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Fernandez A, O’Leary C, O’Byrne KJ, Burgess J, Richard DJ, Suraweera A. Epigenetic Mechanisms in DNA Double Strand Break Repair: A Clinical Review. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:685440. [PMID: 34307454 PMCID: PMC8292790 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.685440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Upon the induction of DNA damage, the chromatin structure unwinds to allow access to enzymes to catalyse the repair. The regulation of the winding and unwinding of chromatin occurs via epigenetic modifications, which can alter gene expression without changing the DNA sequence. Epigenetic mechanisms such as histone acetylation and DNA methylation are known to be reversible and have been indicated to play different roles in the repair of DNA. More importantly, the inhibition of such mechanisms has been reported to play a role in the repair of double strand breaks, the most detrimental type of DNA damage. This occurs by manipulating the chromatin structure and the expression of essential proteins that are critical for homologous recombination and non-homologous end joining repair pathways. Inhibitors of histone deacetylases and DNA methyltransferases have demonstrated efficacy in the clinic and represent a promising approach for cancer therapy. The aims of this review are to summarise the role of histone deacetylase and DNA methyltransferase inhibitors involved in DNA double strand break repair and explore their current and future independent use in combination with other DNA repair inhibitors or pre-existing therapies in the clinic.
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- Alejandra Fernandez
- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences and Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences and Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences and Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences and Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences and Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences and Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, Australia
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Venosa A, Smith LC, Gow AJ, Zarbl H, Laskin JD, Laskin DL. Macrophage activation in the lung during the progression of nitrogen mustard induced injury is associated with histone modifications and altered miRNA expression. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2021; 423:115569. [PMID: 33971176 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115569] [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: 01/14/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Activated macrophages have been implicated in lung injury and fibrosis induced by the cytotoxic alkylating agent, nitrogen mustard (NM). Herein, we determined if macrophage activation is associated with histone modifications and altered miRNA expression. Treatment of rats with NM (0.125 mg/kg, i.t.) resulted in increases in phosphorylation of H2A.X in lung macrophages at 1 d and 3 d post-exposure. This DNA damage response was accompanied by methylation of histone (H) 3 lysine (K) 4 and acetylation of H3K9, marks of transcriptional activation, and methylation of H3K36 and H3K9, marks associated with transcriptional repression. Increases in histone acetyl transferase and histone deacetylase were also observed in macrophages 1 d and 28 d post-NM exposure. PCR array analysis of miRNAs (miR)s involved in inflammation and fibrosis revealed unique and overlapping expression profiles in macrophages isolated 1, 3, 7, and 28 d post-NM. An IPA Core Analysis of predicted mRNA targets of differentially expressed miRNAs identified significant enrichment of Diseases and Functions related to cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, cell movement, cell adhesion, lipid metabolism, and inflammation 1 d and 28 d post NM. miRNA-mRNA interaction network analysis revealed highly connected miRNAs representing key upstream regulators of mRNAs involved in significantly enriched pathways including miR-34c-5p and miR-27a-3p at 1 d post NM and miR-125b-5p, miR-16-5p, miR-30c-5p, miR-19b-3p and miR-148b-3p at 28 d post NM. Collectively, these data show that NM promotes histone remodeling and alterations in miRNA expression linked to lung macrophage responses during inflammatory injury and fibrosis.
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- Alessandro Venosa
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice, Rutgers University School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice, Rutgers University School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers University Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA; Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
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Gourzones C, Bellanger C, Lamure S, Gadacha OK, De Paco EG, Vincent L, Cartron G, Klein B, Moreaux J. Antioxidant Defenses Confer Resistance to High Dose Melphalan in Multiple Myeloma Cells. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11040439. [PMID: 30925767 PMCID: PMC6521290 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11040439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background: Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common hematological cancer after lymphoma. It is characterized by the accumulation of clonal malignant plasma cells within the bone marrow. The development of drug resistance remains a major problem for effective treatment of MM. Understand the mechanisms underlying drug resistance in MM is a focal point to improve MM treatment. Methods: In the current study, we analyzed further the role of redox imbalance induction in melphalan-induced toxicity both in human myeloma cell lines (HMCLs) and primary myeloma cells from patients. Results: We developed an in-vitro model of short-term resistance to high-dose melphalan and identified that pretreatment with physiological concentration of GSH protects HMCLs from melphalan-induced cell cycle arrest and cytotoxicity. We validated these results using primary MM cells from patients co-cultured with their bone marrow microenvironment. GSH did not affect the ability of melphalan to induce DNA damages in MM cells. Interestingly, melphalan induced reactive oxygen species, a significant decrease in GSH concentration, protein and lipd oxydation together with NRF2 (NF-E2-related factor 2) pathway activation. Conclusions: Our data demonstrate that antioxidant defenses confers resistance to high dose melphalan in MM cells, supporting that redox status in MM cells could be determinant for patients’ response to melphalan.
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- Claire Gourzones
- IGH, CNRS, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France.
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- IGH, CNRS, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France.
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, CHU Montpellier, 34395 Montpellier, France.
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, CHU Montpellier, 34395 Montpellier, France.
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- Department of Clinical Hematology, CHU Montpellier, 34395 Montpellier, France.
- Univ Montpellier, UFR de Médecine, 34000 Montpellier, France.
- Univ Montpellier, UMR CNRS 5235, 34000 Montpellier, France.
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- IGH, CNRS, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France.
- Univ Montpellier, UFR de Médecine, 34000 Montpellier, France.
- Department of Biological Hematology, CHU Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier, France.
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- IGH, CNRS, University of Montpellier, 34000 Montpellier, France.
- Univ Montpellier, UFR de Médecine, 34000 Montpellier, France.
- Department of Biological Hematology, CHU Montpellier, 34295 Montpellier, France.
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Alnajjar KS, Sweasy JB. A new perspective on oxidation of DNA repair proteins and cancer. DNA Repair (Amst) 2019; 76:60-69. [PMID: 30818170 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
Reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) are formed as byproducts of many endogenous cellular processes, in response to infections, and upon exposure to various environmental factors. An increase in RONS can saturate the antioxidation system and leads to oxidative stress. Consequently, macromolecules are targeted for oxidative modifications, including DNA and protein. The oxidation of DNA, which leads to base modification and formation of abasic sites along with single and double strand breaks, has been extensively investigated. Protein oxidation is often neglected and is only recently being recognized as an important regulatory mechanism of various DNA repair proteins. This is a review of the current state of research on the regulation of DNA repair by protein oxidation with emphasis on the correlation between inflammation and cancer.
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- Khadijeh S Alnajjar
- Department of Therapeutic Radiology and Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, United States.
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- Department of Therapeutic Radiology and Department of Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, United States
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Pavlovic S, Jovic Z, Karan R, Krtinic D, Rankovic G, Golubovic M, Lilic J, Pavlovic V. Modulatory effect of curcumin on ketamine-induced toxicity in rat thymocytes: Involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) pathway. Bosn J Basic Med Sci 2018; 18:320-327. [PMID: 29579407 DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2018.2607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Ketamine is a widely used anesthetic in pediatric clinical practice. Previous studies have demonstrated that ketamine induces neurotoxicity and has a modulatory effect on the cells of the immune system. Here, we evaluated the potential protective effect and underlying mechanisms of natural phenolic compound curcumin against ketamine-induced toxicity in rat thymocytes. Rat thymocytes were exposed to 100 µM ketamine alone or combined with increasing concentrations of curcumin (0.3, 1, and 3 μM) for 24 hours. Cell viability was analyzed with CCK-8 assay kit. Apoptosis was analyzed using flow cytometry and propidium iodide as well as Z-VAD-FMK and Z-LEHD-FMK inhibitors. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and mitochondrial membrane potential [MMP] were measured by flow cytometry. Colorimetric assay with DEVD-pNA substrate was used for assessing caspase-3 activity. Involvement of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway was tested with Wortmannin inhibitor. Ketamine induced toxicity in cells, increased the number of hypodiploid cells, caspase-3 activity and ROS production, and inhibited the MMP. Co-incubation of higher concentrations of curcumin (1 and 3 μM) with ketamine markedly decreased cytotoxicity, apoptosis rate, caspase-3 activity, and ROS production in rat thymocytes, and increased the MMP. Application of Z-VAD-FMK (a pan caspase inhibitor) or Z-LEHD-FMK (caspase-9 inhibitor) with ketamine effectively attenuated the ketamine-induced apoptosis in rat thymocytes. Administration of Wortmannin (a PI3K inhibitor) with curcumin and ketamine significantly decreased the protective effect of curcumin on rat thymocytes. Our results indicate that ketamine-induced toxicity in rat thymocytes mainly occurs through the mitochondria-mediated apoptotic pathway and that the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway is involved in the anti-apoptotic effect of curcumin.
