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Lei J, Liu Y, Yin M, Li S, Wang Z, Chen Y. Coordination environment dependence of anticancer activity in cyclometalated bismuth(III) complexes with C,O-chelating ligands. J Inorg Biochem 2024; 256:112571. [PMID: 38669912 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2024.112571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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In this paper, a series of cyclometalated bismuth(III) complexes bearing C,O-bidentate ligands were synthesized and characterized by techniques such as UV-vis, NMR, HRMS, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Meanwhile, their cytotoxicities against various human cell lines, including colon cancer cells (HCT-116), breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231), lung cancer cells (A549), gastric cancer cells (SGC-7901), and normal embryonic kidney cells (HEK-293) were assessed in vitro. Compared with the clinical cisplatin, most of the synthesized complexes possessed significantly higher degrees of anticancer activity and selectivity, giving a selectivity index of up to 71.3. The structure-activity relationship study revealed that the anticancer performance of these bismuth(III) species depends on the factors of coordination environment surrounding the metal center, such as coordination number, coordination bonding strength, lone 6s2 electron pair stereoactivity. The Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining assay results suggested that the coordination environment-dependent cytotoxicity is ascribable to apoptosis. Western blot analysis confirmed the proposal, as evidenced by the down-regulating level of Bcl-2 and the activation of caspase-3. Furthermore, the representative complexes Bi1, Bi4, Bi6, and Bi8 exhibited relatively lower inhibitory efficiency on human ovarian cancer cells (A2780) than on its cisplatin-resistant daughter cells (A2780/cis), thus demonstrating that such compounds are capable of circumventing the cisplatin-induced resistance. This investigation elucidated the excellent anticancer performance of C,O-coordinated bismuth(III) complexes and established the correlation between cytotoxic activity and coordination chemistry, which provides a practical basis for in-depth designing and developing bismuth-based chemotherapeutics.
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- Jian Lei
- School of Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, PR China; Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Tissue Engineering of Jiangxi Province, College of Pharmacy, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Tissue Engineering of Jiangxi Province, College of Pharmacy, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease of the Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory for Tissue Engineering of Jiangxi Province, College of Pharmacy, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, PR China.
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Hyvl J. Hypervalent organobismuth complexes: pathways toward improved reactivity, catalysis, and applications. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:12597-12603. [PMID: 37670510 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02313c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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Hypervalent (three-center, four-electron) bonding in organobismuth complexes has been extensively studied due to its ability to affect molecular geometry, dynamic behavior, or to stabilize the ligand scaffold. This work addresses the effects of this bonding on reactivity, catalytic activity, redox processes, and its potential applications in biosciences, materials science, and small molecule activation.
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- Jakub Hyvl
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, 2545 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA.
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Rosário JDS, Moreira FH, Rosa LHF, Guerra W, Silva-Caldeira PP. Biological Activities of Bismuth Compounds: An Overview of the New Findings and the Old Challenges Not Yet Overcome. Molecules 2023; 28:5921. [PMID: 37570891 PMCID: PMC10421188 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28155921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Bismuth-based drugs have been used primarily to treat ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori and other gastrointestinal ailments. Combined with antibiotics, these drugs also possess synergistic activity, making them ideal for multiple therapy regimens and overcoming bacterial resistance. Compounds based on bismuth have a low cost, are safe for human use, and some of them are also effective against tumoral cells, leishmaniasis, fungi, and viruses. However, these compounds have limited bioavailability in physiological environments. As a result, there is a growing interest in developing new bismuth compounds and approaches to overcome this challenge. Considering the beneficial properties of bismuth and the importance of discovering new drugs, this review focused on the last decade's updates involving bismuth compounds, especially those with potent activity and low toxicity, desirable characteristics for developing new drugs. In addition, bismuth-based compounds with dual activity were also highlighted, as well as their modes of action and structure-activity relationship, among other relevant discoveries. In this way, we hope this review provides a fertile ground for rationalizing new bismuth-based drugs.
