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Yuan J, Hou B, Guo K, Zhu J, Xiao H. Tumor-derived exosomal hyaluronidase 1 induced M2 macrophage polarization and promoted esophageal cancer progression. Exp Cell Res 2024; 439:113963. [PMID: 38382806 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2024.113963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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The communication between tumor-derived exosomes and macrophages plays an important role in facilitating the progression of tumors. However, the regulatory mechanisms by which exosomes regulate tumor progression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) have not been fully elucidated. We constructed a coculture system containing an ESCC cell line and macrophages using a Transwell chamber. We isolated exosomes from the conditioned medium of cancer cells, and characterized them with transmission electron microscopy and western blotting and used then to treat macrophages. We used co-immunoprecipitation to evaluate the interaction between hyaluronidase 1 (HYAL1) and Aurora B kinase (AURKB). We evaluated HYAL1 and AURKB expression in tissues and cells with quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blotting. We used RT-qPCR, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and flow cytometry to detect macrophage polarization. We assessed cell viability, invasion and migration with the cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), Transwell and wound healing assays. HYAL1 was highly expressed in ESCC tissues and cells and cancer cell-derived exosomes, and exosomes can be delivered to macrophages through the cancer cell-derived exosomes. The exosomes extracted from HYAL1-overexpressed ESCC cells suppressed M1 macrophage polarization and induced M2 macrophage polarization, thereby promoting ESCC cell viability, invasion and migration. HYAL1 silencing in ESCC cells produced the opposite effects on macrophage polarization and cancer cell functions. We found that HYAL1 interacted with AURKB and further activated the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT signaling pathway in macrophages. In conclusion, ESCC-derived exosomes containing HYAL1 facilitate M2 macrophage polarization by targeting AURKB to active the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, which in turn promotes ESCC progression.
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- Jinyan Yuan
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710068, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710068, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710068, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710068, China
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- Department 1 of General Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710068, China.
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Graczyk F, Gębalski J, Piskorska E, Małkowska M, Słomka A, Gawenda-Kempczyńska D, Kondrzycka-Dąda A, Olszewska-Słonina D, Styczyński J, Taglialatela-Scafati O, Verpoorte R, Załuski D. The Eleutherococcus senticosus fruits' intractum affects changes in the transepithelial electric potential in the distal section of the rabbit's large intestine and inhibits hyaluronidase. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 325:117847. [PMID: 38307357 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2024.117847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Eleutherococcus senticosus (Rupr. et Maxim.) Maxim. has been used in traditional Russian medicine due to its recognized immunostimulant and anti-inflammatory activities. Compounds present in the fruits have demonstrated the capability to modulate the activity of enzymes such as hyaluronidase, suggesting their potential value in the development of effective therapies for various conditions where anti-inflammatory properties are beneficial, such as gastrointestinal diseases and tumor growth. AIM OF THE STUDY In order to support the use of the fruits in folk medicine, this study is aimed to evaluate, post-mortem, the impact of E. senticosus fruits intractum (40 % extract made from fresh fruits) on the transepithelial electrogenic transport of sodium ions in the colon. The objective of this study was also to examine the impact of the intractum on proinflammatory serum hyaluronidase in children diagnosed with acute leukemia. METHODS The study employed the Ussing technique to examine electrophysiological characteristics of isolated epithelial tissue, using the distal colon wall isolated from 10 New Zealand white male rabbits. The effect of the intractum on the inhibition of human serum hyaluronidase was examined with turbidimetric screening methods, using the blood samples collected from patients diagnosed with acute leukemia. RESULTS For the first time, we discovered that the intractum used in the stimulation fluid, caused hyperpolarization reactions in colon tissue. Statistical analysis showed that these reactions were significantly different in relation to the control. The intractum significantly inhibited hyaluronidase activity with the mean value by group of 60 %, and 40 % for aescin used as a control. CONCLUSION The results support the traditional use of the fruits in inflammatory-related diseases. The use of intractum of E. senticosus on the distal colon wall demonstrates its protective effect on the wall integrity and in a relation to hyaluronidase inhibition may additionally indicate its anti-inflammatory property. Thus, the results mean that the intractum may be used in colon-related diseases.
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- Filip Graczyk
- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany and Pharmacognosy, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 9 Marie Curie-Skłodowska Street, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany and Pharmacognosy, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 9 Marie Curie-Skłodowska Street, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pathobiochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 9 Marie Curie-Skłodowska Street, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany and Pharmacognosy, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 9 Marie Curie-Skłodowska Street, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 9 Marie Curie-Skłodowska Street, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany and Pharmacognosy, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 9 Marie Curie-Skłodowska Street, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pathobiochemistry and Clinical Chemistry, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 9 Marie Curie-Skłodowska Street, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 9 Marie Curie-Skłodowska Street, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Via Montesano 49, 80132, Naples, Italy
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- Natural Products Laboratory, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, 2300, RA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Botany and Pharmacognosy, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 9 Marie Curie-Skłodowska Street, 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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Li M, Yin Y, Zhang M, Jiang C, Li H, Yang R. DNA Methylation Status of HYAL1 in Malignant and Benign Thyroid Nodules. Horm Metab Res 2023; 55:869-875. [PMID: 38040022 DOI: 10.1055/a-2188-0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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Differentiation between benign and malignant thyroid nodules has been a challenge in clinical practice. Exploring a novel biomarker to determine the malignancy of thyroid nodules has important implications. We semi-quantitatively determined the DNA methylation levels of four CpG sites located at the gene body of HYAL1 in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue samples from 190 early-stage papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) cases and 190 age- and gender-matched subjects with benign thyroid nodule (BTN). HYAL1 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemical (IHC) staining in another cohort of 55 PTC and 55 matched BTN cases. Covariates-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for 10% increased methylation were calculated by binary logistic regression. A 165 bp amplicon covering four CpG sites at the second exon of HYAL1 gene was designed. After adjusted for all covariates, higher methylation level of HYAL1_CpG_3,4 in the FFPE tissue was associated with PTC (OR per 10% increased methylation=1.53, p=0.025), even with stage І PTC (OR per 10% increased methylation=1.58, p=0.021). Hypermethylation of HYAL1_CpG_3,4 had a significant association with early-stage PTC in the females (OR per 10% increased methylation=1.60, p=0.028) rather than in the males. Besides, we found the higher expression of HYAL1 protein in PTC than that in BTN patients (IHC score: 2.3 vs. 0.5, p=1.00E-06). Our study suggested altered methylation and expression of HYAL1 could be a novel and potential biomarker in distinguishing malignant and benign thyroid nodules.
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- Mengxia Li
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nantong University Affiliated Hospital, Nantong, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Huai'an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University and The Second People's Hospital of Huai'an, Huai'an, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Donelan W, Brisbane W, O'Malley P, Crispen P, Kusmartsev S. Hyaluronan Metabolism in Urologic Cancers. Adv Biol (Weinh) 2023; 7:e2300168. [PMID: 37615259 DOI: 10.1002/adbi.202300168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Hyaluronan (HA) is one of the major components of the extracellular matrix in tumor tissue. Recent reports have made it clear that the balance of HA synthesis and degradation is critical for tumor progression. HA is synthesized on the cytoplasmic surface of the plasma membrane by hyaluronan synthases (HAS) and extruded into the extracellular space. Excessive HA production in cancer is associated with enhanced HA degradation in the tumor microenvironment, leading to the accumulation of HA fragments with small molecular weight. These perturbations in both HA synthesis and degradation may play important roles in tumor progression. Recently, it has become increasingly clear that small HA fragments can induce a variety of biological events, such as angiogenesis, cancer-promoting inflammation, and tumor-associated immune suppression. Progression of urologic malignancies, particularly of prostate and bladder cancers, as well as of certain types of kidney cancer show markedly perturbed metabolism of tumor-associated HA. This review highlights the recent research findings regarding HA metabolism in tumor microenvironments with a special focus on urologic cancers. It also will discuss the potential implications of these findings for the development of novel therapeutic interventions for the treatment of prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers.
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- UCLA Medical Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Bhattacharyya M, Jariyal H, Srivastava A. Hyaluronic acid: More than a carrier, having an overpowering extracellular and intracellular impact on cancer. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 317:121081. [PMID: 37364954 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Hyaluronic acid (HA), also named hyaluronan, is an omnipresent component of the tissue microenvironment. It is extensively used to formulate targeted drug delivery systems for cancer. Although HA itself has pivotal influences in various cancers, its calibers are somewhat neglected when using it as delivering platform to treat cancer. In the last decade, multiple studies revealed roles of HA in cancer cell proliferation, invasion, apoptosis, and dormancy through pathways like mitogen-activated protein kinase-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK), P38, and nuclear factor kappa-light chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NFκB). A more fascinating fact is that the distinct molecular weight (MW) of HA exerts disparate effects on the same type of cancer. Its overwhelming use in cancer therapy and other therapeutic products make collective research on the sundry impact of it on various types of cancer, an essential aspect to be considered in all of these domains. Even the development of new therapies against cancer needed meticulous studies on HA because of its divergence of activity based on MW. This review will provide painstaking insight into the extracellular and intracellular bioactivity of HA, its modified forms, and its MW in cancers, which may improve the management of cancer.
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- Medha Bhattacharyya
- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
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- Department of Medical Device, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research-Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
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Kumar K, Kanojia D, Bentrem DJ, Hwang RF, Butchar JP, Tridandapani S, Munshi HG. Targeting BET Proteins Decreases Hyaluronidase-1 in Pancreatic Cancer. Cells 2023; 12:1490. [PMID: 37296612 PMCID: PMC10253193 DOI: 10.3390/cells12111490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by the presence of dense stroma that is enriched in hyaluronan (HA), with increased HA levels associated with more aggressive disease. Increased levels of the HA-degrading enzymes hyaluronidases (HYALs) are also associated with tumor progression. In this study, we evaluate the regulation of HYALs in PDAC. METHODS Using siRNA and small molecule inhibitors, we evaluated the regulation of HYALs using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), Western blot analysis, and ELISA. The binding of BRD2 protein on the HYAL1 promoter was evaluated by chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay. Proliferation was evaluated by WST-1 assay. Mice with xenograft tumors were treated with BET inhibitors. The expression of HYALs in tumors was analyzed by immunohistochemistry and by qRT-PCR. RESULTS We show that HYAL1, HYAL2, and HYAL3 are expressed in PDAC tumors and in PDAC and pancreatic stellate cell lines. We demonstrate that inhibitors targeting bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) proteins, which are readers of histone acetylation marks, primarily decrease HYAL1 expression. We show that the BET family protein BRD2 regulates HYAL1 expression by binding to its promoter region and that HYAL1 downregulation decreases proliferation and enhances apoptosis of PDAC and stellate cell lines. Notably, BET inhibitors decrease the levels of HYAL1 expression in vivo without affecting the levels of HYAL2 or HYAL3. CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate the pro-tumorigenic role of HYAL1 and identify the role of BRD2 in the regulation of HYAL1 in PDAC. Overall, these data enhance our understanding of the role and regulation of HYAL1 and provide the rationale for targeting HYAL1 in PDAC.
