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Njegić A, Laid L, Zi M, Maniati E, Wang J, Chelu A, Wisniewski L, Hunter J, Prehar S, Stafford N, Gilon C, Hoffman A, Weinmüller M, Kessler H, Cartwright EJ, Hodivala-Dilke K. Treatment with αvβ3-integrin-specific 29P attenuates pressure-overload induced cardiac remodelling after transverse aortic constriction in mice. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY PLUS 2024; 8:100069. [PMID: 38933087 PMCID: PMC11196926 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmccpl.2024.100069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Heart failure remains one of the largest clinical burdens globally, with little to no improvement in the development of disease-eradicating therapeutics. Integrin targeting has been used in the treatment of ocular disease and cancer, but little is known about its utility in the treatment of heart failure. Here we sought to determine whether the second generation orally available, αvβ3-specific RGD-mimetic, 29P , was cardioprotective. Male mice were subjected to transverse aortic constriction (TAC) and treated with 50 μg/kg 29P or volume-matched saline as Vehicle control. At 3 weeks post-TAC, echocardiography showed that 29P treatment significantly restored cardiac function and structure indicating the protective effect of 29P treatment in this model of heart failure. Importantly, 29P treatment improved cardiac function giving improved fractional shortening, ejection fraction, heart weight and lung weight to tibia length fractions, together with partial restoration of Ace and Mme levels, as markers of the TAC insult. At a tissue level, 29P reduced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and interstitial fibrosis, both of which are major clinical features of heart failure. RNA sequencing identified that, mechanistically, this occurred with concomitant alterations to genes involved molecular pathways associated with these processes such as metabolism, hypertrophy and basement membrane formation. Overall, targeting αvβ3 with 29P provides a novel strategy to attenuate pressure-overload induced cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis, providing a possible new approach to heart failure treatment.
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- Alexandra Njegić
- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology & Gastroenterology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
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- Institute for Drug Research, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P.O. Box 12065, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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- Institute for Advanced Study, TUM School of Natural Science, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Institute for Advanced Study, TUM School of Natural Science, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747 Garching, Germany
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- Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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Geng X, Tang Y, Gu C, Zeng J, Zhao Y, Zhou Q, Jia L, Zhou S, Chen X. Integrin αVβ3 antagonist-c(RGDyk) peptide attenuates the progression of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament by inhibiting osteogenesis and angiogenesis. Mol Med 2024; 30:57. [PMID: 38698308 PMCID: PMC11067224 DOI: 10.1186/s10020-024-00822-x] [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: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL), an emerging heterotopic ossification disease, causes spinal cord compression, resulting in motor and sensory dysfunction. The etiology of OPLL remains unclear but may involve integrin αVβ3 regulating the process of osteogenesis and angiogenesis. In this study, we focused on the role of integrin αVβ3 in OPLL and explored the underlying mechanism by which the c(RGDyk) peptide acts as a potent and selective integrin αVβ3 inhibitor to inhibit osteogenesis and angiogenesis in OPLL. METHODS OPLL or control ligament samples were collected in surgery. For OPLL samples, RNA-sequencing results revealed activation of the integrin family, particularly integrin αVβ3. Integrin αVβ3 expression was detected by qPCR, Western blotting, and immunohistochemical analysis. Fluorescence microscopy was used to observe the targeted inhibition of integrin αVβ3 by the c(RGDyk) peptide on ligaments fibroblasts (LFs) derived from patients with OPLL and endothelial cells (ECs). The effect of c(RGDyk) peptide on the ossification of pathogenic LFs was detected using qPCR, Western blotting. Alkaline phosphatase staining or alizarin red staining were used to test the osteogenic capability. The effect of the c(RGDyk) peptide on angiogenesis was determined by EC migration and tube formation assays. The effects of the c(RGDyk) peptide on heterotopic bone formation were evaluated by micro-CT, histological, immunohistochemical, and immunofluorescence analysis in vivo. RESULTS The results indicated that after being treated with c(RGDyk), the osteogenic differentiation of LFs was significantly decreased. Moreover, the c(RGDyk) peptide inhibited the migration of ECs and thus prevented the nutritional support required for osteogenesis. Furthermore, the c(RGDyk) peptide inhibited ectopic bone formation in mice. Mechanistic analysis revealed that c(RGDyk) peptide could inhibit osteogenesis and angiogenesis in OPLL by targeting integrin αVβ3 and regulating the FAK/ERK pathway. CONCLUSIONS Therefore, the integrin αVβ3 appears to be an emerging therapeutic target for OPLL, and the c(RGDyk) peptide has dual inhibitory effects that may be valuable for the new therapeutic strategy of OPLL.
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- Xiangwu Geng
- Spine Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Spine Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Spine Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Spine Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Spine Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Spine Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Spine Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200003, China
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- Spine Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200003, China.
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- Spine Center, Department of Orthopaedics, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, 200003, China.
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Isakova AA, Artykov AA, Plotnikova EA, Trunova GV, Khokhlova VА, Pankratov AA, Shuvalova ML, Mazur DV, Antipova NV, Shakhparonov MI, Dolgikh DA, Kirpichnikov MP, Gasparian ME, Yagolovich AV. Dual targeting of DR5 and VEGFR2 molecular pathways by multivalent fusion protein significantly suppresses tumor growth and angiogenesis. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 255:128096. [PMID: 37972835 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128096] [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: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Destroying tumor vasculature is a relevant therapeutic strategy due to its involvement in tumor progression. However, adaptive resistance to approved antiangiogenic drugs targeting VEGF/VEGFR pathway requires the recruitment of additional targets. In this aspect, targeting TRAIL pathway is promising as it is an important component of the immune system involved in tumor immunosurveillance. For dual targeting of malignant cells and tumor vascular microenvironment, we designed a multivalent fusion protein SRH-DR5-B-iRGD with antiangiogenic VEGFR2-specific peptide SRH at the N-terminus and a tumor-targeting and -penetrating peptide iRGD at the C-terminus of receptor-selective TRAIL variant DR5-B. SRH-DR5-B-iRGD obtained high affinity for DR5, VEGFR2 and αvβ3 integrin in nanomolar range. Fusion of DR5-B with effector peptides accelerated DR5 receptor internalization rate upon ligand binding. Antitumor efficacy was evaluated in vitro in human tumor cell lines and primary patient-derived glioblastoma neurospheres, and in vivo in xenograft mouse model of human glioblastoma. Multivalent binding of SRH-DR5-B-iRGD fusion efficiently stimulated DR5-mediated tumor cell death via caspase-dependent mechanism, suppressed xenograft tumor growth by >80 %, doubled the lifespan of xenograft animals, and inhibited tumor vascularization. Therefore, targeting DR5 and VEGFR2 molecular pathways with SRH-DR5-B-iRGD protein may provide a novel therapeutic approach for treatment of solid tumors.
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- Alina A Isakova
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119192 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; P.А. Hertsen Moscow Oncology Research Institute - branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125284 Moscow, Russia
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- P.А. Hertsen Moscow Oncology Research Institute - branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125284 Moscow, Russia
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- P.А. Hertsen Moscow Oncology Research Institute - branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125284 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; P.А. Hertsen Moscow Oncology Research Institute - branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125284 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; Laboratory of Synthetic Neurotechnologies, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119192 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119192 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119192 Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; Manebio LLC, 115280 Moscow, Russia.
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, 117997 Moscow, Russia; Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, 119192 Moscow, Russia; Manebio LLC, 115280 Moscow, Russia.
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Li Z, Ge H, Xie Y, Zhang Y, Zhao X, Sun W, Song M. Luteolin inhibits angiogenesis and enhances radiotherapy sensitivity of laryngeal cancer via downregulating Integrin β1. Tissue Cell 2023; 85:102235. [PMID: 37826960 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2023.102235] [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: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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AIM To demonstrate the role and mechanism of luteolin in radio-sensitization and angiogenesis of laryngeal cancer. METHODS Firstly, we analyzed the cytotoxicity of Luteolin and radiation sensitive cytotoxicity through CCK8, and selected subsequent radiation doses and Luteolin concentrations. Next, we further analyzed the effects of Luteolin on radiation sensitivity and neovascularization of laryngeal cancer, and conducted CCK8, plate cloning, and angiogenesis experiments, respectively. At the same time, the effects of individual treatment and combination treatment on the expression of Integrin β1 and VEGFA were analyzed through immunofluorescence analysis. We also analyzed the regulation of Integrin β1 protein expression by Luteolin through Western blot. To investigate the mechanism of Integrin β1, we transfected overexpressed and silenced Integrin β1 vectors and analyzed the role of Integrin β1 in Luteolin enhancing radiation sensitivity of laryngeal cancer by repeating the above experiments. We have also constructed an in vivo subcutaneous tumor transplantation model to further validate the cell experimental results. The expression of Integrin, KI67, VEGFA, and CD31 was analyzed through Western blot and immunohistochemistry experiments. RESULTS Radiation inhibited cell proliferation and decreased Integrin β1 expression, and increased the radiosensitivity through inhibiting cell proliferation, and inhibit angiogenesis during radiation. Overexpression of Integrin β1 weakened radiotherapy sensitivity on the basis of cells treated with combined administration. Integrin β1 is considered as the downstream molecule of luteolin, participating in radiosensitivity of luteolin to FaDu cells. Animal experiments also demonstrated that luteolin strengthened tumor suppression and anti-angiogenesis during radiation via Integrin β1. CONCLUSION In summary, our results manifested that radio-sensitivity effect of luteolin depended on downregulating Integrin β1 in laryngocarcinoma.
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- Zhen Li
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Qingdao Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (Qingdao Hiser Hospital) Qingdao Hiser Hospital Affiliated of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China
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- Administrative Department, Yantaishan Hospital, Yantai, Shandong, China.
