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Messeha SS, Zarmouh NO, Soliman KFA. Polyphenols Modulating Effects of PD-L1/PD-1 Checkpoint and EMT-Mediated PD-L1 Overexpression in Breast Cancer. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13051718. [PMID: 34069461 PMCID: PMC8159140 DOI: 10.3390/nu13051718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Investigating dietary polyphenolic compounds as antitumor agents are rising due to the growing evidence of the close association between immunity and cancer. Cancer cells elude immune surveillance for enhancing their progression and metastasis utilizing various mechanisms. These mechanisms include the upregulation of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) cell phenotype activation. In addition to its role in stimulating normal embryonic development, EMT has been identified as a critical driver in various aspects of cancer pathology, including carcinogenesis, metastasis, and drug resistance. Furthermore, EMT conversion to another phenotype, Mesenchymal-to-Epithelial Transition (MET), is crucial in developing cancer metastasis. A central mechanism in the upregulation of PD-L1 expression in various cancer types is EMT signaling activation. In breast cancer (BC) cells, the upregulated level of PD-L1 has become a critical target in cancer therapy. Various signal transduction pathways are involved in EMT-mediated PD-L1 checkpoint overexpression. Three main groups are considered potential targets in EMT development; the effectors (E-cadherin and Vimentin), the regulators (Zeb, Twist, and Snail), and the inducers that include members of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β). Meanwhile, the correlation between consuming flavonoid-rich food and the lower risk of cancers has been demonstrated. In BC, polyphenols were found to downregulate PD-L1 expression. This review highlights the effects of polyphenols on the EMT process by inhibiting mesenchymal proteins and upregulating the epithelial phenotype. This multifunctional mechanism could hold promises in the prevention and treating breast cancer.
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- Samia S. Messeha
- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA;
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- Faculty of Medical Technology-Misrata, Libyan National Board for Technical & Vocational Education, Misrata LY72, Libya;
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Public Health Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32307, USA;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-850-599-3306; Fax: +1-850-599-3667
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Munch M, Rotstein BH, Ulrich G. Fluorine-18-Labeled Fluorescent Dyes for Dual-Mode Molecular Imaging. Molecules 2020; 25:E6042. [PMID: 33371284 PMCID: PMC7766373 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25246042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Recent progress realized in the development of optical imaging (OPI) probes and devices has made this technique more and more affordable for imaging studies and fluorescence-guided surgery procedures. However, this imaging modality still suffers from a low depth of penetration, thus limiting its use to shallow tissues or endoscopy-based procedures. In contrast, positron emission tomography (PET) presents a high depth of penetration and the resulting signal is less attenuated, allowing for imaging in-depth tissues. Thus, association of these imaging techniques has the potential to push back the limits of each single modality. Recently, several research groups have been involved in the development of radiolabeled fluorophores with the aim of affording dual-mode PET/OPI probes used in preclinical imaging studies of diverse pathological conditions such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease, or cardiovascular diseases. Among all the available PET-active radionuclides, 18F stands out as the most widely used for clinical imaging thanks to its advantageous characteristics (t1/2 = 109.77 min; 97% β+ emitter). This review focuses on the recent efforts in the synthesis and radiofluorination of fluorescent scaffolds such as 4,4-difluoro-4-bora-diazaindacenes (BODIPYs), cyanines, and xanthene derivatives and their use in preclinical imaging studies using both PET and OPI technologies.
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- Maxime Munch
- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7, Canada;
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
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- University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4W7, Canada;
- Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Institut de Chimie et Procédés pour l’Énergie, l’Environnement et la Santé (ICPEES), UMR CNRS 7515, École Européenne de Chimie, Polymères et Matériaux (ECPM), 25 rue Becquerel, CEDEX 02, 67087 Strasbourg, France;
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Duz MB, Karatas OF. Expression profile of stem cell markers and ABC transporters in 5-fluorouracil resistant Hep-2 cells. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:5431-5438. [PMID: 32627138 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05633-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Resistance of laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma cells to traditional therapeutic regimens still remains to be a major reason for therapeutic failure in patients. In this study, we aimed at investigating the expression profiles of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters and stem cell markers in 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) resistant laryngeal Hep-2 cells. We treated parental Hep-2 cells, with stepwise increased doses of 5-FU for almost 1 year to develop 5-FU resistant sub-lines with resistance against varying levels of 5-FU concentrations (4 sub-lines resistant to 1, 2, 4, and eightfold of 5-FU). Then, we measured the expression levels of 10 genes from ABC transporters family and 4 stem cell associated markers using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) to find out a potential relationship between these markers and chemoresistance. We found that stemness-associated markers had elevated expressions from the beginning of 5-FU resistance acquisition. Their expressions elevated stepwise while parental Hep-2 cells got resistance to higher doses of 5-FU. Expressions of tested ABC transporters (ABCA5, ABCB1, ABCB6, ABCC1, ABCC2, ABCC3, ABCC5, ABCC10 and ABCF2, and ABCG2) were also deregulated in 5-FU resistant Hep-2 cells. Although their expressions remained unaltered at the beginning of acquisition of resistance, expressions of ABC transporters except from ABCB6 increased significantly when cells became resistant to higher doses of 5-FU. Our results suggest that enrichment of cells with stemness characteristics and upregulation of ABC transporters might be amongst the crucial contributors of chemoresistance in laryngeal cancer cells.
