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Ikeda T, Kurokawa H, Ito H, Tsuchiya K, Matsui H. Enhancement of cytotoxic effects with ALA-PDT on treatment of radioresistant cancer cells. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2024; 74:17-21. [PMID: 38292126 PMCID: PMC10822760 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.23-79] [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: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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Radiation therapy is a lower invasive local treatment than surgery and is selected as a primary treatment for solid tumors. However, when some cancer cells obtain radiotherapy tolerance, cytotoxicity of radiotherapy for cancer cells is attenuated. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive cancer therapy combined with photosensitizers and laser irradiation with an appropriate wavelength. PDT is carried out for recurrent esophageal cancer patients after radiation chemotherapy and is an effective treatment for radiation-resistant tumors. However, it is not clear why PDT is effective against radioresistant cancers. In this study, we attempted to clear this mechanism using X-ray resistant cancer cells. X-ray resistant cells produce high amounts of mitochondria-derived ROS, which enhanced nuclear translocation of NF-κB, resulting in increased NO production. Moreover, the expression of PEPT1 that imports 5-aminolevulinic acid, the precursor of photosensitizers, was upregulated in X-ray resistant cancer cells. This was accompanied by an increase in intracellular 5-aminolevulinic acid-derived porphyrin accumulation, resulting in enhancement of PDT-induced cytotoxicity. Therefore, effective accumulation of photosensitizers induced by ROS and NO may achieve PDT after radiation therapy and PDT could be a promising treatment for radioresistant cancer cells.
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- Takafumi Ikeda
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
- Algae Biomass Research and Development, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
- Phycochemy Corp., 2-10-2 Matsushiro, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0035, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
- Quantum RedOx Chemistry Team, Institute for Quantum Life Science (iQLS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate (QLMS), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
- Algae Biomass Research and Development, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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Ito H, Shoji Y, Ueno M, Matsumoto KI, Nakanishi I. Photodynamic Therapy for X-ray-Induced Radiation-Resistant Cancer Cells. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:2536. [PMID: 38004516 PMCID: PMC10674178 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15112536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Radiotherapy, in which X-rays are commonly used, is one of the most effective procedures for treating cancer. However, some cancer cells become resistant to radiation therapy, leading to poor prognosis. Therefore, a new therapeutic method is required to prevent cancer cells from acquiring radiation resistance. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer treatment that uses photosensitizers, such as porphyrin compounds, and low-powered laser irradiation. We previously reported that reactive oxygen species (ROS) derived from mitochondria induce the expression of a porphyrin transporter (HCP1) and that laser irradiation enhances the cytotoxic effect. In addition, X-ray irradiation induces the production of mitochondrial ROS. Therefore, radioresistant cancer cells established with continuous X-ray irradiation would also overexpress ROS, and photodynamic therapy could be an effective therapeutic method. In this study, we established radioresistant cancer cells and examined the therapeutic effects and mechanisms with photodynamic therapy. We confirmed that X-ray-resistant cells showed overgeneration of mitochondrial ROS and elevated expression of HCP1, which led to the active accumulation of porphyrin and an increase in cytotoxicity with laser irradiation. Thus, photodynamic therapy is a promising treatment for X-ray-resistant cancers.
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- Hiromu Ito
- Quantum RedOx Chemistry Team, Institute for Quantum Life Science (iQLS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate (QLMS), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Chiba 263-8555, Japan;
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- Quantum RedOx Chemistry Team, Institute for Quantum Life Science (iQLS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate (QLMS), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Chiba 263-8555, Japan;
- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Group, Department of Radiation Regulatory Science Research, Institute for Radiological Science (NIRS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate (QLMS), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Chiba 263-8555, Japan; (M.U.); (K.-i.M.)
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Group, Department of Radiation Regulatory Science Research, Institute for Radiological Science (NIRS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate (QLMS), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Chiba 263-8555, Japan; (M.U.); (K.-i.M.)
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- Quantitative RedOx Sensing Group, Department of Radiation Regulatory Science Research, Institute for Radiological Science (NIRS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate (QLMS), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Chiba 263-8555, Japan; (M.U.); (K.-i.M.)
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- Quantum RedOx Chemistry Team, Institute for Quantum Life Science (iQLS), Quantum Life and Medical Science Directorate (QLMS), National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), Chiba 263-8555, Japan;
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Bechara EJ, Ramos LD, Stevani CV. 5-Aminolevulinic acid: A matter of life and caveats. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpap.2021.100036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Nordmann NJ, Michael AP. 5-Aminolevulinic acid radiodynamic therapy for treatment of high-grade gliomas: A systematic review. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2020; 201:106430. [PMID: 33360951 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Radiodynamic therapy (RDT) involves administration of a radiosensitizing agent and its subsequent activation by ionizing radiation for destruction of neoplastic cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS A comprehensive evaluation of the literature was performed to review the history of RDT using porphyrins for solid tumors, the cellular mechanisms of action, immunomodulatory effects, and both preclinical and clinical studies for use in high-grade gliomas (HGGs). This manuscript was prepared in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. RESULTS A total of 271 articles were considered for initial review. After removal of duplicates, articles not unrelated to specific topic, and exclusion of commentary articles, a total of 11 articles were subject to full analysis that included in vivo, in vitro, and human studies. Porphyrins such as 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA)-induced protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) selectively accumulate in neoplastic cells and are currently used for fluorescent-guided surgical resection and photodynamic therapy (PDT) of HGG and other brain tumors. 5-ALA is also shown to act as a radiosensitizer by increasing oxidative stress in neoplastic cell mitochondria and enhancing the host immune response. Postoperative radiation therapy is currently the standard of care for treatment of HGG. CONCLUSION RDT remains a promising adjuvant therapy for HGGs and requires further investigation. Clinical trials of 5-ALA RDT for HGG are needed to evaluate the optimum timing, dosing and effectiveness.