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- Jânia dos Santos Rosário
- Department of Chemistry, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30421-169, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 30421-169, MG, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Campus Santa Mônica, Uberlândia 38400-142, MG, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Campus Santa Mônica, Uberlândia 38400-142, MG, Brazil
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Li C, Ji M, Zhang K, Sun S, Jiang J. Dinuclear bismuth (III) complex constructed by isoniazid‐derived Schiff‐base: synthesis, crystal structure, and biological activity. Appl Organomet Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.6876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Chuan‐Hua Li
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Xiangnan Rare‐Precious Metals Compounds and Applications School of Chemistry and Environmental Science Chenzhou Hunan Province China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Xiangnan Rare‐Precious Metals Compounds and Applications School of Chemistry and Environmental Science Chenzhou Hunan Province China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Xiangnan Rare‐Precious Metals Compounds and Applications School of Chemistry and Environmental Science Chenzhou Hunan Province China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Xiangnan Rare‐Precious Metals Compounds and Applications School of Chemistry and Environmental Science Chenzhou Hunan Province China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Xiangnan Rare‐Precious Metals Compounds and Applications School of Chemistry and Environmental Science Chenzhou Hunan Province China
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Ahamed M, Akhtar MJ, Khan MAM, Alaizeri ZM, Alhadlaq H. Facile Synthesis of Zn-Doped Bi 2O 3 Nanoparticles and Their Selective Cytotoxicity toward Cancer Cells. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:17353-17361. [PMID: 34278121 PMCID: PMC8280700 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c01467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Bismuth (III) oxide nanoparticles (Bi2O3 NPs) have shown great potential for biomedical applications because of their tunable physicochemical properties. In this work, pure and Zn-doped (1 and 3 mol %) Bi2O3 NPs were synthesized by a facile chemical route and their cytotoxicity was examined in cancer cells and normal cells. The X-ray diffraction results show that the tetragonal phase of β-Bi2O3 remains unchanged after Zn-doping. Transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy images depicted that prepared particles were spherical with smooth surfaces and the homogeneous distribution of Zn in Bi2O3 with high-quality lattice fringes without distortion. Photoluminescence spectra revealed that intensity of Bi2O3 NPs decreases with increasing level of Zn-doping. Biological data showed that Zn-doped Bi2O3 NPs induce higher cytotoxicity to human lung (A549) and liver (HepG2) cancer cells as compared to pure Bi2O3 NPs, and cytotoxic intensity increases with increasing concentration of Zn-doping. Mechanistic data indicated that Zn-doped Bi2O3 NPs induce cytotoxicity in both types of cancer cells through the generation of reactive oxygen species and caspase-3 activation. On the other hand, biocompatibility of Zn-doped Bi2O3 NPs in normal cells (primary rat hepatocytes) was greater than that of pure Bi2O3 NPs and biocompatibility improves with increasing level of Zn-doping. Altogether, this is the first report highlighting the role of Zn-doping in the anticancer activity of Bi2O3 NPs. This study warrants further research on the antitumor activity of Zn-doped Bi2O3 NPs in suitable in vivo models.
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- Maqusood Ahamed
- King
Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King
Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- King
Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King
Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- King
Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King
Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- King
Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology, King
Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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Marzano IM, Tomco D, Staples RJ, Lizarazo-Jaimes EH, Gomes DA, Bucciarelli-Rodriguez M, Guerra W, de Souza ÍP, Verani CN, Pereira Maia EC. Dual anticancer and antibacterial activities of bismuth compounds based on asymmetric [NN'O] ligands. J Inorg Biochem 2021; 222:111522. [PMID: 34218087 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2021.111522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Two new bismuth(III) complexes, [BiL1Cl2] (1) and [BiL2Cl2] (2), in which L1 is (2-hydroxy-4-6-di-tert-butylbenzyl-2-pyridylmethyl)amine and L2 is 2,4-diiodo-6-((pyridine-2-ylmethylamino)methyl)phenol, were synthesized and characterized by elemental and conductivity analyses, atomic absorption spectrometry, infrared and 1H NMR spectroscopies. The molecular structure of 1 reveals that the NN'O ligand forms a 1:1 complex with bismuth through coordination via the nitrogen of the aliphatic amine, the nitrogen of the pyridine ring and the oxygen of the phenolate. The coordination sphere is completed with two chloride anions in a distorted square pyramidal geometry. Bismuth exhibits the same coordination mode in compound 2. The cytotoxic activity of 1 and 2 was investigated in a chronic myelogenous leukemia cell line. The complexes are approximately three times more potent than the corresponding free ligands, with the IC50 values 0.30 and 0.38 μM for complex 1 and 2, respectively. To address the cellular mechanisms underlying cell demise, apoptosis was quantified by flow cytometry analysis. From 0.1 μM, both complexes induce apoptosis and there is a remarkable concentration-dependent increase in the population of cells in apoptosis. The complexes were also evaluated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Both inhibited the bacterial growth in a concentration-dependent way, with remarkable activity in some of the tested strains, for example, complex 2 was more active than its free ligand against all bacterial strains and approximately fourteen times more potent against S. dysenteriae and S. typhimurium.
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- Ivana M Marzano
- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Rodovia MG-230, Km 7 - Zona Rural, Rio Paranaíba 38810-000, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901, MG, Brazil
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- Departament of General Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, 31270-901, MG, Brazil
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- Chemistry Institute, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Campus Santa Mônica, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil; Department of Chemistry, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, 30421-169 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte 31270-901, MG, Brazil.
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Wu X, Liu K, Wang R, Yang G, Lin J, Liu X. Multifunctional CuBiS 2 Nanoparticles for Computed Tomography Guided Photothermal Therapy in Preventing Arterial Restenosis After Endovascular Treatment. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:585631. [PMID: 33195149 PMCID: PMC7609917 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.585631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Chronic inflammation mediated by artery infiltrated macrophages plays critical role in artery restenosis after endovascular therapy. Evidence has demonstrated the potential ability of photothermal therapy (PTT) in eliminating chronic inflammation by targeting inflammatory cells including macrophages. Recently, increasing attention has been payed to copper chalcogenide nanocrystals doped of radiocontrast agent, e.g., bismuth (Bi) for computed tomography (CT) guided PTT. However, the application of imaging guided PTT in preventing artery restenosis is lacking and limited. Herein, a novel multifunctional CuBiS2 nanoparticles (CuBiS2 NPs) were synthesized for CT imaging guided PTT in artery re-stenosis prevention. The optimum amount and other conditions of CuBiS2 NPs were optimized to exert the maximum ablation effect on macrophages with good biocompatibility. In vivo carotid injury model revealed that CuBiS2 NPs exhibited promising therapeutic effect on inhibition of artery stenosis by eliminating macrophages with excellent CT imaging ability. The recent study highlights a new cost-effective metal nanostructures-based nanotechnology in prevention of artery restenosis after endovascular therapy.
