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Verma M, Thakur A, Sharma R, Bharti R. Recent Advancement in the One-Pot Synthesis of the Tri-Substituted Methanes (TRSMs) and Their Biological Applications. Curr Org Synth 2021; 19:86-114. [PMID: 34515005 DOI: 10.2174/1570179418666210910105342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
The history of tri-substituted methanes (TRSMs) in chemical industries is much older. Tri-substituted methanes were previously used as dyes in the chemical industries. Still, there is a significant surge in researchers' interest in them due to their wide range of bioactivities. Tri-substituted methane derivatives show a wide range of biological activities like anti-tumor, antimicrobial, antibiofilm, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic activities. Due to the wide range of medicinal applications shown by tri-substituted methanes, most of the methodologies reported in the literature for the synthesis of TRSMs are focused on the one-pot method. This review explored the recently reported one-pot processes for synthesizing tri-substituted methanes and their various medicinal applications. Based on the substitution attached to the -CH carbon, this review categorizes them into two major classes: (I) symmetrical and (II) unsymmetrical trisubstituted methanes. In addition, this review gives an insight into the growing opportunities for the construction of trisubstituted scaffolds via one-pot methodologies. To the best of our knowledge, no one has yet reported a review on the one-pot synthesis of TRSMs. Therefore, here we present a brief literature review of the synthesis of both symmetrical and unsymmetrical TRSMs covering various one-pot methodologies along with their medicinal applications.
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- Monika Verma
- Department of chemistry, University Institute of sciences, Chandigarh University, Ludhiana Highway, Mohali, Punjab . India
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- Department of chemistry, University Institute of sciences, Chandigarh University, Ludhiana Highway, Mohali, Punjab . India
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- Department of chemistry, University Institute of sciences, Chandigarh University, Ludhiana Highway, Mohali, Punjab . India
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- Department of chemistry, University Institute of sciences, Chandigarh University, Ludhiana Highway, Mohali, Punjab . India
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Al-Wahaibi LH, Rahul B, Mohamed AAB, Abdelbaky MSM, Garcia-Granda S, El-Emam AA, Percino MJ, Thamotharan S. Supramolecular Self-Assembly Built by Weak Hydrogen, Chalcogen, and Unorthodox Nonbonded Motifs in 4-(4-Chlorophenyl)-3-[(4-fluorobenzyl)sulfanyl]-5-(thiophen-2-yl)-4 H-1,2,4-triazole, a Selective COX-2 Inhibitor: Insights from X-ray and Theoretical Studies. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:6996-7007. [PMID: 33748613 PMCID: PMC7970574 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c06287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A selective triazole-based
COX-2 inhibitor, 4-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-[(4-fluorobenzyl)sulfanyl]-5-(thiophen-2-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazole, C19H13ClFN3S2, has been synthesized, and its crystal structure was
determined at 150 K. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealed
that the thiophene ring was disordered over two orientations. The
crystal structure is stabilized by weak hydrogen and chalcogen bonds
and unorthodox F···π and S···C(π)
contacts. These noncovalent interactions cooperatively generate the
supramolecular self-assembly in the crystalline state. The Hirshfeld
surface and its associated two-dimensional (2D)-fingerprint plots
were obtained to analyze the role of different noncovalent interactions
in the crystal packing. Further, the enrichment ratio was obtained
from different atom···atom pairs to calculate the propensity
of these pairs to form noncovalent interactions. The strength of different
dimeric motifs formed in the crystal structure and lattice energies
was calculated by the PIXEL method. Furthermore, the topological analysis
of the charge density of intermolecular interactions was described.
A CSD survey of C–H···F hydrogen bond, C–S···Cl
chalcogen bond, and unorthodox nonbonded contacts (F···π
and S···C(π)) is presented. The title compound
possesses selective inhibitory activity against human COX-2 enzyme
rather than COX-1. The quantum mechanics (QM) polarized ligand docking
analysis was used to predict the binding pose and study the title
compound’s selectivity against COX-1/2 enzymes.