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Gu Y, Dong B, He X, Qiu Z, Zhang J, Zhang M, Liu H, Pang X, Cui Y. The challenges and opportunities of αvβ3-based therapeutics in cancer: From bench to clinical trials. Pharmacol Res 2023; 189:106694. [PMID: 36775082 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Integrins are main cell adhesion receptors serving as linker attaching cells to extracellular matrix (ECM) and bidirectional hubs transmitting biochemical and mechanical signals between cells and their environment. Integrin αvβ3 is a critical family member of integrins and interacts with ECM proteins containing RGD tripeptide sequence. Accumulating evidence indicated that the abnormal expression of integrin αvβ3 was associated with various tumor progressions, including tumor initiation, sustained tumor growth, distant metastasis, drug resistance development, maintenance of stemness in cancer cells. Therefore, αvβ3 has been explored as a therapeutic target in various types of cancers, but there is no αvβ3 antagonist approved for human therapy. Targeting-integrin αvβ3 therapeutics has been a challenge, but lessons from the past are valuable to the development of innovative targeting approaches. This review systematically summarized the structure, signal transduction, regulatory role in cancer, and drug development history of integrin αvβ3, and also provided new insights into αvβ3-based therapeutics in cancer from bench to clinical trials, which would contribute to developing effective targeting αvβ3 agents for cancer treatment.
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- Yanlun Gu
- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, 100034 Beijing, China; Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, 100191 Beijing, China; Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, 100191 Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku street, Xicheng District, 100034 Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, 100034 Beijing, China; Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, 100191 Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, 100034 Beijing, China; Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, 100191 Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, 100034 Beijing, China; Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, 100191 Beijing, China
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- Department of traditional Chinese and Western medicine,Peking University Of First Hospital, Xishiku street 8th,Xicheng District,10034 Beijing, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, 100191 Beijing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, 100034 Beijing, China; Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, 100191 Beijing, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Peking University First Hospital, Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, 100034 Beijing, China; Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Peking University First Hospital, Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, 100191 Beijing, China; Department of Pharmacy Administration and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Xueyuan Road 38, Haidian District, 100191 Beijing, China.
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Gomari MM, Abkhiz S, Pour TG, Lotfi E, Rostami N, Monfared FN, Ghobari B, Mosavi M, Alipour B, Dokholyan NV. Peptidomimetics in cancer targeting. Mol Med 2022; 28:146. [PMID: 36476230 PMCID: PMC9730693 DOI: 10.1186/s10020-022-00577-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The low efficiency of treatment strategies is one of the main obstacles to developing cancer inhibitors. Up to now, various classes of therapeutics have been developed to inhibit cancer progression. Peptides due to their small size and easy production compared to proteins are highly regarded in designing cancer vaccines and oncogenic pathway inhibitors. Although peptides seem to be a suitable therapeutic option, their short lifespan, instability, and low binding affinity for their target have not been widely applicable against malignant tumors. Given the peptides' disadvantages, a new class of agents called peptidomimetic has been introduced. With advances in physical chemistry and biochemistry, as well as increased knowledge about biomolecule structures, it is now possible to chemically modify peptides to develop efficient peptidomimetics. In recent years, numerous studies have been performed to the evaluation of the effectiveness of peptidomimetics in inhibiting metastasis, angiogenesis, and cancerous cell growth. Here, we offer a comprehensive review of designed peptidomimetics to diagnose and treat cancer.
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- Mohammad Mahmoudi Gomari
- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411425.70000 0004 0417 7516Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Arak University, Arak, Iran
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- grid.411705.60000 0001 0166 0922Department of Virology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.412831.d0000 0001 1172 3536Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- grid.411746.10000 0004 4911 7066Department of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.411705.60000 0001 0166 0922Medical Biotechnology Department, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- grid.240473.60000 0004 0543 9901Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA USA ,grid.240473.60000 0004 0543 9901Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA USA
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Sen S, Spasic A, Sinha A, Wang J, Bush M, Li J, Nešić D, Zhou Y, Angiulli G, Morgan P, Salas-Estrada L, Takagi J, Walz T, Coller BS, Filizola M. Structure-Based Discovery of a Novel Class of Small-Molecule Pure Antagonists of Integrin αVβ3. J Chem Inf Model 2022; 62:5607-5621. [PMID: 36279366 PMCID: PMC9767310 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Inhibitors of integrin αVβ3 have therapeutic promise for a variety of diseases. Most αVβ3-targeting small molecules patterned after the RGD motif are partial agonists because they induce a high-affinity, ligand-binding conformation and prime the receptor to bind the ligand without an activating stimulus, in part via a charge-charge interaction between their aspartic acid carboxyl group and the metal ion in the metal-ion-dependent adhesion site (MIDAS). Building upon our previous studies on the related integrin αIIbβ3, we searched for pure αVβ3 antagonists that lack this typical aspartic acid carboxyl group and instead engage through direct binding to one of the coordinating residues of the MIDAS metal ion, specifically β3 E220. By in silico screening of two large chemical libraries for compounds interacting with β3 E220, we indeed discovered a novel molecule that does not contain an acidic carboxyl group and does not induce the high-affinity, ligand-binding state of the receptor. Functional and structural characterization of a chemically optimized version of this compound led to the discovery of a novel small-molecule pure αVβ3 antagonist that (i) does not prime the receptor to bind the ligand and does not induce hybrid domain swing-out or receptor extension as judged by antibody binding and negative-stain electron microscopy, (ii) binds at the RGD-binding site as predicted by metadynamics rescoring of induced-fit docking poses and confirmed by a cryo-electron microscopy structure of the compound-bound integrin, and (iii) coordinates the MIDAS metal ion via a quinoline moiety instead of an acidic carboxyl group.
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- Soumyo Sen
- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1677, New York, New York10029, United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1677, New York, New York10029, United States
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- Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, P.O. Box 309, New York, New York10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, P.O. Box 219, New York, New York10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, P.O. Box 219, New York, New York10065, United States
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- Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, P.O. Box 309, New York, New York10065, United States
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- Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, P.O. Box 309, New York, New York10065, United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1677, New York, New York10029, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, P.O. Box 219, New York, New York10065, United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1677, New York, New York10029, United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1677, New York, New York10029, United States
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- Laboratory of Protein Synthesis and Expression, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, P.O. Box 219, New York, New York10065, United States
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- Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, P.O. Box 309, New York, New York10065, United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1677, New York, New York10029, United States
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Liu W, Ma H, Liang R, Chen X, Li H, Lan T, Yang J, Liao J, Qin Z, Yang Y, Liu N, Li F. Targeted Alpha Therapy of Glioma Using 211At-Labeled Heterodimeric Peptide Targeting Both VEGFR and Integrins. Mol Pharm 2022; 19:3206-3216. [PMID: 35993583 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.2c00349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Targeted radionuclide therapy based on α-emitters plays an increasingly important role in cancer treatment. In this study, we proposed to apply a heterodimeric peptide (iRGD-C6-lys-C6-DA7R) targeting both VEGFR and integrins as a new vector for 211At radiolabeling to obtain high-performance radiopharmaceuticals with potential in targeted alpha therapy (TAT). An astatinated peptide, iRGD-C6-lys(211At-ATE)-C6-DA7R, was prepared with a radiochemical yield of ∼45% and high radiochemical purity of >95% via an electrophilic radioastatodestannylation reaction. iRGD-C6-lys(211At-ATE)-C6-DA7R showed good stability in vitro and high binding ability to U87MG (glioma) cells. Systematic in vitro antitumor investigations involving cytotoxicity, apoptosis, distribution of the cell cycle, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) clearly demonstrated that 211At-labeled heterodimeric peptides could significantly inhibit cell viability, induce cell apoptosis, arrest the cell cycle in G2/M phase, and increase intracellular ROS levels in a dose-dependent manner. Biodistribution revealed that iRGD-C6-lys(211At-ATE)-C6-DA7R had rapid tumor accumulation and fast normal tissue/organ clearance, which was mainly excreted through the kidneys. Moreover, in vivo therapeutic evaluation indicated that iRGD-C6-lys(211At-ATE)-C6-DA7R was able to obviously inhibit tumor growth and prolong the survival of mice bearing glioma xenografts without notable toxicity to normal organs. All these results suggest that TAT mediated by iRGD-C6-lys(211At-ATE)-C6-DA7R can provide an effective and promising strategy for the treatment of glioma and some other tumors.
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- Weihao Liu
- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.,Gansu Provincial Isotope Laboratory, Lanzhou 730300, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China.,Gansu Provincial Isotope Laboratory, Lanzhou 730300, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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Zhevlakova I, Xiong L, Liu H, Dudiki T, Ciocea A, Podrez E, Byzova TV. Opposite roles of Kindlin orthologs in cell survival and proliferation. Cell Prolif 2022; 55:e13280. [PMID: 35860876 PMCID: PMC9436913 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE It is unclear why adhesion-dependent cells such as epithelium undergo anoikis without anchorage, while adhesion-independent blood cells thrive in suspension. The adhesive machinery of these cells is similar, with the exception of Kindlin orthologs, Kindlin 2 (K2) and Kindlin 3 (K3). Here we address how Kindlins control cell survival and proliferation in anchorage-dependent and independent cells. MATERIAL AND METHODS To demonstrate the opposite roles of Kindlin's in cell survival we utilized in vivo and in vitro models and K3 and K2 knockdown and knockin cells. We used human lymphocytes from the K3 deficient patients in tumour model, K3 knockout and knockin macrophages and K2 knockout and knockin MEF cells for experiments in under conditions of adhesion and in suspension. RESULTS Depletion of K3 promotes cell proliferation and survival of anchorage-independent cells regardless of cell attachment. In contrast, the absence of K2 in anchorage-dependent cells accelerates apoptosis and limits proliferation. K3 deficiency promotes human lymphoma growth and survival in vivo. Kindlins' interaction with paxillin, is critical for their differential roles in cell anchorage. While disruption of K2-paxillin binding leads to increased apoptosis, the lack of K3-paxillin binding has an opposite effect in adhesion-independent cells. CONCLUSION Kindlin ortologs and their interaction to cytoskeletal protein paxillin define the mechanisms of anchorage dependence. Our study identifies the key elements of the cell adhesion machinery in cell survival and tumour metastasis, proposing possible targets for tumour treatment.
