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Abe K, Ikeda M, Ide T, Tadokoro T, Miyamoto HD, Furusawa S, Tsutsui Y, Miyake R, Ishimaru K, Watanabe M, Matsushima S, Koumura T, Yamada KI, Imai H, Tsutsui H. Doxorubicin causes ferroptosis and cardiotoxicity by intercalating into mitochondrial DNA and disrupting Alas1-dependent heme synthesis. Sci Signal 2022; 15:eabn8017. [PMID: 36318618 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abn8017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Clinical use of doxorubicin (DOX) is limited because of its cardiotoxicity, referred to as DOX-induced cardiomyopathy (DIC). Mitochondria-dependent ferroptosis, which is triggered by iron overload and excessive lipid peroxidation, plays a pivotal role in the progression of DIC. Here, we showed that DOX accumulated in mitochondria by intercalating into mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), inducing ferroptosis in an mtDNA content-dependent manner. In addition, DOX disrupted heme synthesis by decreasing the abundance of 5'-aminolevulinate synthase 1 (Alas1), the rate-limiting enzyme in this process, thereby impairing iron utilization, resulting in iron overload and ferroptosis in mitochondria in cultured cardiomyocytes. Alas1 overexpression prevented this outcome. Administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), the product of Alas1, to cultured cardiomyocytes and mice suppressed iron overload and lipid peroxidation, thereby preventing DOX-induced ferroptosis and DIC. Our findings reveal that the accumulation of DOX and iron in mitochondria cooperatively induces ferroptosis in cardiomyocytes and suggest that 5-ALA can be used as a potential therapeutic agent for DIC.
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- Ko Abe
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Department of Immunoregulatory Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Departments of Hygienic Chemistry and Medical Research Laboratories, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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- Physical Chemistry for Life Science Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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- Departments of Hygienic Chemistry and Medical Research Laboratories, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kitasato University, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Research Institute of Angiocardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Biocompatible and optically stable hydrophobic fluorescent carbon dots for isolation and imaging of lipid rafts in model membrane. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:6055-6067. [PMID: 35697813 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04165-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Lateral heterogeneity in cell membranes features a variety of compositions that influence their inherent properties. One such biophysical variation is the formation of a membrane or lipid raft, which plays important roles in many cellular processes. The lipid rafts on the cell membrane are mostly identified by specific dyes and heavy metal quantum dots, which have their own drawbacks, such as cytotoxicity, photostability, and incompatibility. To this end, we synthesized special, hydrophobic, fluorescent, photostable, and non-cytotoxic carbon dots (CDs) by solvent-free thermal treatment using non-cytotoxic materials and incorporated into the lipid bilayers of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) made from 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DOPC) and dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) lipids. A 2:2:1 mixture of DOPC, DPPC, and cholesterol (Chol) develops lipid rafts on the membrane by phase separation. The photophysical properties of the CDs get modulated on incorporation into the lipid rafts that identifies the membrane heterogeneity. The main attempt in this work is to develop a new, simple, cost-effective, and bio-friendly lipid raft marker, which can be used in biological applications, alongside other conventional raft markers, with more advantages.
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Kell DB. A protet-based, protonic charge transfer model of energy coupling in oxidative and photosynthetic phosphorylation. Adv Microb Physiol 2021; 78:1-177. [PMID: 34147184 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ampbs.2021.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Textbooks of biochemistry will explain that the otherwise endergonic reactions of ATP synthesis can be driven by the exergonic reactions of respiratory electron transport, and that these two half-reactions are catalyzed by protein complexes embedded in the same, closed membrane. These views are correct. The textbooks also state that, according to the chemiosmotic coupling hypothesis, a (or the) kinetically and thermodynamically competent intermediate linking the two half-reactions is the electrochemical difference of protons that is in equilibrium with that between the two bulk phases that the coupling membrane serves to separate. This gradient consists of a membrane potential term Δψ and a pH gradient term ΔpH, and is known colloquially as the protonmotive force or pmf. Artificial imposition of a pmf can drive phosphorylation, but only if the pmf exceeds some 150-170mV; to achieve in vivo rates the imposed pmf must reach 200mV. The key question then is 'does the pmf generated by electron transport exceed 200mV, or even 170mV?' The possibly surprising answer, from a great many kinds of experiment and sources of evidence, including direct measurements with microelectrodes, indicates it that it does not. Observable pH changes driven by electron transport are real, and they control various processes; however, compensating ion movements restrict the Δψ component to low values. A protet-based model, that I outline here, can account for all the necessary observations, including all of those inconsistent with chemiosmotic coupling, and provides for a variety of testable hypotheses by which it might be refined.
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- Douglas B Kell
- Department of Biochemistry and Systems Biology, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative, Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom; The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark.
