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Pradhan B, Ki JS. Seaweed-derived laminarin and alginate as potential chemotherapeutical agents: An updated comprehensive review considering cancer treatment. Int J Biol Macromol 2024:136593. [PMID: 39426775 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2024] [Revised: 09/28/2024] [Accepted: 10/12/2024] [Indexed: 10/21/2024]
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Seaweed-derived bioactive substances such as polysaccharides have proven to be effective chemotherapeutic and chemopreventive agents. Laminarin and alginate antioxidant properties aid in the prevention of cancer through dynamic modulation of critical intracellular signaling pathways via apoptosis which produce low cytotoxicity and potential chemotherapeutic effects. Understanding the effects of laminarin and alginate on human cancer cells and their molecular roles in cell death pathways can help to develop a novel chemoprevention strategy. This review emphasizes the importance of apoptosis-modulating laminarin and alginate in a range of malignancies as well as their extraction, molecular structure, and weight. In addition, future nano-formulation enhancements for greater clinical efficacy are discussed. Laminarin and alginate are perfect ingredients because of their distinct physicochemical and biological characteristics and their use-based delivery systems in cancer. The effectiveness of laminarin and alginate against cancer and more preclinical and clinical trials will open up as new chemotherapeutic natural drugs which lead to established as potential cancer drugs.
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- Biswajita Pradhan
- Department of Life Science, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, South Korea; Department of Botany, Model Degree College, Rayagada 765017, Odisha, India
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- Department of Life Science, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, South Korea.
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Said AAE, Attia EZ, Wanas AS, Samy MN, Abdelmohsen UR, Matsunami K, Fouad MA. Anti-leishmanial and cytotoxic compounds isolated from marine sponge Hemimycale sp.. Nat Prod Res 2024; 38:3581-3587. [PMID: 37690006 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2256448] [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: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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The methanolic extract of the marine sponge Hemimycale sp. yielded two new compounds; 1-(2'-methyl heptadecyl) phenol (1) and a new pyrazole derivative; 4-(hydroxymethyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ol (2), together with previously isolated (2'R)-2'-hydroxy-N-((2S,3S,4R)-1,3,4-trihydroxy-16-methylpentadecan-2-yl)docosanamide (3), cholesterol (4), 5, 8-epi-dioxycholest-6-en-3-ol (5) and 3-acetylsesterstatin 3 (6), which were firstly reported from family Hymedesmiidae. Their structure elucidation was based on extensive nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and high resolution-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry. The isolated compounds were evaluated for their anti-leishmanial and cytotoxic activities. Compound 5 showed remarkable anti-leishmanial activity with IC50 value of 15.8 ± 0.92 µg/mL comparable with the standard miltefosine (IC50 = 3.2 ± 0.07 µg/mL), while compound 3 exhibited noteworthy cytotoxicity against A594 cell line with IC50 value of 29.6 ± 1.68 µg/mL compared to etoposide (IC50 = 10.9 ± 1.30 µg/mL).
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
- National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Deraya University, New Minia City, Egypt
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- Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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Xiao J, Lin X, Yang Y, Yu Y, Li Y, Xu M, Liu Y. Metabolomic Profiling and Biological Investigation of the Marine Sponge-Derived Fungus Aspergillus sp. SYPUF29 in Response to NO Condition. J Fungi (Basel) 2024; 10:636. [PMID: 39330395 PMCID: PMC11433098 DOI: 10.3390/jof10090636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2024] [Revised: 08/29/2024] [Accepted: 09/02/2024] [Indexed: 09/28/2024] Open
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Marine-derived fungi are assuming an increasingly central role in the search for natural leading compounds with unique chemical structures and diverse pharmacological properties. However, some gene clusters are not expressed under laboratory conditions. In this study, we have found that a marine-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. SYPUF29 would survive well by adding an exogenous nitric oxide donor (sodium nitroprusside, SNP) and nitric oxide synthetase inhibitor (L-NG-nitroarginine methyl ester, L-NAME) in culture conditions. Moreover, using the LC-MS/MS, we initially assessed and characterized the difference in metabolites of Aspergillus sp. SYPUF29 with or without an additional source of nitrogen. We have found that the metabolic pathway of Arginine and proline metabolism pathways was highly enriched, which was conducive to the accumulation of alkaloids and nitrogen-containing compounds after adding an additional source of nitrogen in the cultivated condition. Additionally, the in vitro anti-neuroinflammatory study showed that the extracts after SNP and L-NAME were administrated can potently inhibit LPS-induced NO-releasing of BV2 cells with lower IC50 value than without nitric oxide. Further Western blotting assays have demonstrated that the mechanism of these extracts was associated with the TLR4 signaling pathway. Additionally, the chemical investigation was conducted and led to nine compounds (SF1-SF9) from AS1; and six of them belonged to alkaloids and nitrogen-containing compounds (SF1-SF6), of which SF1, SF2, and SF8 exhibited stronger activities than the positive control, and showed potential to develop the inhibitors of neuroinflammation.
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- Jiao Xiao
- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Marine Materia Medica, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Xinzhou Normal University, Xinzhou 034000, China
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- Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China
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Domingo-Fernández D, Gadiya Y, Preto A, Krettler CA, Mubeen S, Allen A, Healey D, Colluru V. Natural Products Have Increased Rates of Clinical Trial Success throughout the Drug Development Process. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:1844-1851. [PMID: 38970498 PMCID: PMC11287737 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.4c00581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 06/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
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Natural products (NPs) or their derivatives represent a large proportion of drugs that successfully progress through clinical trials to approval. This study explores the presence of NPs in both early- and late-stage drug discovery to determine their success rate, and the factors or features of natural products that contribute to such success. As a proxy for early drug development stages, we analyzed patent applications over several decades, finding a consistent proportion of NP, NP-derived, and synthetic-compound-based patent documents, with the latter group outnumbering NP and NP-derived ones (approximately 77% vs 23%). We next assessed clinical trial data, where we observed a steady increase in NP and NP-derived compounds from clinical trial phases I to III (from approximately 35% in phase I to 45% in phase III), with an inverse trend observed in synthetics (from approximately 65% in phase I to 55% in phase III). Finally, in vitro and in silico toxicity studies revealed that NPs and their derivatives were less toxic alternatives to their synthetic counterparts. These discoveries offer valuable insights for successful NP-based drug development, highlighting the potential benefits of prioritizing NPs and their derivatives as starting points.
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- Enveda Biosciences, 5700 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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José Preto
- Enveda Biosciences, 5700 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Enveda Biosciences, 5700 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Enveda Biosciences, 5700 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Enveda Biosciences, 5700 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Enveda Biosciences, 5700 Flatiron Parkway, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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Diao X, Han H, Sun H, Zhang H, Wu W. Protection of Tight Junctional Complexes between hCMEC/D3 Cells by Deep-Sea Fibrinolytic Compound FGFC1. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:341. [PMID: 39195457 DOI: 10.3390/md22080341] [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: 06/15/2024] [Revised: 07/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/25/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
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Tight junctional complexes (TJCs) between cerebral microvascular endothelial cells (CMECs) are essential parts of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), whose regulation closely correlates to the BBB's integrity and function. hCMEC/D3 is the typical cell line used to imitate and investigate the barrier function of the BBB via the construction of an in vitro model. This study aims to investigate the protective effect of the deep-sea-derived fibrinolytic compound FGFC1 against H2O2-induced dysfunction of TJCs and to elucidate the underlying mechanism. The barrier function was shown to decline following exposure to 1 mM H2O2 in an in vitro model of hCMEC/D3 cells, with a decreasing temperature-corrected transendothelial electrical resistance (tcTEER) value. The decrease in the tcTEER value was significantly inhibited by 80 or 100 µM FGFC1, which suggested it efficiently protected the barrier integrity, allowing it to maintain its function against the H2O2-induced dysfunction. According to immunofluorescence microscopy (IFM) and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), compared to the H2O2-treated group, 80~100 µM FGFC1 enhanced the expression of claudin-5 (CLDN-5) and VE-cadherin (VE-cad). And this enhancement was indicated to be mainly achieved by both up-regulation of CLDN-5 and inhibition of the down-regulation by H2O2 of VE-cad at the transcriptional level. Supported by FGFC1's molecular docking to these proteins with reasonable binding energy, FGFC1 was proved to exert a positive effect on TJCs' barrier function in hCMEC/D3 cells via targeting CLDN-5 and VE-cad. This is the first report on the protection against H2O2-induced barrier dysfunction by FGFC1 in addition to its thrombolytic effect. With CLDN-5 and VE-cad as the potential target proteins of FGFC1, this study provides evidence at the cellular and molecular levels for FGFC1's reducing the risk of bleeding transformation following its application in thrombolytic therapy for cerebral thrombosis.
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- Xiaozhen Diao
- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
- Putuo Sub-Center of International Joint Research Center for Marine Biological Sciences, Zhoushan 316100, China
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- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Department of Marine Bio-Pharmacology, College of Food Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
- Marine Biomedical Science and Technology Innovation Platform of Lin-gang Special Area, Shanghai 201306, China
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Mayer AMS, Mayer VA, Swanson-Mungerson M, Pierce ML, Rodríguez AD, Nakamura F, Taglialatela-Scafati O. Marine Pharmacology in 2019-2021: Marine Compounds with Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, Anti-Inflammatory, Antiprotozoal, Antituberculosis and Antiviral Activities; Affecting the Immune and Nervous Systems, and Other Miscellaneous Mechanisms of Action. Mar Drugs 2024; 22:309. [PMID: 39057418 PMCID: PMC11278370 DOI: 10.3390/md22070309] [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: 05/22/2024] [Revised: 06/22/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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The current 2019-2021 marine pharmacology literature review provides a continuation of previous reviews covering the period 1998 to 2018. Preclinical marine pharmacology research during 2019-2021 was published by researchers in 42 countries and contributed novel mechanism-of-action pharmacology for 171 structurally characterized marine compounds. The peer-reviewed marine natural product pharmacology literature reported antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antituberculosis, and antiviral mechanism-of-action studies for 49 compounds, 87 compounds with antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities that also affected the immune and nervous system, while another group of 51 compounds demonstrated novel miscellaneous mechanisms of action, which upon further investigation, may contribute to several pharmacological classes. Thus, in 2019-2021, a very active preclinical marine natural product pharmacology pipeline provided novel mechanisms of action as well as new lead chemistry for the clinical marine pharmaceutical pipeline targeting the therapy of several disease categories.
