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Li Q, Wu H, Tian M, Li D, Zheng P, Zhang X, Qing Tang B. Delayed luminescence to monitor growth stages and assess the entropy of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Heliyon 2024; 10:e27866. [PMID: 38623220 PMCID: PMC11016582 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/17/2024] Open
Abstract
Delayed luminescence (DL) refers to the photon-induced ultra-weak luminescence emitted by samples after the light source is switched off. As a noninvasive method for health monitoring and disease diagnosis, DL has attracted increasing attention. The further development of this technology is valuable for the study of complex biological processes, such as different growth stages. If such studies were to be conducted in humans, large numbers of subjects of all ages would need to be recruited, and individual differences would be inevitable. The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) has a short population lifespan, and the growth phases can be monitored within dozens of hours. Therefore, S. cerevisiae is an ideal model organism for research. In this study, we investigated the physiological characteristics and DL emission of S. cerevisiae during growth in glucose-based media and entry into stationary phase, and the results showed that DL kinetic curves of yeast cells in the growing phase were obviously separated from those of stationary phase cells. Moreover, the metabolic and physiological characteristics of the yeast cell population were discussed using the DL emission parameters I0, τ and γ. We also discussed the possibility of assessing entropy using DL emission parameters. Our research demonstrates the potential of this technology to be used in wider applications.
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- Qing Li
- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science & Technology, ENN Group, Langfang 065001, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science & Technology, ENN Group, Langfang 065001, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science & Technology, ENN Group, Langfang 065001, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science & Technology, ENN Group, Langfang 065001, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science & Technology, ENN Group, Langfang 065001, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science & Technology, ENN Group, Langfang 065001, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science & Technology, ENN Group, Langfang 065001, China
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Campisi A, Sposito G, Grasso R, Bisicchia J, Spatuzza M, Raciti G, Scordino A, Pellitteri R. Effect of Astaxanthin on Tissue Transglutaminase and Cytoskeletal Protein Expression in Amyloid-Beta Stressed Olfactory Ensheathing Cells: Molecular and Delayed Luminescence Studies. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12030750. [PMID: 36978998 PMCID: PMC10045022 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12030750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Astaxanthin, a natural compound of Haematococcus pluvialis, possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and immunomodulatory activities. It also represents a potential therapeutic in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), that is related to oxidative stress and agglomeration of proteins such as amyloid-beta (Aβ). Aβ is a neurotoxic protein and a substrate of tissue transglutaminase (TG2), an ubiquitary protein involved in AD. Herein, the effect of astaxanthin pretreatment on olfactory ensheathing cells (OECs) exposed to Aβ(1–42) or by Aβ(25–35) or Aβ(35–25), and on TG2 expression were assessed. Vimentin, GFAP, nestin, cyclin D1 and caspase-3 were evaluated. ROS levels and the percentage of cell viability were also detected. In parallel, delayed luminescence (DL) was used to monitor mitochondrial status. ASTA reduced TG2, GFAP and vimentin overexpression, inhibiting cyclin D1 levels and apoptotic pathway activation which induced an increase in the nestin levels. In addition, significant changes in DL intensities were particularly observed in OECs exposed to Aβ toxic fragment (25–35), that completely disappear when OECs were pre-incubated in astaxantin. Therefore, we suggest that ASTA pre-treatment might represent an innovative mechanism to contrast TG2 overexpression in AD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Agatina Campisi
- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Research Centre for Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-095-738-4070; Fax: +39-095-738-4220
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
- CERNUT, Research Centre for Nutraceuticals and Health Products, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy “Ettore Majorana”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council, 95126 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Drug and Health Sciences, University of Catania, 95125 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy “Ettore Majorana”, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy
- Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, National Institute for Nuclear Physics, 95123 Catania, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), National Research Council, 95126 Catania, Italy
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Tian M, Li Q, Liu Y, Zheng P, Li D, Zhao Y, Wang B, Li C, Wang J, Gao P, Tang Q, Zhang X, Wu H. Relationship between delayed luminescence emission and mitochondrial status in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Sci Rep 2022; 12:394. [PMID: 35013471 PMCID: PMC8748773 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04290-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Delayed luminescence (DL) is gradually used in various detection of biological systems as a rapid detection technique, however, its biological mechanism was still not clear. In this study, a new model of DL detection system for liquid biological samples is established to investigate the DL emission of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells cultured in different glucose concentrations. We analyzed the relationship between the DL emission and cell growth, cell vitality, mitochondrial morphology, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number, adenosine triphosphate (ATP), oxygen consumption rate (OCR), as well as mitochondria membrane potential (MMP) in S. cerevisiae cells cultured with 0.01, 0.05, 0.15, 3, 10 and 20 g/L glucose respectively. It was found that the DL emission had strong correlation with mitochondrial morphology, OCR, and MMP. The results suggested that DL is an indicator of mitochondria status under different glucose supply conditions, and may be an effective method to detect mitochondrial metabolism related disorders.