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- Lamya H. Al-Wahaibi
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Biomolecular Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 613 401, India
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Oviedo University-CINN, Oviedo 33006, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Oviedo University-CINN, Oviedo 33006, Spain
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Unidad de Polímeros y Electrónica Orgánica, Instituto de Ciencias, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Val3-Ecocampus Valsequillo, Independencia O2 Sur 50, San Pedro Zacachimalpa, Puebla C.P. 72960, Mexico
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- Biomolecular Crystallography Laboratory, Department of Bioinformatics, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur 613 401, India
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Lutsiv T, McGinley JN, Neil ES, Thompson HJ. Cell Signaling Pathways in Mammary Carcinoma Induced in Rats with Low versus High Inherent Aerobic Capacity. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20061506. [PMID: 30917509 PMCID: PMC6470785 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20061506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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An inverse association exists between physical activity and breast cancer incidence and outcomes. An objective indicator of an individual’s recent physical activity exposure is aerobic capacity. We took advantage of the fact that there is an inherited as well as inducible component of aerobic capacity to show that experimentally induced mammary cancer is inversely related to inherent aerobic capacity (IAC). The objective of this study was to determine whether cell signaling pathways involved in the development of mammary cancer differed in rats with low inherent aerobic capacity (LIAC, n = 55) versus high inherent aerobic capacity (HIAC, n = 57). Cancer burden was 0.21 ± 0.16 g/rat in HIAC versus 1.14 ± 0.45 in LIAC, p < 0.001. Based on protein expression, cancer in LIAC animals was associated with upregulated glucose utilization, and protein and fatty acid synthesis. Signaling in cancers from HIAC rats was associated with energy sensing, fatty acid oxidation and cell cycle arrest. These findings support the thesis that pro-glycolytic, metabolic inflexibility in LIAC favors not only insulin resistance and obesity but also tumor development and growth. This provides an unappreciated framework for understanding how obesity and low aerobic fitness, hallmarks of physical inactivity, are associated with higher cancer risk and poorer prognosis.
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- Tymofiy Lutsiv
- Cancer Prevention Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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- Cancer Prevention Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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- Cancer Prevention Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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- Cancer Prevention Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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Showler K, Nishimura M, Daino K, Imaoka T, Nishimura Y, Morioka T, Blyth BJ, Kokubo T, Takabatake M, Fukuda M, Moriyama H, Kakinuma S, Fukushi M, Shimada Y. Analysis of genes involved in the PI3K/Akt pathway in radiation- and MNU-induced rat mammary carcinomas. JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2017; 58:183-194. [PMID: 27738081 PMCID: PMC5571612 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrw097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The PI3K/AKT pathway is one of the most important signaling networks in human breast cancer, and since it was potentially implicated in our preliminary investigations of radiation-induced rat mammary carcinomas, our aim here was to verify its role. We included mammary carcinomas induced by the chemical carcinogen 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea to determine whether any changes were radiation-specific. Most carcinomas from both groups showed activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway, but phosphorylation of AKT1 was often heterogeneous and only present in a minority of carcinoma cells. The negative pathway regulator Inpp4b was significantly downregulated in both groups, compared with in normal mammary tissue, and radiation-induced carcinomas also showed a significant decrease in Pten expression, while the chemically induced carcinomas showed a decrease in Pik3r1 and Pdk1. Significant upregulation of the positive regulators Erbb2 and Pik3ca was observed only in chemically induced carcinomas. However, no genes showed clear correlations with AKT phosphorylation levels, except in individual carcinomas. Only rare carcinomas showed mutations in PI3K/AKT pathway genes, yet these carcinomas did not exhibit stronger AKT phosphorylation. Thus, while AKT phosphorylation is a common feature of rat mammary carcinomas induced by radiation or a canonical chemical carcinogen, the mutation of key genes in the pathways or permanent changes to gene expression of particular signaling proteins do not explain the pathway activation in the advanced cancers. Although AKT signaling likely facilitates cancer development and growth in rat mammary carcinomas, it is unlikely that permanent disruption of the PI3K/AKT pathway genes is a major causal event in radiation carcinogenesis.
