Sant’Angelo, Via Cintia 4, I-80126 Napoli, Italy; (V.R.); (R.P.); (A.Z.); (M.P.)
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Umer SM, Shamim S, Khan KM, Saleem RSZ. Perplexing Polyphenolics: The Isolations, Syntheses, Reappraisals, and Bioactivities of Flavonoids, Isoflavonoids, and Neoflavonoids from 2016 to 2022. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13030736. [PMID: 36983891 PMCID: PMC10058313 DOI: 10.3390/life13030736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Flavonoids, isoflavonoids, neoflavonoids, and their various subcategories are polyphenolics-an extensive class of natural products. These compounds are bioactive and display multiple activities, including anticancer, antibacterial, antiviral, antioxidant, and neuroprotective activities. Thus, these compounds can serve as leads for therapeutic agents or targets for complex synthesis; they are coveted and routinely isolated, characterized, biologically evaluated, and synthesized. However, data regarding the compounds' sources, isolation procedures, structural novelties, bioactivities, and synthetic schemes are often dispersed and complex, a dilemma this review aims to address. To serve as an easily accessible guide for researchers wanting to apprise themselves of the latest advancements in this subfield, this review summarizes seventy-six (76) articles published between 2016 and 2022 that detail the isolation and characterization of two hundred and forty-nine (249) novel compounds, the total and semisyntheses of thirteen (13) compounds, and reappraisals of the structures of twenty (20) previously reported compounds and their bioactivities. This article also discusses new synthetic methods and enzymes capable of producing or modifying flavonoids, isoflavonoids, or neoflavonoids.
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- Syed Muhammad Umer
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, SBASSE, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Sector-U, DHA, Lahore 54792, Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam P.O. Box 31441, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, SBASSE, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Sector-U, DHA, Lahore 54792, Pakistan
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Synthesis and antitumor activity of novel silibinin and 2,3-dehydrosilybin derivatives with carbamate groups. Med Chem Res 2022; 31:533-544. [PMID: 35194363 PMCID: PMC8853087 DOI: 10.1007/s00044-022-02854-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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A novel series of silibinin and 2,3-dehydrosilybin derivatives bearing carbamate groups were designed, synthesized and their in vitro anticancer activities were screened against human cancer cell lines including MCF-7, NCI-H1299, HepG2 and HT29 by CCK-8 assay. The results showed that most of the compounds significantly suppressed the proliferation of tested cancer cells. Among them, compounds 2h, 3h and 3f demonstrated markedly higher antiproliferative activity on MCF-7 cells with IC50 values of 2.08, 5.54 and 6.84 µM, respectively. Compounds 3e, 3g and 2g displayed better cytotoxic activity against NCI-H1299 cells with IC50 values of 8.07, 8.45 and 9.09 µM, respectively. Compounds 3g, 3c and 3h exhibited a promising inhibitory effect against HepG2 cells with IC50 values of 8.88, 9.47 and 9.99 µM, respectively. Compounds 3e, 2e and 3c revealed effective biological potency on HT29 cells with IC50 values of 6.27, 9.13 and 9.32 µM, respectively. In addition, the outcomes of the docking studies between compounds 2f, 2h, 3e, 3g and Hsp90 receptor (PDB ID: 4AWO) suggest the possible mechanism of inhibition against MCF-7 cell lines. Graphical abstract ![]()
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Wu H, Zeng J, Wu Q, Dong J, Liang C, Wei X, Chen J, Shi S, Yang Z, Lan T. Synthesis and in vitro Anticancer Efficacy of Novel Silibinin Derivatives. HETEROCYCLES 2022. [DOI: 10.3987/com-21-14606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Metabolism of 2,3-Dehydrosilybin A and 2,3-Dehydrosilybin B: A Study with Human Hepatocytes and Recombinant UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases and Sulfotransferases. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10060954. [PMID: 34198653 PMCID: PMC8232340 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10060954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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2,3-Dehydrosilybin A and 2,3-dehydrosilybin B are a pair of enantiomers formed by the oxidation of the natural flavonolignans silybin A and silybin B, respectively. However, the antioxidant activity of 2,3-dehydrosilybin molecules is much stronger than that of their precursors. Here, we investigated the biotransformation of pure 2,3-dehydrosilybin A and 2,3-dehydrosilybin B in isolated human hepatocytes, and we also aimed to identify human UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) and sulfotransferases (SULTs) with activity toward their respective enantiomers. After incubation with hepatocytes, both 2,3-dehydrosilybin A and 2,3-dehydrosilybin B were converted to hydroxyl derivatives, methylated hydroxyl derivatives, methyl derivatives, sulfates, and glucuronides. The products of direct conjugations predominated over those of oxidative metabolism, and glucuronides were the most abundant metabolites. Furthermore, we found that recombinant human UGTs 1A1, 1A3, 1A7, 1A8, 1A9, and 1A10 were capable of catalyzing the glucuronidation of both 2,3-dehydrosilybin A and 2,3-dehydrosilybin B. UGTs 1A1 and 1A7 showed the highest activity toward 2,3-dehydrosilybin A, and UGT1A9 showed the highest activity toward 2,3-dehydrosilybin B. The sulfation of 2,3-dehydrosilybin A and B was catalyzed by SULTs 1A1*1, 1A1*2, 1A2, 1A3, 1B1, 1C2, 1C4, and 1E1, of which SULT1A3 exhibited the highest activity toward both enantiomers. We conclude that 2,3-dehydrosilybin A and B are preferentially metabolized by conjugation reactions, and that several human UGT and SULT enzymes may play a role in these conjugations.
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Dehydroflavonolignans from Silymarin Potentiate Transition Metal Toxicity In Vitro but Are Protective for Isolated Erythrocytes Ex Vivo. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10050679. [PMID: 33925336 PMCID: PMC8146032 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10050679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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2,3-Dehydrosilybin (DHS) was previously shown to chelate and reduce both copper and iron ions. In this study, similar experiments with 2,3-dehydrosilychristin (DHSCH) showed that this congener of DHS also chelates and reduces both metals. Statistical analysis pointed to some differences between both compounds: in general, DHS appeared to be a more potent iron and copper chelator, and a copper reducing agent under acidic conditions, while DHSCH was a more potent copper reducing agent under neutral conditions. In the next step, both DHS and DHSCH were tested for metal-based Fenton chemistry in vitro using HPLC with coulometric detection. Neither of these compounds were able to block the iron-based Fenton reaction and, in addition, they mostly intensified hydroxyl radical production. In the copper-based Fenton reaction, the effect of DHSCH was again prooxidant or neutral, while the effect of DHS was profoundly condition-dependent. DHS was even able to attenuate the reaction under some conditions. Interestingly, both compounds were strongly protective against the copper-triggered lysis of red blood cells, with DHSCH being more potent. The results from this study indicated that, notwithstanding the prooxidative effects of both dehydroflavonolignans, their in vivo effect could be protective.