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- Irina Zhevlakova
- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Liu W, Ma H, Li F, Cai H, Liang R, Chen X, Lan T, Yang J, Liao J, Yang Y, Liu N. PET imaging of VEGFR and integrins in glioma tumor xenografts using 89Zr labelled heterodimeric peptide. Bioorg Med Chem 2022; 59:116677. [PMID: 35220162 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2022.116677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) and integrin αv are over-expressed in angiogenesis of variety malignant tumors with key roles in angiogenesis, and have been proven as valuable targets for cancer imaging and treatment. In this study, a heterodimeric peptide targeting VEGFR and integrin was designed, and radiolabeled with zirconium-89 (89Zr) for PET imaging of glioma. 89Zr-DFO-heterodimeric peptide, a the newly developed probe, was prepared with radiochemical yield of 88.7 ± 2.4%. Targeted binding capability of 89Zr-DFO-heterodimeric peptide towards U87MG cells was investigated in murine glioma xenograft models, which shows that the designed probe has good binding ability to both targeting sites. Biodistribution indicated that kidney metabolism is the main pathway and tumor uptake of 89Zr-DFO-heterodimeric peptide reached the peak of 0.62 ± 0.10% ID/g . U87MG xenograft could be clearly visualized by microPET/CT imaging through 1 to 3 h post-injection of 89Zr-DFO-heterodimeric peptide. Importantly, the tumor radiouptake was significantly reduced after blocking, and the imaging effect of this radioactive compound was more obvious than that of monomeric peptide probes. 89Zr-DFO-heterodimeric peptide has been demonstrated to show potential as a new radiopharmaceutical probe towards glioma, and multi-target probes do have advantages in tumor imaging.
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- Weihao Liu
- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Laboratory of Clinical Nuclear Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, PR China.
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Li Q, Lan T, Xie J, Lu Y, Zheng D, Su B. Integrin-Mediated Tumorigenesis and Its Therapeutic Applications. Front Oncol 2022; 12:812480. [PMID: 35223494 PMCID: PMC8873568 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.812480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Integrins, a family of adhesion molecules generally exist on the cell surface, are essential for regulating cell growth and its function. As a bi-directional signaling molecule, they mediate cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interaction. The recognitions of their key roles in many human pathologies, including autoimmunity, thrombosis and neoplasia, have revealed their great potential as a therapeutic target. This paper focuses on the activation of integrins, the role of integrins in tumorigenesis and progression, and advances of integrin-dependent tumor therapeutics in recent years. It is expected that understanding function and signaling transmission will fully exploit potentialities of integrin as a novel target for tumors.
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- Qingling Li
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterial, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterial, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterial, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterial, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterial, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Dali Zheng, ; Bohua Su,
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, Fujian Provincial Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterial, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Dali Zheng, ; Bohua Su,
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Hariprabu KNG, Sathya M, Vimalraj S. CRISPR/Cas9 in cancer therapy: A review with a special focus on tumor angiogenesis. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 192:913-930. [PMID: 34655593 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Tumor angiogenesis is a critical target for cancer treatment and its inhibition has become a common anticancer approach following chemotherapy. However, due to the simultaneous activation of different compensatory molecular mechanisms that enhance tumor angiogenesis, clinically authorized anti-angiogenic medicines are ineffective. Additionally, medications used to treat cancer have an effect on normal body cells; nonetheless, more research is needed to create new cancer therapeutic techniques. With advances in molecular biology, it is now possible to use gene-editing technology to alter the genome and study the functional changes resulting from genetic manipulation. With the development of CRISPR/Cas9 technology, it has become a very powerful tool for altering the genomes of many organisms. It was determined that CRISPR/Cas9, which first appeared in bacteria as a part of an adaptive immune system, could be used, in modified forms, to alter genomes and function. In conclusion, CRISPR/Cas9 could be a major step forward to cancer management by providing patients with an effective method for dealing with cancers by dissecting the carcinogenesis pathways, identifying new biologic targets, and perhaps arming cancer cells with drugs. Hence, this review will discuss the current applications of CRISPR/Cas9 technology in tumor angiogenesis research for the purpose of cancer treatment.
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Anna University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Sheikh A, Md S, Kesharwani P. RGD engineered dendrimer nanotherapeutic as an emerging targeted approach in cancer therapy. J Control Release 2021; 340:221-242. [PMID: 34757195 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2021.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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A bird's eye view is now demanded in the area of cancer research to suppress the suffering of cancer patient and mediate the lack of treatment related to chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is always preferred over surgery or radiation therapy, but they never met the patient's demand of safe medication. Targeted therapy has now been in research that could hinder the unnecessary effect of drug on normal cells but could affect the tumor cells in much efficient manner. Angiogenesis is process involved in development of new blood vessel that nourishes tumor growth. Integrin receptors are over expressed on cancer cells that play vital role in angiogenesis for growth and metastasis of tumor cell. A delivery of RGD based peptide to integrin targeted site could help in its successful binding and liberation of drug in tumor vasculature. Dendrimers, in addition to its excellent pharmacokinetic properties also helps to carry targeting ligand to site of tumor by successfully conjugating with them. The aim of this review is to bring light upon the role of integrin in cancer progression, interaction of RGD to integrin receptor and more importantly the RGD-dendrimer based targeted therapy for the treatment of various cancers.
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- Afsana Sheikh
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia; Center of Excellence for Drug Research & Pharmaceutical Industries, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India.
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Expression Analysis of α5 Integrin Subunit Reveals Its Upregulation as a Negative Prognostic Biomarker for Glioblastoma. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14090882. [PMID: 34577582 PMCID: PMC8465081 DOI: 10.3390/ph14090882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Integrin α5β1 was suggested to be involved in glioblastoma (GBM) aggressiveness and treatment resistance through preclinical studies and genomic analysis in patients. However, further protein expression data are still required to confirm this hypothesis. In the present study, we investigated by immunofluorescence the expression of integrin α5 and its prognostic impact in a glioblastoma series of patients scheduled to undergo the Stupp protocol as first-line treatment for GBM. The integrin α5 protein expression level was estimated in each tumor by the mean fluorescence intensity (MFI) and allowed us to identify two subpopulations showing either a high or low expression level. The distribution of patients in both subpopulations was not significantly different according to age, gender, recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) prognostic score, molecular markers or surgical and medical treatment. A high integrin α5 protein expression level was associated with a high risk of recurrence (HR = 1.696, 95% CI 1.031-2.792, p = 0.0377) and reduced overall survival (OS), even more significant in patients who completed the Stupp protocol (median OS: 15.6 vs. 22.8 months; HR = 2.324; 95% CI 1.168-4.621, p = 0.0162). In multivariate analysis, a high integrin α5 protein expression level was confirmed as an independent prognostic factor in the subpopulation of patients who completed the temozolomide-based first-line treatment for predicting OS over age, extent of surgery, RPA score and O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation (p = 0.029). In summary, for the first time, our study validates that a high integrin α5 protein expression level is associated with poor prognosis in GBM and confirms its potential as a therapeutic target implicated in the Stupp protocol resistance.
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Zhang K, Zhang H, Gao YH, Wang JQ, Li Y, Cao H, Hu Y, Wang L. A Monotargeting Peptidic Network Antibody Inhibits More Receptors for Anti-Angiogenesis. ACS NANO 2021; 15:13065-13076. [PMID: 34323463 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The overexpression of growth factors and receptors on neovascular endothelial cells (ECs) and their binding may promote the abnormal growth of new blood vessels, leading to corneal neovascularization (CNV). Normally, monoclonal antibodies may bind and block only one growth factor or receptor, such as bevacizumab binding and blocking vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Herein, we develop a monotargeting peptidic network antibody (pepnetibody) that blocks multiple receptors on the membrane of ECs through forming a fibrous network and ultimately achieves high-efficient treatment of CNV. The pepnetibody could bind to integrin αvβ3 in particulate formulation and in situ fibrillogenesis on ECs, mimicking the process of fibronectin fibrillogenesis on the cell membrane. The in situ formed peptidic network could firmly block integrin and cover other angiogenesis-related receptors, such as VEGF receptor-2 and neuropilin-1, exhibiting competitive efficacy of antiangiogenesis compared with traditional monoclonal antibody bevacizumab with 97.7 times lower dose.
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- Kuo Zhang
- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 227 Chongqing South Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, No. 30 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, 600, Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, China
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- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST), No. 11 Beiyitiao, Zhongguancun, Beijing, 100190, China
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Picoli CC, Gonçalves BÔP, Santos GSP, Rocha BGS, Costa AC, Resende RR, Birbrair A. Pericytes cross-talks within the tumor microenvironment. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2021; 1876:188608. [PMID: 34384850 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2021.188608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cancer cells are embedded within the tumor microenvironment and interact dynamically with its components during tumor progression. Understanding the molecular mechanisms by which the tumor microenvironment components communicate is crucial for the success of therapeutic applications. Recent studies show, by using state-of-the-art technologies, including sophisticated in vivo inducible Cre/loxP mediated systems and CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, that pericytes communicate with cancer cells. The arising knowledge on cross-talks within the tumor microenvironment will be essential for the development of new therapies against cancer. Here, we review recent progress in our understanding of pericytes roles within tumors.
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- Caroline C Picoli
- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil; Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Benwell CJ, Taylor JAGE, Robinson SD. Endothelial neuropilin-2 influences angiogenesis by regulating actin pattern development and α5-integrin-p-FAK complex recruitment to assembling adhesion sites. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21679. [PMID: 34314542 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202100286r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The ability to form a variety of cell-matrix connections is crucial for angiogenesis to take place. Without stable anchorage to the extracellular matrix (ECM), endothelial cells (ECs) are unable to sense, integrate and disseminate growth factor stimulated responses that drive growth of a vascular bed. Neuropilin-2 (NRP2) is a widely expressed membrane-bound multifunctional non-tyrosine kinase receptor, which has previously been implicated in influencing cell adhesion and migration by interacting with α5-integrin and regulating adhesion turnover. α5-integrin, and its ECM ligand fibronectin (FN) are both known to be upregulated during the formation of neo-vasculature. Despite being descriptively annotated as a candidate biomarker for aggressive cancer phenotypes, the EC-specific roles for NRP2 during developmental and pathological angiogenesis remain unexplored. The data reported here support a model whereby NRP2 actively promotes EC adhesion and migration by regulating dynamic cytoskeletal remodeling and by stimulating Rab11-dependent recycling of α5-integrin-p-FAK complexes to newly assembling adhesion sites. Furthermore, temporal depletion of EC-NRP2 in vivo impairs primary tumor growth by disrupting vessel formation. We also demonstrate that EC-NRP2 is required for normal postnatal retinal vascular development, specifically by regulating cell-matrix adhesion. Upon loss of endothelial NRP2, vascular outgrowth from the optic nerve during superficial plexus formation is disrupted, likely due to reduced FAK phosphorylation within sprouting tip cells.
