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NAGINI SIDDAVARAM, KALLAMADI PRATHAPREDDY, TANAGALA KRANTHIKIRANKISHORE, REDDY GEEREDDYBHANUPRAKASH. Aldo-keto reductases: Role in cancer development and theranostics. Oncol Res 2024; 32:1287-1308. [PMID: 39055885 PMCID: PMC11267078 DOI: 10.32604/or.2024.049918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Aldo-keto reductases (AKRs) are a superfamily of enzymes that play crucial roles in various cellular processes, including the metabolism of xenobiotics, steroids, and carbohydrates. A growing body of evidence has unveiled the involvement of AKRs in the development and progression of various cancers. AKRs are aberrantly expressed in a wide range of malignant tumors. Dysregulated expression of AKRs enables the acquisition of hallmark traits of cancer by activating oncogenic signaling pathways and contributing to chemoresistance. AKRs have emerged as promising oncotherapeutic targets given their pivotal role in cancer development and progression. Inhibition of aldose reductase (AR), either alone or in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs, has evolved as a pragmatic therapeutic option for cancer. Several classes of synthetic aldo-keto reductase (AKR) inhibitors have been developed as potential anticancer agents, some of which have shown promise in clinical trials. Many AKR inhibitors from natural sources also exhibit anticancer effects. Small molecule inhibitors targeting specific AKR isoforms have shown promise in preclinical studies. These inhibitors disrupt the activation of oncogenic signaling by modulating transcription factors and kinases and sensitizing cancer cells to chemotherapy. In this review, we discuss the physiological functions of human AKRs, the aberrant expression of AKRs in malignancies, the involvement of AKRs in the acquisition of cancer hallmarks, and the role of AKRs in oncogenic signaling, and drug resistance. Finally, the potential of aldose reductase inhibitors (ARIs) as anticancer drugs is summarized.
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Cai Y, Li H, Xie D, Zhu Y. AKR1B10 accelerates glycolysis through binding HK2 to promote the malignant progression of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Discov Oncol 2024; 15:132. [PMID: 38671310 PMCID: PMC11052964 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-024-00996-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains a rampant oral cavity neoplasm with high degree of aggressiveness. Aldo-keto reductase 1B10 (AKR1B10) that is an oxidoreductase dependent on nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) has been introduced to possess prognostic potential in OSCC. The present work was focused on specifying the involvement of AKR1B10 in the process of OSCC and its latent functional mechanism. METHODS AKR1B10 expression in OSCC tissues and cells were detected by RT-qPCR and Western blot analysis. CCK-8 method, EdU staining, wound healing and transwell assays respectively assayed cell viability, proliferation, migration and invasion. Immunofluorescence staining and Western blot evaluated epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT). Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) contents, glucose consumption and extracellular acidification rate (ECAR) were measured by relevant commercially available kits and Seahorse XF96 Glycolysis Analyzer, severally. The expressions of proteins associated with metastasis and glycolysis were examined with Western blot. Co-IP assay confirmed the binding between AKR1B10 and hexokinase 2 (HK2). RESULTS It was observed that AKR1B10 expression was increased in OSCC tissues and cells. After AKR1B10 was knocked down, the proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT of OSCC cells were all hampered. Additionally, AKR1B10 silencing suppressed glycolysis and bound to HK2 in OSCC cells. Up-regulation of HK2 partially abolished the hampered glycolysis, proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT of AKR1B10-silenced OSCC cells. CONCLUSION To sum up, AKR1B10 could bind to HK2 to accelerate glycolysis, thereby facilitating the proliferation, migration, invasion and EMT of OSCC cells.
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- Ye Cai
- Department of Endodontics, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Research Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Research Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Research Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Endodontics, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Research Institute of Stomatology, Nanjing University, 30 Zhongyang Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, People's Republic of China.
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Sarfraz M, Aziz M, Afzal S, Channar PA, Alsfouk BA, Kandhro GA, Hassan S, Sultan A, Hamad A, Arafat M, Qaiser MN, Ahmed A, Siddique F, Ejaz SA. Repurposing of Strychnine as the Potential Inhibitors of Aldo-keto Reductase Family 1 Members B1 and B10: Computational Modeling and Pharmacokinetic Analysis. Protein J 2024; 43:207-224. [PMID: 37940790 DOI: 10.1007/s10930-023-10163-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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AKR1B1 and AKR1B10 are important members of aldo-keto reductase family which plays a significant role in cancer progression by modulating cellular metabolism. These enzymes are involved in various metabolic processes, including the synthesis and metabolism of hormones, detoxification of reactive aldehydes, and the reduction of various endogenous and exogenous compounds. This study aimed to explore the potential of strychnine as an anticancer agent by targeting AKR1B1 and AKR1B10 via drug repurposing approach. To assess the drug-like properties of strychnine, a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PKPB) model and High Throughput Pharmacokinetics (HTPK) approach were employed. The obtained results fell within the expected range for drug molecules, confirming its suitability for further investigation. Additionally, density functional theory (DFT) studies were conducted to gain insight into the electronic properties contributing to the drug molecule's reactivity. Building upon the promising DFT results, molecular docking analysis using the AutoDock tool was performed to examine the binding interactions between strychnine and the proposed targets, AKR1B1 and AKR1B10. Findings from the molecular docking studies suggested a higher probability of strychnine acting as an inhibitor of AKR1B1 and AKR1B10 with docking scores of - 30.84 and - 29.36 kJ/mol respectively. To validate the stability of the protein-ligand complex, Molecular Dynamic Simulation (MDS) studies were conducted, revealing the formation of a stable complex between the enzymes and strychnine. This comprehensive approach sheds light on the potential effectiveness of strychnine as a treatment for breast, lung, liver, and pancreatic cancers, as well as related malignancies. The novel insights gained from the physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling, density functional theory, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations collectively support the prospect of strychnine as a promising molecule for anticancer therapy. Further investigations are warranted to validate these findings and explore the therapeutic potential of strychnine in preclinical and clinical settings.
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- Muhammad Sarfraz
- College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain Campus, 64141, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Mathematics and Humanities, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O Box 84428, 11671, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Mathematics and Humanities, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan
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- Bahawalpur College of Pharmacy, Bahawalpur Medical and Dental College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O Box 84428, 11671, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Grand Asian University, Sialkot, 51310, Punjab, Pakistan
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- College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Al Ain Campus, 64141, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech Universit, Lubboc, TX, 79409-1061, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmac, Bahauddian Zakariya University, Multan, 60800, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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Sun N, Ma S, Jin L, Wang Y, Zhou C, Zhang X, Kang H, Yuan Y, Zhang Y, Yang H, Zhou M, Shu P. Unveiling the Anticancer Mechanism of Echinops davuricus: Isolation and Evaluation of AKR1B10 Inhibitors. Chem Biodivers 2024; 21:e202302053. [PMID: 38270380 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.202302053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Five compounds (1-5), one long-chain fatty acid (1), two thiophenes (2 and 3), one alkaloid (4), and one phenyl ester (5), were isolated from the aerial part of Echinops davuricus. The structures of the products were established by performing detailed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis, and the structure of compound 1 was determined via high-resolution electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (HRESIMS) and NMR. Compounds 1, 4, and 5 were isolated from Echinops davuricus for the first time. Based on network pharmacology methods, AKR1B10 was selected as a key anticancer target. Compounds 1 and 5 exhibited significant AKR1B10 inhibitory activities, with IC50 values of 156.0±1.00 and 146.2±1.50 nM, respectively, with epalrestat used as the positive control (81.09±0.61 nM). Additionally, the interactions between the active compounds and AKR1B10 were evaluated via molecular docking. Ultimately, the GO and KEGG enrichment analysis indicated that the key signaling pathways associated with the active compounds may be related to the PI3K-Akt, MAPK, apoptotic, cellular senescence, and TNF signaling pathways and the human diseases corresponding to the targets are cancer. Our study reveals for the first time the anticancer properties of Echinops davuricus and provides a comprehensive understanding of its application in traditional medicine.