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- Xiaoyu Wu
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Assisted Reproduction, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Vascular Surgery, Fengcheng Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Heterocyclic organobismuth(III) compound induces nonapoptotic cell death via lipid peroxidation. Anticancer Drugs 2020; 31:55-59. [PMID: 31609767 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000000841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Heterocyclic organobismuth compounds, such as N-tert-butyl-bi-chlorodibenzo[c,f][1,5]azabismocine (compound 1) and bi-chlorodibenzo[c,f ][1,5]thiabismocine (compound 3), exert potent antiproliferative activities in vitro in human cancer cell lines. We showed that compound 3 induced both apoptotic and nonapoptotic cell death via reactive oxygen species production and mitotic arrest in a dose-dependent manner. The mechanisms underlying the dose-dependent effect of these organobismuth compounds were not clear. In the present study, we examined the dose-dependent mechanism underlying cell death induced by compound 1 in a human pancreatic cancer cell line, SUIT-2, and a human colorectal cancer cell line, DLD-1. Compound 1 inhibited cell growth in a dose-dependent manner and induced cell death. Treatment with the pan-caspase inhibitor zVAD-fmk reduced cell death induced by compound 1, whereas the inhibitory effect of zVAD-fmk was limited. Moreover, compound 1 significantly induced lipid peroxidation with concomitant induction of caspase-independent cell death. Our results suggested that eight-membered ring organobismuth compounds induce nonapoptotic cell death via lipid peroxidation.
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Iuchi K, Tasaki Y, Shirai S, Hisatomi H. Upregulation of nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 protein level in the human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line DLD-1 by a heterocyclic organobismuth(III) compound: Effect of organobismuth(III) compound on NRF2 signaling. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 125:109928. [PMID: 32004978 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.109928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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An increasing number of metal-based compounds, including arsenic trioxide, auranofin, and cisplatin, have been reported to have antitumor activity. Their beneficial effects are controlled by a transcription factor, nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NRF2). In response to oxidative stress, NRF2 induces the expression of cytoprotective genes. NRF2 protein levels are regulated by Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1) via ubiquitination. Bi-chlorodibenzo[c,f][1,5]thiabismocine (compound 3), a bismuth compound, is known for its potent anti-proliferative activity against various cancer cell lines. In the present study, we investigated the effect of compound 3 on NRF2 signaling in the human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line DLD-1 in terms of cell viability as well as mRNA and protein expression levels of NRF2. Compound 3 upregulated NRF2 protein levels in a time- and concentration-dependent manner, accompanied by a marked increase in heme-oxygenase-1 (HO-1) mRNA and protein levels. We observed that brusatol, an NRF2 inhibitor, as well as small interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown of NRF2 in DLD-1 cells suppressed compound 3-induced HO-1 expression. The anticancer activity of compound 3 was enhanced by compounds that downregulate NRF2. These results suggest that compound 3 upregulates HO-1 via NRF2 activation and that the NRF2-HO-1 pathway is the cellular response to compound 3. We also discovered that compound 3 slightly downregulated KEAP1; thus, NRF2 activation may be associated with KEAP1 modification. Collectively, our results indicate that compound 3 simultaneously activates an anti-oxidative stress pathway, such as NRF2 and HO-1, and a pro-cell death signal in DLD-1 cells. Our findings may provide useful information for the development of a potent anticancer organobismuth(III) compound.
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- Katsuya Iuchi
- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan.
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- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan
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- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan
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- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan
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Khan MH, Cai M, Li S, Zhang Z, Zhang J, Wen X, Sun H, Liang H, Yang F. Developing a binuclear multi-target Bi(III) complex by optimizing 2-acetyl-3-ethylpyrazine thiosemicarbazides. Eur J Med Chem 2019; 182:111616. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2019.111616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hernandez-Delgadillo R, García-Cuéllar CM, Sánchez-Pérez Y, Pineda-Aguilar N, Martínez-Martínez MA, Rangel-Padilla EE, Nakagoshi-Cepeda SE, Solís-Soto JM, Sánchez-Nájera RI, Nakagoshi-Cepeda MAA, Chellam S, Cabral-Romero C. In vitro evaluation of the antitumor effect of bismuth lipophilic nanoparticles (BisBAL NPs) on breast cancer cells. Int J Nanomedicine 2018; 13:6089-6097. [PMID: 30323596 PMCID: PMC6179729 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s179095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Aim The objective of this study was to evaluate the antitumor activity of lipophilic bismuth nanoparticles (BisBAL NPs) on breast cancer cells. Materials and methods The effect of varying concentrations of BisBAL NPs was evaluated on human MCF-7 breast cancer cells and on MCF-10A fibrocystic mammary epitheliocytes as noncancer control cells. Cell viability was evaluated with the MTT assay, plasma membrane integrity was analyzed with the calcein AM assay, genotoxicity with the comet assay, and apoptosis with the Annexin V/7-AAD assay. Results BisBAL NPs were spherical in shape (average diameter, 28 nm) and agglomerated into dense electronic clusters. BisBAL NP induced a dose-dependent growth inhibition. Most importantly, growth inhibition was higher for MCF-7 cells than for MCF-10A cells. At 1 µM BisBAL NP, MCF-7 growth inhibition was 51%, while it was 11% for MCF-10A; at 25 µM BisBAL NP, the growth inhibition was 81% for MCF-7 and 24% for MCF-10A. With respect to mechanisms of action, a 24-hour exposure of 10 and 100 µM BisBAL NP caused loss of cell membrane integrity and fragmentation of tumor cell DNA. BisBAL NPs at 10 µM were genotoxic to and caused apoptosis of breast cancer cells. Conclusion BisBAL NP-induced growth inhibition is dose dependent, and breast cancer cells are more vulnerable than noncancer breast cells. The mechanism of action of BisBAL NPs may include loss of plasma membrane integrity and a genotoxic effect on the genomic DNA of breast cancer cells.