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- Svetlana Pavlovic
- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical Faculty University of Nis, Nis, Serbia.
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Zajdel A, Kałucka M, Chodurek E, Wilczok A. DHA but not AA Enhances Cisplatin Cytotoxicity in Ovarian Cancer Cells. Nutr Cancer 2018; 70:1118-1125. [DOI: 10.1080/01635581.2018.1497673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Alicja Zajdel
- School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
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- School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
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- School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
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- School of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine in Sosnowiec, Department of Biopharmacy, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland
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Luo CQ, Zhou YX, Zhou TJ, Xing L, Cui PF, Sun M, Jin L, Lu N, Jiang HL. Reactive oxygen species-responsive nanoprodrug with quinone methides-mediated GSH depletion for improved chlorambucil breast cancers therapy. J Control Release 2018; 274:56-68. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2018.01.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Hosoki K, Redding D, Itazawa T, Chakraborty A, Tapryal N, Qian S, Qi H, Aguilera-Aguirre L, Brasier AR, Phani VS, Hazra TK, Boldogh I, Sur S. Innate mechanism of pollen- and cat dander-induced oxidative stress and DNA damage in the airways. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 140:1436-1439.e5. [PMID: 28583369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.04.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Koa Hosoki
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex; Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex; Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex; Sealy Center for Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Tex.
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Mohammad RM, Muqbil I, Lowe L, Yedjou C, Hsu HY, Lin LT, Siegelin MD, Fimognari C, Kumar NB, Dou QP, Yang H, Samadi AK, Russo GL, Spagnuolo C, Ray SK, Chakrabarti M, Morre JD, Coley HM, Honoki K, Fujii H, Georgakilas AG, Amedei A, Niccolai E, Amin A, Ashraf SS, Helferich WG, Yang X, Boosani CS, Guha G, Bhakta D, Ciriolo MR, Aquilano K, Chen S, Mohammed SI, Keith WN, Bilsland A, Halicka D, Nowsheen S, Azmi AS. Broad targeting of resistance to apoptosis in cancer. Semin Cancer Biol 2015; 35 Suppl:S78-S103. [PMID: 25936818 PMCID: PMC4720504 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2015.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 527] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2014] [Revised: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Apoptosis or programmed cell death is natural way of removing aged cells from the body. Most of the anti-cancer therapies trigger apoptosis induction and related cell death networks to eliminate malignant cells. However, in cancer, de-regulated apoptotic signaling, particularly the activation of an anti-apoptotic systems, allows cancer cells to escape this program leading to uncontrolled proliferation resulting in tumor survival, therapeutic resistance and recurrence of cancer. This resistance is a complicated phenomenon that emanates from the interactions of various molecules and signaling pathways. In this comprehensive review we discuss the various factors contributing to apoptosis resistance in cancers. The key resistance targets that are discussed include (1) Bcl-2 and Mcl-1 proteins; (2) autophagy processes; (3) necrosis and necroptosis; (4) heat shock protein signaling; (5) the proteasome pathway; (6) epigenetic mechanisms; and (7) aberrant nuclear export signaling. The shortcomings of current therapeutic modalities are highlighted and a broad spectrum strategy using approaches including (a) gossypol; (b) epigallocatechin-3-gallate; (c) UMI-77 (d) triptolide and (e) selinexor that can be used to overcome cell death resistance is presented. This review provides a roadmap for the design of successful anti-cancer strategies that overcome resistance to apoptosis for better therapeutic outcome in patients with cancer.
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- Ramzi M Mohammad
- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; Interim translational Research Institute, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
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- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Getting to Know Cancer, Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- C-SET, [Jackson, #229] State University, Jackson, MS, United States
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York City, NY, United States
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- Dipartimento di Scienze per la Qualità della Vita Alma Mater Studiorum-Università di Bologna, Italy
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- Moffit Cancer Center, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States; Departments of Pharmacology and Pathology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit MI, United States
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- The School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Institute of Food Sciences National Research Council, Avellino, Italy
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- Institute of Food Sciences National Research Council, Avellino, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, United States
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- Mor-NuCo, Inc, Purdue Research Park, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
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- Department of Physics, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou 15780, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, university of florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, university of florence, Italy
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, UAE University, United Arab Emirates; Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Egypt
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, UAE University, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of BioMedical Sciences, School of Medicine Creighton University, Omaha NE, United States
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- School of Chemical and Bio Technology, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, India
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- School of Chemical and Bio Technology, SASTRA University, Thanjavur, India
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy
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- Ovarian and Prostate Cancer Research Trust Laboratory, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology and Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, Purdue, West Lafayette, IN, United States
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Ireland
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Ireland
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- Department of Pathology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United States
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- Mayo Graduate School, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic Medical Scientist Training Program, Rochester, MN, United States
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- Department of Oncology, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States
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Zhang X, He N, Gu D, Wickliffe J, Salazar J, Boldogh I, Xie J. Genetic Evidence for XPC-KRAS Interactions During Lung Cancer Development. J Genet Genomics 2015; 42:589-596. [PMID: 26554912 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2015.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Revised: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Lung cancer causes more deaths than breast, colorectal and prostate cancers combined. Despite major advances in targeted therapy in a subset of lung adenocarcinomas, the overall 5-year survival rate for lung cancer worldwide has not significantly changed for the last few decades. DNA repair deficiency is known to contribute to lung cancer development. In fact, human polymorphisms in DNA repair genes such as xeroderma pigmentosum group C (XPC) are highly associated with lung cancer incidence. However, the direct genetic evidence for the role of XPC for lung cancer development is still lacking. Mutations of the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (Kras) or its downstream effector genes occur in almost all lung cancer cells, and there are a number of mouse models for lung cancer with these mutations. Using activated Kras, Kras(LA1), as a driver for lung cancer development in mice, we showed for the first time that mice with Kras(LA1) and Xpc knockout had worst outcomes in lung cancer development, and this phenotype was associated with accumulated DNA damage. Using cultured cells, we demonstrated that induced expression of oncogenic KRAS(G12V) led to increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as DNA damage, and both can be suppressed by anti-oxidants. Our results suggest that XPC may help repair DNA damage caused by KRAS-mediated production of ROS.
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- Xiaoli Zhang
- Department of Pediatrics, Wells Center for Pediatrics Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Medicine Cancer Center, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wells Center for Pediatrics Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Global Environmental Health Sciences, Tulane University School of Public Health, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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- Biology Department, Galveston College, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, School of Medicine, Galveston, TX 77550, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wells Center for Pediatrics Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
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Nimbolide Induces ROS-Regulated Apoptosis and Inhibits Cell Migration in Osteosarcoma. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:23405-24. [PMID: 26426012 PMCID: PMC4632706 DOI: 10.3390/ijms161023405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2015] [Revised: 09/05/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Osteosarcoma (OS) is a primary malignant tumor of bone and is most prevalent in children and adolescents. OS is frequently associated with pulmonary metastasis, which is the main cause of OS-related mortality. OS has a poor prognosis and is often unresponsive to conventional chemotherapy. In this study, we determined that Nimbolide, a novel anti-cancer therapy, acts by modulating multiple mechanisms in osteosarcoma cells. Nimbolide induces apoptosis by increasing endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and finally, caspase activation. We also determined that Nimbolide inhibits cell migration, which is crucial for metastasis, by reducing the expression of integrin αvβ5. In addition, our results demonstrate that integrin αvβ5 expression is modulated by the PI3K/Akt and NF-κB signaling cascade. Nimbolide has potential as an anti-tumor drug given its multifunctional effects in OS. Collectively, these results help us to understand the mechanisms of action of Nimbolide and will aid in the development of effective therapies for OS.
