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Batiha GES, Akhtar N, Alsayegh AA, Abusudah WF, Almohmadi NH, Shaheen HM, Singh TG, De Waard M. Bioactive Compounds, Pharmacological Actions, and Pharmacokinetics of Genus Acacia. Molecules 2022; 27:7340. [PMID: 36364163 PMCID: PMC9658407 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Plants are a promising source of bioactive compounds that can be used to tackle many emerging diseases both infectious and non-infectious. Among different plants, Acacia is a very large genus and exhibits a diverse array of bioactive agents with remarkable pharmacological properties against different diseases. Acacia, a herb found all over the world, contains approximately more than 1200 species of the Fabaceae family. In the present review, we have collected detailed information on biochemical as well as pharmacological properties. The data were retrieved using different databases, such as Elsevier, PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Scopus, and an extensive literature survey was carried out. Studies have shown that Acacia possesses several secondary metabolites, including amines, cyanogenic glycosides, flavonoids, alkaloids, seed oils, cyclitols, fluoroacetate, gums, non-protein amino acids, diterpenes, fatty acids, terpenes, hydrolyzable tannins, and condensed tannins. These compounds exhibit a wide range of pharmaceutical applications such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiarrheal, antidiabetic, anticancer, antiviral, liver protective effects, and so on. Thus, the literature shows the tremendous phytochemical impact of the genus Acacia in medicine. Overall, we recommend that more research should be conducted on the medicinal value and isolation and purification of the effective therapeutic agents from Acacia species for the treatment of various ailments.
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- Gaber El-Saber Batiha
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Egypt
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Islamabad 46000, Pakistan
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- Clinical Nutrition Department, Applied Medical Sciences College, Jazan University, Jazan 82817, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Nutrition Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24381, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Nutrition Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24381, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Egypt
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- Smartox Biotechnology, 6 rue des Platanes, 38120 Saint-Egrève, France
- L’institut du Thorax, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Nantes, 44007 Nantes, France
- LabEx «Ion Channels, Science & Therapeutics», Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 06560 Valbonne, France
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Wang Y, Ren N, Rankin GO, Li B, Rojanasakul Y, Tu Y, Chen YC. Anti-proliferative effect and cell cycle arrest induced by saponins extracted from tea ( Camellia sinensis) flower in human ovarian cancer cells. J Funct Foods 2017; 37:310-321. [PMID: 32719725 DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2017.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Tea (Camellia sinensis) flower saponins (TFS) have various biological properties. However, the anti-cancer effects of TFS have not been investigated in any detail. Here, we evaluated the anti-cancer effects of TFS using human ovarian cancer cell lines. TFS (1.5 μg/ml) produced significant antiproliferative effects against A2780/CP70 and OVCAR-3 cells by inducing p53-dependent apoptosis and S phase arrest. Further study showed that TFS decreased mitochondrial membrane potential, activated Caspase-3/7, Caspase-8 and Caspase-9 activities, and that the p53 inhibitor PFT-α reversed the TFS-induced cell growth inhibition and apoptosis. In addition, TFS inhibited the expression of Cdc25A, Cdk2, and CyclinD1 and upregulated Cyclin E and Cyclin A, suggesting that the Cdc25A-Cdk2-Cyclin E/A pathway was involved in TFS-induced S phase arrest. Furthermore, the S phase arrest was associated with a Chk2-Cdc25A DNA damage response. These results demonstrated that TFS has promising potential serving as functional food components for prevention of ovarian cancer.
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- Yaomin Wang
- Department of Tea Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China.,College of Science, Technology and Mathematics, Alderson Broaddus University, Philippi, WV 26416, USA
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- Department of Tea Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV25755, USA
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- Department of Tea Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Tea Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P.R. China
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- College of Science, Technology and Mathematics, Alderson Broaddus University, Philippi, WV 26416, USA
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Yang J, Wang P, Wu W, Zhao Y, Idehen E, Sang S. Steroidal Saponins in Oat Bran. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2016; 64:1549-1556. [PMID: 26852819 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.5b06071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Saponins are one type of widespread defense compound in the plant kingdom and have been exploited for the production of lead compounds with diverse pharmacological properties in drug discovery. Oats contain two unique steroidal saponins, avenacoside A, 1, and avenacoside B, 2. However, the chemical composition, the levels of these saponins in commercial oat products, and their health effects are still largely unknown. In this study, we directly purified 5 steroidal saponins (1-5) from a methanol extract of oat bran, characterized their structures by analyzing their MS and NMR spectra, and also tentatively identified 11 steroidal saponins (6-16) on the basis of their tandem mass spectra (MS(n), n = 2-3). Among the five purified saponins, 5 is a new compound and 4 is purified from oats for the first time. Using HPLC-MS techniques, a complete profile of oat steroidal saponins was determined, and the contents of the two primary steroidal saponins, 1 and 2, were quantitated in 15 different commercial oat products. The total levels of these two saponins vary from 49.6 to 443.0 mg/kg, and oat bran or oatmeal has higher levels of these two saponins than cold oat cereal. Furthermore, our results on the inhibitory effects of 1 and 2 against the growth of human colon cancer cells HCT-116 and HT-29 showed that both had weak activity, with 2 being more active than 1.
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- Junli Yang
- Laboratory for Functional Foods and Human Health, Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , North Carolina Research Campus, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, North Carolina 28081, United States
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- Laboratory for Functional Foods and Human Health, Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , North Carolina Research Campus, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, North Carolina 28081, United States
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- Laboratory for Functional Foods and Human Health, Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , North Carolina Research Campus, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, North Carolina 28081, United States
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- Laboratory for Functional Foods and Human Health, Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , North Carolina Research Campus, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, North Carolina 28081, United States
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- Laboratory for Functional Foods and Human Health, Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , North Carolina Research Campus, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, North Carolina 28081, United States
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- Laboratory for Functional Foods and Human Health, Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , North Carolina Research Campus, 500 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, North Carolina 28081, United States
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Boachon B, Junker RR, Miesch L, Bassard JE, Höfer R, Caillieaudeaux R, Seidel DE, Lesot A, Heinrich C, Ginglinger JF, Allouche L, Vincent B, Wahyuni DSC, Paetz C, Beran F, Miesch M, Schneider B, Leiss K, Werck-Reichhart D. CYP76C1 (Cytochrome P450)-Mediated Linalool Metabolism and the Formation of Volatile and Soluble Linalool Oxides in Arabidopsis Flowers: A Strategy for Defense against Floral Antagonists. THE PLANT CELL 2015; 27:2972-90. [PMID: 26475865 PMCID: PMC4682319 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.15.00399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The acyclic monoterpene alcohol linalool is one of the most frequently encountered volatile compounds in floral scents. Various linalool oxides are usually emitted along with linalool, some of which are cyclic, such as the furanoid lilac compounds. Recent work has revealed the coexistence of two flower-expressed linalool synthases that produce the (S)- or (R)-linalool enantiomers and the involvement of two P450 enzymes in the linalool oxidation in the flowers of Arabidopsis thaliana. Partially redundant enzymes may also contribute to floral linalool metabolism. Here, we provide evidence that CYP76C1 is a multifunctional enzyme that catalyzes a cascade of oxidation reactions and is the major linalool metabolizing oxygenase in Arabidopsis flowers. Based on the activity of the recombinant enzyme and mutant analyses, we demonstrate its prominent role in the formation of most of the linalool oxides identified in vivo, both as volatiles and soluble conjugated compounds, including 8-hydroxy, 8-oxo, and 8-COOH-linalool, as well as lilac aldehydes and alcohols. Analysis of insect behavior on CYP76C1 mutants and in response to linalool and its oxygenated derivatives demonstrates that CYP76C1-dependent modulation of linalool emission and production of linalool oxides contribute to reduced floral attraction and favor protection against visitors and pests.