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- Mehmet Bugrahan Duz
- Department of Medical Genetics, Haseki Training and Research Hospital, Health Science University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Erzurum Technical University, Omer Nasuhi Bilmen Mah. Havaalani Yolu Cad. No: 53 Yakutiye, Erzurum, Turkey. .,High Technology Application and Research Center, Erzurum Technical University, Erzurum, Turkey.
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Mirzaei SA, Dinmohammadi F, Alizadeh A, Elahian F. Inflammatory pathway interactions and cancer multidrug resistance regulation. Life Sci 2019; 235:116825. [PMID: 31494169 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Multidrug resistances against chemotherapeutics are among the major challenges related to cancer treatment. Recent studies have demonstrated that different conditions may tune the expression and activity of MDR transporters. For instance, inflammation occurs through a complex cytological process and chemical reactions in the most tumor microenvironment; it can play a critical role in cancer development and is capable of altering the expression and function of MDR transporters. Cytokines, interleukins, and prostaglandins are potent inflammatory mediators that can modulate the expression of MDRs at transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels in the most human cancer cells and tissues and potentially contribute to balance bioavailability of chemotherapeutic agents. Since cancer cases are usually accompanied by inflammatory responses, glucocorticoids and NSAIDs are the primary useful combination chemotherapies in a variety of cancer treatment protocols. In addition to the anti-inflammatory activities of these agents, they exert diverse modulatory effects on MDR-mediated drug resistance via specific mechanisms. Several factors, including cell and MDR-protein types, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacogenetics, mainly influence the regulatory mechanisms. Uncovering the networks between inflammation and multidrug resistance will be clinically helpful in the treatment of malignant cancers and decreasing the cancer mortality rates.
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- Seyed Abbas Mirzaei
- Cancer Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran; Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Department of Food and Drug Control, School of Pharmacy, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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- Department of Tissue Engineering, School of Advanced Technologies, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Cancer Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran; Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
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Mohan HK, Livieratos L, Peters AM. Lung clearance of inhaled aerosol of Tc-99m-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile: relationships with cigarette smoking, age and gender. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2019; 39:236-239. [PMID: 30649835 DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Tc-99m-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile (Tc-99m-MIBI) is a radiolabelled xenobiotic, the disappearance rate of which from lungs following inhalation as a radioaerosol correlates inversely with bronchopulmonary multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1) expression. Tc-99m-MIBI clearance has previously been shown to be delayed in cigarette smokers. The aim of the current study was to determine whether smoking correlates with bronchopulmonary MRP1 expression, to confirm that Tc-99m-MIBI disappearance rate from the lungs following inhalation is delayed in smokers, and to determine the effects of gender and age on disappearance rate. Participants underwent dynamic imaging for 40 min over the lungs following inhalation of Tc-99m-MIBI using a double-headed gamma camera. The half-time of clearance was obtained from geometric mean of anterior and posterior counts and averaged between the two lungs. Paraffin-embedded tissue obtained from healthy lung during surgery in 13 patients was graded immunohistochemically for MRP1 as negative (0), weak (1), moderate (2) or strong (3). In 4 non-smokers, grading was 1 in three and 0 in one. In 9 smokers, in contrast, expression was graded 2-3 in 8 and 1 in one (P<0·02). Mean clearance half-time in smokers (142 ± 29 min; n = 17) was longer than in non-smokers (91 ± 14 min; n = 18; P<0·0001). In non-smokers, half-times were not significantly different between men (96 ± 16; n = 6) min and women (88 ± 12 min; P = 0·2). Combining genders into one group, half-time correlated with participant age (P = 0·0005). We conclude that smoking upregulates MRP1 and delays clearance of inhaled Tc-99m-MIBI. There is no significant gender difference in non-smokers but ageing is associated with longer clearance half-times.
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- Hosahalli K Mohan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guys & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guys & St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Żesławska E, Nitek W, Tejchman W, Handzlik J. Influence of 3-{5-[4-(diethylamino)benzylidene]rhodanine}propionic acid on the conformation of 5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-3H-imidazol-4(5H)-one. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION C-STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY 2018; 74:1427-1433. [PMID: 30398198 DOI: 10.1107/s2053229618013980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The arylidene-imidazolone derivatives are a group of compounds of great interest in medicinal chemistry due to their various pharmacological actions. In order to study the possible conformations of an arylidene-imidazolone derivative, two new crystal structures were determined by X-ray diffraction, namely (Z)-5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-2-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-3H-imidazol-5(4H)-one, C15H17ClN4O, (6), and its salt 4-[5-(4-chlorobenzylidene)-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-3H-imidazol-2-yl]-1-methylpiperazin-1-ium 3-{5-[4-(diethylamino)benzylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl}propionate, C15H18ClN4O+·C17H19N2O3S2-, (7). Both compounds crystallize in the space group P-1. The basic form (6) crystallizes with two molecules in the asymmetric unit. In the acid form of (6), the N atom of the piperazine ring is protonated by proton transfer from the carboxyl group of the rhodanine acid derivative. The greatest difference in the conformations of (6) and its protonated form, (6c), is observed in the location of the arylidene-imidazolone substituent at the N atom. In the case of (6c), the position of this substituent is close to axial, while for (6), the corresponding position is intermediate between equatorial and axial. The crystal packing is dominated by a network of N-H...O hydrogen bonds. Furthermore, the crystal structures are stabilized by numerous intermolecular contacts of types C-H...N and C-H...Cl in (6), and C-H...O and C-H...S in (7). The geometry with respect to the location of the substituents at the N atoms of the piperazine ring was compared with other crystal structures possessing an N-methylpiperazine moiety.