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Li Q, Zhou T, Wu F, Li N, Wang R, Zhao Q, Ma YM, Zhang JQ, Ma BL. Subcellular drug distribution: mechanisms and roles in drug efficacy, toxicity, resistance, and targeted delivery. Drug Metab Rev 2018; 50:430-447. [PMID: 30270675 DOI: 10.1080/03602532.2018.1512614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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After administration, drug molecules usually enter target cells to access their intracellular targets. In eukaryotic cells, these targets are often located in organelles, including the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, lysosomes, Golgi apparatus, and peroxisomes. Each organelle type possesses unique biological features. For example, mitochondria possess a negative transmembrane potential, while lysosomes have an intraluminal delta pH. Other properties are common to several organelle types, such as the presence of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) or solute carrier-type (SLC) transporters that sequester or pump out xenobiotic drugs. Studies on subcellular drug distribution are critical to understand the efficacy and toxicity of drugs along with the body's resistance to them and to potentially offer hints for targeted subcellular drug delivery. This review summarizes the results of studies from 1990 to 2017 that examined the subcellular distribution of small molecular drugs. We hope this review will aid in the understanding of drug distribution within cells.
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- Qiao Li
- a Department of Pharmacology , Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Pharmacology , Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai , China
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- b Engineering Research Center of Modern Preparation Technology of TCM of Ministry of Education , Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai , China
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- c Department of Chinese materia medica , School of Pharmacy , Shanghai , China
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- b Engineering Research Center of Modern Preparation Technology of TCM of Ministry of Education , Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Pharmacology , Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Pharmacology , Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai , China
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- b Engineering Research Center of Modern Preparation Technology of TCM of Ministry of Education , Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Pharmacology , Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine , Shanghai , China
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Wang Z, Chen Y, Zhang H, Li Y, Ma Y, Huang J, Liu X, Liu F, Wang T, Zhang X. Mitochondria-Targeting Polydopamine Nanocomposites as Chemophotothermal Therapeutics for Cancer. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 29:2415-2425. [PMID: 29927240 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Mitochondria play a key role in a variety of physiological processes, and mitochondria-targeting drug delivery is helpful and effective in cancer therapy. Rhodamine123 (Rhod123) and Doxorubicin (Dox) are not new chemical molecules, and they both can inhibit the growth of cancerous cells. Here, we combine these two "old" chemicals with polydopamine nanoparticles (PDA NPs) to strengthen the antitumor effect with the aid of near-infrared irradiation. PDA NPs carry these two chemicals tightly by hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking besides chemical bonds. The better antitumor profile of PDA-Rhod-Dox comes from the mitochondria-targeting delivery, which decreases ATP in living cells, causing apoptosis of cancerous cells effectively and inhibiting the growth of tumors in mice. The synergistic effect of PDA, Rhod123, and Dox improves the treatment effect of conventional chemotherapy drugs.
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- Zhuo Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Science , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Science , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Science , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Science , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Science , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology , China-Japan Friendship Hospital , Beijing 100029 , China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology , China-Japan Friendship Hospital , Beijing 100029 , China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Department of Gastroenterology , China-Japan Friendship Hospital , Beijing 100029 , China
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- College of Engineering and College of Dentistry , Howard University , Washington , DC 20059 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Science , Beijing University of Chemical Technology , Beijing 100029 , China
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Abunimer AN, Mohammed H, Cook KL, Soto-Pantoja DR, Campos MM, Abu-Asab MS. Mitochondrial autophagosomes as a mechanism of drug resistance in breast carcinoma. Ultrastruct Pathol 2018; 42:170-180. [PMID: 29419344 PMCID: PMC6060621 DOI: 10.1080/01913123.2017.1419328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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We have previously described the process by which mitochondria donate their membranes for the formation of autophagosomes, and in this study we show that the same process could be involved in drug sequestration and exocytosis resulting in multidrug-resistant cancerous cells. We examine the implications of mitochondrial vesicle formation of mitoautophagosomes (MAPS) in response to the cytotoxic drug MKT-077, which targets mortalin, in a drug-resistant breast carcinoma cell line overexpressing P-glycoprotein (P-gp). The breast cancer cell line MCF-7Adr is derived from MCF-7, but differs from its ancestral line in tolerance of MKT-077-induced mitochondrial toxicity. Our ultrastructural observations suggest that autophagy in the MCF-7Adr cells entails regional sequestration of MKT077 in multilamellar LC3-labeled MAPS, which then separate from their mitochondria, and fuse with or engulf each other. MAPS appeared to be migrating through the cytoplasm and fusing with the plasma membrane, thus carrying out exocytotic secretion. This mechanism, which seems ineffective in the ancestral cell line, provides a resistance mechanism for MKT-077 by enhancing the efflux process of the cells. After 8 hr of MKT-077 exposure, a fraction of the resistant cells appeared viable and contained larger number of smaller sized mitochondria. Mitoautophagosomes, therefore, provide a potentially novel model for multidrug resistance in cancerous cells and may contribute to the P-gp efflux process.