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- Alejandro M. S. Mayer
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA;
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- Department of Nursing Education, School of Nursing, Aurora University, 347 S. Gladstone Ave., Aurora, IL 60506, USA;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Graduate Studies, Midwestern University, 555 31st Street, Downers Grove, IL 60515, USA;
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- Molecular Sciences Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, 1390 Ponce de León Avenue, San Juan, PR 00926, USA;
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- Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, 3-4-1 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku 169-8555, Tokyo, Japan;
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Zhu Y, Wang X, Lu S, Zheng J, Liang Y, Zhang L, Fang P, Xu P, Yu B, Yang Y. Microwave-assisted synthesis of highly sulfated mannuronate glycans as potential inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:3986-3994. [PMID: 38695061 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00466c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Algae-based marine carbohydrate drugs are typically decorated with negative ion groups such as carboxylate and sulfate groups. However, the precise synthesis of highly sulfated alginates is challenging, thus impeding their structure-activity relationship studies. Herein we achieve a microwave-assisted synthesis of a range of highly sulfated mannuronate glycans with up to 17 sulfation sites by overcoming the incomplete sulfation due to the electrostatic repulsion of crowded polyanionic groups. Although the partially sulfated tetrasaccharide had the highest affinity for the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variant, the fully sulfated octasaccharide showed the most potent interference with the binding of the RBD to angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and Vero E6 cells, indicating that the sulfated oligosaccharides might inhibit the RBD binding to ACE2 in a length-dependent manner.
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- Yirong Zhu
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Road, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Optogenetic Techniques for Cell Metabolism, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, Engineering Research Center of Pharmaceutical Process Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China.
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Nagahawatta DP, Liyanage NM, Jayawardena TU, Jayawardhana HHACK, Jeong SH, Kwon HJ, Jeon YJ. Role of marine natural products in the development of antiviral agents against SARS-CoV-2: potential and prospects. MARINE LIFE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 6:280-297. [PMID: 38827130 PMCID: PMC11136918 DOI: 10.1007/s42995-023-00215-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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A novel coronavirus, known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has surfaced and caused global concern owing to its ferocity. SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019; however, it was only discovered at the end of the year and was considered a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Therefore, the development of novel potent inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2 and future outbreaks is urgently required. Numerous naturally occurring bioactive substances have been studied in the clinical setting for diverse disorders. The intricate infection and replication mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 offers diverse therapeutic drug targets for developing antiviral medicines by employing natural products that are safer than synthetic compounds. Marine natural products (MNPs) have received increased attention in the development of novel drugs owing to their high diversity and availability. Therefore, this review article investigates the infection and replication mechanisms, including the function of the SARS-CoV-2 genome and structure. Furthermore, we highlighted anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic intervention efforts utilizing MNPs and predicted SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor design. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-023-00215-9.
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- D. P. Nagahawatta
- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC G8Z 4M3 Canada
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- Functional Biomaterial Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup-si, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Biomaterial Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Jeongeup-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690-756 Republic of Korea
- Marine Science Institute, Jeju National University, Jeju, 63333 Republic of Korea
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Hadian M, Fathi M, Mohammadi A, Eskandari MH, Asadsangabi M, Pouraghajan K, Shohrati M, Mohammadpour M, Samadi M. Characterization of chitosan/Persian gum nanoparticles for encapsulation of Nigella sativa extract as an antiviral agent against avian coronavirus. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 265:130749. [PMID: 38467218 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130749] [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: 07/28/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the physicochemical characteristics of nanoparticles formed by the ionic gelation method between chitosan and water-soluble fraction of Persian gum (WPG) for encapsulation of Nigella sativa extract (NSE) as an antiviral agent. Our findings revealed that the particle size, polydispersity index (PDI), and zeta potential of the particles were in the range of 316.7-476.6 nm, 0.259-0.466, and 37.0-58.1 mV, respectively. The amounts of chitosan and WPG as the wall material and the NSE as the core had a considerable impact on the nanoparticle properties. The proper samples were detected at 1:1 chitosan:WPG mixing ratio (MR) and NSE concentration of 6.25 mg/mL. Fourier-transformed infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy proved the interactions between the two biopolymers. The effect of NSE on infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) known as avian coronavirus, was performed by the in-ovo method determining remarkable antiviral activity of NSE (25 mg/mL) and its enhancement through encapsulation in the nanoparticles. These nanoparticles containing NSE could have a promising capability for application in both poultry industry and human medicine as an antiviral product.
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- Mohammad Hadian
- Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Biology, School of Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Research Center of Chemical Injuries, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Biological Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Exercise Physiology Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Uddin J, Fatima M, Riaz A, Kamal GM, Muhsinah AB, Ahmed AR, Iftikhar R. Pharmacological potential of micheliolide: A focus on anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27299. [PMID: 38496875 PMCID: PMC10944196 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27299] [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: 12/24/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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Micheliolide (MCL) is a chief constituent of plants such as Magnolia grandiflora L., Michelia compressa (Maxim.) Sarg. and Michelia champaca L. It is known to exhibit significant anticancer activity by various scientific investigations. This review aims to emphasize the anticancer and antiinflammatory activities of MCL. In this review, we summarized the published data in peer-reviewed manuscripts published in English. Our search was based on the following scientific search engines and databases: Scopus, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, Springer, PubMed, and SciFinder, MCL possesses a broad spectrum of medicinal properties like other sesquiterpene lactones. The anticancer activity of this compound may be attributed to the modulation of several signaling cascades (PI3K/Akt and NF-κB pathways). It also induces apoptosis by arresting the cell cycle at the G1/G0 phase, S phase, and G2/M phase in many cancer cell lines. Very little data is available on its modulatory action on other signaling cascades like MAPK, STAT3, Wnt, TGFβ, Notch, EGFR, etc. This compound can be potentiated as a novel anticancer drug after thorough investigations in vitro, in vivo, and in silico-based studies.
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- Jalal Uddin
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Asir, 61421, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, 64200, Pakistan
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- Institute of Chemistry, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, 64200, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Asir, 61421, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Prosthodontics, College of Dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, 2033, Sydney, Australia
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Wang D, Jiang W, Churiwal M, Jia K, Senadeera SPD, Bokesch HR, Woldemichael GM, Kim Y, Hawley RG, Wei JS, Khan J, O'Keefe BR, Beutler JA, Gustafson KR. Neopetrotaurines A-C, Isoquinoline Alkaloids with an Unprecedented Taurine Bridge from the Sponge Neopetrosia sp. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:332-339. [PMID: 38294825 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c01041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Neopetrotaurines A-C (1-3), unusual alkaloids possessing two isoquinoline-derived moieties that are linked via a unique taurine bridge, were isolated from a Neopetrosia sp. marine sponge. These new compounds have proton-deficient structural scaffolds that are difficult to unambiguously assign using only conventional 2- and 3-bond 1H-13C and 1H-15N heteronuclear correlation data. Thus, the application of LR-HSQMBC and HMBC NMR experiments optimized to detect 4- and 5-bond long-range 1H-13C heteronuclear correlations facilitated the structure elucidation of these unusual taurine-bridged marine metabolites. Neopetrotaurines A-C (1-3) showed significant inhibition of transcription driven by the oncogenic fusion protein PAX3-FOXO1, which is associated with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, and cytotoxic activity against PAX3-FOXO1-positive cell lines.
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- Dongdong Wang
- Molecular Targets Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
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- Molecular Targets Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
- Marine Science & Technology Institute, College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, People's Republic of China
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- Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Molecular Targets Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
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- Molecular Targets Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
- Basic Science Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Incorporated, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
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- Marine Science & Technology Institute, College of Environmental Science & Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225127, People's Republic of China
- Basic Science Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Incorporated, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
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- Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Genetics Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
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- Molecular Targets Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
- Natural Products Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
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- Molecular Targets Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
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- Molecular Targets Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland 21702-1201, United States
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Singh S, Chib S, Akhtar MJ, Kumar B, Chawla PA, Bhatia R. Paradigms and Success Stories of Natural Products in Drug Discovery Against Neurodegenerative Disorders (NDDs). Curr Neuropharmacol 2024; 22:992-1015. [PMID: 36606589 PMCID: PMC10964107 DOI: 10.2174/1570159x21666230105110834] [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: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) are multifaceted complex disorders that have put a great health and economic burden around the globe nowadays. The multi-factorial nature of NDDs has presented a great challenge in drug discovery and continuous efforts are in progress in search of suitable therapeutic candidates. Nature has a great wealth of active principles in its lap that has cured the human population since ancient times. Natural products have revealed several benefits over conventional synthetic medications and scientists have shifted their vision towards exploring the therapeutic potentials of natural products in the past few years. The structural mimicking of natural compounds to endogenous ligands has presented them as a potential therapeutic candidate to prevent the development of NDDs. In the presented review, authors have summarized demographical facts about various NDDs including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease (HD) and various types of sclerosis in the brain. The significant findings of new active principles of natural origin along with their therapeutic potentials on NDDs have been included. Also, a description of clinical trials and patents on natural products has been enlisted in this compilation. Although natural products have shown promising success in drug discovery against NDDs, still their use is associated with several ethical issues which need to be solved in the upcoming time.
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- Sukhwinder Singh
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, ISF College of Pharmacy Moga, Punjab, 142001, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, ISF College of Pharmacy Moga, Punjab, 142001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, National University of Science and Technology, PO620, PC 130 Azaiba, Bousher, Muscat, Oman
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, ISF College of Pharmacy Moga, Punjab, 142001, India
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, HNB Garhwal University, Chauras Campus, Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand, 246174, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, ISF College of Pharmacy Moga, Punjab, 142001, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Analysis, ISF College of Pharmacy Moga, Punjab, 142001, India
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Zhao HW, Yi Y, Li JQ, Wang JH. Two new mohangic acid derivatives from the deep-sea bacteria Alcanivorax dieselolei BC-5. Nat Prod Res 2024; 38:206-210. [PMID: 35975783 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2022.2112578] [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: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Mohangic acids are a class of p-aminoacetophenonic acids that contain a conjugated triene or diene moiety. Herein, this paper reports two new mohangic acids E and F (1-2) together with a known compound mohangic acid A (3), which were isolated from the deep-sea sediment-derived bacteria Alcanivorax dieselolei BC-5. The structures of 1 and 2 were established by HRESIMS, 1 D and 2 D NMR, and IR spectroscopy.