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- Kaye Showler
- Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan
- Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Department of Engineering and Safety, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan
- Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 116-8551, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Effects Research, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, 4-9-1, Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan
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Matthews SB, Zhu Z, Jiang W, McGinley JN, Neil ES, Thompson HJ. Excess weight gain accelerates 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea-induced mammary carcinogenesis in a rat model of premenopausal breast cancer. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2014; 7:310-8. [PMID: 24441676 DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-13-0297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In contrast to the null effects generally reported, high-risk premenopausal women (Gail score ≥1.66) enrolled in the Breast Cancer Prevention P-1 Trial were recently reported to be at increased risk for breast cancer when overweight (HR = 1.59) or obese (HR = 1.70). To investigate this clinical observation in a preclinical setting, ovary-intact female rats were intraperitoneally injected with 50 mg/kg 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea at 21 days of age to simulate premenopausal women with increased risk. Two commercially available strains of Sprague-Dawley rat (Taconic Farms) were used, which are dietary resistant (DR) or dietary susceptible (DS) to excess weight gain when fed a purified diet containing 32% kcal from fat, similar to levels consumed by the typical American woman. DS rats were approximately 15.5% heavier than DR rats at study termination and plasma leptin indicated a marked difference in adiposity. DS rats had higher incidence (26% increase), multiplicity (2.5-fold increase), and burden (5.4-fold increase) of mammary carcinomas with a concomitant reduction in cancer latency (16% earlier detection) compared with DR rats (P < 0.001 for all analyses), and displayed a higher proportion of hormone receptor negative tumors compared with DR rats [OR = 1.78; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.83-3.81]. Circulating levels of several breast cancer-risk factors, including leptin, adiponectin:leptin ratio, insulin, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1, IGF-1:IGF-1 binding protein-3 ratio, and calculated insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were negatively impacted in DS rats (P < 0.05 for all analyses). These findings support further investigation of the effects of excess weight in high-risk premenopausal women and demonstrate a useful preclinical model for rapid evaluation of mechanistic hypotheses.
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- Shawna B Matthews
- 111 Shepardson Building, 1173 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1173.
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Jiang W, Zhu Z, Thompson HJ. Effects of limiting energy availability via diet and physical activity on mammalian target of rapamycin-related signaling in rat mammary carcinomas. Carcinogenesis 2012; 34:378-87. [PMID: 23125225 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgs350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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This study evaluated how different approaches to limiting energy availability (LEA) by 15% affected mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-related signaling in mammary carcinomas. Female Sprague Dawley rats, injected with 50mg 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea per kilogram body weight, were randomized to a control or three LEA interventions: (i) sedentary and restricted rats fed to 85% of energy available to the control or motorized wheel running (37 m/min) for an average of (ii) 1621 ± 55 (WRL) or (iii) 3094 ± 126 (WRH) meters/day with food intake adjusted to provide the same net amount of available energy across LEA interventions. Under these conditions, LEA reduced overall cancer burden by 28% (P = 0.04) and down-regulated mTOR-related signaling (Hotelling multivariate, P = 0.002). Among the regulatory nodes assessed, reduced levels of activated protein kinase B (pAkt) and induction of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) were the most influential factors in distinguishing between sham control and LEA carcinomas. P-Akt was predictive of observed changes in levels of proteins involved in cell cycle control (r = 0.698, P < 0.0001) and induction of apoptosis (r = -0.429, P = 0.014). Plasma insulin and leptin were strongly associated with carcinoma pAkt levels. Consistent with downregulation of mTOR-related signaling by LEA, evidence of decreased lipid synthesis in carcinomas was observed (Hotelling multivariate, P < 0.001) and was negatively correlated with SIRT1 induction. Despite large differences between control and LEA, effects on mTOR regulation were insufficient to distinguish among LEA intervention groups. Given the modest effects observed on the LKB1/AMP-activated protein kinase regulatory node, NADH and NADPH rather than ATP may be more limiting for tumor growth when LEA is 15%.
