1
|
Kowalczyk A, Pieczonka AM, Kassassir H, Rachwalski M, Stączek P. A Study on the Biological Activity of Optically Pure Aziridine Phosphines and Phosphine Oxides. Molecules 2024; 29:1430. [PMID: 38611710 PMCID: PMC11012799 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29071430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
Abstract
A series of optically pure aziridine phosphines and their corresponding phosphine oxides were synthesized through established chemical methodologies. The compounds were systematically investigated for their biological properties. Notably, all synthesized compounds demonstrated moderate antibacterial activity only against the reference strain of Staphylococcus aureus. However, compounds 5 and 7 exhibited noteworthy cell viability inhibition of human cervical epithelioid carcinoma HeLa cells and endometrial adenocarcinoma Ishikawa cells. Further studies of these compounds revealed additional biological effects, including disruption of the cell membrane in high concentrations, cell cycle arrest in the S phase, and the induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Comparative analysis of the two classes of chiral organophosphorus derivatives of aziridines indicated that chiral phosphine oxides displayed significantly higher biological activity. Consequently, these findings suggest that chiral phosphine oxides may be potential candidates for the development of anticancer drugs. In light of the significant interest in preparations whose structure is based on a three-membered aziridine ring in terms of potential anticancer therapy, this research fits into the current research trend and should constitute a valuable addition to the current state of knowledge and the existing library of aziridine derivatives with anticancer properties.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Aleksandra Kowalczyk
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Lodz, Poland;
| | - Adam M. Pieczonka
- Department of Organic and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, Tamka 12, 91-403 Lodz, Poland;
| | - Hassan Kassassir
- Cellular Signalling Laboratory, Institute for Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodowa 106, 93-232 Lodz, Poland;
| | - Michał Rachwalski
- Department of Organic and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, Tamka 12, 91-403 Lodz, Poland;
| | - Paweł Stączek
- Department of Molecular Microbiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Lodz, Poland;
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Paz MM, Champeil E. Insight Into Factors Governing Formation, Synthesis and Stereochemical Configuration of DNA Adducts Formed by Mitomycins. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202200193. [PMID: 36251922 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
Mitomycin C, (MC), an antitumor drug used in the clinics, is a DNA alkylating agent. Inert in its native form, MC is reduced to reactive mitosenes in cellulo which undergo nucleophilic attack by DNA bases to form monoadducts as well as interstrand crosslinks (ICLs). These properties constitute the molecular basis for the cytotoxic effects of the drug. The mechanism of DNA alkylation by mitomycins has been studied for the past 30 years and, until recently, the consensus was that drugs of the mitomycins family mainly target CpG sequences in DNA. However, that paradigm was recently challenged. Here, we relate the latest research on both MC and dicarbamoylmitomycin C (DMC), a synthetic derivative of MC which has been used to investigate the regioselectivity of mitomycins DNA alkylation as well as the relationship between mitomycins reductive activation pathways and DNA adducts stereochemical configuration. We also review the different synthetic routes to access mitomycins nucleoside adducts and oligonucleotides containing MC/DMC DNA adducts located at a single position. Finally, we briefly describe the DNA structural modifications induced by MC and DMC adducts and how site specifically modified oligonucleotides have been used to elucidate the role each adduct plays in the drugs cytotoxicity.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Manuel M Paz
- Instituto de Materiais (iMATUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, 15782, Spain
| | - Elise Champeil
- Department of sciences, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th street, New York, NY, 10019, United States.,Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, 10016, United States
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Engle K, Kumar G. Cancer multidrug-resistance reversal by ABCB1 inhibition: A recent update. Eur J Med Chem 2022; 239:114542. [PMID: 35751979 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2022.114542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
Chemotherapy is one of the most common treatments for cancer that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs as a part of the standardized chemotherapy regimen. Cytotoxic chemicals delay and prevent cancer cells from multiplying, invading, and metastasizing. However, the significant drawbacks of cancer chemotherapy are the lack of selectivity of the cytotoxic drugs to tumour cells and normal cells and the development of resistance by cells for the particular drug or the combination of drugs. Multidrug resistance (MDR) is the low sensitivity of specific cells against drugs associated with cancer chemotherapy. The most common mechanisms of anticancer drug resistance are: (a) drug-dependent MDR (b) target-dependent MDR, and (c) drug target-independent MDR. In all the factors, the overexpression of multidrug efflux systems contributes significantly to the increased resistance in the cancer cells. Multidrug resistance due to efflux of anticancer drugs by membrane ABC transporters includes ABCB1, ABCC1, and ABCG2. ABCB1 inhibition can restore the sensitivity of the cancerous cells toward chemotherapeutic drugs. In this review, we discussed ABCB1 inhibitors under clinical studies with their mode of action, potency and selectivity. Also, we have highlighted the contribution of repurposing drugs, biologics and nano formulation strategies to combat multidrug resistance by modulating the ABCB1 activity.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Kritika Engle
- Department of Natural Products, Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Balanagar, 500037, India
| | - Gautam Kumar
- Department of Natural Products, Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Balanagar, 500037, India.