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- Krishan Kumar
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, and Arthur G. James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, and Arthur G. James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, and Arthur G. James Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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Lin M, Qi X. Advances and Challenges of Stimuli-Responsive Nucleic Acids Delivery System in Gene Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2023; 15:pharmaceutics15051450. [PMID: 37242692 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics15051450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Gene therapy has emerged as a powerful tool to treat various diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, neurological diseases, ocular diseases and cancer diseases. In 2018, the FDA approved Patisiran (the siRNA therapeutic) for treating amyloidosis. Compared with traditional drugs, gene therapy can directly correct the disease-related genes at the genetic level, which guarantees a sustained effect. However, nucleic acids are unstable in circulation and have short half-lives. They cannot pass through biological membranes due to their high molecular weight and massive negative charges. To facilitate the delivery of nucleic acids, it is crucial to develop a suitable delivery strategy. The rapid development of delivery systems has brought light to the gene delivery field, which can overcome multiple extracellular and intracellular barriers that prevent the efficient delivery of nucleic acids. Moreover, the emergence of stimuli-responsive delivery systems has made it possible to control the release of nucleic acids in an intelligent manner and to precisely guide the therapeutic nucleic acids to the target site. Considering the unique properties of stimuli-responsive delivery systems, various stimuli-responsive nanocarriers have been developed. For example, taking advantage of the physiological variations of a tumor (pH, redox and enzymes), various biostimuli- or endogenous stimuli-responsive delivery systems have been fabricated to control the gene delivery processes in an intelligent manner. In addition, other external stimuli, such as light, magnetic fields and ultrasound, have also been employed to construct stimuli-responsive nanocarriers. Nevertheless, most stimuli-responsive delivery systems are in the preclinical stage, and some critical issues remain to be solved for advancing the clinical translation of these nanocarriers, such as the unsatisfactory transfection efficiency, safety issues, complexity of manufacturing and off-target effects. The purpose of this review is to elaborate the principles of stimuli-responsive nanocarriers and to emphasize the most influential advances of stimuli-responsive gene delivery systems. Current challenges of their clinical translation and corresponding solutions will also be highlighted, which will accelerate the translation of stimuli-responsive nanocarriers and advance the development of gene therapy.
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- Meng Lin
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery System, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
- Department of Pharmacy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610044, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmaceutics and New Drug Delivery System, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
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Zhu D, Yan H, Zhou Y, Nack LM, Liu J, Parak WJ. Design of Disintegrable Nanoassemblies to Release Multiple Small-Sized Nanoparticles. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2023; 197:114854. [PMID: 37119865 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.114854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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The therapeutic and diagnostic effects of nanoparticles depend on the efficiency of their delivery to targeted tissues, such as tumors. The size of nanoparticles, among other characteristics, plays a crucial role in determining their tissue penetration and retention. Small nanoparticles may penetrate deeper into tumor parenchyma but are poorly retained, whereas large ones are distributed around tumor blood vessels. Thus, compared to smaller individual nanoparticles, assemblies of such nanoparticles due to their larger size are favorable for prolonged blood circulation and enhanced tumor accumulation. Upon reaching the targeted tissues, nanoassemblies may dissociate at the target region and release the smaller nanoparticles, which is beneficial for their distribution at the target site and ultimate clearance. The recent emerging strategy that combines small nanoparticles into larger, biodegradable nanoassemblies has been demonstrated by several groups. This review summarizes a variety of chemical and structural designs for constructing stimuli-responsive disintegrable nanoassemblies as well as their different disassembly routes. These nanoassemblies have been applied as demonstrators in the fields of cancer therapy, antibacterial infection, ischemic stroke recovery, bioimaging, and diagnostics. Finally, we summarize stimuli-responsive mechanisms and their corresponding nanomedicine designing strategies, and discuss potential challenges and barriers towards clinical translation.
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- Dingcheng Zhu
- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China; Fachbereich Physik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Fachbereich Physik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Physik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Physik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- College of Material, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Chemistry and Material Technology, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Organosilicon Material Technology, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China; State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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Singh S, Maurya AK, Meena A, Mishra N, Luqman S. Narirutin. A flavonoid found in citrus fruits modulates cell cycle phases and inhibits the proliferation of hormone-refractory prostate cancer cells by targeting hyaluronidase. Food Chem Toxicol 2023; 174:113638. [PMID: 36708865 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.113638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Narirutin is a dietary flavanone found in lemons, oranges, passion fruit, bergamot and grapefruit. It possesses anti-allergic, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, hepatoprotective potential, and its enriched fraction suppresses the growth of prostate cancer cells; however, there is currently no information on the chemopreventive potential of narirutin alone against hormone-refractory prostate cancer cells (PC-3) and its mode of action. Thus, the chemopreventive possibility of narirutin was investigated in PC-3 cells by utilising cytotoxicity assays. Further, a mechanism was deduced targeting hyaluronidase, an early-stage diagnosis marker, by cell-free, cell-based and in silico studies. The results indicate that narirutin reduced the viability of PC-3 cells with the inhibitory concentration range of 66.87-59.80 μM. It induced G0/G1 phase arrest with a fold change of 1.12. Besides, it increased the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) with a fold change of 1.34 at 100 μM. Narirutin inhibited hyaluronidase's activity in cell-free (11.17 μM) and cell-based assays (67.23 μM) and showed a strong binding interaction with hyaluronidase. Finally, the MD simulation analysis supported the idea that narirutin binding enhanced compactness and stability and created a stable complex with hyaluronidase. In addition, ADMET prediction indicates that it is a non-toxic, non-CYPs inhibitor and thus didn't alter the metabolism. The results reveal that narirutin may be a potential chemopreventive agent for hormone-resistant prostate cancer cells in addition to offering data for supporting diet-based nutraceutical agents to prevent prostate cancer.
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- Shilpi Singh
- Bioprospection and Product Development Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Bioprospection and Product Development Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Bioprospection and Product Development Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, 226015, Uttar Pradesh, India; Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Liu Y, Li L, Wang L, Lu L, Li Y, Huang G, Song J. 'Two-faces' of hyaluronan, a dynamic barometer of disease progression in tumor microenvironment. Discov Oncol 2023; 14:11. [PMID: 36698043 PMCID: PMC9877274 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-023-00618-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Hyaluronan (HA) is a linear polysaccharide consisting of disaccharide units which are the D-glucuronic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine. As the largest component of the extracellular matrix in microenvironment, HA polymers with different molecular weights vary in properties to molecular biology function. High molecular weight HA (HMW-HA) is mainly found in normal tissue or physiological condition, and exhibits lubrication and protection properties due to its good water retention and viscoelasticity. On the other hand, an increase in HA catabolism leads to the accumulation of low molecular weight HA (LMW-HA) under pathological circumstances such as inflammation, pre-cancerous and tumor microenvironment. LMW-HA acts as extracellular signals to enhance tumorigenic and metastatic phenotype, such as energy reprogramming, angiogenesis and extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling. This review discusses the basic properties of this simplest carbohydrate molecule in ECM with enormous potential, and its regulatory role between tumorigenesis and microenvironmental homeostasis. The extensive discoveries of the mechanisms underlying the roles of HA in various physiological and pathological processes would provide more information for future research in the fields of biomimetic materials, pharmaceutical and clinical applications.
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- Ying Liu
- Department of Pharmacology, Guangxi Institute of Chinese Medicine & Pharmaceutical Science, Nanning, 530001, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Quality Standards, Guangxi Institute of Chinese Medicine & Pharmaceutical Science, Nanning, 530001, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Guangxi Institute of Chinese Medicine & Pharmaceutical Science, Nanning, 530001, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Quality Standards, Guangxi Institute of Chinese Medicine & Pharmaceutical Science, Nanning, 530001, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Guangxi Institute of Chinese Medicine & Pharmaceutical Science, Nanning, 530001, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Quality Standards, Guangxi Institute of Chinese Medicine & Pharmaceutical Science, Nanning, 530001, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Medicine & Health, Guangxi Vocational & Technical Institute of Industry, Nanning, 530001, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Guangxi Orthopaedics and Traumatology Hospital, Nanning, 530012, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, 530022, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First People's Hospital of Nanning, Nanning, 530022, Guangxi, People's Republic of China
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Xie Q, Gao S, Tian R, Wang G, Qin Z, Chen M, Zhang W, Wen Q, Ma Q, Zhu L. Enzyme and Reactive Oxygen Species-Responsive Dual-Drug Delivery Nanocomplex for Tumor Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy. Int J Nanomedicine 2023; 18:1-16. [PMID: 36632237 PMCID: PMC9828661 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s393862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Introduction Combination therapy is a promising approach to promote the efficacy and reduce the systemic toxicity of cancer therapy. Herein, we examined the potency of a combined chemo-phototherapy approach by constructing a hyaluronidase- and reactive oxygen species-responsive hyaluronic acid nanoparticle carrying a chemotherapy drug and a photosensitizer in a tumor-bearing mouse model. We hypothesized that following decomposition, the drugs inside the nanocomplex will be released in the tumors to provide effective tumor treatment. We aimed to design a smart drug delivery system that can improve traditional chemotherapy drug delivery and enhance the therapeutic efficacy in combination with photodynamic therapy. Methods Hydrophilic hyaluronic acid (HA) was covalently modified with a hydrophobic 5β-cholanic acid (CA) via an ROS-cleavable thioketal (tk) linker for a targeted co-deliver of 10-Hydroxy camptothecin (HCPT) and Chlorin e6 (Ce6) into tumors to improve the efficiency of combined chemo-photodynamic therapy. Results The obtained HA-tk-CA nanoparticle carrying HCPT and Ce6, named HTCC, accumulated in the tumor through the enhanced permeable response (EPR) effect and HA-mediated CD44 targeting after intravenous administration. Upon laser irradiation and hyaluronidase degradation, HTCC was disrupted to release HCPT and Ce6 into the tumors. Compared to the monotherapy approach, HTCC demonstrated enhanced tumor growth inhibition and minimized systemic toxicity in a tumor-bearing mouse model. Conclusion Our results suggested that controlled dual-drug release not only improved tumor drug delivery efficacy, but also reduced systemic side effects. In addition to HCPT and Ce6 delivery, the HA-tk-CA nanocomplex can be used to deliver other drugs in synergistic cancer therapy. Since most current combined therapy uses free drugs with distinct spatiotemporal distributions, the simultaneous co-delivery of dual drugs with a remote on-demand drug delivery nanosystem provides an alternative strategy for drug delivery design.