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- Ewa Żesławska
- Pedagogical University of Cracow, Institute of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Chemistry, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Kraków, Poland
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- Pedagogical University of Cracow, Institute of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland
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- Jagiellonian University Medical College, Department of Technology and Biotechnology of Drugs, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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Al-Saden N, Cai Z, Reilly RM. Tumor uptake and tumor/blood ratios for [ 89Zr]Zr-DFO-trastuzumab-DM1 on microPET/CT images in NOD/SCID mice with human breast cancer xenografts are directly correlated with HER2 expression and response to trastuzumab-DM1. Nucl Med Biol 2018; 67:43-51. [PMID: 30390575 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2018.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 09/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Our objective was to determine correlations between the tumor uptake and T/B ratios for 89Zr-labeled T-DM1 (89Zr-DFO-T-DM1) in mice with human BC xenografts by microPET/CT and biodistribution studies with HER2 expression and response to treatment with trastuzumab-DM1 (T-DM1). METHODS The tumor and normal tissue uptake and T/B ratios for 89Zr-DFO-T-DM1 (10 μg; 7.0 MBq) incorporated into a therapeutic dose (60 μg) were determined by microPET/CT and biodistribution studies at 96 h p.i. in NOD/SCID mice with s.c. MDA-MB-231 (5 × 104 HER2/cell), MDA-MB-361 (5 × 105 HER2/cell) and BT-474 (2 × 106 HER2/cell) human BC xenografts. Mice bearing these tumors were treated with T-DM1 (3.6 mg/kg every 3 weeks) and the tumor doubling time estimated by fitting of tumor volume vs. time curves. A tumor doubling time ratio (TDR) was calculated by dividing the doubling time for T-DM1 and normal saline treated control mice. The clonogenic survival (CS) of BC cells with increasing HER2 expression treated for 72 h in vitro with T-DM1 or trastuzumab (0-100 μg/mL) was compared. Correlations were determined between the T/B ratios for 89Zr-DFO-T-DM1 and HER2 expression, TDR and CS, and between CS and TDR. RESULTS Uptake of 89Zr-DFO-T-DM1 in MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-361 and BT-474 tumors was 2.4 ± 0.4%ID/g, 6.9 ± 2.2%ID/g and 9.8 ± 1.1%ID/g, respectively. There was a non-linear but direct correlation between the T/B ratios for 89Zr-DFO-T-DM1 and HER2 expression with the T/B ratio ranging from 4.5 ± 0.7 for MDA-MB-231 to 18.2 ± 1.8 for MDA-MB-361 and 35.9 ± 5.1 for BT-474 xenografts. Tumor intensity on microPET/CT images was proportional to HER2 expression. The standard uptake value (SUV) for the tumors on the images was strongly correlated with the T/B ratio in biodistribution studies. There was a direct linear correlation between the T/B ratio for 89Zr-DFO-T-DM1 and TDR, with TDR ranging from 0.9 for MDA-MB-231 to 1.6 for MDA-MB-361 and 2.1 for BT-474 tumors. The cytotoxicity of T-DM1 in vitro on BC cells was dependent on HER2 expression but T-DM1 was more potent than trastuzumab. There was an inverse correlation between the TDR for mice treated with T-DM1 and CS of BC cells exposed in vitro to T-DM1. CONCLUSIONS Based on the direct correlations between the T/B ratio for 89Zr-DFO-T-DM1 by PET and HER2 expression and response to T-DM1, our results suggest that PET with 89Zr-DFO-T-DM1 may predict response of HER2-positive BC to treatment with T-DM1. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PATIENT CARE Our results suggest that PET with 89Zr-DFO-T-DM1 may predict response to treatment with T-DM1 in HER-positive BC.