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- Na Sun
- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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- Food and Pharmacy College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, Henan, 461000, People's Republic of China E-mail: address
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Lin P, Niu Y. Inhibitory selectivity to the AKR1B10 and aldose reductase (AR): insight from molecular dynamics simulations and free energy calculations. RSC Adv 2023; 13:26709-26718. [PMID: 37681045 PMCID: PMC10480703 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra02215c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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AKR1B10 is over-expressed in many cancer types and is related to chemotherapy resistance, which makes AKR1B10 a potential anti-cancer target. The high similarity of the protein structure between AKR1B10 and AR makes it difficult to develop highly selective inhibitors against AKR1B10. Understanding the interaction between AKR1B10 and inhibitors is very important for designing selective inhibitors of AKR1B10. In this study, Fidarestat, Zopolrestat, MK184 and MK204 bound to AKR1B10 and AR were used to investigate the selectivity mechanism. The results of MM/PBSA calculations show that van der Waals and electrostatic interaction provide the main contributions of the binding free energy. The hydrogen bonding between residues Y49 and H111 and inhibitors plays a pivotal role in contributing to the high inhibitory activity of AKR1B10 inhibitors. The π-π stacking interaction between residue W112 and inhibitor also plays a key role in the stability of inhibitors and AKR1B10, but W112 should keep its natural conformation to stabilize the inhibitor-AKR1B10 complex. Highly selective AKR1B10 inhibitors should have a bulky moiety like a phenyl group, which can change its binding with ABP in binding with AR and cannot change its binding with AKR1B10. The free energy decomposition shows that residues W21, V48, Y49, K78, W80, H111, R298 and V302 are beneficial to the stability of the inhibitor-AKR1B10. Our work will provide an important in silico basis for researchers to develop highly selective inhibitors of AKR1B10.
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- Ping Lin
- Weifang University of Science and Technology Weifang 262700 China
- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Science Lanzhou 730000 China
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- Weifang University of Science and Technology Weifang 262700 China
- Shandong Engineering Research Center of Green and High-value Marine Fine Chemical, Weifang University of Science and Technology Weifang 262700 China
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Ghaffarinia A, Ayaydin F, Póliska S, Manczinger M, Bolla BS, Flink LB, Balogh F, Veréb Z, Bozó R, Szabó K, Bata-Csörgő Z, Kemény L. Psoriatic Resolved Skin Epidermal Keratinocytes Retain Disease-Residual Transcriptomic and Epigenomic Profiles. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054556. [PMID: 36901987 PMCID: PMC10002496 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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The disease-residual transcriptomic profile (DRTP) within psoriatic healed/resolved skin and epidermal tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells have been proposed to be crucial for the recurrence of old lesions. However, it is unclear whether epidermal keratinocytes are involved in disease recurrence. There is increasing evidence regarding the importance of epigenetic mechanisms in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Nonetheless, the epigenetic changes that contribute to the recurrence of psoriasis remain unknown. The aim of this study was to elucidate the role of keratinocytes in psoriasis relapse. The epigenetic marks 5-methylcytosine (5-mC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) were visualized using immunofluorescence staining, and RNA sequencing was performed on paired never-lesional and resolved epidermal and dermal compartments of skin from psoriasis patients. We observed diminished 5-mC and 5-hmC amounts and decreased mRNA expression of the ten-eleven translocation (TET) 3 enzyme in the resolved epidermis. SAMHD1, C10orf99, and AKR1B10: the highly dysregulated genes in resolved epidermis are known to be associated with pathogenesis of psoriasis, and the DRTP was enriched in WNT, TNF, and mTOR signaling pathways. Our results suggest that epigenetic changes detected in epidermal keratinocytes of resolved skin may be responsible for the DRTP in the same regions. Thus, the DRTP of keratinocytes may contribute to site-specific local relapse.
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- Ameneh Ghaffarinia
- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ, Functional Cell Biology and Immunology, Advanced Core Facility, H-6728 Szeged, Hungary
- Laboratory of Cellular Imaging, Biological Research Centre, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Genomic Medicine and Bioinformatics Core Facility, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, H-4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Systems Immunology Research Group, Institute of Biochemistry, Biological Research Centre, ELKH, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
- HCEMM-Systems Immunology Research Group, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Regenerative Medicine and Cellular Pharmacology Laboratory (HECRIN), Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Research Institute of Translational Biomedicine, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- ELKH-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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Tuli HS, Joshi H, Vashishth K, Ramniwas S, Varol M, Kumar M, Rani I, Rani V, Sak K. Chemopreventive mechanisms of amentoflavone: recent trends and advancements. NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERG'S ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 396:865-876. [PMID: 36773053 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02416-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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In parallel to the continuous rise of new cancer cases all over the world, the interest of scientific community in natural anticancer agents has steadily been increased. In the past decades, numerous phytochemicals have been shown to possess a strong anticancer potential in preclinical conditions. One of such interesting compounds, derived from different plants such as ginkgo, hinoki, and St. John`s wort, is amentoflavone. In this review article, a wide range of anticancer properties of this natural biflavone are described, revealing its ability to suppress the malignant growth and lead tumor cells to apoptotic death, besides impeding also angiogenic and metastatic processes. Therefore, amentoflavone can be considered a potential lead compound for the development of novel anticancer drug candidates, definitely deserving further in vivo studies and also initiation of clinical trials. It is expected that this plant biflavone might be important, either alone or in combination with the current standard chemotherapeutics, in providing some alleviation for the continuous rise of global cancer burden.
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- Hardeep Singh Tuli
- Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar Engineering College, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to Be University), Ambala, Mullana, 133207, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Advance Cardiac Centre Department of Cardiology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh, Chandigarh, 160012, India
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- University Centre for Research and Development, University Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali, 140413, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar University Sadopur, Ambala, 134007, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar College of Medical Sciences and Research (MMCMSR), Sadopur, 134007, Ambala, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, A-10, Sector-62, Noida, 201307, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Bailly C. Moving toward a new horizon for the aldose reductase inhibitor epalrestat to treat drug-resistant cancer. Eur J Pharmacol 2022; 931:175191. [PMID: 35964660 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.175191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Epalrestat (EPA) is a potent inhibitor of aldose reductases AKR1B1 and AKR1B10, used for decades in Japan for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This orally-active, brain-permeable small molecule, with a relatively rare and essential 2-thioxo-4-thiazolidinone motif, functions as a regulator intracellular carbonyl species. The repurposing of EPA for the treatment of pediatric rare diseases, brain disorders and cancer has been proposed. A detailed analysis of the mechanism of action, and the benefit of EPA to combat advanced malignancies is offered here. EPA has revealed marked anticancer activities, alone and in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy and targeted therapeutics, in experimental models of liver, colon, and breast cancers. Through inhibition of AKR1B1 and/or AKR1B10 and blockade of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, EPA largely enhances the sensitivity of cancer cells to drugs like doxorubicin and sorafenib. EPA has revealed a major anticancer effect in an experimental model of basal-like breast cancer and clinical trials have been developed in patients with triple-negative breast cancer. The repurposing of the drug to treat chemo-resistant solid tumors seems promising, but more studies are needed to define the best trajectory for the positioning of EPA in oncology.
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- Christian Bailly
- OncoWitan, Scientific Consulting Office, Lille, Wasquehal, 59290, France.
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Zhao F, Qian Y, Li H, Yang Y, Wang J, Yu W, Li M, Cheng W, Shan L. Amentoflavone-loaded nanoparticles enhanced chemotherapy efficacy by inhibition of AKR1B10. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:385101. [PMID: 35697009 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac7810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Therapeutic nanoparticles can be combined with different anticancer drugs to achieve a synergistic therapy and avoid the limitations of traditional medicine and thus have clinical prospects for cancer. Herein, an effective nanoplatform was developed for self-assembling AMF@DOX-Fe3+-PEG nanoparticles (ADPF NPs) via the coordination of ferric ions (Fe3+), amentoflavone (AMF), doxorubicin (DOX), and PEG-polyphenol. The ADPF NPs possessed high drug loading efficiency, good stability and dispersion in water, prolonged blood circulation, and pH-dependent release, which leading to targeted drug transport and enhanced drug accumulation in the tumor. The AMF from the ADPF NPs could inhibit the expression of the Aldo-keto reductase family 1B10 (AKR1B10) and nuclear factor-kappa B p65 (NF-κB p65), which reduced the cardiotoxicity induced by DOX and enhanced the chemotherapy efficacy. This study established a new strategy of combining drug therapy with a nanoplatform. This new strategy has a wide application prospect in clinical tumor therapy.