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- Benoît Boachon
- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Salzburg, 5020 Slazburg, Austria
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Synthétique, Institut de Chimie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- VILLUM Research Center for Plant Plasticity, Center for Synthetic Biology "bioSYNergy," and Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Salzburg, 5020 Slazburg, Austria
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Synthétique, Institut de Chimie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Plateforme d'Analyses pour la Chimie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Plateforme d'Analyses pour la Chimie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Institute of Biology, Plant Ecology, Leiden University, 2311E2 Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Laboratoire de Chimie Organique Synthétique, Institut de Chimie, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Biology, Plant Ecology, Leiden University, 2311E2 Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Strasbourg, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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Pino CJ, Scherer MA, Shastri VP. Investigation of the transdermal transport of charged local anesthetics in the presence of triterpene saponin glycosides. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2015; 4:131-8. [PMID: 25786727 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-013-0186-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Percutaneous absorption and transdermal delivery of water-soluble drugs have proven to be challenging due to their low permeability through skin. Avicins which are triterpene saponin glycosides (TSGs) derived from the desert plant Acacia victoriae have not been investigated to date as chemical penetration enhancers due to their higher molecular weight (MW 2,000 Da). It was recently shown that avicins exhibit remarkable mobility across skin lipids in spite of their large size due to their unique chemical structure. In this study, the permeation of local anesthetics, lidocaine-HCl, prilocaine-HCl, and bupivacaine-HCL from aqueous vehicle, across full-thickness porcine skin was investigated in the presence of F094-a mixture of avicins. F094 was capable of enhancing the permeability of all three anesthetics from aqueous formulations at extremely low concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 1 % w/v. The enhancement, which ranged from 2- to 5-fold, was surprisingly independent of molecular weight of the anesthetics and showed clear correlation with aqueous phase solubility of the anesthetics. Since F094 was found to have no impact on the octanol/water partition coefficients of the anesthetics, this suggests that TSGs like avicins most likely impact the aqueous pathways (pericellular/pores within lipids) and as such represent an alternative means of enhancing the transdermal transport of charged drugs from water-based formulations.
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- Christopher J Pino
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
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In vivo assessment of genotoxic, antigenotoxic and anticarcinogenic activities of Solanum lycocarpum fruits glycoalkaloidic extract. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111999. [PMID: 25405606 PMCID: PMC4236050 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The fruits of Solanum lycocarpum, known as wolf-fruit, are used in folk medicine, and because of that we have evaluated both the genotoxic potential of its glycoalkaloidic extract (SL) and its influence on the genotoxicity induced by methyl methanesulfonate. Furthermore, the potential blocking effect of SL intake in the initial stage of colon carcinogenesis in Wistar rats was investigated in a short-term (4-week) bioassay using aberrant crypt foci (ACF) as biomarker. The genotoxic potential was evaluated using the Swiss mice peripheral blood micronucleus test. The animals were treated with different doses of SL (15, 30 and 60 mg/kg b.w.) for 14 days, and the peripheral blood samples were collected at 48 h, 7 days and 14 days after starting the treatment. For antigenotoxicity assessment, MMS was administered on the 14th day, and after 24 h the harvesting of bone marrow and liver cells was performed, for the micronucleus and comet assays, respectively. In the ACF assay, male Wistar rats were given four subcutaneous injections of the carcinogen 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH, 40 mg/kg b.w.), twice a week, during two weeks to induce ACF. The treatment with SL (15, 30 and 60 mg/kg b.w.) was given for four weeks during and after carcinogen treatment to investigate the potential beneficial effects of SL on DMH-induced ACF. The results demonstrated that SL was not genotoxic in the mouse micronucleus test. In animals treated with SL and MMS, the frequencies of micronucleus and extensions of DNA damage were significantly reduced in comparison with the animals receiving only MMS. Regarding the ACF assay, SL significantly reduced the frequency of ACF induced by DMH.
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Yurdakök B, Baydan E. Cytotoxic effects of Eryngium kotschyi and Eryngium maritimum on Hep2, HepG2, Vero and U138 MG cell lines. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOLOGY 2013; 51:1579-1585. [PMID: 24028780 DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2013.803208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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CONTEXT Eryngium maritimum L. and the endemic Eryngium kotschyi Boiss. of the Apiaceae family are used for antiinflammatory, antivenom, antinociceptive and diuretic purposes in folk medicine in Turkey. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the cytotoxic effects of the plant extracts belonging to Eryngium L. genus on various cell lines. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cytotoxic activites of the lyophilized aqueous aereal and root parts of the plant extracts on human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2), human laryngeal epidermoid carcinoma (Hep2), human glioma (U138-MG) and African green monkey kidney epithelial (Vero) cell lines at 8.33-266.62 µg/ml concentrations were analyzed by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) (MTT) cell viability assays. RESULTS Inhibitory concentration 50 (IC50) values were found <100 µg/ml in most cases varying around 16.33-125.66 µg/ml. IC50 values for E. kostchyi and E. maritimum root parts on Hep2 cells (32.86 and 30.25 µg/ml, respectively), E. kotschyi aereal, E. maritimum aereal and root parts on HepG2 cells (31.75, 32.42 and 35.01 µg/ml, respectively) by MTT assay were found to be close to the US National Cancer Institute (NCI) recommendations (IC50 < 30 µg/ml) to define the antivity aganist cancer cells. The lowest IC50 values according to the LDH method were observed in Hep2 cells and the highest in U138-MG cells. Root parts were found to be more toxic than aereal parts for both plants in both methods in general. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION Both plant extracts exerted cytotoxic activity aganist Hep2 and HepG2 cells, with low IC50 values defining their promising anticancer property according to NCI; however, further analysis are needed to confirm their activity.
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- Begüm Yurdakök
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine , Ankara , Turkey
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KOWALCZYK MAGDALENAC, JUNCO JACOBJ, KOWALCZYK PIOTR, TOLSTYKH OLGA, HANAUSEK MARGARET, SLAGA THOMASJ, WALASZEK ZBIGNIEW. Effects of combined phytochemicals on skin tumorigenesis in SENCAR mice. Int J Oncol 2013; 43:911-8. [PMID: 23835587 PMCID: PMC3787890 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2013.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Accepted: 05/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The purpose of our study was to determine the effect of the combined action of phytochemicals on the early stages of skin tumorigenesis, i.e. initiation and promotion. We tested calcium D-glucarate (CG) given in the diet, while resveratrol (RES) and ursolic acid (UA) were applied topically. The 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-initiated, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-promoted multistage skin carcinogenesis model in SENCAR mice was used. Mice received one topical dose of DMBA, then after one month, two weekly doses of TPA for 14 weeks until sacrifice. RES or UA were applied 20 min prior to DMBA or TPA treatment and 2% dietary CG was given from 2 weeks prior to 2 weeks after the DMBA dose or continually beginning 2 weeks prior to the first dose of TPA. UA applied alone and in combination with CG during the promotion stage was the only inhibitor of tumor multiplicity and tumor incidence. A number of combinations reduced epidermal proliferation, but only UA and the combination UA+CG applied during promotion significantly reduced epidermal hyperplasia. DMBA/TPA application resulted in significant increases in c-jun and p50, which were reversed by a number of different treatments. DMBA/TPA treatment also strongly increased mRNA levels of inflammation markers COX-2 and IL-6. All anti-promotion treatments caused a marked decrease in COX-2 and IL-6 expression compared to the DMBA/TPA control. These results show that UA is a potent inhibitor of skin tumor promotion and inflammatory signaling and it may be useful in the prevention of skin cancer and other epithelial cancers in humans.