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Liang ZQ, Gao L, Chen JH, Dai WB, Su YS, Chen G. Downregulation of the Coiled-Coil Domain Containing 80 and Its Perspective Mechanisms in Ovarian Carcinoma: A Comprehensive Study. Int J Genomics 2021; 2021:3752871. [PMID: 34820451 PMCID: PMC8608537 DOI: 10.1155/2021/3752871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION We aimed to explore the downregulation of the coiled-coil domain containing 80 (CCDC80) and its underlying molecular mechanisms in ovarian carcinoma (OVCA). Materials/Methods. Immunohistochemical staining was performed to confirm the expression status of CCDC80 protein. Combining the data from in-house tissue microarrays and high-throughput datasets, we identified the expression level of CCDC80 in OVCA. We utilized cell-type identification by estimating relative subsets of RNA transcripts (CIBERSORT) algorithm and single-sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA) to explore the relationship between CCDC80 and the tumor microenvironment (TME) landscape in OVCA. Pathway enrichment, function annotation, and transcription factor (TFs) exploration were conducted to study the latent molecular mechanisms. Moreover, the cell line data in the Genomics of Drug Sensitivity in Cancer (GDSC) database was used to discover the relationship between CCDC80 and drug sensitivity. RESULTS An integrated standard mean difference (SMD) of -0.919 (95% CI: -1.515-0.324, P = 0.002) identified the downregulation of CCDC80 in OVCA based on 1048 samples, and the sROC (AUC = 0.76) showed a moderate discriminatory ability of CCDC80 in OVCA. The fraction of infiltrating naive B cells showed significant differences between the high- and low-CCDC80 expression groups. Also, CCDC80-related genes are enriched in the Ras signaling pathway and metabolic of lipid. Nuclear receptor subfamily three group C member 1 (NR3C1) may be an upstream TF of CCDC80, and CCDC80 may be related to the sensitivity of mitocycin C and nilotinib. CONCLUSION CCDC80 was downregulated in OVCA and may play a role as a tumor suppressor in OVCA.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zi-Qian Liang
- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6. Shuangyong Rd, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, China
| | - Li Gao
- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6. Shuangyong Rd, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, China
| | - Jun-Hong Chen
- Department of Pathology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, No. 59. Xiangzhu Rd, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530003, China
| | - Wen-Bin Dai
- Department of Pathology, Liuzhou People's Hospital, NO.8, Wenchang Road, Chengzhong District, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545006, China
| | - Ya-Si Su
- Department of Pathology, Liuzhou People's Hospital, NO.8, Wenchang Road, Chengzhong District, Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 545006, China
| | - Gang Chen
- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6. Shuangyong Rd, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 530021, China
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Zacarias O, Petrovic AG, Abzalimov R, Pradhan P, Champeil E. Synthesis of Oligonucleotides Containing Trans Mitomycin C DNA Adducts at N 6 of Adenine and N 2 of Guanine. Chemistry 2021; 27:14263-14272. [PMID: 34319608 PMCID: PMC8516704 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Mitomycin C, (MC), an antitumor drug, is a DNA alkylating agent currently used in the clinics. Inert in its native form, MC is reduced to reactive mitosenes, which undergo nucleophilic attack by guanine or adenine bases in DNA to form monoadducts as well as interstrand crosslinks (ICLs). Although ICLs are considered the most cytotoxic lesions, the role of each individual adduct in the drug's cytotoxicity is still not fully understood. Synthetic routes have been developed to access modified oligonucleotides containing dG MC-monoadducts and dG-MC-dG ICL at a single position of their base sequences to investigate the biological effects of these adducts. However, until now, oligonucleotides containing monoadducts formed by MC at the adenine base had not been available, thus preventing the examination of the role played by these lesions in the toxicity of MC. Here, we present a route to access these substrates. Structural proof of the adducted oligonucleotides were provided by enzymatic digestion to nucleosides and high-resolution mass spectral analysis. Additionally, parent oligonucleotides containing a dG monoadduct and a dG-MC-dG ICL were also produced. The stability and physical properties of all substrates were compared via CD spectroscopy and UV melting temperature studies. Finally, virtual models were created to explore the conformational space and structural features of these MC-DNA complexes.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Owen Zacarias
- Science Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th street, New York, NY, 10019, USA
| | - Ana G Petrovic
- New York Institute of Technology, 1855 Broadway, EGGC 405 A, New York, NY, 10023, USA
| | - Rinat Abzalimov
- City University of New York, Advanced Research Center, 85 St Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, USA
- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, 10016, USA
| | - Padmanava Pradhan
- The City College, 138th Street at Convent Avenue, New York, New York, 10031, USA
| | - Elise Champeil
- Science Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th street, New York, NY, 10019, USA
- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, 10016, USA