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- Fang Zhao
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Biology and Food Engineering, Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Biology and Food Engineering, Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Biology and Food Engineering, Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Biology and Food Engineering, Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Biology and Food Engineering, Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, People's Republic of China
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- Anhui Xinximeng Biological Technology Co., Ltd, Suzhou 234000, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Biology and Food Engineering, Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Biology and Food Engineering, Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Biology and Food Engineering, Key Laboratory of Spin Electron and Nanomaterials of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Suzhou University, Suzhou 234000, People's Republic of China
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Park A, Choi SJ, Park S, Kim SM, Lee HE, Joo M, Kim KK, Kim D, Chung DH, Im JB, Jung J, Shin SK, Oh BC, Choi C, Nam S, Lee DH. Plasma Aldo-Keto Reductase Family 1 Member B10 as a Biomarker Performs Well in the Diagnosis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Fibrosis. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23095035. [PMID: 35563425 PMCID: PMC9101253 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23095035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
We found several blood biomarkers through computational secretome analyses, including aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10), which reflected the progression of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). After confirming that hepatic AKR1B10 reflected the progression of NAFLD in a subgroup with NAFLD, we evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of plasma AKR1B10 and other biomarkers for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and fibrosis in replication cohort. We enrolled healthy control subjects and patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD (n = 102) and evaluated the performance of various diagnostic markers. Plasma AKR1B10 performed well in the diagnosis of NASH with an area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curve of 0.834 and a cutoff value of 1078.2 pg/mL, as well as advanced fibrosis (AUROC curve value of 0.914 and cutoff level 1078.2 pg/mL), with further improvement in combination with C3. When we monitored a subgroup of obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery (n = 35), plasma AKR1B10 decreased dramatically, and 40.0% of patients with NASH at baseline showed a decrease in plasma AKR1B10 levels to below the cutoff level after the surgery. In an independent validation study, we proved that plasma AKR1B10 was a specific biomarker of NAFLD progression across varying degrees of renal dysfunction. Despite perfect correlation between plasma and serum levels of AKR1B10 in paired sample analysis, its serum level was 1.4-fold higher than that in plasma. Plasma AKR1B10 alone and in combination with C3 could be a useful noninvasive biomarker for the diagnosis of NASH and hepatic fibrosis.
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- Aron Park
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Gachon Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (GAIHST), Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Korea; (A.P.); (M.J.); (J.B.I.)
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- Department of Radiology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea;
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- Department of Genome Medicine and Science, AI Convergence Center for Genome Medicine, Gachon Institute of Genome Medicine and Science, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea;
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- Department of Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea; (S.M.K.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea; (H.E.L.); (S.K.S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Gachon Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (GAIHST), Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Korea; (A.P.); (M.J.); (J.B.I.)
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- Department of Family Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea;
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- Department of Surgery, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea; (S.M.K.); (D.K.)
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- Department of Pathology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea;
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Gachon Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (GAIHST), Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Korea; (A.P.); (M.J.); (J.B.I.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea; (H.E.L.); (S.K.S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea; (H.E.L.); (S.K.S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Physiology, Lee Gil Ya Cancer and Diabetes Institute, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21999, Korea;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea; (H.E.L.); (S.K.S.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Gachon Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (GAIHST), Gachon University, Incheon 21999, Korea; (A.P.); (M.J.); (J.B.I.)
- Department of Genome Medicine and Science, AI Convergence Center for Genome Medicine, Gachon Institute of Genome Medicine and Science, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea;
- Correspondence: (S.N.); (D.H.L.); Tel.: +82-32-458-2737 (S.N.); +82-32-458-2733 (D.H.L.); Fax: +82-32-458-2875 (S.N.); +82-32-468-5836 (D.H.L.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon 21565, Korea; (H.E.L.); (S.K.S.); (C.C.)
- Correspondence: (S.N.); (D.H.L.); Tel.: +82-32-458-2737 (S.N.); +82-32-458-2733 (D.H.L.); Fax: +82-32-458-2875 (S.N.); +82-32-468-5836 (D.H.L.)
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Nivetha R, Arvindhvv S, Baba AB, Gade DR, Gopal G, K C, Kallamadi KPR, Reddy GB, Nagini S. Nimbolide, a Neem Limonoid, Inhibits Angiogenesis in Breast Cancer by Abrogating Aldose Reductase Mediated IGF-1/PI3K/Akt Signaling. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2022; 22:2619-2636. [DOI: 10.2174/1871520622666220204115151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Background & Objectives:
There is growing evidence to implicate the insulin/IGF-1R/PI3K/Akt signaling cascade in breast cancer development and the central role of aldose reductase (AR) in mediating the crosstalk between this pathway and angiogenesis. The current study was designed to investigate whether nimbolide, a neem limonoid, targets this oncogenic signaling network to prevent angiogenesis in breast cancer.
Methods:
Breast cancer cells (MCF-7, MDA-MB-231), EAhy926 endothelial cells, MDA-MB-231 xenografted nude mice, and tumour tissues from breast cancer patients were used for the study. Expression of AR and key players in IGF-1/PI3K/Akt signaling and angiogenesis was evaluated by qRT-PCR, immunoblotting, and immunohistochemistry. Molecular docking and simulation, overexpression, and knockdown experiments were performed to determine whether nimbolide targets AR and IGF-1R
Results:
Nimbolide inhibited AR with consequent blockade of the IGF-1/PI3K/Akt and HIF-1/VEGF signaling circuit by influencing the phosphorylation and intracellular localisation of key signaling molecules. Downregulation of DNMT-1, HDAC-6, miR-21, HOTAIR, and H19 with upregulation of miR-148a/miR-152 indicated that nimbolide regulates AR and IGF-1/PI3K/Akt signaling via epigenetic modifications. Coadministration of nimbolide with metformin and the chemotherapeutic drugs tamoxifen/cisplatin displayed higher efficacy than single agents in inhibiting IGF-1/PI3K/Akt/AR signaling. Grade-wise increases in IGF-1R and AR expression in breast cancer tissues underscore their value as biomarkers of progression.
Conclusions:
This study provides evidence for the anticancer effects of nimbolide in cellular and mouse models of breast cancer besides providing leads for new drug combinations. It has also opened up avenues for investigating potential molecules such as AR for therapeutic targeting of cancer.
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- Ramesh Nivetha
- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608002, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608002, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608002, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Molecular Cancer Research, Vishnu Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Narsapur, India
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai 600020, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Surgical & Gynecologic Oncology, VPS Lakeshore Hospital, Nettoor, Maradu, Kochi, Kerala 682040
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- Department of Biochemistry, ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad-500007, India
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- Department of Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608002, Tamil Nadu, India
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Rajak S, Gupta P, Anjum B, Raza S, Tewari A, Ghosh S, Tripathi M, Singh BK, Sinha RA. Role of AKR1B10 and AKR1B8 in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in mouse. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2021; 1868:166319. [PMID: 34954342 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2021.166319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a clinically important spectrum of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in humans. NASH is a stage of NAFLD progression wherein liver steatosis accompanies inflammation and pro-fibrotic events. Presently, there are no approved drugs for NASH, which has become a leading cause of liver transplant worldwide. To discover novel drug targets for NASH, we analyzed a human transcriptomic NASH dataset and found Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10) as a significantly upregulated gene in livers of human NASH patients. Similarly murine Akr1b10 and Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B8 (Akr1b8) gene, which is a murine ortholog of human AKR1B10, were also found to be upregulated in a mouse model of diet-induced NASH. Furthermore, pharmacological inhibitors of AKR1B10 significantly reduced the pathological features of NASH such as steatosis, inflammation and fibrosis in mouse. In addition, genetic silencing of both mouse Akr1b10 and Akr1b8 significantly reduced the expression of proinflammatory cytokines from hepatocytes. These results thus underscore the involvement of murine AKR1B10 and AKR1B8 in the pathogenesis of murine NASH and raise an intriguing possibility of a similar role of AKR1B10 in human NASH.