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- MAGDALENA C. KOWALCZYK
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
- The Cancer Therapy and Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
- The Cancer Therapy and Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
- Medical Research Division of the Regional Academic Health Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
- The Cancer Therapy and Research Center, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Munari CC, de Oliveira PF, de Souza Lima IM, de Paula Lima Martins S, de Carvalho da Costa J, Bastos JK, Tavares DC. Evaluation of cytotoxic, genotoxic and antigenotoxic potential of Solanum lycocarpum fruits glicoalkaloid extract in V79 cells. Food Chem Toxicol 2012; 50:3696-701. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2012.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Revised: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 07/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Saponins are one of the most numerous and diverse groups of plant natural products. They serve a range of ecological roles including plant defence against disease and herbivores and possibly as allelopathic agents in competitive interactions between plants. Some saponins are also important pharmaceuticals, and the underexplored biodiversity of plant saponins is likely to prove to be a vital resource for future drug discovery. The biological activity of saponins is normally attributed to the amphipathic properties of these molecules, which consist of a hydrophobic triterpene or sterol backbone and a hydrophilic carbohydrate chain, although some saponins are known to have potent biological activities that are dependent on other aspects of their structure. This chapter will focus on the biological activity and the synthesis of some of the best-studied examples of plant saponins and on recent developments in the identification of the genes and enzymes responsible for saponin synthesis.
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Ee KY, Agboola S, Rehman A, Zhao J. In vitro antioxidant and bioactive properties of raw and roasted wattle (Acacia victoriae Bentham) seed extracts. Int J Food Sci Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2012.03063.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Shanmugam MK, Nguyen AH, Kumar AP, Tan BKH, Sethi G. Targeted inhibition of tumor proliferation, survival, and metastasis by pentacyclic triterpenoids: potential role in prevention and therapy of cancer. Cancer Lett 2012; 320:158-70. [PMID: 22406826 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2012.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2011] [Revised: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 02/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Over the last two decades, extensive research on plant-based medicinal compounds has revealed exciting and important pharmacological properties and activities of triterpenoids. Fruits, vegetables, cereals, pulses, herbs and medicinal plants are all considered to be biological sources of these triterpenoids, which have attracted great attention especially for their potent anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activities. Published reports in the past have described the molecular mechanism(s) underlying the various biological activities of triterpenoids which range from inhibition of acute and chronic inflammation, inhibition of tumor cell proliferation, induction of apoptosis, suppression of angiogenesis and metastasis. However systematic analysis of various pharmacological properties of these important classes of compounds has not been done. In this review, we describe in detail the pre-clinical chemopreventive and therapeutic properties of selected triterpenoids that inhibit multiple intracellular signaling molecules and transcription factors involved in the initiation, progression and promotion of various cancers. Molecular targets modulated by these triterpenoids comprise, cytokines, chemokines, reactive oxygen intermediates, oncogenes, inflammatory enzymes such as COX-2, 5-LOX and MMPs, anti-apoptotic proteins, transcription factors such as NF-κB, STAT3, AP-1, CREB, and Nrf2 (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor) that regulate tumor cell proliferation, transformation, survival, invasion, angiogenesis, metastasis, chemoresistance and radioresistance. Finally, this review also analyzes the potential role of novel synthetic triterpenoids identified recently which mimic natural triterpenoids in physical and chemical properties and are moving rapidly from bench to bedside research.
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- Muthu K Shanmugam
- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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The anticancer plant triterpenoid, avicin D, regulates glucocorticoid receptor signaling: implications for cellular metabolism. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28037. [PMID: 22132201 PMCID: PMC3221683 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Avicins, a family of apoptotic triterpene electrophiles, are known to regulate cellular metabolism and energy homeostasis, by targeting the mitochondria. Having evolved from “ancient hopanoids,” avicins bear a structural resemblance with glucocorticoids (GCs), which are the endogenous regulators of metabolism and energy balance. These structural and functional similarities prompted us to compare the mode of action of avicin D with dexamethasone (Dex), a prototypical GC. Using cold competition assay, we show that Avicin D competes with Dex for binding to the GC receptor (GR), leading to its nuclear translocation. In contrast to Dex, avicin-induced nuclear translocation of GR does not result in transcriptional activation of GC-dependent genes. Instead we observe a decrease in the expression of GC-dependent metabolic proteins such as PEPCK and FASN. However, like Dex, avicin D treatment does induce a transrepressive effect on the pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB. While avicin's ability to inhibit NF-κB and its downstream targets appear to be GR-dependent, its pro-apoptotic effects were independent of GR expression. Using various deletion mutants of GR, we demonstrate the requirement of both the DNA and ligand binding domains of GR in mediating avicin D's transrepressive effects. Modeling of avicin-GR interaction revealed that avicin molecule binds only to the antagonist confirmation of GR. These findings suggest that avicin D has properties of being a selective GR modulator that separates transactivation from transrepression. Since the gene-activating properties of GR are mainly linked to its metabolic effects, and the negative interference with the activity of transcription factors to its anti-inflammatory and immune suppressive effects, the identification of such a dissociated GR ligand could have great potential for therapeutic use.
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Wang H, Haridas V, Gutterman JU, Xu ZX. Natural triterpenoid avicins selectively induce tumor cell death. Commun Integr Biol 2011; 3:205-8. [PMID: 20714394 DOI: 10.4161/cib.3.3.11492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 02/12/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Avicins, a family of plant-derived triterpenoids, have been shown to possess pro-apoptotic, anti-mutagenic and anti-inflammatory properties in mammalian cells. Through thiol binding, avicins can also mediate antioxidant defense. Accumulating evidence uncovered during the past several years suggests that avicins induce tumor cell death via multiple mechanisms. This review will focus on recent studies that provide insights into the cellular and molecular processes and pathways by which avicins induce tumor cell death, including the canonical intrinsic mitochondrial and the Fas-mediated apoptosis cascades as well as autophagy-associated non-apoptotic programmed cell death.
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- Jonas J. Forsman
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Åbo Akademi University, FI-20500 Åbo, Finland
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Åbo Akademi University, FI-20500 Åbo, Finland
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Rejinold NS, Muthunarayanan M, Muthuchelian K, Chennazhi K, Nair SV, Jayakumar R. Saponin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles and their cytotoxicity to cancer cell lines in vitro. Carbohydr Polym 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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New hypotheses for the health-protective mechanisms of whole-grain cereals: what is beyond fibre? Nutr Res Rev 2010; 23:65-134. [PMID: 20565994 DOI: 10.1017/s0954422410000041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 593] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Epidemiological studies have clearly shown that whole-grain cereals can protect against obesity, diabetes, CVD and cancers. The specific effects of food structure (increased satiety, reduced transit time and glycaemic response), fibre (improved faecal bulking and satiety, viscosity and SCFA production, and/or reduced glycaemic response) and Mg (better glycaemic homeostasis through increased insulin secretion), together with the antioxidant and anti-carcinogenic properties of numerous bioactive compounds, especially those in the bran and germ (minerals, trace elements, vitamins, carotenoids, polyphenols and alkylresorcinols), are today well-recognised mechanisms in this protection. Recent findings, the exhaustive listing of bioactive compounds found in whole-grain wheat, their content in whole-grain, bran and germ fractions and their estimated bioavailability, have led to new hypotheses. The involvement of polyphenols in cell signalling and gene regulation, and of sulfur compounds, lignin and phytic acid should be considered in antioxidant protection. Whole-grain wheat is also a rich source of methyl donors and lipotropes (methionine, betaine, choline, inositol and folates) that may be involved in cardiovascular and/or hepatic protection, lipid metabolism and DNA methylation. Potential protective effects of bound phenolic acids within the colon, of the B-complex vitamins on the nervous system and mental health, of oligosaccharides as prebiotics, of compounds associated with skeleton health, and of other compounds such as alpha-linolenic acid, policosanol, melatonin, phytosterols and para-aminobenzoic acid also deserve to be studied in more depth. Finally, benefits of nutrigenomics to study complex physiological effects of the 'whole-grain package', and the most promising ways for improving the nutritional quality of cereal products are discussed.