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- Qian Xie
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology Second Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Cancer Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, 999078, People’s Republic of China,Institute of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Macau, SAR, 999078, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Oral Radiology, Guangxi Medical University College of Stomatology, Nanning, 530021, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China,Correspondence: Qingjie Ma; Lei Zhu, Email ;
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health of Jilin University, Changchun, 130033, People’s Republic of China
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Tian F, Li F, Ren L, Wang Q, Jiang C, Zhang Y, Li M, Song X, Zhang S. Acoustic-Based Theranostic Probes Activated by Tumor Microenvironment for Accurate Tumor Diagnosis and Assisted Tumor Therapy. ACS Sens 2022; 7:3611-3633. [PMID: 36455009 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c02129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Acoustic-based imaging techniques, including ultrasonography and photoacoustic imaging, are powerful noninvasive approaches for tumor imaging owing to sound transmission facilitation, deep tissue penetration, and high spatiotemporal resolution. Usually, imaging modes were classified into "always-on" mode and "activatable" mode. Conventional "always-on" acoustic-based probes often have difficulty distinguishing lesion regions of interest from surrounding healthy tissues due to poor target-to-background signal ratios. As compared, activatable probes have attracted attention with improved sensitivity, which can boost or amplify imaging signals only in response to specific biomolecular recognition or interactions. The tumor microenvironment (TME) exhibits abnormal physiological conditions that can be used to identify tumor sections from normal tissues. Various types of organic dyes and biomaterials can react with TME, leading to obvious changes in their optical properties. The TME also affects the self-assembly or aggregation state of nanoparticles, which can be used to design activatable imaging probes. Moreover, acoustic-based imaging probes and therapeutic agents can be coencapsulated into one nanocarrier to develop nanotheranostic probes, achieving tumor imaging and cooperative therapy. Satisfactorily, ultrasound waves not only accelerate the release of encapsulated therapeutic agents but also activate therapeutic agents to exert or enhance their therapeutic performance. Meanwhile, various photoacoustic probes can convert photon energy into heat under irradiation, achieving photoacoustic imaging and cooperative photothermal therapy. In this review, we focus on the recently developed TME-triggered ultrasound and photoacoustic theranostic probes for precise tumor imaging and targeted tumor therapy.
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- Feng Tian
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Tumor Markers, College of Medicine, Linyi University, Linyi 276005, PR China
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Zaszczyńska A, Niemczyk-Soczynska B, Sajkiewicz P. A Comprehensive Review of Electrospun Fibers, 3D-Printed Scaffolds, and Hydrogels for Cancer Therapies. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14235278. [PMID: 36501672 PMCID: PMC9736375 DOI: 10.3390/polym14235278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Anticancer therapies and regenerative medicine are being developed to destroy tumor cells, as well as remodel, replace, and support injured organs and tissues. Nowadays, a suitable three-dimensional structure of the scaffold and the type of cells used are crucial for creating bio-inspired organs and tissues. The materials used in medicine are made of non-degradable and degradable biomaterials and can serve as drug carriers. Developing flexible and properly targeted drug carrier systems is crucial for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and novel cancer treatment strategies. This review is focused on presenting innovative biomaterials, i.e., electrospun nanofibers, 3D-printed scaffolds, and hydrogels as a novel approach for anticancer treatments which are still under development and awaiting thorough optimization.
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Hyaluronan nanoscale clustering and Hyaluronan synthase 2 expression are linked to the invasion of child fibroblasts and infantile fibrosarcoma in vitro and in vivo. Sci Rep 2022; 12:19835. [PMID: 36400790 PMCID: PMC9674583 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21952-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Infantile fibrosarcoma is a rare childhood tumour that originates in the fibrous connective tissue of the long bones for which there is an urgent need to identify novel therapeutic targets. This study aims to clarify the role of the extracellular matrix component hyaluronan in the invasion of child fibroblasts and Infantile fibrosarcoma into the surrounding environment. Using nanoscale super-resolution STED (Stimulated emission depletion) microscopy followed by computational image analysis, we observed, for the first time, that invasive child fibroblasts showed increased nanoscale clustering of hyaluronan at the cell periphery, as compared to control cells. Hyaluronan was not observed within focal adhesions. Bioinformatic analyses further revealed that the increased nanoscale hyaluronan clustering was accompanied by increased gene expression of Hyaluronan synthase 2, reduced expression of Hyaluronidase 2 and CD44, and no change of Hyaluronan synthase 1 and Hyaluronidases 1, 3, 4 or 5. We further observed that the expression of the Hyaluronan synthase 1, 2 and 3, and the Hyaluronidase 3 and 5 genes was linked to reduced life expectancy of fibrosarcoma patients. The invasive front of infantile fibrosarcoma tumours further showed increased levels of hyaluronan, as compared to the tumour centre. Taken together, our findings are consistent with the possibility that while Hyaluronan synthase 2 increases the levels, the Hyaluronidases 3 and 5 reduce the weight of hyaluronan, resulting in the nanoscale clustering of hyaluronan at the leading edge of cells, cell invasion and the spread of Infantile fibrosarcoma.
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Papaemmanouil CD, Peña-García J, Banegas-Luna AJ, Kostagianni AD, Gerothanassis IP, Pérez-Sánchez H, Tzakos AG. ANTIAGE-DB: A Database and Server for the Prediction of Anti-Aging Compounds Targeting Elastase, Hyaluronidase, and Tyrosinase. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11112268. [PMID: 36421454 PMCID: PMC9686885 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11112268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Natural products bear a multivariate biochemical profile with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antitumoral properties. Along with their natural sources, they have been widely used both as anti-aging and anti-melanogenic agents due to their effective contribution in the elimination of reactive oxygen species (ROS) caused by oxidative stress. Their anti-aging activity is mainly related to their capacity of inhibiting enzymes like Human Neutrophil Elastase (HNE), Hyaluronidase (Hyal) and Tyrosinase (Tyr). Herein, we accumulated literature information (covering the period 1965–2020) on the inhibitory activity of natural products and their natural sources towards these enzymes. To navigate this information, we developed a database and server termed ANTIAGE-DB that allows the prediction of the anti-aging potential of target compounds. The server operates in two axes. First a comparison of compounds by shape similarity can be performed against our curated database of natural products whose inhibitory potential has been established in the literature. In addition, inverse virtual screening can be performed for a chosen molecule against the three targeted enzymes. The server is open access, and a detailed report with the prediction results is emailed to the user. ANTIAGE-DB could enable researchers to explore the chemical space of natural based products, but is not limited to, as anti-aging compounds and can predict their anti-aging potential. ANTIAGE-DB is accessed online.
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- Christina D. Papaemmanouil
- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Structural Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Guadalupe, Spain
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- Structural Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Guadalupe, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
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- Structural Bioinformatics and High Performance Computing Research Group (BIO-HPC), Computer Engineering Department, Universidad Católica de Murcia (UCAM), 30107 Guadalupe, Spain
- Correspondence: (H.P.-S.); (A.G.T.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, 45110 Ioannina, Greece
- Institute of Materials Science and Computing, University Research Center of Ioannina (URCI), 45110 Ioannina, Greece
- Correspondence: (H.P.-S.); (A.G.T.)
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Ovarian Cancer-Cell Pericellular Hyaluronan Deposition Negatively Impacts Prognosis of Ovarian Cancer Patients. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10112944. [PMID: 36428513 PMCID: PMC9687866 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10112944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hyaluronan (HA), a component of the extracellular matrix, is frequently increased under pathological conditions including cancer. Not only stroma cells but also cancer cells themselves synthesize HA, and the interaction of HA with its cognate receptors promotes malignant progression and metastasis. METHODS In the present study, HA deposition in tissue sections was analyzed by hyaluronan-binding protein (HABP) ligand histochemistry in 17 borderline tumors and 102 primary and 20 recurrent ovarian cancer samples. The intensity and, particularly, localization of the HA deposition were recorded: for the localization, the pericellular deposition around the ovarian cancer cells was distinguished from the deposition within the stromal compartment. These histochemical data were correlated with clinical and pathological parameters. Additionally, within a reduced subgroup of ovarian cancer samples (n = 70), the RNA levels of several HA-associated genes were correlated with the HA localization and intensity. RESULTS Both stroma-localized and pericellular tumor-cell-associated HA deposition were observed. Cancer-cell pericellular HA deposition, irrespective of its staining intensity, was significantly associated with malignancy, and in the primary ovarian cancer cohort, it represents an independent unfavorable prognostic marker for overall survival. Furthermore, a significant association between high CD44, HAS2 and HAS3 mRNA levels and a cancer-cell pericellular HA-deposition pattern was noted. In contrast, stromal hyaluronan deposition had no impact on ovarian cancer prognosis. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the site of HA deposition is of prognostic value, but the amount deposited is not. The significant association of only peritumoral cancer-cell HA deposition with high CD44 mRNA expression levels suggests a pivotal role of the CD44-HA signaling axis for malignant progression in ovarian cancer.
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Wu KX, Yeo NJY, Ng CY, Chioh FWJ, Fan Q, Tian X, Yang B, Narayanan G, Tay HM, Hou HW, Dunn NR, Su X, Cheung CMG, Cheung C. Hyaluronidase-1-mediated glycocalyx impairment underlies endothelial abnormalities in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. BMC Biol 2022; 20:47. [PMID: 35164755 PMCID: PMC8845246 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-022-01244-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), a subtype of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is a global leading cause of vision loss in older populations. Distinct from typical AMD, PCV is characterized by polyp-like dilatation of blood vessels and turbulent blood flow in the choroid of the eye. Gold standard anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy often fails to regress polypoidal lesions in patients. Current animal models have also been hampered by their inability to recapitulate such vascular lesions. These underscore the need to identify VEGF-independent pathways in PCV pathogenesis. Results We cultivated blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOECs) from PCV patients and normal controls to serve as our experimental disease models. When BOECs were exposed to heterogeneous flow, single-cell transcriptomic analysis revealed that PCV BOECs preferentially adopted migratory-angiogenic cell state, while normal BOECs undertook proinflammatory cell state. PCV BOECs also had a repressed protective response to flow stress by demonstrating lower mitochondrial functions. We uncovered that elevated hyaluronidase-1 in PCV BOECs led to increased degradation of hyaluronan, a major component of glycocalyx that interfaces between flow stress and vascular endothelium. Notably, knockdown of hyaluronidase-1 in PCV BOEC improved mechanosensitivity, as demonstrated by a significant 1.5-fold upregulation of Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2) expression, a flow-responsive transcription factor. Activation of KLF2 might in turn modulate PCV BOEC migration. Barrier permeability due to glycocalyx impairment in PCV BOECs was also reversed by hyaluronidase-1 knockdown. Correspondingly, hyaluronidase-1 was detected in PCV patient vitreous humor and plasma samples. Conclusions Hyaluronidase-1 inhibition could be a potential therapeutic modality in preserving glycocalyx integrity and endothelial stability in ocular diseases with vascular origin. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12915-022-01244-z.