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- Sangam Rajak
- Department of Endocrinology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India
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- Centre for Computational Biology, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore; Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorder Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorder Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorder Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Department of Endocrinology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow 226014, India.
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Perspective on the Structural Basis for Human Aldo-Keto Reductase 1B10 Inhibition. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11120865. [PMID: 34940623 PMCID: PMC8708191 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11120865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Human aldo-keto reductase 1B10 (AKR1B10) is overexpressed in many cancer types and is involved in chemoresistance. This makes AKR1B10 to be an interesting drug target and thus many enzyme inhibitors have been investigated. High-resolution crystallographic structures of AKR1B10 with various reversible inhibitors were deeply analyzed and compared to those of analogous complexes with aldose reductase (AR). In both enzymes, the active site included an anion-binding pocket and, in some cases, inhibitor binding caused the opening of a transient specificity pocket. Different structural conformers were revealed upon inhibitor binding, emphasizing the importance of the highly variable loops, which participate in the transient opening of additional binding subpockets. Two key differences between AKR1B10 and AR were observed regarding the role of external loops in inhibitor binding. The first corresponded to the alternative conformation of Trp112 (Trp111 in AR). The second difference dealt with loop A mobility, which defined a larger and more loosely packed subpocket in AKR1B10. From this analysis, the general features that a selective AKR1B10 inhibitor should comply with are the following: an anchoring moiety to the anion-binding pocket, keeping Trp112 in its native conformation (AKR1B10-like), and not opening the specificity pocket in AR.
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Singh M, Kapoor A, Bhatnagar A. Physiological and Pathological Roles of Aldose Reductase. Metabolites 2021; 11:655. [PMID: 34677370 PMCID: PMC8541668 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11100655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Aldose reductase (AR) is an aldo-keto reductase that catalyzes the first step in the polyol pathway which converts glucose to sorbitol. Under normal glucose homeostasis the pathway represents a minor route of glucose metabolism that operates in parallel with glycolysis. However, during hyperglycemia the flux of glucose via the polyol pathway increases significantly, leading to excessive formation of sorbitol. The polyol pathway-driven accumulation of osmotically active sorbitol has been implicated in the development of secondary diabetic complications such as retinopathy, nephropathy, and neuropathy. Based on the notion that inhibition of AR could prevent these complications a range of AR inhibitors have been developed and tested; however, their clinical efficacy has been found to be marginal at best. Moreover, recent work has shown that AR participates in the detoxification of aldehydes that are derived from lipid peroxidation and their glutathione conjugates. Although in some contexts this antioxidant function of AR helps protect against tissue injury and dysfunction, the metabolic transformation of the glutathione conjugates of lipid peroxidation-derived aldehydes could also lead to the generation of reactive metabolites that can stimulate mitogenic or inflammatory signaling events. Thus, inhibition of AR could have both salutary and injurious outcomes. Nevertheless, accumulating evidence suggests that inhibition of AR could modify the effects of cardiovascular disease, asthma, neuropathy, sepsis, and cancer; therefore, additional work is required to selectively target AR inhibitors to specific disease states. Despite past challenges, we opine that a more gainful consideration of therapeutic modulation of AR activity awaits clearer identification of the specific role(s) of the AR enzyme in health and disease.
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- Mahavir Singh
- Eye and Vision Science Laboratory, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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- Internal Medicine—Critical Care, School of Medicine, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63141, USA;
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- Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA;
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Dai T, Ye L, Yu H, Li K, Li J, Liu R, Lu X, Deng M, Li R, Liu W, Yang Y, Wang G. Regulation Network and Prognostic Significance of Aldo-Keto Reductase (AKR) Superfamily Genes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Hepatocell Carcinoma 2021; 8:997-1021. [PMID: 34513744 PMCID: PMC8417905 DOI: 10.2147/jhc.s323743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Purpose The aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily members have been proposed with multiple roles in various tumors. Here, a comprehensive analysis on the integral role of AKR genes was conducted to evaluate the expression profile, regulation network, and prognostic significance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Materials and Methods Transcriptome datasets of HCC were obtained from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to build a novel risk score model, and then were further used to identify independent prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) of HCC. A prognostic nomogram was developed and validated. The expression of these critical AKR members was also evaluated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry in HCC specimens. Results Eight differentially expressed AKR genes were identified in HCC. The dysregulation of most AKR genes was negatively correlated with DNA methylation, and a regulation network with transcription factors (TFs) was also established. Then, three critical AKR genes (AKR1B10, AKR1D1, and AKR7A3) were screened out to build a novel risk score model. Worse OS was observed in high-risk patients. Besides, a prognostic nomogram based on the model was further established and validated in both the TCGA and GSE14520 cohorts, which showed superior performance in predicting the OS of HCC patients. Notably, close correlations were identified between the risk score and tumor immune microenvironment, somatic mutation profiles, and drug susceptibilities of HCC. Finally, the upregulated AKR1B10 and downregulated AKR1D1 and AKR7A3 were further verified in HCC tumor and adjacent tissues from our institution. Conclusion The dysregulated AKR genes could be mediated by DNA methylation and TFs in HCC. The risk model established with superior prognostic performance further suggested the significant role of AKR genes involved in the progression of HCC.
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- Tianxing Dai
- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Program, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Program, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Program, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Program, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology Unit, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Program, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Program, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Program, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China.,Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Liver Disease Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatic Surgery and Liver Transplant Program, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510120, People's Republic of China
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Malila Y, Uengwetwanit T, Thanatsang KV, Arayamethakorn S, Srimarut Y, Petracci M, Soglia F, Rungrassamee W, Visessanguan W. Insights Into Transcriptome Profiles Associated With Wooden Breast Myopathy in Broilers Slaughtered at the Age of 6 or 7 Weeks. Front Physiol 2021; 12:691194. [PMID: 34262480 PMCID: PMC8273767 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.691194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Transcriptomes associated with wooden breast (WB) were characterized in broilers at two different market ages. Breasts (Pectoralis major) were collected, 20-min postmortem, from male Ross 308 broilers slaughtered at 6 and 7 weeks of age. The breasts were classified as "non-WB" or "WB" based on palpation hardness scoring (non-WB = no abnormal hardness, WB = consistently hardened). Total RNA was isolated from 16 samples (n = 3 for 6 week non-WB, n = 3 for 6 week WB; n = 5 for 7 week non-WB, n = 5 for 7 week WB). Transcriptome was profiled using a chicken gene expression microarray with one-color hybridization technique, and compared between non-WB and WB samples of the same age. Among 6 week broilers, 910 transcripts were differentially expressed (DE) (false discovery rate, FDR < 0.05). Pathway analysis underlined metabolisms of glucose and lipids along with gap junctions, tight junction, and focal adhesion (FA) signaling as the top enriched pathways. For the 7 week broilers, 1,195 transcripts were identified (FDR < 0.05) with regulation of actin cytoskeleton, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling, protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum and FA signaling highlighted as the enriched affected pathways. Absolute transcript levels of eight genes (actinin-1 - ACTN1, integrin-linked kinase - ILK, integrin subunit alpha 8 - ITGA8, integrin subunit beta 5 - ITGB5, protein tyrosine kinase 2 - PTK2, paxillin - PXN, talin 1 - TLN1, and vinculin - VCL) of FA signaling pathway were further elucidated using a droplet digital polymerase chain reaction. The results indicated that, in 6 week broilers, ITGA8 abundance in WB was greater than that of non-WB samples (p < 0.05). Concerning 7 week broilers, greater absolute levels of ACTN1, ILK, ITGA8, and TLN1, accompanied with a reduced ITGB5 were found in WB compared with non-WB (p < 0.05). Transcriptional modification of FA signaling underlined the potential of disrupted cell-cell communication that may incite aberrant molecular events in association with development of WB myopathy.