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Pavlovski CJ. Efficacy of screening immune system function in at-risk newborns. Australas Med J 2014; 7:272-84. [PMID: 25157267 PMCID: PMC4127958 DOI: 10.4066/amj.2014.1980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This paper explores the introduction of a screening test to highlight impaired immune system status for newborn infants and its efficacy as a preventative clinical measure. Moreover, it is suggested that screening of the infantile immune system has the potential to highlight susceptibility to a range of infant and childhood diseases, bestowing an opportunity to introduce early intervention to reduce the incidence of these diseases. Development of the neonatal immune system is an important health issue, implicated in many childhood problems such as allergies, infection, and autoimmunity. The neonate has a limited immune system and ability to combat bacteria. Depleted levels of the tripeptide reduced glutathione (GSH) have been linked to numerous conditions and its intracellular level is acknowledged as an indicator of immune system function. Introduction of an immune system screening programme for infants is formally reviewed and assessed. Several benefits are reported in the treatment of impaired immune systems, a trial screening programme is proposed for at-risk infants to gather further evidence as to its efficacy. Infants at risk of impaired immune system function include cystic fibrosis, premature infants, and low birth weight infants. The interventions include breastfeeding, milk banks, and appropriate formula to support the immune system.
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Dietary ω -3 polyunsaturated fatty acid DHA: a potential adjuvant in the treatment of cancer. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 2013:310186. [PMID: 23762838 PMCID: PMC3676987 DOI: 10.1155/2013/310186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 05/08/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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ω-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), mainly present in fish oil, are part of the human diet. Among PUFAs, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) has received particular attention for its anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, proapoptotic, antiangiogenetic, anti-invasion, and antimetastatic properties. These data suggest that DHA can exert antitumor activity potentially representing an effective adjuvant in cancer chemotherapy. This review is focused on current knowledge supporting the potential use of DHA for the enhancement of the efficacy of anticancer treatments in relation to its ability to enhance the uptake of anticancer drugs, regulate the oxidative status of tumor cells, and inhibit tumor cell invasion and metastasis.
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Sousa MML, Zub KA, Aas PA, Hanssen-Bauer A, Demirovic A, Sarno A, Tian E, Liabakk NB, Slupphaug G. An inverse switch in DNA base excision and strand break repair contributes to melphalan resistance in multiple myeloma cells. PLoS One 2013; 8:e55493. [PMID: 23405159 PMCID: PMC3566207 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 12/23/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Alterations in checkpoint and DNA repair pathways may provide adaptive mechanisms contributing to acquired drug resistance. Here, we investigated the levels of proteins mediating DNA damage signaling and -repair in RPMI8226 multiple myeloma cells and its Melphalan-resistant derivative 8226-LR5. We observed markedly reduced steady-state levels of DNA glycosylases UNG2, NEIL1 and MPG in the resistant cells and cross-resistance to agents inducing their respective DNA base lesions. Conversely, repair of alkali-labile sites was apparently enhanced in the resistant cells, as substantiated by alkaline comet assay, autoribosylation of PARP-1, and increased sensitivity to PARP-1 inhibition by 4-AN or KU58684. Reduced base-excision and enhanced single-strand break repair would both contribute to the observed reduction in genomic alkali-labile sites, which could jeopardize productive processing of the more cytotoxic Melphalan-induced interstrand DNA crosslinks (ICLs). Furthermore, we found a marked upregulation of proteins in the non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathway of double-strand break (DSB) repair, likely contributing to the observed increase in DSB repair kinetics in the resistant cells. Finally, we observed apparent upregulation of ATR-signaling and downregulation of ATM-signaling in the resistant cells. This was accompanied by markedly increased sensitivity towards Melphalan in the presence of ATR-, DNA-PK, or CHK1/2 inhibitors whereas no sensitizing effect was observed subsequent to ATM inhibition, suggesting that replication blocking lesions are primary triggers of the DNA damage response in the Melphalan resistant cells. In conclusion, Melphalan resistance is apparently contributed by modulation of the DNA damage response at multiple levels, including downregulation of specific repair pathways to avoid repair intermediates that could impair efficient processing of cytotoxic ICLs and ICL-induced DSBs. This study has revealed several novel candidate biomarkers for Melphalan sensitivity that will be included in targeted quantitation studies in larger patient cohorts to validate their value in prognosis as well as targets for replacement- or adjuvant therapies.
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- Mirta M. L. Sousa
- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- The Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Facility (PROMEC), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- The KG Jebsen Center for Myeloma Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- Laboratory of Myeloma Genetics, Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- The Proteomics and Metabolomics Core Facility (PROMEC), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
- The KG Jebsen Center for Myeloma Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway
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Pavlovic V, Stojanovic I, Jadranin M, Vajs V, Djordjević I, Smelcerovic A, Stojanovic G. Effect of four lichen acids isolated from Hypogymnia physodes on viability of rat thymocytes. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 51:160-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.04.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Revised: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Barrera G. Oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation products in cancer progression and therapy. ISRN ONCOLOGY 2012; 2012:137289. [PMID: 23119185 PMCID: PMC3483701 DOI: 10.5402/2012/137289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 550] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and an altered redox status are common biochemical aspects in cancer cells. ROS can react with the polyunsaturated fatty acids of lipid membranes and induce lipid peroxidation. The end products of lipid peroxidation, 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE), have been considered to be a second messenger of oxidative stress.
Beyond ROS involvement in carcinogenesis, increased ROS level can inhibit tumor cell growth. Indeed, in tumors in advanced stages, a further increase of oxidative stress, such as that occurs when using several anticancer drugs and radiation therapy, can overcome the antioxidant defenses of cancer cells and drive them to apoptosis. High concentrations of HNE can also induce apoptosis in cancer cells. However, some cells escape the apoptosis induced by chemical or radiation therapy through the adaptation to intrinsic oxidative stress which confers drug resistance. This paper is focused on recent advances in the studies of the relation between oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation products, and cancer progression with particular attention to the pro-oxidant anticancer agents and the drug-resistant mechanisms, which could be modulated to obtain a better response to cancer therapy.
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- Giuseppina Barrera
- Department of Medicine and Experimental Oncology, University of Turin, Corso Raffaello 30, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Pavlovic V, Cherneva E, Yancheva D, Smelcerovic A. 6-(Propan-2-yl)-3-methyl-morpholine-2,5-dione, a novel cyclodidepsipeptide with modulatory effect on rat thymocytes. Food Chem Toxicol 2012; 50:3014-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2012] [Revised: 06/01/2012] [Accepted: 06/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Cherneva E, Pavlovic V, Smelcerovic A, Yancheva D. The effect of camphor and borneol on rat thymocyte viability and oxidative stress. Molecules 2012; 17:10258-66. [PMID: 22926306 PMCID: PMC6268831 DOI: 10.3390/molecules170910258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2012] [Revised: 07/25/2012] [Accepted: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Camphor and borneol are wildly distributed in the essential oils of medicinal plants from various parts of the World. Our study has been carried out to evaluate the effect of these two bicyclic monoterpenes on rat thymocytes. Camphor and borneol at concentrations of 0.5 and 5 µg/mL did not induce significant toxicity on the immune system cells, while a significant increase of thymocyte viability was detected when cells were incubated with 50 µg/mL of camphor. A significant increase of cell viability was similarly detected when thymocytes were cultivated with borneol at concentrations of 0.5 and 5 µg/mL. The role of camphor and borneol in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) disturbances in rat thymocytes as well as their potential mechanism(s) of action were also discussed.
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- Emiliya Cherneva
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Pavlovic V, Djordjevic A, Cherneva E, Yancheva D, Smelcerovic A. Stimulatory effect on rat thymocytes proliferation and antimicrobial activity of two 6-(propan-2-yl)-4-methyl-morpholine-2,5-diones. Food Chem Toxicol 2012; 50:761-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Revised: 11/03/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cardinale A, Racaniello M, Saladini S, De Chiara G, Mollinari C, de Stefano MC, Pocchiari M, Garaci E, Merlo D. Sublethal doses of β-amyloid peptide abrogate DNA-dependent protein kinase activity. J Biol Chem 2011; 287:2618-31. [PMID: 22139836 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.276550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Accumulation of DNA damage and deficiency in DNA repair potentially contribute to the progressive neuronal loss in neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer disease (AD). In multicellular eukaryotes, double strand breaks (DSBs), the most lethal form of DNA damage, are mainly repaired by the nonhomologous end joining pathway, which relies on DNA-PK complex activity. Both the presence of DSBs and a decreased end joining activity have been reported in AD brains, but the molecular player causing DNA repair dysfunction is still undetermined. β-Amyloid (Aβ), a potential proximate effector of neurotoxicity in AD, might exert cytotoxic effects by reactive oxygen species generation and oxidative stress induction, which may then cause DNA damage. Here, we show that in PC12 cells sublethal concentrations of aggregated Aβ(25-35) inhibit DNA-PK kinase activity, compromising DSB repair and sensitizing cells to nonlethal oxidative injury. The inhibition of DNA-PK activity is associated with down-regulation of the catalytic subunit DNA-PK (DNA-PKcs) protein levels, caused by oxidative stress and reversed by antioxidant treatment. Moreover, we show that sublethal doses of Aβ(1-42) oligomers enter the nucleus of PC12 cells, accumulate as insoluble oligomeric species, and reduce DNA-PK kinase activity, although in the absence of oxidative stress. Overall, these findings suggest that Aβ mediates inhibition of the DNA-PK-dependent nonhomologous end joining pathway contributing to the accumulation of DSBs that, if not efficiently repaired, may lead to the neuronal loss observed in AD.