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- Kan Xing Wu
- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences Academic Clinical Program (Eye ACP), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,School of Biological Sciences Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.,Institute of Medical Biology, Agency for Science Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Ophthalmology, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore
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- Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore. .,Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, Singapore.
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Neomenthol prevents the proliferation of skin cancer cells by restraining tubulin polymerization and hyaluronidase activity. J Adv Res 2022; 34:93-107. [PMID: 35024183 PMCID: PMC8655237 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2021.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2020] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Introduction Neomenthol, a cyclic monoterpenoid, is a stereoisomer of menthol present in the essential oil of Mentha spp. It is used in food as a flavoring agent, in cosmetics and medicines because of its cooling effects. However, neomenthol has not been much explored for its anticancer potential. Additionally, targeting hyaluronidase, Cathepsin-D, and ODC by phytochemicals is amongst the efficient approach for cancer prevention and/or treatment. Objectives To investigate the molecular and cell target-based antiproliferative potential of neomenthol on human cancer (A431, PC-3, K562, A549, FaDu, MDA-MB-231, COLO-205, MCF-7, and WRL-68) and normal (HEK-293) cell lines. Methods The potency of neomenthol was evaluated on human cancer and normal cell line using SRB, NRU and MTT assays. The molecular target based study of neomenthol was carried out in cell-free and cell-based test systems. Further, the potency of neomenthol was confirmed by quantitative real-time PCR analysis and molecular docking studies. The in vivo anticancer potential of neomenthol was performed on mice EAC model and the toxicity examination was accomplished through in silico, ex vivo and in vivo approaches. Results Neomenthol exhibits a promising activity (IC50 17.3 ± 6.49 μM) against human epidermoid carcinoma (A431) cells by arresting the G2/M phase and increasing the number of sub-diploid cells. It significantly inhibits hyaluronidase activity (IC50 12.81 ± 0.01 μM) and affects the tubulin polymerization. The expression analysis and molecular docking studies support the in vitro molecular and cell target based results. Neomenthol prevents EAC tumor formation by 58.84% and inhibits hyaluronidase activity up to 10% at 75 mg/kg bw, i.p. dose. The oral dose of 1000 mg/kg bw was found safe in acute oral toxicity studies. Conclusion Neomenthol delayed the growth of skin carcinoma cells by inhibiting the tubulin polymerization and hyaluronidase activity, which are responsible for tumor growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis.
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Key Words
- AA, Arachidonic acid
- AKLP, Alkaline phosphatase
- Ab/Am, Antibiotic/antimycotic
- BE, Binding energy
- BIL, Bilirubin total & direct
- BSA, Bovine serum albumin
- BUN, Blood urea nitrogen
- CATD, Cathepsin D
- CHOL, Cholesterol
- CM-H2DCFDA, Chloromethyl derivative of dichloro fluorescin diacetate
- COX-2, Cyclooxygenase 2
- CRTN, Creatinine
- Cancer biomarker
- DCFDA, 2′,7′ dichloro fluorescin diacetate
- DFMO, α-difluoro methyl ornithine
- DHFR, Dihydrofolatereductase
- DMEM, Dulbecco’s minimal essential media
- DMSO, Dimethyl sulfoxide
- DNA, Deoxyribonucleic acid
- DOXO, Doxorubicin
- EAC, Ehlrich Ascites Carcinoma
- EC50, Half maximal effective concentration
- EDTA, Ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid
- ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
- Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma
- FACS, Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting
- FBS, Fetal bovine serum
- FDA, Food and Drug Administration
- FOX, Ferrous oxidation-xylenol orange
- GAPDH, Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, HEPES, N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N′-2-ethanesulfonic acid
- HA, Hyaluronic acid
- HDAC, Histone deacetylase
- HDL, High density lipoprotein
- HYAL, Hyaluronidase
- Human epidermoid carcinoma
- Hyaluronidase
- IC50, Half maximal inhibitory concentration
- IDT, Integrated DNA Technologies
- Ki, Inhibitory constant
- LDH, Lactate dehydrogenase
- LOX-5, Lipoxygenase-5
- MEF, Mean erythrocyte fragility
- MMP, Mitochondrial membrane potential
- MTT, 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
- MTX, Methotrexate
- NAC, N-acetyl cysteine
- NADPH, Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen
- NRU, Neutral red uptake
- NaOH, Sodium hydroxide
- Neomenthol
- ODC, Ornithine decarboxylase
- OECD, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OF, Osmotic fragility
- PBS, Phosphate buffer saline
- PCR, Polymerase chain reaction
- PDB, Protein Data Bank
- PDT, Podophyllotoxin
- PEP A, pepstatin A
- PI, Propidium iodide
- PI3K, Phosphotidyl inositol-3 kinase
- PKB/Akt, Protein kinase B
- RBC, Red blood cell
- RIPA, Radio immune precipitation assay buffer
- RNA, Ribonucleic acid
- RNase A, Ribonuclease A
- ROS, Reactive oxygen species
- RPMI, Roswell park memorial institute
- Rh123, Rhodamine 123
- SGOT, Aspartate aminotransferase
- SGPT, Alanine aminotransferase
- SRB, Sulphorhodamine B
- TCA, Tricarboxylic acid
- TMPD, N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine
- TNBS, Trinitrobenzenesulphonic acid
- TPA, 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate
- TPR, Total protein
- TRIG, Triglyceraldehyde
- TRPM8, Transient receptor potential member 8
- Tubulin
- URIC, Uric acid
- WBC, White blood cell
- mTOR, Mammalian target of rapamycin
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Chang CY, Johnson HC, Babb O, Fishel ML, Lin CC. Biomimetic stiffening of cell-laden hydrogels via sequential thiol-ene and hydrazone click reactions. Acta Biomater 2021; 130:161-171. [PMID: 34087443 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.05.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Hydrogels with dynamically tunable crosslinking are invaluable for directing stem cell fate and mimicking a stiffening matrix during fibrosis or tumor development. The increases in matrix stiffness during tissue development are often accompanied by the accumulation of extracellular matrices (e.g., collagen, hyaluronic acid (HA)), a phenomenon that has received little attention in the development of dynamic hydrogels. In this contribution, we present a gelatin-based cell-laden hydrogel system capable of being dynamically stiffened while accumulating HA, a key glycosaminoglycans (GAG) increasingly deposited by stromal cells during tumor progression. Central to this strategy is the synthesis of a dually-modified gelatin macromer - gelatin-norbornene-carbohydrazide (GelNB-CH), which is susceptible to both thiol-norbornene photopolymerization and hydrazone click chemistry. We demonstrate that the crosslinking density of cell-laden thiol-norbornene hydrogels can be dynamically tuned via simple incubation with aldehyde-bearing macromers (e.g., oxidized dextran (oDex) or oHA). The GelNB-CH hydrogel system is highly cytocompatible, as demonstrated by in situ encapsulation of pancreatic cancer cells (PCC) and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF). This unique dynamic stiffening scheme provides a platform to study tandem accumulation of HA and elevation in matrix stiffness in the pancreatic tumor microenvironment. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: Hydrogels permitting on-demand and secondary crosslinking are ideal for mimicking a stiffening tumor microenvironment (TME). However, none of the current dynamic hydrogels account for both stiffening and accumulation of hyaluronic acid (HA), a major extracellular matrix component increasingly deposited in tumor stromal tissues, including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The current work addresses this gap by developing a dynamic hydrogel system capable of simultaneously increasing stiffness and HA accumulation. This is achieved by a new gelatin macromer permitting sequential thiol-norbornene (for primary network crosslinking) and hydrazone click chemistry (for bioinert or biomimetic stiffening with oxidized dextran (oDex) or oHA, respectively). The results of this study provide new insights into how dynamically changing physicochemical matrix properties guide cancer cell fate processes.
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- Chun-Yi Chang
- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana University Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Wang Y, Gao W. A label-free and sensitive fluorescence assay for hyaluronidase activity through electrostatic-controlled quantum dots self-assembly. JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/17475198211018973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A label-free fluorescence assay for hyaluronidase (HAase) activity based on self-assembly of quantum dots is developed. A cationic polymer (polycation) can induce aggregation of the negatively charged quantum dots through electrostatic interactions and the fluorescence of the quantum dots is quenched. When the polycation is mixed with hyaluronic acid (HA), intense binding of HA to the polycation makes the quantum dots free and recovery of the fluorescence of the quantum dots is observed. However, in the presence of HAase, HA is hydrolyzed into small fragments and the polycation induces reaggregation of the quantum dots. A simple and rapid fluorescence sensor with high sensitivity and selectivity for HAase activity detection is therefore successfully established with a detection limit of 0.01 U/mL. Moreover, we have demonstrated an assay that can be applied to detect HAase activity in a complex mixture sample including 1% human serum.
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- Yan Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yulin University, Yulin, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yulin University, Yulin, People’s Republic of China
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Raj P, Lee SY, Lee TY. Carbon Dot/Naphthalimide Based Ratiometric Fluorescence Biosensor for Hyaluronidase Detection. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14051313. [PMID: 33803381 PMCID: PMC7967242 DOI: 10.3390/ma14051313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Bladder cancer is the leading cause of death in patients with genitourinary cancer. An elevated level of hyaluronidase (HAase) was found in bladder cancer, which acts as an important biomarker for the early diagnosis of bladder cancer. Hence, there is a need to develop a simple enzymatic assay for the early recognition of HAase. Herein, we report a simple, sensitive, and ratiometric fluorescence assay for HAase detection under physiological conditions. The fluorescence assay was constructed by the adsorption of cationic carbon dots and positively charged naphthalimide on negatively charged hyaluronic acid and the development of a Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) mechanism from carbon dots to a naphthalimide fluorophores. The hyaluronidase enzyme cleaves the hyaluronic acid in this assay, and breaking down the FRET mechanism induces ratiometric changes. A detection limit of 0.09 U/mL was achieved, which is less than the HAase level found in normal human body fluids. Moreover, this assay may be used for diagnosing HAase-related diseases.