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Recent Advances in the Use of the Dimerization Strategy as a Means to Increase the Biological Potential of Natural or Synthetic Molecules. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26082340. [PMID: 33920597 PMCID: PMC8073093 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26082340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The design of C2-symmetric biologically active molecules is a subject of interest to the scientific community. It provides the possibility of discovering medicine with higher biological potential than the parent drugs. Such molecules are generally produced by classic chemistry, considering the shortness of reaction sequence and the efficacy for each step. This review describes and analyzes recent advances in the field and emphasizes selected C2-symmetric molecules (or axial symmetric molecules) made during the last 10 years. However, the description of the dimers is contextualized by prior work allowing its development, and they are categorized by their structure and/or by their properties. Hence, this review presents dimers composed of steroids, sugars, and nucleosides; known and synthetic anticancer agents; polyphenol compounds; terpenes, known and synthetic antibacterial agents; and natural products. A special focus on the anticancer potential of the dimers transpires throughout the review, notwithstanding their structure and/or primary biological properties.
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Poljsak B, Kovač V, Milisav I. Antioxidants, Food Processing and Health. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:antiox10030433. [PMID: 33799844 PMCID: PMC8001021 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10030433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The loss and/or modification of natural antioxidants during various food processing techniques and storage methods, like heat/thermal, UV, pulsed electric field treatment, drying, blanching and irradiation is well described. Antioxidants in their reduced form are modified mainly by oxidation, and less by pyrolysis and hydrolysis. Thus, they are chemically converted from the reduced to an oxidized form. Here we describe the neglected role of the oxidized forms of antioxidants produced during food processing and their effect on health. While natural antioxidants in their reduced forms have many well studied health-promoting characteristics, much less is known about the effects of their oxidized forms and other metabolites, which may have some health benefits as well. The oxidized forms of natural antioxidants affect cell signaling, the regulation of transcription factor activities and other determinants of gene expression. Very low doses may trigger hormesis, resulting in specific health benefits by the activation of damage repair processes and antioxidative defense systems. Functional studies determining the antioxidants’ effects on the organisms are important, especially as reduced or oxidized antioxidants and their metabolites may have additional or synergistic effects.
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- Borut Poljsak
- Laboratory of Oxidative Stress Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena pot 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (B.P.); (V.K.)
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- Laboratory of Oxidative Stress Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena pot 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (B.P.); (V.K.)
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- Laboratory of Oxidative Stress Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena pot 5, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; (B.P.); (V.K.)
- Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Pathophysiology, University of Ljubljana, Zaloska 4, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +386-1-543-7022; Fax: +386-1-543-7021
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Mashhadi Akbar Boojar M, Mashhadi Akbar Boojar M, Golmohammad S. Overview of Silibinin anti-tumor effects. J Herb Med 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2020.100375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Dobiasová S, Řehořová K, Kučerová D, Biedermann D, Káňová K, Petrásková L, Koucká K, Václavíková R, Valentová K, Ruml T, Macek T, Křen V, Viktorová J. Multidrug Resistance Modulation Activity of Silybin Derivatives and Their Anti-inflammatory Potential. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9050455. [PMID: 32466263 PMCID: PMC7278776 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9050455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Silybin is considered to be the main biologically active component of silymarin. Its oxidized derivative 2,3-dehydrosilybin typically occurs in silymarin in small, but non-negligible amounts (up to 3%). Here, we investigated in detail complex biological activities of silybin and 2,3-dehydrosilybin optical isomers. Antioxidant activities of pure stereomers A and B of silybin and 2,3-dehydrosilybin, as well as their racemic mixtures, were investigated by using oxygen radical absorption capacity (ORAC) and cellular antioxidant activity (CAA) assay. All substances efficiently reduced nitric oxide production and cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6) release in a dose-dependent manner. Multidrug resistance (MDR) modulating potential was evaluated as inhibition of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) ATPase activity and regulation of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) protein expression. All the tested compounds showed strong dose-dependent inhibition of P-gp pump. Moreover, 2,3-dehydrosilybin A (30 µM) displayed the strongest sensitization of doxorubicin-resistant ovarian carcinoma. Despite these significant effects, silybin B was the only compound acting directly upon P-gp in vitro and also downregulating the expression of respective MDR genes. This compound altered the expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1), multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1, ABCC1) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP, ABCG2). 2,3-Dehydrosilybin AB exhibited the most effective inhibition of acetylcholinesterase activity. We can clearly postulate that silybin derivatives could serve well as modulators of a cancer drug-resistant phenotype.
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- Simona Dobiasová
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, CZ 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; (S.D.); (K.Ř.); (D.K.); (K.K.); (T.R.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, CZ 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; (S.D.); (K.Ř.); (D.K.); (K.K.); (T.R.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, CZ 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; (S.D.); (K.Ř.); (D.K.); (K.K.); (T.R.); (T.M.)
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- Laboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.B.); (L.P.); (K.V.); (V.K.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, CZ 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; (S.D.); (K.Ř.); (D.K.); (K.K.); (T.R.); (T.M.)
- Laboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.B.); (L.P.); (K.V.); (V.K.)
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- Laboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.B.); (L.P.); (K.V.); (V.K.)
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- Toxicogenomics Unit, National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 49, CZ 100 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (K.K.); (R.V.)
- Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics, Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Alej Svobody 1655, CZ 323 00 Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Toxicogenomics Unit, National Institute of Public Health, Šrobárova 49, CZ 100 00 Prague, Czech Republic; (K.K.); (R.V.)
- Laboratory of Pharmacogenomics, Biomedical Center, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Alej Svobody 1655, CZ 323 00 Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.B.); (L.P.); (K.V.); (V.K.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, CZ 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; (S.D.); (K.Ř.); (D.K.); (K.K.); (T.R.); (T.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, CZ 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; (S.D.); (K.Ř.); (D.K.); (K.K.); (T.R.); (T.M.)