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- Weiqin Jiang
- Cancer Prevention Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Imaoka T, Nishimura M, Iizuka D, Nishimura Y, Ohmachi Y, Shimada Y. Pre- and postpubertal irradiation induces mammary cancers with distinct expression of hormone receptors, ErbB ligands, and developmental genes in rats. Mol Carcinog 2011; 50:539-52. [PMID: 21374731 DOI: 10.1002/mc.20746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2010] [Revised: 11/05/2010] [Accepted: 01/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Childhood exposure to carcinogens renders a higher risk of breast cancer. The molecular mechanisms underlying cancer development after such exposure are not, however, well understood. Here we examined how the mechanism of cancer development relates to the age at exposure to ionizing radiation (IR) or the carcinogen 1-methyl-1-nitrosourea (MNU). Pre- and postpubertal (3- and 7-wk-old, respectively) female Sprague-Dawley rats were whole-body γ-irradiated (2 Gy), injected intraperitoneally with MNU (20 mg/kg) or left untreated and were autopsied at 50 wk of age. Mammary carcinomas were examined for estrogen receptor (ER) α, progesterone receptor (PR) and ErbB ligand expression and for expression microarrays. Early histological changes of the ovaries were also evaluated. The incidence of mammary cancer was higher after postpubertal, rather than prepubertal, IR exposure; the inverse was true for MNU. Most cancers were positive for both ERα and PR except for the prepubertal IR group. Cancers of the prepubertal IR group expressed a different set of ErbB ligands from those of the other groups and did not overexpress Areg, which encodes an estrogen-regulated ErbB ligand, or other developmentally related genes including those for hormonally regulated mammary gland development. Prepubertal IR exposure resulted in ovarian dysfunction as revealed by a reduced follicular pool. Evidence thus suggests that mammary carcinogenesis induced by prepubertal IR exposure is independent of ovarian hormones but requires certain ErbB ligands; induction by postpubertal exposure depends on ovarian hormones and different ErbB ligands. In contrast, the mechanism of MNU-induced carcinogenesis was less influenced by the age at exposure.
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- Tatsuhiko Imaoka
- Experimental Radiobiology for Children's Health Research Group, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
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Imaoka T, Nishimura M, Iizuka D, Daino K, Takabatake T, Okamoto M, Kakinuma S, Shimada Y. Radiation-induced mammary carcinogenesis in rodent models: what's different from chemical carcinogenesis? JOURNAL OF RADIATION RESEARCH 2009; 50:281-293. [PMID: 19506345 DOI: 10.1269/jrr.09027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Ionizing radiation is one of a few well-characterized etiologic factors of human breast cancer. Laboratory rodents serve as useful experimental models for investigating dose responses and mechanisms of cancer development. Using these models, a lot of information has been accumulated about mammary gland cancer, which can be induced by both chemical carcinogens and radiation. In this review, we first list some experimental rodent models of breast cancer induction. We then focus on several topics that are important in understanding the mechanisms and risk modification of breast cancer development, and compare radiation and chemical carcinogenesis models. We will focus on the pathology and natural history of cancer development in these models, genetic changes observed in induced cancers, indirect effects of carcinogens, and finally risk modification by reproductive factors and age at exposure to the carcinogens. In addition, we summarize the knowledge available on mammary stem/progenitor cells as a potential target of carcinogens. Comparison of chemical and radiation carcinogenesis models on these topics indicates certain similarities, but it also indicates clear differences in several important aspects, such as genetic alterations of induced cancers and modification of susceptibility by age and reproductive factors. Identification of the target cell type and relevant translational research for human risk management may be among the important issues that are addressed by radiation carcinogenesis models.JRRS Incentive Award in 2009.
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- Tatsuhiko Imaoka
- Experimental Radiobiology for Children's Health Research Group, Research Center for Radiation Protection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Japan.