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- Pushap Raj
- Department of Convergence System Engineering and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
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- Department of Technology Education, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
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- Department of Convergence System Engineering and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
- Department of Technology Education, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Korea;
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Zhang XN, Wu LJ, Kong X, Zheng BY, Zhang Z, He ZW. Regulation of the expression of proinflammatory cytokines induced by SARS-CoV-2. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9:1513-1523. [PMID: 33728295 PMCID: PMC7942047 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i7.1513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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An outbreak of a novel coronavirus was reported in Wuhan, China, in late 2019. It has spread rapidly through China and many other countries, causing a global pandemic. Since February 2020, over 28 countries/regions have reported confirmed cases. Individuals with the infection known as coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) have similar clinical features as severe acute respiratory syndrome first encountered 17 years ago, with fever, cough, and upper airway congestion, along with high production of proinflammatory cytokines (PICs), which form a cytokine storm. PICs induced by COVID-19 include interleukin (IL)-6, IL-17, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. The production of cytokines is regulated by activated nuclear factor-kB and involves downstream pathways such as Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators transcription. Protein expression is also regulated by post-translational modification of chromosomal markers. Lysine residues in the peptide tails stretching out from the core of histones bind the sequence upstream of the coding portion of genomic DNA. Covalent modification, particularly methylation, activates or represses gene transcription. PICs have been reported to be induced by histone modification and stimulate exudation of hyaluronic acid, which is implicated in the occurrence of COVID-19. These findings indicate the impact of the expression of PICs on the pathogenesis and therapeutic targeting of COVID-19.
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- Xiang-Ning Zhang
- Department of Pathophysiology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 531000, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, Guangdong Province, China
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The cell surface hyaluronidase TMEM2 regulates cell adhesion and migration via degradation of hyaluronan at focal adhesion sites. J Biol Chem 2021; 296:100481. [PMID: 33647313 PMCID: PMC8042168 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The extracellular matrix (ECM) plays an important role in maintaining tissue homeostasis and poses a significant physical barrier to in vivo cell migration. Accordingly, as a means of enhancing tissue invasion, tumor cells use matrix metalloproteinases to degrade ECM proteins. However, the in vivo ECM is comprised not only of proteins but also of a variety of nonprotein components. Hyaluronan (HA), one of the most abundant nonprotein components of the interstitial ECM, forms a gel-like antiadhesive barrier that is impenetrable to particulate matter and cells. Mechanisms by which tumor cells penetrate the HA barrier have not been addressed. Here, we demonstrate that transmembrane protein 2 (TMEM2), the only known transmembrane hyaluronidase, is the predominant mediator of contact-dependent HA degradation and subsequent integrin-mediated cell–substrate adhesion. We show that a variety of tumor cells are able to eliminate substrate-bound HA in a tightly localized pattern corresponding to the distribution of focal adhesions (FAs) and stress fibers. This FA-targeted HA degradation is mediated by TMEM2, which itself is localized at site of FAs. TMEM2 depletion inhibits the ability of tumor cells to attach and migrate in an HA-rich environment. Importantly, TMEM2 directly binds at least two integrins via interaction between extracellular domains. Our findings demonstrate a critical role for TMEM2-mediated HA degradation in the adhesion and migration of cells on HA-rich ECM substrates and provide novel insight into the early phase of FA formation.
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Wang W, Shi L, Qin Y, Li F. Research and Application of Chondroitin Sulfate/Dermatan Sulfate-Degrading Enzymes. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 8:560442. [PMID: 33425887 PMCID: PMC7793863 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2020.560442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Chondroitin sulfate (CS) and dermatan sulfate (DS) are widely distributed on the cell surface and in the extracellular matrix in the form of proteoglycan, where they participate in various biological processes. The diverse functions of CS/DS can be mainly attributed to their high structural variability. However, their structural complexity creates a big challenge for structural and functional studies of CS/DS. CS/DS-degrading enzymes with different specific activities are irreplaceable tools that could be used to solve this problem. Depending on the site of action, CS/DS-degrading enzymes can be classified as glycosidic bond-cleaving enzymes and sulfatases from animals and microorganisms. As discussed in this review, a few of the identified enzymes, particularly those from bacteria, have wildly applied to the basic studies and applications of CS/DS, such as disaccharide composition analysis, the preparation of bioactive oligosaccharides, oligosaccharide sequencing, and potential medical application, but these do not fulfill all of the needs in terms of the structural complexity of CS/DS.
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- Wenshuang Wang
- National Glycoengineering Research Center and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Glycoengineering Research Center and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Glycobiology, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Cheng X, Li H, Ge X, Chen L, Liu Y, Mao W, Zhao B, Yuan WE. Tumor-Microenvironment- Responsive Size-Shrinkable Drug-Delivery Nanosystems for Deepened Penetration Into Tumors. Front Mol Biosci 2020; 7:576420. [PMID: 33330618 PMCID: PMC7729065 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.576420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Over the years, the manipulation and clinical application of drug-delivery nanosystems for cancer diseases have attracted a rapid growth of academic research interests, and some nanodrugs have been approved for clinic application. Although encouraging achievements have been made, the potency of nanomedicines in cancer treatment is far from satisfaction, and one significant reason is the inefficient penetration of nanoparticles into solid tumors. Particle size is one of the most significant features that influence diffusion ability of the drug-delivery system in tumors. Size-shrinkable drug-delivery nanosystems possess a size-switchable property that can achieve passive targeting via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect and transform into ultrasmall particles in tumors for deep penetration into tumors. The tumor microenvironment is characterized by acidic pH, hypoxia, upregulated levels of enzymes, and a redox environment. In this review, we summarize and analyze the current research progresses and challenges in tumor microenvironment responsive size-shrinkable drug-delivery nanosystems. We further expect to present some meaningful proposals and enlightenments on promoting deep penetration into tumors of nanoparticles.
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- Xiaoliang Cheng
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Light Industry Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, China
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- Instrumental Analysis Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell and Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell and Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Cell and Therapeutic Antibody, Ministry of Education, and School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Smith DK, Hasanali SL, Wang J, Kallifatidis G, Morera DS, Jordan AR, Terris MK, Klaassen Z, Bollag R, Lokeshwar VB, Lokeshwar BL. Promotion of epithelial hyperplasia by interleukin-8-CXCR axis in human prostate. Prostate 2020; 80:938-949. [PMID: 32542667 PMCID: PMC8327464 DOI: 10.1002/pros.24026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The clinical manifestation of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is causally linked to the inflammatory microenvironment and proliferation of epithelial and stromal cells in the prostate transitional zone. The CXC-chemokine interleukin-8 (IL-8) contributes to inflammation. We evaluated the expression of inflammatory cytokines in clinical specimens, primary cultures, and prostatic lineage cell lines. We investigated whether IL-8 via its receptor system (IL-8 axis) promotes BPH. METHODS The messenger RNA and protein expression of chemokines, including components of the IL-8 axis, were measured in normal prostate (NP; n = 7) and BPH (n = 21), urine (n = 24) specimens, primary cultures, prostatic lineage epithelial cell lines (NHPrE1, BHPrE1, BPH-1), and normal prostate cells (RWPE-1). The functional role of the IL-8 axis in prostate epithelial cell growth was evaluated by CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing. The effect of a combination with two natural compounds, oleanolic acid (OA) and ursolic acid (UA), was evaluated on the expression of the IL-8 axis and epithelial cell growth. RESULTS Among the 19 inflammatory chemokines and chemokine receptors we analyzed, levels of IL-8 and its receptors (CXCR1, CXCR2), as well as, of CXCR7, a receptor for CXCL12, were 5- to 25-fold elevated in BPH tissues when compared to NP tissues (P ≤ .001). Urinary IL-8 levels were threefold to sixfold elevated in BPH patients, but not in asymptomatic males and females with lower urinary tract symptoms (P ≤ .004). The expression of the IL-8 axis components was confined to the prostate luminal epithelial cells in both normal and BPH tissues. However, these components were elevated in BPH-1 and primary explant cultures as compared to RWPE-1, NHPrE1, and BHPrE1 cells. Knockout of CXCR7 reduced IL-8, and CXCR1 expression by 4- to 10-fold and caused greater than or equal to 50% growth inhibition in BPH-1 cells. Low-dose OA + UA combination synergistically inhibited the growth of BPH-1 and BPH primary cultures. In the combination, the drug reduction indices for UA and OA were 16.4 and 7852, respectively, demonstrating that the combination was effective in inhibiting BPH-1 growth at significantly reduced doses of UA or OA alone. CONCLUSION The IL-8 axis is a promotor of BPH pathogenesis. Low-dose OA + UA combination inhibits BPH cell growth by inducing autophagy and reducing IL-8 axis expression in BPH-epithelial cells.
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- Diandra K. Smith
- Department of Medicine, Georgia Cancer Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Medicine, Georgia Cancer Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
- Research Service, Charlie Norwood Veterans Administration Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Research Service, Charlie Norwood Veterans Administration Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Pathology, Bio-Repository Alliance of Georgia for Oncology (BRAG-Onc), Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Department of Medicine, Georgia Cancer Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
- Research Service, Charlie Norwood Veterans Administration Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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Wong KH, Lu A, Chen X, Yang Z. Natural Ingredient-Based Polymeric Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment. Molecules 2020; 25:E3620. [PMID: 32784890 PMCID: PMC7463484 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25163620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Cancer is a global health challenge. There are drawbacks to conventional chemotherapy such as poor bioavailability, development of drug resistance and severe side effects. Novel drug delivery system may be an alternative to optimize therapeutic effects. When such systems consist of natural materials, they offer important advantages: they are usually highly biocompatible, biodegradable, nontoxic and nonimmunogenic. Furthermore, natural materials can be easily modified for conjugation with a wide range of therapeutic agents and targeting ligands, according to the therapeutic purpose. This article reviews different natural ingredients and their applications in drug delivery systems for cancer therapy. Firstly, an overview of the polysaccharides and protein-based polymers that have been extensively investigated for drug delivery are described. Secondly, recent advances in using various natural ingredient-based polymeric nanoparticles for cancer therapy are reviewed. The characteristics of these delivery systems are summarized, followed by a discussion of future development and clinical potential. This review aims to summarize current knowledge and provide a basis for developing effective tailor-made formulations for cancer therapy in the future.
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- Ka Hong Wong
- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China; (K.H.W.); (A.L.); (X.C.)
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China; (K.H.W.); (A.L.); (X.C.)
- Changshu Research Institute, Hong Kong Baptist University, Changshu Economic and Technological Development (CETD) Zone, Changshu 215500, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China; (K.H.W.); (A.L.); (X.C.)