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Kowalczyk MC, Kowalczyk P, Tolstykh O, Hanausek M, Walaszek Z, Slaga TJ. Synergistic Effects of Combined Phytochemicals and Skin Cancer Prevention in SENCAR Mice. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) 2010; 3:170-8. [DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-09-0196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Xu ZX, Ding T, Haridas V, Connolly F, Gutterman JU. Avicin D, a plant triterpenoid, induces cell apoptosis by recruitment of Fas and downstream signaling molecules into lipid rafts. PLoS One 2009; 4:e8532. [PMID: 20046832 PMCID: PMC2797328 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2009] [Accepted: 12/11/2009] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Avicins, a family of triterpene electrophiles originally identified as potent inhibitors of tumor cell growth, have been shown to be pleiotropic compounds that also possess antioxidant, anti-mutagenic, and anti-inflammatory activities. We previously showed that Jurkat cells, which express a high level of Fas, are very sensitive to treatment with avicins. Thus, we hypothesized that avicins may induce cell apoptosis by activation of the Fas pathway. By using a series of cell lines deficient in cell death receptors, we demonstrated that upon avicin D treatment, Fas translocates to the cholesterol- and sphingolipid-enriched membrane microdomains known as lipid rafts. In the lipid rafts, Fas interacts with Fas-associated death domain (FADD) and Caspase-8 to form death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) and thus mediates cell apoptosis. Interfering with lipid raft organization by using a cholesterol-depleting compound, methyl-β-cyclodextrin, not only prevents the clustering of Fas and its DISC complex but also reduces the sensitivity of the cells to avicin D. Avicin D activates Fas pathways independent of the association between extracellular Fas ligands and Fas receptors. A deficiency in Fas and its downstream signaling molecules leads to the resistance of the cells to avicin D treatment. Taken together, our results demonstrate that avicin D triggers the redistribution of Fas in the membrane lipid rafts, where Fas activates receptor-mediated cell death.
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- Zhi-Xiang Xu
- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Kowalczyk MC, Walaszek Z, Kowalczyk P, Kinjo T, Hanausek M, Slaga TJ. Differential effects of several phytochemicals and their derivatives on murine keratinocytes in vitro and in vivo: implications for skin cancer prevention. Carcinogenesis 2009; 30:1008-15. [PMID: 19329757 PMCID: PMC2691143 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgp069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2008] [Revised: 03/18/2009] [Accepted: 03/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The purpose of our study was to investigate in vitro the potential cancer preventive properties of several phytochemicals, i.e. grape seed extract (GSE), resveratrol (RES), ursolic acid (URA), ellagic acid (ELA), lycopene and N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) to define the mechanisms by which these compounds may inhibit murine skin carcinogenesis. We measured quenching of peroxyl, superoxide and hydroxyl radicals by these phytochemicals. We also used adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence, Caspase-Glo 3/7 and P450-Glo (CYP1A1 and CYP1B1) assays to study antiproliferative, proapoptotic and CYP-inhibiting effects of the phytochemicals. We next determined their effects on a 4 week inflammatory hyperplasia assay using 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced murine skin carcinogenesis model to further understand their mechanism of action. Three murine keratinocyte cell lines, i.e. non-tumorigenic (3PC), papilloma-derived (MT1/2) and squamous cell carcinoma-derived (Ca3/7) cell lines, were used in in vitro assays. We have found that GSE, ELA and RES are potent scavengers of peroxyl and superoxide radicals. Statistically significant effects on activities of caspase-3 and -7 were observed only after GSE and URA treatments. All tested compounds protected cells from hydrogen peroxide-induced DNA damage. Using a short-term complete carcinogenesis assay, we have found that all selected compounds caused marked decreases of epidermal thickness and (except RES) reduced percentages of mice with mutation in codon 61 of Ha-ras oncogene. In conclusion, differential effects of tested phytochemicals on events and processes critical for the growth inhibition of keratinocytes in vitro and in vivo indicate that combinations of tested compounds may, in the future, better counteract both tumor initiation and tumor promotion/progression.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Avicin D: a protein reactive plant isoprenoid dephosphorylates Stat 3 by regulating both kinase and phosphatase activities. PLoS One 2009; 4:e5578. [PMID: 19440292 PMCID: PMC2680980 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2009] [Accepted: 04/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Avicins, a class of electrophilic triterpenoids with pro-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, have been shown to induce redox-dependant post-translational modification of cysteine residues to regulate protein function. Based on (a) the cross-talk that occurs between redox and phosphorylation processes, and (b) the role of Stat3 in the process of apoptosis and carcinogenesis, we chose to study the effects of avicins on the processes of phosphorylation/dephosphorylation in Stat3. Avicins dephosphorylate Stat3 in a variety of human tumor cell lines, leading to a decrease in the transcriptional activity of Stat3. The expression of Stat3-regulated proteins such as c-myc, cyclin D1, Bcl2, survivin and VEGF were reduced in response to avicin treatment. Underlying avicin-induced dephosphorylation of Stat3 was dephosphorylation of JAKs, as well as activation of protein phosphatase-1. Downregulation of both Stat3 activity and expression of Stat 3-controlled pro-survival proteins, contributes to the induction of apoptosis in avicin treated tumor cells. Based on the role of Stat3 in inflammation and wounding, and the in vivo inhibition of VEGF by avicins in a mouse skin carcinogenesis model, it is likely that avicin-induced inhibition of Stat3 activity results in the suppression of the pro-inflammatory and pro-oxidant stromal environment of tumors. Activation of PP-1, which also acts as a cellular economizer, combined with the redox regulation by avicins, can aid in redirecting metabolism from growth promoting anabolic to energy sparing pathways.
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Parente JP, da Silva BP. Bioactive Complex Triterpenoid Saponins from the Leguminosae Family. Nat Prod Commun 2009. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0900400131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Many classes of phytochemical products are finding therapeutic use, for example, complex triterpenoid saponins containing in their structures monoterpene moieties. Some of these compounds possess cytotoxic, anti-HIV and adjuvant activities. This review aims to give an overview of these complex triterpenoid saponins with biological activity from the Leguminosae.
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- José P. Parente
- Laboratório de Química de Plantas Medicinais, Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, PO Box 68045 CEP 21941-971 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química de Plantas Medicinais, Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, PO Box 68045 CEP 21941-971 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Morant AV, Jørgensen K, Jørgensen C, Paquette SM, Sánchez-Pérez R, Møller BL, Bak S. beta-Glucosidases as detonators of plant chemical defense. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2008; 69:1795-813. [PMID: 18472115 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2008.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2008] [Accepted: 03/06/2008] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Some plant secondary metabolites are classified as phytoanticipins. When plant tissue in which they are present is disrupted, the phytoanticipins are bio-activated by the action of beta-glucosidases. These binary systems--two sets of components that when separated are relatively inert--provide plants with an immediate chemical defense against protruding herbivores and pathogens. This review provides an update on our knowledge of the beta-glucosidases involved in activation of the four major classes of phytoanticipins: cyanogenic glucosides, benzoxazinoid glucosides, avenacosides and glucosinolates. New aspects of the role of specific proteins that either control oligomerization of the beta-glucosidases or modulate their product specificity are discussed in an evolutionary perspective.