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- Miao Tian
- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China
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- ENNOVA Institute of Life Science and Technology, ENN Group, South District of ENN Industrial Park, Langfang, 065001, Hebei, China.
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Grasso R, Dell'Albani P, Carbone C, Spatuzza M, Bonfanti R, Sposito G, Puglisi G, Musumeci F, Scordino A, Campisi A. Synergic pro-apoptotic effects of Ferulic Acid and nanostructured lipid carrier in glioblastoma cells assessed through molecular and Delayed Luminescence studies. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4680. [PMID: 32170186 PMCID: PMC7070080 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61670-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Herein, we assessed the effect of Ferulic Acid (FA), a natural antioxidant with anti-cancer effect, on the human glioblastoma cells through molecular and Delayed Luminescence (DL) studies. DL, a phenomenon of ultra-week emission of optical photons, was used to monitor mitochondrial assessment. The effect of FA loaded in nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) was also assessed. To validate NLCs as a drug delivery system for glioblastoma treatment, particular attention was focused on their effect. We found that free FA induced a significant decrease in c-Myc and Bcl-2 expression levels accompanied by the apoptotic pathway activation. Blank NLCs, even if they did not induce cytotoxicity and caspase-3 cleavage, decreased Bcl-2, ERK1/2, c-Myc expression levels activating PARP-1 cleavage. The changes in DL intensity and kinetics highlighted a possible effect of nanoparticle matrix on mitochondria, through the involvement of the NADH pool and ROS production that, in turn, activates ERK1/2 pathways. All the effects on protein expression levels and on the activation of apoptotic pathway appeared more evident when the cells were exposed to FA loaded in NLCs. We demonstrated that the observed effects are due to a synergic pro-apoptotic influence exerted by FA, whose bio-availability increases in the glioblastoma cells, and NLCs formulation.
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- Rosaria Grasso
- Department of Physics and Astronomy "Ettore Majorana", University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy. .,Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, 95123, Catania, Italy.
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Italian National Research Council, 95126, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Oasi Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging (IRCCS), 94018, Troina, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, Italian National Research Council, 95126, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Section of Biochemistry, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Laboratory of Drug Delivery Technology, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy "Ettore Majorana", University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy.,Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy "Ettore Majorana", University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy.,Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, 95123, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, Section of Biochemistry, University of Catania, 95123, Catania, Italy.
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Babes RM, Tofolean IT, Sandu RG, Baran OE, Cosoreanu V, Ilie MT, Duta AI, Ceausescu MC, Ciucur PM, Costache S, Ganea C, Baran I. Simple discrimination of sub-cycling cells by propidium iodide flow cytometric assay in Jurkat cell samples with extensive DNA fragmentation. Cell Cycle 2018; 17:766-779. [PMID: 29417873 PMCID: PMC5969556 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2018.1426415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2017] [Revised: 12/09/2017] [Accepted: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Human leukemia Jurkat T cells were analyzed for apoptosis and cell cycle by flow cytometry, using the Annexin V/propidium iodide (PI) standard assay, and a simple PI staining in Triton X-100/digitonin-enriched PI/RNase buffer, respectively. Cells treated with doxorubicin or menadione displayed a very strong correlation between the apoptotic cell fraction measured by the Annexin V/PI assay, and the weight of a secondary cell population that emerged on the forward scatter (FS)/PI plot, as well as on the side scatter (SS)/PI and FL1/PI plots generated from parallel cell cycle recordings. In both cases, the Pearson correlation coefficients were >0.99. In cell cycle determinations, PI fluorescence was detected on FL3 (620/30 nm), and control samples exhibited the expected linear dependence of FL3 on FL1 (525/40 nm) signals. However, increasing doses of doxorubicin or menadione generated a growing subpopulation of cells displaying a definite right-shift on the FS/FL3, SS/FL3 and FL1/FL3 plots, as well as decreased PI fluorescence, indicative of ongoing fragmentation and loss of nuclear DNA. By gating on these events, the resulting fraction of presumably sub-cycling cells (i.e. cells with cleaved DNA, counting sub-G0/G1, sub-S and sub-G2/M cells altogether) was closely similar to the apoptotic rate assessed by Annexin V/PI labeling. Taken together, these findings suggest a possible way to recognize the entire population of cells undergoing apoptotic DNA cleavage and simultaneously determine the cell cycle distribution of non-apoptotic cells in PI-labeled cell samples with various degrees of DNA fragmentation, using a simple and reproducible multiparametric analysis of flow cytometric recordings.