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- School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong 999077, China; (K.H.W.); (A.L.); (X.C.)
- Changshu Research Institute, Hong Kong Baptist University, Changshu Economic and Technological Development (CETD) Zone, Changshu 215500, China
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Luo J, Yang J, Li G, Yang S, Zhou Y, Li JB, Huang G, Hu Y, Zou S, Zeng Q, Yang R. Noncovalently Caged Firefly Luciferins Enable Amplifiable Bioluminescence Sensing of Hyaluronidase-1 Activity in Vivo. ACS Sens 2020; 5:1726-1733. [PMID: 32441104 DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c00393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Hyaluronidase 1 (Hyal-1) is an important enzyme involved in intracellular hyaluronic acid (HA) catabolism for performing various physiological functions, and its aberrant level is closely associated with many malignant diseases. Bioluminescence imaging is advantageous for monitoring Hyal-1 activity in vivo, but it remains challenging to design an available probe for differentiating Hyal-1 from other isoforms by a traditional strategy that covalently masks the firefly luciferase substrate. Herein, we, for the first time, present a noncovalently caging approach to construct a Hyal-1-specific bioluminogenic nanosensor by entrapping d-luciferin (d-Luc) inside the cholesterylamine-modified HA (CHA) nanoassembly to inhibit the bioluminescence production. When encountered with intracellular Hyal-1, CHA could be fully dissembled to liberate multiple copies of the loaded d-Luc, thereby emitting light by the luciferase-catalyzed bioluminescence reaction. Because of its cascade signal amplification feature, d-Luc@CHA displayed a remarkable "turn-on" response (248-fold) to 5 μg/mL Hyal-1 with a detection limit of 0.07 ng/mL. Importantly, bioluminescence imaging results validated that d-Luc@CHA could be competent for dynamically visualizing endogenous Hyal-1 changes in living cells and animals and possessed the capability of discriminating between normal and cancer cells, thus offering a promising toolbox to evaluate Hyal-1 roles in biological processes as well as to diagnose Hyal-1-related diseases.
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- Jinqiu Luo
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, P. R. China
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- Hunan Cancer Hospital/the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha 410083, P. R. China
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- Department of Dermatology, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, P. R. China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Food Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, P. R. China
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Yaghoubi A, Khazaei M, Jalili S, Hasanian SM, Avan A, Soleimanpour S, Cho WC. Bacteria as a double-action sword in cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2020; 1874:188388. [PMID: 32589907 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2020.188388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Bacteria have long been known as one of the primary causative agents of cancer, however, recent studies suggest that they can be used as a promising agent in cancer therapy. Because of the limitations that conventional treatment faces due to the specific pathophysiology and the tumor environment, there is a great need for the new anticancer therapeutic agents. Bacteriotherapy utilizes live, attenuated strains or toxins, peptides, bacteriocins of the bacteria in the treatment of cancer. Moreover, they are widely used as a vector for delivering genes, peptides, or drugs to the tumor target. Interestingly, it was found that their combination with the conventional therapeutic approaches may enhance the treatment outcome. In the genome editing era, it is feasible to develop a novel generation of therapeutic bacteria with fewer side effects and more efficacy for cancer therapy. Here we review the current knowledge on the dual role of bacteria in the development of cancer as well as cancer therapy.
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- Atieh Yaghoubi
- Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medical Genetics and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
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Ooki T, Hatakeyama M. Hyaluronan Degradation Promotes Cancer via Hippo-YAP Signaling: An Intervention Point for Cancer Therapy. Bioessays 2020; 42:e2000005. [PMID: 32449813 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202000005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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High-molecular-weight hyaluronan acts as a ligand of the tumor-suppressive Hippo signal, whereas degradation of hyaluronan from a high-molecular-weight form to a low-molecular-weight forms by hyaluronidase 2 inhibits Hippo signal activation and thereby activates the pro-oncogenic transcriptional coactivator yes-associated protein (YAP), which creates a cancer-predisposing microenvironment and drives neoplastic transformation of cells through both cell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous mechanisms. In fact, accumulation of low-molecular-weight hyaluronan in tissue stroma is observed in many types of cancers. Since inhibition of YAP activity suppresses tumor growth in vivo, pharmacological intervention of the Hippo-YAP signal is an attractive approach for future drug development. In this review, pharmacological intervention of excessive hyaluronan degradation as a novel approach for inhibition of the Hippo-YAP signal is also discussed. Development of hyaluronidase inhibitors may provide novel therapeutic strategies for human malignant tumors.
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- Takuya Ooki
- Division of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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- Division of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan
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Sun DS, Won HS, Hong SA, Hong JH, Jo H, Lee H, Kim O, Lee MA, Ko YH. Prognostic implications of stromal hyaluronic acid protein expression in resected oropharyngeal and oral cavity cancers. Korean J Intern Med 2020; 35:408-420. [PMID: 31352717 PMCID: PMC7061007 DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2018.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Hyaluronic acid (HA) regulates cell adhesion, migration and proliferation in various cancers. The clinical implications of HA in resected head and neck squamous cell carcinoma have not been elucidated. We investigated the clinical significance and prognostic value of the expression of tumoral and stromal HA and its related proteins in oropharyngeal and oral cavity cancer. METHODS Resected tissues from oropharyngeal or oral cavity cancer patients undergoing surgery were analysed in tissue microarrays divided into stroma and cancer panels. The expression levels of HA, HA synthases and hyaluronidases were also assessed by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS A total of 160 resected oropharyngeal or oral cavity cancer tissues were analysed. Stromal HA expression was observed more frequently in human papilloma virus (HPV)-negative tumors, but other clinicopathological characteristics did not differ. In patients with HPV-negative oral cavity cancers, high stromal HA expression was associated with significantly shorter recurrence-free survival and overall survival compared with low stromal HA expression. The expression of HA in both tumors and stroma was significantly correlated with poorer outcomes than other combinations in patients with HPV-negative oral cavity cancers. However, these prognostic roles of HA were not observed in patients with HPV-negative oropharyngeal cancers. In the HPV-stratified multivariate analysis, high stromal HA expression remained an independent indicator of poor prognosis in terms of recurrence-free survival. CONCLUSION High stromal HA and expression of HA in both tumors and stroma were correlated with poor prognosis in HPV-negative oral cavity cancer, but not in HPV-negative oropharyngeal cancers.
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- Der Sheng Sun
- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
- Correspondence to Yoon Ho Ko, M.D. Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, 271 Cheonbo-ro, Uijeongbu 11765, Korea Tel: +82-31-820-3985 Fax: +82-31-847-2719 E-mail:
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Lan Y, Li X, Liu Y, He Y, Hao C, Wang H, Jin L, Zhang G, Zhang S, Zhou A, Zhang L. Pingyangmycin inhibits glycosaminoglycan sulphation in both cancer cells and tumour tissues. J Cell Mol Med 2020; 24:3419-3430. [PMID: 32068946 PMCID: PMC7131950 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.15017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 01/05/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Pingyangmycin is a clinically used anticancer drug and induces lung fibrosis in certain cancer patients. We previously reported that the negatively charged cell surface glycosaminoglycans are involved in the cellular uptake of the positively charged pingyangmycin. However, it is unknown if pingyangmycin affects glycosaminoglycan structures. Seven cell lines and a Lewis lung carcinoma‐injected C57BL/6 mouse model were used to understand the cytotoxicity of pingyangmycin and its effect on glycosaminoglycan biosynthesis. Stable isotope labelling coupled with LC/MS method was used to quantify glycosaminoglycan disaccharide compositions from pingyangmycin‐treated and untreated cell and tumour samples. Pingyangmycin reduced both chondroitin sulphate and heparan sulphate sulphation in cancer cells and in tumours. The effect was persistent at different pingyangmycin concentrations and at different exposure times. Moreover, the cytotoxicity of pingyangmycin was decreased in the presence of soluble glycosaminoglycans, in the glycosaminoglycan‐deficient cell line CHO745, and in the presence of chlorate. A flow cytometry‐based cell surface FGF/FGFR/glycosaminoglycan binding assay also showed that pingyangmycin changed cell surface glycosaminoglycan structures. Changes in the structures of glycosaminoglycans may be related to fibrosis induced by pingyangmycin in certain cancer patients.
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- Ying Lan
- Systems Biology & Medicine Center for Complex Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.,College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Systems Biology & Medicine Center for Complex Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Systems Biology & Medicine Center for Complex Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Systems Biology & Medicine Center for Complex Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Systems Biology & Medicine Center for Complex Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Systems Biology & Medicine Center for Complex Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Systems Biology & Medicine Center for Complex Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Systems Biology & Medicine Center for Complex Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China
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- Clinical Chemistry Program, Department of Chemistry, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Systems Biology & Medicine Center for Complex Diseases, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Fontana F, Raimondi M, Marzagalli M, Di Domizio A, Limonta P. Natural Compounds in Prostate Cancer Prevention and Treatment: Mechanisms of Action and Molecular Targets. Cells 2020; 9:cells9020460. [PMID: 32085497 PMCID: PMC7072821 DOI: 10.3390/cells9020460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Prostate cancer (PCa) represents a major cause of cancer mortality among men in developed countries. Patients with recurrent disease initially respond to androgen-deprivation therapy, but the tumor eventually progresses into castration-resistant PCa; in this condition, tumor cells acquire the ability to escape cell death and develop resistance to current therapies. Thus, new therapeutic approaches for PCa management are urgently needed. In this setting, natural products have been extensively studied for their anti-PCa activities, such as tumor growth suppression, cell death induction, and inhibition of metastasis and angiogenesis. Additionally, numerous studies have shown that phytochemicals can specifically target the androgen receptor (AR) signaling, as well as the PCa stem cells (PCSCs). Interestingly, many clinical trials have been conducted to test the efficacy of nutraceuticals in human subjects, and they have partially confirmed the promising results obtained in vitro and in preclinical models. This article summarizes the anti-cancer mechanisms and therapeutic potentials of different natural compounds in the context of PCa prevention and treatment.
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- Fabrizio Fontana
- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy; (F.F.); (M.R.); (M.M.); (A.D.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy; (F.F.); (M.R.); (M.M.); (A.D.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy; (F.F.); (M.R.); (M.M.); (A.D.D.)
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy; (F.F.); (M.R.); (M.M.); (A.D.D.)