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- Hao-Wen Zhao
- Institute of Marine Biology and Pharmacology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China
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- Institute of Marine Biology and Pharmacology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China
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- Institute of Marine Biology and Pharmacology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China
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- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou, China
- Institute of Marine Biology and Pharmacology, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan, China
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Ribeiro R, Costa L, Pinto E, Sousa E, Fernandes C. Therapeutic Potential of Marine-Derived Cyclic Peptides as Antiparasitic Agents. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:609. [PMID: 38132930 PMCID: PMC10745025 DOI: 10.3390/md21120609] [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: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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Parasitic diseases still compromise human health. Some of the currently available therapeutic drugs have limitations considering their adverse effects, questionable efficacy, and long treatment, which have encouraged drug resistance. There is an urgent need to find new, safe, effective, and affordable antiparasitic drugs. Marine-derived cyclic peptides have been increasingly screened as candidates for developing new drugs. Therefore, in this review, a systematic analysis of the scientific literature was performed and 25 marine-derived cyclic peptides with antiparasitic activity (1-25) were found. Antimalarial activity is the most reported (51%), followed by antileishmanial (27%) and antitrypanosomal (20%) activities. Some compounds showed promising antiparasitic activity at the nM scale, being active against various parasites. The mechanisms of action and targets for some of the compounds have been investigated, revealing different strategies against parasites.
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- Ricardo Ribeiro
- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (R.R.); (L.C.); (E.S.)
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal;
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (R.R.); (L.C.); (E.S.)
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal;
- Laboratório de Microbiologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (R.R.); (L.C.); (E.S.)
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal;
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira, 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal; (R.R.); (L.C.); (E.S.)
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal;
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Zhao Y, Chen H, Yang L, Li W, Li H. Amphonal, a new polyene aldehyde from a deep-sea-derived Streptomyces amphotericinicus. Nat Prod Res 2023:1-5. [PMID: 37889950 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2275272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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A new polyene aldehyde, named amphonal (1), and two known (2 and 3) polyketides were isolated from the deep-sea-derived Streptomyces amphotericinicus OUCT16-38 strain. The structure of 1 was determined by extensive MS and NMR spectroscopic analysis. In the cytotoxicity evaluation, compound 2 showed significant growth inhibition against the drug-resistant human lung cancer cell line A549-Taxol with IC50 value of 0.44 μM, which was more potent than the positive control doxorubicin. Meanwhile, 2 showed considerable cytotoxic effect towards H1975, H1299 and HEL cell lines (IC50 = 0.93-4.73 μM) as well.
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- Yi Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts of Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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Simoben CV, Babiaka SB, Moumbock AFA, Namba-Nzanguim CT, Eni DB, Medina-Franco JL, Günther S, Ntie-Kang F, Sippl W. Challenges in natural product-based drug discovery assisted with in silico-based methods. RSC Adv 2023; 13:31578-31594. [PMID: 37908659 PMCID: PMC10613855 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06831e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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The application of traditional medicine by humans for the treatment of ailments as well as improving the quality of life far outdates recorded history. To date, a significant percentage of humans, especially those living in developing/underprivileged communities still rely on traditional medicine for primary healthcare needs. In silico-based methods have been shown to play a pivotal role in modern pharmaceutical drug discovery processes. The application of these methods in identifying natural product (NP)-based hits has been successful. This is very much observed in many research set-ups that use rationally in silico-based methods in combination with experimental validation techniques. The combination has rendered the use of in silico-based approaches even more popular and successful in the investigation of NPs. However, identifying and proposing novel NP-based hits for experimental validation comes with several challenges such as the availability of compounds by suppliers, the huge task of separating pure compounds from complex mixtures, the quantity of samples available from the natural source to be tested, not to mention the potential ecological impact if the natural source is exhausted. Because most peer-reviewed publications are biased towards "positive results", these challenges are generally not discussed in publications. In this review, we highlight and discuss these challenges. The idea is to give interested scientists in this field of research an idea of what they can come across or should be expecting as well as prompting them on how to avoid or fix these issues.
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- Conrad V Simoben
- Center for Drug Discovery, Faculty of Science, University of Buea P.O. Box 63 Buea CM-00237 Cameroon
- Structural Genomics Consortium, University of Toronto Toronto Ontario M5G 1L7 Canada
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Toronto Toronto Ontario M5S 1A8 Canada
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Faculty of Science, University of Buea P.O. Box 63 Buea CM-00237 Cameroon
- Department of Chemistry, University of Buea Buea Cameroon
- Department of Microbial Bioactive Compounds, Interfaculty Institute for Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen 72076 Tübingen Germany
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Faculty of Science, University of Buea P.O. Box 63 Buea CM-00237 Cameroon
- Department of Chemistry, University of Buea Buea Cameroon
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Faculty of Science, University of Buea P.O. Box 63 Buea CM-00237 Cameroon
- Department of Chemistry, University of Buea Buea Cameroon
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- DIFACQUIM Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 3000 Mexico City 04510 Mexico
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Freiburg Germany
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Faculty of Science, University of Buea P.O. Box 63 Buea CM-00237 Cameroon
- Department of Chemistry, University of Buea Buea Cameroon
- Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Halle (Saale) Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg Halle (Saale) Germany
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Yang G, He Y, Chen Y, Huang Z, Huang J, Ren X, Xu S, Li P. Antitumor activity of galaxamide involved in cell apoptosis and stemness by inhibiting Wnt/β-catenin pathway in cervical cancer. Drug Dev Res 2023; 84:1114-1126. [PMID: 37154105 DOI: 10.1002/ddr.22073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Our previous work reported that galaxamide, a cyclopeptide extracted from the seaweed Galaxaura filamentosa, showed antiproliferative activity against HeLa cells by MTT assay. In this study, the growth-inhibitory effects of galaxamide in HeLa cells and xenograft mouse models were investigated. It was found galaxamide significantly inhibited cell growth, colony formation, migration, and invasion and induced cell apoptosis by inhibiting the Wnt signaling pathway in HeLa cells. RNA sequencing revealed that galaxamide regulated stemness by Wnt6 signaling pathway in HeLa cells. By analyzing The Cancer Genome Atlas database, Wnt6 was found to be negatively/positively correlated with stemness- and apoptosis-related genes in human cervical cancer. Cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) isolated and enriched from HeLa cells demonstrated elevated Wnt6 and β-catenin genes compared with nonstem HeLa cells. After galaxamide treatment, CSCs showed abrogation of sphere-forming ability, along with inhibition of stemness-related and Wnt pathway genes. Galaxamide treatment was also accompanied by the induction of apoptosis in HeLa cells, which was consistent with the results in BALB/c nude mice. Our results provide evidence that suppression of stemness by downregulating the Wnt signaling pathway is the molecular mechanism by which galaxamide effectively inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis in cervical cancer cells.
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- Guang Yang
- Department of Pathology, Jinan University School of Medicine, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Material Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Statistics, Jinan University School of Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gynecology & Obstetrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Jian University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Material Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinan University School of Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinan University School of Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Material Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinan University School of Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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Xiong Z, Wang R, Xia T, Zhang S, Ma S, Guo Z. Natural Products and Biological Activity from Actinomycetes Associated with Marine Algae. Molecules 2023; 28:5138. [PMID: 37446800 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28135138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Marine natural products have been recognized as the most promising source of bioactive substances for drug discovery research. This review illustrates the diversity of culturable actinobacteria associated with marine algae, their bioactivity and metabolites, and approaches to their isolation and determination of their biological properties. Furthermore, actinobacteria associated with marine algae are presented as a new subject for an extensive investigation to find novel and active natural products, which make them a potentially rich and innovative source for new drug development deserving more attention and exploration.
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- Zijun Xiong
- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences & Key Laboratory for Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops of Hainan Province, Hainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural Resources, Haikou 571101, China
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- Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Maricultural Technologies, Hainan Academy of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences, Haikou 571126, China
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- Institute of Tropical Horticulture Research, Hainan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571100, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences & Key Laboratory for Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops of Hainan Province, Hainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural Resources, Haikou 571101, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences & Key Laboratory for Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops of Hainan Province, Hainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural Resources, Haikou 571101, China
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- Hainan Key Laboratory of Tropical Microbe Resources, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences & Key Laboratory for Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops of Hainan Province, Hainan Institute for Tropical Agricultural Resources, Haikou 571101, China
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Lee TY, Yang W, Cha DS, Han YT. Synthesis of a natural quinoline alkaloid isolated from the deep-sea-derived fungus and its potential as a therapeutic for Parkinson's disease. JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2023; 25:446-455. [PMID: 35980025 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2022.2104259] [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: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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2-(Quinoline-8-carboxamido)benzoic acid (2-QBA; 1) is a natural quinoline alkaloid isolated from the deep-sea-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. SCSIO06786. Alkaloid 1 was synthesized by an amidation reaction of 8-quinolinecaroxylic acid with methyl anthranilate, followed by hydrolysis. The neuroprotective properties of 1 were evaluated using a Caenorhabditis elegans Parkinson's disease model, which revealed that 1 significantly ameliorated 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+)-induced dopaminergic neurodegeneration in a dose-dependent manner. MPP+-induced behavioral defects in worms, including impaired locomotion and basal slowing ability, were restored by treatment with 1. We further demonstrated that treatment with 1 modulates the formation of neurotoxic α-synuclein oligomers by suppressing α-synuclein expressions and enhancing proteasome activity. These results suggest that 1 is a promising therapeutic candidate for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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- Tae Yeon Lee
- College of Pharmacy, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Woosuk University, Wanju-gun 55338, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Woosuk University, Wanju-gun 55338, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, South Korea
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Ibrahim SRM, Ghazawi KF, Miski SF, ALsiyud DF, Mohamed SGA, Mohamed GA. Genus Acanthella-A Wealthy Treasure: Secondary Metabolites, Synthesis, Biosynthesis, and Bioactivities. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:md21040257. [PMID: 37103397 PMCID: PMC10141032 DOI: 10.3390/md21040257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/28/2023] Open
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Marine sponges are multicellular and primitive animals that potentially represent a wealthy source of novel drugs. The genus Acanthella (family Axinellidae) is renowned to produce various metabolites with various structural characteristics and bioactivities, including nitrogen-containing terpenoids, alkaloids, and sterols. The current work provides an up-to-date literature survey and comprehensive insight into the reported metabolites from the members of this genus, as well as their sources, biosynthesis, syntheses, and biological activities whenever available. In the current work, 226 metabolites have been discussed based on published data from the period from 1974 to the beginning of 2023 with 90 references.