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- Alessio Cardinale
- Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico San Raffaele Pisana, Rome 00166, Italy
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Maiti AK. Genetic determinants of oxidative stress-mediated sensitization of drug-resistant cancer cells. Int J Cancer 2011; 130:1-9. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Clavel CM, Zava O, Schmitt F, Halamoda Kenzaoui B, Nazarov AA, Juillerat-Jeanneret L, Dyson PJ. Thermoresponsive Chlorambucil Derivatives for Tumour Targeting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201101133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Clavel CM, Zava O, Schmitt F, Kenzaoui BH, Nazarov AA, Juillerat-Jeanneret L, Dyson PJ. Thermoresponsive chlorambucil derivatives for tumour targeting. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:7124-7. [PMID: 21688360 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201101133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2011] [Revised: 05/03/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Catherine M Clavel
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Neher TM, Turchi JJ. Current advances in DNA repair: regulation of enzymes and pathways involved in maintaining genomic stability. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 14:2461-4. [PMID: 21235357 PMCID: PMC3096511 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Novel discoveries in the DNA repair field have lead to continuous and rapid advancement of our understanding of not only DNA repair but also DNA replication and recombination. Research in the field transcends numerous areas of biology, biochemistry, physiology, and medicine, making significant connections across these broad areas of study. From early studies conducted in bacterial systems to current analyses in eukaryotic systems and human disease, the innovative research into the mechanisms of repair machines and the consequences of ineffective DNA repair has impacted a wide scientific community. This Forum contains a select mix of primary research articles in addition to a number of timely reviews covering a subset of DNA repair pathways where recent advances and novel discoveries are improving our understanding of DNA repair, its regulation, and implications to human disease.
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- Tracy M. Neher
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Popp HD, Bohlander SK. Genetic instability in inherited and sporadic leukemias. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2011; 49:1071-81. [PMID: 20842730 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Genetic instability due to increased DNA damage and altered DNA repair is of central significance in the initiation and progression of inherited and sporadic human leukemias. Although very rare, some inherited DNA repair insufficiency syndromes (e.g., Fanconi anemia, Bloom's syndrome) have added substantially to our understanding of crucial mechanisms of leukemogenesis in recent years. Conversely, sporadic leukemias account for the main proportion of leukemias and here DNA damaging reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a central role. Although the exact mechanisms of increased ROS production remain largely unknown and no single pathway has been detected thus far, some oncogenic proteins (e.g., the activated tyrosine kinases BCR-ABL1 and FLT3-ITD) seem to play a key role in driving genetic instability by increased ROS generation which influences the disease course (e.g., blast crisis in chronic myeloid leukemia or relapse in FLT3-ITD positive acute myeloid leukemia). Of course other mechanisms, which promote genetic instability in leukemia also exist. A newly emerging mechanism is the genome-wide alteration of epigenetic marks (e.g., hypomethylation of histone H3K79), which promotes chromosomal instability. Taken together genetic instability plays a critical role both in inherited and sporadic leukemias and emerges as a common theme in both inherited and sporadic leukemias. Beyond its theoretical impact, the analysis of genetic instability may lead the way to the development of innovative therapy strategies.
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- Henning D Popp
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Laboratory of Leukemia Diagnostics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University-Campus Grosshadern, Marchioninistrasse 15, Munich, Germany.
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We have generated an FLT3/ITD knock-in mouse model in which mice with an FLT3/ITD mutation develop myeloproliferative disease (MPD) and a block in early B-lymphocyte development. To elucidate the role of FLT3/ITD signaling in B-cell development, we studied VDJ recombination in the pro-B cells of FLT3/ITD mice and discovered an increased frequency of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs) introduced by the VDJ recombinase. Early pro-B cells from FLT3/ITD mice were found to have a lower efficiency and decreased accuracy of DSB repair by nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ), which is required for rejoining DSBs during VDJ recombination. Reduced NHEJ repair probably results from reduced expression of Ku86, a key component of the classic DNA-PK-dependent NHEJ pathway. In compensation, early pro-B cells from FLT3/ITD cells mice show increased levels of the alternative, and highly error-prone, NHEJ pathway protein PARP1, explaining the increase in repair errors. These data suggest that, in early pro-B cells from FLT3/ITD mice, impairment of classic NHEJ decreases the ability of cells to complete postcleavage DSB ligation, resulting in failure to complete VDJ recombination and subsequent block of B-lymphocyte maturation. These findings might explain the poor prognosis of leukemia patients with constitutive activation of FLT3 signaling.
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Cells expressing FLT3/ITD mutations exhibit elevated repair errors generated through alternative NHEJ pathways: implications for genomic instability and therapy. Blood 2010; 116:5298-305. [PMID: 20807885 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-03-272591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations of the FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) receptor found in acute myeloid leukemia patients are associated with poor prognosis. Although DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are mainly repaired by the DNA-PK-dependent nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ) pathway in normal mammalian cells, an alternative and less well-defined NHEJ pathway, characterized by microhomology at the repair junctions, play a role in the generation of deletions and translocations leading to cancer progression. Here we report that in FLT3/ITD-expressing cell lines and bone marrow mononuclear cells from FLT3/ITD knock-in mice, end-joining of DSBs occurs at microhomologous sequences resulting in a high frequency of DNA deletions. Strikingly, levels of Ku proteins, key components of the main NHEJ pathway, are decreased in FLT3/ITD(+) cell lines and murine FLT3/ITD bone marrow mononuclear cells. Concomitantly, levels of DNA ligase IIIα, a component of ALT NHEJ, are increased in FLT3/ITD-expressing cells. Cells treated with a FLT3 inhibitor demonstrate decreased DNA ligase IIIα and a reduction in DNA deletions, suggesting that FLT3 signaling regulates the pathways by which DSBs are repaired. Thus, therapy to inhibit FLT3/ITD signaling and/or DNA ligase IIIα may lead to repair that reduces repair errors and genomic instability.
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Sha K, Winn LM. Characterization of valproic acid-initiated homologous recombination. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 89:124-32. [PMID: 20437471 DOI: 10.1002/bdrb.20236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Valproic acid (VPA) is a frequently used antiepileptic agent and known teratogen. Previous research suggests that inhibition of histone deacetylases (HDACs) may play a role in VPA-induced teratogenicity. We have also shown that VPA exposure leads to both an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and increased frequency of homologous recombination (HR). METHODS In the present study, we evaluated the role of HDAC inhibition in VPA-initiated HR to determine if HDAC inhibition could alter repair activity and/or cause DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), which would then initiate repair. Histone acetylation status was assessed to determine if VPA exposure led to HDAC inhibition in CHO 33 cells. RESULTS Our results demonstrate that VPA (5 mM) exposure leads to increased acetylated histone H3 and H4 protein levels after 10 to 24 hr. Secondly, in our recombination assay where an artificial DNA DSB was induced in CHO 33 cells to assess repair activity, VPA exposure did not affect the repair activity of VPA-initiated HR. Subsequently, to determine if VPA could increase susceptibility to DNA DSBs, the number of gamma-H2AX foci was assessed using immunocytochemistry and results revealed an increase in gamma-H2AX foci after 10- to 24-hr exposure to VPA. CONCLUSIONS Although we demonstrated the protective effect of polyethylene glycol-catalase against VPA-induced HR and the generation of intracellular ROS within 24 hr, we did not observed an increase in DNA oxidation. These studies suggest that HDAC inhibition and ROS signaling may play roles in DNA maintenance and cell-cycle arrest in initiating DNA damage and repair.
