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Bernardo C, Santos J, Costa C, Tavares A, Amaro T, Marques I, Gouveia MJ, Félix V, Afreixo V, Brindley PJ, Costa JM, Amado F, Helguero L, Santos LL. Estrogen receptors in urogenital schistosomiasis and bladder cancer: Estrogen receptor alpha-mediated cell proliferation. Urol Oncol 2020; 38:738.e23-738.e35. [PMID: 32507545 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2020.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2019] [Revised: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
Estrogen-like metabolites have been identified in S. haematobium, the helminth parasite that causes urogenital schistosomiasis (UGS) and in patients´ blood and urine during UGS. Estrogen receptor (ER) activation is enriched in the luminal molecular subtype bladder cancer (BlaCa). To date, the significance of ER to these diseases remains elusive. We evaluated ERα and ERβ expression in UGS-related BlaCa (n = 27), UGS-related non-malignant lesions (n = 35), and noninfected BlaCa (n = 80). We investigated the potential of ERα to recognize S. haematobium-derived metabolites by docking and molecular dynamics simulations and studied ERα modulation in vitro using 3 BlaCa cell lines, T24, 5637 and HT1376. ERα was expressed in tumor and stromal cells in approximately 20% noninfected cases and in 30% of UGS-related BlaCa, predominantly in the epithelial cells. Overall, ERα expression was associated with features of tumor aggressiveness such as high proliferation and p53 positive expression. ERα expression correlated with presence of schistosome eggs. ERβ was widely expressed in both cohorts but weaker in UGS-related cases. molecular dynamics simulations of the 4 most abundant S. haematobium-derived metabolites revealed that smaller metabolites have comparable affinity for the ERα active state than 17β-estradiol, while the larger metabolites present higher affinity. Our in vitro findings suggested that ERα activation promotes proliferation in ERα expressing BlaCa cells and that this can be reverted with anti-estrogenic therapy. In summary, we report differential ER expression between UGS-related BlaCa and noninfected BlaCa and provide evidence supporting a role of active ERα during UGS and UGS-induced carcinogenesis.
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- Carina Bernardo
- Hormones and Cancer Lab, Department of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine, iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics, Research Center, Portuguese Oncology Institute - Porto (IPO-Porto), Porto, Portugal
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- Urology Department, Hospital Américo Boavida, Luanda, Angola; Center for the Study of Animal Science, CECA/ICETA, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Fernando Pessoa Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit/Biomedical Research Center (FP-ENAS/CEBIMED), Faculty of Health Sciences, Fernando Pessoa University, Porto, Portugal
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- Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics, Research Center, Portuguese Oncology Institute - Porto (IPO-Porto), Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Center for the Study of Animal Science, CECA/ICETA, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Infectious Diseases, R&D Unit, INSA-National Health Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Center for Research and Development in Mathematics and Applications (CIDMA), Department of Mathematics, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Tropical Medicine, and Research Center for Neglected Diseases of Poverty, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for the Study of Animal Science, CECA/ICETA, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Infectious Diseases, R&D Unit, INSA-National Health Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Porto, Portugal
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- Mass Spectrometry Group, QOPNA, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Hormones and Cancer Lab, Department of Medical Sciences, Institute of Biomedicine, iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Experimental Pathology and Therapeutics, Research Center, Portuguese Oncology Institute - Porto (IPO-Porto), Porto, Portugal; Department of Surgical Oncology, Portuguese Oncology Institute - Porto (IPO-Porto), Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
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Noponen V, Valkonen A, Lahtinen M, Salo H, Sievänen E. Self-assembly properties of bile acid derivatives of l-cysteine, l-valine and l-serine alkyl esters. Supramol Chem 2012. [DOI: 10.1080/10610278.2012.735365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Virpi Noponen
- a Department of Chemistry , University of Jyväskylä , P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 , Jyväskylä , Finland
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- a Department of Chemistry , University of Jyväskylä , P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 , Jyväskylä , Finland
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- a Department of Chemistry , University of Jyväskylä , P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 , Jyväskylä , Finland
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- a Department of Chemistry , University of Jyväskylä , P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 , Jyväskylä , Finland