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- Ayman N. Abunimer
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, Roanoke, VA, USA
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- Section of Histopathology, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Hypertension and Vascular Research Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Hypertension and Vascular Research Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Section of Histopathology, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Kang YF, Qiao HX, Xin LZ, Ge LP. Chain elongation analog of resveratrol as potent cancer chemoprevention agent. J Physiol Biochem 2016; 72:445-52. [PMID: 27160168 DOI: 10.1007/s13105-016-0487-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Resveratrol is identified as a natural cancer chemoprevention agent. There has been a lot of interest in designing and developing resveratrol analogs with cancer chemoprevention activity superior to that of parent molecule and exploring their action mechanism in the past several decades. In this study, we have synthesized resveratrol analogs of compounds A-C via conjugated chain elongation based on isoprene unit retention strategy. Remarkably, cytotoxic activity analysis results indicated that compound B possesses the best proliferation inhibition activity for NCI-H460 cells in all the test compounds. Intriguingly, compound B displayed a higher cytotoxicity against human non-small cell lung cancer cells (NCI-H460) compared to normal human embryonic lung fibroblasts (MRC-5). Afterward, flow cytometry analysis showed that compound B would induce cell apoptosis. We further researched the action mechanism. When NCI-H460 cells were incubated by compound B for 6 or 9 h, respectively, the intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) level was enhanced obviously. With elevation of intracellular ROS level, flow cytometry measurement verified mitochondrial transmembrane potential collapse, which was accompanied by the up-regulation of Bax and down-regulation of Bcl-2. More interestingly, compound B increased the expression of caspase-9 and caspase-3, which induced cell apoptosis. Moreover, compound B arrested cell cycle in G0/G1 phase. These are all to provide useful information for designing resveratrol-based chemoprevention agent and understanding the action mechanism.
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- Yan-Fei Kang
- College of Laboratory Medicine, Hebei North University, 11 Diamond Street South, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China.
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Hebei North University, 11 Diamond Street South, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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- College of Agriculture and Forestry Science and Technology, Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei, China
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- College of Laboratory Medicine, Hebei North University, 11 Diamond Street South, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei Province, People's Republic of China
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Magut PKS, Das S, Fernand VE, Losso J, McDonough K, Naylor BM, Aggarwal S, Warner IM. Tunable cytotoxicity of rhodamine 6G via anion variations. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:15873-9. [PMID: 24059469 DOI: 10.1021/ja407164w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Chemotherapeutic agents with low toxicity to normal tissues are a major goal in cancer research. In this regard, the therapeutic activities of cationic dyes, such as rhodamine 6G, toward cancer cells have been studied for decades with observed toxicities toward normal and cancer cells. Herein, we report rhodamine 6G-based organic salts with varying counteranions that are stable under physiological conditions, display excellent fluorescence photostability, and more importantly have tunable chemotherapeutic properties. Our in vitro studies indicate that the hydrophobic compounds of this series allow production of nanoparticles which are nontoxic to normal cells and toxic to cancer cells. Furthermore, the anions, in combination with cations such as sodium, were observed to be nontoxic to both normal and cancer cells. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration that both the cation and anion play an extremely important and cooperative role in the antitumor properties of these compounds.
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- Paul K S Magut
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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Maldonado EN, Sheldon KL, DeHart DN, Patnaik J, Manevich Y, Townsend DM, Bezrukov SM, Rostovtseva TK, Lemasters JJ. Voltage-dependent anion channels modulate mitochondrial metabolism in cancer cells: regulation by free tubulin and erastin. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:11920-9. [PMID: 23471966 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.433847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 173] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Respiratory substrates and adenine nucleotides cross the mitochondrial outer membrane through the voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC), comprising three isoforms--VDAC1, 2, and 3. We characterized the role of individual isoforms in mitochondrial metabolism by HepG2 human hepatoma cells using siRNA. With VDAC3 to the greatest extent, all VDAC isoforms contributed to the maintenance of mitochondrial membrane potential, but only VDAC3 knockdown decreased ATP, ADP, NAD(P)H, and mitochondrial redox state. Cells expressing predominantly VDAC3 were least sensitive to depolarization induced by increased free tubulin. In planar lipid bilayers, free tubulin inhibited VDAC1 and VDAC2 but not VDAC3. Erastin, a compound that interacts with VDAC, blocked and reversed mitochondrial depolarization after microtubule destabilizers in intact cells and antagonized tubulin-induced VDAC blockage in planar bilayers. In conclusion, free tubulin inhibits VDAC1/2 and limits mitochondrial metabolism in HepG2 cells, contributing to the Warburg phenomenon. Reversal of tubulin-VDAC interaction by erastin antagonizes Warburg metabolism and restores oxidative mitochondrial metabolism.
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- Eduardo N Maldonado
- Center for Cell Death, Injury & Regeneration, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina 29425, USA
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Bartholomä MD, Gottumukkala V, Zhang S, Baker A, Dunning P, Fahey FH, Treves ST, Packard AB. Effect of the prosthetic group on the pharmacologic properties of 18F-labeled rhodamine B, a potential myocardial perfusion agent for positron emission tomography (PET). J Med Chem 2012; 55:11004-12. [PMID: 23210516 DOI: 10.1021/jm301453p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We recently reported the development of the 2-[(18)F]fluoroethyl ester of rhodamine B as a potential positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for myocardial perfusion imaging. This compound, which was prepared using a [(18)F]fluoroethyl prosthetic group, has significant uptake in the myocardium in rats but also demonstrates relatively high liver uptake and is rapidly hydrolyzed in vivo in mice. We have now prepared (18)F-labeled rhodamine B using three additional prosthetic groups (propyl, diethylene glycol, and triethylene glycol) and found that the prosthetic group has a significant effect on the in vitro and in vivo properties of these compounds. Of the esters prepared to date, the diethylene glycol ester is superior in terms of in vitro stability and pharmacokinetics. These observations suggest that the prosthetic group plays a significant role in determining the pharmacological properties of (18)F-labeled compounds. They also support the value of continued investigation of (18)F-labeled rhodamines as PET radiopharmaceuticals for myocardial perfusion imaging.