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- Nathan J Nordmann
- Division of Neurosurgery, Neuroscience Institute, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. P.O. Box 19638, Springfield, IL, 62794-9638, United States
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Neuroscience Institute, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. P.O. Box 19638, Springfield, IL, 62794-9638, United States.
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Cai X, Feng J, Chen F, Guo C, Sun L, Li L. Synergistic effect of glycated chitosan and photofrin photodynamic therapy on different breast tumor model. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2020; 31:101842. [PMID: 32485403 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Metastases and recurrence of cancer are the main causes of failure and death. Induction of a long-term tumor specific immunity seems to be a great strategy to deal with this challenge. Laser immunotherapy (LIT), using immunomodulatory techniques in combination with photodynamic therapy (PDT), so as to enhance an already robust immune response, has been proposed and investigated by numerous researchers. In our study, mice bearing EMT6 breast tumors and 4T1 metastatic breast tumors were addressed in various permutations of the different components in LIT. The survival rates and the tumor growth curve of EMT6 breast tumors bearing mice were analyzed. We compared the level of inflammatory reaction, cell apoptosis and activated immune cells infiltration of local tumors. We validated the systemic effect of LIT through the 4T1 metastatic breast tumors bearing mice. The results not only proved that concomitant with Glycated chitosan (GC) can improve the effect of inhibiting the tumor growth, improving survival, enhancing local inflammatory reaction and attracting acted immune cells to tumor by photodynamic therapy with Photofrin, but also intuitively proved the systemic effect and long-term effect of LIT.
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- Xiaojun Cai
- Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510315, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325200, China
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- Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510315, China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Zhejiang, 325200, China
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- Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510315, China
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- Integrated Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510315, China.
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Terasaki A, Kurokawa H, Indo HP, Bando H, Hara H, Majima HJ, Matsui H, Ito H. Enhancement of PDT-cytotoxicity via ROS induced by indomethacin in metastatic breast cancer. J PORPHYR PHTHALOCYA 2020. [DOI: 10.1142/s1088424619501542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancers prevalent in women. Several types of breast cancers can easily metastasize to bone and cause disease complications such as hypercalcemia and pathologic fracture, thus compromising the quality of life of people affected by it. Bisphosphonate drugs are often used for the treatment of bone metastasis to suppress osteoclastic bone resorption. However, bisphosphonate has adverse effects on the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys and also induces osteonecrosis of the jaw. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an alternative cancer treatment approach with minimal invasiveness. It is a combination treatment that uses photosensitizers, which accumulate in tumor cells, followed by laser irradiation. We previously reported that the cellular incorporation of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), which was a precursor of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), was regulated by reactive oxygen species derived from mitochondria (mitROS). In this study, we investigated the incorporation of 5-ALA, accumulation of PpIX, and subsequent effects on cell viability after laser irradiation of two different breast cancer cell lines with different metastaticites. The highly metastatic breast cancer cell line 4T1E/M3 showed a significant increase in ROS production after treatment with indomethacin (IND). In addition, IND treatment enhanced the cellular uptake of 5-ALA via PEPT1 upregulation in 4T1E/M3, but not in the non-metastatic cell line. Overall, metastatic breast cancer is likely to be sensitive to ROS and activate signaling pathways associated with 5-ALA transportation, suggesting that ALA-PDT could be an effective treatment with low invasiveness for metastatic breast cancer.
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- Azusa Terasaki
- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, 305-8575, Japan
- Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan
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Tiveron RDR, Costa DA, Leite MDI, Vaz CBS, Sousa M, Carlos SMCF, Oliveira CJF, Machado RR, Paulino TP. Evaluation of cell damage and modulation of cytokines TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 in macrophages exposed to PpIX-mediated photodynamic therapy. BRAZ J BIOL 2019; 80:497-505. [PMID: 31576928 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.193748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Little is known regarding whether photodynamic therapy (PDT)-induced cell death can substantially compromise macrophages (MΦ), which are important cells in PDT-induced immune responses. Here, parameters of PDT-mediated MΦ cytotoxicity and cytokine production in response to protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) were evaluated. Peritoneal MΦ from BALB/c mice were stimulated in vitro with PDT, light, PpIX, or lipopolysaccharide (LPS). After that, cell viability, lipid peroxidation, Nitric Oxide (NO), DNA damage, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 were evaluated. Short PDT exposure reduced cell viability by 10-30%. There was a two-fold increase in NO and DNA degradation, despite the non-increase in lipoperoxidation. PDT increased TNF-α and IL-10, particularly in the presence of LPS, and decreased the production of IL-6 to 10-fold. PDT causes cellular stress, induces NO radicals and leads to DNA degradation, generating a cytotoxic microenvironment. Furthermore, PDT modulates pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in MΦ.
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- R D R Tiveron
- Núcleo de Biotérios, Biotério Central, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brasil
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- Universidade de Uberaba, Uberaba, MG, Brasil
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- Programa de Mestrado em Odontologia, Universidade de Uberaba, Uberaba, MG, Brasil
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- Universidade de Uberaba, Uberaba, MG, Brasil
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- Universidade de Uberaba, Uberaba, MG, Brasil
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- Laboratório Multidisciplinar, Centro de Educação Profissional, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brasil
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- Núcleo de Biotérios, Biotério Central, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brasil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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- Laboratório Multidisciplinar, Centro de Educação Profissional, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brasil
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Nitric oxide regulates the expression of heme carrier protein-1 via hypoxia inducible factor-1α stabilization. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222074. [PMID: 31513628 PMCID: PMC6742216 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer therapy that capitalizes on cancer-specific porphyrin accumulation. We have investigated this phenomenon to propose the following three conclusions: 1) the mechanism underlying this phenomenon is closely related to both nitric oxide (NO) and heme carrier protein-1 (HCP-1), 2) NO inactivates ferrochelatase, and thus, the intracellular porphyrin levels in the cells are increased by the administration of an NO donor after 5-aminolevulinic acid treatment, 3) HCP-1 transports not only heme but also other porphyrins. Since NO stabilizes hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α, resulting in the upregulation of heme biosynthesis, HCP-1 expression can be increased by HIF-1α stabilization. In this study, we determined whether NO regulates HCP-1 expression by stabilizing HIF-1α expression. For this purpose, rat gastric cancer cell line RGK36 was treated with L-arginine or N6-(1-iminoethyl)-L-lysine (L-NIL). L-arginine treatment increased the intracellular NO concentration, and both HCP-1 and HIF-1α expression, while L-NIL treatment decreased them. Cytotoxicity of PDT was enhanced by L-arginine, following intracellular hemato-porphyrin dihydrochloride (HpD) accumulation. Both Cytotoxicity of PDT and HpD accumulation were decreased by L-NIL. The HCP-1 and HIF-1α expression, intracellular HpD accumulation and PDT cytotoxicity were decreased by 2-methoxyestradiol, which is a HIF-1α inhibitor. Moreover, these phenomena were not increased by a combination of both L-arginine and 2-Me. Thus, HCP-1 can be a downstream target of HIF-1α. These effects were also induced in the human gastric cancer cell line MKN45. Taken together, we conclude that HCP-1 expression is regulated by NO via HIF-1α stabilization.