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- Noor Al-Saden
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Toronto General Research Institute and Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Campbell SP, Tzortzakakis A, Javadi MS, Karlsson M, Solnes LB, Axelsson R, Allaf ME, Gorin MA, Rowe SP. 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT/CT for the characterization of renal masses: a pictorial guide. Br J Radiol 2018; 91:20170526. [PMID: 29271233 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20170526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In parallel to the increased utilization of cross-sectional imaging, the incidence of small renal masses has steadily risen in recent years. At the present time, anatomical imaging techniques are limited in their ability to differentiate benign from malignant renal masses. Moreover, renal mass biopsy has a high non-diagnostic rate, poor negative-predictive ability, and carries potential risks as well as substantial costs. As a result, benign renal masses are often unnecessarily resected for the false presumption of cancer. 99mTc-sestamibi single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) is a molecular imaging test that allows for the differentiation of benign renal oncocytomas and hybrid oncocytomic/chromophobe tumours apart from malignant renal cell carcinomas on the basis of differences in mitochondrial content as well as multidrug resistant pump expression. Herein, we review the principles of 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT/CT administration and image interpretation for the purpose of renal mass characterization.
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- Scott P Campbell
- 1 The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD , USA
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- 2 Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology, Imaging and Function, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden
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- 3 The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD , USA
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- 4 Imaging and Function, Medical Physics and Nuclear Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital , Stockholm , Sweden
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- 3 The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD , USA
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- 5 Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology, Imaging and Function, Medical Physics and Nuclear Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm , Sweden
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- 1 The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD , USA
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- 1 The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD , USA
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- 1 The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute and Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD , USA.,3 The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD , USA
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Liu S, Chen S, Yuan W, Wang H, Chen K, Li D, Li D. PD-1/PD-L1 interaction up-regulates MDR1/P-gp expression in breast cancer cells via PI3K/AKT and MAPK/ERK pathways. Oncotarget 2017; 8:99901-99912. [PMID: 29245948 PMCID: PMC5725139 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) is an immunosuppressive molecule expressed on tumor cells. By interacting with programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) on T cells, it inhibits immune responses. Because PD-L1 expression on cancer cells increases their chemoresistance, we investigated the correlation between PD-L1 and multidrug resistance 1/ P-glycoprotein (MDR1/P-gp) expression in breast cancer cells. Analysis of breast cancer tissues using tissue microarrays revealed a significant correlation between PD-L1 and MDR1/P-gp protein levels. Increased expression of PD-L1 was associated with lymph node metastasis and histological tumor grade. In addition, interaction of PD-L1 with PD-1 induced phosphorylation of AKT and ERK, resulting in the activation of PI3K/AKT and MAPK/ERK pathways and increased MDR1/P-gp expression in breast cancer cells. The PD-1/PD-L1 interaction also increased survival of breast cancer cells incubated with doxorubicin. These findings suggest that the PD-1/PD-L1 inhibition may increase chemotherapy efficacy by inhibiting the MDR1/P-gp expression in breast cancer cells.
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- Shengwei Liu
- Department of Immunology, Harbin Medical University and Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Infection and Immunity, Harbin Medical University and Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Science, 150081, Harbin, China
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- Department of Immunology, Harbin Medical University and Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Infection and Immunity, Harbin Medical University and Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Science, 150081, Harbin, China
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- Department of Cancer Immunology, Cancer Institute of Harbin Medical University, Department of Cancer Immunology, Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Sciences, 150081, Harbin, China
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- Institute of Harbin Hematology and Oncology, Harbin First Hospital, 150010, Harbin, China
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- Department of Immunology, Harbin Medical University and Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Infection and Immunity, Harbin Medical University and Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Science, 150081, Harbin, China
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- Department of Immunology, Harbin Medical University and Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Infection and Immunity, Harbin Medical University and Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Science, 150081, Harbin, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, 150081, Harbin, China
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Wang M, Mao C, Wang H, Ling X, Wu Z, Li Z, Ming X. Molecular Imaging of P-glycoprotein in Chemoresistant Tumors Using a Dual-Modality PET/Fluorescence Probe. Mol Pharm 2017; 14:3391-3398. [PMID: 28813596 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.7b00420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Overexpression of P-glycoprotein (Pgp) has been considered a primary cause for multidrug resistance in a variety of cancers for three decades. However, clinical translation of Pgp targeted therapeutics has been hindered by lack of patient preselection based on the Pgp presence in tumors. We aim to develop a molecularly targeted probe for imaging tumoral Pgp in vivo with positron emission tomography (PET) and fluorescence, and to provide a tool for preselecting the patients with tumoral Pgp expression. Thus, a Pgp monoclonal antibody 15D3 was chemically modified with IRDye800 (IR800) and DOTA chelator. The specificity of the antibody conjugates DOTA-Pab-IR800 was verified in Pgp-expressing 3T3-MDR1 and control 3T3 cells. After radiolabeling with 64Cu, the probe was applied in small animal PET imaging of Pgp in a mouse xenograft model of NCI/ADR-Res cells, which are chemoresistant through overexpression of Pgp. Quantification analysis of the PET images demonstrated that the tumor uptake of the radioactive probe was 9.9 ± 1.4, 12.1 ± 1.2, and 10.5 ± 1.0%ID/g at 4, 24, and 48 h post injection. The tumor-to-muscle ratio was 20.9 at 48 h post injection based on biodistribution studies. Fluorescence imaging was performed following PET experiments, and it demonstrated excellent tumor accumulation of this dual-modality probe in the NCI/ADR-Res tumors. Further, an image-guided surgery was successfully performed using the fluorescence modality of the probe, demonstrating potential utility of this probe in image-guided surgical removal of Pgp-positive drug resistant tumors in the patients. In conclusion, this study clearly demonstrated that the Pgp-targeted antibody probe, 64Cu-DOTA-Pab-IR800, could provide a promising diagnosis tool for detection of Pgp-expressing tumors in vivo.