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- Yuwares Malila
- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Cesena, Italy
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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Gao Y, Xu D, Li H, Xu J, Pan Y, Liao X, Qian J, Hu Y, Yu G. Avasimibe Dampens Cholangiocarcinoma Progression by Inhibiting FoxM1-AKR1C1 Signaling. Front Oncol 2021; 11:677678. [PMID: 34127944 PMCID: PMC8195695 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.677678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Avasimibe is a bioavailable acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitor and shows a good antitumor effect in various human solid tumors, but its therapeutic value in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and underlying mechanisms are largely unknown. In the study, we proved that avasimibe retard cell proliferation and tumor growth of CCAs and identified FoxM1/AKR1C1 axis as the potential novel targets of avasimibe. Aldo-keto reductase 1 family member C1 (AKR1C1) is gradually increased along with the disease progression and highly expressed in human CCAs. From survival analysis, AKR1C1 could be a vital predictor of tumor recurrence and prognostic factor. Enforced Forkhead box protein M1 (FoxM1) expression results in the upregulation of AKR1C1, whereas silencing FoxM1 do the opposite. FoxM1 directly binds to promoter of AKR1C1 and triggers its transcription, while FoxM1-binding site mutation decreases AKR1C1 promoter activity. Moreover, over-expressing exogenous FoxM1 reverses the growth retardation of CCA cells induced by avasimibe administration, while silencing AKR1C1 in FoxM1-overexpressing again retard cell growth. Furthermore, FoxM1 expression significantly correlates with the AKR1C1 expression in human CCA specimens. Our study demonstrates a novel positive regulatory between FoxM1 and AKR1C1 contributing cell growth and tumor progression of CCA and avasimibe may be an alternative therapeutic option for CCA by targeting this FoxM1/AKR1C1 signaling pathway.
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- Yunshu Gao
- Department of Oncology, People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Oncology, The 71st Group Army Hospital of People's Liberation Army, The Affiliated Huaihai Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, Longhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Oncology, People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Precision Medical Center laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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Endo S, Matsunaga T, Nishinaka T. The Role of AKR1B10 in Physiology and Pathophysiology. Metabolites 2021; 11:332. [PMID: 34063865 PMCID: PMC8224097 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11060332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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AKR1B10 is a human nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH)-dependent reductase belonging to the aldo-keto reductase (AKR) 1B subfamily. It catalyzes the reduction of aldehydes, some ketones and quinones, and interacts with acetyl-CoA carboxylase and heat shock protein 90α. The enzyme is highly expressed in epithelial cells of the stomach and intestine, but down-regulated in gastrointestinal cancers and inflammatory bowel diseases. In contrast, AKR1B10 expression is low in other tissues, where the enzyme is upregulated in cancers, as well as in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and several skin diseases. In addition, the enzyme's expression is elevated in cancer cells resistant to clinical anti-cancer drugs. Thus, growing evidence supports AKR1B10 as a potential target for diagnosing and treating these diseases. Herein, we reviewed the literature on the roles of AKR1B10 in a healthy gastrointestinal tract, the development and progression of cancers and acquired chemoresistance, in addition to its gene regulation, functions, and inhibitors.
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- Satoshi Endo
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Education Center of Green Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu 502-8585, Japan;
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Tondabayashi 584-8540, Osaka, Japan;
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Mazzio E, Badisa R, Mack N, Cassim S, Zdralevic M, Pouyssegur J, Soliman KFA. Whole-transcriptome Analysis of Fully Viable Energy Efficient Glycolytic-null Cancer Cells Established by Double Genetic Knockout of Lactate Dehydrogenase A/B or Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase. Cancer Genomics Proteomics 2021; 17:469-497. [PMID: 32859627 DOI: 10.21873/cgp.20205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIM Nearly all mammalian tumors of diverse tissues are believed to be dependent on fermentative glycolysis, marked by elevated production of lactic acid and expression of glycolytic enzymes, most notably lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH). Therefore, there has been significant interest in developing chemotherapy drugs that selectively target various isoforms of the LDH enzyme. However, considerable questions remain as to the consequences of biological ablation of LDH or upstream targeting of the glycolytic pathway. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this study, we explore the biochemical and whole transcriptomic effects of CRISPR-Cas9 gene knockout (KO) of lactate dehydrogenases A and B [LDHA/B double KO (DKO)] and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase (GPI KO) in the human colon cancer cell line LS174T, using Affymetrix 2.1 ST arrays. RESULTS The metabolic biochemical profiles corroborate that relative to wild type (WT), LDHA/B DKO produced no lactic acid, (GPI KO) produced minimal lactic acid and both KOs displayed higher mitochondrial respiration, and minimal use of glucose with no loss of cell viability. These findings show a high biochemical energy efficiency as measured by ATP in glycolysis-null cells. Next, transcriptomic analysis conducted on 48,226 mRNA transcripts reflect 273 differentially expressed genes (DEGS) in the GPI KO clone set, 193 DEGS in the LDHA/B DKO clone set with 47 DEGs common to both KO clones. Glycolytic-null cells reflect up-regulation in gene transcripts typically associated with nutrient deprivation / fasting and possible use of fats for energy: thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP), mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2 (HMGCS2), PPARγ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α), and acetyl-CoA acyltransferase 2 (ACAA2). Other changes in non-ergometric transcripts in both KOs show losses in "stemness", WNT signaling pathway, chemo/radiation resistance, retinoic acid synthesis, drug detoxification, androgen/estrogen activation, and extracellular matrix reprogramming genes. CONCLUSION These findings demonstrate that: 1) The "Warburg effect" is dispensable, 2) loss of the LDHAB gene is not only inconsequential to viability but fosters greater mitochondrial energy, and 3) drugs that target LDHA/B are likely to be ineffective without a plausible combination second drug target.
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- Elizabeth Mazzio
- College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A
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- College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A
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- College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A
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- Department of Medical Biology, Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Monaco
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- University Côte d'Azur, IRCAN, CNRS, Centre A. Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- Department of Medical Biology, Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Monaco .,University Côte d'Azur, IRCAN, CNRS, Centre A. Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL, U.S.A.
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Tatsuta T, Nakasato A, Sugawara S, Hosono M. Transcriptomic alterations in malignant pleural mesothelioma cells in response to long‑term treatment with bullfrog sialic acid‑binding lectin. Mol Med Rep 2021; 23:467. [PMID: 33880588 PMCID: PMC8097763 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2021.12106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a universally lethal type of cancer that is increasing in incidence worldwide; therefore, the development of new drugs for MPM is an urgent task. Bullfrog sialic acid-binding lectin (cSBL) is a multifunctional protein that has carbohydrate-binding and ribonuclease activities. cSBL exerts marked antitumor activity against numerous types of cancer cells, with low toxicity to normal cells. Although in vitro and in vivo studies revealed that cSBL was effective against MPM, the mechanism by which cSBL exerts antitumor effects is not fully understood. To further understand the mechanism of action of cSBL, the present study aimed to identify the key molecules whose expression was affected by cSBL. The present study established cSBL-resistant MPM cells. Microarray analyses revealed that there were significant pleiotropic changes in the expression profiles of several genes, including multiple genes involved in metabolic pathways in cSBL-resistant cells. Furthermore, the expression of some members of the aldo-keto reductase family was revealed to be markedly downregulated in these cells. Among these, it was particularly interesting that cSBL action reduced the level of AKR1B10, which has been reported as a biomarker candidate for MPM prognosis. These findings revealed novel aspects of the effect of cSBL, which may contribute to the development of new therapeutic strategies for MPM.