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- Kevin Sha
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Peddi P, Loftin CW, Dickey JS, Hair JM, Burns KJ, Aziz K, Francisco DC, Panayiotidis MI, Sedelnikova OA, Bonner WM, Winters TA, Georgakilas AG. DNA-PKcs deficiency leads to persistence of oxidatively induced clustered DNA lesions in human tumor cells. Free Radic Biol Med 2010; 48:1435-43. [PMID: 20193758 PMCID: PMC2901171 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2009] [Revised: 01/22/2010] [Accepted: 02/23/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) is a key non-homologous-end-joining (NHEJ) nuclear serine/threonine protein kinase involved in various DNA metabolic and damage signaling pathways contributing to the maintenance of genomic stability and prevention of cancer. To examine the role of DNA-PK in processing of non-DSB clustered DNA damage, we have used three models of DNA-PK deficiency, i.e., chemical inactivation of its kinase activity by the novel inhibitors IC86621 and NU7026, knockdown and complete absence of the protein in human breast cancer (MCF-7) and glioblastoma cell lines (MO59-J/K). A compromised DNA-PK repair pathway led to the accumulation of clustered DNA lesions induced by gamma-rays. Tumor cells lacking protein expression or with inhibited kinase activity showed a marked decrease in their ability to process oxidatively induced non-DSB clustered DNA lesions measured using a modified version of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis or single-cell gel electrophoresis (comet assay). In all cases, DNA-PK inactivation led to a higher level of lesion persistence even after 24-72h of repair. We suggest a model in which DNA-PK deficiency affects the processing of these clusters first by compromising base excision repair and second by the presence of catalytically inactive DNA-PK inhibiting the efficient processing of these lesions owing to the failure of DNA-PK to disassociate from the DNA ends. The information rendered will be important for understanding not only cancer etiology in the presence of an NHEJ deficiency but also cancer treatments based on the induction of oxidative stress and inhibition of cluster repair.
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- Prakash Peddi
- Department of Biology, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
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- Department of Biology, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20895, USA
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- Department of Biology, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
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- Department of Biology, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
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- Department of Biology, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
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- Department of Biology, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, University Campus, 45110, Ioannina, Greece
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20895, USA
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- Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20895, USA
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Biology, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
- Corresponding author: Alexandros G. Georgakilas, Address: Biology Department, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, Howell Science Complex N418, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858. Tel: 252-328-5446, Fax: 252-328-4178,
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Gene network analysis of oxidative stress-mediated drug sensitivity in resistant ovarian carcinoma cells. THE PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL 2009; 10:94-104. [PMID: 19918261 DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2009.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Drug resistance in cancer cells involves complex molecular mechanisms and ovarian carcinoma cells become resistant to chlorambucil (Cbl) after continuous treatment. This drug- and ionizing radiation-resistant cells have lower level of endogenous ROS (reactive oxygen species) compared with sensitive cells. Elevation of the cellular ROS level by exogenous ROS generation increases the sensitivity of Cbl to resistant cells. In contrast, antioxidants prevent the sensitization of resistant cells to Cbl by H(2)O(2), COS (chronic oxidative stress) or NOO(-). The molecular mechanism of drug sensitivity with COS has been investigated by microarray gene expressions followed by gene network analysis and it reveals that a cdc42/rac1 guanine exchange factor, ARHGEF6, with p53 and DNA-Pkc (PRKDC) is central to induce apoptosis in Cbl(cos) (Cbl with COS) cells. mRNA and protein levels of major gene network pathway differ significantly in Cbl(cos) cells than in Cbl-treated cells. Moreover, DNA-PKc physically interacts with ARHGEF6 and p53 mostly in the nucleus of Cbl-treated cells, whereas in Cbl(cos)-treated cells, its interactions are mostly in the cytoplasm. These results suggest that low doses of Cbl and very low doses of COS together kill Cbl-resistant ovarian carcinoma cells and ARHGEF6 signaling may have an instrumental role in induction of apoptosis in Cbl(cos) cells.
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Berg EL, Yang J, Melrose J, Nguyen D, Privat S, Rosler E, Kunkel EJ, Ekins S. Chemical target and pathway toxicity mechanisms defined in primary human cell systems. J Pharmacol Toxicol Methods 2009; 61:3-15. [PMID: 19879948 DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2009.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2009] [Revised: 10/05/2009] [Accepted: 10/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The ability to predict the health effects resulting from drug or chemical exposure has been challenging due to the complexity of human biology. Approaches that detect and discriminate a broad range of mechanisms in testing formats that are predictive and yet cost-effective are needed. METHODS Here, we evaluated the performance of BioMAP systems, primary human cell-based disease models, as a platform for characterization of chemical toxicity mechanisms. For this we tested a set of compounds with known or well-studied mechanisms in a panel of 8 BioMAP assays relevant to human respiratory, skin, immune and vascular exposure sites. RESULTS We evaluated the ability to detect and distinguish compounds based on mechanisms of action, comparing the BioMAP activity profiles generated in a reduced sample number format to reference database profiles derived from multiple experiments. We also studied the role of BioMAP assay panel size and concentration effects, both of which were found to contribute to the ability to discriminate chemicals and mechanisms. DISCUSSION Compounds with diverse mechanisms, including modulators of the NFkappaB pathway, microtubule function and mitochondrial activity, could be discriminated and classified into target and pathway mechanisms in both assay formats. Certain inhibitors of mitochondrial function, such as rotenone and sodium azide, but not others, were classified with inducers of endoplasmic reticulum stress, providing insight into the toxicity mechanisms of these agents. This method may have utility in classifying novel agents with unknown modes of action according to their effects on toxicity pathways.
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- Ellen L Berg
- BioSeek, Inc., 310 Utah #100, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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Kruzel ML, Actor JK, Radak Z, Bacsi A, Saavedra-Molina A, Boldogh I. Lactoferrin decreases LPS-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in cultured cells and in animal endotoxemia model. Innate Immun 2009; 16:67-79. [PMID: 19723832 DOI: 10.1177/1753425909105317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lactoferrin is a non-heme iron-binding glycoprotein, produced by mucosal epithelial cells and granulocytes in most mammalian species. It is involved in regulation of immune responses, possesses anti-oxidant, anti-carcinogenic, anti-inflammatory properties, and provides protection against various microbial infections. In addition, lactoferrin has been implicated in protection against the development of insult-induced systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and its progression into septic conditions in vivo. Here we show a potential mechanism by which lactoferrin lessens oxidative insult at the cellular and tissue levels after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) exposure. Lactoferrin pretreatment of cells decreased LPS-mediated oxidative insults in a dose-dependent manner. Lipopolysaccharide-induced oxidative burst was found to be of mitochondrial origin, and release of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was localized to the respiratory complex III. Importantly, lactoferrin nearly abolished LPS-induced increases in mitochondrial ROS generation and the accumulation of oxidative damage in the DNA. In vivo, pretreatment of experimental animals with lactoferrin significantly (P<0.05) lowered LPS-induced mitochondrial dysfunction as shown by both decreased release of H(2)O(2) and DNA damage in the mitochondria. In contrast, deferoxamine, an iron chelating compound, provided only partial protection in LPS-treated animals. Together, these data suggest that lactoferrin protects against oxidative insult at the mitochondrial level, and indicate a potential utility of lactoferrin in prevention and treatment of SIRS.