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- Christopher J Benwell
- Gut Microbes and Health, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Gut Microbes and Health, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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- Gut Microbes and Health, Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.,School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK
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Varlamova EG, Turovsky EA. THE MAIN CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF METHYLSELENINIC ACID ON VARIOUS CANCER CELLS. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:6614. [PMID: 34205571 PMCID: PMC8234898 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22126614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Studies of recent decades have repeatedly demonstrated the cytotoxic effect of selenium-containing compounds on cancer cells of various origins. Particular attention in these studies is paid to methylseleninic acid, a widespread selenium-containing compound of organic nature, for several reasons: it has a selective cytotoxic effect on cancer cells, it is cytotoxic in small doses, it is able to generate methylselenol, excluding the action of the enzyme β-lyase. All these qualities make methylseleninic acid an attractive substrate for the production of anticancer drugs on its basis with a well-pronounced selective effect. However, the studies available to date indicate that there is no strictly specific molecular mechanism of its cytotoxic effect in relation to different cancer cell lines and cancer models. This review contains generalized information on the dose- and time-dependent regulation of the toxic effect of methylseleninic acid on the proliferative properties of a number of cancer cell lines. In addition, special attention in this review is paid to the influence of this selenium-containing compound on the regulation of endoplasmic reticulum stress and on the expression of seven selenoproteins, which are localized in the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- Elena G. Varlamova
- Institute of Cell Biophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Research Center “Pushchino Scientific Center for Biological Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences”, Institutskaya St. 3, Pushchino 142290, Moscow Region, Russia;
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Imaging Inflammation with Positron Emission Tomography. Biomedicines 2021; 9:biomedicines9020212. [PMID: 33669804 PMCID: PMC7922638 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9020212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The impact of inflammation on the outcome of many medical conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, neurological disorders, infections, cancer, and autoimmune diseases has been widely acknowledged. However, in contrast to neurological, oncologic, and cardiovascular disorders, imaging plays a minor role in research and management of inflammation. Imaging can provide insights into individual and temporospatial biology and grade of inflammation which can be of diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic value. There is therefore an urgent need to evaluate and understand current approaches and potential applications for imaging of inflammation. This review discusses radiotracers for positron emission tomography (PET) that have been used to image inflammation in cardiovascular diseases and other inflammatory conditions with a special emphasis on radiotracers that have already been successfully applied in clinical settings.
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Hu C, Hui K, Jiang X. Effects of microRNA regulation on antiangiogenic therapy resistance in non-small cell lung cancer. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 131:110557. [PMID: 32836072 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Antiangiogenic drugs have become a standard therapeutic regimen for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); however, many issues remain to be solved. Identifying specific markers to predict patient response to antiangiogenic drugs to ensure therapeutic efficacy would increase their clinical benefit. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in the process of resistance to antiangiogenic therapy, as they regulate various key signaling pathways. Therefore, miRNAs may be used as targets for reversing tumor resistance to antiangiogenic therapy. This article reviews the molecular mechanisms of antiangiogenic therapy resistance and the specific mechanisms of miRNA regulation of resistance. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is one of multiple target genes of miRNAs, and is closely related to antiangiogenic research. Thus, it is described separately in this review article.
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- Chenxi Hu
- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.182, Tongguan Road, Lianyungang City 222002, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, Lianyungang Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, No.182, Tongguan Road, Lianyungang City 222002, Jiangsu Province, China.
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- Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, No.182, Tongguan Road, Lianyungang City 222002, Jiangsu Province, China; Department of Oncology, Lianyungang Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, No.182, Tongguan Road, Lianyungang City 222002, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Exosomes-Mediated Transfer of Itga2 Promotes Migration and Invasion of Prostate Cancer Cells by Inducing Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12082300. [PMID: 32824235 PMCID: PMC7466113 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12082300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Although integrin alpha 2 subunit (ITGA2) mediates cancer progression and metastasis, its transfer by exosomes has not been investigated in prostate cancer (PCa). We aimed to determine the role of exosomal ITGA2 derived from castration-resistant PCa (CRPC) cells in promoting aggressive phenotypes in androgen receptor (AR)-positive cells. Exosomes were co-incubated with recipient cells and tested for different cellular assays. ITGA2 was enriched in exosomes derived from CRPC cells. Co-culture of AR-positive cells with CRPC-derived exosomes increased their proliferation, migration, and invasion by promoting epithelial-mesenchymal transition, which was reversed via ITGA2 knockdown or inhibition of exosomal uptake by methyl-β-cyclodextrin (MβCD). Ectopic expression of ITGA2 reproduced the effect of exosomal ITGA2 in PCa cells. ITGA2 transferred by exosomes exerted its effect within a shorter time compared to that triggered by its endogenous expression. The difference of ITGA2 protein expression in localized tumors and those with lymph node metastatic tissues was indistinguishable. Nevertheless, its abundance was higher in circulating exosomes collected from PCa patients when compared with normal subjects. Our findings indicate the possible role of the exosomal-ITGA2 transfer in altering the phenotype of AR-positive cells towards more aggressive phenotype. Thus, interfering with exosomal cargo transfer may inhibit the development of aggressive phenotype in PCa cells.
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Nery de Albuquerque Rego G, da Hora Alves A, Penteado Nucci M, Bustamante Mamani J, Anselmo de Oliveira F, Gamarra LF. Antiangiogenic Targets for Glioblastoma Therapy from a Pre-Clinical Approach, Using Nanoformulations. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21124490. [PMID: 32599834 PMCID: PMC7349965 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive tumor type whose resistance to conventional treatment is mediated, in part, by the angiogenic process. New treatments involving the application of nanoformulations composed of encapsulated drugs coupled to peptide motifs that direct drugs to specific targets triggered in angiogenesis have been developed to reach and modulate different phases of this process. We performed a systematic review with the search criterion (Glioblastoma OR Glioma) AND (Therapy OR Therapeutic) AND (Nanoparticle) AND (Antiangiogenic OR Angiogenesis OR Anti-angiogenic) in Pubmed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases, in which 312 articles were identified; of these, only 27 articles were included after selection and analysis of eligibility according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data of the articles were analyzed in five contexts: the characteristics of the tumor cells; the animal models used to induce GBM for antiangiogenic treatment; the composition of nanoformulations and their physical and chemical characteristics; the therapeutic anti-angiogenic process; and methods for assessing the effects on antiangiogenic markers caused by therapies. The articles included in the review were heterogeneous and varied in practically all aspects related to nanoformulations and models. However, there was slight variance in the antiangiogenic effect analysis. CD31 was extensively used as a marker, which does not provide a view of the effects on the most diverse aspects involved in angiogenesis. Therefore, the present review highlighted the need for standardization between the different approaches of antiangiogenic therapy for the GBM model that allows a more effective meta-analysis and that helps in future translational studies.
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- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo 05652-900, Brazil; (G.N.d.A.R.); (A.d.H.A.); (J.B.M.); (F.A.d.O.)
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- LIM44-Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil;
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- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo 05652-900, Brazil; (G.N.d.A.R.); (A.d.H.A.); (J.B.M.); (F.A.d.O.)
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- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo 05652-900, Brazil; (G.N.d.A.R.); (A.d.H.A.); (J.B.M.); (F.A.d.O.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-11-2151-0243
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Yang J, Yang J, Wang H, Wang J, Xiong J, Qiao C, Ran C. An atom-economical design of PET tracer for imaging α vβ 3 integrin via utilizing the three-in-one function of 64Copper. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:1788-1791. [PMID: 31960841 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc08690k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this study, αvβ3 integrin in U87 tumor cells was imaged with a 64Cu-peptidic probe, in which the linear peptide GHRGDHG is used as a pre-ligand, while 64Cu bears three functional roles that include generation of the PET signal, coordination with two GH moieties of the pre-ligand, and cyclizing the linear pre-ligand into an active cyclic-RGD form (termed as 64Cu-Cyclo-RGD) for αvβ3 integrin.
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- Jing Yang
- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, China. and College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, China. and School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, China.
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- Gorden Center for Medical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, China
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- Program in Structural Biology, Nephrology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China
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- Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02129, China.