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Imaoka T, Nishimura M, Kakinuma S, Hatano Y, Ohmachi Y, Yoshinaga S, Kawano A, Maekawa A, Shimada Y. High Relative Biologic Effectiveness of Carbon Ion Radiation on Induction of Rat Mammary Carcinoma and its Lack of H-ras and Tp53 Mutations. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007; 69:194-203. [PMID: 17707273 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.05.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2006] [Revised: 05/15/2007] [Accepted: 05/15/2007] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE The high relative biologic effectiveness (RBE) of high-linear energy transfer (LET) heavy-ion radiation has enabled powerful radiotherapy. The potential risk of later onset of secondary cancers, however, has not been adequately studied. We undertook the present study to clarify the RBE of therapeutic carbon ion radiation and molecular changes that occur in the rat mammary cancer model. METHODS AND MATERIALS We observed 7-8-week-old rats (ACI, F344, Wistar, and Sprague-Dawley) until 1 year of age after irradiation (0.05-2 Gy) with either 290 MeV/u carbon ions with a spread out Bragg peak (LET 40-90 keV/mum) generated from the Heavy-Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba or (137)Cs gamma-rays. RESULTS Carbon ions significantly induced mammary carcinomas in Sprague-Dawley rats but less so in other strains. The dose-effect relationship for carcinoma incidence in the Sprague-Dawley rats was concave downward, providing an RBE of 2 at a typical therapeutic dose per fraction. In contrast, approximately 10 should be considered for radiation protection at low doses. Immunohistochemically, 14 of 18 carcinomas were positive for estrogen receptor alpha. All carcinomas examined were free of common H-ras and Tp53 mutations. Importantly, lung metastasis (7%) was characteristic of carbon ion-irradiated rats. CONCLUSIONS We found clear genetic variability in the susceptibility to carbon ion-induced mammary carcinomas. The high RBE for carbon ion radiation further supports the importance of precise dose localization in radiotherapy. Common point mutations in H-ras and Tp53 were not involved in carbon ion induction of rat mammary carcinomas.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Carbon/adverse effects
- Cesium Radioisotopes
- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
- Female
- Genes, p53/genetics
- Genes, ras/genetics
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Heavy Ions/adverse effects
- Linear Energy Transfer
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/chemistry
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/etiology
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental/genetics
- Neoplasm Proteins/analysis
- Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent/chemistry
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced/chemistry
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced/genetics
- Point Mutation
- Radiation Protection
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred ACI
- Rats, Inbred F344
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Estrogen/analysis
- Relative Biological Effectiveness
- Species Specificity
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- Tatsuhiko Imaoka
- Experimental Radiobiology for Children's Health Research Group, Anagawa, Chiba, Japan.
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Ma DF, Katoh R, Zhou H, Wang PY. Promoting effects of milk on the development of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary tumors in rats. Acta Histochem Cytochem 2007; 40:61-7. [PMID: 17576434 PMCID: PMC1874511 DOI: 10.1267/ahc.07008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2007] [Accepted: 03/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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To assess the effect of milk on the development of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary tumors, 48 female Sprague-Dawley rats treated with DMBA were divided into 3 groups and given 1 of 3 test solutions for 20 weeks as their drinking liquid: milk, estrone sulfate solution or tap water. The milk group showed a significantly great incidence (75%) in tumor development compared with the water group (38%) and was comparable to the estrone sulfate group (69%). Mean tumor number per rat in the milk group was significantly higher than that in the water group (p=0.009). We classified the mammary tumors into three histological types: intraductal papilloma, fibroadenoma, and adenocarcinoma. Although the percent of intraductal papilloma and fibroadenoma was almost same among the three groups, malignant tumor was found only in the milk and estrone sulfate groups. In conclusion, our results indicate that milk as well as estrone sulfate promotes the development of DMBA-induced mammary tumors in rat and could be associated with the occurrence of adenocarcinoma.