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- Mengzhe Wang
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine , Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, United States.,Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Research Imaging Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Cancer Biology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wake Forest University School of Medicine , Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157, United States.,Division of Molecular Pharmaceutics, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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The evaluations of 99m Tc cyclopentadienyl tricarbonyl triphenyl phosphonium cation for multidrug resistance. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2017; 27:3551-3554. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 04/26/2017] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mathematical Simulation of Transport Kinetics of Tumor-Imaging Radiopharmaceutical 99mTc-MIBI. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2017; 2017:2414878. [PMID: 28702073 PMCID: PMC5494117 DOI: 10.1155/2017/2414878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The proposed model describes in a quality way the process of tumor-imaging radiopharmaceutical 99mTc-MIBI distribution with taking into account radiopharmaceutical accumulation, elimination, and radioactive decay. The dependencies of concentration versus the time are analyzed. The model can be easily tested by the concentration data of the radioactive pharmaceuticals in the blood measured at early time point and late time point of the scanning, and the obtained data can be used for determination of the washout rate coefficient which is one of the existing oncology diagnostics methods.
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Diagnosis of cancer multidrug resistance by bacterium-mediated imaging. Med Hypotheses 2016; 89:11-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2016.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2015] [Revised: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Mahajan A, Goh V, Basu S, Vaish R, Weeks AJ, Thakur MH, Cook GJ. Bench to bedside molecular functional imaging in translational cancer medicine: to image or to imagine? Clin Radiol 2015; 70:1060-82. [PMID: 26187890 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.06.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Revised: 06/03/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Ongoing research on malignant and normal cell biology has substantially enhanced the understanding of the biology of cancer and carcinogenesis. This has led to the development of methods to image the evolution of cancer, target specific biological molecules, and study the anti-tumour effects of novel therapeutic agents. At the same time, there has been a paradigm shift in the field of oncological imaging from purely structural or functional imaging to combined multimodal structure-function approaches that enable the assessment of malignancy from all aspects (including molecular and functional level) in a single examination. The evolving molecular functional imaging using specific molecular targets (especially with combined positron-emission tomography [PET] computed tomography [CT] using 2- [(18)F]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose [FDG] and other novel PET tracers) has great potential in translational research, giving specific quantitative information with regard to tumour activity, and has been of pivotal importance in diagnoses and therapy tailoring. Furthermore, molecular functional imaging has taken a key place in the present era of translational cancer research, producing an important tool to study and evolve newer receptor-targeted therapies, gene therapies, and in cancer stem cell research, which could form the basis to translate these agents into clinical practice, popularly termed "theranostics". Targeted molecular imaging needs to be developed in close association with biotechnology, information technology, and basic translational scientists for its best utility. This article reviews the current role of molecular functional imaging as one of the main pillars of translational research.
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- A Mahajan
- Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, UK; Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, 400012, India.
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- Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, UK
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- Radiation Medicine Centre, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe, Mumbai, 400 012, India
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, UK
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College London, UK; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, London, UK
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Positron emission tomography diagnostic imaging in multidrug-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma: focus on 2-deoxy-2-(18F)Fluoro-D-Glucose. Mol Diagn Ther 2015; 18:495-504. [PMID: 24852041 DOI: 10.1007/s40291-014-0106-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most lethal cancers worldwide. Surgical resection and liver transplantation are still the best options for treatment. Nevertheless, as the number of patients who may benefit from these therapies is limited, alternative therapies have been developed, including chemotherapy. However, partly due to the expression of multidrug resistance (MDR) proteins, it has been found that HCC is a highly chemoresistant tumor. The major family of MDR proteins is the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily, which includes P-glycoprotein (Pgp) and MDR-associated protein 1 (MRP1). Positron emission tomography using the radiolabeled analog of glucose, 2-deoxy-2-((18)F)fluoro-D-glucose ([(18)F]FDG), has been used in diagnostic imaging of various types of tumors. Clinical studies are inconsistent but experimental studies have shown that [(18)F]FDG uptake is associated with tumor grade and is inversely proportional to Pgp expression in HCC. These studies unveil that [(18)F]FDG can be a substrate of Pgp, although that relationship remains unclear. This review sums up the relationship between MDR expression in HCC, and [(18)F]FDG uptake by tumor cells, showing that this radiopharmaceutical may provide a useful tool for the study of chemoresistance in HCC, and that the use of this marker may contribute to the therapeutic choice on this highly aggressive tumor.