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- Laboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic; (D.B.); (L.P.); (K.V.); (V.K.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technická 5, CZ 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic; (S.D.); (K.Ř.); (D.K.); (K.K.); (T.R.); (T.M.)
- Correspondence:
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Lotfy VF, Hassan SS, Khalf-Alla PA, Basta AH. The role of side chain of amino acid on performance of their conjugates with carboxymethyl cellulose and their Pd(II) complexes as bioactive agents. INT J POLYM MATER PO 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2019.1670179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Vivian F. Lotfy
- Cellulose and Paper Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Cellulose and Paper Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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Juráňová J, Aury-Landas J, Boumediene K, Baugé C, Biedermann D, Ulrichová J, Franková J. Modulation of Skin Inflammatory Response by Active Components of Silymarin. Molecules 2018; 24:molecules24010123. [PMID: 30598040 PMCID: PMC6337225 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24010123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 12/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In this study, we compared selected silymarin components, such as quercetin (QE), 2,3-dehydrosilybin (DHS) and silybin (SB), with the anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin (IND) in terms of their wound healing potential. In view of the fact that pathological cutaneous wound healing is associated with persistent inflammation, we studied their anti-inflammatory activity against inflammation induced by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We investigated the regulation of crucial pro-inflammatory transcription factors—nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB) and activator protein 1 (AP-1)—as well as the expression of downstream inflammatory targets by Western blotting, real-time PCR (RT-PCR), electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA), and/or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in vitro using primary normal human dermal fibroblasts (NHDF). We demonstrated the greater ability of DHS to modulate the pro-inflammatory cytokines production via the NF-κB and AP-1 signaling pathways when compared to other tested substances. The prolonged exposure of LPS-challenged human dermal fibroblasts to DHS had both beneficial and detrimental consequences. DHS diminished interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) secretion but induced the significant upregulation of IL-8 mRNA associated with NF-κB and AP-1 activation. The observed conflicting results may compromise the main expected benefit, which is the acceleration of the healing of the wound via a diminished inflammation.
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- Jana Juráňová
- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hněvotínská 3, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hněvotínská 5, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- EA7451 BioConnecT, Normandie University, UNICAEN, 14000 Caen, France.
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- EA7451 BioConnecT, Normandie University, UNICAEN, 14000 Caen, France.
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Biotransformation, Vídeňská 1083, 14220 Praha 4, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hněvotínská 3, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hněvotínská 5, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hněvotínská 3, 775 15 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
- Institute of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Hněvotínská 5, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Hrčková G, Kubašková TM, Benada O, Kofroňová O, Tumová L, Biedermann D. Differential Effects of the Flavonolignans Silybin, Silychristin and 2,3-Dehydrosilybin on Mesocestoides vogae Larvae (Cestoda) under Hypoxic and Aerobic In Vitro Conditions. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23112999. [PMID: 30453549 PMCID: PMC6278466 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Mesocestoides vogae larvae represent a suitable model for evaluating the larvicidal potential of various compounds. In this study we investigated the in vitro effects of three natural flavonolignans—silybin (SB), 2,3-dehydrosilybin (DHSB) and silychristin (SCH)—on M. vogae larvae at concentrations of 5 and 50 μM under aerobic and hypoxic conditions for 72 h. With both kinds of treatment, the viability and motility of larvae remained unchanged, metabolic activity, neutral red uptake and concentrations of neutral lipids were reduced, in contrast with a significantly elevated glucose content. Incubation conditions modified the effects of individual FLs depending on their concentration. Under both sets of conditions, SB and SCH suppressed metabolic activity, the concentration of glucose, lipids and partially motility more at 50 μM, but neutral red uptake was elevated. DHSB exerted larvicidal activity and affected motility and neutral lipid concentrations differently depending on the cultivation conditions, whereas it decreased glucose concentration. DHSB at the 50 μM concentration caused irreversible morphological alterations along with damage to the microvillus surface of larvae, which was accompanied by unregulated neutral red uptake. In conclusion, SB and SCH suppressed mitochondrial functions and energy stores, inducing a physiological misbalance, whereas DHSB exhibited a direct larvicidal effect due to damage to the tegument and complete disruption of larval physiology and metabolism.
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- Gabriela Hrčková
- Department of Experimental Pharmacology, Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, SK 040 01 Košice, Slovakia.
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- Department of Experimental Pharmacology, Institute of Parasitology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Hlinkova 3, SK 040 01 Košice, Slovakia.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Structure Characterization, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratory of Molecular Structure Characterization, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203, CZ 501 65 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, CZ 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic.
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Tvrdý V, Catapano MC, Rawlik T, Karlíčková J, Biedermann D, Křen V, Mladěnka P, Valentová K. Interaction of isolated silymarin flavonolignans with iron and copper. J Inorg Biochem 2018; 189:115-123. [PMID: 30245273 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2018.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Silymarin, the standardized extract from the milk thistle (Silybum marianum), is composed mostly of flavonolignans and is approved in the EU for the adjuvant therapy of alcoholic liver disease. It is also used for other purported effects in miscellaneous nutraceuticals. Due to polyhydroxylated structures and low systemic bioavailability, these flavonolignans are likely to interact with transition metals in the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of this study was to analyze the interactions of pure silymarin flavonolignans with copper and iron. Both competitive and non-competitive methods at various physiologically relevant pH levels ranging from 4.5 to 7.5 were tested. Only 2,3‑dehydrosilybin was found to be a potent or moderately active iron and copper chelator. Silybin A, silybin B and silychristin A were less potent or inactive chelators. Both 2,3‑dehydrosilybin enantiomers (A and B) were equally active iron and copper chelators, and the preferred stoichiometries were mainly 2:1 and 3:1 (2,3‑dehydrosilybin:metal). Additional experiments showed that silychristin was the most potent iron and copper reductant. Comparison with their structural precursors taxifolin and quercetin is included as well. Based on these results, silymarin administration most probably affects the kinetics of copper and iron in the gastrointestinal tract, however, due to the different interactions of individual components of silymarin with these transition metals, the biological effects need to be evaluated in the future in a much more complex study.
