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Kuo YC, Chang YH, Rajesh R. Targeted delivery of etoposide, carmustine and doxorubicin to human glioblastoma cells using methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)‑poly(ε‑caprolactone) nanoparticles conjugated with wheat germ agglutinin and folic acid. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2018; 96:114-128. [PMID: 30606517 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2018.10.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Revised: 09/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) and folic acid (FA)-grafted methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (MPEG)‑poly(ε‑caprolactone) (PCL) nanoparticles (WFNPs) were applied to transport anticancer drugs across the blood-brain barrier and treat glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). PCL was copolymerized with MPEG, and MPEG-PCL NPs were stabilized with pluronic F127 using a microemulsion-solvent evaporation technique and crosslinked with WGA and FA. The targeting ability of WFNPs loaded with etoposide (ETO), carmustine (BCNU) and doxorubicin (DOX) was investigated via the binding affinity of drug-loaded NP formulations to N‑acetylglucosamine expressed in human brain microvascular endothelial cells and to folate receptor in malignant U87MG cells. We found that a shorter PCL chain in drug-loaded MPEG-PCL NPs yielded a smaller average size of the particles. An increase in PCL chain length (stronger hydrophobicity) enhanced drug entrapment efficiencies in MPEG-PCL NPs, and reduced drug-releasing rates from NP formulations. In addition, anti-proliferative activity against U87MG cells for the 3 drugs followed the order of WFNPs > FA-grafted NPs > WGA-grafted NPs > MPEG-PCL NPs. Immunofluorescence staining revealed that the ligands of drug-loaded WFNPs connected to N‑acetylglucosamine and folate receptor with the help of surface WGA and FA. WFNPs carrying ETO, BCNU and DOX acted as dual-targeting nanocarriers, and their use can be a promising approach to inhibiting GBM growth in the brain.
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- Yung-Chih Kuo
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi 62102, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi 62102, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi 62102, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Increased proapoptotic activity of electron beam irradiated doxorubicin and epirubicin in multidrug-resistant human leukemic cells. Chem Biol Interact 2016; 258:69-78. [PMID: 27545834 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2016.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This study evaluated the effect of electron beam irradiation on the cytotoxic activity of anthracycline antibiotics such as doxorubicin (DOX), epirubicin (EPI), and dunorubicin (DAU) in human acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell line CCRF-CEM and its multidrug-resistant variant CCRF-VCR1000 cell line characterized by the overexpression of ABCB1 gene. Drugs were irradiated at doses of 10 and 25 kGy. Data from EPR studies proved that the highest concentration of free radicals was found in DOX and that the number of stable free radicals is always greater after irradiation. In in vitro studies, a higher cytotoxic activity of irradiated DOX and EPI in multidrug-resistant CCRF-VCR1000 cells was observed. This tendency was maintained during the storage at 4 °C for 90 days. Changes in CCRF-CEM cells' viability were not dependent on the irradiation status and its dose and were only drug-concentration dependent in all measurement time points. It was proved that increased potency of 25 kGy e-beam irradiated drugs results from their enhanced proapoptotic activity. Apoptotic cell death observed in CCRF-VCR1000 cells treated with irradiated drugs was caspase-8, -9, and -3 dependent and related to the increased Bax/Bcl-2 ratio. No significant differences in the effects of irradiated and non-irradiated drugs on p53 and NFκB transcription factor level and their translocation to the nucleus were noted. Increased activity of the irradiated drugs was not dependent on ABCB1 level.
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Guerreiro DD, Lima LFD, Rodrigues GQ, Carvalho ADA, Castro SV, Campello CC, Pessoa CDÓ, Gadelha CRF, Figueiredo JRD, Bordignon V, Rodrigues APR. In situ cultured preantral follicles is a useful model to evaluate the effect of anticancer drugs on caprine folliculogenesis. Microsc Res Tech 2016; 79:773-81. [PMID: 27311936 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Revised: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Despite the increase in the incidence of cancer, the number of women who survive cancer treatment is growing. However, one of the principal results of chemotherapy is premature ovarian failure (POF). The aim of this study was to use the in situ culture preantral follicles as an in vitro model to evaluate the toxicity of two anticancer drugs, doxorubicin (DXR) and paclitaxel (PTX), on the integrity and development of ovarian follicles. Fragments of the ovarian cortex of goats were cultured in vitro for 1 or 7 days in α-MEM(+) supplemented with different concentrations of DXR (0.003, 0.03, or 0.3 µg/mL) and PTX (0.001, 0.01, or 0.1 µg/mL). Analyses were performed before and after culture to evaluate tissue integrity by classical histology, apoptosis by TUNEL assay, DNA laddering kit and the detection of activated caspase 3, and DNA damage by the immune detection of phosphorylated histone H2A.x (H2AXph139). Both DXR and PTX reduced the number of morphologically normal primordial and developing follicles. Positive staining for TUNEL and active caspase 3 was detected in all the samples (P < 0.05). Therefore, we propose the in situ culture of caprine preantral follicles as a useful experimental model for assessing the toxic effects of the chemotherapeutic agents on ovarian folliculogenesis. Microsc. Res. Tech. 79:773-781, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Denise Damasceno Guerreiro
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), State University of Ceará, Avenue Parajana 1700, Fortaleza, CE, 60740-000, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), State University of Ceará, Avenue Parajana 1700, Fortaleza, CE, 60740-000, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), State University of Ceará, Avenue Parajana 1700, Fortaleza, CE, 60740-000, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), State University of Ceará, Avenue Parajana 1700, Fortaleza, CE, 60740-000, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), State University of Ceará, Avenue Parajana 1700, Fortaleza, CE, 60740-000, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), State University of Ceará, Avenue Parajana 1700, Fortaleza, CE, 60740-000, Brazil
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- Department Pharmacology, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60430-270, Brazil
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), State University of Ceará, Avenue Parajana 1700, Fortaleza, CE, 60740-000, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocyte and Preantral Follicles (LAMOFOPA), State University of Ceará, Avenue Parajana 1700, Fortaleza, CE, 60740-000, Brazil
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Evans AR, Miriyala S, St Clair DK, Butterfield DA, Robinson RAS. Global effects of adriamycin treatment on mouse splenic protein levels. J Proteome Res 2012; 11:1054-64. [PMID: 22112237 DOI: 10.1021/pr200798g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Adriamycin (ADR) is a potent anticancer drug used to treat a variety of cancers. Patients treated with ADR have experienced side effects such as heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and "chemobrain", which have been correlated to changes in protein expression in the heart and brain. In order to better understand cellular responses that are disrupted following ADR treatment in immune tissues, this work focuses on spleen. Significantly reduced spleen sizes were found in ADR-treated mice. Global isotopic labeling of tryptic peptides and nanoflow reversed-phase liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) were employed to determine differences in the relative abundances of proteins from ADR-treated mice relative to controls. Fifty-nine proteins of the 388 unique proteins identified showed statistically significant differences in expression levels following acute ADR treatment. Differentially expressed proteins are involved in processes such as cytoskeletal structural integrity, cellular signaling and transport, transcription and translation, immune response, and Ca(2+) binding. These are the first studies to provide insight to the downstream effects of ADR treatment in a peripheral immune organ such as spleen using proteomics.