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- Anne Vinther Morant
- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Plant Biology and The VKR Research Centre Proactive Plants, University of Copenhagen, 40 Thorvaldsensvej, DK-1871 Frederiksberg C, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Zhang C, Li B, Gaikwad AS, Haridas V, Xu Z, Gutterman JU, Duvic M. Avicin D selectively induces apoptosis and downregulates p-STAT-3, bcl-2, and survivin in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cells. J Invest Dermatol 2008; 128:2728-2735. [PMID: 18496567 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Avicin D, a natural triterpenoid saponin, inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in transformed tumor cell lines in vitro and mouse skin carcinogenesis models in vivo. To investigate the anti-tumor effects of avicin D in cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL), we compared three CTCL cell lines and Sézary cells from three Sézary syndrome (SS) patients with normal CD4+ and activated CD4+ T cells from three healthy donors. Avicin D at 0.5-5 mug ml(-1) induced apoptosis in a time- and dose-dependent manner in three cell lines: MJ (-0.2 to 13% and 0.6-37%), Hut78 (2-39% and 3-53%), and HH (13-83% and 44-89%) at 24 and 48 hours, respectively. Avicin D at 0.5-5 microg ml(-1) for 48 hours caused more apoptosis in patients' Sézary cells than in healthy donors' CD4+ T cells and activated CD4+ T cells. The general caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK and caspase-3 inhibitor Z-DEVD-FMK decreased avicin D-induced apoptosis in CTCL cells. Caspase-3 was activated and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase was cleaved after avicin D treatment. Avicin D did not change the expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT-3) but decreased phospho-signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (p-STAT-3) protein levels in all three cell lines and two patients' Sézary cells. Avicin D also decreased expression of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein survivin, the anti-apoptotic protein bcl-2, but not the pro-apoptotic protein bax in these CTCL cells. In summary, avicin D selectively induced apoptosis, inhibited STAT-3 activation, and decreased apoptosis inhibitors (bcl-2 and survivin) in CTCL cell lines and SS patients' Sézary cells. Our findings underlie the therapeutic potential of avicin D in patients with SS.
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- Chunlei Zhang
- Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Texas Children Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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Roomi MW, Roomi NW, Kalinovsky T, Ivanov V, Rath M, Niedzwiecki A. Inhibition of 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene-induced skin tumors by a nutrient mixture. Med Oncol 2008; 25:333-40. [PMID: 18204975 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-008-9041-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 12/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The annual incidence of all forms of skin cancer, the most common of all human cancers, is increasing yearly. A unique nutrient mixture (NM) was shown to exhibit anticancer activity in vivo and in vitro. We examined the effect of NM on the development of skin cancer induced by 7,12-dimethylbezanthracene (DMBA) in female SENCAR mice by a complete carcinogenesis protocol. Mice (n=55) were divided into four groups and carefully shaved on dorsum. After 2 days, the mice in Groups 1 (n=10), 3 (n=20), and 4 (n=20) were treated topically with 100 nM DMBA in 0.2 ml of acetone twice a week for 4 weeks; Group 2 (n=5), the control group, was treated with acetone 0.2 ml. Groups 1 and 2 were fed the regular diet. Group 3A (n=10) was fed a diet containing 0.5% NM from the day of DMBA treatment and 3B (n=10) the regular diet and received NM (75 mg in 0.4 ml of 1:1 acetone/water) topically to the shaved area 15 min before DMBA application twice a week for 4 weeks. Group 4 mice were fed a diet containing 0.5% NM for 2 weeks prior to the application of DMBA and then divided into two groups: 4A (n=10) was fed the 0.5% NM diet as in 3A, and 4B (n=10) the regular diet as described for 3B. Body weight and diet consumption of the mice were monitored and the skin tumors (papillomas) were counted and recorded. Ten weeks thereafter the mice were euthanized, skinned, and tumors were processed for histology. NM significantly (P<0.0001) inhibited DMBA-induced skin tumor multiplicity by 59, 62, 69, and 86% in NM-treated Groups 3A, 3B, 4A, and 4B, respectively. These results suggest that NM has strong potential as a useful therapeutic regimen for skin cancer by significantly inhibiting the incidence and tumor multiplicity of DMBA-induced skin tumors.
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- M W Roomi
- Oncology Division, Dr. Rath Research Institute, 1260 Memorex Drive, Santa Clara, CA 95050, USA
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Beyer TA, Xu W, Teupser D, auf dem Keller U, Bugnon P, Hildt E, Thiery J, Kan YW, Werner S. Impaired liver regeneration in Nrf2 knockout mice: role of ROS-mediated insulin/IGF-1 resistance. EMBO J 2007; 27:212-23. [PMID: 18059474 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2007] [Accepted: 11/14/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The liver is frequently challenged by surgery-induced metabolic overload, viruses or toxins, which induce the formation of reactive oxygen species. To determine the effect of oxidative stress on liver regeneration and to identify the underlying signaling pathways, we studied liver repair in mice lacking the Nrf2 transcription factor. In these animals, expression of several cytoprotective enzymes was reduced in hepatocytes, resulting in oxidative stress. After partial hepatectomy, liver regeneration was significantly delayed. Using in vitro and in vivo studies, we identified oxidative stress-mediated insulin/insulin-like growth factor resistance as an underlying mechanism. This deficiency impaired the activation of p38 mitogen-activated kinase, Akt kinase and downstream targets after hepatectomy, resulting in enhanced death and delayed proliferation of hepatocytes. Our results reveal novel roles of Nrf2 in the regulation of growth factor signaling and in tissue repair. In addition, they provide new insight into the mechanisms underlying oxidative stress-induced defects in liver regeneration. These findings may provide the basis for the development of new strategies to improve regeneration in patients with acute or chronic liver damage.
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- Tobias A Beyer
- Department of Biology, Institute of Cell Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Haridas V, Li X, Mizumachi T, Higuchi M, Lemeshko VV, Colombini M, Gutterman JU. Avicins, a novel plant-derived metabolite lowers energy metabolism in tumor cells by targeting the outer mitochondrial membrane. Mitochondrion 2007; 7:234-40. [PMID: 17317337 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2006.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2006] [Revised: 11/27/2006] [Accepted: 12/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Avicins are pro-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory molecules with antioxidant effects both in vitro and in vivo. Based on their ability to perturb mitochondrial functions and initiate apoptosis in tumor cells, we chose to study the bioenergetic effects of avicins on tumor cell mitochondria. Avicin-treated Jurkat cells, showed a decrease in the levels of cellular ATP as well as the rate of oxygen consumption. These effects on cellular metabolism appear to be a result of avicin's actions on the outer mitochondrial membrane (OMM). We speculate that avicins might initially inhibit the exchange of metabolites across the OMM leading to its subsequent permeabilization to cytochrome c. This speculation is supported by biophysical studies using lipid bilayers, which suggest that upstream of these effects, avicins target and close the voltage dependent anion channel (VDAC). Closure of VDAC would lead to an overall lowering of the cell energy metabolism, subsequently pushing these cells towards the apoptotic pathway by permeabilization of the OMM and release of cyt-c. Avicins therefore not only represent a novel pharmacological tool for treatment of cancers, but also highlight the influence ancient plant metabolites could have on human health.