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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Grasso R, Musumeci F, Gulino M, Scordino A. Exploring the behaviour of water in glycerol solutions by using delayed luminescence. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0191861. [PMID: 29377914 PMCID: PMC5788358 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0191861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The crucial role of water in the engine of life have encouraged many researchers in studying, both theoretically and experimentally, the possible "structure" of water. Many properties of water have been related to the interplay between two distinct and interconverting structural species, namely the low-density water (LDW) and the high-density water (HDW). Supported by the results obtained with other aqueous solutions, this paper deals with the possibility of using the ultra-weak delayed luminescence (DL) to investigate water structuring in a mixture with glycerol, characterized only by hydrogen bonds between the various molecules. Spectral and temporal characteristics of DL decays give information on the two components of the mixture, by evidencing the contribution of water at glycerol concentrations close to the values used in cryopreservation. DL results have shown a correlation with LDW clusters size as determined by other researchers on the basis of neutron diffraction experiments and computational modelling, as reported in Literature.
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- Rosaria Grasso
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Catania University, Catania, Italy
- Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Catania University, Catania, Italy
- Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Catania, Italy
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- Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Catania, Italy
- Facoltà di Ingegneria e Architettura, Università di Enna Kore, Enna, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Catania University, Catania, Italy
- Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Catania, Italy
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Kim HB, Baik KY, Choung PH, Chung JH. Pulse frequency dependency of photobiomodulation on the bioenergetic functions of human dental pulp stem cells. Sci Rep 2017; 7:15927. [PMID: 29162863 PMCID: PMC5698451 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15754-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy contributes to pain relief, wound healing, and tissue regeneration. The pulsed wave (PW) mode has been reported to be more effective than the continuous wave (CW) mode when applying PBM to many biological systems. However, the reason for the higher effectiveness of PW-PBM is poorly understood. Herein, we suggest using delayed luminescence (DL) as a reporter of mitochondrial activity after PBM treatment. DL originates mainly from mitochondrial electron transport chain systems, which produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The decay time of DL depends on the pulse frequencies of applied light, which correlate with the biological responses of human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs). Using a low-power light whose wavelength is 810 nm and energy density is 38 mJ/cm2, we find that a 300-Hz pulse frequency prolonged the DL pattern and enhanced alkaline phosphatase activity. In addition, we analyze mitochondrial morphological changes and their volume density and find evidence supporting mitochondrial physiological changes from PBM treatment. Our data suggest a new methodology for determining the effectiveness of PBM and the specific pulse frequency dependency of PBM in the differentiation of hDPSCs.