- SPILLOproject, 20037 Paderno Dugnano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy; (F.F.); (M.R.); (M.M.); (A.D.D.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-0250318213
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Ge M, Sun J, Chen M, Tian J, Yin H, Yin J. A hyaluronic acid fluorescent hydrogel based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer for sensitive detection of hyaluronidase. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:1915-1923. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02443-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Liu T, Bai R, Zhou H, Wang R, Liu J, Zhao Y, Chen C. The effect of size and surface ligands of iron oxide nanoparticles on blood compatibility. RSC Adv 2020; 10:7559-7569. [PMID: 35492144 PMCID: PMC9049842 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra10969b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Due to the unique physicochemical properties, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) have attracted increased attention, which show different effects on red blood cell, plasma, platelet, C3 complement and vascular endothelial cell.
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- Tao Liu
- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory
- Beijing Haidian Hospital
- Haidian Section of Peking University Third Hospital
- Beijing 100080
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety
- CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
- Beijing 100190
- P. R. China
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Dynamic supraparticles for the treatment of age-related diseases. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2019; 64:1850-1874. [PMID: 36659581 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2019.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Age-related diseases (ARDs) are arising as a major threat to public health in our fast-aging society. Current development of nanomedicine has sparked much optimism toward ARDs management by improving drug delivery and controlled drug release. However, effective treatments for ARDs, such as cancer and Alzheimer's diseases (AD), are still lacking, due to the complicated pathological features of ARDs including multifactorial pathogenesis, intricate disease microenvironment, and dynamic symptom manifestation. Recently, dynamic supraparticles (DS), which are reversibly self-assembled functional nanoparticles, have provided a novel strategy for combating ARDs. Besides the intrinsic advantages of nanomedicine including multifunctional and multitarget, DS are capable of dynamic structural reconfiguration upon certain stimulation, creating another layer of maneuverability that allows programmed response to the spatiotemporal alterations of ARDs during progression and treatment. In this review, we will overview the challenges faced by ARDs management, and discuss the unique opportunities brought by DS. Then, we will summarize the designed synthesis of DS for ARDs treatment. Finally, we will dissect the therapeutic targets in ARDs that can be exploited by DS, and present the encouraging advances in this field. Hopefully, this review will bridge our knowledge of the design principle of DS and ARDs management, which may inspire the future development of potent theranostic agents to improve the healthcare.
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Yaghoubi A, Khazaei M, Hasanian SM, Avan A, C. Cho W, Soleimanpour S. Bacteriotherapy in Breast Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E5880. [PMID: 31771178 PMCID: PMC6928964 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20235880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality among women around the world. Conventional treatments in the fight against breast cancer, such as chemotherapy, are being challenged regarding their effectiveness. Thus, strategies for the treatment of breast cancer need to be continuously refined to achieve a better patient outcome. We know that a number of bacteria are pathogenic and some are even associated with tumor development, however, recent studies have demonstrated interesting results suggesting some bacteria may have potential for cancer therapy. Therefore, the therapeutic role of bacteria has aroused attention in medical and pharmaceutical studies. Furthermore, genetic engineering has been used in bacterial therapy and may led to greater efficacy with few side effects. Some genetically modified non-pathogenic bacterial species are more successful due to their selectivity for cancer cells but with low toxicity for normal cells. Some live, attenuated, or genetically modified bacterias are capable to multiply in tumors and inhibit their growth. This article aims to review the role of bacteria and their products including bacterial peptides, bacteriocins, and toxins for the treatment of breast cancer.
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- Atieh Yaghoubi
- Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91387-35499, Iran;
- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91387-35499, Iran
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 9138735499, Iran;
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical, Sciences, Mashhad 91387-35499, Iran;
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- Cancer Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91387-35499, Iran;
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91387-35499, Iran;
- Department of Microbiology and Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91387-35499, Iran
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Luo Z, Dai Y, Gao H. Development and application of hyaluronic acid in tumor targeting drug delivery. Acta Pharm Sin B 2019; 9:1099-1112. [PMID: 31867159 PMCID: PMC6900560 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2019.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural polysaccharide that has gained much attention due to its biocompatibility, enzyme degradation capacity and active tumor targeting capacity. Its receptor, CD44, is overexpressed in many kinds of cancers and is associated with tumor progress, infiltration and metastasis. Therefore, many researchers have developed various HA-based drug delivery systems for CD44-mediated tumor targeting. In this review, we systemically overview the basic theory of HA, its receptor and hyaluronidase, then we categorize the studies in HA-based drug delivery systems according to the functions of HA, including tumor-targeting materials, enzyme-sensitive biodegradable modality, pH-sensitive component, reduction-sensitive component, and the gel backbone. Finally, the perspective is discussed.
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- Zhijian Luo
- Ultrasound Diagnosis Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Department of Pharmacy of the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drug Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Sichuan Engineering Laboratory for Plant-Sourced Drug and Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Thompson B, Bhargava KC, Czaja AT, Pan B, Samuelsen BT, Malmstadt N. Spectrophotometry in modular microfluidic architectures. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2019; 13:064121. [PMID: 31832119 PMCID: PMC6892708 DOI: 10.1063/1.5124303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Assays for chemical biomarkers are a vital component in the ecosystem of noninvasive disease state assessment, many of which rely on quantification by colorimetric reactions or spectrophotometry. While modern advances in microfluidic technology have enabled such classes of devices to be employed in medical applications, the challenge has persisted in adapting the necessary tooling and equipment to integrate spectrophotometry into a microfluidic workflow. Spectrophotometric measurements are common in biomarker assays because of straightforward acquisition, ease of developing the assay's mechanism of action, and ease of tuning sensitivity. In this work, 3D-printed, discrete microfluidic elements are leveraged to develop a model system for assaying hyaluronidase, a urinary biomarker of bladder cancer, via absorbance spectrometry of gold nanoparticle aggregation. Compared to laboratory microtiter plate-based techniques, the system demonstrates equivalent performance while remaining competitive in terms of resource and operation requirements and cost.
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- ReoLab Inc., Pasadena, California 91103, USA
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Clinical Applications of Hyaluronidase. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1148:255-277. [PMID: 31482503 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-7709-9_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hyaluronidases are enzymes that degrade hyaluronic acid, which constitutes an essential part of the extracellular matrix. Initially discovered in bacteria, hyaluronidases are known to be widely distributed in nature and have been found in many classes including insects, snakes, fish and mammals. In the human, six different hyaluronidases, HYAL1-4, HYAL-P1 and PH-20, have been identified. PH-20 exerts the strongest biologic activity, is found in high concentrations in the testicles and can be localized on the head and the acrosome of human spermatozoa. Today, animal-derived bovine or ovine testicular hyaluronidases as well as synthetic hyaluronidases are clinically applied as adjuncts to increase the bioavailability of drugs, for the therapy of extravasations, or for the management of complications associated with the aesthetic injection of hyaluronic acid-based fillers. Further applications in the fields of surgery, aesthetic medicine, immunology, oncology, and many others can be expected for years to come. Here, we give an overview over the molecular and cellular mode of action of hyaluronidase and the hyaluronic acid metabolism, as well as over current and potential future clinical applications of hyaluronidase.
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In the last few decades, hyaluronic acid (HA) has become increasingly employed as a biomaterial in both clinical and research applications. The abundance of HA in many tissues, together with its amenability to chemical modification, has made HA an attractive material platform for a wide range of applications including regenerative medicine, drug delivery, and scaffolds for cell culture. HA has traditionally been appreciated to modulate tissue mechanics and remodeling through its distinctive biophysical properties and ability to organize other matrix proteins. However, HA can influence cell behavior in much more direct and specific ways by engaging cellular HA receptors, which can trigger signals that influence cell survival, proliferation, adhesion, and migration. In turn, cells modify HA by regulating synthesis and degradation through a dedicated arsenal of enzymes. Optimal design of HA-based biomaterials demands full consideration of these diverse modes of regulation. This review summarizes how HA-based signaling regulates cell behavior and discusses how these signals can be leveraged to create cell-instructive biomaterials.
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- Kayla J. Wolf
- University of California, Berkeley – University of California, San Francisco Graduate Program in Bioengineering, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA
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- University of California, Berkeley – University of California, San Francisco Graduate Program in Bioengineering, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 94720, USA
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Wu P, Sun Y, Dong W, Zhou H, Guo S, Zhang L, Wang X, Wan M, Zong Y. Enhanced anti-tumor efficacy of hyaluronic acid modified nanocomposites combined with sonochemotherapy against subcutaneous and metastatic breast tumors. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:11470-11483. [PMID: 31124554 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr01691k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Sonochemotherapy is a promising strategy for inhibiting tumor growth. However, achieving highly targeted and effective sonochemotherapy is still an enormous challenge. In this study, a novel chemotherapeutic-carrying nanocomposite (HPCID) was developed, which can effectively target metastatic cancer cells and provide an enhanced therapeutic effect. In detail, HPCID was composed of hyaluronic acid (HA), carboxyl-terminated PAMAM dendrimer, fluorochrome indocyanine green (ICG), and doxorubicin hydrochloride (Dox). The efficacy of this drug delivery system (DDS) in sonochemotherapy was assessed on the CD44-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer cell line 4T1 both in vitro and in vivo. The HA modification significantly improved the cellular internalization of HPCID, and the degradation of the HA shell by hyaluronidase that is abundant in the 4T1 cells resulted in enzyme-responsive drug release. Under ultrasound (US) stimulation, HPCID produced a high amount of reactive oxidant species (ROS), which induced significant cell apoptosis when combined with chemotherapy. In addition, the administration of HPCID in 4T1 xenograft-bearing mice combined with ultrasonic exposure significantly inhibited tumor growth and pulmonary metastasis, with no systemic toxicity. Taken together, the proposed HPCID-mediated sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is a novel strategy against breast cancer progression and metastasis.
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- Pengying Wu
- Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, and Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China.
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İnan HC, Yener M, Buyru N, Çelebi A, Yilmaz M, Çomunoğlu N. The investigation of hyaluronic acid and hyaluronidase-1 levels as tumour marker in larynx cancer. Clin Otolaryngol 2019; 44:914-918. [PMID: 31207115 DOI: 10.1111/coa.13390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 03/02/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the hyaluronic acid (HA) and hyaluronidase-1 (HYAL-1) levels in laryngeal cancer patients. STUDY DESIGN Prospective, controlled clinical trial. SETTING University Medical Center. PARTICIPANTS Fifty laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients and 50 volunteers who gave saliva samples investigated prospectively between 2016 and 2017. METHODS Hyaluronidase-1 expression was measured by RT-PCR in normal and tumour tissue samples; hyaluronic acid values of saliva and tumour tissues were measured by ELISA method. RESULTS HYAL-1 expression increased 2.5-fold in tumour tissues compared to normal tissues, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.001).Mean saliva HA levels were 103.93 ± 69.04 ng/mL and 177.29 ± 98.44 ng/mL in the patients and controls' saliva specimens, respectively. The difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.657). HA levels were higher in tumour tissue samples than saliva samples, but there was not statistically significant difference between saliva and tumour tissue HA levels. CONCLUSION HYAL-1 expression in laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas is elevated compared to normal tissues of same patients. Targeting this gene and HA catabolism products may use treatment of larynx cancer in the future.