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- Valsala Haridas
- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, Box 184, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Simons V, Morrissey JP, Latijnhouwers M, Csukai M, Cleaver A, Yarrow C, Osbourn A. Dual effects of plant steroidal alkaloids on Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2006; 50:2732-40. [PMID: 16870766 PMCID: PMC1538658 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00289-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Many plant species accumulate sterols and triterpenes as antimicrobial glycosides. These secondary metabolites (saponins) provide built-in chemical protection against pest and pathogen attack and can also influence induced defense responses. In addition, they have a variety of important pharmacological properties, including anticancer activity. The biological mechanisms underpinning the varied and diverse effects of saponins on microbes, plants, and animals are only poorly understood despite the ecological and pharmaceutical importance of this major class of plant secondary metabolites. Here we have exploited budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) to investigate the effects of saponins on eukaryotic cells. The tomato steroidal glycoalkaloid alpha-tomatine has antifungal activity towards yeast, and this activity is associated with membrane permeabilization. Removal of a single sugar from the tetrasaccharide chain of alpha-tomatine results in a substantial reduction in antimicrobial activity. Surprisingly, the complete loss of sugars leads to enhanced antifungal activity. Experiments with alpha-tomatine and its aglycone tomatidine indicate that the mode of action of tomatidine towards yeast is distinct from that of alpha-tomatine and does not involve membrane permeabilization. Investigation of the effects of tomatidine on yeast by gene expression and sterol analysis indicate that tomatidine inhibits ergosterol biosynthesis. Tomatidine-treated cells accumulate zymosterol rather than ergosterol, which is consistent with inhibition of the sterol C(24) methyltransferase Erg6p. However, erg6 and erg3 mutants (but not erg2 mutants) have enhanced resistance to tomatidine, suggesting a complex interaction of erg mutations, sterol content, and tomatidine resistance.
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- Veronika Simons
- Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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Lemeshko VV, Haridas V, Quijano Pérez JC, Gutterman JU. Avicins, natural anticancer saponins, permeabilize mitochondrial membranes. Arch Biochem Biophys 2006; 454:114-22. [PMID: 16962987 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2006.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2006] [Revised: 08/05/2006] [Accepted: 08/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Avicins are a class of natural saponins with selective pro-apoptotic activity in cancer cells. In this work, we studied the influence of avicins on metabolic state of rat liver mitochondria. Avicin-treated mitochondria underwent a significant decrease in oxygen consumption rate that was completely restored by addition of exogenous cytochrome c. On the other hand, avicins increased the rotenone-insensitive oxidation of external NADH in the presence of exogenous cytochrome c, long before high amplitude swelling of mitochondria was observed. The increase in external NADH oxidation was cyclosporin A-insensitive. Avicin G significantly accelerated hydroperoxide-induced oxidation of mitochondrial endogenous NAD(P)H, the drop of the inner membrane potential and the high amplitude swelling of mitochondria. The obtained data might explain selective induction of apoptosis in tumor cells by avicins. Based on other studies showing that tumor cells generate hydroperoxides with a very high rate, avicins could provide a new strategy of anticancer therapy by sensitizing cells with high levels of reactive oxygen species to apoptosis.
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- Victor V Lemeshko
- Escuela de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín, AA3840 Medellín, Colombia.
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Melnick SJ. Developmental therapeutics: review of biologically based complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies for potential application in children with cancer-part II. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2006; 28:271-85. [PMID: 16772876 DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000212900.76523.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Steven J Melnick
- Department of Pathology, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL 33155-3098, USA.
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auf dem Keller U, Huber M, Beyer TA, Kümin A, Siemes C, Braun S, Bugnon P, Mitropoulos V, Johnson DA, Johnson JA, Hohl D, Werner S. Nrf transcription factors in keratinocytes are essential for skin tumor prevention but not for wound healing. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 26:3773-84. [PMID: 16648473 PMCID: PMC1489009 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.26.10.3773-3784.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2006] [Accepted: 03/03/2006] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The Nrf2 transcription factor is a key player in the cellular stress response through its regulation of cytoprotective genes. In this study we determined the role of Nrf2-mediated gene expression in keratinocytes for skin development, wound repair, and skin carcinogenesis. To overcome compensation by the related Nrf1 and Nrf3 proteins, we expressed a dominant-negative Nrf2 mutant (dnNrf2) in the epidermis of transgenic mice. The functionality of the transgene product was verified in vivo using mice doubly transgenic for dnNrf2 and an Nrf2-responsive reporter gene. Surprisingly, no abnormalities of the epidermis were observed in dnNrf2-transgenic mice, and even full-thickness skin wounds healed normally. However, the onset, incidence, and multiplicity of chemically induced skin papillomas were strikingly enhanced, whereas the progression to squamous cell carcinomas was unaltered. We provide evidence that the enhanced tumorigenesis results from reduced basal expression of cytoprotective Nrf target genes, leading to accumulation of oxidative damage and reduced carcinogen detoxification. Our results reveal a crucial role of Nrf-mediated gene expression in keratinocytes in the prevention of skin tumors and suggest that activation of Nrf2 in keratinocytes is a promising strategy to prevent carcinogenesis of this highly exposed organ.
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- Ulrich auf dem Keller
- Institute of Cell Biology, Department of Biology, ETH Zurich, Honggerberg, HPM D42, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Melnick SJ. Developmental therapeutics: review of biologically based CAM therapies for potential application in children with cancer: part I. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2006; 28:221-30. [PMID: 16679919 DOI: 10.1097/01.mph.0000212922.16427.04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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This article is a review of the status of biologically based complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies that have potential anticancer activity with a focus on those agents that may be active in childhood cancer. The review presented in 2 parts includes the descriptions of the mechanisms that underlie their effects, the manner by which these agents are identified and evaluated and discussion of some of the limitations of current research. The first part introduces the topic of biologically based CAM therapies. The discussion includes a description the discovery biologically based products for cancer, the classification of these compounds and their use from the perspectives of the Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine systems. Issues associated with evidence-based research of compounds used in these practices are addressed. The second part focuses on preclinical and clinical studies of specific herbs or natural products and their bioactive constituents that demonstrate potential in cancer therapeutics. Turmeric, mistletoe, green tea, ginseng, mushrooms, and micronutrients are representative of compounds that exert their effects through mechanisms attributed to specific chemical classes. The section concludes with a discussion of status of clinical trials of biologically based CAM therapeutics for cancer and the future direction of research.
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- Steven J Melnick
- Department of Pathology, Miami Children's Hospital, 3100 SW 62nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33155-3098, USA.
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Parfett CL, Healy C. Tandemly repeated DNA sequence instabilities induced by two promoters of morphological transformation in vitro: a short-term response to non-mutagenic agents in C3H/10T1/2 cells. Mutat Res 2006; 604:42-52. [PMID: 16459133 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2005.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2005] [Revised: 12/12/2005] [Accepted: 12/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The ability of tumour promoters to alter DNA stability within regions that contain tandemly repeated sequences (TRSs), was studied in a cell culture model of multi-stage carcinogenesis. Non-cytotoxic concentrations of TPA (12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate) and xanthine oxidase with xanthine substrate, sufficient to promote morphological transformation in C3H/10T1/2 cultures, were tested for their effects on mutation frequencies in TRSs by a DNA fingerprinting approach. Specifically, restriction digests of genomic DNA samples from randomly selected, non-transformed clones, isolated from cultures after several days exposure to promoters, were visualized by Southern hybridizations with the multi-locus pentamer repeat sequence probe, Ms6-Hm (Pc-1). Basal and promoter-induced frequencies of sub-clone TRS fingerprint polymorphisms were estimated in five cell populations: an uncloned stock culture, three populations established from normal-appearing sub-clones, and one clonal population established from a 3-methylcholanthrene (MCA)-transformed focus. Basal variant fingerprint frequencies spanned a range from 0.0 to 0.43% mutants/band among cells from the four untransformed populations. Both TPA and xanthine oxidase treatments significantly increased recorded mutation frequencies, 2.3- and 2.7-fold, respectively, using combined data from the progenitor population and three untransformed clones. The untreated MCA-transformed clonal population appeared to contain a single, pre-existing mutant restriction fragment, but additional mutations were induced thereafter, in response to the promoting treatments. Taken together, the measured increases in mutations were highly significant and suggest that promoters of cell transformation in the C3H/10T1/2 cell line might induce a genome-wide instability targeted to regions containing Ms6-Hm sequence motifs.