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- Hong Bae Kim
- Department of Biosystems & Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, 01897, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, 03080, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biosystems & Biomaterials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea. .,Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Vališ K, Grobárová V, Hernychová L, Bugáňová M, Kavan D, Kalous M, Černý J, Stodůlková E, Kuzma M, Flieger M, Černý J, Novák P. Reprogramming of leukemic cell metabolism through the naphthoquinonic compound Quambalarine B. Oncotarget 2017; 8:103137-103153. [PMID: 29262552 PMCID: PMC5732718 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Abnormalities in cancer metabolism represent potential targets for cancer therapy. We have recently identified a natural compound Quambalarine B (QB), which inhibits proliferation of several leukemic cell lines followed by cell death. We have predicted ubiquinone binding sites of mitochondrial respiratory complexes as potential molecular targets of QB in leukemia cells. Hence, we tracked the effect of QB on leukemia metabolism by applying several omics and biochemical techniques. We have confirmed the inhibition of respiratory complexes by QB and found an increase in the intracellular AMP levels together with respiratory substrates. Inhibition of mitochondrial respiration by QB triggered reprogramming of leukemic cell metabolism involving disproportions in glycolytic flux, inhibition of proteins O-glycosylation, stimulation of glycine synthesis pathway, and pyruvate kinase activity, followed by an increase in pyruvate and a decrease in lactate levels. Inhibition of mitochondrial complex I by QB suppressed folate metabolism as determined by a decrease in formate production. We have also observed an increase in cellular levels of several amino acids except for aspartate, indicating the dependence of Jurkat (T-ALL) cells on aspartate synthesis. These results indicate blockade of mitochondrial complex I and II activity by QB and reduction in aspartate and folate metabolism as therapeutic targets in T-ALL cells. Anti-cancer activity of QB was also confirmed during in vivo studies, suggesting the therapeutic potential of this natural compound.
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- Karel Vališ
- BIOCEV, Institute of Microbiology, v.v.i., The Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- BIOCEV, Institute of Microbiology, v.v.i., The Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic.,Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, v.v.i., The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic.,Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Microbiology, v.v.i., The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- BIOCEV, Institute of Biotechnology, v.v.i., The Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, v.v.i., The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, v.v.i., The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology, v.v.i., The Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- BIOCEV, Institute of Microbiology, v.v.i., The Czech Academy of Sciences, Vestec, Czech Republic.,Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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Sak K, Everaus H. Established Human Cell Lines as Models to Study Anti-leukemic Effects of Flavonoids. Curr Genomics 2016; 18:3-26. [PMID: 28503087 PMCID: PMC5321770 DOI: 10.2174/1389202917666160803165447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 11/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite the extensive work on pathological mechanisms and some recent advances in the treatment of different hematological malignancies, leukemia continues to present a significant challenge being frequently considered as incurable disease. Therefore, the development of novel therapeutic agents with high efficacy and low toxicity is urgently needed to improve the overall survival rate of patients. In this comprehensive review article, the current knowledge about the anticancer activities of flavonoids as plant secondary polyphenolic metabolites in the most commonly used human established leukemia cell lines (HL-60, NB4, KG1a, U937, THP-1, K562, Jurkat, CCRF- CEM, MOLT-3, and MOLT-4) is compiled, revealing clear anti-proliferative, pro-apoptotic, cell cycle arresting, and differentiation inducing effects for certain compounds. Considering the low toxicity of these substances in normal blood cells, the presented data show a great potential of flavonoids to be developed into novel anti-leukemia agents applicable also in the malignant cells resistant to the current conventional chemotherapeutic drugs.
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- Katrin Sak
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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Kim B, Bae H, Lee H, Lee S, Park JC, Kim KR, Kim SJ. Proton Beams Inhibit Proliferation of Breast Cancer Cells by Altering DNA Methylation Status. J Cancer 2016; 7:344-52. [PMID: 26918048 PMCID: PMC4747889 DOI: 10.7150/jca.13396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Proton beam therapy has been gaining popularity in the management of a wide spectrum of cancers. However, little is known about the effect of proton beams on epigenetic alterations. In this study, the effects of proton beams on DNA methylation were evaluated in the breast cell lines MCF-10A and MCF-7. Pyrosequencing analysis of the long interspersed element 1 (LINE1) gene indicated that a few specific CpG sites were induced to be hypermethylated by proton beam treatment from 64.5 to 76.5% and from 57.7 to 60.0% (p < 0.05) in MCF-10A and MCF-7, respectively. Genome-wide methylation analysis identified “Developmental Disorder, Hereditary Disorder, Metabolic Disease” as the top network in the MCF-7 cell line. The proliferation rate significantly decreased in proton beam-treated cells, as judged by colony formation and cell proliferation assay. Upon treatment with the proton beam, expression of selected genes (MDH2, STYXL1, CPE, FAM91A1, and GPR37) was significantly changed in accordance with the changes of methylation level. Taken together, the findings demonstrate that proton beam-induced physiological changes of cancer cells via methylation modification assists in establishing the epigenetic basis of proton beam therapy for cancer.