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- Václav Tvrdý
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia in Katowice, Szkolna 9, 40-003 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Heyrovského 1203, 500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratory of Biotransformation, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídeňská 1083, 142 20 Prague, Czech Republic
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Wen YJ, Zhou ZY, Zhang GL, Lu XX. Metal coordination protocol for the synthesis of-2,3-dehydrosilybin and 19-O-demethyl-2,3-dehydrosilybin from silybin and their antitumor activities. Tetrahedron Lett 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2018.03.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Galloylation of polyphenols alters their biological activity. Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 105:223-240. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Zholobenko A, Mouithys-Mickalad A, Modriansky M, Serteyn D, Franck T. Polyphenols from Silybum marianum inhibit in vitro the oxidant response of equine neutrophils and myeloperoxidase activity. J Vet Pharmacol Ther 2016; 39:592-601. [PMID: 27213823 DOI: 10.1111/jvp.12319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A recent study showed that silymarin, a standardized extract of S. marianum might be used in the prevention of equine laminitis. We investigated the effects of quercetin and some compounds found in silymarin (silybin, taxifolin and dehydrosilybin) on reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and myeloperoxidase (MPO) release by stimulated equine neutrophils (PMNs) and on MPO activity. All compounds (tested between 100 nm and 100 μm) inhibited superoxide anion production by stimulated PMNs in a dose-dependent manner. Dehydrosilybin and quercetin inhibited superoxide production and MPO release from 10 μm. Classical MPO assay showed quercetin as the most potent inhibitor, followed by taxifolin, dehydrosilybin and silybin. SIEFED MPO assay highlighting the binding of tested compounds to MPO showed that only quercetin and taxifolin maintained an efficient inhibition above 90% at 10 μm. Altogether, our results showed a strong inhibition of PMN activation by planar compounds such as quercetin and dehydrosilybin and a strong inhibition of MPO activity by the smallest molecules, quercetin and taxifolin. In conclusion, the compounds from silymarin may be useful for modulating the oxidative response of PMNs, involved in the pathogenesis of laminitis, but further in vivo studies are needed.
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- A Zholobenko
- Department of Medical Chemistry & Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Oxygen, R&D (CORD), Institut de Chimie, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Chemistry & Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Oxygen, R&D (CORD), Institut de Chimie, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Centre for Oxygen, R&D (CORD), Institut de Chimie, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium.
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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Sharma NK, Ameta RK, Singh M. Spectrophotometric and physicochemical studies of newly synthesized anticancer Pt(IV) complexes and their interactions with CT-DNA. J Mol Liq 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2016.07.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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3-O-Alkyl-2,3-dehydrosilibinins: Two synthetic approaches and in vitro effects toward prostate cancer cells. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2016; 26:3226-3231. [PMID: 27261177 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.05.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Eight 3-O-alkyl-2,3-dehydrosilibinins have been synthesized from commercially available silibinin through two synthetic approaches. A one-pot reaction, starting with aerobic oxidation of silibinin followed by direct alkylation of the phenolic hydroxyl group in the subsequent 2,3-dehydrosilibinin, furnishes the desired derivatives in 11-16% yields. The three-step procedure employing benzyl ether to protect 7-OH in silibinin generates the desired derivatives in 30-46% overall yields. The antiproliferative activity of the 2,3-dehydrosilibinin derivatives against both androgen-sensitive and androgen-insensitive prostate cancer cells have been assessed using a WST-1 cell proliferation assay. All derivatives exhibited greater antiproliferative potency than silibinin, with 2,3-dehydrosilibinins each possessing a three- to five-carbon linear alkyl group to 3-OH (IC50 values in a range of 1.71-3.06μM against PC-3 and LNCaP cells) as the optimal derivatives. The optimal potency was reached with three- to five-carbon alkyl groups. Our findings suggest that 3-O-propyl-2,3-dehydrosilibinin effectively inhibits the growth of PC-3 prostate cancer cells by arresting cell cycle in the G0/G1 phase, but not by activating PC-3 cell apoptosis.
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Karas D, Gažák R, Valentová K, Chambers CS, Pivodová V, Biedermann D, Křenková A, Oborná I, Kuzma M, Cvačka J, Ulrichová J, Křen V. Effects of 2,3-Dehydrosilybin and Its Galloyl Ester and Methyl Ether Derivatives on Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2016; 79:812-820. [PMID: 27015547 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.5b00905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The effects in vitro of 2,3-dehydrosilybin and several galloyl esters and methyl ethers on the viability, proliferation, and migration of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were evaluated. The monogalloyl esters were synthesized by a chemoselective esterification method or by Steglich esterification of suitably protected 2,3-dehydrosilybin (1) with protected gallic acid. 2,3-Dehydrosilybin (1) displayed more potent cytotoxic, antiproliferative, and antimigratory activities (IC50 12.0, 5.4, and 12.2 μM, respectively) than silybin. The methylated derivatives were less active, with the least potent being 3,7-di-O-methyl-2,3-dehydrosilybin (6). On the other hand, galloylation at C-7 OH and C-23 OH markedly increased the cytotoxicity and the effects on the proliferation and migration of HUVECs. The most active derivative was 7-O-galloyl-2,3-dehydrosilybin (13; IC50 value of 3.4, 1.6, and 4.7 μM in the cytotoxicity, inhibition of proliferation, and antimigratory assays, respectively). Overall, this preliminary structure-activity relationship study demonstrated the importance of a 2,3-double bond, a C-7 OH group, and a galloyl moiety in enhancing the activity of flavonolignans toward HUVECs.
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences , Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences , Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences , Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences , Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences , Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University and University Hospital , I.P. Pavlova 6, CZ-775 20 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences , Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences , Flemingovo nám. 2, CZ-16610 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences , Vídeňská 1083, CZ-142 20 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Biological Impact of Pd (II) Complexes: Synthesis, Spectral Characterization, In Vitro Anticancer, CT-DNA Binding, and Antioxidant Activities. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 2016; 2016:9245619. [PMID: 26989511 PMCID: PMC4771903 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9245619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 12/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A new series of Pd (II) complexes of methyl substituted benzylamine ligands (BLs) has been synthesized and characterized via spectroscopic techniques such as UV/Vis. FTIR, LCMS, 1H, and 13C NMR. The UV/Vis study in DMSO, DMSO + water, and DMSO + PBS buffer (pH = 7.2) confirmed their molecular sustainability in liquids. Their in vitro anticancer activity against breast cancer cell lines such as MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 makes them interesting for in vivo analysis. Their stronger DNA binding activity (DBA) compared with free ligand suggested them as a good DNA binder. DBA was further confirmed by physicochemical studies such as surface tension and viscosity of complex + DNA which inferred the disruption of DNA and intercalation of complexes, respectively. Their % binding activity, % disruption of DNA base pairs (DNABP), and % intercalating strength are reported in this paper for the first time for better understanding of DNA binding mechanism. Along with this, their scavenging activity (SA) determined through DPPH free radical and the results indicate good antioxidant behaviour of complexes.