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- Rene Hernandez-Delgadillo
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Facultad de Odontología, Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México,
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- Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C. (CIMAV), Unidad Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Facultad de Odontología, Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México,
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Facultad de Odontología, Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México,
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Facultad de Odontología, Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México,
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Facultad de Odontología, Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México,
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Facultad de Odontología, Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México,
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Facultad de Odontología, Laboratorio de Biología Molecular, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México,
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Bogusz K, Tehei M, Cardillo D, Lerch M, Rosenfeld A, Dou SX, Liu HK, Konstantinov K. High toxicity of Bi(OH) 3 and α-Bi 2O 3 nanoparticles towards malignant 9L and MCF-7 cells. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2018; 93:958-967. [PMID: 30274133 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Revised: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Here we report the extreme toxicity in vitro of Bi(OH)3 and α-Bi2O3 nanoparticles (NPs), obtained through a facile synthesis with an average single particle size of 6-10 nm, tested on malignant gliosarcoma 9L and MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. For both nanomaterials, clonogenic assays reveal a mortality of over 90% in 9L and MCF-7 cells for a concentration of 50 μg/mL after incubation for 24 h. Moreover, the NPs show a significant mortality of up to 60% in the malignant cells at the very low concentration of 6.25 μg/mL. In contrast, at the same concentration, the nanomaterials exhibit no noticeable mortality towards normal Madin-Darby canine kidney cells. The internalisation of the NPs was demonstrated using flow cytometry and confocal microscopy was used to investigate when the loss of cell viability starts. The NPs show a faster cell death in 9L cells compared with MCF-7 cells, demonstrated via the identification of apoptosis through increased sub G1 levels after 24 h of NP incubation. Cleavage is identified as the main apoptotic nuclear morphology in 9L, which suggests the presence of reactive oxygen species.
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- K Bogusz
- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia; School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Centre for Medical and Radiation Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Information Science, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Centre for Medical and Radiation Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Information Science, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Centre for Medical and Radiation Physics, Faculty of Engineering and Information Science, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia; Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
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Iuchi K, Morisada Y, Yoshino Y, Himuro T, Saito Y, Murakami T, Hisatomi H. Cold atmospheric-pressure nitrogen plasma induces the production of reactive nitrogen species and cell death by increasing intracellular calcium in HEK293T cells. Arch Biochem Biophys 2018; 654:136-145. [PMID: 30026027 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 07/07/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Cold atmospheric-pressure plasma (CAP) has been emerging as a promising tool for cancer therapy in recent times. In this study, we used a CAP device with nitrogen gas (N2CAP) and investigated the effect of the N2CAP on the viability of cultured cells. Moreover, we investigated whether N2CAP-produced hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the medium is involved in N2CAP-induced cell death. Here, we found that the N2CAP irradiation inhibited cell proliferation in the human embryonic kidney cell line HEK293T and that the N2CAP induced cell death in an irradiation time- and distance-dependent manner. Furthermore, the N2CAP and H2O2 increased intracellular calcium levels and induced caspase-3/7 activation in HEK293T cells. The N2CAP irradiation induced a time-dependent production of H2O2 and nitrite/nitrate in PBS or culture medium. However, the amount of H2O2 in the solution after N2CAP irradiation was too low to induce cell death. Interestingly, carboxy-PTIO, a nitric oxide scavenger, or BAPTA-AM, a cell-permeable calcium chelator, inhibited N2CAP-induced morphological change and cell death. These results suggest that the production of reactive nitrogen species and the increase in intracellular calcium were involved in the N2CAP-induced cell death.
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- Katsuya Iuchi
- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan.
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- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan
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- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan
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- Department of Systems Design Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan
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- Department of Systems Design Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan
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- Department of Systems Design Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan
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- Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, 3-3-1 Kichijojikitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8633, Japan
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Iuchi K, Yagura T. Heterocyclic organobismuth (III) compounds containing an eight-membered ring: Inhibitory effects on cell cycle progression. Toxicol In Vitro 2018; 50:172-178. [PMID: 29574240 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2018.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We previously showed that heterocyclic organobismuth compounds have excellent antimicrobial and antitumor potential. These compounds structurally consist of either six- or eight-membered rings. Previous research has shown that bi-chlorodibenzo[c,f][1,5]thiabismocine (Compound 3), an eight-membered ring, induced G2/M arrest via inhibition of tubulin polymerization in HeLa cells. Additionally, N-tert-butyl-bi-chlorodi-benzo[c,f][1,5]azabismocine (Compound 1), another eight-membered ring, exhibited higher cytotoxicity than Compound 3 against several cancer cell lines, including HeLa and K562. Finally, bi-chlorophenothiabismin-S,S-dioxide (Compound 5), a six-membered ring, exhibited lower antitumor activity than eight-membered ring compounds. In this study, we investigated the antimitotic activity of Compounds 1 and 5 in HeLa cells. At low concentrations, (0.1 and 0.25 μM), Compound 1 inhibited cell growth and arrested the cell cycle in mitosis. However, 0.5 μM Compound 1 exhibited no antimitotic activity. Conversely, Compound 5 weakly inhibited cell growth and did not markedly arrest the cell cycle. Flow cytometry showed that Compound 1 arrested the cell cycle at G2/M, resulting in apoptosis. Compound 1 inhibited tubulin polymerization as revealed by a cell-free assay, and both Compounds 1 and 3 inhibited microtubule spindle formation and chromosome alignment during prometaphase. These results suggest that eight-membered ring-containing organobismuth compounds can induce mitotic arrest by perturbing spindle dynamics.