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- Takeo Tatsuta
- Division of Cell Recognition, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi 981‑8558, Japan
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- Division of Cell Recognition, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi 981‑8558, Japan
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- Division of Cell Recognition, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi 981‑8558, Japan
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- Division of Cell Recognition, Institute of Molecular Biomembrane and Glycobiology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Miyagi 981‑8558, Japan
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Liu R, Zheng S, Yang CY, Yu Y, Peng S, Ge Q, Lin Q, Li Q, Shi W, Shao Y. Prognostic value of aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10) in digestive system cancers: A meta-analysis. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e25454. [PMID: 33832153 PMCID: PMC8036041 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000025454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Numbers of studies have reported that the expression of aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10) is abnormal in digestive system cancers, and could be used as a prognostic biomarker. However, the results are argued. Therefore, we conduct a meta-analysis to comprehensively evaluate the prognostic value of high AKR1B10 expression for overall survival (OS), disease specific survival (DSS), and disease-free survival/recurrence-free survival (DFS/PFS) in digestive system cancers. METHODS Hazard ratios (HRs) with its 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated to assess the prognostic value of AKR1B10 by using the random effects model. The STATA version 12.0 software were used to perform all the analyses. RESULTS Eleven articles including 1428 patients involved in this meta-analysis. The pooled analysis suggested that high AKR1B10 expression was not associated with OS (HR: 1.18; 95% CI: 0.69-2.00) and DFS/PFS (HR: 1.08, 95% CI: 0.67-1.76) in digestive system cancers. However, Further analysis revealed that high AKR1B10 expression indicated poor OS in oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) (HR: 2.92, 95% CI: 1.86-4.58) and favorable DSS in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (HR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.52-0.97). CONCLUSIONS The prognostic value of high AKR1B10 expression varied in different types of digestive system cancers. Further studies exploring the prognostic role of AKR1B10 in digestive system cancers are needed.
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- Rongqiang Liu
- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi
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- Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi
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Silva TA, Azevedo H. Comparative bioinformatics analysis of prognostic and differentially expressed genes in non-muscle and muscle invasive bladder cancer. J Proteomics 2020; 229:103951. [PMID: 32860965 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2020.103951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Bladder cancer (BC) is classified into non-muscle (NMIBC) and muscle invasive (MIBC) diseases. Several molecular alterations were previously associated with NMIBC and MIBC, but few studies have systematically compared the molecular differences between these subtypes. Here, we analyzed prognostic and differentially expressed genes in NMIBC and MIBC, using an integrative bioinformatics approach. These genes were used in functional enrichment and co-expression protein interaction (COPI) network analyses to reveal common and exclusive biological functions involved in NMIBC and MIBC. In NMIBC, the enriched functions were related to oxidative stress response, cell cycle, glutathione metabolism, ubiquitination and protein translation. Conversely, enriched functions in MIBC were extracellular matrix organization, cell migration and actin cytoskeleton. Several genes in NMIBC did not overlap with those reported to MIBC, suggesting these subtypes may have distinct underlying mechanisms. Particularly, MIBC genes were enriched for functions involved in cell migration and invasion, which could help to molecularly differentiate NMIBC and MIBC. The analysis of COPI networks disclosed high centrality nodes that may be essential for NMIBC and MIBC. Further research will determine to which extent NMIBC and MIBC share common biological functions and identify potential candidates for the differential diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of NMIBC and MIBC. SIGNIFICANCE: This study has systematically compared prognostic and differentially expressed genes between non-muscle (NMIBC) and muscle invasive (MIBC) bladder cancer, using an integrative bioinformatics approach. Many genes and biological functions were exclusively associated with either NMIBC or MIBC, suggesting that these disease subtypes could be driven by distinct molecular mechanisms. Particularly, prognostic and differentially expressed genes in MIBC were involved in cell migration and invasion, which can help to molecularly differentiate the NMIBC and MIBC subtypes. Moreover, the analysis of co-expression protein interaction networks identified high centrality nodes that could be potential candidates for the prognosis and treatment of NMIBC and MIBC.
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- Tiago Aparecido Silva
- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Quantitative analysis of mRNA expression levels of aldo-keto reductase and short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase isoforms in human livers. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2020; 35:539-547. [PMID: 33036882 DOI: 10.1016/j.dmpk.2020.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The aldo-keto reductase (AKR) and short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) superfamilies are responsible for the reduction in compounds containing the aldehyde, ketone, and quinone groups. In humans, 12 AKR isoforms (AKR1A1, AKR1B1, AKR1B10, AKR1B15, AKR1C1, AKR1C2, AKR1C3, AKR1C4, AKR1D1, AKR1E2, AKR7A2, and AKR7A3) and 6 SDR isoforms (CBR1, CBR3, CBR4, HSD11B1, DHRS4, and DCXR) have been found to catalyze the reduction in xenobiotics, but their hepatic expression levels are unclear. The purpose of this study is to determine the absolute mRNA expression levels of these 18 isoforms in the human liver. In 22 human livers, all isoforms, except for AKR1B15, are expressed, and AKR1C2 (on average 1.6 × 106 copy/μg total RNA), AKR1C3 (1.3 × 106), AKR1C1 (1.3 × 106), CBR1 (9.7 × 105), and HSD11B1 (1.1 × 106) are abundant, representing 67% of the total expression of reductases in the liver. The expression levels of AKR1C2, AKR1C3, AKR1C1, CBR1, and HSD11B1 are significantly correlated with each other, except between AKR1C2 and CBR1, suggesting that they might be regulated by common factor(s). In conclusion, this study comprehensively determined the absolute expression of mRNA expression of each AKR and SDR isoform in the human liver.
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Yao Y, Wang X, Zhou D, Li H, Qian H, Zhang J, Jiang L, Wang B, Lin Q, Zhu X. Loss of AKR1B10 promotes colorectal cancer cells proliferation and migration via regulating FGF1-dependent pathway. Aging (Albany NY) 2020; 12:13059-13075. [PMID: 32615540 PMCID: PMC7377871 DOI: 10.18632/aging.103393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignancy worldwide with poor prognosis and survival rates. The aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10) plays an important role in metabolism, cell proliferation and mobility, and is downregulated in CRC. We hypothesized that AKR1B10 would promote CRC genesis via a noncanonical oncogenic pathway and is a novel therapeutic target. In this study, AKR1B10 expression levels in 135 pairs of CRC and para-tumor tissues were examined, and its oncogenic role was determined using in vitro and in vivo functional assays following genetic manipulation of CRC cells. AKR1B10 was downregulated in CRC tissues compared to the adjacent normal colorectal tissues, and associated with the clinicopathological status of the patients. AKR1B10 depletion promoted the proliferation and migration of CRC cells in vitro, while its ectopic expression had the opposite effect. AKR1B10 was also significantly correlated with FGF1 gene and protein levels. Knockdown of AKR1B10 promoted tumor growth in vivo, and increased the expression of FGF1. Finally, AKR1B10 inhibited FGF1, and suppressed the proliferation and migration ability of CRC cells in an FGF1-dependent manner. In conclusion, AKR1B10 acts as a tumor suppressor in CRC by inactivating FGF1, and is a novel target for combination therapy of CRC.
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- Yizhou Yao
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Suzhou Emergency Center, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Rivas A, Pequerul R, Barracco V, Domínguez M, López S, Jiménez R, Parés X, Alvarez R, Farrés J, de Lera AR. Synthesis of C11-to-C14 methyl-shifted all-trans-retinal analogues and their activities on human aldo-keto reductases. Org Biomol Chem 2020; 18:4788-4801. [PMID: 32530010 DOI: 10.1039/d0ob01084g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Human aldo-keto reductases (AKRs) are enzymes involved in the reduction, among other substrates, of all-trans-retinal to all-trans-retinol (vitamin A), thus contributing to the control of the levels of retinoids in organisms. Structure-activity relationship studies of a series of C11-to-C14 methyl-shifted (relative to natural C13-methyl) all-trans-retinal analogues as putative substrates of AKRs have been reported. The synthesis of these retinoids was based on the formation of a C10-C11 single bond of the pentaene skeleton starting from a trienyl iodide and the corresponding dienylstannanes and dienylsilanes, using the Stille-Kosugi-Migita and Hiyama-Denmark cross-coupling reactions, respectively. Since these reagents differ by the location and presence of methyl groups at the dienylorganometallic fragment, the study also provided insights into the ability of the different positional isomers to undergo cross-coupling and the sensitivity of these processes to steric hindrance. The resulting C11-to-C14 methyl-shifted all-trans-retinal analogues were found to be active substrates when tested with AKR1B1 and AKR1B10 enzymes, although relevant differences in substrate specificities were noted. For AKR1B1, all analogues exhibited higher catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) than parent all-trans-retinal. In addition, only all-trans-11-methylretinal, the most hydrophobic derivative, showed a higher value of kcat/Km = 106 000 ± 23 200 mM-1 min-1 for AKR1B10, which is in fact the highest value from all known retinoid substrates of this enzyme. The novel structures, identified as efficient AKR substrates, may serve in the design of selective inhibitors with potential pharmacological interest.