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- De-Fu Ma
- Department of Social Medicine & Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100083, China
- Department of Human Pathology, University of Yamanashi Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, Yamanashi 409–3898, Japan
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- Department of Human Pathology, University of Yamanashi Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, Yamanashi 409–3898, Japan
- Correspondence to: Ryohei Katoh, Department of Human Pathology, University of Yamanashi Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, 1110 Shimokato, Chuo, Yamanashi 409–3898, Japan. E-mail:
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- Department of Social Medicine & Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Social Medicine & Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100083, China
- Pei-Yu Wang, Department of Social Medicine & Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, 100083, China. E-mail:
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Parikh RR, Gildener-Leapman N, Narendran A, Lin HY, Lemanski N, Bennett JA, Jacobson HI, Andersen TT. Prevention of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced breast cancer by alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-derived peptide, a peptide derived from the active site of AFP. Clin Cancer Res 2006; 11:8512-20. [PMID: 16322315 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-05-1651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP) is a protein of pregnancy associated with a decrease in lifetime risk of breast cancer in parous women. A synthetic, cyclic nonapeptide has been developed that mimics the antioncogenic active site of AFP. To test the hypothesis that the AFP-derived peptide (AFPep) can prevent breast cancer, the N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced breast cancer model was used in rats. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AFPep was given daily by injection beginning 10 days after N-methyl-N-nitrosourea treatment and continued for 23 days (a time designed to mimic pregnancy) or for other times to assess efficacy as a function of drug duration. Tumor incidence, multiplicity, and latency were noted as end points. At necropsy, pathology analysis of tumors and major organs were obtained. RESULTS AFPep prevented cancer in a dose-dependent fashion. Significantly longer mean tumor-free days (P < 0.02), lower tumor incidence (P = 0.004), and lower tumor multiplicity were observed for AFPep-treated groups. No evidence of host toxicity as measured by body weight, cage activity, fur texture, and organ weights (liver, uterus, heart, kidney, and spleen) were found in animals treated with AFPep. Mechanistic studies using transplantable human breast cancer xenografts showed that the peptide interfered with estrogen-dependent breast cancer growth inhibited the phosphorylation of the estrogen receptor and activated phosphorylation of p53. CONCLUSIONS AFPep is a well-tolerated, mechanistically novel, chemopreventive agent in models of breast cancer and warrants further development for the prevention and treatment of this disease in humans.
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- Rahul R Parikh
- Center for Cardiovascular Sciences, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208, USA
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Sharma R, Kline RP, Wu EX, Katz JK. Rapid in vivo Taxotere quantitative chemosensitivity response by 4.23 Tesla sodium MRI and histo-immunostaining features in N-Methyl-N-Nitrosourea induced breast tumors in rats. Cancer Cell Int 2005; 5:26. [PMID: 16078994 PMCID: PMC1208921 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-5-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2004] [Accepted: 08/03/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Sodium weighted images can indicate sodium signal intensities from different features in the tumor before and 24 hours following administration of Taxotere. Aim To evaluate the association of in vivo intracellular sodium magnetic resonance image intensities with immuno-biomarkers and histopathological features to monitor the early tumor response to Taxotere chemotherapy in Methyl-Nitroso-Urea induced rat xenograft breast tumors. Methods and Materials Methyl-Nitroso-Urea (MNU) induced rat xenograft breast tumors were imaged for sodium MRI and compared with tumor histology, immunostaining after 24 hours chemotherapy. Results Sodium MRI signal intensities represented sodium concentrations. Excised tumor histological sections showed different in vitro histological end points i.e. single strand DNA content of cell nuclei during cell cycle (G1/S-G2/M), distinct S or M histograms (Feulgen labeling to nuclear DNA content by CAS 200), mitotic figures and apoptosis at different locations of breast tumors. Necrosis and cystic fluid appeared gray on intracellular (IC) sodium images while apoptosis rich regions appeared brighter on IC sodium images. After 24 hours Taxotere-treated tumors showed lower 'IC/EC ratio' of viable cells (65–76%) with higher mitotic index; apoptotic tumor cells at high risk due to cytotoxicity (>70% with high apoptotic index); reduced proliferation index (270 vs 120 per high power field) associated with enhanced IC sodium in vivo MR image intensities and decreased tumor size (3%; p < 0.001; n = 16) than that of pre-treated tumors. IC-Na MR signal intensities possibly indicated Taxotere chemosensitivity response in vivo associated with apoptosis and different pre-malignant features within 24 hours of exposure of cancer cells to anti-neoplastic Taxotere drug. Conclusion Sodium MRI imaging may be used as in vivo rapid drug monitoring method to evaluate Taxotere chemosensitivity response associated with neoplasia, apoptosis and tumor histology features.