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- Sabrin R M Ibrahim
- Preparatory Year Program, Department of Chemistry, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah 21442, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
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- Clinical Pharmacy Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Taibah University, Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah 30078, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Laboratories-Hematology, King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Corniche Road, Andalus, Jeddah 23311, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Dentistry, British University, Suez Desert Road, Cairo 11837, Egypt
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- Department of Natural Products and Alternative Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Hesp K, van der Heijden JME, Munroe S, Sipkema D, Martens DE, Wijffels RH, Pomponi SA. First continuous marine sponge cell line established. Sci Rep 2023; 13:5766. [PMID: 37031251 PMCID: PMC10082835 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32394-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/10/2023] Open
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The potential of sponge-derived chemicals for pharmaceutical applications remains largely unexploited due to limited available biomass. Although many have attempted to culture marine sponge cells in vitro to create a scalable production platform for such biopharmaceuticals, these efforts have been mostly unsuccessful. We recently showed that Geodia barretti sponge cells could divide rapidly in M1 medium. In this study we established the first continuous marine sponge cell line, originating from G. barretti. G. barretti cells cultured in OpM1 medium, a modification of M1, grew more rapidly and to a higher density than in M1. Cells in OpM1 reached 1.74 population doublings after 30 min, more than twofold higher than the already rapid growth rate of 0.74 population doublings in 30 min in M1. The maximum number of population doublings increased from 5 doublings in M1 to at least 98 doublings in OpM1. Subcultured cells could be cryopreserved and used to inoculate new cultures. With these results, we have overcome a major obstacle that has blocked the path to producing biopharmaceuticals with sponge cells at industrial scale for decades.
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- Kylie Hesp
- Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
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- Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, Bodø, Norway
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- Bioprocess Engineering, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Florida Atlantic University, Fort Pierce, FL, USA
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Ghattavi S, Homaei A. Marine enzymes: Classification and application in various industries. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 230:123136. [PMID: 36621739 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Oceans are regarded as a plentiful and sustainable source of biological compounds. Enzymes are a group of marine biomaterials that have recently drawn more attention because they are produced in harsh environmental conditions such as high salinity, extensive pH, a wide temperature range, and high pressure. Hence, marine-derived enzymes are capable of exhibiting remarkable properties due to their unique composition. In this review, we overviewed and discussed characteristics of marine enzymes as well as the sources of marine enzymes, ranging from primitive organisms to vertebrates, and presented the importance, advantages, and challenges of using marine enzymes with a summary of their applications in a variety of industries. Current biotechnological advancements need the study of novel marine enzymes that could be applied in a variety of ways. Resources of marine enzyme can benefit greatly for biotechnological applications duo to their biocompatible, ecofriendly and high effectiveness. It is beneficial to use the unique characteristics offered by marine enzymes to either develop new processes and products or improve existing ones. As a result, marine-derived enzymes have promising potential and are an excellent candidate for a variety of biotechnology applications and a future rise in the use of marine enzymes is to be anticipated.
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- Saba Ghattavi
- Fisheries Department, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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Sala S, Micke SK, Flematti GR. Marine Natural Products from Flora and Fauna of the Western Australian Coast: Taxonomy, Isolation and Biological Activity. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031452. [PMID: 36771114 PMCID: PMC9919133 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Marine natural products occurring along the Western Australian coastline are the focus of this review. Western Australia covers one-third of the Australian coast, from tropical waters in the far north of the state to cooler temperate and Antarctic waters in the south. Over 40 years of research has resulted in the identification of a number of different types of secondary metabolites including terpenoids, alkaloids, polyketides, fatty acid derivatives, peptides and arsenic-containing natural products. Many of these compounds have been reported to display a variety of bioactivities. A description of the compound classes and their associated bioactivities from marine organisms found along the Western Australian coastline is presented.
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- Samuele Sala
- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
- Australian National Phenome Centre and Centre for Computational and Systems Medicine, Health Futures Institute, Murdoch University, Harry Perkins Building, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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- School of Molecular Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-8-64884461
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Seaweed-Derived Sulfated Polysaccharides; The New Age Chemopreventives: A Comprehensive Review. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15030715. [PMID: 36765670 PMCID: PMC9913163 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15030715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Seaweed-derived bioactive compounds are regularly employed to treat human diseases. Sulfated polysaccharides are potent chemotherapeutic or chemopreventive medications since it has been discovered. They have exhibited anti-cancer properties by enhancing immunity and driving apoptosis. Through dynamic modulation of critical intracellular signalling pathways, such as control of ROS generation and preservation of essential cell survival and death processes, sulfated polysaccharides' antioxidant and immunomodulatory potentials contribute to their disease-preventive effectiveness. Sulfated polysaccharides provide low cytotoxicity and good efficacy therapeutic outcomes via dynamic modulation of apoptosis in cancer. Understanding how sulfated polysaccharides affect human cancer cells and their molecular involvement in cell death pathways will showcase a new way of chemoprevention. In this review, the significance of apoptosis and autophagy-modulating sulfated polysaccharides has been emphasized, as well as the future direction of enhanced nano-formulation for greater clinical efficacy. Moreover, this review focuses on the recent findings about the possible mechanisms of chemotherapeutic use of sulfated polysaccharides, their potential as anti-cancer drugs, and proposed mechanisms of action to drive apoptosis in diverse malignancies. Because of their unique physicochemical and biological properties, sulfated polysaccharides are ideal for their bioactive ingredients, which can improve function and application in disease. However, there is a gap in the literature regarding the physicochemical properties and functionalities of sulfated polysaccharides and the use of sulfated polysaccharide-based delivery systems in functional cancer. Furthermore, the preclinical and clinical trials will reveal the drug's efficacy in cancer.
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Fernandes C, Ribeiro R, Pinto M, Kijjoa A. Absolute Stereochemistry Determination of Bioactive Marine-Derived Cyclopeptides by Liquid Chromatography Methods: An Update Review (2018-2022). Molecules 2023; 28:615. [PMID: 36677673 PMCID: PMC9867211 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28020615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Cyclopeptides are considered as one of the most important classes of compounds derived from marine sources, due to their structural diversity and a myriad of their biological and pharmacological activities. Since marine-derived cyclopeptides consist of different amino acids, many of which are non-proteinogenic, they possess various stereogenic centers. In this respect, the structure elucidation of new molecular scaffolds obtained from natural sources, including marine-derived cyclopeptides, can become a very challenging task. The determination of the absolute configurations of the amino acid residues is accomplished, in most cases, by performing acidic hydrolysis, followed by analyses by liquid chromatography (LC). In a continuation with the authors' previous publication, and to analyze the current trends, the present review covers recently published works (from January 2018 to November 2022) regarding new cyclopeptides from marine organisms, with a special focus on their biological/pharmacological activities and the absolute stereochemical assignment of the amino acid residues. Ninety-one unreported marine-derived cyclopeptides were identified during this period, most of which displayed anticancer or antimicrobial activities. Marfey's method, which involves LC, was found to be the most frequently used for this purpose.
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- Carla Fernandes
- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Química Orgânica e Farmacêutica, Departamento de Ciências Químicas, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos s/n, 4050-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
- ICBAS-Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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Kleawyothatis W, Jattujan P, Chumphoochai K, Chalorak P, Sobhon P, Meemon K. Holothuria scabra extracts confer neuroprotective effect in C. elegans model of Alzheimer's disease by attenuating amyloid-β aggregation and toxicity. J Tradit Complement Med 2023; 13:93-104. [PMID: 36685078 PMCID: PMC9845652 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2022.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background and aim Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common aged-related neurodegenerative disorder that is associated with the toxic amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation in the brain. While the efficacies of available drugs against AD are still limited, natural products have been shown to possess neuroprotective potential for prevention and therapy of AD. This study aimed to investigate the neuroprotective effects of H. scabra extracts against Aβ aggregation and proteotoxicity in C. elegans model of Alzheimer's diseases. Experimental procedure Whole bodies (WB) and body wall (BW) of H. scabra were extracted and fractionated into ethyl acetate (WBEA, BWEA), butanol (WBBU, BWBU), and ethanol (BWET). Then C. elegans AD models were treated with these fractions and investigated for Aβ aggregation and polymerization, biochemical and behavioral changes, and level of oxidative stress, as well as lifespan extension. Results and conclusion C. elegans AD model treated with H. scabra extracts, especially triterpene glycoside-rich ethyl acetate and butanol fractions, exhibited significant reduction of Aβ deposition. These H. scabra extracts also attenuated the paralysis behavior and improved the neurological defects in chemotaxis caused by Aβ aggregation. Immunoblot analysis revealed decreased level of Aβ oligomeric forms and the increased level of Aβ monomers after treatments with H. scabra extracts. In addition, H. scabra extracts reduced reactive oxygen species and increased the mean lifespan of the treated AD worms. In conclusion, this study demonstrated strong evidence of anti-Alzheimer effects by H. scabra extracts, implying that these extracts can potentially be applied as natural preventive and therapeutic agents for AD. Taxonomy classification by EVISE Alzheimer's disease, Neurodegenerative disorder, Traditional medicine, Experimental model systems, Molecular biology.
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- Warannida Kleawyothatis
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
- Department of Radiological Technology and Medical Physics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
- Center for Neuroscience, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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Devkar HU, Thakur NL, Kaur P. Marine-derived antimicrobial molecules from the sponges and their associated bacteria. Can J Microbiol 2023; 69:1-16. [PMID: 36288610 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2022-0147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the leading global health issues that demand urgent attention. Very soon the world will have to bear the consequences of increased drug resistance if new anti-infectives are not pumped into the clinical pipeline in a short period. This presses on the need for novel chemical entities, and the marine environment is one such hotspot to look for. The Ocean harbours a variety of organisms, of which from this aspect, "Sponges (Phylum Porifera)" are of particular interest. To tackle the stresses faced due to their sessile and filter-feeding lifestyle, sponges produce various bioactive compounds, which can be tapped for human use. The sponges harbour several microorganisms of different types and in most cases; the microbial symbionts are the actual producers of the bioactive compounds. This review describes the alarming need for the development of new antimicrobials and how marine sponges can contribute to this. Selected antimicrobial compounds from the marine sponges and their associated bacteria have been described. Additionally, measures to tackle the supply problem have been covered, which is the primary obstacle in marine natural product drug discovery.