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Mir JM, Malik BA, Maurya RC. Nitric oxide-releasing molecules at the interface of inorganic chemistry and biology: a concise overview. REV INORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/revic-2018-0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AbstractThe useful aspects of nitric oxide (NO) are nowadays widely known. Due to the need for this molecule in the maintenance of homeostasis, NO-releasing compounds are tested every year to optimize its levels in a patient suffering from low NO production. This manuscript is an update of some important historical concerns about nitrosyl complexes having the ability to act as NO-releasing compounds under the influence of different chemically modified environments. At present, the search for efficient and less harmful NO-releasing molecules at desirable targets and concentrations has gained considerable momentum in nitrosyl chemistry. Iron, ruthenium, and manganese nitrosyls have been investigated elitely to disentangle their electronic transition (excitation) under visible light to act as NO donors without harming the healthy cells of a target. There is much evidence supporting the increase of NO lability if amino acids are used as complexing ligands, the design of a reduction center close to an NO grouping, and the development of porphyrin system-based nitrosyl complexes. From the overall survey, it may be concluded that the desirable properties of such scaffolds need to be evaluated further to complement the biological milieu.
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- Jan Mohammad Mir
- Coordination, Bioinorganic and Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Chemistry and Pharmacy, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Department of Chemistry, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora 192322, Jammu and Kashmir
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- Coordination, Bioinorganic and Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Chemistry and Pharmacy, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Department of Chemistry, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora 192322, Jammu and Kashmir
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- Coordination, Bioinorganic and Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Chemistry and Pharmacy, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Kanamori T, Sawamura T, Tanaka T, Sotokawa I, Mori R, Inada K, Ohkubo A, Ogura SI, Murayama Y, Otsuji E, Yuasa H. Coating lanthanide nanoparticles with carbohydrate ligands elicits affinity for HeLa and RAW264.7 cells, enhancing their photodamaging effect. Bioorg Med Chem 2016; 25:743-749. [PMID: 27939346 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.11.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2016] [Revised: 11/26/2016] [Accepted: 11/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lanthanide nanoparticles (LNPs) conjugated with monosaccharides were synthesized as a photon energy-upconverting nanodevice with affinity to cancer cells. The conjugates were designed to selectively damage the cancer cells containing protoporphyrin IX, a photosensitizer endogenously synthesized from priorly administrated 5-aminolevlunic acid (ALA), by a highly tissue-penetrative near-infrared (NIR) irradiation. First of all, the affinities of monosaccharides toward cells (HeLa, RAW264.7, and MKN45) were assessed by a novel cell aggregation assay with trivalent monosaccharide-citric acid conjugates. As a result, HeLa exhibited high affinity for glucose, while RAW264.7 for glucose, galactose, mannose, and fucose. A similar cell-monosaccharide affinity was microscopically observed when the cells were mixed with monosaccharide-LNP conjugates and rinsed, in which the high affinity LNP probes luminesced on the cells. The high affinity monosaccharide-LNPs showed greater photodamaging effects than the unmodified LNP toward the corresponding cells, when the cells were pretreated with ALA and irradiated by NIR. This study demonstrates that carbohydrates can be used as selective ligands for cancer cells in a photodynamic therapy with LNP.
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- Takashi Kanamori
- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-10, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-10, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-10, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-10, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-10, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-10, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-10, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-10, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, J2-10, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8501, Japan.
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Managa M, Mkhize S, Britton J, Prinsloo E, Nyokong T. Synthesis and dark toxicity of 5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-tris(phenyl)-porphyrinato chlorido gallium(III) when conjugated to δ-aminolevulinic acid. J COORD CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2016.1223292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Muthumuni Managa
- Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Biotechnology Innovation Centre, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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Ji YY, Ma YJ, Wang JW. Cytoprotective role of nitric oxide in HepG2 cell apoptosis induced by hypocrellin B photodynamic treatment. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2016; 163:366-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 09/02/2016] [Accepted: 09/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Selective 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced protoporphyrin IX fluorescence in Gliomas. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2016; 158:1935-41. [PMID: 27496021 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-016-2897-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/13/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Malignant gliomas are locally invasive tumors that offer a poor prognosis. Evidence shows that complete resection of the tumor at the time of surgery confers a significant improvement in overall survival. In recent years, 5- aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced fluorescence has been used by neurosurgeons to good effect in increasing the rate of complete resection. Despite the considerable interest in the use of 5-ALA in fluorescence-guided neurosurgery, the mechanisms behind the accumulation of Protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) in neoplastic tissue are unclear. In this review, we summarize the evidence in the literature on the mechanisms underlying the selective production of PpIX with a specific focus on gliomas.