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- Katsuya Iuchi
- Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuin, Sanda-shi, Hyogo-ken 669-1337, Japan.
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- Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuin, Sanda-shi, Hyogo-ken 669-1337, Japan
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Banerjee K, Biswas MK, Choudhuri SK. A newly synthesized nickel chelate can selectively target and overcome multidrug resistance in cancer through redox imbalance both in vivo and in vitro. J Biol Inorg Chem 2017; 22:1223-1249. [PMID: 29063196 DOI: 10.1007/s00775-017-1498-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Induction of undesired toxicity and emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) are the major obstacles for cancer treatment. Moreover, aggressive cancers are less sensitive towards existing chemotherapeutics. Therefore, selective targeting of cancers without inducing undesired side effects and designing proper strategies to overcome MDR has utmost importance in modern chemotherapy. Previously we revealed the anticancer properties of some transition metal chelates of Schiff base, but the effectiveness of nickel complex is still unrevealed. Herein, we synthesized and characterized a Schiff base nickel chelate, nickel-(II) N-(2-hydroxyacetophenone) glycinate (NiNG), through different spectroscopic means. NiNG proves to be a broad spectrum anticancer agent with considerable efficacy to overcome MDR in cancer. Antiproliferative effects of NiNG was evaluated using drug-resistant (CEM/ADR5000; NIH-MDR-G185; EAC/Dox), drug-sensitive aggressive (Hct116; CCRF-CEM; EAC/S) and normal (NIH-3T3) cells that reveal the selective nature of NiNG towards drug resistant and sensitive cancer cells without inducing any significant toxicity in normal cells. Moreover, NiNG involves reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated redox imbalance for induction of caspase 3-dependent apoptosis in aggressive drug-sensitive Hct116 and drug-resistant NIH-MDR-G185 cells through disruption of mitochondrial membrane potential. Moreover, intraperitoneal (i.p.) application of NiNG at non-toxic doses caused significant increase in the life-span of Swiss albino mice bearing sensitive and doxorubicin-resistant subline of Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells. It is noteworthy that, in vitro NiNG can only overcome P-glycoprotein-mediated MDR while in vivo NiNG can overcome MRP1-mediated MDR in cancer. Therefore, NiNG has therapeutic potential to target and overcome MDR in cancer.
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- Kaushik Banerjee
- Department of In Vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata, 700 026, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Ramakrishna Mission Residential College, Kolkata, India
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- Department of In Vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata, 700 026, India.
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Liu YP, Lei J, Tang LW, Peng Y, Au CT, Chen Y, Yin SF. Studies on the cytotoxicity and anticancer performance of heterocyclic hypervalent organobismuth(III) compounds. Eur J Med Chem 2017; 139:826-835. [PMID: 28865278 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2017.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 08/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Novel organobismuth(III) complex of 5H-dibenzo[c,f][1,5]oxabismocin-12(7H)-yl nitrate (C2) was synthesized and characterized by spectral and elemental analysis. It was compared with other five C,E,C-chelating (E = N, O, S) organobismuth(III) complexes against human adenocarcinoma alveolar basal epithelial cells (A549), human liver cancer cell line (SMCC7721), human gastric cancer cell line (SGC-7901), human colon adenocarcinoma cell line (SW480) and healthy human bronchial cell line (16HBE14o-) in vitro. It was found that C2 exhibited the best anticancer activity. Further mechanistic investigation indicated that toxicological activity of C2 was ascribable to apoptosis rather than anti-proliferative activity. Apoptosis was induced through up-regulating the level of Bcl-2/Bax as well as the activation of caspase-3. The results demonstrate that heterocyclic organobismuth(III) complexes of this type have great potential in the treatment of cancer.
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- Yong-Ping Liu
- School of Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan, 411104, PR China
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- School of Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, PR China.
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Sinha A, Banerjee K, Banerjee A, Sarkar A, Ahir M, Adhikary A, Chatterjee M, Choudhuri SK. Induction of apoptosis in human colorectal cancer cell line, HCT-116 by a vanadium- Schiff base complex. Biomed Pharmacother 2017; 92:509-518. [PMID: 28575808 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2017.05.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2017] [Revised: 05/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Vanadium compounds are well known for their therapeutic interventions against several diseases. Various biochemical attributes of vanadium complexes inspired us to evaluate the cancer cell killing efficacy of the vanadium complex, viz., vanadyl N-(2-hydroxyacetophenone) glycinate [VO(NG)2]. Previously we showed that VO(NG)2 is an effective anticancer agent in in vitro and in vivo cancer models and imposed miniscule side effects. Herein we report that VO(NG)2 is significantly cytotoxic to various cancer cell lines. Furthermore, this redox active vanadyl complex altered the redox homeostatsis of many human cancer cell lines significantly. VO(NG)2 actuates programmed cell death in human colorectal carcinoma cells(HCT-116) through mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization but in caspase independent manner, possibly by altering cellular redox status and by inflicting DNA damage. Thus, the present work is an attempt to provide many evidences regarding the potent and selective chemotherapeutic efficacy of the novel VO(NG)2.