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Esteban S, Clemente C, Koziol A, Gonzalo P, Rius C, Martínez F, Linares PM, Chaparro M, Urzainqui A, Andrés V, Seiki M, Gisbert JP, Arroyo AG. Endothelial MT1-MMP targeting limits intussusceptive angiogenesis and colitis via TSP1/nitric oxide axis. EMBO Mol Med 2020; 12:e10862. [PMID: 31793743 PMCID: PMC7005619 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201910862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Pathological angiogenesis contributes to cancer progression and chronic inflammatory diseases. In inflammatory bowel disease, the microvasculature expands by intussusceptive angiogenesis (IA), a poorly characterized mechanism involving increased blood flow and splitting of pre-existing capillaries. In this report, mice lacking the protease MT1-MMP in endothelial cells (MT1iΔEC ) presented limited IA in the capillary plexus of the colon mucosa assessed by 3D imaging during 1% DSS-induced colitis. This resulted in better tissue perfusion, preserved intestinal morphology, and milder disease activity index. Combined in vivo intravital microscopy and lentiviral rescue experiments with in vitro cell culture demonstrated that MT1-MMP activity in endothelial cells is required for vasodilation and IA, as well as for nitric oxide production via binding of the C-terminal fragment of MT1-MMP substrate thrombospondin-1 (TSP1) to CD47/αvβ3 integrin. Moreover, TSP1 levels were significantly higher in serum from IBD patients and in vivo administration of an anti-MT1-MMP inhibitory antibody or a nonamer peptide spanning the αvβ3 integrin binding site in TSP1 reduced IA during mouse colitis. Our results identify MT1-MMP as a new actor in inflammatory IA and a promising therapeutic target for inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Sergio Esteban
- Vascular Pathophysiology AreaCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)MadridSpain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology AreaCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)MadridSpain
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB‐CSIC)MadridSpain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology AreaCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)MadridSpain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology AreaCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)MadridSpain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology AreaCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)MadridSpain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBER‐CV)MadridSpain
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- Bioinformatics UnitCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)MadridSpain
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- Gastroenterology UnitHospital Universitario de La PrincesaInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS‐IP)Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBER‐EHD)Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain
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- Gastroenterology UnitHospital Universitario de La PrincesaInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS‐IP)Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBER‐EHD)Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain
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- Immunology DepartmentFIB‐Hospital Universitario de La PrincesaInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS‐IP)MadridSpain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology AreaCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)MadridSpain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBER‐CV)MadridSpain
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- Division of Cancer Cell ResearchInstitute of Medical ScienceUniversity of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Gastroenterology UnitHospital Universitario de La PrincesaInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS‐IP)Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBER‐EHD)Universidad Autónoma de MadridMadridSpain
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- Vascular Pathophysiology AreaCentro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)MadridSpain
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CIB‐CSIC)MadridSpain
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D'Amico G, Muñoz‐Félix JM, Pedrosa AR, Hodivala‐Dilke KM. "Splitting the matrix": intussusceptive angiogenesis meets MT1-MMP. EMBO Mol Med 2020; 12:e11663. [PMID: 31858727 PMCID: PMC7005529 DOI: 10.15252/emmm.201911663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Pathological angiogenesis contributes to tumour progression as well as to chronic inflammatory diseases. In this issue of EMBO Molecular Medicine, Esteban and co-workers identify endothelial cell MT1-MMP as a key regulator of intussusceptive angiogenesis (IA) in inflammatory colitis. Thrombospondin 1 (TSP1) cleavage by MT1-MMP results in the binding of the c-terminal fragment of TSP1 to αvβ3 integrin, which induces nitric oxide (NO) production, vasodilation and further initiation of IA. This novel control mechanism of inflammatory IA points towards promising new therapeutic targets for inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Gabriela D'Amico
- Barts Cancer InstituteJohn Vane Science CentreQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Barts Cancer InstituteJohn Vane Science CentreQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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- Barts Cancer InstituteJohn Vane Science CentreQueen Mary University of LondonLondonUK
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MFGE8 attenuates Ang-II-induced atrial fibrosis and vulnerability to atrial fibrillation through inhibition of TGF-β1/Smad2/3 pathway. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2020; 139:164-175. [PMID: 31958465 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2020.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2019] [Revised: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by potentiated growth of atrial fibroblasts and excessive deposition of the extracellular matrix. Atrial fibrosis has emerged as a hallmark of atrial structural remodeling linked to AF. Nonetheless, the specific mechanism underlying the progression of atrial fibrosis to AF is still largely unknown. MFGE8 (milk fat globule-EGF factor 8) is a soluble glycoprotein associated with many human diseases. Recently, a number of studies revealed that MFGE8 plays a crucial role in heart disease. Yet, MFGE8 regulation and function in the process of atrial fibrosis and vulnerability to AF remain unexplored. In this study, we found that the expression of MFGE8 was downregulated in the atriums of patients with AF compared with individuals without AF. In addition, the expression of MFGE8 was lower in atriums of angiotensin II (Ang-II)-stimulated rats as compared with the sham group. In vitro, silencing of MFGE8 by small interfering RNA significantly increased Ang-II-induced atrial fibrosis, whereas administration of recombinant human MFGE8 (rhMFGE8) attenuated the atrial fibrosis. Moreover, we found that the activated TGF-β1/Smad2/3 pathway after Ang-II treatment was significantly potentiated by the MFGE8 knockdown but inhibited by rhMFGE8 in vitro. Inhibition of integrin β3 which is the receptor for MFGE8, suppressed the TGF-β1/Smad2/3 activating effects of the MFGE8 knockdown in Ang-II-treated rat atrial fibroblasts. Finally, we administered rhMFGE8 to rats; it attenuated atrial fibrosis and remodeling and further reduced AF vulnerability induced by Ang-II, indicating that MFGE8 might have the potential both as a novel biomarker and as a therapeutic target in atrial fibrosis and AF.
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Dukinfield M, Maniati E, Reynolds LE, Aubdool A, Baliga RS, D'Amico G, Maiques O, Wang J, Bedi KC, Margulies KB, Sanz‐Moreno V, Hobbs A, Hodivala‐Dilke K. Repurposing an anti-cancer agent for the treatment of hypertrophic heart disease. J Pathol 2019; 249:523-535. [PMID: 31424556 PMCID: PMC6900130 DOI: 10.1002/path.5340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Coronary microvascular dysfunction combined with maladaptive cardiomyocyte morphology and energetics is a major contributor to heart failure advancement. Thus, dually enhancing cardiac angiogenesis and targeting cardiomyocyte function to slow, or reverse, the development of heart failure is a logical step towards improved therapy. We present evidence for the potential to repurpose a former anti-cancer Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD)-mimetic pentapeptide, cilengitide, here used at low doses. Cilengitide targets αvβ3 integrin and this protein is upregulated in human dilated and ischaemic cardiomyopathies. Treatment of mice after abdominal aortic constriction (AAC) surgery with low-dose cilengitide (ldCil) enhances coronary angiogenesis and directly affects cardiomyocyte hypertrophy with an associated reduction in disease severity. At a molecular level, ldCil treatment has a direct effect on cardiac endothelial cell transcriptomic profiles, with a significant enhancement of pro-angiogenic signalling pathways, corroborating the enhanced angiogenic phenotype after ldCil treatment. Moreover, ldCil treatment of Angiotensin II-stimulated AngII-stimulated cardiomyocytes significantly restores transcriptomic profiles similar to those found in normal human heart. The significance of this finding is enhanced by transcriptional similarities between AngII-treated cardiomyocytes and failing human hearts. Taken together, our data provide evidence supporting a possible new strategy for improved heart failure treatment using low-dose RGD-mimetics with relevance to human disease. © 2019 The Authors. The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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- Matthew Dukinfield
- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, John Vane Science Centre, Charterhouse SquareLondonUK
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, John Vane Science Centre, Charterhouse SquareLondonUK
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, John Vane Science Centre, Charterhouse SquareLondonUK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse SquareLondonUK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse SquareLondonUK
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, John Vane Science Centre, Charterhouse SquareLondonUK
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, John Vane Science Centre, Charterhouse SquareLondonUK
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, John Vane Science Centre, Charterhouse SquareLondonUK
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- Perelman School of MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania, Translational Research CenterPhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Perelman School of MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania, Translational Research CenterPhiladelphiaPAUSA
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, John Vane Science Centre, Charterhouse SquareLondonUK
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- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse SquareLondonUK
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, John Vane Science Centre, Charterhouse SquareLondonUK
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García-Quiroz J, García-Becerra R, Santos-Cuevas C, Ramírez-Nava GJ, Morales-Guadarrama G, Cárdenas-Ochoa N, Segovia-Mendoza M, Prado-Garcia H, Ordaz-Rosado D, Avila E, Olmos-Ortiz A, López-Cisneros S, Larrea F, Díaz L. Synergistic Antitumorigenic Activity of Calcitriol with Curcumin or Resveratrol is Mediated by Angiogenesis Inhibition in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Xenografts. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11111739. [PMID: 31698751 PMCID: PMC6896056 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11111739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Calcitriol is a multitarget anticancer hormone; however, its effects on angiogenesis remain contradictory. Herein, we tested whether the antiangiogenic phytochemicals curcumin or resveratrol improved calcitriol antitumorigenic effects in vivo. Triple-negative breast cancer tumoral cells (MBCDF-T) were xenografted in nude mice, maintaining treatments for 3 weeks. Tumor onset, volume and microvessel density were significantly reduced in mice coadministered with calcitriol and curcumin (Cal+Cur). Vessel count was also reduced in mice simultaneously treated with calcitriol and resveratrol (Cal+Rsv). Cal+Cur and Cal+Rsv treatments resulted in less tumor activated endothelium, as demonstrated by decreased tumor uptake of integrin-targeted biosensors in vivo. The renal gene expression of Cyp24a1 and Cyp27b1 suggested increased calcitriol bioactivity in the combined regimens. In vitro, the phytochemicals inhibited both MBCDF-T and endothelial cells proliferation, while potentiated calcitriol’s ability to reduce MBCDF-T cell-growth and endothelial cells migration. Resveratrol induced endothelial cell death, as deduced by increased sub-G1 cells accumulation, explaining the reduced tumor vessel number in resveratrol-treated mice, which further diminished when combined with calcitriol. In conclusion, the concomitant administration of calcitriol with curcumin or resveratrol synergistically promoted anticancer effects in vitro and in vivo in human mammary tumor cells. Whereas the results suggest different mechanisms of action of the phytochemicals when coadministered with calcitriol, the converging biological effect was inhibition of tumor neoangiogenesis.
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- Janice García-Quiroz
- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Tlálpan 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico (R.G.-B.); (G.M.-G.); (N.C.-O.); (D.O.-R.); (E.A.); (S.L.-C.); (F.L.)
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Tlálpan 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico (R.G.-B.); (G.M.-G.); (N.C.-O.); (D.O.-R.); (E.A.); (S.L.-C.); (F.L.)
- Departamento de Biología Molecular y Biotecnología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, Coyoacán 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Materiales Radiactivos, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Ocoyoacac 52750, Estado de México, Mexico; (C.S.-C.); (G.J.R.-N.)
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- Departamento de Materiales Radiactivos, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Ocoyoacac 52750, Estado de México, Mexico; (C.S.-C.); (G.J.R.-N.)
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Tlálpan 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico (R.G.-B.); (G.M.-G.); (N.C.-O.); (D.O.-R.); (E.A.); (S.L.-C.); (F.L.)