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Mastron JK, Siveen KS, Sethi G, Bishayee A. Silymarin and hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic, comprehensive, and critical review. Anticancer Drugs 2015; 26:475-86. [PMID: 25603021 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000000211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The blessed milk thistle (Silybum marianum L.), a flowering plant native to Mediterranean Europe, has been consumed and extensively used as a cure for various chronic liver ailments over several centuries. Milk thistle extract, known as silymarin, is a complex mixture of seven major flavonolignans and one flavonoid. The phytoconstituents of silymarin owe their therapeutic and hepatoprotective effects to their strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Primary liver cancer, also known as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), occurs in a milieu of oxidative stress and inflammation. The etiology of HCC includes chronic infection with hepatitis B and C viruses, cirrhosis, and exposure to dietary and environmental hepatocarcinogens. Current therapeutic options for HCC, including surgical resection and liver transplantation, have limited benefits and are essentially ineffective. Chemoprevention, using phytochemicals with potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, represents a fascinating strategy, which has been a subject of intense investigation in the recent years. In this review, we explore the potential role of silymarin as a chemopreventive and therapeutic agent for HCC. The review systematically evaluates the preclinical in-vitro and in-vivo studies investigating the effects of silymarin and its constituents on HCC. The biochemical mechanisms involved in the anti-liver-cancer effects of silymarin have been presented. The current status of clinical studies evaluating the potential of role of silymarin in liver cancer, especially that caused by hepatitis C virus, has also been examined. Potential challenges and future directions of research involved in the 'bench-to-bedside' transition of silymarin phytoconstituents for the chemoprevention and treatment of HCC have also been discussed.
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- Jeanetta K Mastron
- aAmerican University of Health Sciences, Signal Hill bDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, California Northstate University, Elk Grove, California, USA cDepartment of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore dInterim Translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Cho BO, So Y, Jin CH, Nam BM, Yee ST, Jeong IY. 3-deoxysilybin exerts anti-inflammatory effects by suppressing NF-κB activation in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 78:2051-8. [PMID: 25105683 DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.948377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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3-deoxysilybin (3-DS), also known as (-)-isosilandrin A, is a natural flavonoid of Silybum marianum. This study was designed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effect and the underlying molecular mechanisms of 3-DS in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. 3-DS dose-dependently inhibited the production of NO and the expression of iNOS in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. 3-DS also inhibited the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (MCP-1, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β) in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Moreover, 3-DS decreased the NF-κB DNA binding activity in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Furthermore, 3-DS suppressed NF-κB activation by inhibiting the degradation of IκBα and nuclear translocation of p65 subunit of NF-κB in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages. Taken together, the present study suggests for the first time that 3-DS may exhibit an anti-inflammatory effect through the suppression of NF-κB transcriptional activation in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 macrophages.
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- Byoung Ok Cho
- a Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute , Jeongeup , Republic of Korea
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Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of silybin and 2,3-dehydrosilybin dimers. Molecules 2014; 19:4115-34. [PMID: 24699152 PMCID: PMC6271273 DOI: 10.3390/molecules19044115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2014] [Revised: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Divalent or multivalent molecules often show enhanced biological activity relative to the simple monomeric units. Here we present enzymatically and chemically prepared dimers of the flavonolignans silybin and 2,3-dehydrosilybin. Their electrochemical behavior was studied by in situ and ex situ square wave voltammetry. The oxidation of monomers and dimers was similar, but adsorption onto the electrode and cell surfaces was different. A 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and an inhibition of microsomal lipoperoxidation assay were performed with same trend of results for silybin and 2,3-dehydrosilybin dimers. Silybin dimer showed better activity than the monomer, while on the contrary 2,3-dehydrosilybin dimer presented weaker antioxidant/antilipoperoxidant activity than its monomer. Cytotoxicity was evaluated on human umbilical vein endothelial cells, normal human adult keratinocytes, mouse fibroblasts (BALB/c 3T3) and human liver hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG2). Silybin dimer was more cytotoxic than the parent compound and in the case of 2,3-dehydrosilybin its dimer showed weaker cytotoxicity than the monomer.
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Yurtcu E, İşeri Ö, Sahin F. Genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of doxorubicin and silymarin on human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Hum Exp Toxicol 2014; 33:1269-76. [PMID: 24677352 DOI: 10.1177/0960327114529453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate genotoxic and cytotoxic effects of doxorubicin, silymarin, or in combination on HepG2 cells for 24 and 48 h. Both doxorubicin and silymarin caused dose-dependent inhibition of cell proliferation. After 48 h of treatment, doxorubicin application caused dramatically increased ratio of apoptotic cells. Both 24 and 48 h of silymarin and doxorubicin-silymarin combination caused significant increases in the rate of apoptotic cells. Applications of doxorubicin and silymarin separately for 24 h led to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damages. After 48 h of incubation, doxorubicin-induced genotoxic damage was 2-fold higher than the silymarin-induced damage. After 24 and 48 h, DNA damage in response to combined applications of doxorubicin and silymarin was indifferent from silymarin- and doxorubicin-induced damage respectively. There was not any difference in genotoxicity levels between incubation periods in combined applications of doxorubicin and silymarin. Lipid peroxidation levels increased in all applications. Biopharmacotherapy with chemotherapeutic agents are of interest in the issue of adjuvant therapy. Here, we demonstrate in vitro potential genotoxic and cytotoxic antitumor effect of silymarin on HepG2 cells at achievable plasma level concentrations.