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- Abhinaba Sinha
- Department of In Vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700 026, India
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- Department of In Vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700 026, India
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- Department of In Vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700 026, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, 244, A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India
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- Centre for Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Calcutta, India
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- Centre for Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Calcutta, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, 244, A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India
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- Department of In Vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, 37, S.P. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata 700 026, India.
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Cytotoxic activity of the novel heterocyclic compound G-11 is primarily mediated through intrinsic apoptotic pathway. Apoptosis 2016; 21:873-86. [PMID: 27154302 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-016-1248-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Iuchi K, Yagura T. DNA binding activity of Ku during chemotherapeutic agent-induced early apoptosis. Exp Cell Res 2016; 342:135-44. [PMID: 26976509 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2016.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Ku protein is a heterodimer composed of two subunits, and is capable of both sequence-independent and sequence-specific DNA binding. The former mode of DNA binding plays a crucial role in DNA repair. The biological role of Ku protein during apoptosis remains unclear. Here, we show characterization of Ku protein during apoptosis. In order to study the DNA binding properties of Ku, we used two methods for the electrophoresis mobility shift assay (EMSA). One method, RI-EMSA, which is commonly used, employed radiolabeled DNA probes. The other method, WB-EMSA, employed unlabeled DNA followed by western blot and detection with anti-Ku antiserum. In this study, Ku-DNA probe binding activity was found to dramatically decrease upon etoposide treatment, when examined by the RI-EMSA method. In addition, pre-treatment with apoptotic cell extracts inhibited Ku-DNA probe binding activity in the non-treated cell extract. The inhibitory effect of the apoptotic cell extract was reduced by DNase I treatment. WB-EMSA showed that the Ku in the apoptotic cell extract bound to fragmented endogenous DNA. Interestingly, Ku in the apoptotic cell extract purified by the Resource Q column bound 15-bp DNA in both RI-EMSA and WB-EMSA, whereas Ku in unpurified apoptotic cell extracts did not bind additional DNA. These results suggest that Ku binds cleaved chromosomal DNA and/or nucleosomes in apoptotic cells. In conclusion, Ku is intact and retains DNA binding activity in early apoptotic cells.
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- Katsuya Iuchi
- Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuin, Sanda-shi, Hyogo-ken 669-1337, Japan.
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- Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, 2-1 Gakuin, Sanda-shi, Hyogo-ken 669-1337, Japan
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Toma A, Raţ CI, Silvestru A, Rüffer T, Lang H, Mehring M. Heterocyclic bismuth(III) compounds with transannular S→Bi interactions. An experimental and theoretical approach. J Organomet Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2016.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Islam A, Rodrigues BL, Marzano IM, Perreira-Maia EC, Dittz D, Paz Lopes MT, Ishfaq M, Frézard F, Demicheli C. Cytotoxicity and apoptotic activity of novel organobismuth(V) and organoantimony(V) complexes in different cancer cell lines. Eur J Med Chem 2016; 109:254-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2016.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Revised: 01/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Yang Y, Ouyang R, Xu L, Guo N, Li W, Feng K, Ouyang L, Yang Z, Zhou S, Miao Y. Review: Bismuth complexes: synthesis and applications in biomedicine. J COORD CHEM 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2014.999672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Yang Yang
- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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Keogan DM, Griffith DM. Current and potential applications of bismuth-based drugs. Molecules 2014; 19:15258-97. [PMID: 25251194 PMCID: PMC6271281 DOI: 10.3390/molecules190915258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2014] [Revised: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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: Bismuth compounds have been used extensively as medicines and in particular for the treatment of gastrointestinal ailments. In addition to bismuth's well known gastroprotective effects and efficacy in treating H. pylori infection it also has broad anti-microbial, anti-leishmanial and anti-cancer properties. Aspects of the biological chemistry of bismuth are discussed and biomolecular targets associated with bismuth treatment are highlighted. This review strives to provide the reader with an up to date account of bismuth-based drugs currently used to treat patients and discuss potential medicinal applications of bismuth drugs with reference to recent developments in the literature. Ultimately this review aims to encourage original contributions to this exciting and important field.
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- Donal M Keogan
- Centre for Synthesis & Chemical Biology, Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Centre for Synthesis & Chemical Biology, Department of Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Activity of antifungal organobismuth(III) compounds derived from alkyl aryl ketones against S. cerevisiae: comparison with a heterocyclic bismuth scaffold consisting of a diphenyl sulfone. Molecules 2014; 19:11077-95. [PMID: 25076143 PMCID: PMC6270971 DOI: 10.3390/molecules190811077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2014] [Revised: 07/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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A series of hypervalent organobismuth(III) compounds derived from alkyl aryl ketones [XBi(5-R'C6H3-2-COR)(Ar)] was synthesized to investigate the effect of the compounds’ structural features on their antifungal activity against the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In contrast to bismuth heterocycles [XBi(5-RC6H3-2-SO2C6H4-1'-)] derived from diphenyl sulfones, a systematic quantitative structure-activity relationship study was possible. The activity depended on the Ar group and increased for heavier X atoms, whereas lengthening the alkyl chain (R) or introducing a substituent (R') reduced the activity. IBi(C6H4-2-COCH3)(4-FC6H4) was the most active. Its activity was superior to that of the related acyclic analogues ClBi[C6H4-2-CH2N(CH3)2](Ar) and ClBi(C6H4-2-SO2tert-Bu)(Ar) and also comparable to that of heterocyclic ClBi(C6H4-2-SO2C6H4-1'-), which was the most active compound in our previous studies. Density function theory calculations suggested that hypervalent bismuthanes undergo nucleophilic addition with a biomolecule at the bismuth atom to give an intermediate ate complex. For higher antifungal activity, adjusting the lipophilicity-hydrophilicity balance, modeling the three-dimensional molecular structure around the bismuth atom, and stabilizing the ate complex appear to be more important than tuning the Lewis acidity at the bismuth atom.