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Koizumi N, Harada Y, Minamikawa T, Tanaka H, Otsuji E, Takamatsu T. Recent advances in photodynamic diagnosis of gastric cancer using 5-aminolevulinic acid. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:1289-1296. [PMID: 26811665 PMCID: PMC4716038 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i3.1289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Revised: 10/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Photodynamic diagnosis based on 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced protoporphyrin IX has been clinically applied in many fields based upon its evidenced efficacy and adequate safety. In order to establish a personalized medicine approach for treating gastric cancer patients, rapid intraoperative detection of malignant lesions has become important. Feasibility of photodynamic diagnosis using 5-aminolevulinic acid for gastric cancer patients has been investigated, especially for the detection of peritoneal dissemination and lymph node metastasis. This method enables intraoperative real-time fluorescence detection of peritoneal dissemination, exhibiting higher sensitivity than white light observation without histopathological examination. The method also enables detection of metastatic foci within excised lymph nodes, exhibiting a diagnostic accuracy comparable to that of a current molecular diagnostics technique. Although several complicating issues still need to be resolved, such as the effect of tissue autofluorescence and the insufficient depth penetration of excitation light, this simple and rapid method has the potential to become a useful diagnostic tool for gastric cancer, as well as urinary bladder cancer and glioma.
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5-Aminolevulinic acid regulates the inflammatory response and alloimmune reaction. Int Immunopharmacol 2015; 37:71-78. [PMID: 26643355 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 11/25/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a naturally occurring amino acid and precursor of heme and protoporphyrin IX (PpIX). Exogenously administrated 5-ALA increases the accumulation of PpIX in tumor cells specifically due to the compromised metabolism of 5-ALA to heme in mitochondria. PpIX emits red fluorescence by the irradiation of blue light and the formation of reactive oxygen species and singlet oxygen. Thus, performing a photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) using 5-ALA have given rise to a new strategy for tumor diagnosis and therapy. In addition to the field of tumor therapy, 5-ALA has been implicated in the treatment of inflammatory disease, autoimmune disease and transplantation due to the anti-inflammation and immunoregulation properties that are elicited with the expression of heme oxygenase (HO)-1, an inducible enzyme that catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the oxidative degradation of heme to free iron, biliverdin and carbon monoxide (CO), in combination with sodium ferrous citrate (SFC), because an inhibitor of HO-1 abolishes the effects of 5-ALA. Furthermore, NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), and heme are involved in the HO-1 expression. Biliverdin and CO are also known to have anti-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory functions. We herein review the current use of 5-ALA in inflammatory diseases, transplantation medicine, and tumor therapy.
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Akl J, Sasaki I, Lacroix PG, Malfant I, Mallet-Ladeira S, Vicendo P, Farfán N, Santillan R. Comparative photo-release of nitric oxide from isomers of substituted terpyridinenitrosylruthenium(II) complexes: experimental and computational investigations. Dalton Trans 2015; 43:12721-33. [PMID: 25011547 DOI: 10.1039/c4dt00974f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The 4'-(2-fluorenyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (FT) ligand and its cis(Cl,Cl)- and trans(Cl,Cl)-[Ru(II)(FT)Cl2(NO)](PF6) complexes have been synthesized. Both isomers were separated by HPLC and fully characterized by (1)H and (13)C NMR. The X-ray diffraction crystal structures were solved for FT (Pna21 space group, a = 34.960(4), b = 5.9306(7), c = 9.5911(10) Å), and trans(Cl,Cl)-[Ru(II)(FT)Cl2(NO)](PF6)·MeOH (P1[combining macron] space group, a = 10.3340(5), b = 13.0961(6), c = 13.2279(6) Å, α = 72.680(2), β = 70.488(2), γ = 67.090(2)°). Photo-release of NO˙ radicals occurs under irradiation at 405 nm, with a quantum yield of 0.31 and 0.10 for cis(Cl,Cl)-[Ru(II)(FT)Cl2(NO)](PF6) and trans(Cl,Cl)-[Ru(II)(FT)Cl2(NO)](PF6), respectively. This significant difference is likely due to the trans effect of Cl(-), which favors the photo-release. UV-visible spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry indicate the formation of ruthenium(iii) species as photoproducts. A density functional theory (DFT) analysis provides a rationale for the understanding of the photo-physical properties, and allows relating the weakening of the Ru-NO bond, and finally the photo-dissociation, to HOMO → LUMO excitations.
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- Joëlle Akl
- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France.
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Hayashi M, Fukuhara H, Inoue K, Shuin T, Hagiya Y, Nakajima M, Tanaka T, Ogura SI. The effect of iron ion on the specificity of photodynamic therapy with 5-aminolevulinic acid. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0122351. [PMID: 25822972 PMCID: PMC4379089 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 02/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Recently, photodynamic therapy using 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA-PDT) has been widely used in cancer therapy. ALA administration results in tumor-selective accumulation of the photosensitizer protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) via the heme biosynthetic pathway. Although ALA-PDT has selectivity for tumor cells, PpIX is accumulated into cultured normal cells to a small extent, causing side effects. The mechanism of tumor-selective PpIX accumulation is not well understood. The purpose of the present study was to identify the mechanism of tumor-selective PpIX accumulation after ALA administration. We focused on mitochondrial labile iron ion, which is the substrate for metabolism of PpIX to heme. We investigated differences in iron metabolism between tumor cells and normal cells and found that the amount of mitochondrial labile iron ion in cancer was lower than that in normal cells. This finding could be because of the lower expression of mitoferrins, which are the mitochondrial iron transporters. Accordingly, we added sodium ferrous citrate (SFC) with ALA as a source of iron. As a result, we observed the accumulation of PpIX only in tumor cells, and only these cells showed sensitivity to ALA-PDT. Taken together, these results suggest that the uptake abilities of iron ion into mitochondria play a key role in tumor-selective PpIX accumulation. Using SFC as a source of iron might thus increase the specificity of ALA-PDT effects.