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Tlálpan 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico (R.G.-B.); (G.M.-G.); (N.C.-O.); (D.O.-R.); (E.A.); (S.L.-C.); (F.L.)
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, Coyoacán 04510, Ciudad de México, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Enfermedades Crónico-Degenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Calzada de Tlalpan 4502, Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Tlalpan 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Tlálpan 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico (R.G.-B.); (G.M.-G.); (N.C.-O.); (D.O.-R.); (E.A.); (S.L.-C.); (F.L.)
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Tlálpan 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico (R.G.-B.); (G.M.-G.); (N.C.-O.); (D.O.-R.); (E.A.); (S.L.-C.); (F.L.)
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- Departamento de Inmunobioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes, Montes Urales 800, Lomas-Virreyes, Lomas de Chapultepec IV Sección, Miguel Hidalgo 11000, Ciudad de México, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Tlálpan 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico (R.G.-B.); (G.M.-G.); (N.C.-O.); (D.O.-R.); (E.A.); (S.L.-C.); (F.L.)
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Tlálpan 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico (R.G.-B.); (G.M.-G.); (N.C.-O.); (D.O.-R.); (E.A.); (S.L.-C.); (F.L.)
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción Dr. Carlos Gual Castro, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Tlálpan 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico (R.G.-B.); (G.M.-G.); (N.C.-O.); (D.O.-R.); (E.A.); (S.L.-C.); (F.L.)
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Faralli JA, Filla MS, Peters DM. Effect of αvβ3 Integrin Expression and Activity on Intraocular Pressure. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2019; 60:1776-1788. [PMID: 31022732 PMCID: PMC6485315 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-26038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Purpose To determine the effects of αvβ3 integrin expression and activation on intraocular pressure (IOP). Methods Cre+/−β3flox/flox mice were treated with topical tamoxifen eye drops for 5 days to activate Cre and excise the β3 integrin gene from the anterior segment. IOP was measured weekly for 11 weeks using rebound tonometry. Mice were then killed and changes in expression of the β3 integrin subunit in Cre+/− β3flox/flox mice were determined using Western blotting analysis and immunofluorescence microscopy. To determine the effect of αvβ3 integrin activation on outflow facility, porcine organ culture anterior segments (POCAS) were perfused with the αvβ3 integrin-activating antibody AP5 or an isotype IgG control for 21 hours. The effect of αvβ3 integrin activation on IOP was measured over 7 days in C57BL/6J mice intracamerally infused with AP5, AP3, IgG, or PBS. Results Deletion of the β3 integrin subunit using the tamoxifen-inducible Cre-loxP system resulted in a decrease in expression of the β3 integrin subunit in the trabecular meshwork and ciliary muscle. Morphologically no gross changes in the anterior segment were detected. Deletion of the β3 integrin subunit resulted in a significantly (P < 0.05) lower IOP in mice within 2 weeks following the tamoxifen treatment and persisted for 11 weeks. Activating the αvβ3 integrin with the AP5 antibody resulted in a significant (P < 0.05) increase in IOP in C57BL/6J mice and a decrease in outflow facility in 42% of the POCAS. Conclusions These studies demonstrate a role for αvβ3 integrin signaling in the regulation of IOP.
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- Jennifer A Faralli
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States.,Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Li J, Fukase Y, Shang Y, Zou W, Muñoz-Félix JM, Buitrago L, van Agthoven J, Zhang Y, Hara R, Tanaka Y, Okamoto R, Yasui T, Nakahata T, Imaeda T, Aso K, Zhou Y, Locuson C, Nesic D, Duggan M, Takagi J, Vaughan RD, Walz T, Hodivala-Dilke K, Teitelbaum SL, Arnaout MA, Filizola M, Foley MA, Coller BS. Novel Pure αVβ3 Integrin Antagonists That Do Not Induce Receptor Extension, Prime the Receptor, or Enhance Angiogenesis at Low Concentrations. ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci 2019; 2:387-401. [PMID: 32259072 DOI: 10.1021/acsptsci.9b00041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The integrin αVβ3 receptor has been implicated in several important diseases, but no antagonists are approved for human therapy. One possible limitation of current small-molecule antagonists is their ability to induce a major conformational change in the receptor that induces it to adopt a high-affinity ligand-binding state. In response, we used structural inferences from a pure peptide antagonist to design the small-molecule pure antagonists TDI-4161 and TDI-3761. Both compounds inhibit αVβ3-mediated cell adhesion to αVβ3 ligands, but do not induce the conformational change as judged by antibody binding, electron microscopy, X-ray crystallography, and receptor priming studies. Both compounds demonstrated the favorable property of inhibiting bone resorption in vitro, supporting potential value in treating osteoporosis. Neither, however, had the unfavorable property of the αVβ3 antagonist cilengitide of paradoxically enhancing aortic sprout angiogenesis at concentrations below its IC50, which correlates with cilengitide's enhancement of tumor growth in vivo.
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- Jihong Li
- Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, 413 East 69 Street, New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1677, New York, New York 10029-6574, United States
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- Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8118, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
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- Adhesion and Angiogenesis Laboratory, Centre for Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute-a CR-UK Centre of Excellence, Queen Mary University of London, John Vane Science Centre, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Leukocyte Biology and Inflammation and Structural Biology Programs, Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, 413 East 69 Street, New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, 413 East 69 Street, New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, 413 East 69 Street, New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, 413 East 69 Street, New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, 413 East 69 Street, New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, 413 East 69 Street, New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, 413 East 69 Street, New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1677, New York, New York 10029-6574, United States
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- Agios Pharmaceuticals, 88 Sidney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139-4169, United States
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- Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- LifeSci Consulting, LLC, 18243 SE Ridgeview Drive, Tequesta, Florida 33469, United States
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- Laboratory of Protein Synthesis and Expression, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Rockefeller University Center for Clinical and Translational Science, Rockefeller University, 2130 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Laboratory of Molecular Electron Microscopy, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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- Adhesion and Angiogenesis Laboratory, Centre for Tumour Biology, Barts Cancer Institute-a CR-UK Centre of Excellence, Queen Mary University of London, John Vane Science Centre, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ, United Kingdom
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- Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8118, 660 South Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
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- Leukocyte Biology and Inflammation and Structural Biology Programs, Division of Nephrology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, United States
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1677, New York, New York 10029-6574, United States
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- Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, 413 East 69 Street, New York, New York 10021, United States
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- Allen and Frances Adler Laboratory of Blood and Vascular Biology, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, United States
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Zhang Q, Jiang L, Yu J, Tian L, Guo T, Di B, Quan J, Feng J, Liu J. Palmitate up-regulates laminin expression via ROS/integrin αvβ3 pathway in HLSECs. Oncotarget 2019; 10:4083-4090. [PMID: 31289608 PMCID: PMC6609245 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Aims/Introduction To investigate the roles of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and integrin αvβ3 in palmitate-induced laminin expression of human liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (HLSECs). Results The protein expression of integrin αv, integrin β3 and laminin are increased by palmitate in HLSECs in a time- and dose-dependent manner. NAC, the ROS inhibitor, significantly inhibited the up-regulation of protein expression of integrin αv, integrin β3 and laminin by palmitate (P < 0.05). Palmitate markedly enhanced ROS formation (P < 0.05), which was not inhibited by LM609, the antibody of integrin αvβ3. Palmitate significantly increased laminin synthesis (P < 0.05), which was attenuated by LM609 and NAC (P < 0.05). Materials and Methods HLSECs were treated with palmitate in the presence or absence of LM609 (10 μg/ml) or N-acetylcysteine (NAC) (2 mM). Expression of integrin αv, integrin β3 and laminin were measured by RT-PCR and Western blot. Immunocytochemistry were used for examining laminin expression. The generation of ROS was measured using the fluorescent signal 2',7' dichloro-fluorescein diacetate (DCFH-DA). Conclusions The results suggested that palmitate increases laminin expression through ROS/integrin αv/β3 pathway.
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- Qi Zhang
- Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou City 730000, Gansu Province, China.,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou City 730000, Gansu Province, China.,These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Intensive Care Unit, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou City 730000, Gansu Province, China.,These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou City 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou City 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou City 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Emergency Department, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou City 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou City 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou City 730000, Gansu Province, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou City 730000, Gansu Province, China
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Zhang B, Kasoju N, Li Q, Soliman E, Yang A, Cui Z, Ma J, Wang H, Ye H. Culture surfaces induce hypoxia-regulated genes in human mesenchymal stromal cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019; 14:035012. [PMID: 30849767 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/ab0e61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Culturing human Mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) in vitro in hypoxic conditions resulted in reduced senescence, enhanced pluripotency and altered proliferation rate. It has been known that in vitro hypoxia affects expression of cell surface proteins. However, the impact of culture surfaces on the hypoxia-regulated genes (HRG) have not yet been reported. This study utilized Next-Generation sequencing to analyse the changes in the gene expression levels of HRG for hMSCs cultured on different culture surfaces. The samples, which were cultured on four different synthesized surfaces (treatments) and tissue culture plate (control), resulted in a difference in growth rate. The sequencing results revealed that the transcription of a number of key genes involved in regulating hypoxic functions were significantly altered, including HIF2A, a marker for potency, differentiation, and various cellular functions. Significant alternations in the expression levels of previously reported oxygen-sensitive surface proteins were detected in this study, some of which closely correlate with the expression levels of HIF2A. Our analysis of the hMSCs transcriptome and HRG mapped out a list of genes encoding surface proteins which may directly regulate or be regulated by HIF2A. The findings from this study showed that culture surfaces have an impact on regulating the expression profile of HRG. Therefore, novel culture surfaces may be designed to selectively activate HIF2A and other HRG and pathways under in vitro normoxia. The understanding of the crosstalk between the regulating genes of hypoxia and culture surfaces may be utilized to strengthen desired hypoxic functions.