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Chen Y, Yu K, Tan NY, Qiu RH, Liu W, Luo NL, Tong L, Au CT, Luo ZQ, Yin SF. Synthesis, characterization and anti-proliferative activity of heterocyclic hypervalent organoantimony compounds. Eur J Med Chem 2014; 79:391-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2014.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2013] [Revised: 04/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Banerjee K, Ganguly A, Chakraborty P, Sarkar A, Singh S, Chatterjee M, Bhattacharya S, Choudhuri SK. ROS and RNS induced apoptosis through p53 and iNOS mediated pathway by a dibasic hydroxamic acid molecule in leukemia cells. Eur J Pharm Sci 2013; 52:146-64. [PMID: 24269727 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2013.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2013] [Revised: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Anticancer drugs induce apoptosis to cancer cells and also exhibit undesired toxicity to normal cells. Therefore development of novel agents triggering apoptosis and have low toxicity towards normal cells is most important. Hydroxamic acids suppress tumour cell growth through apoptosis but the underlying mechanism is poorly understood. Herein, we describe the apoptotic potential of a dibasic hydroxamic acid derivative, viz., oxayl bis (N-phenyl) hydroxamic acid (OBPHA), which induces apoptosis through generation of both ROS and NO in doxorubicin resistant T-lymphoblastic leukemia, CEM/ADR5000 cells. Present study discloses that OBPHA selectively kills cancerous cells irrespective of their drug resistant phenotype. We also determined the crystal structure of OBPHA to understand the structural requirements for apoptosis; the study reveals that the presence of substituted hydroxamic acid groups (-CO-NH-OH) favours the generation of NO possibly through auto degeneration. Along with the induction of caspase 3 mediated intrinsic apoptosis; OBPHA also activates p53 dependent signalling cascade and downregulates HDAC3 expression in a time dependent manner possibly due to increased ROS and NO production and simultaneous decrease in cellular GSH level. Thus ROS and NO mediated downstream signalling are essential for the anticancer effect of OBPHA. Therefore OBPHA, having a structurally relevant pharmacophore provides important insight into the development of new ROS and RNS generating chemicals inducing p53 dependent apoptosis.
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- Kaushik Banerjee
- Department of In Vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of In Vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of In Vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, India
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- Department of In Vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, India.
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In recent years, the chemical potential of bismuth and bismuth compounds has been actively exploited. Bismuth salts are known for their low toxicity, making them potential valuable reagents for large-scale synthesis, which becomes more obvious when dealing with products such as active pharmaceutical ingredients or synthetic intermediates. Conversely, bismuth compounds have been widely used in medicine. After extensive use in the treatments of syphilis and other bacterial infections before the advent of modern antibiotics, bismuth compounds remain important for the treatment of several gastrointestinal disorders and also exhibit antimicrobial properties and cytotoxic activity, among others. This review updates relevant advances in the past few years, concerning the application of bismuth reagents and catalysts in innovative synthetic processes for the preparation of compounds of medicinal interest, as well as the preparation, biological evaluation and potential medicinal uses of bismuth compounds.
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A novel organobismuth compound, 1-[(2-di-p-tolylbismuthanophenyl)diazenyl]pyrrolidine, induces apoptosis in the human acute promyelocytic leukemia cell line NB4 via reactive oxygen species. J Inorg Biochem 2012; 117:77-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2012.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Revised: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Li H, Sun H. Recent advances in bioinorganic chemistry of bismuth. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2012; 16:74-83. [PMID: 22322154 PMCID: PMC7108238 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2011] [Revised: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Bismuth has been used in medicine for over two centuries for the treatment of various diseases, in particular for gastrointestinal disorders, owing to its antimicrobial activity. Recent structural characterization of bismuth drugs provides an insight into assembly and pharmacokinetic pathway of the drugs. Mining potential protein targets inside the pathogen via metallomic/metalloproteomic approach and further characterization on the interactions of bismuth drugs with these targets laid foundation in understanding the mechanism of action of bismuth drugs. Such studies would be beneficial in rational design of new potential drugs.