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- Heena U Devkar
- CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403004, Goa, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad- 201002, India
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- CSIR- National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula 403004, Goa, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad- 201002, India
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- Foundation for Neglected Disease Research, Bangalore 561203, Karnataka, India
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Das CGA, Kumar VG, Dhas TS, Karthick V, Kumar CMV. Nanomaterials in anticancer applications and their mechanism of action - A review. NANOMEDICINE : NANOTECHNOLOGY, BIOLOGY, AND MEDICINE 2023; 47:102613. [PMID: 36252911 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2022.102613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Revised: 10/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The current challenges in cancer treatment using conventional therapies have made the emergence of nanotechnology with more advancements. The exponential growth of nanoscience has drawn to develop nanomaterials (NMs) with therapeutic activities. NMs have enormous potential in cancer treatment by altering the drug toxicity profile. Nanoparticles (NPs) with enhanced surface characteristics can diffuse more easily inside tumor cells, thus delivering an optimal concentration of drugs at tumor site while reducing the toxicity. Cancer cells can be targeted with greater affinity by utilizing NMs with tumor specific constituents. Furthermore, it bypasses the bottlenecks of indiscriminate biodistribution of the antitumor agent and high administration dosage. Here, we focus on the recent advances on the use of various nanomaterials for cancer treatment, including targeting cancer cell surfaces, tumor microenvironment (TME), organelles, and their mechanism of action. The paradigm shift in cancer management is achieved through the implementation of anticancer drug delivery using nano routes.
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- C G Anjali Das
- Centre for Ocean Research, Col. Dr. Jeppiaar Research Park, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India; Earth Science and Technology Cell (Marine Biotechnological Studies), Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India.
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- Centre for Ocean Research, Col. Dr. Jeppiaar Research Park, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India; Earth Science and Technology Cell (Marine Biotechnological Studies), Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India.
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- Centre for Ocean Research, Col. Dr. Jeppiaar Research Park, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India; Earth Science and Technology Cell (Marine Biotechnological Studies), Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India.
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- Centre for Ocean Research, Col. Dr. Jeppiaar Research Park, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India; Earth Science and Technology Cell (Marine Biotechnological Studies), Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India.
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- Centre for Ocean Research, Col. Dr. Jeppiaar Research Park, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Jeppiaar Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India; Earth Science and Technology Cell (Marine Biotechnological Studies), Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Chennai 600119, India.
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Hafez MSMAE, Rashedy SH, Abdelmotilib NM, El-Hassayeb HEA, Cotas J, Pereira L. Fillet Fish Fortified with Algal Extracts of Codium tomentosum and Actinotrichia fragilis, as a Potential Antibacterial and Antioxidant Food Supplement. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20120785. [PMID: 36547932 PMCID: PMC9781850 DOI: 10.3390/md20120785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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With respect to the potential natural resources in the marine environment, marine macroalgae or seaweeds are recognized to have health impacts. Two marine algae that are found in the Red Sea, Codium tomentosum (Green algae) and Actinotrichia fragilis (Red algae), were collected. Antibacterial and antioxidant activities of aqueous extracts of these algae were evaluated in vitro. Polyphenols from the extracts were determined using HPLC. Fillet fish was fortified with these algal extracts in an attempt to improve its nutritional value, and sensory evaluation was performed. The antibacterial effect of C. tomentosum extract was found to be superior to that of A. fragilis extract. Total phenolic contents of C. tomentosum and A. fragilis aqueous extract were 32.28 ± 1.63 mg/g and 19.96 ± 1.28 mg/g, respectively, while total flavonoid contents were 4.54 ± 1.48 mg/g and 3.86 ± 1.02 mg/g, respectively. Extract of C. tomentosum demonstrates the highest antioxidant activity, with an IC50 value of 75.32 ± 0.07 μg/mL. The IC50 of L-ascorbic acid as a positive control was 22.71 ± 0.03 μg/mL. The IC50 values for inhibiting proliferation on normal PBMC cells were 33.7 ± 1.02 µg/mL and 51.0 ± 1.14 µg/mL for C. tomentosum and A. fragilis, respectively. The results indicated that both algal aqueous extracts were safe, with low toxicity to normal cells. Interestingly, fillet fish fortified with C. tomentosum extract demonstrated the greatest overall acceptance score. These findings highlight the potential of these seaweed species for cultivation as a sustainable and safe source of therapeutic compounds for treating human and fish diseases, as well as effective food supplements and preservatives instead of chemical ones after performing in vivo assays.
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- Mohamed S. M. Abd El Hafez
- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo 11516, Egypt
- Center of Excellence for Drug Preclinical Studies (CE-DPS), Pharmaceutical and Fermentation Industries Development Center (PFIDC), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Egypt
- Correspondence: (M.S.M.A.E.H.); (L.P.)
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- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, NIOF, Cairo 11516, Egypt
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- Department of Food Technology, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute (ALCRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-CITY), New Borg El-Arab City 21934, Egypt
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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- MARE—Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
- Correspondence: (M.S.M.A.E.H.); (L.P.)
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Endres CT, Rigo GV, Loges LA, Landell MF, Silva DB, Macedo AJ, Tasca T. Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics Approach Reveals Anti-Trichomonas vaginalis Scaffolds from Marine Fungi. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 24:1014-1022. [PMID: 36102994 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-022-10164-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Trichomoniasis is the most common non-viral sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the world caused by Trichomonas vaginalis. Failures in the treatment with the 5-nitroimidazole class including parasite resistance to metronidazole elicit new alternatives. Marine natural products are sources of several relevant molecules, presenting a variety of metabolites with numerous biological activities. In this work, we evaluated the anti-T. vaginalis activity of fungi associated with marine invertebrates by mass spectrometry-based metabolomics approaches. After screening of six marine fungi, extract from Penicillium citrinum FMPV 15 has shown to be 100% active against T. vaginalis, and the gel permeation column on Sephadex LH-20® yielded twelve organic fractions which five showed to be active. Metabolomics and statistical analyses were performed with all the samples (extract and fractions), and several compounds were suggested to be related to the activity. These components include citrinin, dicitrinin C, citreoisocoumarin, dihydrocitrinone, decarboxycitrinin, penicitrinone C, and others. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) value of anti-T. vaginalis activity of citrinin was 200 µM. The marine fungi metabolites show potential as new alternatives to overcome drug resistance in T. vaginalis infections.
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- Carla Teresinha Endres
- Faculdade de Farmácia and Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia and Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia and Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diversidade Molecular, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Produtos Naturais E Espectrometria de Massas (LaPNEM), Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Alimentos E Nutrição (FACFAN), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso Do Sul, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Campo Grande, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia and Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Faculdade de Farmácia and Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Ghosh AK, Yuan H. Total Syntheses of the Proposed Structure of Iriomoteolide-1a, -1b and Synthesis of Three Derivatives for Structural Studies. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:587. [PMID: 36286411 PMCID: PMC9605196 DOI: 10.3390/md20100587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2023] Open
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Iriomoteolide-1a and iriomoteolide-1b are very potent cytotoxic agents, isolated from marine dinoflagellates. We carried out the enantioselective syntheses of the proposed structures of these natural products. However, our analysis of the NMR spectra of the synthetic iriomoteolide-1a and the natural products revealed that the structures of iriomoteolide-1a and iriomoteolide-1b were assigned incorrectly. Based upon our detailed analysis of the spectral data of the synthetic iriomoteolide-1a and the natural products, we rationally designed three diastereomers of the proposed structure of 1 in an effort to assign the correct structures. The key steps of our syntheses of the proposed structures of iriomoteolides involved a highly diastereoselective ene reaction, a carbocupration that utilized a Gilman reagent, a Julia-Kocienski olefination to couple fragments, and Yamaguchi macrolactonization to form the target macrolactone. This synthetic route was then utilized to carry out syntheses of three diastereomers to the proposed structure of 1. These diastereomeric structures show close similarities to natural iriomoteolide-1a; however, there were differences in their spectral data. While natural iriomoteolides exhibited potent cytotoxicies, our preliminary biological evaluation of synthetic iriomoteolide-1a, iriomoteolide-1b, and all three synthetic derivatives did not show any appreciable cytotoxic properties.
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- Arun K. Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Sebak M, Molham F, Greco C, Tammam MA, Sobeh M, El-Demerdash A. Chemical diversity, medicinal potentialities, biosynthesis, and pharmacokinetics of anthraquinones and their congeners derived from marine fungi: a comprehensive update. RSC Adv 2022; 12:24887-24921. [PMID: 36199881 PMCID: PMC9434105 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra03610j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Marine fungi receive excessive attention as prolific producers of structurally unique secondary metabolites, offering promising potential as substitutes or conjugates for current therapeutics, whereas existing research has only scratched the surface in terms of secondary metabolite diversity and potential industrial applications as only a small share of bioactive natural products have been identified from marine-derived fungi thus far. Anthraquinones derived from filamentous fungi are a distinct large group of polyketides containing compounds which feature a common 9,10-dioxoanthracene core, while their derivatives are generated through enzymatic reactions such as methylation, oxidation, or dimerization to produce a large variety of anthraquinone derivatives. A considerable number of reported anthraquinones and their derivatives have shown significant biological activities as well as highly economical, commercial, and biomedical potentialities such as anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities. Accordingly, and in this context, this review comprehensively covers the state-of-art over 20 years of about 208 structurally diverse anthraquinones and their derivatives isolated from different species of marine-derived fungal genera along with their reported bioactivity wherever applicable. Also, in this manuscript, we will present in brief recent insights centred on their experimentally proved biosynthetic routes. Moreover, all reported compounds were extensively investigated for their in-silico drug-likeness and pharmacokinetics properties which intriguingly highlighted a list of 20 anthraquinone-containing compounds that could be considered as potential drug lead scaffolds.
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- Mohamed Sebak
- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University Beni-Suef 62514 Egypt
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- Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni-Suef University Beni-Suef 62514 Egypt
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- Molecular Microbiology Department, The John Innes Center Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7UH UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University Fayoum 63514 Egypt
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- AgroBioSciences Department, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) Ben Guerir Morocco
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- Organic Chemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University Mansoura 35516 Egypt +00447834240424
- Department of Metabolic Biology and Biological Chemistry, The John Innes Center Norwich Research Park Norwich NR4 7UH UK
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Liu JC, Zhang CL, Dong KY, Li MJ, Sun SG, Li CR. Advances in the research of plant-derived natural products against retinoblastoma. Int J Ophthalmol 2022; 15:1391-1400. [PMID: 36017045 DOI: 10.18240/ijo.2022.08.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Retinoblastoma (RB) is a highly aggressive ocular tumor, and due to socioeconomic and medical constraints, many children receive treatment only in the metaphase and advanced clinical stages, resulting in high rates of blindness and disability. Although several approaches exist in the treatment of RB, some children with the disease do not have satisfactory results because of various factors. Plant-derived natural products have shown definite therapeutic effects in the treatment of various tumors and are also widely used in the study of RB. We review plant-derived natural products used in the study of anti-RB to provide ideas for the clinical application of these drugs and the development of new therapeutic drugs.