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- Craig L Parfett
- Mutagenesis Section, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Environmental Health Centre 0803A, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ont., Canada K1A 0L2.
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Quintero B, Planells E, del Carmen Cabeza M, Esquivias J, del Pilar Gutiérrez M, Sánchez C, Aranda P, Zarzuelo A, Llopis J. Tumor-promoting activity of p-hydroxybenzenediazonium is accelerated in Mg-deficient rats. Chem Biol Interact 2006; 159:186-95. [PMID: 16387288 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2005.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2005] [Revised: 11/18/2005] [Accepted: 11/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tumor-promoting activity caused by the short-term administration of p-hydroxybenzenediazonium (PDQ) has been assayed in rats fed on a Mg-deficient diet as a reference model versus rats fed on a standard diet as controls. For 5 weeks groups of 20 rats, fed either on the Mg-deficient or standard diet, were treated simultaneously with PDQ. A group of 10 Mg-deficient rats remained untreated. Topical application of PDQ was followed by the appearance of macroscopic alterations in the skin, which were more evident in the Mg-deficient rats. No deaths occurred during the treatment. After 5 weeks' PDQ treatment the rats were killed and histological analyses were made. Tissues from the skin, liver, heart, kidney, lung and thymus were screened by conventional staining methods. Both the PDQ-treated Mg-deficient and PDQ-treated control rats presented tissue lesions, although to a different extent. The untreated Mg-deficient rats showed no such lesions. Mg-deficient rats treated with PDQ developed significant incipient fibrosarcomas (p<0.05) and extended hyperplasia (p<0.001), particularly in the skin, accompanied by a significant increase in the thickness of collagen (mean value: 445.4+/-47.2microm, p<0.05) compared to the control PDQ-treated group (mean values: 258.7+/-36.4microm). The overall results provide objective proof of tumor-promoting activity after 5 weeks' treatment with PDQ. Such a fast response is interpreted as being linked to the increased vulnerability of the membrane caused by Mg deficiency, which would more readily facilitate the toxic activity of p-hydroxybenzenediazonium ions.
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- Bartolome Quintero
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
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Dzubak P, Hajduch M, Vydra D, Hustova A, Kvasnica M, Biedermann D, Markova L, Urban M, Sarek J. Pharmacological activities of natural triterpenoids and their therapeutic implications. Nat Prod Rep 2006; 23:394-411. [PMID: 16741586 DOI: 10.1039/b515312n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 454] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Petr Dzubak
- Laboratory of Experimental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Palacky University and Faculty Hospital in Olomouc, Czech Republic
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A new triterpenoidal saponin (1: Julibroside J(21)) with a xylopyranosyl moiety located at its C-21 side chain was isolated from Albizia julibrissin DURAZZ. (Leguminosae), and its structure was determined on the basis of comprehensive spectroscopic analyses. Compound 1 showed marked inhibitory action against Bel-7402 cancer cell line at 10 microg/ml.
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- Kun Zou
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Product Research and Development, Chemistry and Life Science College, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, P.R. China.
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Zou K, Cui JR, Wang B, Zhao YY, Zhang RY. A pair of isomeric saponins with cytotoxicity from Albizzia julibrissin. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2005; 7:783-9. [PMID: 16308192 DOI: 10.1080/10286020310001653246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Two new saponins have been isolated from the stem barks of Albizzia julibrissin Durazz, and their structures identified as 3-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-beta-D-fucopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)-beta-D-2-deoxy-2-acetoamidoglucopyranosyl]-21-O-{(6S)-2-trans-2-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl-6-O-[4-O-((6S)-2-trans-2-hydroxymethyl-6-hydroxy-6-methyl-2,7-octadienoyl)-beta-D-quinovopyranosyl]-2,7-octadienoyl}-acacic acid-28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 3)-[alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1 --> 4)]-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (1) and 3-O-[beta-D-xylopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-beta-D-fucopyranosyl-(1 --> 6)-beta-D-2-deoxy-2-acetoamidoglucopyranosyl]-21-O-{(6S)-2-trans-2-hydroxymethyl-6-methyl-6-O-[3-O-((6S)-2-trans-2-hydroxymethyl-6-hydroxy-6-methyl-2,7-octadienoyl)-beta-D-quinovopyranosyl]-2,7-octadienoyl}acacic acid 28-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 --> 3)-[alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1 --> 4)]-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1 --> 2)-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester (2), based on chemical and spectral evidences, named as julibroside J19 and julibroside J18, respectively. Both compounds show significant inhibition action against HeLa, Bel-7402 and MDA-MB-435 cancer cell lines in vitro.
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- K Zou
- College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443000, China
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Gutterman JU, Lai HT, Yang P, Haridas V, Gaikwad A, Marcus S. Effects of the tumor inhibitory triterpenoid avicin G on cell integrity, cytokinesis, and protein ubiquitination in fission yeast. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:12771-6. [PMID: 16118282 PMCID: PMC1200287 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0505758102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Avicins comprise a class of triterpenoid compounds that exhibit tumor inhibitory activity. Here we show that avicin G is inhibitory to growth of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. S. pombe cells treated with a lethal concentration of avicin G (20 microM) exhibited a shrunken morphology, indicating that avicin G adversely affects cell integrity. Cells treated with a sublethal concentration of avicin G (6.5 microM) exhibited a strong cytokinesis-defective phenotype (multiseptated cells), as well as cell morphology defects. These phenotypes bear resemblance to those resulting from loss of Rho1 GTPase function in S. pombe. Indeed, Rho1-deficient S. pombe cells were strongly hypersensitive to avicin G, suggesting that the compound may perturb Rho1-dependent processes. Consistent with previously observed effects in human Jurkat T cells, avicin G treatment resulted in hyperaccumulation of ubiquitinated proteins in S. pombe cells. Interestingly, proteasome-defective S. pombe mutants were not markedly hypersensitive to avicin G, whereas an anaphase-promoting complex (mitotic ubiquitin ligase) mutant exhibited avicin G resistance, suggesting that the increase in levels of ubiquitinated proteins resulting from avicin G treatment may be due to increased protein ubiquitination, rather than inhibition of 26S proteasome activity. Mutants defective in the cAMP/PKA pathway also exhibited resistance to avicin G. Our results suggest that S. pombe will be a useful model organism for elucidating molecular targets of avicin G and serve as a guide to clinical application where dysfunctional aspects of Rho and/or ubiquitination function have been demonstrated as in cancer, fibrosis, and inflammation.
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- Jordan U Gutterman
- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Gaikwad A, Poblenz A, Haridas V, Zhang C, Duvic M, Gutterman J. Triterpenoid electrophiles (avicins) suppress heat shock protein-70 and x-linked inhibitor of apoptosis proteins in malignant cells by activation of ubiquitin machinery: implications for proapoptotic activity. Clin Cancer Res 2005; 11:1953-62. [PMID: 15756021 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-1704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Avicins are plant-derived triterpenoid stress metabolites that have both proapoptotic and cytoprotective properties. Avicins induce apoptosis in Jurkat T leukemia cells by targeting mitochondria and release of cytochrome c that occurs in a p53-independent manner. However, postmitochondrial antiapoptotic barriers, such as increased expression of heat shock proteins (Hsp) and X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (XIAP), frequently exist in cancer cells and often account for resistance to chemotherapy and a poor prognosis. In this article, we show the role of avicins in the activation of stress-regulated ubiquitination and degradation of Hsp70 and XIAP. This is the first report showing the regulation of Hsp70 via the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway. We also show the induction of E3alpha ubiquitin ligase in avicin-treated Jurkat T leukemia cells, and its involvement in the degradation of XIAP. Avicin-mediated suppression of Hsp70 and XIAP was further confirmed in other leukemic/lymphoma cell lines and freshly isolated peripheral blood lymphocytes from Sezary syndrome patients. No change in the Hsp70 and XIAP proteins was observed in peripheral blood lymphocytes from normal donors. We propose that the ability of avicins to induce ubiquitination and regulate the degradation of Hsp70 and XIAP in leukemia cells could have important implications in the treatment of drug-resistant neoplasia and inflammatory disorders.