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- Bo Zhang
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom. Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Cooper J, Giancotti FG. Integrin Signaling in Cancer: Mechanotransduction, Stemness, Epithelial Plasticity, and Therapeutic Resistance. Cancer Cell 2019; 35:347-367. [PMID: 30889378 PMCID: PMC6684107 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2019.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 489] [Impact Index Per Article: 97.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Integrins mediate cell adhesion and transmit mechanical and chemical signals to the cell interior. Various mechanisms deregulate integrin signaling in cancer, empowering tumor cells with the ability to proliferate without restraint, to invade through tissue boundaries, and to survive in foreign microenvironments. Recent studies have revealed that integrin signaling drives multiple stem cell functions, including tumor initiation, epithelial plasticity, metastatic reactivation, and resistance to oncogene- and immune-targeted therapies. Here, we discuss the mechanisms leading to the deregulation of integrin signaling in cancer and its various consequences. We place emphasis on novel functions, determinants of context dependency, and mechanism-based therapeutic opportunities.
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- Jonathan Cooper
- Department of Translational Oncology, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology and David H. Koch Center for Applied Research of Genitourinary Cancers, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA.
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Mishiro K, Hanaoka H, Yamaguchi A, Ogawa K. Radiotheranostics with radiolanthanides: Design, development strategies, and medical applications. Coord Chem Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Ogawa K. Development of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Probes with Controlled Pharmacokinetics for Use in Radiotheranostics. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2019; 67:897-903. [PMID: 31474726 DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c19-00274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The word "theranostics," a portmanteau word made by combining "therapeutics" and "diagnostics," refers to a personalized medicine concept. Recently, the word, "radiotheranostics," has also been used in nuclear medicine as a term that refer to the use of radioisotopes for combined imaging and therapy. For radiotheranostics, a diagnostic probe and a corresponding therapeutic probe can be prepared by introducing diagnostic and therapeutic radioisotopes into the same precursor. These diagnostic and therapeutic probes can be designed to show equivalent pharmacokinetics, which is important for radiotheranostics. As imaging can predict the absorbed radiation dose and thus the therapeutic and side effects, radiotheranostics can help achieve the goal of personalized medicine. In this review, I discuss the use of radiolabeled probes targeting bone metastases, sigma-1 receptor, and αVβ3 integrin for radiotheranostics.
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- Kazuma Ogawa
- Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University
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Tension enhances cell proliferation and collagen synthesis by upregulating expressions of integrin αvβ3 in human keloid-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Life Sci 2018; 219:272-282. [PMID: 30597173 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.12.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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AIMS Keloids are a dermal fibrotic disease whose etiology remains totally unknown and for which there is no successful treatment. Mechanical tension, in addition, is closely associated with the germination and development of keloids. In this study, we investigated the influence of human keloid-derived mesenchymal stem cells (KD-MSCs) on cell proliferation, collagen synthesis, and expressions of integrin αvβ3 under tension. MAIN METHODS KD-MSCs and human normal skin-derived mesenchymal stem cells (NS-MSCs) were isolated and cultured in stem cell medium with a gradual increase in the serum concentration. Cell proliferation and collagen synthesis were detected by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and hydroxyproline content analysis under tension respectively. We investigated the messenger RNA expressions of nine integrin subunits, including integrin units α2, α3, α5, αv, α8, α10, α11, β1, and β3, in KD-MSCs stimulated with tension. Identification of differentially expressed genes was performed by Western blot analysis and immunocytochemistry staining. KEY FINDINGS We obtained high-purity KD-MSCs and NS-MSCs using the culture method of decreasing serum concentration gradient gradually. Furthermore, we found that tension enhances cell proliferation and collagen synthesis and promotes expressions of integrin αvβ3 in KD-MSCs. In addition, blocking experiments showed that increased integrin αvβ3 expression affects cell proliferation and collagen synthesis of KD-MSCs under tension. SIGNIFICANCE Our results suggest that integrin αvβ3 receptor may be sensitive molecules of mechanical tension and could contribute to the occurrence and development of keloids. It could lead to novel targets for therapeutic intervention, treatment, and prevention of recurrence for keloid disorders.
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Caron JM, Han X, Contois L, Vary CPH, Brooks PC. The HU177 Collagen Epitope Controls Melanoma Cell Migration and Experimental Metastasis by a CDK5/YAP-Dependent Mechanism. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2018; 188:2356-2368. [PMID: 30118657 PMCID: PMC6180252 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2018.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Stromal components not only help form the structure of neoplasms such as melanomas, but they also functionally contribute to their malignant phenotype. Thus, uncovering signaling pathways that integrate the behavior of both tumor and stromal cells may provide unique opportunities for the development of more effective strategies to control tumor progression. In this regard, extracellular matrix-mediated signaling plays a role in coordinating the behavior of both tumor and stromal cells. Here, evidence is provided that targeting a cryptic region of the extracellular matrix protein collagen (HU177 epitope) inhibits melanoma tumor growth and metastasis and reduces angiogenesis and the accumulation of α-SMA-expressing stromal cell in these tumors. The current study suggests that the ability of the HU177 epitope to control melanoma cell migration and metastasis depends on the transcriptional coactivator Yes-associated protein (YAP). Melanoma cell interactions with the HU177 epitope promoted nuclear accumulation of YAP by a cyclin-dependent kinase-5-associated mechanism. These findings provide new insights into the mechanism by which the anti-HU177 antibody inhibits metastasis, and uncovers an unknown signaling pathway by which the HU177 epitope selectively reprograms melanoma cells by regulating nuclear localization of YAP. This study helps to define a potential new therapeutic strategy to control melanoma tumor growth and metastasis that might be used alone or in combination with other therapeutics.
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine
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- Center for Molecular Medicine, Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, Maine.
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Ogawa K, Takeda T, Yokokawa M, Yu J, Makino A, Kiyono Y, Shiba K, Kinuya S, Odani A. Comparison of Radioiodine- or Radiobromine-Labeled RGD Peptides between Direct and Indirect Labeling Methods. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 2018; 66:651-659. [DOI: 10.1248/cpb.c18-00081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Kazuma Ogawa
- Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University
- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Center, University of Fukui
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University
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- Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kanazawa University
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Zoppi N, Chiarelli N, Ritelli M, Colombi M. Multifaced Roles of the αvβ3 Integrin in Ehlers-Danlos and Arterial Tortuosity Syndromes' Dermal Fibroblasts. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19040982. [PMID: 29587413 PMCID: PMC5979373 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19040982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The αvβ3 integrin, an endothelial cells’ receptor-binding fibronectin (FN) in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of blood vessels, regulates ECM remodeling during migration, invasion, angiogenesis, wound healing and inflammation, and is also involved in the epithelial mesenchymal transition. In vitro-grown human control fibroblasts organize a fibrillar network of FN, which is preferentially bound on the entire cell surface to its canonical α5β1 integrin receptor, whereas the αvβ3 integrin is present only in rare patches in focal contacts. We report on the preferential recruitment of the αvβ3 integrin, due to the lack of FN–ECM and its canonical integrin receptor, in dermal fibroblasts from Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) and arterial tortuosity syndrome (ATS), which are rare multisystem connective tissue disorders. We review our previous findings that unraveled different biological mechanisms elicited by the αvβ3 integrin in fibroblasts derived from patients affected with classical (cEDS), vascular (vEDS), hypermobile EDS (hEDS), hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD), and ATS. In cEDS and vEDS, respectively, due to defective type V and type III collagens, αvβ3 rescues patients’ fibroblasts from anoikis through a paxillin-p60Src-mediated cross-talk with the EGF receptor. In hEDS and HSD, without a defined molecular basis, the αvβ3 integrin transduces to the ILK-Snail1-axis inducing a fibroblast-to-myofibroblast-transition. In ATS cells, the deficiency of the dehydroascorbic acid transporter GLUT10 leads to redox imbalance, ECM disarray together with the activation of a non-canonical αvβ3 integrin-TGFBRII signaling, involving p125FAK/p60Src/p38MAPK. The characterization of these different biological functions triggered by αvβ3 provides insights into the multifaced nature of this integrin, at least in cultured dermal fibroblasts, offering future perspectives for research in this field.
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- Nicoletta Zoppi
- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- Division of Biology and Genetics, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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Hatley RJD, Macdonald SJF, Slack RJ, Le J, Ludbrook SB, Lukey PT. An αv-RGD Integrin Inhibitor Toolbox: Drug Discovery Insight, Challenges and Opportunities. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:3298-3321. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201707948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Richard J. D. Hatley
- Fibrosis DPU; Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY UK
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- Fibrosis DPU; Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY UK
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- Fibrosis DPU; Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY UK
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- Fibrosis DPU; Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY UK
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- Fibrosis DPU; Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY UK
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- Fibrosis DPU; Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY UK
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Hatley RJD, Macdonald SJF, Slack RJ, Le J, Ludbrook SB, Lukey PT. Ein Instrumentarium von αv-RGD-Integrin-Inhibitoren: Wirkstoffsuche, Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201707948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Richard J. D. Hatley
- Fibrosis and Lung Injury DPU, Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY Großbritannien
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- Fibrosis and Lung Injury DPU, Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY Großbritannien
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- Fibrosis and Lung Injury DPU, Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY Großbritannien
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- Fibrosis and Lung Injury DPU, Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY Großbritannien
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- Fibrosis and Lung Injury DPU, Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY Großbritannien
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- Fibrosis and Lung Injury DPU, Respiratory Therapeutic Area; GlaxoSmithKline Medicines Research Centre; Gunnels Wood Road Stevenage SG1 2NY Großbritannien
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Pan B, Guo J, Liao Q, Zhao Y. β1 and β3 integrins in breast, prostate and pancreatic cancer: A novel implication. Oncol Lett 2018; 15:5412-5416. [PMID: 29556293 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.8076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Integrins are transmembrane glycoproteins that consist of an α and a β subunit. Specific integrin heterodimers preferentially bind to distinct extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins to affect the characteristics of cells or the components of the ECM. Among the different integrins, β1 and β3 integrins serve essential roles in the progression of different cancer-associated processes, including the initiation, proliferation, survival, migration and invasion. Furthermore, previous studies have revealed a ratio between these two integrins in cancer cells, which also demonstrated that the functions of these two integrins are paradoxical. This indicated that the proliferation and metastasis of cancer cells are not always parallel and may be considered independently maintained. Additionally, the present review may assist in understanding certain aspects of cancer, and in making clinical decisions in a novel and more comprehensive manner.