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Reddig A, Lorenz S, Hiemann R, Guttek K, Hartig R, Heiserich L, Eberle C, Peters V, Schierack P, Sack U, Roggenbuck D, Reinhold D. Assessment of modulated cytostatic drug resistance by automated γH2AX analysis. Cytometry A 2015; 87:724-32. [DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.22667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Revised: 03/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Annika Reddig
- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg; Magdeburg Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences; Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg; Senftenberg Germany
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg; Magdeburg Germany
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg; Magdeburg Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences; Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg; Senftenberg Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Medipan GmbH; Dahlewitz/Berlin Germany
- Faculty of Natural Sciences; Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg; Senftenberg Germany
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- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg; Magdeburg Germany
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García-Figueiras R, Padhani AR, Beer AJ, Baleato-González S, Vilanova JC, Luna A, Oleaga L, Gómez-Caamaño A, Koh DM. Imaging of Tumor Angiogenesis for Radiologists--Part 2: Clinical Utility. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2015; 44:425-36. [PMID: 25863438 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2015.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2014] [Revised: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Angiogenesis is a key cancer hallmark involved in tumor growth and metastasis development. Angiogenesis and tumor microenvironment significantly influence the response of tumors to therapies. Imaging techniques have changed our understanding of the process of angiogenesis, the resulting vascular performance, and the tumor microenvironment. This article reviews the status and potential clinical value of the imaging modalities used to assess the status of tumor vasculature in vivo, before, during, and after treatment.
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- Roberto García-Figueiras
- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, Middlesex, England, UK
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- Klinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Ulm; Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Clínica Girona, IDI, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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- Advanced Medical Imaging, Clinica Las Nieves, SERCOSA (Servicio Radiologia Computerizada), Grupo Health Time, Jaén, Spain; Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Functional Imaging, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, England, UK
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Hahn EM, Casini A, Kühn FE. Re(VII) and Tc(VII) trioxo complexes stabilized by tridentate ligands and their potential use as radiopharmaceuticals. Coord Chem Rev 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chen SY, Hu SS, Dong Q, Cai JX, Zhang WP, Sun JY, Wang TT, Xie J, He HR, Xing JF, Lu J, Dong YL. Establishment of paclitaxel-resistant breast cancer cell line and nude mice models, and underlying multidrug resistance mechanisms in vitro and in vivo. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 14:6135-40. [PMID: 24289639 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.10.6135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer is a common malignant tumor which affects health of women and multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the main factors leading to failure of chemotherapy. This study was conducted to establish paclitaxel-resistant breast cancer cell line and nude mice models to explore underlying mechanisms of MDR. METHODS The breast cancer drug-sensitive cell line MCF-7 (MCF-7/S) was exposed in stepwise escalating paclitaxel (TAX) to induce a resistant cell line MCF-7/TAX. Cell sensitivity to drugs and growth curves were measured by MTT assay. Changes of cell morphology and ultrastructure were examined by optical and electron microscopy. The cell cycle distribution was determined by flow cytometry. Furthermore, expression of proteins related to breast cancer occurrence and MDR was tested by immunocytochemistry. In Vivo, nude mice were injected with MCF-7/S and MCF-7/TAX cells and weights and tumor sizes were observed after paclitaxel treatment. In addition, proteins involved breast cancer and MDR were detected by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Compared to MCF-7/S, MCF-7/TAX cells had a higher resistance to paclitaxel, cross-resistance and prolonged doubling time. Moreover, MCF-7/TAX showed obvious alterations of ultrastructure. Estrogen receptor (ER) expression was low in drug resistant cells and tumors while expression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) and Ki-67 was up-regulated. P-glycoprotein (P-gp), lung resistance-related protein (LRP) and glutathione-S-transferase-π (GST-π) involved in the MDR phenotype of resistant cells and tumors were all overexpressed. CONCLUSION The underlying MDR mechanism of breast cancer may involve increased expression of P-gp, LRP and GST-π.
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- Si-Ying Chen
- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China E-mail :
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Sprachman MM, Laughney AM, Kohler RH, Weissleder R. In vivo imaging of multidrug resistance using a third generation MDR1 inhibitor. Bioconjug Chem 2014; 25:1137-42. [PMID: 24806886 PMCID: PMC4098115 DOI: 10.1021/bc500154c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Cellular up-regulation of multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1) is a common cause for resistance to chemotherapy; development of third generation MDR1 inhibitors-several of which contain a common 6,7-dimethoxy-2-phenethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline substructure-is underway. Efficacy of these agents has been difficult to ascertain, partly due to a lack of pharmacokinetic reporters for quantifying inhibitor localization and transport dynamics. Some of the recent third generation inhibitors have a pendant heterocycle, for example, a chromone moiety, which we hypothesized could be converted to a fluorophore. Following synthesis and teasing of a small set of analogues, we identified one lead compound that can be used as a cellular imaging agent that exhibits structural similarity and behavior akin to the latest generation of MDR1 inhibitors.