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- Mark D Bartholomä
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Raez LE, Papadopoulos K, Ricart AD, Chiorean EG, Dipaola RS, Stein MN, Rocha Lima CM, Schlesselman JJ, Tolba K, Langmuir VK, Kroll S, Jung DT, Kurtoglu M, Rosenblatt J, Lampidis TJ. A phase I dose-escalation trial of 2-deoxy-D-glucose alone or combined with docetaxel in patients with advanced solid tumors. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2012; 71:523-30. [PMID: 23228990 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-012-2045-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 332] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 11/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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PURPOSE This phase I trial was initiated to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics (PK) and maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of the glycolytic inhibitor, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG) in combination with docetaxel, in patients with advanced solid tumors. METHODS A modified accelerated titration design was used. 2DG was administered orally once daily for 7 days every other week starting at a dose of 2 mg/kg and docetaxel was administered intravenously at 30 mg/m(2) for 3 of every 4 weeks beginning on day 1 of week 2. Following the completion of dose escalation, cohorts of patients were then treated with 2DG for 21 days or every day of each 4-week cycle for up to 12 cycles. RESULTS Thirty-four patients were enrolled: 21 on every other week, 6 on a 21 of 28-day cycle and 7 on the continuous 2DG dosing schedule. There were no dose-limiting toxicities which met the MTD criteria. The most common adverse events were fatigue, sweating, dizziness and nausea mimicking the hypoglycemic symptoms expected from 2DG administration. Therefore, 63 mg/kg was selected as the clinically tolerable dose. The most significant adverse effects noted at 63-88 mg/kg doses were reversible hyperglycemia (100 %), gastrointestinal bleeding (6 %) and reversible grade 3 QTc prolongation (22 %). Eleven patients (32 %) had stable disease, 1 patient (3 %) partial response and 22 patients (66 %) progressive disease as their best response. There was no PK interaction between 2DG and docetaxel. CONCLUSION The recommended dose of 2DG in combination with weekly docetaxel is 63 mg/kg/day with tolerable adverse effects.
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- Luis E Raez
- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, PO Box 016960, Miami, FL 33101, USA
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Griffin C, Karnik A, McNulty J, Pandey S. Pancratistatin selectively targets cancer cell mitochondria and reduces growth of human colon tumor xenografts. Mol Cancer Ther 2011; 10:57-68. [PMID: 21220492 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-10-0735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The naturally occurring Amaryllidaceae alkaloid pancratistatin exhibits potent apoptotic activity against a large panel of cancer cells lines and has an insignificant effect on noncancerous cell lines, although with an elusive cellular target. Many current chemotherapeutics induce apoptosis via genotoxic mechanisms and thus have low selectivity. The observed selectivity of pancratistatin for cancer cells promoted us to consider the hypothesis that this alkaloid targets cancer cell mitochondria rather than DNA or its replicative machinery. In this study, we report that pancratistatin decreased mitochondrial membrane potential and induced apoptotic nuclear morphology in p53-mutant (HT-29) and wild-type p53 (HCT116) colorectal carcinoma cell lines, but not in noncancerous colon fibroblast (CCD-18Co) cells. Interestingly, pancratistatin was found to be ineffective against mtDNA-depleted (ρ(0)) cancer cells. Moreover, pancratistatin induced cell death in a manner independent of Bax and caspase activation, and did not alter β-tubulin polymerization rate nor cause double-stranded DNA breaks. For the first time we report the efficacy of pancratistatin in vivo against human colorectal adenocarcinoma xenografts. Intratumor administration of pancratistatin (3 mg/kg) caused significant reduction in the growth of subcutaneous HT-29 tumors in Nu/Nu mice (n = 6), with no apparent toxicity to the liver or kidneys as indicated by histopathologic analysis and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling. Altogether, this work suggests that pancratistatin may be a novel mitochondria-targeting compound that selectively induces apoptosis in cancer cells and significantly reduces tumor growth.
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- Carly Griffin
- University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4
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Metabolic control analysis indicates a change of strategy in the treatment of cancer. Mitochondrion 2010; 10:626-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2010.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2009] [Revised: 03/06/2010] [Accepted: 06/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Guo W, Zhang Y, Chen T, Wang Y, Xue J, Zhang Y, Xiao W, Mo X, Lu Y. Efficacy of RNAi targeting of pyruvate kinase M2 combined with cisplatin in a lung cancer model. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2010; 137:65-72. [PMID: 20336315 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-010-0860-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2009] [Accepted: 02/22/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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PURPOSE Pyruvate kinase isoenzyme M2 (PKM2) is a key enzyme in aerobic glycolysis; inhibition of PKM2 leads to the tumor growth inhibition. In this study, the effects of combined treatment with cisplatin (DDP) and a plasmid that expresses a short hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting PKM2 on the growth of human A549 xenograft lung cancer model were investigated. METHODS The expression of PKM2 in A549 cells was determined by immunofluorescence. PKM2 expression levels were evaluated by Western blot analysis. In a human A549 lung cancer xenograft model, the effects of treatment with shRNA, with or without cisplatin, on tumor volume were determined. Apoptosis and cell proliferation status were examined to determine the mechanisms of tumor growth inhibition. RESULTS Expression of shRNA targeting PKM2 resulted in inhibition of PKM2 expression in A549 cells. In the lung cancer xenograft model, average tumor volume in the group treated with both cisplatin and shRNA was statistically lower than those of other groups (P < 0.05). The levels of apoptotic cells were significantly higher in samples from animals in the combined treatment group than those from untreated animals (P < 0.05). The cell proliferation rate, as determined by counting cells labeled with an anti-phospho-histone H3, a marker for mitosis, was lower in samples from animals treated with both cisplatin and shRNA than in samples from other groups (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Use of RNA interfering (RNAi) targeting PKM2 significantly inhibited tumor growth when combined with cisplatin in a human A549 lung cancer xenograft model. The enhanced antitumor activity of the combined treatment compared to treatment with shRNA alone may result in part from increased induction of apoptosis and augmented inhibition of cancer cell proliferation.