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- Boju Pan
- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, P.R. China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, P.R. China
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Ren Y, Zhan C, Gao J, Zhang M, Wei X, Ying M, Liu Z, Lu W. A d-Peptide Ligand of Integrins for Simultaneously Targeting Angiogenic Blood Vasculature and Glioma Cells. Mol Pharm 2018; 15:592-601. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Yachao Ren
- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation
Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Harbin Medical University, Harbin 1500813, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation
Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Department
of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation
Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation
Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation
Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation
Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation
Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy & Key Laboratory of Smart Drug Delivery of the Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
- State
Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology and Collaborative Innovation
Center for Brain Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
- Minhang Branch,
Zhongshan Hospital, and Institute of Fudan-Minghang Academic Health
System, Minghang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201199, China
- Institutes of Integrative Medicine of Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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Jia T, Choi J, Ciccione J, Henry M, Mehdi A, Martinez J, Eymin B, Subra G, Coll JL. Heteromultivalent targeting of integrin α vβ 3 and neuropilin 1 promotes cell survival via the activation of the IGF-1/insulin receptors. Biomaterials 2017; 155:64-79. [PMID: 29169039 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.10.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Angiogenesis strongly depends on the activation of integrins, especially integrin αvβ3, and of neuropilin-1 (NRP-1), a co-receptor of VEGFR2. Dual-targeted molecules that simultaneously block both of them are expected have increased anti-angiogenic and antitumor activity. Toward this goal, we generated bifunctional 40 nm-sized silica nanoparticles (NPs) coated with controlled amounts of cRGD and ATWLPPR peptides and studied their affinity, selectivity and biological activity in HUVECs. Sub-nanomolar concentrations of NPs grafted either with ATWLPPR alone or in combination with cRGD exhibit potent and specific antagonist activity against VEGFR2/AKT signaling. However, a 1 nM concentration of the cRGD/ATWLPPR-heteromultivalent particles (RGD/ATW-NPs) also blocks the phosphorylation of VEGFR2 while co-inducing an unexpected long-lasting activation of AKT via IGF-1R/IR-AKT/GSK3β/eNOS signaling that stimulates cell survival and abrogates the intrinsic toxicity of silica-NPs to serum-starved HUVECs. We also showed that their repeated intravenous administration was associated with the proliferation of human U87MG tumor cells engrafted in nude mice and a dilatation of the tumor blood vessels. We present biochemical evidence for the complex cross-talk generated by the binding of the heteromultivalent NPs with αvβ3-integrin and with NRP1. In particular, we show for the first time that such heteromultivalent NPs can trans-activate IGF-1/insulin receptors and exert dose-dependent pro-survival activity. This study demonstrates the difficulties in designing targeted silica-based NPs for antiangiogenic therapies and the possible risks posed by undesirable side effects.
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- Tao Jia
- INSERM-UGA U1209, CNRS UMR5309, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, La Tronche, France
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- INSERM-UGA U1209, CNRS UMR5309, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, La Tronche, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR5247 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- INSERM-UGA U1209, CNRS UMR5309, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, La Tronche, France
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt, UMR5253, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR5247 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- INSERM-UGA U1209, CNRS UMR5309, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, La Tronche, France
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- Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM), UMR5247 CNRS, Université de Montpellier, ENSCM, Montpellier, France
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- INSERM-UGA U1209, CNRS UMR5309, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, La Tronche, France.
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Counterbalancing anti-adhesive effects of Tenascin-C through fibronectin expression in endothelial cells. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12762. [PMID: 28986537 PMCID: PMC5630602 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-13008-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Cellular fibronectin (FN) and tenascin-C (TNC) are prominent development- and disease-associated matrix components with pro- and anti-adhesive activity, respectively. Whereas both are present in the tumour vasculature, their functional interplay on vascular endothelial cells remains unclear. We have previously shown that basally-oriented deposition of a FN matrix restricts motility and promotes junctional stability in cultured endothelial cells and that this effect is tightly coupled to expression of FN. Here we report that TNC induces FN expression in endothelial cells. This effect counteracts the potent anti-adhesive activity of TNC and leads to the assembly of a dense highly-branched subendothelial matrix that enhances tubulogenic activity. These findings suggest that pro-angiogenic remodelling of the perivascular matrix may involve TNC-induced upregulation of FN in endothelial cells.
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Kim YM, Park SC, Jang MK. Targeted gene delivery of polyethyleneimine-grafted chitosan with RGD dendrimer peptide in αvβ3 integrin-overexpressing tumor cells. Carbohydr Polym 2017; 174:1059-1068. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Liao Z, Kasirer-Friede A, Shattil SJ. Optogenetic interrogation of integrin αVβ3 function in endothelial cells. J Cell Sci 2017; 130:3532-3541. [PMID: 28864764 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.205203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The integrin αVβ3 is reported to promote angiogenesis in some model systems but not in others. Here, we used optogenetics to study the effects of αVβ3 interaction with the intracellular adapter kindlin-2 (Fermt2) on endothelial cell functions potentially relevant to angiogenesis. Because interaction of kindlin-2 with αVβ3 requires the C-terminal three residues of the β3 cytoplasmic tail (Arg-Gly-Thr; RGT), optogenetic probes LOVpep and ePDZ1 were fused to β3ΔRGT-GFP and mCherry-kindlin-2, respectively, and expressed in β3 integrin-null microvascular endothelial cells. Exposure of the cells to 450 nm (blue) light caused rapid and specific interaction of kindlin-2 with αVβ3 as assessed by immunofluorescence and total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy, and it led to increased endothelial cell migration, podosome formation and angiogenic sprouting. Analyses of kindlin-2 mutants indicated that interaction of kindlin-2 with other kindlin-2 binding partners, including c-Src, actin, integrin-linked kinase and phosphoinositides, were also likely necessary for these endothelial cell responses. Thus, kindlin-2 promotes αVβ3-dependent angiogenic functions of endothelial cells through its simultaneous interactions with β3 integrin and several other binding partners. Optogenetic approaches should find further use in clarifying spatiotemporal aspects of vascular cell biology.
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- Zhongji Liao
- Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Methylseleninic Acid Provided at Nutritional Selenium Levels Inhibits Angiogenesis by Down-regulating Integrin β3 Signaling. Sci Rep 2017; 7:9445. [PMID: 28842587 PMCID: PMC5573405 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-09568-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Targeting angiogenesis has emerged as a promising strategy for cancer treatment. Methylseleninic acid (MSA) is a metabolite of selenium (Se) in animal cells that exhibits anti-oxidative and anti-cancer activities at levels exceeding Se nutritional requirements. However, it remains unclear whether MSA exerts its effects on cancer prevention by influencing angiogenesis within Se nutritional levels. Herein, we demonstrate that MSA inhibited angiogenesis at 2 µM, which falls in the range of moderate Se nutritional status. We found that MSA treatments at 2 µM increased cell adherence, while inhibiting cell migration and tube formation of HUVECs in vitro. Moreover, MSA effectively inhibited the sprouts of mouse aortic rings and neoangiogenesis in chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane. We also found that MSA down-regulated integrin β3 at the levels of mRNA and protein, and disrupted clustering of integrin β3 on the cell surface. Additionally, results showed that MSA inhibited the phosphorylation of AKT, IκBα, and NFκB. Overall, our results suggest that exogenous MSA inhibited angiogenesis at nutritional Se levels not only by down-regulating the expression of integrin β3 but also by disorganizing the clustering of integrin β3, which further inhibited the phosphorylation involving AKT, IκBα, NFκB. These findings provide novel mechanistic insight into the function of MSA for regulating angiogenesis and suggest that MSA could be a potential candidate or adjuvant for anti-tumor therapy in clinical settings.
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Kang F, Wang Z, Li G, Wang S, Liu D, Zhang M, Zhao M, Yang W, Wang J. Inter-heterogeneity and intra-heterogeneity of α vβ 3 in non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer patients as revealed by 68Ga-RGD 2 PET imaging. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2017; 44:1520-1528. [PMID: 28405726 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-017-3696-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2017] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Integrin αvβ3 is the therapeutic target of the anti-angiogenic drug cilengitide. The objective of this study was to compare αvβ3 levels in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients, by using the positron emission tomography (PET) tracer 68Ga-labeled dimerized-RGD (68Ga-RGD2). METHODS Thirty-one patients with pathologically confirmed lung cancer were enrolled (21 were NSCLC and 10 were SCLC). PET/CT images were acquired using 68Ga-RGD2.18F-FDG PET/CT images were also acquired on the consecutive day as reference. The standard uptake values (SUV) and the tumor/nontarget (T/NT) values were quantitatively compared. Expression of the angiogenesis marker αvβ3 in NSCLC and SCLC lesions was analyzed by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS The 18F-FDG SUVmax and the SUVmean were not significantly different between NSCLC and SCLC patients. The 68Ga-RGD2 uptake of SCLC patients was at background levels in both SUV and T/NT measurements and was significantly lower than that of NSCLC patients. The range value of 68Ga-RGD2 SUVmean was 4.5 in the NSCLC group and 2.2 in the SCLC group, while the variation coefficient was 36.2% and 39.3% in NSCLC and SCLC primary lesions, respectively. Heterogeneity between primary lesions and putative distant metastases was also observed in some NSCLC cases. Immunostaining showed that αvβ3 integrin was expressed in the cells and neovasculature of NSCLC lesions, while SCLC samples had negative expression. CONCLUSIONS The uptake of 68Ga-RGD2 in SCLC patients is significantly lower than that in NSCLC patients, indicating a lower αvβ3 target level for cilengitide in SCLC. Apparent intra-tumor heterogeneities of αvβ3 also exist in both NSCLC and SCLC. Such inter- and intra-heterogeneity of αvβ3 may potentially improve current applications of αvβ3-targeted therapy and diagnostic imaging in lung cancer.
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- Fei Kang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No.127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No.127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.,Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No. 127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No.127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No.127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No.127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No.127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No.127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No.127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, No.127 West Changle Road, Xi'an, People's Republic of China.
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