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- Amos Gaikwad
- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Krief S, Thoison O, Sévenet T, Wrangham RW, Lavaud C. Triterpenoid saponin anthranilates from Albizia grandibracteata leaves ingested by primates in Uganda. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2005; 68:897-903. [PMID: 15974615 DOI: 10.1021/np049576i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Three new oleanane-type triterpene saponins (1-3), named grandibracteosides A-C, were isolated from the methanolic extract of leaves of Albizia grandibracteata, a species consumed by primates in the Kibale National Park, Uganda. The structures of the saponins were established using 1D and 2D NMR experiments and mass spectrometry and confirmed by acid and alkaline hydrolysis. The crude extract and the pure compounds showed significant inhibitory activity against KB and MCF7 tumoral cell lines in vitro. The compounds are glycosides of acacic acid acylated by an o-aminobenzoyl unit. This is the first report of such ester saponins in dicotyledonous plants. Studies of the primate diet may provide a useful method for finding naturally occurring compounds of medicinal significance.
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- Sabrina Krief
- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie, FRE CNRS 2715, IFR 53 Biomolécules, Reims, France.
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Jenner H, Townsend B, Osbourn A. Unravelling triterpene glycoside synthesis in plants: phytochemistry and functional genomics join forces. PLANTA 2005; 220:503-506. [PMID: 15703926 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-004-1434-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2004] [Accepted: 10/20/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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- Helen Jenner
- The Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre, Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UH, UK
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Li XX, Davis B, Haridas V, Gutterman JU, Colombini M. Proapoptotic triterpene electrophiles (avicins) form channels in membranes: cholesterol dependence. Biophys J 2005; 88:2577-84. [PMID: 15653745 PMCID: PMC1305354 DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.049403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Avicins, a family of triterpenoid saponins from Acacia victoriae, can regulate the innate stress response in human cells. Their ability to induce apoptosis in transformed cells makes them potential anticancer agents. We report that avicins can form channels in membranes. The conductance reached a steady state after each addition, indicating a dynamic equilibrium between avicin in solution and in the membrane. The high power dependence (up to 10) of the membrane conductance on the avicin concentration indicates the formation of multimeric channels, consistent with the estimated pore radius of 1.1 nm. This radius is too small to allow protein flux across the mitochondrial outer membrane, a process known to initiate apoptosis. Channel formation is lost when avicin's amphipathic side chain is removed, implicating this as the channel-forming region. A small difference in this side chain results in strong cholesterol dependence of channel formation in avicin G that is not found in avicin D. In neutral membranes, avicin channels are nonselective, but negatively-charged lipids confer cation selectivity (5:1, K(+):Cl(-)), indicating that phospholipids form part of the permeation pathway. Avicin channels in the mitochondrial outer membrane may favor apoptosis by altering the potential across this membrane and the intermembrane space pH.
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- Xiao Xian Li
- Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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Lacaille-Dubois MA. Bioactive saponins with cancer related and immunomodulatory activity: Recent developments. BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS (PART L) 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s1572-5995(05)80057-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sparg SG, Light ME, van Staden J. Biological activities and distribution of plant saponins. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2004; 94:219-43. [PMID: 15325725 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 704] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2004] [Revised: 05/28/2004] [Accepted: 05/29/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Plant saponins are widely distributed amongst plants and have a wide range of biological properties. The more recent investigations and findings into their biological activities were summarized. Isolation studies of saponins were examined to determine which are the more commonly studied plant families and in which families saponins have been identified.
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- S G Sparg
- Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa
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Different vitamins and other micronutrients in vegetables, fruits, and other natural plant products may prevent cancer development (carcinogenesis) by interfering with detrimental actions of mutagens, carcinogens, and tumor promoters. The goal of current studies in cancer prevention is to determine the mechanisms of synergistic action of the natural source compounds known to inhibit one or more stages of carcinogenesis, that is, initiation and promotion/progression. Many natural cancer preventive agents are effective inhibitors of tumor initiation, promotion, and/or progression. The mechanism of action is related to their abilities to prevent critical carcinogen metabolism and to increase detoxification of carcinogens and tumor promoters. The authors review here the potential role of the detoxification system and, in particular, the roles of D-glucaric acid and the enzyme beta-glucuronidase in early detection and prevention of cancer. There is now growing evidence for the possible control of different stages of the cancer induction by inhibiting beta-glucuronidase with D-glucaric acid derivatives, especially with its salts (D-glucarates). D-Glucaric acid has been found in many vegetables and fruits. Therefore, the consumption of fruits and vegetables naturally rich in D-glucaric acid or self-medication with D-glucaric acid derivatives such as calcium D-glucarate offers a promising cancer prevention approach.
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Haridas V, Hanausek M, Nishimura G, Soehnge H, Gaikwad A, Narog M, Spears E, Zoltaszek R, Walaszek Z, Gutterman JU. Triterpenoid electrophiles (avicins) activate the innate stress response by redox regulation of a gene battery. J Clin Invest 2004; 113:65-73. [PMID: 14702110 PMCID: PMC300766 DOI: 10.1172/jci18699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2003] [Accepted: 10/28/2003] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Avicins are proapoptotic and anti-inflammatory triterpene electrophiles isolated from an Australian desert tree, Acacia victoriae. The presence of two alpha,beta unsaturated carbonyl groups (Michael reaction sites) in the side chain of the avicin molecule prompted us to study its effects on NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), a redox-regulated transcription factor that controls the expression of a battery of detoxification and antioxidant proteins via its binding to antioxidant response element (ARE). Avicin D-treated Hep G2 cells showed translocation of Nrf2 into the nucleus and a time-dependent increase in ARE activity. These properties were sensitive to DTT, suggesting that avicins affect one or more critical cysteine residues, probably on the Keap1 molecule. Downstream of ARE, an activation of a battery of stress-induced proteins occurred. The implications of these findings were evaluated in vivo in mouse skin exposed to an ancient stressor, UV light. Avicins inhibited epidermal hyperplasia, reduced p53 mutation, enhanced apoptosis, decreased generation of 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine, and enhanced expression of NADPH:quinone oxidoreductase 1 and heme oxygenase-1. These data, combined with our earlier published work, demonstrate that avicins represent a new class of plant stress metabolites capable of activating stress adaptation and suppressing proinflammatory components of the innate immune system in human cells by redox regulation. The relevance for treatment of clinical diseases in which stress responses are dysfunctional or deficient is discussed.
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- Valsala Haridas
- Department of Molecular Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Haridas V, Hanausek M, Nishimura G, Soehnge H, Gaikwad A, Narog M, Spears E, Zoltaszek R, Walaszek Z, Gutterman JU. Triterpenoid electrophiles (avicins) activate the innate stress response by redox regulation of a gene battery. J Clin Invest 2004. [DOI: 10.1172/jci200418699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hanausek M, Walaszek Z, Slaga T. Redox Modulation in Tumor Initiation, Promotion, and Progression. OXIDATIVE STRESS AND DISEASE 2003. [DOI: 10.1201/9780203912874.ch9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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