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- Wenhao Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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Biodistribution and stability studies of [18F]fluoroethylrhodamine B, a potential PET myocardial perfusion agent. Nucl Med Biol 2010; 37:365-70. [PMID: 20346876 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2009.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2009] [Revised: 12/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Fluorine-18-labeled rhodamine B was developed as a potential positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for the evaluation of myocardial perfusion, but preliminary studies in mice showed no accumulation in the heart suggesting that it was rapidly hydrolyzed in vivo in mice. A study was therefore undertaken to further evaluate this hypothesis. METHODS [(18)F]Fluoroethylrhodamine B was equilibrated for 2 h at 37 degrees C in human, rat and mouse serum and in phosphate-buffered saline. Samples were removed periodically and assayed by high-performance liquid chromatography. Based on the results of the stability study, microPET imaging and a biodistribution study were carried out in rats. RESULTS In vitro stability studies demonstrated that [(18)F]fluoroethylrhodamine B much more stable in rat and human sera than in mouse serum. After 2 h, the compound was >80% intact in rat serum but <30% intact in mouse serum. The microPET imaging and biodistribution studies in rats confirmed this result showing high and persistent tracer accumulation in the myocardium compared with the absence of uptake by the myocardium in mice thereby validating our original hypothesis that (18)F-labeled rhodamines should accumulate in the heart. CONCLUSIONS [(18)F]Fluoroethylrhodamine B is more stable in rat and human sera than it is in mouse serum. This improved stability is demonstrated by the high uptake of the tracer in the rat heart in comparison to the absence of visible uptake in the mouse heart. These observations suggest that (18)F-labeled rhodamines are promising candidates for more extensive evaluation as PET tracers for the evaluation of myocardial perfusion.
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Heinrich TK, Gottumukkala V, Snay E, Dunning P, Fahey FH, Ted Treves S, Packard AB. Synthesis of fluorine-18 labeled rhodamine B: A potential PET myocardial perfusion imaging agent. Appl Radiat Isot 2009; 68:96-100. [PMID: 19783150 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2009] [Revised: 07/10/2009] [Accepted: 08/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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There is considerable interest in developing an (18)F-labeled PET myocardial perfusion agent. Rhodamine dyes share several properties with (99m)Tc-MIBI, the most commonly used single-photon myocardial perfusion agent, suggesting that an (18)F-labeled rhodamine dye might prove useful for this application. In addition to being lipophilic cations, like (99m)Tc-MIBI, rhodamine dyes are known to accumulate in the myocardium and are substrates for Pgp, the protein implicated in MDR1 multidrug resistance. As the first step in determining whether (18)F-labeled rhodamines might be useful as myocardial perfusion agents for PET, our objective was to develop synthetic methods for preparing the (18)F-labeled compounds so that they could be evaluated in vivo. Rhodamine B was chosen as the prototype compound for development of the synthesis because the ethyl substituents on the amine moieties of rhodamine B protect them from side reactions, thus eliminating the need to include (and subsequently remove) protecting groups. The 2'-[(18)F]fluoroethyl ester of rhodamine B was synthesized by heating rhodamine B lactone with [(18)F]fluoroethyltosylate in acetonitrile at 165 degrees C for 30min using [(18)F]fluoroethyl tosylate, which was prepared by the reaction of ethyleneglycol ditosylate with Kryptofix 2.2.2, K(2)CO(3), and [(18)F]NaF in acetonitrile for 10min at 90 degrees C. The product was purified by semi-preparative HPLC to produce the 2'-[(18)F]fluoroethylester in >97% radiochemical purity with a specific activity of 1.3GBq/mumol, an isolated decay corrected yield of 35%, and a total synthesis time of 90min.
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- Tobias K Heinrich
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Rodríguez-Enríquez S, Marín-Hernández A, Gallardo-Pérez JC, Carreño-Fuentes L, Moreno-Sánchez R. Targeting of cancer energy metabolism. Mol Nutr Food Res 2009; 53:29-48. [PMID: 19123180 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The main purpose of this review is to update and analyze the effect of several antineoplastic drugs (adriamycin, apoptodilin, casiopeinas, cisplatin, clotrimazole, cyclophosphamide, ditercalinium, NSAIDs, tamoxifen, taxol, 6-mercaptopurine, and alpha-tocopheryl succinate) and energy metabolism inhibitors (2-DOG, gossypol, delocalized lipophilic cations, and uncouplers) on tumor development and progression. The possibility that these antineoplastic drugs currently used in in vitro cancer models, in chemo-therapy, or under study in phase I to III clinical trials induce tumor cellular death by altering also metabolite concentration (i.e., ATP), enzyme activities, and/or energy metabolism fluxes is assessed. It is proposed that the use of energy metabolic therapy, as an alternative or complementary strategy, might be a promising novel approach in the treatment of cancer.