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- Aurea Rivas
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultade de Química, CINBIO and IIS Galicia Sur, Universidade de Vigo, E-36310 Vigo, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain and Department of Biology, Biochemistry Unit, University of Pisa, I-56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultade de Química, CINBIO and IIS Galicia Sur, Universidade de Vigo, E-36310 Vigo, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultade de Química, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, E-15782 Santiago, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultade de Química, CINBIO and IIS Galicia Sur, Universidade de Vigo, E-36310 Vigo, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biosciences, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultade de Química, CINBIO and IIS Galicia Sur, Universidade de Vigo, E-36310 Vigo, Spain.
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Shehzad MT, Hameed A, al-Rashida M, Imran A, Uroos M, Asari A, Mohamad H, Islam M, Iftikhar S, Shafiq Z, Iqbal J. Exploring antidiabetic potential of adamantyl-thiosemicarbazones via aldose reductase (ALR2) inhibition. Bioorg Chem 2019; 92:103244. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2019.103244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Fang CY, Lin YH, Chen CL. Overexpression of AKR1B10 predicts tumor recurrence and short survival in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. J Oral Pathol Med 2019; 48:712-719. [PMID: 31237374 DOI: 10.1111/jop.12891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10) is an enzyme implicated in physiological xenobiotic detoxification and also in pathological carcinogenesis. Overexpression of AKR1B10 has been reported in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), but its correlation with clinical prognosis is controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate and clarify the role of AKR1B10 in OSCC carcinogenesis. METHODS Tumor tissue specimens were surgically obtained from 107 patients with OSCC. The expression of AKR1B10 was analyzed by immunohistochemistry to explore the relationship between the level of AKR1B10 and clinicopathological features of OSCC patients. Kaplan-Meier survival and Cox proportional hazard analysis were used to determine the prognostic value of AKR1B10 in OSCC. RESULTS High expression of AKR1B10 was found to be associated with tumor size (P = 0.043), perineural invasion (P = 0.012), and recurrence (P = 0.001) in OSCC. Cox model analysis revealed that high expression of AKR1B10 is significantly associated with poor overall and disease-free survival in OSCC patients. With the combination of clinicopathological factors in analysis, we found that the expression level of AKR1B10 was a practical indicator that could categorize OSCC patients into different risk groups. High expression of AKR1B10 was associated with a reduced survival in patients with well and moderately differentiated OSCC and even a high incidence of tumor recurrence in the patients with late-stage (III and IV) disease. CONCLUSION We validated and expanded data on the expression of AKR1B10 in OSCC, suggesting that it is a valuable biomarker for prognostic prediction of recurrence and survival in OSCC.
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- Chih-Yeu Fang
- Department of Pathology, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,School of Dentistry, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Pathology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Potential of AKR1B10 in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11040486. [PMID: 30959792 PMCID: PMC6521254 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11040486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Revised: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 04/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Although diagnostic measures and surgical interventions have improved in recent years, the five-year survival rate for patients with advanced HCC remains bleak-a reality that is largely attributable to an absence of early stage symptoms, lack of adequate diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, and the common occurrence of acquired resistance to chemotherapeutic agents during HCC treatment. A limited understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying HCC pathogenesis also presents a challenge for the development of specific and efficacious pharmacological strategies to treat, halt, or prevent progression to advanced stages. Over the past decade, aldo-keto reductase family 1 member 10 (AKR1B10) has emerged as a potential biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of HCC, and experimental studies have demonstrated roles for this enzyme in biological pathways underlying the development and progression of HCC and acquired resistance to chemotherapeutic agents used in the treatment of HCC. Here we provide an overview of studies supporting the diagnostic and prognostic utility of AKR1B10, summarize the experimental evidence linking AKR1B10 with HCC and the induction of chemoresistance, and discuss the clinical value of AKR1B10 as a potential target for HCC-directed drug development. We conclude that AKR1B10-based therapies in the clinical management of specific HCC subtypes warrant further investigation.
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Aftab Q, Mesnil M, Ojefua E, Poole A, Noordenbos J, Strale PO, Sitko C, Le C, Stoynov N, Foster LJ, Sin WC, Naus CC, Chen VC. Cx43-Associated Secretome and Interactome Reveal Synergistic Mechanisms for Glioma Migration and MMP3 Activation. Front Neurosci 2019; 13:143. [PMID: 30941001 PMCID: PMC6433981 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2019.00143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, degradation and glioma cell motility are critical aspects of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Despite being a rich source of potential biomarkers and targets for therapeutic advance, the dynamic changes occurring within the extracellular environment that are specific to GBM motility have yet to be fully resolved. The gap junction protein connexin43 (Cx43) increases glioma migration and invasion in a variety of in vitro and in vivo models. In this study, the upregulation of Cx43 in C6 glioma cells induced morphological changes and the secretion of proteins associated with cell motility. Demonstrating the selective engagement of ECM remodeling networks, secretome analysis revealed the near-binary increase of osteopontin and matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP3), with gelatinase and NFF-3 assays confirming the proteolytic activities. Informatic analysis of interactome and secretome downstream of Cx43 identifies networks of glioma motility that appear to be synergistically engaged. The data presented here implicate ECM remodeling and matrikine signals downstream of Cx43/MMP3/osteopontin and ARK1B10 inhibition as possible avenues to inhibit GBM.
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- Qurratulain Aftab
- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Signalisation et Transports Ioniques Membranaires (STIM), CNRS ERL 7003, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandon University, Brandon, MB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandon University, Brandon, MB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandon University, Brandon, MB, Canada
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- Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, Life Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandon University, Brandon, MB, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandon University, Brandon, MB, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Centre for High-Throughput Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Signalisation et Transports Ioniques Membranaires (STIM), CNRS ERL 7003, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Signalisation et Transports Ioniques Membranaires (STIM), CNRS ERL 7003, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Brandon University, Brandon, MB, Canada
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Seliger JM, Misuri L, Maser E, Hintzpeter J. The hop-derived compounds xanthohumol, isoxanthohumol and 8-prenylnaringenin are tight-binding inhibitors of human aldo-keto reductases 1B1 and 1B10. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2018; 33:607-614. [PMID: 29532688 PMCID: PMC6010053 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2018.1437728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Xanthohumol (XN), a prenylated chalcone unique to hops (Humulus lupulus) and two derived prenylflavanones, isoxanthohumol (IX) and 8-prenylnaringenin (8-PN) gained increasing attention as potential anti-diabetic and cancer preventive compounds. Two enzymes of the aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily are notable pharmacological targets in cancer therapy (AKR1B10) and in the treatment of diabetic complications (AKR1B1). Our results show that XN, IX and 8-PN are potent uncompetitive, tight-binding inhibitors of human aldose reductase AKR1B1 (Ki = 15.08 μM, 0.34 μM, 0.71 μM) and of human AKR1B10 (Ki = 20.11 μM, 2.25 μM, 1.95 μM). The activity of the related enzyme AKR1A1 was left unaffected by all three compounds. This is the first time these three substances have been tested on AKRs. The results of this study may provide a basis for further quantitative structure?activity relationship models and promising scaffolds for future anti-diabetic or carcinopreventive drugs.