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Ganguly A, Basu S, Banerjee K, Chakraborty P, Sarkar A, Chatterjee M, Chaudhuri SK. Redox active copper chelate overcomes multidrug resistance in T-lymphoblastic leukemia cell by triggering apoptosis. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2011; 7:1701-12. [DOI: 10.1039/c0mb00306a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sun YW, Huang WJ, Hsiao CJ, Chen YC, Lu PH, Guh JH. Methoxychalcone induces cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in human hormone-resistant prostate cancer cells through PI 3-kinase-independent inhibition of mTOR pathways. Prostate 2010; 70:1295-306. [PMID: 20623631 DOI: 10.1002/pros.21165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chalcones are contained in fruits and vegetables, and have been suggested to display anticancer activities. In this study, the anticancer mechanism of WJ9708011 (a methoxychalcone derivative) was delineated in human prostate cancer cells. METHOD Cell proliferation was examined by sulforhodamine B and clonogenic assays. Cell-cycle progression and mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsi(m)) were detected by flow cytometric analysis. Expressions of protein and mRNA were detected by Western blot and RT-PCR technique, respectively. The protein synthesis was examined by [(3)H]leucine incorporation assay. The overexpression or knockdown techniques for specific target protein were also used in this study. RESULTS WJ9708011 induced time- and concentration-dependent G1 arrest of the cell cycle and subsequent apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells. The G1-arrest effect was confirmed by down-regulated expressions of several G1-phase regulators, including cyclin D1, cyclin E, cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk)-4, Cdk2, phospho-RB, E2F-1, and Cdc25A. The mRNA expressions of cyclin D1 and cyclin E were also inhibited through the suppression of NF-kappaB. WJ9708011 blocked the protein synthesis and inhibited mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathways. The suppression of mTOR pathways were irrespective of Akt- and AMPK-activated protein kinase (AMPK), but were attributed to mitochondrial stress, in which the down-regulation of survivin protein level may play a crucial role. CONCLUSIONS The data suggest that WJ9708011 induces transcriptional and translational suppression of cell-cycle regulators that might be through Akt- and AMPK-independent loss of DeltaPsi(m) and inhibition of mTOR signaling pathway, leading to G1 arrest of the cell cycle and subsequent apoptotic cell death.
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- Yu-Wei Sun
- School of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ganguly A, Basu S, Chakraborty P, Chatterjee S, Sarkar A, Chatterjee M, Choudhuri SK. Targeting mitochondrial cell death pathway to overcome drug resistance with a newly developed iron chelate. PLoS One 2010; 5:e11253. [PMID: 20582168 PMCID: PMC2889820 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2010] [Accepted: 05/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Multi drug resistance (MDR) or cross-resistance to multiple classes of chemotherapeutic agents is a major obstacle to successful application of chemotherapy and a basic problem in cancer biology. The multidrug resistance gene, MDR1, and its gene product P-glycoprotein (P-gp) are an important determinant of MDR. Therefore, there is an urgent need for development of novel compounds that are not substrates of P-glycoprotein and are effective against drug-resistant cancer. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In this present study, we have synthesized a novel, redox active Fe (II) complex (chelate), iron N- (2-hydroxy acetophenone) glycinate (FeNG). The structure of the complex has been determined by spectroscopic means. To evaluate the cytotoxic effect of FeNG we used doxorubicin resistant and/or sensitive T lymphoblastic leukemia cells and show that FeNG kills both the cell types irrespective of their MDR phenotype. Moreover, FeNG induces apoptosis in doxorubicin resistance T lymphoblastic leukemia cell through mitochondrial pathway via generation reactive oxygen species (ROS). This is substantiated by the fact that the antioxidant N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC) could completely block ROS generation and, subsequently, abrogated FeNG induced apoptosis. Therefore, FeNG induces the doxorubicin resistant T lymphoblastic leukemia cells to undergo apoptosis and thus overcome MDR. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE Our study provides evidence that FeNG, a redox active metal chelate may be a promising new therapeutic agent against drug resistance cancers.
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- Avishek Ganguly
- Department of In Vitro Carcinogenesis and Cellular Chemotherapy, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, India
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Brezniceanu ML, Lau CJ, Godin N, Chénier I, Duclos A, Ethier J, Filep JG, Ingelfinger JR, Zhang SL, Chan JSD. Reactive oxygen species promote caspase-12 expression and tubular apoptosis in diabetic nephropathy. J Am Soc Nephrol 2010; 21:943-54. [PMID: 20299359 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2009030242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Apoptosis of tubular epithelial cells contributes to the tubular atrophy that accompanies diabetic nephropathy. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) promote tubular apoptosis, but the mechanisms by which this occurs are incompletely understood. Here, we sought proapoptotic genes that ROS differentially upregulate in renal proximal tubular cells of diabetic (db/db) mice. We performed microarray analysis using total RNA from freshly isolated renal proximal tubules of nondiabetic, diabetic, and diabetic transgenic mice overexpressing catalase in the proximal tubule (thereby attenuating ROS). We observed greater expression of caspase-12 in the proximal tubules of the diabetic mice compared with the nondiabetic and diabetic transgenic mice. Quantitative PCR and immunohistochemistry confirmed the enhanced expression of caspase-12, as well as members of the endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptotic pathway. Ex vivo, albumin induced caspase-12 activity and expression (protein and mRNA) and mRNA expression of the CCAT/enhancer-binding protein homologous protein in freshly isolated wild-type proximal tubules but not in catalase-overexpressing proximal tubules. In vitro, albumin stimulated activity of both caspase-12 and caspase-3 as well as expression of caspase-12 and CCAT/enhancer-binding protein homologous protein in a human proximal tubule cell line (HK-2). The free radical scavenger tiron inhibited these effects. Furthermore, knockdown of caspase-12 with small interfering RNA reduced albumin-induced apoptosis in HK-2 cells. Taken together, these studies demonstrate that albuminuria may induce tubular apoptosis through generation of ROS and the subsequent expression and activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress genes in the diabetic kidney.
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- Marie-Luise Brezniceanu
- Université de Montréal, Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Pavillon Masson, 3850 Saint Urbain Street, Montréal, Québec, Canada H2W 1T8
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Iuchi K, Akagi K, Yagura T. Heterocyclic Organobismuth(III) Compound Targets Tubulin to Induce G2/M Arrest in HeLa Cells. J Pharmacol Sci 2009; 109:573-82. [DOI: 10.1254/jphs.09020fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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