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Moreno-Sánchez R, Rodríguez-Enríquez S, Saavedra E, Marín-Hernández A, Gallardo-Pérez JC. The bioenergetics of cancer: is glycolysis the main ATP supplier in all tumor cells? Biofactors 2009; 35:209-25. [PMID: 19449450 DOI: 10.1002/biof.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The molecular mechanisms by which tumor cells achieve an enhanced glycolytic flux and, presumably, a decreased oxidative phosphorylation are analyzed. As the O(2) concentration in hypoxic regions of tumors seems not limiting for oxidative phosphorylation, the role of this mitochondrial pathway in the ATP supply is re-evaluated. Drugs that inhibit glycoysis and oxidative phosphorylation are analyzed for their specificity toward tumor cells and effect on proliferation. The energy metabolism mechanisms involved in the use of positron emission tomography are revised and updated. It is proposed that energy metabolism may be an alternative therapeutic target for both hypoxic (glycolytic) and oxidative tumors. (c) 2009 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.
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- Rafael Moreno-Sánchez
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Departamento de Bioquímica, Juan Badiano 1, Tlalpan, México DF, Mexico
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Ferraresi R, Troiano L, Pinti M, Roat E, Lugli E, Quaglino D, Taverna D, Bellizzi D, Passarino G, Cossarizza A. Resistance of mtDNA-depleted cells to apoptosis. Cytometry A 2008; 73:528-37. [PMID: 18302187 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cells lacking mitochondrial genome (defined as rho(0)) are useful models in studies on cancer, aging, mitochondrial diseases and apoptosis, but several of their functional aspects have been poorly characterized. Using different clones of rho(0) cells derived from the human osteosarcoma line 143B, we have tested the effects of different apoptogenic molecules such as staurosporine (STS), doxorubicin, daunomycin and quercetin, and have analyzed apoptosis, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), levels of oxygen free radicals, reduced glutathione (GSH) content, and expression of P-glycoprotein (P-gp). When compared to parental cells, rho(0) cells resulted much less sensitive to apoptosis. MMP was well maintained in rho(0) cells, and remained unchanged after adding apoptogenic agents, and did not change after treatment with molecules able to depolarize mitochondria such as valinomycin. After adding STS, the production of reactive oxygen species was similar in both cell types, but rho(0) cells maintained higher levels of GSH. In rho(0) cells, P-gp was strongly over-expressed both at mRNA and protein level, and its functionality was higher. The resistance to apoptosis of rho(0) cells could be not only due to an increased scavenger capacity of GSH, but also due to a selection of multidrug resistant cells that hyperexpress P-gp.
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- Roberta Ferraresi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Buttigieg J, Brown ST, Lowe M, Zhang M, Nurse CA. Functional mitochondria are required for O2but not CO2sensing in immortalized adrenomedullary chromaffin cells. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 294:C945-56. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00495.2007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Catecholamine (CAT) release from adrenomedullary chromaffin cells (AMC) in response to stressors such as low O2(hypoxia) and elevated CO2/H+is critical during adaptation of the newborn to extrauterine life. Using a surrogate model based on a v -myc immortalized adrenal chromaffin cell line (i.e., MAH cells), combined with genetic perturbation of mitochondrial function, we tested the hypothesis that functional mitochondria are required for O2sensing. Wild-type MAH cells responded to both hypoxia and increased CO2(hypercapnia) with K+current inhibition and membrane depolarization. Additionally, these stimuli caused a rise in cytosolic Ca2+and CAT secretion, determined by fura-2 spectrofluorimetry and carbon fiber amperometry, respectively. In contrast, mitochondria-deficient (ρ0) MAH cells were hypoxia insensitive, although responses to hypercapnia and expression of several markers, including carbonic anhydrase II, remained intact. Rotenone (1 μM), a mitochondrial complex I blocker known to mimic and occlude the effects of hypoxia in primary AMC, was effective in wild-type but not ρ0MAH cells. These data demonstrate that functional mitochondria are involved in hypoxia-sensing by adrenal chromaffin cells. We also show for the first time that, like their neonatal chromaffin cell counterparts, MAH cells are CO2sensors; however, this property is independent of functional mitochondria.
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In early studies on energy metabolism of tumor cells, it was proposed that the enhanced glycolysis was induced by a decreased oxidative phosphorylation. Since then it has been indiscriminately applied to all types of tumor cells that the ATP supply is mainly or only provided by glycolysis, without an appropriate experimental evaluation. In this review, the different genetic and biochemical mechanisms by which tumor cells achieve an enhanced glycolytic flux are analyzed. Furthermore, the proposed mechanisms that arguably lead to a decreased oxidative phosphorylation in tumor cells are discussed. As the O(2) concentration in hypoxic regions of tumors seems not to be limiting for the functioning of oxidative phosphorylation, this pathway is re-evaluated regarding oxidizable substrate utilization and its contribution to ATP supply versus glycolysis. In the tumor cell lines where the oxidative metabolism prevails over the glycolytic metabolism for ATP supply, the flux control distribution of both pathways is described. The effect of glycolytic and mitochondrial drugs on tumor energy metabolism and cellular proliferation is described and discussed. Similarly, the energy metabolic changes associated with inherent and acquired resistance to radiotherapy and chemotherapy of tumor cells, and those determined by positron emission tomography, are revised. It is proposed that energy metabolism may be an alternative therapeutic target for both hypoxic (glycolytic) and oxidative tumors.