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- Maiko Hayashi
- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B47, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Kochi Medical School, Kohasu, Oko-cho, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B47, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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- SBI Pharma CO., LTD., Izumi Garden Tower 20F, 1-6-1, Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6020, Japan
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- SBI Pharma CO., LTD., Izumi Garden Tower 20F, 1-6-1, Roppongi Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106-6020, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259-B47, Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501, Japan
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Tamura M, Matsui H, Hirohara S, Kakiuchi K, Tanihara M, Takahashi N, Nakai K, Kanai Y, Watabe H, Hatazawa J. Rapid Synthesis of 62Zn-Labeled S-Glycosylated Porphyrin as Positron Emission Tomography Tracers for In Vivo PET Imaging. CHEM LETT 2014. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.140056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Ube National Collage of Technology
- Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)
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- Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)
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- Graduate School of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)
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- Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
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- Department of Molecular Imaging in Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
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- Department of Molecular Imaging in Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Tracer Kinetics, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, WPI Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University
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Ito H, Tamura M, Matsui H, Majima HJ, Indo HP, Hyodo I. Reactive oxygen species involved cancer cellular specific 5-aminolevulinic acid uptake in gastric epithelial cells. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2014; 54:81-5. [PMID: 24688215 PMCID: PMC3947976 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.13-98] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Photodynamic therapy and photodynamic diagnosis using 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) are clinically useful for cancer treatments. Cancer cells have been reported that 5-aminolevulinic acid is incorporated via peptide transporter 1, which is one of the membrane transport proteins, and has been reported to be significantly expressed in various gastrointestinal cancer cells such as Caco-2. However, the mechanism of this protein expression has not been elucidated. Concentration of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is higher in cancer cells in comparison with that of normal cells. We have previously reported that ROS derived from mitochondria is likely related to invasions and proliferations of cancer cells. Since 5-aminolevulinic acid is the most important precursor of heme which is necessary protein for cellular proliferations, mitochondrial ROS (mitROS) may be also related to peptide transporter 1 expressions. In this study, we used a rat gastric mucosal cell line RGM1 and its cancer-like mutated cell line RGK1, and we clarified the ALA uptake mechanism and its relations between mitROS and peptide transporter 1 expression in RGK1. We also used our self-established stable clone of cell which over-expresses manganese superoxide dismutase, a mitROS scavenger. We studied differences of the photodynamic therapy effects in these cells after ALA administrations to clear the influence of mitROS.
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- Hiromu Ito
- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-nohdai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-nohdai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-nohdai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8544, Japan
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- Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-nohdai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan
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Brooke R, Sidhu M, Sinha A, Watson R, Friedmann P, Clough G, Rhodes L. Prostaglandin E2and nitric oxide mediate the acute inflammatory (erythemal) response to topical 5-aminolaevulinic acid photodynamic therapy in human skin. Br J Dermatol 2013; 169:645-52. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- R.C.C. Brooke
- Dermatology Centre; Institute of Inflammation and Repair; University of Manchester; Manchester Academic Health Science Centre; Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; U.K
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- Dermatology Centre; Institute of Inflammation and Repair; University of Manchester; Manchester Academic Health Science Centre; Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; U.K
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- Dermatology Centre; Institute of Inflammation and Repair; University of Manchester; Manchester Academic Health Science Centre; Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; U.K
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- Dermatology Centre; Institute of Inflammation and Repair; University of Manchester; Manchester Academic Health Science Centre; Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; U.K
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- Division of Infection, Inflammation and Immunity ; Faculty of Medicine; University of Southampton; Southampton; U.K
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- Institute of Developmental Health; Faculty of Medicine; University of Southampton; Southampton; U.K
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- Dermatology Centre; Institute of Inflammation and Repair; University of Manchester; Manchester Academic Health Science Centre; Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; U.K
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Sawamoto M, Imai T, Umeda M, Fukuda K, Kataoka T, Taketani S. The p53-dependent expression of frataxin controls 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced accumulation of protoporphyrin IX and photo-damage in cancerous cells. Photochem Photobiol 2013; 89:163-72. [PMID: 22862424 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2012.01215.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2012] [Accepted: 07/25/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mitochondrial frataxin is involved in various functions such as iron homeostasis, iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis, the protection from oxidative stress and apoptosis and acts as a tumor suppressor protein. We now show that the expression of frataxin is stimulated in a p53-dependent manner and prove that frataxin is a direct p53 target gene by showing that the p53-responsive element in the promoter of the mouse frataxin gene is bound by p53. The bacterial expression of human frataxin stimulated maturation of human ferrochelatase, which catalyzes the insertion of iron into protoporphyrin at the last step of heme biosynthesis. Overexpression of frataxin in human cancer A431 and HeLa cells lowered 5-aminolevulinic acid(ALA)-induced accumulation of protoporphyrin and induced resistance to ALA-induced photo-damage, whereas p53 silencing with siRNA in non tumor HEK293T cells down-regulated the expression of frataxin and increased the accumulation of protoporphyrin. Thus, the decrease of the expression of frataxin unregulated by p53 in tumor cells enhances ALA-induced photo-damage, by down-regulation of mitochondrial functions.
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- Mari Sawamoto
- Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
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Photodynamic therapy relies on the interaction between light, oxygen and a photosensitizing agent. Its medical significance relates to the ability of certain agents, usually based on porphyrin or phthalocyanine structures, to localize somewhat selectively in neoplastic cells and their vasculature. Subsequent irradiation, preferably at a sufficiently high wavelength to have a significant pathway through tissues, results in a photophysical reaction whereby the excited state of the photosensitizing agent transfers energy to molecular oxygen and results in the formation of reactive oxygen species. Analogous reactive nitrogen species are also formed. These contain both nitrogen and oxygen atoms. The net result is both direct tumor cell death and a shutdown of the tumor vasculature. Other processes may also occur that promote the anti-tumor response but these are outside the scope of this review.