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- Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Institute of Transplantation and Gene Sciences, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Institute of Transplantation and Gene Sciences, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey
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Cho BO, So Y, Jin CH, Byun MW, Seo KI, Ko K, Chun MS, Jeong IY. Induction of apoptosis by 2,3-dehydrosilybin via a caspase-dependent pathway in human HeLa cells. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2014; 78:255-62. [DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2014.885828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanisms involved in the apoptosis of HeLa cells due to 2,3-dehydrosilybin (DHS) treatment. DHS treatment over 24 h significantly inhibited cell viability and induced apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. It also triggered the cleavage of caspase-8, caspase-9, caspase-3, and PARP, and significantly increased caspase-3 activity in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, it triggered the depolarization of the mitochondrial membrane potential (Δψm), the release of cytochrome c into the cytosol, the cleavage of Bid, and the downregulation of Bcl-2 in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, z-VAD-fmk (a pan-caspase inhibitor) and z-IETD-fmk (a specific caspase-8 inhibitor) abolished the DHS-induced activation of the caspase-8, -9, and -3, cleavage of PARP, the depolarization of Δψm, the release of cytochrome c, the cleavage of Bid, and the downregulation of Bcl-2. Taken together, these results suggest that DHS-induced apoptosis is mediated by a caspase-dependent pathway in human HeLa cells.
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- Byoung Ok Cho
- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Culinary Nutrition, Woosong University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutrition, Sunchon National University, Sunchon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Hanbuk University, Dongducheon, Republic of Korea
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- Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Jeongeup, Republic of Korea
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Silymarin reduces profibrogenic cytokines and reverses hepatic fibrosis in chronic murine schistosomiasis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2014; 58:2076-83. [PMID: 24449779 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01936-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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In chronic schistosomiasis, hepatic fibrosis is linked to the portal hypertension that causes morbidity in Schistosoma mansoni infection. Silymarin (SIL) is a hepatoprotective and antioxidant medicament largely prescribed against liver diseases that has previously been shown to prevent fibrosis during acute murine schistosomiasis. Here we employed silymarin to try to reverse established hepatic fibrosis in chronic schistosomiasis. Silymarin or vehicle was administered to BALB/c mice every 48 h, starting on the 40th (80 days of treatment), 70th (50 days), or 110th (10 days) day postinfection (dpi). All mice were sacrificed and analyzed at 120 dpi. Treatment with silymarin reduced liver weight and granuloma sizes, reduced the increase in alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels, and reduced the established hepatic fibrosis (assessed by hydroxyproline contents and picrosirius staining). Treatment with silymarin also reduced the levels of interleukin-13 (IL-13) in serum and increased the gamma interferon (IFN-γ)/IL-13 ratio. There was a linear correlation between IL-13 levels in serum and hydroxyproline hepatic content in both infected untreated and SIL-treated mice, with decreased IL-13 levels corresponding to decreased hydroxyproline hepatic contents. Treatment with either SIL or N-acetylcysteine reduced both proliferation of fibroblast cell lines and basal/IL-13-induced production of collagen I, indicating that besides inhibiting IL-13 production during infection, SIL antioxidant properties most likely contribute to inhibition of collagen production downstream of IL-13. These results show that silymarin interferes with fibrogenic cytokines, reduces established fibrosis, and inhibits downstream effects of IL-13 on fibrogenesis, indicating the drug as a safe and cheap treatment to liver fibrotic disease in schistosomiasis.
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Sattayakhom A, Chunglok W, Ittarat W, Chamulitrat W. Study designs to investigate Nox1 acceleration of neoplastic progression in immortalized human epithelial cells by selection of differentiation resistant cells. Redox Biol 2013; 2:140-7. [PMID: 24494188 PMCID: PMC3909263 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2013.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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To investigate the role of NADPH oxidase homolog Nox1 at an early step of cell transformation, we utilized human gingival mucosal keratinocytes immortalized by E6/E7 of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 (GM16) to generate progenitor cell lines either by chronic ethanol exposure or overexpression with Nox1. Among several cobblestone epithelial cell lines obtained, two distinctive spindle cell lines - FIB and NuB1 cells were more progressively transformed exhibiting tubulogenesis and anchorage-independent growth associated with increased invasiveness. These spindle cells acquired molecular markers of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) including mesenchymal vimentin and simple cytokeratins (CK) 8 and 18 as well as myogenic alpha-smooth muscle actin and caldesmon. By overexpression and knockdown experiments, we showed that Nox1 on a post-translational level regulated the stability of CK18 in an ROS-, phosphorylation- and PKCepilon-dependent manner. PKCepilon may thus be used as a therapeutic target for EMT inhibition. Taken together, Nox1 accelerates neoplastic progression by regulating structural intermediate filaments leading to EMT of immortalized human gingival epithelial cells.
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Key Words
- AIG, anchorage-independent growth
- CK, cytokeratin
- Cobblestone cells
- Cytokeratins
- EGF, epidermal growth factor
- EMT
- EMT, epithelial mesenchymal transition
- GM, gingival mucosal
- HPV, human papillomavirus
- IAP, inhibitor of apoptosis protein
- Immortalized gingival keratinocytes
- Intermediate filaments
- Invasion
- MEF2, myocyte enhancing factor 2
- MMP, matrix metalloproteinases
- Nox, NAD(P)H oxidase
- PMA, 12-O- tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
- ROS, reactive oxygen species
- Spindle cells
- iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase
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- Apsorn Sattayakhom
- School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
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- School of Allied Health Sciences and Public Health, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, University Heidelberg Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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Microwave-assisted oxidation of silibinin: a simple and preparative method for the synthesis of improved radical scavengers. Tetrahedron Lett 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2013.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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van Wenum E, Jurczakowski R, Litwinienko G. Media Effects on the Mechanism of Antioxidant Action of Silybin and 2,3-Dehydrosilybin: Role of the Enol Group. J Org Chem 2013; 78:9102-12. [DOI: 10.1021/jo401296k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Ewelina van Wenum
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteura 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland
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Hepatoprotective effect of 2,3-dehydrosilybin on carbon tetrachloride-induced liver injury in rats. Food Chem 2012; 138:107-15. [PMID: 23265463 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2012] [Revised: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 10/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of 2,3-dehydrosilybin (DHS) against carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced liver injury in rats. Administration of DHS significantly attenuated the levels of serum aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and liver lipid peroxidation in CCl(4)-treated rats. Moreover, we showed that DHS prevented DNA damage and decreased the protein levels of γ-H2AX, which is a specific DNA damage marker, in CCl(4)-treated rat livers. DHS also markedly increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase in CCl(4)-treated rat livers. Furthermore, we found that DHS significantly inhibited the production of serum nitric oxide as well as the levels of serum IL-6, IFN-γ, and TNF-α in CCl(4)-treated rats. Additionally, DHS significantly suppressed iNOS expression on the protein levels in CCl(4)-treated rat livers. Collectively, the present study suggests that DHS protects the liver from CCl(4)-induced hepatic damage via antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mechanisms.