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- Rafael Moreno-Sánchez
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Departamento de Bioquímica, Juan Badiano no. 1, Tlalpan, México DF 14080, Mexico.
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Heyfets A, Flescher E. Cooperative cytotoxicity of methyl jasmonate with anti-cancer drugs and 2-deoxy-D-glucose. Cancer Lett 2006; 250:300-10. [PMID: 17125916 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2006.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2006] [Accepted: 10/19/2006] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The anti-cancer agent methyl jasmonate (MJ) acts in vitro and in vivo against various cancer cell lines, as well as leukemic cells from chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients. Given the importance of multi-agent combinations in cancer chemotherapy, the purpose of this study was to identify super-additive combinations of MJ and currently-available chemotherapeutic drugs. We identified such cooperative effects in six cell lines arising from different major types of malignancies, i.e., breast, lung, prostate and pancreas carcinomas as well as leukemia. The chemotherapeutic drugs tested were adriamycin, taxol, BCNU and cisplatin. For instance, MJ exhibited strong cooperative effects with BCNU in MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic carcinoma cells. Furthermore, MJ enhanced significantly (pV=0.028) the anti-leukemic effect of adriamycin in vivo, in a CLL mouse model. Finally, MJ cooperated with the glycolysis inhibitor 2-deoxy-D-glucose in inducing death of several types of carcinoma cells. We conclude that administration of MJ with common chemotherapeutic drugs and glycolysis inhibitors bears a promise for effective anti-cancer therapy.
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- Alina Heyfets
- Department of Human Microbiology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Maschek G, Savaraj N, Priebe W, Braunschweiger P, Hamilton K, Tidmarsh GF, De Young LR, Lampidis TJ. 2-Deoxy-d-glucose Increases the Efficacy of Adriamycin and Paclitaxel in Human Osteosarcoma and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers In Vivo. Cancer Res 2004; 64:31-4. [PMID: 14729604 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-03-3294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 346] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Slow-growing cell populations located within solid tumors are difficult to target selectively because most cells in normal tissues also have low replication rates. However, a distinguishing feature between slow-growing normal and tumor cells is the hypoxic microenvironment of the latter, which makes them extraordinarily dependent on anaerobic glycolysis for survival. Previously, we have shown that hypoxic tumor cells exhibit increased sensitivity to inhibitors of glycolysis in three distinct in vitro models. Based on these results, we predicted that combination therapy of a chemotherapeutic agent to target rapidly dividing cells and a glycolytic inhibitor to target slow-growing tumor cells would have better efficacy than either agent alone. Here, we test this strategy in vivo using the glycolytic inhibitor 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) in combination with Adriamycin (ADR) or paclitaxel in nude mouse xenograft models of human osteosarcoma and non-small cell lung cancer. Nude mice implanted with osteosarcoma cells were divided into four groups as follows: (a) untreated controls; (b) mice treated with ADR alone; (c) mice treated with 2-DG alone; or (d) mice treated with a combination of ADR + 2-DG. Treatment began when tumors were either 50 or 300 mm(3) in volume. Starting with small or large tumors, the ADR + 2-DG combination treatment resulted in significantly slower tumor growth (and therefore longer survival) than the control, 2-DG, or ADR treatments (P < 0.0001). Similar beneficial effects of combination treatment were found with 2-DG and paclitaxel in the MV522 non-small cell lung cancer xenograft model. In summary, the treatment of tumors with both the glycolytic inhibitor 2-DG and ADR or paclitaxel results in a significant reduction in tumor growth compared with either agent alone. Overall, these results, combined with our in vitro data, provide a rationale for initiating clinical trials using glycolytic inhibitors in combination with chemotherapeutic agents to increase their therapeutic effectiveness.
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- Gregory Maschek
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Miami, School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA
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Scarlett DJ, Herst P, Tan A, Prata C, Berridge M. Mitochondrial gene-knockout (rho0) cells: a versatile model for exploring the secrets of trans-plasma membrane electron transport. Biofactors 2004; 20:199-206. [PMID: 15706057 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5520200404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Plasma membrane electron transport (tPMET) pathways have been identified in all living cells, and a wide variety of tools have been used to study these processes. In our laboratory we have used the cell-impermeable tetrazolium dye WST-1, together with the mitochondrial gene knockout (rho0) cell model, to investigate one of these pathways. We have shown that growth of HL60rho0 cells is dependent on oxygen, and that these cells consume oxygen at the cell surface. Similarities in inhibition profiles between non-mitochondrial oxygen consumption and WST-1 reduction suggest that both systems share a common tPMET pathway. In support of this, oxygen was shown to compete with the intermediate electron acceptor that mediates WST-1 reduction, for reducing electrons. The observation that tPMET activity is higher in rho0 cells compared to their mitochondrially-competent counterparts was shown to be the result of competition between the mitochondrial and plasma membrane electron transport systems for intracellular reducing equivalents. Elevated rates of dye reduction appear to be mediated through increased expression of the key components of tPMET, which include the cell surface NADH oxidase, CNOX. These findings have played a critical role in shaping our current understanding of the mechanisms of this particular pathway of tPMET.
