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Yglesias-Rivera A, Sánchez-Rodríguez H, Soto-Febles C, Monzote L. Heteroctenus junceus Scorpion Venom Modulates the Concentration of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in F3II Tumor Cells. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:2287. [PMID: 38137888 PMCID: PMC10871110 DOI: 10.3390/life13122287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
Abstract
The ability of Heteroctenus junceus scorpion venom to modulate the concentration of cytokines related to its antitumoral effect is unknown. F3II cells were treated with ¼ IC50, ½ IC50 and the IC50 of H. junceus scorpion venom. Tumor growth kinetics in F3II-bearing mice were evaluated after 24 days of oral administration of venom doses. The effect of tumor lysates on F3II cell viability was evaluated by MTT assay, while cytokines present in each sample were determined by ELISA. In supernatant, H. junceus scorpion venom decreased the concentration of IL-6 (p < 0.001), IFN-γ (p < 0.001), IL-1β (p < 0.01); meanwhile IL-12 (p < 0.001) and TNF-α (p < 0.001) levels increased significantly, according to the concentration and the time of incubation. Heteroctenus junceus scorpion venom effectively inhibits in vivo tumor progression. In the sera, a significant decrease was observed in TNF-α levels (p < 0.05). In tumor lysates, IL-6 decreased significantly in the groups treated with 12.5 mg/kg (p < 0.001) and 25 mg/kg (p < 0.05). Heteroctenus junceus scorpion venom is capable of modulating other proinflammatory and protumoral cytokines involved in the inflammation associated with cancer.
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- Arianna Yglesias-Rivera
- Research Department, Laboratories of Biopharmaceutical and Chemistry Productions (LABIOFAM), Ave. Independencia Km 16 1/2, Santiago de las Vegas, Boyeros, La Habana 10800, Cuba
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- Microbiology Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine “Pedro Kouri”, Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6 1/2, La Lisa, La Habana 17100, Cuba;
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- Center for Protein Studies, Biology Faculty, University of Havana, Calle 25 Entre J e I, # 455, Plaza de la Revolución, La Habana 10400, Cuba;
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- Microbiology Department, Institute of Tropical Medicine “Pedro Kouri”, Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6 1/2, La Lisa, La Habana 17100, Cuba;
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Pereira ÉJMC, Amorim ÉADF, Aragão FMM, Câmara WDS, Araújo MC, Pereira CDDS, Dias LRL, Gomes WC, Aliança ASDS, Souza JCDS, da Silva LCN, de Miranda RDCM. Biocontrol Potential of Serratia Marcescens (B8) and Bacillus sp. (B13) Isolated from Urban Mangroves in Raposa, Brazil. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:2036. [PMID: 37895418 PMCID: PMC10607943 DOI: 10.3390/life13102036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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This study analyzed the antifungal potential of 16 bacterial strains isolated from mangrove sediment. Bacterial selection was conducted in a solid medium. This was followed by the production and extraction of metabolites using ethyl acetate to evaluate chitinase production, antifungal activity, and toxicity toward Allium cepa and Tenebrio molitor. Bacterial strains B8, B11, and B13 produced the largest inhibition halos (>30 mm) toward Fusarium solani, Fusarium oxysporum, and Rhizoctonia solani fungi. Strains B1, B3, B6, B8, B11, B13, B14, and B16 produced chitinases. In assays using liquid media, B8 and B13 produced the largest inhibition halos. Exposing the fungal inocula to metabolic extracts of strains B6, B8, B11, B13, B14, B15, and B16 caused micromorphological alterations in the inocula, culminating in the inhibition of R. solani sporulation and spore germination. Toxicity tests using Allium cepa and Tenebrio molitor revealed that the metabolites showed low toxicity. Six of the bacterial strains were molecularly identified to species levels, and a further two to genus level. These included Serratia marcescens (B8), which exhibited activity in all tests. Mangroves provide a useful resource for the isolation of microorganisms for biocontrol. Among the isolates, Serratia marcescens and Bacillus spp. showed the greatest potential to produce metabolites for use as biocontrol agents in agriculture.
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- Érima Jôyssielly Mendonça Castro Pereira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Microbiana, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia, Universidade CEUMA, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil; (É.A.d.F.A.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia, Universidade CEUMA, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil; (É.A.d.F.A.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil; (F.M.M.A.); (W.d.S.C.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil; (F.M.M.A.); (W.d.S.C.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão de Programas e Serviços de Saúde, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Microbiana, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia, Universidade CEUMA, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil; (É.A.d.F.A.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia, Universidade CEUMA, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil; (É.A.d.F.A.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil; (F.M.M.A.); (W.d.S.C.)
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Microbiana, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Gestão de Programas e Serviços de Saúde, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Microbiana, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Microbiana, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia, Universidade CEUMA, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil; (É.A.d.F.A.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Microbiana, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia da Amazônia, Universidade CEUMA, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil; (É.A.d.F.A.)