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- David Kessel
- Department of Pharmacology Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit, MI 48201 (USA) phone: +0013135771787
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- Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48201 (USA) phone: +0013135775594
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Rapozzi V, Umezawa K, Xodo LE. Role of NF-κB/Snail/RKIP loop in the response of tumor cells to photodynamic therapy. Lasers Surg Med 2012; 43:575-85. [PMID: 22057485 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.21095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a therapeutic modality whose efficacy depends on several factors including type of photosensitizer, light fluence and cellular response. Cell recurrence is one of the problems still unsolved in PDT. In this work we found that in B78-H1 murine amelanotic melanoma cells there is a correlation between cell recurrence and the NF-κB/Snail/RKIP loop. MATERIALS AND METHODS Proliferation and migration of surviving cells were analyzed by MTT and wound-scratch assays. The levels of ROS/NO in B78-H1 melanoma cells treated with pheophorbide a (Pba) and light (Pba/PDT) were measured by FACS, while expression of NF-κB, Snail and RKIP were determined by Western blots. The mechanism of cell death was investigated by caspase and microscopy assays. RESULTS Our data show that after a low-dose Pba/PDT treatment, B78-H1 cells are able to recover. This correlates with a low level of NO production, which blocks apoptosis via NF-κB pathway. Western blot analyses showed that a low-dose Pba/PDT increases the expression of NF-κB and anti-apoptotic Snail, but reduces the expression of pro-apoptotic RKIP. The role played by NF-κB in the modulation of Snail and RKIP was investigated using DHMEQ: a NF-κB inhibitor which behaves as NO donor. DHMEQ caused a decrease of Snail and an increase of RKIP expression. When B78-H1 cells were treated with a low dose Pba/PDT and DHMEQ, the NO level strongly increased, with the result that Snail was down-regulated and RKIP was upregulated, as observed with a high-dose Pba/PDT. CONCLUSION One major problem in PDT is the cellular rescue occurring in tissue regions receiving a low-dose PDT. To minimize this problem and sensitize cancer cells to PDT we propose a combined treatment in which the photosensitizer is delivered with a donor of NO acting on the NF-κB/Snail/RKIP loop.
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- Valentina Rapozzi
- Department of Medical and Biological Science, School of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine 33100, Italy.
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Ohgari Y, Miyata Y, Miyagi T, Gotoh S, Ohta T, Kataoka T, Furuyama K, Taketani S. Roles of porphyrin and iron metabolisms in the δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced accumulation of protoporphyrin and photodamage of tumor cells. Photochem Photobiol 2011; 87:1138-45. [PMID: 21668870 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2011.00950.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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δ-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced porphyrin accumulation is widely used in the treatment of cancer, as photodynamic therapy. To clarify the mechanisms of the tumor-preferential accumulation of protoporphyrin, we examined the effect of the expression of heme-biosynthetic and -degradative enzymes on the ALA-induced accumulation of protoporphyrin as well as photodamage. The transient expression of heme-biosynthetic enzymes in HeLa cells caused variations of the ALA-induced accumulation of protoporphyrin. When ALA-treated cells were exposed to white light, the extent of photodamage of the cells was dependent on the accumulation of protoporphyrin. The decrease of the accumulation of protoporphyrin was observed in the cells treated with inducers of heme oxygenase (HO)-1. The ALA-dependent accumulation of protoporphyrin was decreased in HeLa cells by transfection with HO-1 and HO-2 cDNA. Conversely, knockdown of HO-1/-2 with siRNAs enhanced the ALA-induced protoporphyrin accumulation and photodamage. The ALA effect was decreased with HeLa cells expressing mitoferrin-2, a mitochondrial iron transporter, whereas it was enhanced by the mitoferrin-2 siRNA transfection. These results indicated that not only the production of porphyrin intermediates but also the reuse of iron from heme and mitochondrial iron utilization control the ALA-induced accumulation of protoporphyrin in cancerous cells.
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- Yoshiko Ohgari
- Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
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Ishizuka M, Abe F, Sano Y, Takahashi K, Inoue K, Nakajima M, Kohda T, Komatsu N, Ogura SI, Tanaka T. Novel development of 5-aminolevurinic acid (ALA) in cancer diagnoses and therapy. Int Immunopharmacol 2011; 11:358-65. [PMID: 21144919 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2010.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2010] [Revised: 11/21/2010] [Accepted: 11/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Early detection and intervention are needed for optimal outcomes in cancer therapy. Improvements in diagnostic technology, including endoscopy, photodynamic diagnosis (PDD), and photodynamic therapy (PDT), have allowed substantial progress in the treatment of cancer. 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is a natural, delta amino acid biosynthesized by animal and plant mitochondria. ALA is a precursor of porphyrin, heme, and bile pigments, and it is metabolized into protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) in the course of heme synthesis. PpIX preferentially accumulates in tumor cells resulting in a red fluorescence following irradiation with violet light and the formation of singlet oxygen. This reaction, utilized to diagnose and treat cancer, is termed ALA-induced PDD and PDT. In this review, the biological significance of heme metabolites, the mechanism of PpIX accumulation in tumor cells, and the therapeutic potential of ALA-induced PDT alone and combined with hyperthermia and immunotherapy are discussed.
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- Masahiro Ishizuka
- SBI ALApromo Co, LTD Roppongi 1-6-1, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6019, Japan
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Turkuoglu P, Ozturkmen C, Ilhan N, Kurt J, Aydemir O, Celiker U, Ibrahim MA, Rashid A. Retinal nitric oxide and malonyldialdehyde levels following photodynamic therapy. Indian J Ophthalmol 2011; 59:5-8. [PMID: 21157064 PMCID: PMC3032244 DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.73705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background: To determine the retinal nitric oxide (NO) and malonyldialdehyde (MDA) levels following photodynamic therapy (PDT). Materials and Methods: Seven Dutch-belted rabbits received dextrose, while seven others received 2 mg/kg verteporfin infusion over a period of 15 minutes in a dim-lit room. Irradiation to a 1.5 mm diameter intact chorioretinal area in the right eye of verteporfin-infused rabbits, was started 5 minutes after the end of infusion. Three groups were control (dextrose infusion), infusion with verteporfin (left eyes were not irradiated), and irradiation after verteporfin injection (right eyes were irradiated). On the fifth day of the experiment, the eyes were enucleated. The retinas were subsequently frozen and homogenized. Nitrite, a stable end-product of NO and MDA, was measured using the spectrophotometer. Protein concentrations were measured by the Lowry method. Tissue NO and MDA levels were expressed as μmol/gprt and nmol/mgprt, respectively. Results: The mean retinal NO and MDA levels of the control, infusion, and irradiation groups were 24.67 ± 6.66, 0.11 ± 0.02; 45.90 ± 15.52, 0.21 ± 0.09; and 84.43 ± 14.96 μmol/gprt, 0.58 ± 0.14 nmol/mgprt, respectively. The mean retinal NO levels were significantly elevated in the infusion and irradiation groups compared with the control group (P:0.004; P:0.001). The mean retinal MDA levels were significantly elevated in the infusion and irradiation groups compared to the control one (P:0.026; P:0.001). Also the mean retinal NO and MDA levels in the irradiation group were found to be significantly higher than the infusion group (P:0.018; P:0.018). Conclusion: Not only PDT, but also verteporfin infusion alone resulted in NO and MDA level increments in the retina, which might be toxic.