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- Jing-Chen Liu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Jiangxi Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, the Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330003, Jiangxi Province, China.,School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali 671000, Yunnan Province, China.,School of Clinical Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, General Hospital of Southern Theatre Command, Guangzhou 510010, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, Dali 671000, Yunnan Province, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali 671000, Yunnan Province, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali 671000, Yunnan Province, China.,Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, Dali 671000, Yunnan Province, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Dali University, Dali 671000, Yunnan Province, China.,Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dali University, Dali 671000, Yunnan Province, China
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Tong Y, Zhu W, Wen T, Mukhamejanova Z, Xu F, Xiang Q, Pang J. Xyloketal B Reverses Nutritional Hepatic Steatosis, Steatohepatitis, and Liver Fibrosis through Activation of the PPARα/PGC1α Signaling Pathway. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2022; 85:1738-1750. [PMID: 35749236 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) represents a class of disorders including hepatic steatosis, steatohepatitis, and liver fibrosis. Previous research suggested that xyloketal B (Xyl-B), a marine-derived natural product, could attenuate the NAFLD-related lipid accumulation. Herein, we investigated the protective mechanism of Xyl-B in a high-fat diet (HFD) mice fatty liver model by combining a quantitative proteomic approach with experimental methods. The results showed that the administration of Xyl-B (20 and 40 mg·kg-1·day-1, ip) ameliorated the hepatic steatosis in HFD mice. Proteomic profiling together with bioinformatics analysis highlighted the upregulation of a cluster of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α (PPARα) downstream enzymes mainly related to fatty acid oxidation (FAO) as key changes after the treatment. These changes were subsequently confirmed by bioassays. Moreover, further results showed that the expression levels of PPARα and PPARγ coactivator-1α (PGC1α) were increased after the treatment. The related mode-of-action was confirmed by PPARα inhibition. Furthermore, we evaluated the PPARα-mediated anti-inflammatory and antifibrosis effect of Xyl-B in methionine-choline-deficient (MCD) mice hepatitis and liver fibrosis models. According to the results, the histological features were improved, and the levels of inflammatory factors, adhesion molecules, as well as fibrosis markers were decreased after the treatment. Collectively, these results indicated that Xyl-B ameliorated different phases of NAFLD through activation of the PPARα/PGC1α signaling pathway. Our findings revealed the possible metabolism-regulating mechanism of Xyl-B, broadened the application of xyloketal family compounds, and may provide a new strategy to curb the development of NAFLD.
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- Yichen Tong
- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug Development of Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE) & Guangzhou City Key Laboratory of Precision Chemical Drug Development, School of Pharmacy, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Institute of Biomedicine & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Bioengineering Medicine, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Rahman MM, Islam MR, Shohag S, Hossain ME, Shah M, Shuvo SK, Khan H, Chowdhury MAR, Bulbul IJ, Hossain MS, Sultana S, Ahmed M, Akhtar MF, Saleem A, Rahman MH. Multifaceted role of natural sources for COVID-19 pandemic as marine drugs. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:46527-46550. [PMID: 35507224 PMCID: PMC9065247 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20328-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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COVID-19, which is caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has quickly spread over the world, posing a global health concern. The ongoing epidemic has necessitated the development of novel drugs and potential therapies for patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Advances in vaccination and medication development, no preventative vaccinations, or viable therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2 infection have been developed to date. As a result, additional research is needed in order to find a long-term solution to this devastating condition. Clinical studies are being conducted to determine the efficacy of bioactive compounds retrieved or synthesized from marine species starting material. The present study focuses on the anti-SARS-CoV-2 potential of marine-derived phytochemicals, which has been investigated utilizing in in silico, in vitro, and in vivo models to determine their effectiveness. Marine-derived biologically active substances, such as flavonoids, tannins, alkaloids, terpenoids, peptides, lectins, polysaccharides, and lipids, can affect SARS-CoV-2 during the viral particle's penetration and entry into the cell, replication of the viral nucleic acid, and virion release from the cell; they can also act on the host's cellular targets. COVID-19 has been proven to be resistant to several contaminants produced from marine resources. This paper gives an overview and summary of the various marine resources as marine drugs and their potential for treating SARS-CoV-2. We discussed at numerous natural compounds as marine drugs generated from natural sources for treating COVID-19 and controlling the current pandemic scenario.
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- Md Mominur Rahman
- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Life Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj-8100, Gopalganj, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Southeast University, Banani, Dhaka, 1213, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh
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- Riphah Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Riphah International University Lahore Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Southeast University, Banani, Dhaka, 1213, Bangladesh.
- Department of Global Medical Science, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, 26426, Korea.
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Yang Y, He P, Hou Y, Liu Z, Zhang X, Li N. Osmundacetone modulates mitochondrial metabolism in non-small cell lung cancer cells by hijacking the glutamine/glutamate/α-KG metabolic axis. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2022; 100:154075. [PMID: 35413646 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Osmundacetone (OSC) is a bioactive phenolic compound isolated from Phellinus igniarius and that was shown to exert cytotoxic effects on cancer cells in our previous work. The antiproliferative impact of OSC on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the underlying mechanisms, however, have not been studied. PURPOSE This study aimed to explore the antiproliferative effect of OSC on NSCLC cells and the mechanisms involved. METHODS Cell viability, colony formation and cell cycle distribution were measured following exposure to OSC in vitro. The anticancer activity of OSC was also examined using a xenograft growth assay in vivo. Furthermore, serum metabolomics analysis by GC-MS was done to detect alterations in the metabolic profile. Next, expression of GLS1 and GLUD1, the key enzymes in glutamine metabolism, was evaluated using RT-PCR and western blot. α-KG and NADH metabolites were assessed by ELISA. Mitochondrial functions and morphology were evaluated using the JC-1 probe and transmission electron microscopy, respectively. The ATP production rate in mitochondria of cells with OSC treatment was determined using a Seahorse XFe24 Analyzer. RESULTS OSC selectively reduced the proliferation of A549 and H460 cells. OSC triggered G2/M cell cycle arrest and decreased the cell clone formation. A mouse xenograft model revealed that OSC inhibited tumor growth in vivo. Findings of serum metabolomics analyses indicated that the anticancer function of OSC was related to disorders of glutamine metabolism. Such a speculation was further verified by the expression level of GLUD1, which was downregulated by OSC treatment. Concentrations of the related metabolites α-KG and NADH were reduced in response to OSC treatment. Moreover, OSC led to disorganization of the mitochondrial ultrastructure and a decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential. OSC also decreased ATP production via oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) but did not affect glycolysis in NSCLC cells. CONCLUSION The key role of OSC in mitochondrial energy metabolism in NSCLC cells is to suppress tumor development and cell proliferation downregulating GLUD1 to inhibit the glutamine/glutamate/α-KG metabolic axis and OXPHOS. It indicats that OSC might be a potential natural agent for personalized medicine and an anticancer metabolic modulator in NSCLC chemotherapy.
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- Yue Yang
- Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Inflammation and Immune Mediated Diseases Laboratory of Anhui Province, School of Pharmacy, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China.
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Veríssimo ACS, Pinto DCGA, Silva AMS. Marine-Derived Xanthone from 2010 to 2021: Isolation, Bioactivities and Total Synthesis. Mar Drugs 2022; 20:md20060347. [PMID: 35736150 PMCID: PMC9225453 DOI: 10.3390/md20060347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Marine life has proved to be an invaluable source of new compounds with significant bioactivities, such as xanthones. This review summarizes the advances made in the study of marine-derived xanthones from 2010 to 2021, from isolation towards synthesis, highlighting their biological activities. Most of these compounds were isolated from marine-derived fungi, found in marine sediments, and associated with other aquatic organisms (sponge and jellyfish). Once isolated, xanthones have been assessed for different bioactivities, such as antibacterial, antifungal, and cytotoxic properties. In the latter case, promising results have been demonstrated. Considering the significant bioactivities showed by xanthones, efforts have been made to synthesize these compounds, like yicathins B and C and the secalonic acid D, through total synthesis.
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Zhang J, Guo ZY, Shao CL, Zhang XQ, Cheng F, Zou K, Chen JF. Nigrosporins B, a Potential Anti-Cervical Cancer Agent, Induces Apoptosis and Protective Autophagy in Human Cervical Cancer Ca Ski Cells Mediated by PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway. Molecules 2022; 27:2431. [PMID: 35458629 PMCID: PMC9033138 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27082431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Nigrosporins B, an anthraquinone derivative obtained from the secondary metabolites of marine fungus Nigrospora oryzae. In this study, we characterized the distinctive anti-cancer potential of Nigrosporins B in vitro and underlying molecular mechanisms in human cervical cancer Ca Ski cells for the first time. The results of MTT assay showed that Nigrosporins B significantly inhibited the proliferation of multiple tumor cells in a dose-dependent manner, especially for the Ca Ski cells with an IC50 of 1.24 µM. Nigrosporins B exerted an apoptosis induction effect on Ca Ski cells as confirmed by flow cytometry, AO/EB dual fluorescence staining, mitochondrial membrane potential analysis and western blot assay. In addition, Nigrosporins B induced obvious autophagy accompanied with the increase of autophagic vacuoles and the acceleration of autophagic flux as indicated by Cyto-ID staining, mRFP-GFP-LC3 adenovirus transfection and western blot analysis. Interestingly, the combination of Nigrosporins B with the three autophagy inhibitors all significantly enhanced the cytotoxicity of Nigrosporins B on Ca Ski cells, indicating that the autophagy induced by Nigrosporins B might protect Ca Ski cells from death. Furthermore, we found that Nigrosporins B inhibited the phosphorylation of PI3K, AKT, mTOR molecules and increased the protein expression levels of PTEN and p-AMPKα in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting that Nigrosporins B induced apoptosis and protective autophagy through the suppression of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. Together, these findings revealed the anti-cervical cancer effect of Nigrosporins B and the underlying mechanism of action in Ca Ski cells, it might be as a promising alternative therapeutic agent for human cervical cancer.
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- Jing Zhang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China; (J.Z.); (Z.-Y.G.); (X.-Q.Z.); (F.C.); (K.Z.)