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Meio Ambiente, Universidade Ceuma, São Luís 65075-120, Brazil; (F.M.M.A.); (W.d.S.C.)
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Dioguardi M, Caloro GA, Laino L, Alovisi M, Sovereto D, Crincoli V, Aiuto R, Dioguardi A, De Lillo A, Troiano G, Lo Muzio L. Therapeutic Anticancer Uses of the Active Principles of " Rhopalurus junceus" Venom. Biomedicines 2020; 8:biomedicines8100382. [PMID: 32992456 PMCID: PMC7600222 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines8100382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The Rhopalurus junceus is a scorpion belonging to the Buthidae family that finds its habitat in Cuba. This scorpion is known by the common name of "Blue Scorpion". The venom is used on the island of Cuba as an alternative cure for cancer and, more recently, in the research of active components for biomedicine. Recently, the venom has been tested in several studies to investigate its effects on cancer cell lines, and the initial results of in vitro studies demonstrated how this poison can be effective on certain carcinoma cell lines (Hela, SiHa, Hep-2, NCI-H292, A549, MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-468, and HT-29). The aim of this review is, therefore, to describe the effects of the venom on carcinoma lines and to investigate all anti-cancer properties studied in the literature. The research was conducted using four databases, Pub Med, Scopus, EBSCO, and Web of Science, through the use of keywords, by two independent reviewers following the PRISMA protocol, identifying 57 records. The results led to a total of 13 articles that met the eligibility criteria. The data extracted for the purpose of meta-analysis included the IC50 of the venom on carcinoma cell lines. The results of the meta-analysis provided a pooled mean of the IC50 of 0.645 mg/mL (95% CI: 0.557, 0.733), with a standard error (SE) = 0.045, p < 0.001. The analysis of the subgroups, differentiated by the type of cell line used, provided insight regarding how the scorpion venom was effective on the cell lines of lung origin (NCI-H292, A549, and MRC-5) with a pooled mean of IC50 0.460 mg/mL (95% CI: 0.290, 0.631) SE (0.087) p < 0.001. The results described in the literature for in vitro studies are encouraging, and further investigations should be carried out and deepened.
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- Mario Dioguardi
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (D.S.); (A.D.); (A.D.L.); (G.T.); (L.L.M.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, University of Bari, Via Piazza Giulio Cesare, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Multidisciplinary Department of Medical-Surgical and Odontostomatological Specialties, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, 80121 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Dental School, University of Turin, 10127 Turin, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (D.S.); (A.D.); (A.D.L.); (G.T.); (L.L.M.)
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, Division of Complex Operating Unit of Dentistry, “Aldo Moro” University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 11, 70124 Bari, Italy;
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- Department of Biomedical, Surgical, and Dental Science, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (D.S.); (A.D.); (A.D.L.); (G.T.); (L.L.M.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (D.S.); (A.D.); (A.D.L.); (G.T.); (L.L.M.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (D.S.); (A.D.); (A.D.L.); (G.T.); (L.L.M.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, 71122 Foggia, Italy; (D.S.); (A.D.); (A.D.L.); (G.T.); (L.L.M.)
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Díaz-García A, Varela D. Voltage-Gated K +/Na + Channels and Scorpion Venom Toxins in Cancer. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:913. [PMID: 32655396 PMCID: PMC7325878 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Ion channels have recently been recognized as novel therapeutic targets in cancer research since they are overexpressed in different histological tissues, and their activity is linked to proliferation, tumor progression, angiogenesis, metastasis, and apoptosis. Voltage gated-potassium channels (VGKC) are involved in cell proliferation, cancer progression, cell cycle transition, and apoptosis. Moreover, voltage-dependent sodium channels (VGSC) contribute to decreases in extracellular pH, which, in turn, promotes cancer cell migration and invasion. Furthermore, VGSC and VGKC modulate voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channel activity by controlling the membrane potential and regulating Ca2+ influx, which functions as a second messenger in processes related to proliferation, invasion, migration, and metastasis. The subgroup of these types of channels that have shown a high oncogenic potential have become known as "oncochannels", and the evidence has highlighted them as key potential therapeutic targets. Scorpion venoms contain a high proportion of peptide toxins that act by modulating voltage-gated Na+/K+ channel activity. Increasing scientific data have pointed out that scorpion venoms and their toxins can affect the activity of oncochannels, thus showing their potential for anticancer therapy. In this review, we provide an update of the most relevant voltage-gated Na+\K+ ion channels as cellular targets and discuss the possibility of using scorpion venom and toxins for anticancer therapy.
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- Alexis Díaz-García
- LifEscozul Chile SpA, Santiago, Chile
- Millennium Nucleus of Ion Channel-Associated Diseases (MiNICAD), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Millennium Nucleus of Ion Channel-Associated Diseases (MiNICAD), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Program of Physiology and Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICBM), Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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