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- Marian L Kruzel
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Texas, USA
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Sensitization of human K562 leukemic cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis by inhibiting the DNA-PKcs/Akt-mediated cell survival pathway. Biochem Pharmacol 2009; 78:573-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2009.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Revised: 05/12/2009] [Accepted: 05/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Bennett SM, Neher TM, Shatilla A, Turchi JJ. Molecular analysis of Ku redox regulation. BMC Mol Biol 2009; 10:86. [PMID: 19715578 PMCID: PMC2741464 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-10-86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2009] [Accepted: 08/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) can occur in response to ionizing radiation (IR), radiomimetic agents and from endogenous DNA-damaging reactive oxygen metabolites. Unrepaired or improperly repaired DSBs are potentially the most lethal form of DNA damage and can result in chromosomal translocations and contribute to the development of cancer. The principal mechanism for the repair of DSBs in humans is non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ). Ku is a key member of the NHEJ pathway and plays an important role in the recognition step when it binds to free DNA termini. Ku then stimulates the assembly and activation of other NHEJ components. DNA binding of Ku is regulated by redox conditions and evidence from our laboratory has demonstrated that Ku undergoes structural changes when oxidized that results in a reduction in DNA binding activity. The C-terminal domain and cysteine 493 of Ku80 were investigated for their contribution to redox regulation of Ku. RESULTS We effectively removed the C-terminal domain of Ku80 generating a truncation mutant and co-expressed this variant with wild type Ku70 in an insect cell system to create a Ku70/80DeltaC heterodimer. We also generated two single amino acid variants of Cys493, replacing this amino acid with either an alanine (C493A) or a serine (C493S), and over-expressed the variant proteins in SF9 insect cells in complex with wild type Ku70. Neither the truncation nor the amino acid substitutions alters protein expression or stability as determined by SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis. We show that the C493 mutations do not alter the ability of Ku to bind duplex DNA in vitro under reduced conditions while truncation of the Ku80 C-terminus slightly reduced DNA binding affinity. Diamide oxidation of cysteines was shown to inhibit DNA binding similarly for both the wild-type and all variant proteins. Interestingly, differential DNA binding activity following re-reduction was observed for the Ku70/80DeltaC truncation mutant. CONCLUSION Together, these results suggest that the C-terminal domain and C493 of Ku80 play at most a minor role in the redox regulation of Ku, and that other cysteines are likely involved, either alone or in conjunction with these regions of Ku80.
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- Sara M Bennett
- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.
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Woodberry MW, Aguilera-Aguirre L, Bacsi A, Chopra AK, Kurosky A, Peterson JW, Boldogh I. ATP Depletion Via Mitochondrial F1F0 Complex by Lethal Factor is an Early Event in B. Anthracis-Induced Sudden Cell Death. J Cell Death 2009; 2:25-39. [PMID: 26124678 PMCID: PMC4474334 DOI: 10.4137/jcd.s2811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Bacillus anthracis’ primary virulence factor is a tripartite anthrax toxin consisting of edema factor (EF), lethal factor (LF) and protective antigen (PA). In complex with PA, EF and LF are internalized via receptor-mediated endocytosis. EF is a calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase that induces tissue edema. LF is a zinc-metalloprotease that cleaves members of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinases. Lethal toxin (LT: PA plus LF)-induced death of macrophages is primarily attributed to expression of the sensitive Nalp1b allele, inflammasome formation and activation of caspase-1, but early events that initiate these processes are unknown. Here we provide evidence that an early essential event in pyroptosis of alveolar macrophages is LF-mediated depletion of cellular ATP. The underlying mechanism involves interaction of LF with F1F0-complex gamma and beta subunits leading to increased ATPase activity in mitochondria. In support, mitochondrial DNA-depleted MH-S cells have decreased F1F0 ATPase activity due to the lack of F06 and F08 polypeptides and show increased resistance to LT. We conclude that ATP depletion is an important early event in LT-induced sudden cell death and its prevention increases survival of toxin-sensitive cells.
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- Mitchell W Woodberry
- Medical Service Corps, Diagnostic System Division, United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555
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Yiu G. Rapid Communications: Antiperspirant Induced DNA Damage in Canine Cells by Comet Assay. Toxicol Mech Methods 2008; 15:25-8. [DOI: 10.1080/15376520590890677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Maiti AK, Boldogh I, Spratt H, Mitra S, Hazra TK. Mutator phenotype of mammalian cells due to deficiency of NEIL1 DNA glycosylase, an oxidized base-specific repair enzyme. DNA Repair (Amst) 2008; 7:1213-20. [PMID: 18495559 DOI: 10.1016/j.dnarep.2008.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2007] [Revised: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 03/28/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The recently characterized NEIL1 and NEIL2 are distinct from the previously characterized mammalian DNA glycosylases (OGG1 and NTH1) involved in repair of oxidized bases because of the NEILs' preference for excising base lesions from single-stranded DNA present in bubble and fork structures. OGG1 and NTH1 are active only with duplex DNA. This raises the possibility that NEILs function in the repair of base lesions during DNA replication and/or transcription. S-phase-specific activation of only NEIL1 suggests its preferential involvement in repair during DNA replication. Here we show that antisense oligonucleotides specific for human or Chinese hamster NEIL1 decreased in vivo NEIL1 levels by 70-80%, concomitant with increased oxidative damage in the genome. Moreover, NEIL1 downregulation enhanced spontaneous mutation in the Hprt locus by about 3-fold in both Chinese hamster V79 and human bronchial A549 cell lines. The mutant frequency was further enhanced (7-8-fold) under oxidative stress. The majority of both spontaneous and induced mutations occurred at A.T base pairs, indicating that oxidized A and/or T are NEIL1's preferred in vivo substrates. NEIL1 thus plays a distinct and important role in repairing endogenous and induced mutagenic oxidized bases, and hence in maintaining the functional integrity of mammalian genomes.
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- Amit K Maiti
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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Internal tandem duplication of FLT3 (FLT3/ITD) induces increased ROS production, DNA damage, and misrepair: implications for poor prognosis in AML. Blood 2008; 111:3173-82. [PMID: 18192505 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2007-05-092510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Activating mutations of the FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3 (FLT3) receptor occur in approximately 30% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients and, at least for internal tandem duplication (ITD) mutations, are associated with poor prognosis. FLT3 mutations trigger downstream signaling pathways including RAS-MAP/AKT kinases and signal transducer and activator of transcription-5 (STAT5). We find that FLT3/ITD mutations start a cycle of genomic instability whereby increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production leads to increased DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and repair errors that may explain aggressive AML in FLT3/ITD patients. Cell lines transfected with FLT3/ITD and FLT3/ITD-positive AML cell lines and primary cells demonstrate increased ROS. Increased ROS levels appear to be produced via STAT5 signaling and activation of RAC1, an essential component of ROS-producing NADPH oxidases. A direct association of RAC1-GTP binding to phosphorylated STAT5 (pSTAT5) provides a possible mechanism for ROS generation. A FLT3 inhibitor blocked increased ROS in FLT3/ITD cells resulting in decreased DSB and increased repair efficiency and fidelity. Our study suggests that the aggressiveness of the disease and poor prognosis of AML patients with FLT3/ITD mutations could be the result of increased genomic instability that is driven by higher endogenous ROS, increased DNA damage, and decreased end-joining fidelity.
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Bacsi A, Chodaczek G, Hazra TK, Konkel D, Boldogh I. Increased ROS generation in subsets of OGG1 knockout fibroblast cells. Mech Ageing Dev 2007; 128:637-49. [PMID: 18006041 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2007.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2007] [Revised: 09/17/2007] [Accepted: 09/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Oxoguanine DNA glycosylase (OGG1) is a major base excision repair protein responsible for excision of the mutagenic 8-oxoguanosine (8-oxoG) lesions from the genome. Despite OGG1's importance, the moderate phenotype of Ogg1-null (Ogg1(-/-)) mice is not well understood. This study addresses a mechanism by which Ogg1(-/-) cells limit accumulation of 8-oxoG in their genome. Our data reveal that a subset of Ogg1(-/-) cells shows higher ROS levels ((H)ROS cells), while approximately 85% of Ogg1(-/-) cells exhibit physiological levels of ROS ((L)ROS cells). Ogg1(-/-) cells were sorted based on their DCF fluorescence intensity to obtain (L)ROS and (H)ROS cell cultures. (L)ROS cultures proliferated at a rate comparable to Ogg1(+/+) and gradually accumulated cells exhibiting increased ROS and 8-oxoG levels. (L)ROS cells show a 2.8-fold increase in 8-oxoG level vs. (H)ROS cells (7-27-fold). Mitochondria of (H)ROS cells released more H(2)O(2) than (L)ROS and Ogg1(+/+) cells and were eliminated by apoptotic-like processes. These findings suggest that in the absence of OGG1, a surveillance system is activated that removes cells with extreme 8-oxoG levels from Ogg1(-/-) cultures. Whether similar mechanisms exists in tissues of Ogg1(-/-) mice is the focus of future investigations.
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- Attila Bacsi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch ,Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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Kang J, Lee MS, Watowich SJ, Gorenstein DG. Combinatorial selection of a RNA thioaptamer that binds to Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus capsid protein. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:2497-502. [PMID: 17493617 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.04.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Accepted: 04/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A phosphorothioate RNA aptamer (thioaptamer) targeting the capsid protein of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) was isolated by in vitro combinatorial selection. The selected thioaptamer had a strong binding affinity (approximately 7nM) and high specificity for the target protein. For the binding to the protein, the overall tertiary structure of the thioaptamer is required. We introduce two theoretical methods to examine the effect of phosphorothioate modification on the enhancement of binding affinity and one experimental method to examine the nature of the multiple bands of thioaptamer in a native gel.