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- Rakesh Sharma
- Department of Medicine, W168th Street, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032 USA
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- Department of Medicine, W168th Street, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032 USA
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- Department of Radiology, W168th Street, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032 USA
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- Department of Medicine, W168th Street, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032 USA
- Department of Radiology, W168th Street, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032 USA
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Chan MM, Lu X, Merchant FM, Iglehart JD, Miron PL. Gene expression profiling of NMU-induced rat mammary tumors: cross species comparison with human breast cancer. Carcinogenesis 2005; 26:1343-53. [PMID: 15845649 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgi100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is a complex genetic disease characterized by the accumulation of multiple molecular alterations. The NMU breast cancer model induced in the rat is used for the study of mammary carcinogenesis because it closely mimics human breast disease. To assess the validity of this model from a more global molecular perspective, and also to devise a general technique to compare animal profiles with human microarray studies, we have characterized 25 NMU-induced mammary tumors and 11 normal glands using a combination of immunohistochemical and microarray analyses. The rat mammary carcinomas were classified as non-invasive, ER-positive ductal carcinomas with a composition of differentiated epithelial and myoepithelial cell lineages. Gene expression profiles generated using rat Affymetrix arrays containing 15,866 genes demonstrated that the rat mammary tumors are homogeneous and that H-ras mutations did not confer a unique molecular signature. We compared the resulting rat profiles with those obtained from a human dataset by merging the raw microarray data, using an approach that involves a combination of cross-species and cross-platform analysis. Using this novel strategy, we demonstrate the ability of 2305 rat orthologs to recapitulate the classification of human tumors derived from human Affymetrix arrays. The gene expression profiles of the NMU-induced primary tumors were most similar to ER-positive, low to intermediate grade breast cancer. Our technique provides a means to correlate gene expression data from animal models of cancer to human cancer and disease states.
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- Maren M Chan
- Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Qiu C, Shan L, Yu M, Snyderwine EG. Steroid hormone receptor expression and proliferation in rat mammary gland carcinomas induced by 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine. Carcinogenesis 2005; 26:763-9. [PMID: 15637090 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgi013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) is a mammary gland carcinogen present in the human diet. Herein, the expression of estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha), estrogen receptor beta (ER beta) and progesterone receptor (PR) was examined in mammary gland carcinomas induced by PhIP in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction demonstrated that ER alpha, ER beta and PR were statistically elevated by 3-, 4- and 8-fold in carcinomas compared with normal mammary glands. By immunohistochemistry, carcinomas showed statistically higher nuclear expression of all three steroid receptors with the majority of carcinomas showing at least 10% of epithelial cells stained for ER alpha (49/55, 89%), ER beta (41/55, 75%) and PR (48/55, 87%). Furthermore, the level of expression of the three steroid hormone receptors was positively correlated with each other across the bank of carcinomas (Spearman analysis, P < 0.05). The expression of ER alpha in carcinomas was associated with tumor grade, extent of nuclear pleomorphism and cellular proliferation as measured by proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and phospho-Rb immunostaining (Spearman analysis, P < 0.05). Confocal microscopy was used to measure the percentage of epithelial cells showing nuclear colocalization of receptors, PCNA, and cyclin D1. Colocalization of the receptors, and the colocalization of the receptors with PCNA and cyclin D1 was strikingly higher in carcinomas than in the normal mammary gland. In carcinoma cells, 37% of ER alpha positive epithelial cells were colocalized with PCNA in contrast to just 0.25% of cells in the normal mammary gland. The findings from this study indicate that ER alpha, ER beta and PR were co-upregulated and nuclear localized in epithelial cells from rat mammary carcinomas compared with normal mammary glands, and that the co-upregulation was positively correlated with proliferation and cell cycle progression in carcinomas.
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- Cunping Qiu
- Chemical Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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