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- Adam R Evans
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Rizvi A, Pecaut MJ, Gridley DS. Low-dose gamma-rays and simulated solar particle event protons modify splenocyte gene and cytokine expression patterns. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2011; 52:701-711. [PMID: 21971034 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.10107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The goal was to investigate the T helper (Th) response in splenocytes of mice exposed to low-dose/low-dose-rate (LDR) γ-rays, simulated solar particle event protons (sSPE), or combination of both. C57BL/6 mice were exposed to LDR γ-radiation ((57)Co) to a total dose of 0.05 Gray (Gy) at 0.024 cGy/h, either with or without subsequent exposure to 2 Gy sSPE protons. Expression of genes related to Th cells was evaluated immediately after exposure (day 0). On day 21, intra- and extracellular cytokine production was assessed after activation with anti-CD3 monoclonal antibodies (mAb) or phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate/ionophore (PMA/I). Five genes were significantly modulated on day 0 in one or more of the irradiated groups compared to controls (p < 0.05): Ccl11, Ccr5, Cd80, Inha, and Il9. On day 21, numbers of cells positive for interferon-γ were high in the LDR + sSPE group versus 0 Gy and LDR γ-rays (p < 0.05), but there was no difference in IL-2 and TNF-α. Levels of secreted cytokines after anti-CD3 mAb activation were high for 5 (MIP-1α, GM-CSF, IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-13) and low for 2 (IL-7, IL-9) in all irradiated groups. Priming with LDR photons had a significant effect on IFN-γ and IL-17 compared to sSPE protons alone; IL-2 was low only in the LDR + sSPE group. The cytokine patterns after anti-PMA/I activation were different compared to anti-CD3 mAb and with fewer differences among groups. The data show that total-body exposure to space-relevant radiation has profound effects on Th cell status and that priming with LDR γ-rays can in some cases modulate the response to sSPE.
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- Asma Rizvi
- Department of Radiation Medicine, Division of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Loma Linda University & Medical Center Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
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Rizvi A, Pecaut MJ, Slater JM, Subramaniam S, Gridley DS. Low-dose γ-rays modify CD4(+) T cell signalling response to simulated solar particle event protons in a mouse model. Int J Radiat Biol 2011; 87:24-35. [PMID: 21142612 DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2010.518206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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PURPOSE Astronauts on missions are exposed to low-dose/low-dose-rate (LDR) radiation and could receive high doses during solar particle events (SPE). This study investigated T cell function in response to LDR radiation and simulated SPE (sSPE) protons, alone and in combination. MATERIALS AND METHODS C57BL/6 mice received LDR γ-radiation (⁵⁷Co) to a total dose of 0.01 Gray (Gy) at 0.179 mGy/h, either with or without subsequent exposure to 1.7 Gy sSPE protons delivered over 36 h. Mice were euthanised on days 4 and 21 post-exposure. T cells with cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4(+)) were negatively isolated from spleens and activated with anti-CD3 antibody. Cells and supernatants were evaluated for survival/signalling proteins and cytokines. RESULTS The most striking effects were noted on day 21. In the survival pathway, nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB; total and active forms) and p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (p38MAPK; total) were significantly increased and cJun N-terminal kinase (JNK; total and active) was decreased when mice were primed with LDR γ-rays prior to sSPE exposure (P < 0.001). Evaluation of the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signalling pathway revealed that LDR γ-ray exposure normalised the high sSPE proton-induced level of lymphocyte specific protein tyrosine kinase (Lck; total and active) on day 21 (P < 0.001 for sSPE vs. LDR + sSPE), while radiation had no effect on active zeta-chain-associated protein kinase 70 (Zap-70). There was increased production of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IL-4 and decreased transforming growth factor-β1 in the LDR + sSPE group compared to the sSPE group. CONCLUSION The data demonstrate, for the first time, that protracted exposure to LDR γ-rays can significantly modify the effects of sSPE protons on critical survival/signalling proteins and immunomodulatory cytokines produced by CD4(+) T cells.
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- Asma Rizvi
- Department of Radiation Medicine, Division of Biochemistry, Loma Linda University & Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, USA
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