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- Jonghoon Kang
- Sealy Center for Structural Biology and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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Koehn H, Magan N, Isaacs RJ, Stowell KM. Differential regulation of DNA repair protein Rad51 in human tumour cell lines exposed to doxorubicin. Anticancer Drugs 2007; 18:419-25. [PMID: 17351394 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0b013e328012a9a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Radiotherapy and chemotherapy often induce DNA double-strand breaks in both normal and malignant cells. The proteins involved in the repair of such lesions are central to cancer prognosis and treatment, as they can be overexpressed in many cancers, accelerating malignant transformation and increasing repair capacity, potentially leading to cellular resistance. If malignant cells can be selectively targeted repair proteins could also be candidates for targeted therapy. In this study, two keyplayers in eukaryotic DNA double-strand break repair, Rad51 and DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit, were analysed in noncancerous human breast cells (MCF12A) and the breast cancer cell lines (MDA MB 231 and MCF7) in response to treatment with doxorubicin. A cell cycle-independent increase in Rad51 protein levels (a recombinase involved in homologous recombination repair) was observed 24 and 48 h after treatment in MDA MB 231 and MCF12A when exposed to low levels of doxorubicin, whereas MCF7 cells displayed a continuous decrease in Rad51 protein with increasing drug concentration. DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit, which is involved in nonhomologous end joining of DNA lesions, remained unaltered under all conditions tested. Topoisomerase II-alpha protein, the primary target of doxorubicin, was upregulated at low concentrations of doxorubicin in all cell lines tested. Here we show that Rad51 protein levels can be differentially regulated in normal and malignant breast cell lines in response to doxorubicin, independent of cell cycle state. These observations have direct relevance to chemosensitivity and add an additional prognostic factor that could be taken into account when designing targeted therapeutic regimes.
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- Henning Koehn
- Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Bacsi A, Woodberry M, Kruzel ML, Boldogh I. Colostrinin delays the onset of proliferative senescence of diploid murine fibroblast cells. Neuropeptides 2007; 41:93-101. [PMID: 17300837 DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2006.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2006] [Revised: 11/29/2006] [Accepted: 12/10/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Colostrinin (CLN), a uniform mixture of low-molecular weight, proline-rich polypeptides, induces neurite outgrowth of pheochromocytoma cells and inhibits beta amyloid-induced apoptosis. Moreover, its administration to patients with Alzheimer's disease resulted in improved cognitive functions. In this study, we investigated the impact of CLN on the lifespan of murine diploid fibroblast cells (MDF), an in vitro model for cellular aging. Here, we show that CLN significantly decelerates the senescence of cultured MDF and increases their population doubling levels. This action of CLN is associated with a decrease in the intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species, which may be due to senescence-associated mitochondrial dysfunction. These data suggest that CLN may delay the development of cellular aging at the level of the organism. Thus, CLN may be used in the prevention and/or therapy of diseases associated with aging processes.
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- Attila Bacsi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 3.170 Medical Research Building, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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Background Despite great advances in clinical oncology, the molecular mechanisms underlying the failure of chemotherapeutic intervention in treating lymphoproliferative and related disorders are not well understood. Hypothesis A hypothetical scheme to explain the damage induced by chemotherapy and associated chronic oxidative stress is proposed on the basis of published literature, experimental data and anecdotal observations. Brief accounts of multidrug resistance, lymphoid malignancy, the cellular and molecular basis of autoimmunity and chronic oxidative stress are assembled to form a basis for the hypothesis and to indicate the likelihood that it is valid in vivo. Conclusion The argument set forward in this article suggests a possible mechanism for the development of autoimmunity. According to this view, the various sorts of damage induced by chemotherapy have a role in the pattern of drug resistance, which is associated with the initiation of autoimmunity.
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- Subburaj Kannan
- DNA Repair & Drug Resistance Group, Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0609, USA.
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Andrews BJ, Lehman JA, Turchi JJ. Kinetic analysis of the Ku-DNA binding activity reveals a redox-dependent alteration in protein structure that stimulates dissociation of the Ku-DNA complex. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:13596-13603. [PMID: 16537541 PMCID: PMC2432111 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m512787200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ku is a heterodimeric protein comprising 70- and 80-kDa subunits that participate in the non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) repair pathway for rejoining DNA double strand breaks. We have analyzed the pre-steady state binding of Ku with various DNA duplex substrates and identified a redox-sensitive Ku-DNA interaction. Pre-steady state analysis of Ku DNA binding was monitored via intrinsic Ku quenching upon binding DNA and revealed that, under fully reduced conditions, binding occurred in a single-step process. Reactions performed under limited reduction revealed a two-step binding process, whereas under fully oxidized conditions, we were unable to detect quenching of Ku fluorescence upon binding DNA. The differential quenching observed under the different redox conditions could not be attributed to two Ku molecules binding to a single substrate or Ku sliding inward on the substrate. Although only modest differences in Ku DNA binding activity were observed in the stoichiometric anisotropy and electrophoretic mobility shift assay studies, as a function of redox conditions, a dramatic difference in the rate of Ku dissociation from DNA was observed. This effect was also induced by diamide treatment of Ku and could be abrogated by dithiothreitol treatment, demonstrating a reversible redox effect on the stability of the Ku-DNA complex. The redox-dependent alteration in Ku-DNA interactions is manifested by a redox-dependent alteration in Ku structure, which was confirmed by limited proteolysis and mass spectrometry analyses. The results support a model for the interaction of Ku with DNA that is regulated by redox status and is achieved by altering the dissociation of the Ku-DNA complex.
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- Brooke J Andrews
- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio 45435
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202.
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Das GC, Bacsi A, Shrivastav M, Hazra TK, Boldogh I. Enhanced γ-glutamylcysteine synthetase activity decreases drug-induced oxidative stress levels and cytotoxicity. Mol Carcinog 2006; 45:635-47. [PMID: 16491484 DOI: 10.1002/mc.20184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Multidrug resistance of cancer cells can be intrinsic or acquired and occurs due to various reasons, including increased repair of genotoxic damage, an enhanced ability to remove/detoxify chemical agents, or reactive oxygen species (ROS), and repression of apoptosis. Human A2780/100 ovarian carcinoma cells exhibit resistance to DNA cross-linking agents, chlorambucil (Cbl), cisplatin (Cpl), melphalan (Mel), and ionizing radiation (IR) compared to the parental cell line, A2780. In the present study, we show that when A2780/100 and A2780 cells were treated with Cbl, GSH was extruded via methionine or cystathionine-inhibitable transporters of intact plasma membrane. GSH loss was followed by a rapid increase in ROS levels. The resistant, but not drug-sensitive cells normalized the intracellular GSH concentration along with ROS levels within 4-6 h after Cbl addition, and survived drug treatment. Normalization of GSH and ROS levels in A2780/100 cells correlated well with elevated gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase (gamma-GCS) activity (10 +/- 1.8-fold over A2780 cells). Ectopic overexpression of the gamma-GCS heavy subunit in drug-sensitive cells nearly restored GSH and ROS to pre-treatment levels consequently increased cellular resistance to genotoxic agents (Cbl, Cpl, and IR), while overexpression of gamma-GCS light subunit had no such effects. Thus, in our model system, drug-resistant cells have the inherent ability to maintain increased gamma-GCS activity, reestablish physiological GSH, and cellular redox state and maintain increased cellular resistance to DNA cross-linking agents and IR.
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- Gokul C Das
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, 77555, USA
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Renee Prater M, Zimmerman KL, Laudermilch CL, Holladay SD. Prebreeding Maternal Immunostimulation with Freund's Complete Adjuvant Reduces Placental Damage and Distal Limb Defects Caused by Methylnitrosourea. Am J Reprod Immunol 2006; 55:145-55. [PMID: 16433834 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2005.00345.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PROBLEM Immunostimulation reduces murine teratogen-induced birth defects. It is unclear if placental improvement contributes to this outcome. The current study examined murine placental ultrastructure and fetal limb development following maternal methylnitrosourea (MNU) exposure, +/-Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) immunostimulation. METHOD OF STUDY Two murine strains (CD-1, C57BL/6N) were administered MNU on gestation day 9 (GD9), FCA pre-breeding, or FCA + MNU. Fetal limb and placental development were examined on GD14. RESULTS MNU decreased placental weight and reduced placental cellular viability; FCA reversed these effects. MNU shortened fetal limbs and increased digital defects in both strains. Placentas were less damaged in C57BL/6N versus CD-1 mice, and distal limb malformations improved only in CD-1 mice. FCA immunostimulation also increased pregnancy rate. CONCLUSION Improved fetal outcome from immune-stimulated mice may not be dependent on improved placental morphology. However, placental function and morphology in immune-stimulated mice may not directly correlate, thus functional improvements should be examined for possible relationship to reduced birth defects.