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- Byungtak Kim
- 1. Department of Life Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyang, Korea
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- 1. Department of Life Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyang, Korea
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- 1. Department of Life Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyang, Korea
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- 1. Department of Life Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyang, Korea
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- 2. Korea Multi-purpose Accelerator Complex, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Gyeongju, Korea
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- 2. Korea Multi-purpose Accelerator Complex, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, Gyeongju, Korea
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- 1. Department of Life Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Goyang, Korea
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Tofolean IT, Ganea C, Ionescu D, Filippi A, Garaiman A, Goicea A, Gaman MA, Dimancea A, Baran I. Cellular determinants involving mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress and apoptosis correlate with the synergic cytotoxicity of epigallocatechin-3-gallate and menadione in human leukemia Jurkat T cells. Pharmacol Res 2015; 103:300-17. [PMID: 26687095 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2015.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Revised: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
We have investigated the growth-suppressive action of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on human leukemia Jurkat T cells. Results show a strong correlation between the dose-dependent reduction of clonogenic survival following acute EGCG treatments and the EGCG-induced decline of the mitochondrial level of Ca(2+). The cell killing ability of EGCG was synergistically enhanced by menadione. In addition, the cytotoxic effect of EGCG applied alone or in combination with menadione was accompanied by apoptosis induction. We also observed that in acute treatments EGCG displays strong antioxidant properties in the intracellular milieu, but concurrently triggers some oxidative stress generating mechanisms that can fully develop on a longer timescale. In parallel, EGCG dose-dependently induced mitochondrial depolarization during exposure, but this condition was subsequently reversed to a persistent hyperpolarized mitochondrial state that was dependent on the activity of respiratory Complex I. Fluorimetric measurements suggest that EGCG is a mitochondrial Complex III inhibitor and indicate that EGCG evokes a specific cellular fluorescence with emission at 400nm and two main excitation bands (at 330nm and 350nm) that may originate from a mitochondrial supercomplex containing dimeric Complex III and dimeric ATP-synthase, and therefore could provide a valuable means to characterize the functional properties of the respiratory chain.
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- Ioana Teodora Tofolean
- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Dept. of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
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Scordino A, Baran I, Gulino M, Ganea C, Grasso R, Niggli JH, Musumeci F. Ultra-weak Delayed Luminescence in cancer research: A review of the results by the ARETUSA equipment. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2014; 139:76-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2014.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cary LH, Noutai D, Salber RE, Williams MS, Ngudiankama BF, Whitnall MH. Interactions between Endothelial Cells and T Cells Modulate Responses to Mixed Neutron/Gamma Radiation. Radiat Res 2014; 181:592-604. [DOI: 10.1667/rr13550.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Baran I, Ionescu D, Filippi A, Mocanu MM, Iftime A, Babes R, Tofolean IT, Irimia R, Goicea A, Popescu V, Dimancea A, Neagu A, Ganea C. Novel insights into the antiproliferative effects and synergism of quercetin and menadione in human leukemia Jurkat T cells. Leuk Res 2014; 38:836-49. [PMID: 24862793 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2014.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2013] [Revised: 04/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The flavonoid quercetin and menadione (vitamin K3) are known as potent apoptogens in human leukemia Jurkat T cells. We explored some underlying mechanisms and the potential relevance of the combination quercetin-menadione for clinical applications. In acute treatments, quercetin manifested a strong antioxidant character, but induced a transient loss of Δψm, likely mediated by opening of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. After removal of quercetin, persistent mitochondrial hyperpolarization was generated via stimulation of respiratory Complex I. In contrast, menadione-induced Δψm dissipation was only partially and transiently reversed after menadione removal. Results indicate that Ca(2+) release is a necessary event in quercetin-induced cell death and that the survival response to quercetin is delineated within 1h from exposure. Depending on dose, the two agents exhibited either antagonistic or synergistic effects in reducing clonogenicity of Jurkat cells. 24-h combinatorial regimens at equimolar concentrations of 10-15 μM, which are compatible with a clinically achievable (and safe) scheme, reduced cell viability at efficient rates. Altogether, these findings support the idea that the combination quercetin-menadione could improve the outcome of conventional leukemia therapies, and warrant the utility of additional studies to investigate the therapeutic effects of this combination in different cellular or animal models for leukemia.