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- a Department of Chemistry , University of Jyväskylä , P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 , Jyväskylä , Finland
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Noponen V, Belt H, Lahtinen M, Valkonen A, Salo H, Ulrichová J, Galandáková A, Sievänen E. Bile acid-cysteamine conjugates: structural properties, gelation, and toxicity evaluation. Steroids 2012; 77:193-203. [PMID: 22133545 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2011.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Revised: 11/09/2011] [Accepted: 11/12/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Design, synthesis, and characterization of six novel bile acid-cysteamine conjugates together with investigation of their structural studies, gelation properties, and preliminary toxicity evaluation, are reported. Solid state properties of selected compounds were studied by means of X-ray diffraction and (13)C CPMAS NMR spectroscopy. N-(2-thioethyl)-3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-amide was shown to exhibit (pseudo)polymorphism, and a single crystal structure of its non-stoichiometric hydrate is reported herein. Cholyl and dehydrocholyl derivatives bearing three functionalities in their steroidal backbone were shown to undergo self-assembly leading to gelation in certain organic solvents. Preliminary morphology studies of the formed gels by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were performed. The standard model mouse fibroblast cell line together with the MTT and NR tests were utilized for evaluating the toxicity of the prepared compounds. Lithocholyl, ursodeoxycholyl, and dehydrocholyl derivatives turned out to be relatively non-toxic in the conditions studied.
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- Virpi Noponen
- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland.
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Ahonen KV, Lahtinen MK, Valkonen AM, Dracínský M, Kolehmainen ET. Microwave assisted synthesis and solid-state characterization of lithocholyl amides of isomeric aminopyridines. Steroids 2011; 76:261-8. [PMID: 21130795 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2010.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2010] [Revised: 11/25/2010] [Accepted: 11/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Microwave (MW) assisted synthesis and solid state structural characterizations of novel lithocholyl amides of 2-, 3-, and 4-aminopyridine are reported. It is shown that the MW technique is a proper method in the preparation of N-lithocholyl amides of isomeric aminopyridines. It offers many advantages compared to conventional heating. The molecular and crystal structures as well as the polymorphic and hydrated forms of prepared conjugates with their thermodynamic stabilities have been characterized by means of high resolution liquid- and solid-state NMR spectroscopy, single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis. Owing to the many biological functions of bile acids and amino substituted nitrogen heterocycles, knowledge of the crystal packing of these novel conjugates may have relevance for potential pharmaceutical applications.
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- Kari V Ahonen
- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
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Kolehmainen E, Lahtinen M, Valkonen A, Behera B, Kauppinen R. N,N-Di-n-octyl-N,N-dimethyl and N,N-di-n-nonyl-N,N-dimethyl ammonium cholates: 13C and 15N CPMAS NMR, powder X-ray diffraction and thermoanalytical characterization. J Mol Struct 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2009.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Valkonen A, Koivukorpi J, Lahtinen M, Kolehmainen E. 3α-Hydr-oxy-N-(3-hydroxy-prop-yl)-5β-cholan-24-amide. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2009; 65:o650. [PMID: 21582298 PMCID: PMC2968534 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536809006862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2009] [Accepted: 02/24/2009] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
The title compound, C(27)H(47)NO(3), is a (3-hydroxy-prop-yl)amide derivative of naturally occurring enanti-opure lithocholic acid (3α-hydr-oxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid). The mol-ecule contains four fused rings: three six-membered rings in chair conformations and one five-membered ring in a half-chair form. The two terminal six-membered rings are cis-fused, while other rings are trans-fused. The structure contains an intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond and a similar hydrogen-bond framework to the corresponding deoxy-cholic and chenodeoxy-cholic acid derivatives. Inter-molecular O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O inter-actions are also present in the crystal. This compound seems to have at least two polymorphic forms from a comparison of the X-ray powder pattern simulated from the present structure of the title compound and that previously obtained for the powder sample.
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- Arto Valkonen
- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Chemistry, PO Box 35, FIN-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Chemistry, PO Box 35, FIN-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Chemistry, PO Box 35, FIN-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- University of Jyväskylä, Department of Chemistry, PO Box 35, FIN-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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