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Liu H, Savaraj N, Priebe W, Lampidis TJ. Hypoxia increases tumor cell sensitivity to glycolytic inhibitors: a strategy for solid tumor therapy (Model C). Biochem Pharmacol 2002; 64:1745-51. [PMID: 12445863 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-2952(02)01456-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Previously, we reported that two distinct in vitro tumor cell models of hypoxia (Models A and B) are hypersensitive to glycolytic inhibitors such as 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) and oxamate [Liu et al., Biochemistry 2001;40:5542-7]. Model A consists of osteosarcoma cells (143B) treated with agents that interfere with mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos), and Model B represents rho(0) cells, a variant derived from 143B cells, which, due to their deficiency in mitochondrial DNA, cannot perform OxPhos. Extending these studies, we report here on Model C, which is composed of 143B cells grown under various levels of external O(2) (0, 0.1, 0.5, 1, 5, 10, and 21%). At the lower levels of O(2) that we tested, 143B cells were hypersensitive to 2-DG and oxamate when compared with cells grown at a normal level of O(2). In contrast, 143B cells under hypoxic or aerobic conditions showed equal sensitivity to a standard chemotherapeutic agent, vinblastine. Furthermore, when treated under reduced O(2) amounts, rho(0) cells displayed no hypersensitivity to 2-DG and, in fact, were slightly more resistant than under aerobic conditions. At 0-5% O(2) levels, untreated 143B cells displayed reduced growth and elevated lactic acid levels, while rho(0) cell growth remained unaffected except at 0% O(2) where growth was inhibited by 19%. The results with Model C are in agreement with our previous data using Models A and B, and extend these studies by illustrating that within a wide range of hypoxia the growth of tumor cells is retarded and that these slow-growing cells become hypersensitized to glycolytic inhibitors. Taken together with Models A and B, the data with Model C support our hypothesis that the hypoxic environment of slow-growing cells found in the inner core of solid tumors renders them amenable to selective targeting with glycolytic inhibitors.
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- Huaping Liu
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy (R-124), and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, School of Medicine, PO Box 016960, Miami, FL 33101, USA
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Shen ZY, Shen J, Li QS, Chen CY, Chen JY, Yi Z. Morphological and functional changes of mitochondria in apoptotic esophageal carcinoma cells induced by arsenic trioxide. World J Gastroenterol 2002; 8:31-5. [PMID: 11833066 PMCID: PMC4656620 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v8.i1.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To demonstrate that mitochondrial morphological and functional changes are an important intermediate link in the course of apoptosis in esophageal carcinoma cells induced by As2O3.
METHODS: The esophageal carcinoma cell line SHEEC1, established in our laboratory, was cultured in 199 growth medium, supplemented with 100 mL·L-1 calf serum and 3 μmol·L-1 As2O3 ( the same below). After 2, 4, 6, 12, 24 h of drug adding, the SHEEC1 cells were collected for light-and electron-microscopic examination. The mitochondria were labeled by Rhodamine fluorescence probe and the fluorescence intensity of the mitochondria was measured by flow cytometer and cytofluorimetric analysis. Further, the mitochondrial transmembrane potential (MTP, ∆Ψ m) change was also calculated.
RESULTS: The mitochondrial morphological change after adding As2O3 could be divided into three stages. In the early-stage (2-6 h) after adding As2O3, an adaptive proliferation of mitochondria appeared; in the mid-stage (6-12 h) a degenerative change was observed; and in the late-stage (12-24 h) the mitochondria swelled with outer membrane broken down and then cells death with apoptotic changes of nucleus. The functional change of the mitochondria indicated by fluorescent intensity, which reflected the MTP status of mitochondria, was in accordance with morphological change of the mitochondria. The fluorescent intensity increased at early-stage, declined in mid-stage and decreased to the lowest in the late-stage. 24 h after As2O3 adding, the cell nucleus showed typical apoptotic changes.
CONCLUSION: Under the inducement of As2O3, the early apoptotic changes of SHEEC1 cells were the apparent morphological and functional changes of mitochondria, afterwards the nucleus changes followed. It is considered that changes of mitochondria are an important intermediate link in the course of apoptosis of esophageal carcinoma cells induced by As2O3.
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- Zhong-Ying Shen
- Department of Pathology, Medical College of Shantou University, 22 Xinglin Road, Shantou 515031, Guandong Province, China. zhongyingshen@ yahoo.com
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Medina JM, López-Mediavilla C, Orfao A. Flow cytometry of isolated mitochondria during development and under some pathological conditions. FEBS Lett 2002; 510:127-32. [PMID: 11801239 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(01)03260-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mitochondria play an essential role in the generation of the energy needed for eukaryotic cell life and in the release of molecules involved in initiation of cell death. Here we review the changes in isolated mitochondrial fluorescent populations as distinguished by flow cytometry during postnatal development and their regulation by thyroid hormones and catecholamines. The use of flow cytometry in the study of mitochondrial changes occurring under hypothyroidism, alcohol abuse and aging is also reviewed.
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- José M Medina
- Departmento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
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