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Wu Y, Zhang J, Ni J, Yang Z, Chen K, Zheng L, He Z. Polysaccharide-Based Lotus Seedpod Surface-Like Porous Microsphere as an Efficient Drug Carrier for Cancer Treatment. Cancer Manag Res 2021; 13:4067-4076. [PMID: 34040445 PMCID: PMC8141274 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s291473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the properties and functions of polysaccharide-based porous microsphere (PPM) for drug delivery, as well as its inhibitory effect on malignant tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS PPM was prepared using the inverse emulsion polymerization method. FT-IR measurements were conducted to measure the wavenumber of PPM. Particle size distribution was tested with a particle analyzer, and surface morphologies of PPM were observed using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Dialysis method, Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8), and cell apoptosis analysis were adopted to evaluate the drug release, cytotoxicity and biocompatibility of mitomycin-C (MMC), respectively. Finally, an in vivo study was performed in C57BL/6 mice to confirm the function of MMC-loaded PPM on tumor growth. RESULTS FT-IR spectra proved the successful preparation of MMC-loaded PPM. PPM had an average size of 25.90 ± 0.34 μm and then increased to 30.10 ± 0.20 μm after drug loading. Under SEM, the surface morphology was lotus seedpod surface-like, with macropits on the surface and micropores in macropits. Compared with the free MMC group, MMC-loaded PPM exhibited a delayed drug release rate in a pH-dependent manner and higher cell viability. Flow cytometry results showed that the cell apoptosis in the PPM/MMC group was lower than that in the free MMC group. In vivo experiment revealed the inhibitory efficacy of MMC-loaded PPM on malignant tumors. CONCLUSION In summary, MMC-loaded PPM exhibited favorable surface morphology, sustained drug release ability, nontoxicity and excellent biocompatibility, suggesting that PPM might be a potential drug carrier for tumor treatment.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Yuanbo Wu
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China
| | - Jiandong Zhang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China
| | - Jiangwei Ni
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China
| | - Zhihao Yang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China
| | - Kun Chen
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China
| | - Liangcheng Zheng
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China
| | - Zhifeng He
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, People’s Republic of China
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Bai D, Li L, Li X, Lu Y, Wu Y, Rajendra Prasad Reddy B, Ning Y. Fluorocyclization of Vinyl Azides for the Formation of 3‐Azido Heterocycles. Chem Asian J 2020; 15:4038-4042. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.202001175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Diangang Bai
- School of Chemistry and School of Chemistry and Life Science Anshan Normal University Anshan 114005 P. R. China
| | - Linxuan Li
- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 P. R. China
| | - Xiaomeng Li
- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 P. R. China
| | - Ying Lu
- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 P. R. China
| | - Yong Wu
- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 P. R. China
| | | | - Yongquan Ning
- School of Chemistry and School of Chemistry and Life Science Anshan Normal University Anshan 114005 P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry Northeast Normal University Changchun 130024 P. R. China
| |
Collapse
|
8
|
Aguilar W, Zacarias O, Romaine M, Proni G, Petrovic AG, Abzalimov R, Paz MM, Champeil E. Synthesis of Oligonucleotides containing the cis-Interstrand Crosslink Produced by Mitomycins in their Reaction with DNA. Chemistry 2020; 26:12570-12578. [PMID: 32574396 PMCID: PMC7681910 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
Abstract
Mitomycin C (MC) an antitumor drug and decarbamoylmitomycin C (DMC), a derivative of MC lacking the carbamoyl moiety, are DNA alkylating agents which can form DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) between deoxyguanosine residues located on opposing DNA strands. MC forms primarily deoxyguanosine adducts with a 1"-R stereochemistry at the guanine-mitosene bond (1"-α, trans) whereas DMC forms mainly adducts with a 1"-S stereochemistry (1"-β, cis). The crosslinking reaction is diastereospecific: trans-crosslinks are formed exclusively at CpG sequences, while cis-crosslinks are formed only at GpC sequences. Until now, oligonucleotides containing 1"-β-deoxyguanosine adducts or ICL at a specific site could not be synthesized, thus limiting the investigation of the role played by the stereochemical configuration at C1'' in the toxicity of these compounds. Here, a novel biomimetic synthesis to access these substrates is presented. Structural proof of the adducted oligonucleotides and ICL were provided by enzymatic digestion to nucleosides, high resolution mass spectral analysis, CD spectroscopy and UV melting temperature studies. Finally, a virtual model of the 25-mer 1"-β ICL synthesized was created to explore the conformational space and structural features of the crosslinked duplex.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- William Aguilar
- Science Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th street, New York, NY, 10019, USA
| | - Owen Zacarias
- Science Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th street, New York, NY, 10019, USA
| | - Marian Romaine
- Science Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th street, New York, NY, 10019, USA
| | - Gloria Proni
- Science Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th street, New York, NY, 10019, USA
| | - Ana G Petrovic
- New York Institute of Technology, 1855 Broadway, EGGC 405A, New York, NY, 10023, USA
| | - Rinat Abzalimov
- City University of New York, Advanced Research Center, 85 St Nicholas Terrace, New York, NY, 10031, USA
- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, 10016, USA
| | - Manuel M Paz
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, 15782, Spain
| | - Elise Champeil
- Science Department, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 524 West 59th street, New York, NY, 10019, USA
- Ph.D. Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, NY, 10016, USA
| |
Collapse
|