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- Melissa M Sprachman
- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital , 185 Cambridge Street, CPZN 5206, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
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Lu S, Yu L, Mu Y, Ma J, Tian J, Xu W, Wang H. Role and mechanism of Twist1 in modulating the chemosensitivity of FaDu cells. Mol Med Rep 2014; 10:53-60. [PMID: 24805866 PMCID: PMC4068721 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the most important obstacles affecting the efficacy of chemotherapy treatments for numerous types of cancer. In the present study, we have demonstrated the possible function of Twist1 in the chemosensitivity of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and have identified that its mechanism maybe associated with MDR1/P-gp regulation. To investigate this, the hypopharyngeal cancer cell line, FaDu, and its MDR cell line induced by taxol, FaDu/T, were employed. Stable transfectants targeted to Twist1 overexpression and Twist1 silencing based on FaDu were also conducted. Morphological observation, flow cytometry, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), western blotting and laser scanning confocal microscope detection were utilized to detect the associations between Twist1 and the chemosensitivity of FaDu cells. Our results demonstrated that Twist1 and MDR1/P-gp were upregulated in FaDu/T cells in a MDR dose-dependent manner. The anti-apoptotic capabilities of FaDu/T cells were enhanced during MDR progression, with apoptosis-related proteins (Bcl-2, Bax, activated caspase-3 and caspase-9) changing to resist apoptosis. Twist1 overexpression decreased the sensitivity of cells to taxol as revealed by a significant increase in MDR1/P-gp and IC50 (P<0.05). This overexpression also enhanced the resistance to apoptosis, with apoptotic proteins changing to resist cell death, and inhibited Ca2+ release induced by taxol (P<0.05). Detections in Twist1 silencing cells also confirmed this result. This study provided evidence that alterations of Twist1 expression modulates the chemosensitivity of FaDu cells to taxol. Therefore, Twist1 knockdown may be a promising treatment regimen for advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma patients with MDR.
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- Sumei Lu
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250022, P.R. China
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Prediction of the response to docetaxel-based chemotherapy for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the role of double-phase 99mTc-MIBI SPECT/CT. Med Oncol 2014; 31:833. [DOI: 10.1007/s12032-013-0833-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 12/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Larson SM, Mariani G, Strauss HW. Tumor biology as a basis for molecular targeting in cancer. Clin Transl Imaging 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s40336-013-0044-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Eckelman WC, Jones AG, Duatti A, Reba RC. Progress using Tc-99m radiopharmaceuticals for measuring high capacity sites and low density sites. Drug Discov Today 2013; 18:984-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2013.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 05/14/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Tian QE, Li HD, Yan M, Cai HL, Tan QY, Zhang WY. Astragalus polysaccharides can regulate cytokine and P-glycoprotein expression in H22 tumor-bearing mice. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18:7079-86. [PMID: 23323011 PMCID: PMC3531697 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i47.7079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2012] [Revised: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 08/03/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the adjunct anticancer effect of Astragalus polysaccharides in H22 tumor-bearing mice.
METHODS: To establish a solid tumor model, 5.0 × 106/mL H22 hepatoma cells were inoculated subcutaneously into the right armpit region of Kunming mice (6-12 wk old, 18-22 g). When the tumors reached a size of 100 mm3, the animals were treated as indicated, and the mice were randomly assigned to seven groups (n = 10 each). After ten days of treatment, blood samples were collected from mouse eyes, and serum was harvested by centrifugation. Mice were sacrificed, and the whole body, tumor, spleen and thymus were weighed immediately. The rate of tumor inhibition and organ indexes were calculated. The expression levels of serum cytokines, P-glycoprotein (P-GP) and multidrug resistance (MDR) 1 mRNA in tumor tissues were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Western blotting, and quantitative myeloid-derived suppressor cells reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, respectively.
RESULTS: The tumor inhibition rates in the treatment groups of Adriamycin (ADM) + Astragalus polysaccharides (APS) (50 mg/kg), ADM + APS (100 mg/kg), and ADM + APS (200 mg/kg) were significantly higher than in the ADM group (72.88% vs 60.36%, P = 0.013; 73.40% vs 60.36%, P = 0.010; 77.57% vs 60.36%, P = 0.001). The spleen indexes of the above groups were also significantly higher than in the ADM group (0.65 ± 0.22 vs 0.39 ± 0.17, P = 0.023; 0.62 ± 0.34 vs 0.39 ± 0.17, P = 0.022; 0.67 ± 0.20 vs 0.39 ± 0.17, P = 0.012), and the thymus indexes of the ADM + APS (100 mg/kg) and ADM + APS (200 mg/kg) groups were significantly higher than in the ADM group (0.20 ± 0.06 vs 0.13 ± 0.04, P = 0.029; 0.47 ± 0.12 vs 0.13 ± 0.04, P = 0.000). APS was found to exert a synergistic anti-tumor effect with ADM and to alleviate the decrease in the sizes of the spleen and thymus induced by AMD. The expression of interleukin-1α (IL-1α), IL-2, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) was significantly higher in the ADM + APS (50 mg/kg), ADM + APS (100 mg/kg) and ADM + APS (200 mg/kg) groups than in the ADM group; and IL-10 was significantly lower in the above groups than in the ADM group. APS could increase IL-1α, IL-2, IL-6, and TNF-α expression and decrease IL-10 levels. Compared with the ADM group, APS treatment at a dose of 50-200 mg/kg could down-regulate MDR1 mRNA expression in a dose-dependent manner (0.48 ± 0.13 vs 4.26 ± 1.51, P = 0.000; 0.36 ± 0.03 vs 4.26 ± 1.51, P = 0.000; 0.21 ± 0.04 vs 4.26 ± 1.51, P = 0.000). The expression level of P-GP was significantly lower in the ADM + APS (200 mg/kg) group than in the ADM group (137.35 ± 9.20 mg/kg vs 282.19 ± 20.54 mg/kg, P = 0.023).