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- Mary Renee Prater
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA.
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Bacsi A, Stanton GJ, Hughes TK, Kruze M, Boldogh I. Colostrinin-Driven Neurite Outgrowth Requires p53 Activation in PC12 Cells. Cell Mol Neurobiol 2005; 25:1123-39. [PMID: 16392041 DOI: 10.1007/s10571-005-8222-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2004] [Accepted: 08/29/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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1. Colostrinin (CLN) induces maturation and differentiation of murine thymocytes, promotes proliferation of peripheral blood leukocytes, induces immunomodulator cytokines, and ameliorates oxidative stress-mediated activation of c-Jun NH2-terminal kinases. 2. Here we report that upon treatment with CLN, medullary pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells ceased to proliferate and extend neurites. 3. The arrest of CLN-treated PC12 cells in the G1 phase of the cell cycle was due to an increase in the phosphorylation of p53 at serine(15) (p53ser15) and expression of p21WAF1. PC12 cells treated with inhibitory oligonucleotides to p53 lacked p53ser15 and p21WAF1 expression, and did not show morphological changes after CLN exposure. Transfection with inhibitory oligonucleotides to p21WAF1 had no effect on p53 activation; however, cells failed to arrest or extend neurites. An oligonucleotide inhibiting luciferase expression had no effect on CLN-mediated p53 activation, p21WAF1 expression, growth arrest, or neurite outgrowth. 4. We conclude that CLN induces delicate cassettes of signaling pathways common to cell proliferation and differentiation, and mediates activities that are similar to those of hormones and neurotrophins, leading to neurite outgrowth.
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- Attila Bacsi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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Bacsi A, Dharajiya N, Choudhury BK, Sur S, Boldogh I. Effect of pollen-mediated oxidative stress on immediate hypersensitivity reactions and late-phase inflammation in allergic conjunctivitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005; 116:836-43. [PMID: 16210058 PMCID: PMC3030477 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2004] [Revised: 05/31/2005] [Accepted: 06/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allergic eye diseases are complex inflammatory conditions of the conjunctiva that are becoming increasingly prevalent and present an increasing economic burden because of direct and indirect health expenditures. OBJECTIVE We sought to identify factors that may synergize with antigen-induced allergic inflammation and lead to allergic conjunctivitis. We used a murine model of allergic conjunctivitis to test the effect of oxidative stress generated by pollen oxidases using nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (reduced) or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (reduced) (NAD[P]H) as an electron donor present in pollen grains. METHODS Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation by hydrated Ambrosia artemisiifolia pollen (short ragweed pollen; RWP) grains was determined by using 2'-7'-dihydro-dichlorofluorescein diacetate, nitroblue tetrazolium reduction, and Amplex Red assay. The RWP-induced changes in intracellular ROS levels were examined in A549 cells, human primary bronchial epithelial cells, and murine conjunctiva. RESULTS Ragweed pollen grains contain NAD(P)H oxidase activity, which is diphenyleneiodonium-sensitive and quinacrine-sensitive and sodium azide-resistant. These NAD(P)H oxidases generate a superoxide anion that can be converted to H2O2 by pollen grain-associated superoxide dismutase. These diffusible oxygen radicals from pollen grains increase intracellular ROS levels in cultured epithelial cells and murine conjunctiva. Similar phenomena were observed in sensitized and naive mice, indicating that the RWP-induced oxidative stress in conjunctival epithelium is independent of adaptive immunity. Inactivation of NAD(P)H oxidase activity in RWP decreases the immediate-type hypersensitivity and inflammatory cell infiltration into the conjunctiva. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that ROS generated by NAD(P)H oxidases in pollen grains intensify immediate allergic reactions and recruitment of inflammatory cells in murine conjunctiva.
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- Attila Bacsi
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Tex
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- Asthma and Allergic Diseases Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Tex
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- Asthma and Allergic Diseases Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Tex
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- Asthma and Allergic Diseases Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Tex
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Tex
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Lu HR, Zhu H, Huang M, Chen Y, Cai YJ, Miao ZH, Zhang JS, Ding J. Reactive Oxygen Species Elicit Apoptosis by Concurrently Disrupting Topoisomerase II and DNA-Dependent Protein Kinase. Mol Pharmacol 2005; 68:983-94. [PMID: 16024664 DOI: 10.1124/mol.105.011544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced by all aerobic cells and have been implicated in the regulation of diverse cellular functions, including intracellular signaling, transcription activation, proliferation, and apoptosis. Salvicine, a novel diterpenoid quinone compound, demonstrates a broad spectrum of antitumor activities. Although salvicine is known to trap the DNA-topoisomerase II (Topo II) complex and induce DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), its precise antitumor mechanisms remain to be clarified. In this study, we investigated whether salvicine altered the levels of ROS in breast cancer MCF-7 cells and whether these ROS contributed to the observed antitumoral activity. Our data revealed that salvicine stimulated intracellular ROS production and subsequently elicited notable DSBs. The addition of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), an antioxidant, effectively attenuated the salvicine-induced ROS enhancement and subsequent DNA DSBs. Heat treatment reversed the accumulation of DNA DSBs, and the addition of NAC attenuated the Topo II-DNA cleavable complexes formation and the growth inhibition of salvicine-treated JN394top2-4 yeast cells, collectively indicating that Topo II is a target of the salvicine-induced ROS. On the other hand, when examining the impact of salvicine on DNA repair pathways, we unexpectedly observed that salvicine selectively down-regulated the catalytic subunit of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK(CS)) protein levels and repressed DNA-PK kinase activity; both of these effects were attenuated by NAC pretreatment of MCF-7 cells. Finally and most importantly, NAC attenuated salvicine-induced apoptosis and cytotoxicity in MCF-7 cells. These results indicate that apart from its direct actions, salvicine generates ROS that modulate DNA damage and repair, contributing to the comprehensive biological consequences of salvicine treatment, such as DNA DSBs, apoptosis, and cytotoxicity in tumor cells. The finding of salvicine-induced ROS provides new evidence for the molecular mechanisms of this compound. Moreover, the effects of salvicine-induced ROS on Topo II and DNA-PK give new insights into the diverse biological activities of ROS.
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- Hua-Rui Lu
- Division of Anti-tumor Pharmacology, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peoples Republic of China
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Szczesny B, Bhakat KK, Mitra S, Boldogh I. Age-dependent modulation of DNA repair enzymes by covalent modification and subcellular distribution. Mech Ageing Dev 2005; 125:755-65. [PMID: 15541770 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2004.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chronic oxidative stress is generally believed to be a major etiologic factor in the aging process. In addition to modulation of signaling processes and oxidation of cellular proteins and lipids, reactive oxygen species (ROS) induce multiple damages in both nuclear and mitochondrial genomes, most of which are repaired via the DNA base excision repair pathway. 8-Oxoguanine (8-oxoG), a major ROS product in the genome, is excised by 8-oxoG-DNA glycosylase (OGG1) and the resulting abasic (AP) site is cleaved by AP-endonuclease (APE1) in the initial steps of repair. Here, we provide data showing that differences between young and aged cells' efficiency in import of OGG1 and APE1 may be responsible for age-associated increase in DNA damage in both nuclear and mitochondrial compartments. It is also evident that age-dependent changes in covalent modifications of APE1 by acetylation regulate its action as a transcriptional repressor of many Ca(2+)-responsive genes by binding to nCaRE, in addition to its endonuclease activity. Thus, ROS-induced altered signaling is responsible for age-dependent changes in post-translational modifications and import of DNA repair enzymes into nuclei and mitochondria (mt), which in turn affect repair of their genomes.
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- Bartosz Szczesny
- Sealy Center for Molecular Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, 6.136 Medical Research Building, Route 1079, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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