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- Hakkı Caner İnan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Biology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Pathology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey
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Li Y, Yang S, Guo L, Xiao Y, Luo J, Li Y, Wong MS, Yang R. Differentiation of Intracellular Hyaluronidase Isoform by Degradable Nanoassembly Coupled with RNA-Binding Fluorescence Amplification. Anal Chem 2019; 91:6887-6893. [PMID: 30990018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b01242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Hyaluronidase has two cruical isoforms, hyaluronidase-1 (Hyal-1) and hyaluronidase-2 (Hyal-2), which are essential for cellular hyaluronic acid (HA) catabolism to generate different-sized oligosaccharide fragments for performing different physiological functions. In particular, Hyal-1 is the major tumor-derived hyaluronidase. Thus, specific detection of one hyaluronidase isoform, especially Hyal-1, in live cells is of scientific significance but remains challenging. Herein, by use of differentiated tolerance capability of an amphiphilic HA-based nanoassembly to Hyal-1 and Hyal-2, we rationally design a Hyal-1 specific nanosensor, consisting of cholesterylamine-modified HA nanoassembly (CHA) and RNA-binding fluorophores (RBF). The RBF molecules were entrapped in CHA to switch off their fluorescence via aggregation caused quenching. However, CHA can be disassembled by Hyal-1 to release RBF, resulting in fluorescence activation. Moreover, the fluorescence of the released RBF is further enhanced by cytoplasm RNA. Owing to this cascade signal amplification, this nanosensor RBF@CHA displays a significant change of signal-to-background-noise ratio (120-fold) toward 16 μg/mL Hyal-1 in cellular lysates. In contrast, it is resistant to Hyal-2. By virtue of its selective and sensitive characteristics under a complicated matrix, RBF@CHA had been successfully applied for specifically visualizing Hyal-1 over Hyal-2 inside live cells for the first time, detecting a low level of intracellular Hyal-1 and distinguishing normal and cancer cells with different expressions of Hyal-1. This approach would be useful to better understand biological functions and related diseases of intracellular Hyal-1.
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- Yuan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering , Changsha University of Science and Technology , Changsha 410114 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Functional Materials , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong SAR , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , People's Republic of China
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- School of Chemistry and Food Engineering , Changsha University of Science and Technology , Changsha 410114 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Functional Materials , Hong Kong Baptist University , Kowloon Tong , Hong Kong SAR , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemo/Biosensing and Chemometrics, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , People's Republic of China.,School of Chemistry and Food Engineering , Changsha University of Science and Technology , Changsha 410114 , People's Republic of China
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Liu M, Tolg C, Turley E. Dissecting the Dual Nature of Hyaluronan in the Tumor Microenvironment. Front Immunol 2019; 10:947. [PMID: 31134064 PMCID: PMC6522846 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Hyaluronan (HA) is a glycosaminoglycan with a simple structure but diverse and often opposing functions. The biological activities of this polysaccharide depend on its molecular weight and the identity of interacting receptors. HA is initially synthesized as high molecular-weight (HMW) polymers, which maintain homeostasis and restrain cell proliferation and migration in normal tissues. These HMW-HA functions are mediated by constitutively expressed receptors including CD44, LYVE-1, and STABILIN2. During normal processes such as tissue remodeling and wound healing, HMW-HA is fragmented into low molecular weight polymers (LMW-HA) by hyaluronidases and free radicals, which promote inflammation, immune cell recruitment and the epithelial cell migration. These functions are mediated by RHAMM and TLR2,4, which coordinate signaling with CD44 and other HA receptors. Tumor cells hijack the normally tightly regulated HA production/fragmentation associated with wound repair/remodeling, and these HA functions participate in driving and maintaining malignant progression. However, elevated HMW-HA production in the absence of fragmentation is linked to cancer resistance. The controlled production of HA polymer sizes and their functions are predicted to be key to dissecting the role of microenvironment in permitting or restraining the oncogenic potential of tissues. This review focuses on the dual nature of HA in cancer initiation vs. resistance, and the therapeutic potential of HA for chemo-prevention and as a target for cancer management.
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- Muhan Liu
- Department of Biochemistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- London Regional Cancer Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada
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- London Regional Cancer Program, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Oncology, Biochemistry and Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Zhang G, Lu R, Wu M, Liu Y, He Y, Xu J, Yang C, Du Y, Gao F. Colorectal cancer-associated ~ 6 kDa hyaluronan serves as a novel biomarker for cancer progression and metastasis. FEBS J 2019; 286:3148-3163. [PMID: 31004406 DOI: 10.1111/febs.14859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Revised: 02/19/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Low molecular weight hyaluronan (LMW-HA) is believed to accumulate in tumors and to exert protumor effects. This study aimed to identify colorectal cancer (CRC)-associated LMW-HA, precisely determine its MW, and elucidate its role in predicting tumor progression. The MW distribution of HA extracted from CRC and paired noncancerous tissues was evaluated. We found that the level of HA with a MW below 30 kDa was markedly elevated in CRC tissues, and we defined HA with a MW of ~ 6 kDa as CRC-associated LMW-HA. In line with this finding, ~ 6 kDa HA was significantly accumulated in cancer tissues relative to total HA, and this LMW-HA played a critical role in tumor metastasis. Moreover, serum ~ 6 kDa HA levels in CRC patients were significantly increased and positively correlated with the levels in matched cancer tissues. Elevated serum ~ 6 kDa HA levels could be used to discriminate patients with or without CRC and was associated with early relapse, advanced tumor-node-metastasis stage, lymphovascular invasion, and lymph node (LN) metastasis. Notably, serum ~ 6 kDa HA levels were significantly reduced after tumor resection. Our study suggests that ~ 6 kDa HA may serve as a new biomarker for estimating tumor progression, predicting LN metastasis, and monitoring tumor recurrence.
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- Guoliang Zhang
- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China.,Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China.,Translational Medicine Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, China
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Song JM, Im J, Nho RS, Han YH, Upadhyaya P, Kassie F. Hyaluronan-CD44/RHAMM interaction-dependent cell proliferation and survival in lung cancer cells. Mol Carcinog 2019; 58:321-333. [PMID: 30365189 PMCID: PMC11005861 DOI: 10.1002/mc.22930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 09/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Although members of the hyaluronan (HA)-CD44/HA-mediated motility receptor (RHAMM) signaling pathway have been shown to be overexpressed in lung cancer, their role in lung tumorigenesis is unclear. In the present study, we first determined levels of HA and its receptors CD44 and RHAMM in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells and stromal cells as well as mouse lung tumors. Subsequently, we examined the role of HA-CD44/RHAMM signaling pathway in mediating the proliferation and survival of NSCLC cells and the cross-talk between NSCLC cells and normal human lung fibroblasts (NHLFs)/lung cancer-associated fibroblasts (LCAFs). The highest levels of HA and CD44 were observed in NHLFs/LCAFs followed by NSCLC cells, whereas THP-1 monocytes/macrophages showed negligible levels of both HA and CD44. Simultaneous silencing of HA synthase 2 (HAS2) and HAS3 or CD44 and RHAMM suppressed cell proliferation and survival as well as the EGFR/AKT/ERK signaling pathway. Exogenous HA partially rescued the defect in cell proliferation and survival. Moreover, conditioned media (CM) generated by NHLFs/LCAFs enhanced the proliferation of NSCLC cells in a HA-dependent manner as treatment of NHLFs and LCAFs with HAS2 siRNA, 4-methylumbelliferone, an inhibitor of HASs, LY2228820, an inhibitor of p38MAPK, or treatment of A549 cells with CD44 blocking antibody suppressed the effects of the CM. Upon incubation in CM generated by A549 cells or THP-1 macrophages, NHLFs/LCAFs secreted higher concentrations of HA. Overall, our findings indicate that targeting the HA-CD44/RHAMM signaling pathway could be a promising approach for the prevention and therapy of lung cancer.
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- Jung Min Song
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
- College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
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Zeng K, Xu Q, Ouyang J, Han Y, Sheng J, Wen M, Chen W, Liu YN. Coordination Nanosheets of Phthalocyanine as Multifunctional Platform for Imaging-Guided Synergistic Therapy of Cancer. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:6840-6849. [PMID: 30693749 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b22008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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"All-in-one" nanodrugs integrating various functionalities into one nanosystem are highly desired for cancer treatment. Coordination nanosheets as one type of two dimensional (2D) nanomaterials offer great opportunities, but there is lack of enough candidates. Here, a new kind of coordination nanosheets based on phthalocyanine are constructed. Manganese phthalocyanine (MnPc) tetracarboxylic acid is employed as photoactive ligand to form MnPc nanosheets; meanwhile, hyaluronic acid (HA) is coated on their surface. The obtained MnPc@HA nanosheets exhibit superior near-infrared (NIR) photothermal effect with photothermal conversion efficiency of 72.3%, much higher than those of the previously reported photothermal agents. Due to their 2D nanostructures, MnPc@HA nanosheets possess superhigh drug-loading capacity for chemotherapy drug curcumin. With HA as a targeting group, the nanosheets selectively accumulated in CD44 overexpressed tumors, followed by drug release under the control of NIR light. Moreover, MnPc@HA nanosheets with intrinsic paramagnetism can serve as T1 contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging. The synergistic effect of phototherapy and chemotherapy endows curcumin-loaded MnPc@HA nanosheets with superior tumor-eradicating efficacy. Besides, MnPc@HA nanosheets are biocompatible and safe for biomedical applications. This work provides novel insight for developing new multifunctional platforms based on 2D coordination nanosheets to synergistically combat cancer.
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Xu L, Tang L, Zhang L. Proteoglycans as miscommunication biomarkers for cancer diagnosis. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2019; 162:59-92. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2018.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ma L, Gao W, Han X, Qu F, Xia L, Kong RM. A label-free and fluorescence turn-on assay for sensitive detection of hyaluronidase based on hyaluronan-induced perylene self-assembly. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj06343e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A label-free and fluorescence turn-on assay for sensitive detection of HAase based on HA–PDI nanoaggregates was reported.
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- Lin Ma
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- Qufu Shandong 273165
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- Qufu Shandong 273165
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- Qufu Shandong 273165
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- Qufu Shandong 273165
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- Qufu Shandong 273165
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Qufu Normal University
- Qufu Shandong 273165
- P. R. China
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