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- Peykan Turkuoglu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey.
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Ohgari Y, Miyata Y, Chau TT, Kitajima S, Adachi Y, Taketani S. Quinolone compounds enhance delta-aminolevulinic acid-induced accumulation of protoporphyrin IX and photosensitivity of tumour cells. J Biochem 2011; 149:153-160. [PMID: 20961864 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvq126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/08/2023] Open
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Exogenous δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-induced photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used in the treatment of cancer. To obtain a high efficacy of ALA-PDT, we have screened various chemicals affecting ALA-induced accumulation of protoporphyrin in cancerous cells. When HeLa cells were treated with quinolone chemicals including enoxacin, ciprofloxacin or norfloxacin, the ALA-induced photodamage accompanied by the accumulation of protoporphyrin was stronger than that with ALA alone. Thus, quinolone compounds such as enoxacin, ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin enhanced ALA-induced photodamage. The increased ALA-induced photodamage in enoxacin-treated HeLa cells was decreased by haemin or ferric-nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA), suggesting that an increase in iron supply cancels the accumulation of protoporphyrin. On the other hand, the treatment of the cells with ALA plus an inhibitor of haem oxygenase, Sn-protoporphyrin, led to an increase in the photodamage and the accumulation of protoporphyrin compared with those upon treatment with ALA alone, indicating that the cessation of recycling of iron from haem augments the accumulation. The use of quinolones plus Sn-protoporphyrin strongly enhances ALA-induced photodamage. To examine the mechanisms involved in the increased accumulation of protoporphyrin, we incubated ferric chloride with an equivalent amount of quinolones. Iron-quinolone complexes with visible colours with a maximum at 450 nm were formed. The levels of iron-metabolizing proteins in enoxacin- or ciprofloxacin-treated cells changed, indicating that quinolones decrease iron utilization for haem biosynthesis. Hence, we now propose that the use of quinolones in combination with ALA may be an extremely effective approach for the treatment modalities for PDT of various tumour tissues in clinical practice.
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- Yoshiko Ohgari
- Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
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Amo T, Kawanishi N, Uchida M, Fujita H, Oyanagi E, Utsumi T, Ogino T, Inoue K, Shuin T, Utsumi K, Sasaki J. Mechanism of cell death by 5-aminolevulinic acid-based photodynamic action and its enhancement by ferrochelatase inhibitors in human histiocytic lymphoma cell line U937. Cell Biochem Funct 2010; 27:503-15. [PMID: 19735078 DOI: 10.1002/cbf.1603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for tumors is based on the tumor-selective accumulation of a photosensitizer, protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), followed by irradiation with visible light. However, the molecular mechanism of cell death caused by PDT has not been fully elucidated. The 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA)-based photodynamic action (PDA) was dependent on the accumulation of PpIX, the level of which decreased rapidly by eliminating ALA from the incubation medium in human histiocytic lymphoma U937 cells. PDA induced apoptosis characterized by lipid peroxidation, increase in Bak and Bax/Bcl-xL, decrease in Bid, membrane depolarization, cytochrome c release, caspase-3 activation, phosphatidylserine (PS) externalization. PDT-induced cell death seemed to occur predominantly via apoptosis through distribution of PpIX in mitochondria. These cell death events were enhanced by ferrochelatase inhibitors. These results indicated that ALA-based-PDA induced apoptotic cell death through a mitochondrial pathway and that ferrochelatase inhibitors might enhanced the effect of PDT for tumors even at low concentrations of ALA.
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- Takashi Amo
- Department of Cytology and Histology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Sakaino M, Ishigaki M, Ohgari Y, Kitajima S, Masaki R, Yamamoto A, Taketani S. Dual mitochondrial localization and different roles of the reversible reaction of mammalian ferrochelatase. FEBS J 2009; 276:5559-70. [PMID: 19691493 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2009.07248.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Ferrochelatase catalyzes the insertion of ferrous ions into protoporphyrin IX to produce heme. Previously, it was found that this enzyme also participates in the reverse reaction of iron removal from heme. To clarify the role of the reverse reaction of ferrochelatase in cells, mouse liver mitochondria were fractionated to examine the localization of ferrochelatase, and it was found that the enzyme localizes not only to the inner membrane, but also to the outer membrane. Observations by immunoelectron microscopy confirmed the dual localization of ferrochelatase in ferrochelatase-expressing human embryonic kidney cells and mouse liver mitochondria. The conventional (zinc-insertion) activities of the enzyme in the inner and outer membranes were similar, whereas the iron-removal activity was high in the outer membrane. 2D gel analysis revealed that two types of the enzyme with different isoelectric points were present in mitochondria, and the acidic form, which was enriched in the outer membrane, was found to be phosphorylated. Mutation of human ferrochelatase showed that serine residues at positions 130 and 303 were phosphorylated, and serine at position 130 may be involved in the balance of the reversible catalytic reaction. When mouse erythroleukemia cells were treated with 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol 13-acetate, an activator of protein kinase C, or hemin, phospho-ferrochelatase levels increased, with a concomitant decrease in zinc-insertion activity and a slight increase in iron-removal activity. These results suggest that ferrochelatase localizes to both the mitochondrial outer and inner membranes and that the change in the equilibrium position of the forward and reverse activities may be regulated by the phosphorylation of ferrochelatase.