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Zuo A, Yanying Y, Li J, Binbin X, Xiongying Y, Yan Q, Shuwen C. Study on the relation of structure and antioxidant activity of isorhamnetin, quercetin, phloretin, silybin and phloretin isonicotinyl hydrazone. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.5530/ax.2011.4.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Loguercio C, Festi D. Silybin and the liver: From basic research to clinical practice. World J Gastroenterol 2011; 17:2288-301. [PMID: 21633595 PMCID: PMC3098397 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i18.2288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2010] [Revised: 12/23/2010] [Accepted: 12/30/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Herbal products are increasingly used, mainly in chronic liver disease. Extracts of milk thistle, Silymarin and silybin, are the most prescribed natural compounds, with different indications, but with no definitive results in terms of clinical efficacy. This review analyzes the available studies on the effects of the purified product silybin, both as a free and a conjugated molecule, on liver cells or on experimentally induced liver damage, and in patients with liver disease. We searched PUBMED for articles pertaining to the in vitro and in vivo effects of silybin, its antifibrotic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties, as well as its metabolic effects, combined with the authors’ own knowledge of the literature. Results indicate that the bioavailability of silybin phytosome is higher than that of silymarin and is less influenced by liver damage; silybin does not show significant interactions with other drugs and at doses < 10 g/d has no significant side effects. Experimental studies have clearly demonstrated the antifibrotic, antioxidant and metabolic effects of silybin; previous human studies were insufficient for confirming the clinical efficacy in chronic liver disease, while ongoing clinical trials are promising. On the basis of literature data, silybin seems a promising drug for chronic liver disease.
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Zhan T, Digel M, Küch EM, Stremmel W, Füllekrug J. Silybin and dehydrosilybin decrease glucose uptake by inhibiting GLUT proteins. J Cell Biochem 2011; 112:849-59. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Zheng R, Jia Z, Li J, Huang S, Mu P, Zhang F, Wang C, Yuan C. Fast repair of DNA radicals in the earliest stage of carcinogenesis suppresses hallmarks of cancer. RSC Adv 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1ra00523e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Identification of anti-lung cancer extract from Chlorella vulgaris C-C by antioxidant property using supercritical carbon dioxide extraction. Process Biochem 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2010.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Tong S, Chu C, Wei Y, Wang L, Gao X, Xu X, Yu J. Preparation and effects of 2,3-dehydrosilymarin, a promising and potent antioxidant and free radical scavenger. J Pharm Pharmacol 2010; 63:238-44. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2010.01210.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Objectives
Silymarin or silybin has been effectively used for treating liver diseases and acute liver injury partly due to its antioxidant activity. In this study, 2,3-dehydrosilymarin, a compound exhibiting remarkable antiradical/antioxidant activity, was prepared from silymarin for the first time. The solubility, radical scavenging capacity and liver protecting activity of 2,3-dehydrosilymarin were studied and compared with silybin, dehydrosilybin and silymarin.
Methods
The structures of its main components were verified by ultra-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) and other spectral analysis. In addition, a rapid screening method, online high-performance liquid chromatography/1,1-dipheny1-2-picrylhydrazyl (HPLC-DPPH) system, was developed for identifying the individual antioxidants in 2,3-dehydrosilymarin.
Key findings
Both in-vitro and in-vivo results markedly proved that dehydrosilymarin has decent aqueous solubility and remarkable antiradical/antioxidation capacity. Moreover, 2,3-dehydrosilybin and 2,3-dehydrosilychristin were identified to be the two major active compounds contained in 2,3-dehydrosilymarin.
Conclusions
Our results suggest that 2,3-dehydrosilymarin may be a promising and potent alternative for inhibition of free radical and prevention of oxidation.
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- Shanshan Tong
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Silymarin protects spinal cord and cortical cells against oxidative stress and lipopolysaccharide stimulation. Neurochem Int 2010; 57:867-75. [PMID: 20868716 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2010.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2009] [Revised: 08/27/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Contusive spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating event which leads to a loss of neurological function below the level of injury. A secondary degenerative process is initiated following acute SCI. This secondary cascade provides opportunities for the delivery of therapeutic interventions. Silymarin, a widely used "liver herb", is frequently used for the protection against various hepatobiliary problems. However, the effectiveness of silymarin in central nervous system (CNS), especially in spinal cord, is not firmly established. The present work evaluates the effects of silymarin and its major constituent, silybin, on oxidative stress and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation in primary neuronal/glial cell cultures and in vivo. Silymarin or silybin inhibited glial cell proliferation in a concentration-dependent manner. Furthermore, it protected glial cells against peroxide-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, ATP depletion, and cell damage. Interestingly, the inhibition of peroxide-induced ROS by silybin could be partially attenuated by inhibitors of NFκB or protein kinase C (PKC), suggesting an involvement of NFκB and PKC signaling pathways. In mixed neuronal/glial cell cultures from cerebral cortex or spinal cord, silymarin or silybin effectively attenuated peroxide-induced ROS formation, with silymarin being more effective than silybin, implicating other constituents of silymarin that may be involved. Consistently, silymarin reduced LPS-induced injures in spinal neuronal/glial cell cultures. In vivo, intrathecal administration of silymarin immediately after eliciting contusive SCI effectively improved hindlimb locomotor behavior in the rats. Taken together, silymarin or silybin shows promise in protecting the CNS cells from toxin- or injury-induced damages and might be used to treat head- or spinal cord-injuries related to free radical assault.