CONCLUSION: APS exerts a synergistic anti-tumor effect with ADM in H22 tumor-bearing mice. This may be related to its ability to enhance the expression of IL-1α, IL-2, IL-6, and TNF-α, decrease IL-10, and down-regulate MDR1 mRNA and P-GP expression levels.
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Xia CQ, Smith PG. Drug Efflux Transporters and Multidrug Resistance in Acute Leukemia: Therapeutic Impact and Novel Approaches to Mediation. Mol Pharmacol 2012; 82:1008-21. [DOI: 10.1124/mol.112.079129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Tian QE, De Li H, Yan M, Cai HL, Tan QY, Zhang WY. Effects of Astragalus polysaccharides on P-glycoprotein efflux pump function and protein expression in H22 hepatoma cells in vitro. Altern Ther Health Med 2012; 12:94. [PMID: 22784390 PMCID: PMC3493361 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-12-94] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Background Astragalus polysaccharides (APS) are active constituents of Astragalus membranaceus. They have been widely studied, especially with respect to their immunopotentiating properties, their ability to counteract the side effects of chemotherapeutic drugs, and their anticancer properties. However, the mechanism by which APS inhibit cancer and the issue of whether that mechanism involves the reversal of multidrug resistance (MDR) is not completely clear. The present paper describes an investigation of the effects of APS on P-glycoprotein function and expression in H22 hepatoma cell lines resistant to Adriamycin (H22/ADM). Methods H22/ADM cell lines were treated with different concentrations of APS and/or the most common chemotherapy drugs, such as Cyclophosphamid, Adriamycin, 5-Fluorouracil, Cisplatin, Etoposide, and Vincristine. Chemotherapeutic drug sensitivity, P-glycoprotein function and expression, and MDR1 mRNA expression were detected using MTT assay, flow cytometry, Western blotting, and quantitative RT-PCR. Results When used alone, APS had no anti-tumor activity in H22/ADM cells in vitro. However, it can increase the cytotoxicity of certain chemotherapy drugs, such as Cyclophosphamid, Adriamycin, 5-Fluorouracil, Cisplatin, Etoposide, and Vincristine, in H22/ADM cells. It acts in a dose-dependent manner. Compared to a blank control group, APS increased intracellular Rhodamine-123 retention and decreased P-glycoprotein efflux function in a dose-dependent manner. These factors were assessed 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h after administration. APS down regulated P-glycoprotein and MDR1 mRNA expression in a concentration-dependent manner within a final range of 0.8–500 mg/L and in a time-dependent manner from 24–72 h. Conclusion APS can enhance the chemosensitivity of H22/ADM cells. This may involve the downregulation of MDR1 mRNA expression, inhibition of P-GP efflux pump function, or both, which would decrease the expression of the MDR1 protein.
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Miles K. Nuclear oncology in Cancer Imaging 2011. Cancer Imaging 2012; 12:185-6. [PMID: 22750163 PMCID: PMC3392780 DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2012.0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Figueiras RG, Padhani AR, Goh VJ, Vilanova JC, González SB, Martín CV, Caamaño AG, Naveira AB, Choyke PL. Novel oncologic drugs: what they do and how they affect images. Radiographics 2012; 31:2059-91. [PMID: 22084189 DOI: 10.1148/rg.317115108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Targeted therapies are designed to interfere with specific aberrant biologic pathways involved in tumor development. The main classes of novel oncologic drugs include antiangiogenic drugs, antivascular agents, drugs interfering with EGFR-HER2 or KIT receptors, inhibitors of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, and hormonal therapies. Cancer cells usurp normal signal transduction pathways used by growth factors to stimulate proliferation and sustain viability. The interaction of growth factors with their receptors activates different intracellular pathways affecting key tumor biologic processes such as neoangiogenesis, tumor metabolism, and tumor proliferation. The response of tumors to anticancer therapy can be evaluated with anatomic response assessment, qualitative response assessment, and response assessment with functional and molecular imaging. Angiogenesis can be measured by means of perfusion imaging with computed tomography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging allows imaging evaluation of tumor cellularity. The main imaging techniques for studying tumor metabolism in vivo are positron emission tomography and MR spectroscopy. Familiarity with imaging findings secondary to tumor response to targeted therapies may help the radiologist better assist the clinician in accurate evaluation of tumor response to these anticancer treatments. Functional and molecular imaging techniques may provide valuable data and augment conventional assessment of tumor response to targeted therapies. Supplemental material available at http://radiographics.rsna.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1148/rg.317115108/-/DC1.
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- Roberto García Figueiras
- Department of Radiology, Grupo de Imagen Molecular, Fundación IDICHUS/IDIS, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Choupana s/n, 15702 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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