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China; (J.Z.); (Z.-Y.G.); (X.-Q.Z.); (F.C.); (K.Z.)
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Ministry of Education of China, Qingdao 266003, China;
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China; (J.Z.); (Z.-Y.G.); (X.-Q.Z.); (F.C.); (K.Z.)
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China; (J.Z.); (Z.-Y.G.); (X.-Q.Z.); (F.C.); (K.Z.)
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China; (J.Z.); (Z.-Y.G.); (X.-Q.Z.); (F.C.); (K.Z.)
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Natural Products Research and Development, College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China; (J.Z.); (Z.-Y.G.); (X.-Q.Z.); (F.C.); (K.Z.)
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Tong L, Sun W, Wu S, Han Y. Characterization of Caerulomycin A as a dual-targeting anticancer agent. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 922:174914. [PMID: 35337812 PMCID: PMC9077901 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.174914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Caerulomycin A (CaeA), isolated from actinomycetes, has a featured 2,2'-bipyridine core structure. Based on the results of in silico drug-protein docking analysis, CaeA shows potential ligands for interacting with both tubulin and DNA topoisomerase I (Topo-1). The result was confirmed by cell-free tubulin polymerization assay and Topo-1 activity assay. In vitro assays also demonstrated that CaeA increases the polymerization of tubulin and increases cell size. In addition, CaeA inhibits cell viability and growth of various cancer cells, yet exhibits low cytotoxicity. CaeA also affects paclitaxel-resistant cancer cells and synergizes the effect with paclitaxel in reducing cancer cell colony formation rate. In vivo experiments confirm the effect of CaeA on reducing tumor size and weight in nude mouse inoculated with tumor cells with no noticeable side effects. Taken together, our data demonstrate that CaeA is a potential potent agent for cancer treatment through tubulin and Topo-1 dual-targeting with little side effects.
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- Lingying Tong
- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA
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- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA
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- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA; Molecular and Cellular Biology Program, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA
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- Edison Biotechnology Institute, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 45701, USA.
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Wang HN, Sun SS, Liu MZ, Yan MC, Liu YF, Zhu Z, Zhang Z. Natural bioactive compounds from marine fungi (2017-2020). JOURNAL OF ASIAN NATURAL PRODUCTS RESEARCH 2022; 24:203-230. [PMID: 34253101 DOI: 10.1080/10286020.2021.1947254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Secondary metabolites generated by marine fungi have relatively small molecular weights and excellent activities and have become an important source for developing drug lead compounds. The review summarizes the structures of novel small-molecule compounds derived from marine fungi in recent years; introduces representative monomers in antimicrobial, antitumor, anti-viral, and anti-neuritis aspects; and discusses their biological activities and molecular mechanisms. This review will act as a guide for further discovering marine-derived drugs with novel chemical structures and specific targeting mechanisms.
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- Huan-Nan Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao 276800, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao 276800, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao 276800, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao 276800, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao 276800, China
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- College of Material Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao 276800, China
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Xu WF, Wu NN, Wu YW, Qi YX, Wei MY, Pineda LM, Ng MG, Spadafora C, Zheng JY, Lu L, Wang CY, Gu YC, Shao CL. Structure modification, antialgal, antiplasmodial, and toxic evaluations of a series of new marine-derived 14-membered resorcylic acid lactone derivatives. MARINE LIFE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 4:88-97. [PMID: 37073350 PMCID: PMC10077203 DOI: 10.1007/s42995-021-00103-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Marine natural products play critical roles in the chemical defense of many marine organisms and are essential, reputable sources of successful drug leads. Sixty-seven 14-membered resorcylic acid lactone derivatives 3-27 and 30-71 of the natural product zeaenol (1) isolated from the marine-derived fungus Cochliobolus lunatus were semisynthesized by chlorination, acylation, esterification, and acetalization in one to three steps. The structures of these new derivatives were established by HRESIMS and NMR techniques. All the compounds (1-71) were evaluated for their antialgal and antiplasmodial activities. Among them, 14 compounds displayed antifouling activities against adhesion of the fouling diatoms. In particular, 9 and 34 exhibited strong and selective inhibitory effects against the diatoms Navicula laevissima and Navicula exigua (EC50 = 6.67 and 8.55 μmol/L), respectively, which were similar in efficacy to those of the positive control SeaNine 211 (EC50 = 2.90 and 9.74 μmol/L). More importantly, 38, 39, and 69-71 showed potent antiplasmodial activities against Plasmodium falciparum with IC50 values ranging from 3.54 to 9.72 μmol/L. Very interestingly, the five antiplasmodial derivatives displayed non-toxicity in the cytotoxicity assays and the zebrafish embryos model, thus, representing potential promising antiplasmodial drug agents. The preliminary structure-activity relationships indicated that biphenyl substituent at C-2, acetonide at positions C-5' and C-6', and tri- or tetra-substituted of acyl groups increased the antiplasmodial activity. Therefore, combining evaluation of chemical ecology with pharmacological models will be implemented as a systematic strategy, not only for environmentally friendly antifoulants but also for structurally novel drugs. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42995-021-00103-0.
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- Wei-Feng Xu
- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, the Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237 China
- State Key Laboratory for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute (LSMRI), Qingdao, 266237 China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, the Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237 China
- State Key Laboratory for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute (LSMRI), Qingdao, 266237 China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, the Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237 China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, the Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237 China
- State Key Laboratory for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute (LSMRI), Qingdao, 266237 China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, the Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237 China
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- Center of Cellular and Molecular Biology of Diseases, Instituto de Investigaciones Científcas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología, City of Knowledge, Clayton, Apartado 0816-02852 Panama
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- Center of Cellular and Molecular Biology of Diseases, Instituto de Investigaciones Científcas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología, City of Knowledge, Clayton, Apartado 0816-02852 Panama
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- Center of Cellular and Molecular Biology of Diseases, Instituto de Investigaciones Científcas y Servicios de Alta Tecnología, City of Knowledge, Clayton, Apartado 0816-02852 Panama
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- State Key Laboratory for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute (LSMRI), Qingdao, 266237 China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, the Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237 China
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, the Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237 China
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- Syngenta Jealott’s Hill International Research Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG42 6EY UK
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, the Ministry of Education of China, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003 China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237 China
- State Key Laboratory for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute (LSMRI), Qingdao, 266237 China
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Miri MR, Zare A, Saberzadeh J, Baghban N, Nabipour I, Tamadon A. Anti-lung Cancer Marine Compounds: A Review. Ther Innov Regul Sci 2022; 56:191-205. [PMID: 35025082 DOI: 10.1007/s43441-022-00375-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Lung cancer is one of the most common and lethal cancers in human beings. Lung cancer has been divided into two major types: small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Current drugs suffer from various side effects, and the insufficient efficacy of present treatments creates a desire for better more efficient new drugs. This review compares the diversity of marine-derived bioactive compounds from different marine species. Some of the natural products from marine resources are in different stages of clinical trials. By the way, most of them have been studied in vitro and in vivo. Additionally, in this review, the mechanisms of action of marine-derived anti-lung cancer components on lung cancer cell lines have been reviewed. In addition, considering growing rate and the high costs of cancer research, attention must be paid to some aspects of targeting and developing anti-lung cancer drug. In better words, like the other therapeutic strategies that have their particular challenges and weak points, several challenges about marine-derived anti-lung cancer components which exist for scientists for doing research are explained. Moreover, as the attentions in the field of cancer therapy are focused on designing and developing new anticancer strategies for the treatment of cancer in the future, the application of marine-derived anti-lung cancer components in the field of future cancer therapy and their role in future anticancer strategies are briefly discussed.
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- Mohammad Reza Miri
- The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.,Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
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- The Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, The Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
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SILVA MAURÍCIOB, FEITOSA ALEXYAO, LIMA IGORG, BISPO JAMESR, SANTOS ANACAROLINEM, MOREIRA MAGNAS, CÂMARA PAULOE, ROSA LUIZHENRIQUE, OLIVEIRA VALÉRIAM, DUARTE ALYSSONW, QUEIROZ ALINEC. Antarctic organisms as a source of antimicrobial compounds: a patent review. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2022; 94:e20210840. [DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202220210840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Brazil
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Quémener M, Kikionis S, Fauchon M, Toueix Y, Aulanier F, Makris AM, Roussis V, Ioannou E, Hellio C. Antifouling Activity of Halogenated Compounds Derived from the Red Alga Sphaerococcus coronopifolius: Potential for the Development of Environmentally Friendly Solutions. Mar Drugs 2021; 20:md20010032. [PMID: 35049887 PMCID: PMC8778584 DOI: 10.3390/md20010032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Nowadays, biofouling is responsible for enormous economic losses in the maritime sector, and its treatment with conventional antifouling paints is causing significant problems to the environment. Biomimetism and green chemistry approaches are very promising research strategies for the discovery of new antifouling compounds. This study focused on the red alga Sphaerococcus coronopifolius, which is known as a producer of bioactive secondary metabolites. Fifteen compounds, including bromosphaerol (1), were tested against key marine biofoulers (five marine bacteria and three microalgae) and two enzymes associated with the adhesion process in macroalgae and invertebrates. Each metabolite presented antifouling activity against at least one organism/enzyme. This investigation also revealed that two compounds, sphaerococcinol A (4) and 14R-hydroxy-13,14-dihydro-sphaerococcinol A (5), were the most potent compounds without toxicity towards oyster larvae used as non-target organisms. These compounds are of high potential as they are active towards key biofoulers and could be produced by a cultivable alga, a fact that is important from the green chemistry point of view.
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- Maxence Quémener
- Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin (LEMAR), Université de Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, F-29280 Plouzané, France; (M.Q.); (M.F.); (Y.T.); (F.A.)
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- Section of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (S.K.); (V.R.)
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin (LEMAR), Université de Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, F-29280 Plouzané, France; (M.Q.); (M.F.); (Y.T.); (F.A.)
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin (LEMAR), Université de Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, F-29280 Plouzané, France; (M.Q.); (M.F.); (Y.T.); (F.A.)
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin (LEMAR), Université de Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, F-29280 Plouzané, France; (M.Q.); (M.F.); (Y.T.); (F.A.)
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research & Technology, Hellas (CERTH), 570 01 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Section of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (S.K.); (V.R.)
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- Section of Pharmacognosy and Chemistry of Natural Products, Department of Pharmacy, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis Zografou, 15771 Athens, Greece; (S.K.); (V.R.)
- Correspondence: (E.I.); (C.H.)