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Deep G, Agarwal R. Antimetastatic efficacy of silibinin: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential against cancer. Cancer Metastasis Rev 2010; 29:447-63. [PMID: 20714788 PMCID: PMC3928361 DOI: 10.1007/s10555-010-9237-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cancer is a major health problem around the world. Research efforts in the last few decades have been successful in providing better and effective treatments against both early stage and localized cancer, but clinical options against advanced metastatic stage/s of cancer remain limited. The high morbidity and mortality in most of the cancers are attributed to their metastatic spread to distant organs. Due to its extreme clinical relevance, metastasis has been extensively studied and is now understood as a highly complex biological event that involves multiple steps including acquisition of invasiveness by cancer cells, intravasation into circulatory system, survival in the circulation, arrest in microvasculature, extravasation, and growth at distant organs. The increasing understanding of molecular underpinnings of these events has provided excellent opportunity to target metastasis especially through nontoxic and biologically effective nutraceuticals. Silibinin, a popular dietary supplement isolated from milk thistle seed extracts, is one such natural agent that has shown biological efficacy through pleiotropic mechanisms against a variety of cancers and is currently in clinical trials. Recent preclinical studies have also shown strong efficacy of silibinin to target cancer cell's migratory and invasive characteristics as well as their ability to metastasize to distant organs. Detailed mechanistic analyses revealed that silibinin targets signaling molecules involved in the regulation of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, proteases activation, adhesion, motility, invasiveness as well as the supportive tumor-microenvironment components, thereby inhibiting metastasis. Overall, the long history of human use, remarkable nontoxicity, and preclinical efficacy strongly favor the clinical use of silibinin against advanced metastatic cancers.
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- Gagan Deep
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado 80045
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado 80045
- University of Colorado Cancer Center, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado 80045
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Mata-Santos HA, Lino FG, Rocha CC, Paiva CN, Castelo Branco MTL, Pyrrho ADS. Silymarin treatment reduces granuloma and hepatic fibrosis in experimental schistosomiasis. Parasitol Res 2010; 107:1429-34. [PMID: 20694562 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-010-2014-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2010] [Accepted: 07/23/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The schistosomiasis is a parasitic infection with relevant social impact and an important health problem in many countries around world. The pathology of this infection is characterized by a granulomatous reaction around parasite eggs and by hepatic fibrosis. Silymarin, a complex compound isolated from Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner, have been described as hepatoprotective, antioxidant, antifibrotic, immunomodulator, and anti-neoplastic agent. Some of these capacities could potentially protect against pathology in schistosomiasis. Herein, we evaluated the effects of silymarin on parasite burden, granuloma sizes, and liver fibrosis, which are associated with severity and morbidity of this disease. BALB/c mice treated intraperitoneally with 10, 20, or 25 doses of silymarin (10 mg kg(-1)) suspended in carboxymethylcellulose were analyzed at 55 days post-infection. Silymarin (1) did not affect parasite oviposition capacity; (2) reduced granulomatous peri-ovular reaction in the liver, and (3) decreased hepatic fibrosis in this infection. Taken together, these data suggest that treatment with silymarin at acute phase of schistosomiasis may result in a mild course of murine schistosomiasis and can be a promising complementary treatment reverting sequelae of this infection.
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- Hílton Antonio Mata-Santos
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), CCS, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21949-900, Brazil
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Yang LX, Huang KX, Li HB, Gong JX, Wang F, Feng YB, Tao QF, Wu YH, Li XK, Wu XM, Zeng S, Spencer S, Zhao Y, Qu J. Design, synthesis, and examination of neuron protective properties of alkenylated and amidated dehydro-silybin derivatives. J Med Chem 2009; 52:7732-52. [PMID: 19673490 DOI: 10.1021/jm900735p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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A series of C7-O- and C20-O-amidated 2,3-dehydrosilybin (DHS) derivatives ((+/-)-1a-f and (+/-)-2), as well as a set of alkenylated DHS analogues ((+/-)-4a-f), were designed and de novo synthesized. A diesteric derivative of DHS ((+/-)-3) and two C23 esterified DHS analogues ((+/-)-5a and (+/-)-5b) were also prepared for comparison. The cell viability of PC12 cells, Fe(2+) chelation, lipid peroxidation (LPO), free radical scavenging, and xanthine oxidase inhibition models were utilized to evaluate their antioxidative and neuron protective properties. The study revealed that the diether at C7-OH and C20-OH as well as the monoether at C7-OH, which possess aliphatic substituted acetamides, demonstrated more potent LPO inhibition and Fe(2+) chelation compared to DHS and quercetin. Conversely, the diallyl ether at C7-OH and C20-OH was more potent in protection of PC12 cells against H(2)O(2)-induced injury than DHS and quercetin. Overall, the more lipophilic alkenylated DHS analogues were better performing neuroprotective agents than the acetamidated derivatives. The results in this study would be beneficial for optimizing the therapeutic potential of lignoflavonoids, especially in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
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- Lei Xiang Yang
- Key Laboratory of Southern Zhejiang TCM R&D, Pharmacy School of Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou 325035, China
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Fu Y, Wang Q, Yang XG, Yang XD, Wang K. Vanadyl bisacetylacetonate induced G1/S cell cycle arrest via high-intensity ERK phosphorylation in HepG2 cells. J Biol Inorg Chem 2008; 13:1001-9. [PMID: 18483753 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-008-0387-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2008] [Accepted: 04/30/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In recent years the anticancer properties of vanadium compounds have been noticed, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. In the present work, we found that vanadyl bisacetylacetonate ([VO(acac)(2)]) blocked cell cycle progression permanently at G1 phase in a dose- and time-dependent manner in HepG2 cells. This was further evidenced by the growth regulatory signals during the G1 stage. After the treatment with [VO(acac)(2)], the level of phosphorylation of retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (pRb) and the expressions of cyclin D1, cyclin E and cyclin A were reduced, while the expression of a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21 was increased dose-dependently. In the meantime, neither O(2)(*-) nor H(2)O(2) level was observed to increase. Interestingly, the levels of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) and Akt were highly activated. After 1-h pretreatment with a lower concentration of MEK inhibitor U0126, the level of phosphorylated pRb was restored, indicating a release of cell cycle arrest. Taken together, we suggested that [VO(acac)(2)]-induced proliferation inhibition was caused by G1/S cell cycle arrest, which resulted from the decreased level of phosphorylated pRb in its active hypophosphorylated form via a highly activated ERK signal in HepG2 cells. The results presented here provided new insight into the development of vanadium compounds as potential anticancer agents.
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- Ying Fu
- Department of Chemical Biology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
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