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- Irina Baran
- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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- "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Biophysics, 8 Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania
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Al-Suhaimi E. Molecular mechanisms of leptin and pro-apoptotic signals induced by menadione in HepG2 cells. Saudi J Biol Sci 2014; 21:582-8. [PMID: 25473367 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2013] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Apoptosis is a significant physiological function in the cell. P(53) is known as tumor suppressor cellular factor, executive caspases are also the most involved pathway for apoptosis. Menadione (VK3) has apoptotic action on many harmful cells, but the molecular role of adipokines is not studied enough in this regard, so the ability of menadione to modify the adipokine (leptin hormone), caspase-3 and P(53) signals to induce its apoptotic action on HepG2 cells was studied. The study revealed that menadione has anti-viability and apoptotic effect at sub-G1 phase of HepG2 cell cycle. Its cytotoxic effect is mediated by molecular mechanisms included: inhibiting leptin expression and level, activating caspase-3 pathway and up-regulating the expression of P(53). Menadione exerts its apoptotic mechanisms in a concentration and time dependent way through ROS generation. In addition to the known apoptotic pathways, the results indicate that suppressing leptin pathway is a significant mechanism for menadione apoptotic effect which made it as a potential therapeutic vitamin in preventing hepatocyte survival and proliferation.
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- Ebtesam Al-Suhaimi
- Biology Department, College of Sciences, University of Dammam, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
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Scordino A, Campisi A, Grasso R, Bonfanti R, Gulino M, Iauk L, Parenti R, Musumeci F. Delayed luminescence to monitor programmed cell death induced by berberine on thyroid cancer cells. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2014; 19:117005. [PMID: 25393968 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.19.11.117005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
Correlation between apoptosis and UVA-induced ultraweak photon emission delayed luminescence (DL) from tumor thyroid cell lines was investigated. In particular, the effects of berberine, an alkaloid that has been reported to have anticancer activities, on two cancer cell lines were studied. The FTC-133 and 8305C cell lines, as representative of follicular and anaplastic thyroid human cancer, respectively, were chosen. The results show that berberine is able to arrest cell cycle and activate apoptotic pathway as shown in both cell lines by deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation, caspase-3 cleavage, p53 and p27 protein overexpression. In parallel, changes in DL spectral components after berberine treatment support the hypothesis that DL from human cells originates mainly from mitochondria, since berberine acts especially at the mitochondrial level. The decrease of DL blue component for both cell lines could be related to the decrease of intra-mitochondrial nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and may be a hallmark of induced apoptosis. In contrast, the response in the red spectral range is different for the two cell lines and may be ascribed to a different iron homeostasis.
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- Agata Scordino
- University of Catania, Department of Physics and Astronomy, via Santa Sofia 64, Catania I95123, ItalybSouthern National Laboratories of National Institute for Nuclear Physics, via Santa Sofia 62, Catania I95123, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Drugs Science, viale Andrea Doria 6, Catania I95125, Italy
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- Southern National Laboratories of National Institute for Nuclear Physics, via Santa Sofia 62, Catania I95123, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Drugs Science, viale Andrea Doria 6, Catania I95125, Italy
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- Southern National Laboratories of National Institute for Nuclear Physics, via Santa Sofia 62, Catania I95123, Italyd"Kore" University, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Physical Education, Via delle Olimpiadi, Enna I94100, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Bio-Medical Science, viale Andrea Doria 6, Catania I95125, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Bio-Medical Science, viale Andrea Doria 6, Catania I95125, Italy
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- University of Catania, Department of Physics and Astronomy, via Santa Sofia 64, Catania I95123, ItalybSouthern National Laboratories of National Institute for Nuclear Physics, via Santa Sofia 62, Catania I95123, Italy
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Quercetin as a fluorescent probe for the ryanodine receptor activity in Jurkat cells. Pflugers Arch 2013; 465:1101-19. [DOI: 10.1007/s00424-013-1235-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Revised: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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