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin (LEMAR), Université de Brest, CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, F-29280 Plouzané, France; (M.Q.); (M.F.); (Y.T.); (F.A.)
- Correspondence: (E.I.); (C.H.)
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Advances in Biosynthesis of Natural Products from Marine Microorganisms. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9122551. [PMID: 34946152 PMCID: PMC8706298 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9122551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Natural products play an important role in drug development, among which marine natural products are an underexplored resource. This review summarizes recent developments in marine natural product research, with an emphasis on compound discovery and production methods. Traditionally, novel compounds with useful biological activities have been identified through the chromatographic separation of crude extracts. New genome sequencing and bioinformatics technologies have enabled the identification of natural product biosynthetic gene clusters in marine microbes that are difficult to culture. Subsequently, heterologous expression and combinatorial biosynthesis have been used to produce natural products and their analogs. This review examines recent examples of such new strategies and technologies for the development of marine natural products.
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Banerjee P, Mandhare A, Bagalkote V. Marine natural products as source of new drugs: an updated patent review (July 2018-July 2021). Expert Opin Ther Pat 2021; 32:317-363. [PMID: 34872430 DOI: 10.1080/13543776.2022.2012150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Marine natural products have aided as rich sources of new bioactive agents. The multiplicity of marine habitations and exclusive ecological conditions of the sea offer mostly unexploited sources of unique biological and chemical entities. In continuation with the authors' previous publication, the present study reviews recently published patents in correlation to the efforts in finding new therapeutically potent chemical and biological entities from marine organisms. AREAS COVERED This review summarizes the progress in the field of marine natural products as therapeutic agents based on an analysis of the patents published after June 2018. We have identified 68 unique patent families related to novel marine natural products for this time period. Patent information pertaining to therapeutic applications and clinical studies has been analysed and reported. EXPERT OPINION Marine organisms are excellent producers of secondary metabolites with diverse structures and pharmacological activities. Cumulative increase in the number of patents published during the last few years justifies the importance of this study for spotting new entities as sources of therapeutic agents. The new compounds have been claimed to show a range of activities predominantly anticancer, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotection. Majority of the recent patents have been filed by Chinese inventors and a number of these patents are still in the prosecution stage.
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- Paromita Banerjee
- CSIR Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (CSIR-URDIP), "Tapovan" S.No. 113 & 114, NCL Estate, Pashan Road, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- CSIR Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (CSIR-URDIP), "Tapovan" S.No. 113 & 114, NCL Estate, Pashan Road, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
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- CSIR Unit for Research and Development of Information Products (CSIR-URDIP), "Tapovan" S.No. 113 & 114, NCL Estate, Pashan Road, Pune 411008, Maharashtra, India
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Jin M, Wu Y, Lou Y, Liu X, Dai Y, Yang W, Liu C, Huang G. Corosolic acid reduces A549 and PC9 cell proliferation, invasion, and chemoresistance in NSCLC via inducing mitochondrial and liposomal oxidative stress. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 144:112313. [PMID: 34678723 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 10/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Corosolic acid is a pentacyclic triterpenoid isolated from Lagerstroemia speciosa, which is known to inhibit cancer cell proliferations. Whereas, the role of this compound on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells still largely unclear. So, the aim of this study was to reveal the regulatory mechanism of corosolic acid to NSCLC. Here, we cultured A549 and PC9 cells in increasing corosolic acid concentrations, as well as treated mice with a physiologically relevant concentration of the compound, and used metabolomics analysis and high-throughput sequencing to examine its influences on cell invasion and proliferation, chemoresistance, and metastasis. We found that corosolic acid inhibited cell invasion and proliferation in vivo and in vitro, as well as increase the chemosensitivity of both cell types to cisplatin. Furthermore, we found that corosolic acid destabilized the glutathione peroxidase 2-mediated redox system, which increased mitochondrial and liposomal oxidative stress. Corosolic acid also decreased the targeting protein for TPX2 level, which inhibited PI3K/AKT signaling and induced apoptosis. In addition, the accumulation of reactive oxygen species dissociated the CCNB1/CDK1 complex and induced G2/M cell cycle arrest. Taken collectively, the data indicate that corosolic acid reduces NSCLC cell invasion and proliferation, as well as chemoresistance, by inducing mitochondrial and liposomal oxidative stress.
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- Mingming Jin
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, PR China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, PR China.
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, PR China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, PR China.
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, PR China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, PR China.
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, PR China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, PR China.
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, PR China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, PR China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, PR China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, PR China.
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- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, PR China; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Shanghai 201318, PR China; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200127, PR China.
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Chalorak P, Sornkaew N, Manohong P, Niamnont N, Malaiwong N, Limboonreung T, Sobhon P, Aschner M, Meemon K. Diterpene glycosides from Holothuria scabra exert the α-synuclein degradation and neuroprotection against α-synuclein-Mediated neurodegeneration in C. elegans model. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 279:114347. [PMID: 34147616 PMCID: PMC8381228 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Holothuria (Metriatyla) scabra Jaeger (H. scabra), sea cucumber, is the marine organism that has been used as traditional food and medicine to gain the health benefits since ancient time. Although our recent studies have shown that crude extracts from H. scabra exhibited neuroprotective effects against Parkinson's disease (PD), the underlying mechanisms and bioactive compounds are still unknown. AIM OF THE STUDY In the present study, we examined the efficacy of purified compounds from H. scabra and their underlying mechanism on α-synuclein degradation and neuroprotection against α-synuclein-mediated neurodegeneration in a transgenic Caenorhabditis elegans PD model. MATERIAL AND METHODS The H. scabra compounds (HSEA-P1 and P2) were purified and examined for their toxicity and optimal dose-range by food-clearance and lifespan assays. The α-synuclein degradation and neuroprotection against α-synuclein-mediated neurodegeneration were determined using transgenic C. elegans model, Punc-54::α-syn and Pdat-1:: α-syn; Pdat-1::GFP, respectively, and then further investigated by determining the behavioral assays including locomotion rate, basal slowing rate, ethanol avoidance, and area-restricted searching. The underlying mechanisms related to autophagy were clarified by quantitative PCR and RNAi experiments. RESULTS Our results showed that HSEA-P1 and HSEA-P2 significantly diminished α-synuclein accumulation, improved motility deficits, and recovered the shortened lifespan. Moreover, HSEA-P1 and HSEA-P2 significantly protected dopaminergic neurons from α-synuclein toxicity and alleviated dopamine-associated behavioral deficits, i.e., basal slowing, ethanol avoidance, and area-restricted searching. HSEA-P1 and HSEA-P2 also up-regulated autophagy-related genes, including beclin-1/bec-1, lc-3/lgg-1, and atg-7/atg-7. RNA interference (RNAi) of these genes in transgenic α-synuclein worms confirmed that lc-3/lgg-1 and atg-7/atg-7 were required for α-synuclein degradation and DAergic neuroprotection activities of HSEA-P1 and HSEA-P2. NMR and mass spectrometry analysis revealed that the HSEA-P1 and HSEA-P2 contained diterpene glycosides. CONCLUSION These findings indicate that diterpene glycosides extracted from H. scabra decreases α-synuclein accumulation and protects α-synuclein-mediated DAergic neuronal loss and its toxicities via lgg-1 and atg-7.
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- Pawanrat Chalorak
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bang Mod, Bangkok, 10140, Thailand.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bang Mod, Bangkok, 10140, Thailand.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Bang Mod, Bangkok, 10140, Thailand.
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
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- Division of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, 10520, Thailand.
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Neuroscience, and Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
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- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Rama VI Road, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand.
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Investigation of Marine-Derived Natural Products as Raf Kinase Inhibitory Protein (RKIP)-Binding Ligands. Mar Drugs 2021; 19:md19100581. [PMID: 34677480 PMCID: PMC8539980 DOI: 10.3390/md19100581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2021] [Revised: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Raf kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP) is an essential regulator of the Ras/Raf-1/MEK/ERK signaling cascade and functions by directly interacting with the Raf-1 kinase. The abnormal expression of RKIP is linked with numerous diseases including cancers, Alzheimer's and diabetic nephropathy. Interestingly, RKIP also plays an indispensable role as a tumor suppressor, thus making it an attractive therapeutic target. To date, only a few small molecules have been reported to modulate the activity of RKIP, and there is a need to explore additional scaffolds. In order to achieve this objective, a pharmacophore model was generated that explores the features of locostatin, the most potent RKIP modulator. Correspondingly, the developed model was subjected to screening, and the mapped compounds from Marine Natural Products (MNP) library were retrieved. The mapped MNPs after ensuing drug-likeness filtration were escalated for molecular docking, where locostatin was regarded as a reference. The MNPs exhibiting higher docking scores than locostatin were considered for molecular dynamics simulations, and their binding affinity towards RKIP was computed via MM/PBSA. A total of five molecules revealed significantly better binding free energy scores than compared to locostatin and, therefore, were reckoned as hits. The hits from the present in silico investigation could act as potent RKIP modulators and disrupt interactions of RKIP with its binding proteins. Furthermore, the identification of potent modulators from marine natural habitat can act as a future drug-discovery source.
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Yu L, Xie X, Cao X, Chen J, Chen G, Chen Y, Li G, Qin J, Peng F, Peng C. The Anticancer Potential of Maslinic Acid and Its Derivatives: A Review. Drug Des Devel Ther 2021; 15:3863-3879. [PMID: 34526766 PMCID: PMC8437384 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s326328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Cancer is still an insurmountable problem for humans and critically attacking human health. In recent years, natural products have gained increasing attention in the field of anti-tumor due to their extensive sources and minimal side effects. Maslinic acid (MA), a pentacyclic triterpene acid mainly derived from the olive tree (Olea europaea L.) has been confirmed to possess great anti-cancer effects. This paper reviewed the inhibitory effect of MA and its derivatives on lung cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, gastric cancer, lymphatic, leukemia, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, melanoma, prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, gallbladder cancer, and bladder cancer, among others. MA inhibited the proliferation of various tumor cells and showed lower IC50 values in melanoma 518A2 cells and gastric cancer MKN28 cells compared with other cell lines. A series of semi-synthetic derivatives obtained by modifying MA chemical structure have been shown to have high cytotoxicity to human tumor cell lines, but low cytotoxicity to non-malignant cells, which is conducive to developing its potential as a chemotherapeutic agent. These studies suggest that MA derivatives have broad prospects in the development of antitumor therapeutics in the future and warrant further study.
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- Lei Yu
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacology, 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, People’s Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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