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Reeves KJ, Reed MW, Brown NJ. Is nitric oxide important in photodynamic therapy? JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2009; 95:141-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2009.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2008] [Revised: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 02/10/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gariboldi MB, Ravizza R, Baranyai P, Caruso E, Banfi S, Meschini S, Monti E. Photodynamic effects of novel 5,15-diaryl-tetrapyrrole derivatives on human colon carcinoma cells. Bioorg Med Chem 2009; 17:2009-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2009.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2008] [Revised: 01/07/2009] [Accepted: 01/10/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Sakaino M, Kataoka T, Taketani S. Post-transcriptional regulation of the expression of ferrochelatase by its variant mRNA. J Biochem 2009; 145:733-8. [PMID: 19251765 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvp030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ferrochelatase (FECH) catalyses the insertion of ferrous ions into protoporphyrin IX to produce haem at the haem-biosynthetic pathway. The present study characterized a variant mRNA of mouse FECH, which was generated by skipping exon II (FECH-v). FECH-v mRNA was expressed in various tissues, including the liver and kidney, of mice. The mRNA was also expressed in mouse and human non-erythroid and erythroid cells to a different extent but could not be translated into functional FECH. The ratio of FECH-v/FECH increased in hemin-treated Balb/3T3 cells, while it decreased after treatment with succinylacetone, an inhibitor of haem biosynthesis, strongly suggesting that FECH expression was decreased by increasing the level of intracellular haem. These results demonstrated the haem-dependent negative feedback regulation of the expression of FECH at a post-transcriptional level.
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- Masayoshi Sakaino
- Department of Biotechnology and Insect Biomedical Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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Intracellular free calcium mediates glioma cell detachment and cytotoxicity after photodynamic therapy. Lasers Med Sci 2009; 24:777-86. [PMID: 19198972 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-008-0640-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Accepted: 12/23/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Photofrin photodynamic therapy (PDT) caused a dose-dependent decrease of enzymatic cell detachment by trypsin/ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) in human glioma U251n and U87 cells. This happened coincidently with the increase of intracellular free calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)). Thapsigargin, which increased [Ca(2+)](i), induced further decrease in enzymatic cell detachment and increased cytotoxicity. Opposite effects were observed when 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy) ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetra-acetic acid tetrakis, an intracellular Ca(2+) chelator, was used. PDT-induced changes in [Ca(2+)](i) and cell detachment were not blocked by calcium channel antagonists nickel (Ni(2+)) or nimodipine, nor were they altered when cells were irradiated in a buffer free from Ca(2+) and magnesium (Mg(2+)), suggesting that [Ca(2+)](i) is derived from the internal calcium stores. Decreased cell migration was observed after PDT, as assessed by chemotactic and wound-healing assays. Our findings indicated that internal calcium store-derived [Ca(2+)](i) plays an important role in PDT-induced enzymatic cell detachment decrease and cytotoxicity. Cell migration may be affected by these changes.
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Ba LA, Doering M, Burkholz T, Jacob C. Metal trafficking: from maintaining the metal homeostasis to future drug design. Metallomics 2009; 1:292-311. [DOI: 10.1039/b904533c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cui L, Yoshioka Y, Suyari O, Kohno Y, Zhang X, Adachi Y, Ikehara S, Yoshida T, Yamaguchi M, Taketani S. Relevant expression of Drosophila heme oxygenase is necessary for the normal development of insect tissues. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 377:1156-61. [PMID: 18983822 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.10.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2008] [Accepted: 10/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Heme oxygenase (HO) is a rate-limiting step of heme degradation, which catalyzes the conversion of heme into biliverdin, iron, and CO. HO has been characterized in micro-organisms, insects, plants, and mammals. The mammalian enzyme participates in adaptive and protective responses to oxidative stress and various inflammatory stimuli. The present study reports the use of RNA-interference (RNAi) to suppress HO in the multicellular eukaryote Drosophila. Eye imaginal disc-specific suppression of the Drosophila HO homolog (dHO) conferred serious abnormal eye morphology in adults. Deficiency of the dHO protein resulted in increased levels of iron and heme in larvae. The accumulation of iron was also observed in the compound eyes of dHO-knockdown adult flies. In parallel with the decrease of dHO, the expression of delta-aminolevulinic acid synthase, the first enzyme of the heme-biosynthetic pathway, in larvae was decreased markedly, suggesting that heme biosynthesis was totally suppressed by dHO-deficiency. The activation of caspase-3 occurred in eye imaginal discs of dHO-knockdown flies, indicating the occurrence of apoptosis in the discs. On the other hand, the overexpression of dHO resulted in a weak but significant rough eye phenotype in adults. Taken together, considering that dHO is not a stress-inducible protein, the expression of dHO can be tightly regulated at developmental stages and the relevant expression is necessary for the normal development of tissues in Drosophila.
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- Lihua Cui
- Department of Biotechnology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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Miller RL, James-Kracke M, Sun GY, Sun AY. Oxidative and Inflammatory Pathways in Parkinson’s Disease. Neurochem Res 2008; 34:55-65. [DOI: 10.1007/s11064-008-9656-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2007] [Accepted: 03/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Eroy-Reveles AA, Leung Y, Beavers CM, Olmstead MM, Mascharak PK. Near-Infrared Light Activated Release of Nitric Oxide from Designed Photoactive Manganese Nitrosyls: Strategy, Design, and Potential as NO Donors. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:4447-58. [DOI: 10.1021/ja710265j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Aura A. Eroy-Reveles
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, and the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, California 95616
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, and the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, California 95616
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, and the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, California 95616
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, and the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, California 95616
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, and the Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California, California 95616
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