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- Jan Moritz Seliger
- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Tuscany Region PhD School in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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Seliger JM, Cicek SS, Witt LT, Martin HJ, Maser E, Hintzpeter J. Selective Inhibition of Human AKR1B10 by n-Humulone, Adhumulone and Cohumulone Isolated from Humulus lupulus Extract. Molecules 2018; 23:E3041. [PMID: 30469331 PMCID: PMC6278539 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23113041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Hop-derived compounds have been subjected to numerous biomedical studies investigating their impact on a wide range of pathologies. Isomerised bitter acids (isoadhumulone, isocohumulone and isohumulone) from hops, used in the brewing process of beer, are known to inhibit members of the aldo-keto-reductase superfamily. Aldo-keto-reductase 1B10 (AKR1B10) is upregulated in various types of cancer and has been reported to promote carcinogenesis. Inhibition of AKR1B10 appears to be an attractive means to specifically treat RAS-dependent malignancies. However, the closely related reductases AKR1A1 and AKR1B1, which fulfil important roles in the detoxification of endogenous and xenobiotic carbonyl compounds oftentimes crossreact with inhibitors designed to target AKR1B10. Accordingly, there is an ongoing search for selective AKR1B10 inhibitors that do not interact with endogeneous AKR1A1 and AKR1B1-driven detoxification systems. In this study, unisomerised α-acids (adhumulone, cohumulone and n-humulone) were separated and tested for their inhibitory potential on AKR1A1, AKR1B1 and AKR1B10. Also AKR1B10-mediated farnesal reduction was effectively inhibited by α-acid congeners with Ki-values ranging from 16.79 ± 1.33 µM (adhumulone) to 3.94 ± 0.33 µM (n-humulone). Overall, α-acids showed a strong inhibition with selectivity (115⁻137 fold) for AKR1B10. The results presented herein characterise hop-derived α-acids as a promising basis for the development of novel and selective AKR1B10-inhibitors.
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- Jan Moritz Seliger
- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Brunswikerstr. 10, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Gutenbergstraße 76, D-24118 Kiel, Germany.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Gutenbergstraße 76, D-24118 Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Brunswikerstr. 10, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Brunswikerstr. 10, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Brunswikerstr. 10, D-24105 Kiel, Germany.
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Ko HH, Peng HH, Cheng SJ, Kuo MYP. Increased salivary AKR1B10 level: Association with progression and poor prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 2018; 40:2642-2647. [PMID: 30430672 DOI: 10.1002/hed.25370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Revised: 02/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10) expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) tissue specimens is correlated with the progression and prognosis of OSCC. METHODS Saliva samples were obtained from 35 normal controls and 86 patients with OSCC before cancer surgery. The AKR1B10 levels were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS The mean salivary AKR1B10 levels were significantly higher in the patients with OSCC than in the normal controls (P < .001). Higher salivary AKR1B10 levels were significantly associated with larger tumor size, more advanced clinical stage, and areca quid chewing habit. Patients with OSCC with a higher salivary AKR1B10 level (>646 pg/mL) had a significantly poorer survival than those with a lower (≤646 pg/mL) salivary AKR1B10 level (P = .026). CONCLUSION The salivary AKR1B10 level may be a promising biomarker for screening high-risk patients with OSCC and monitoring the progression of OSCC.
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- Hui-Hsin Ko
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Hsin-Chu, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Soares CT, Fachin LRV, Trombone APF, Rosa PS, Ghidella CC, Belone AFF. Potential of AKR1B10 as a Biomarker and Therapeutic Target in Type 2 Leprosy Reaction. Front Med (Lausanne) 2018; 5:263. [PMID: 30320113 PMCID: PMC6166685 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The AKR1B10 (aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10) gene has important functions in carcinogen-induced neoplasia. AKR1B10 is also expressed in type 2 reaction leprosy patients (R2). We measured the expression of AKR1B10 in the skin lesions of patients with leprosy by immunohistochemistry from biopsies that encompassed the spectrum of types of leprosy, based on the Ridley and Jopling classification [10 samples each of tuberculoid (TT), borderline tuberculoid (BT), mid-borderline (BB), and borderline lepromatous (BL) lesions; four samples of lepromatous lesions (LL)], reactional leprosy [14 samples of type 1 Reaction (R1) and 10 samples of type 2 Reaction (R2)], and biopsies from 9 healthy control (HC) subjects. In addition, 46 lepromatous lesions (BL and LL), 45 lepromatous lesions in regression, and 115 R2 lesions were included. Eight of 10 R2 samples (80%), 3 of 46 active BL and LL samples (6%), 23 of 45 BL and LL samples in regression (51%), and 107 of 115 R2 samples (93%) were positive for AKR1B10, differing significantly between all groups (p < 0.05). AKR1B10 expression was highest in the cytoplasm of macrophages. Thus, AKR1B10 is overexpressed on the lepromatous side (BL and LL) in samples that are in regression, especially type 2 reaction-associated lesions, rendering it a potential marker of type 2 reactional episodes of leprosy and a target of drugs against reactional episodes.
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- Cleverson T Soares
- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru, Brazil
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- Department of Health Science, Universidade do Sagrado Coração, Bauru, Brazil
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- Division of Research and Education, Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru, Brazil
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- Ambulatory of Leprosy, Jardim Guanabara Health Center, Rondonópolis, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru, Brazil
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Zhou Z, Zhao Y, Gu L, Niu X, Lu S. Inhibiting proliferation and migration of lung cancer using small interfering RNA targeting on Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10. Mol Med Rep 2018; 17:2153-2160. [PMID: 29207124 PMCID: PMC5783456 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2017.8173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of global cancer‑associated mortality. Genomic alterations in lung cancers have not been widely characterized, however, the molecular mechanism of tumor initiation and progression remain unknown, and no molecularly targeted have been specifically developed for its treatment and diagnosis. The present study observed the upregulation of Aldo‑keto reductase family 1 member Bio10 (AKR1B10) lung cancer tissues by analyzing two public lung cancer gene expression datasets. Further experiments in silencing AKR1B10 demonstrated that the expression of AKR1B10 was associated with cell proliferation, cell cycle, adhesion and invasion, as well as extracellular‑signal‑regulated kinase/mitogen activated protein kinase signal pathway. The overexpression of AKR1B10 in lung cancer indicates the important role of AKR1B10 in tumorigenesis. These findings suggest that AKR1B10 could be a potential diagnosis and treatment mark of lung cancer.
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- Zhen Zhou
- Department of Lung Tumor Clinical Center, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, P.R. China
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- Department of Lung Tumor Clinical Center, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, P.R. China
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- Department of Lung Tumor Clinical Center, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, P.R. China
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- Department of Lung Tumor Clinical Center, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, P.R. China
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- Department of Lung Tumor Clinical Center, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, P.R. China
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Endo S, Xia S, Suyama M, Morikawa Y, Oguri H, Hu D, Ao Y, Takahara S, Horino Y, Hayakawa Y, Watanabe Y, Gouda H, Hara A, Kuwata K, Toyooka N, Matsunaga T, Ikari A. Synthesis of Potent and Selective Inhibitors of Aldo-Keto Reductase 1B10 and Their Efficacy against Proliferation, Metastasis, and Cisplatin Resistance of Lung Cancer Cells. J Med Chem 2017; 60:8441-8455. [PMID: 28976752 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b00830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Aldo-keto reductase 1B10 (AKR1B10) is overexpressed in several extraintestinal cancers, particularly in non-small-cell lung cancer, where AKR1B10 is a potential diagnostic marker and therapeutic target. Selective AKR1B10 inhibitors are required because compounds should not inhibit the highly related aldose reductase that is involved in monosaccharide and prostaglandin metabolism. Currently, 7-hydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenylimino)-2H-chromene-3-carboxylic acid benzylamide (HMPC) is known to be the most potent competitive inhibitor of AKR1B10, but it is nonselective. In this study, derivatives of HMPC were synthesized by removing the 4-methoxyphenylimino moiety and replacing the benzylamide with phenylpropylamide. Among them, 4c and 4e showed higher AKR1B10 inhibitory potency (IC50 4.2 and 3.5 nM, respectively) and selectivity than HMPC. The treatments with the two compounds significantly suppressed not only migration, proliferation, and metastasis of lung cancer A549 cells but also metastatic and invasive potentials of cisplatin-resistant A549 cells.
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- Satoshi Endo
- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University , Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Graduate School of Innovative Life Science, University of Toyama , Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University , Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University , Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University , Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Graduate School of Innovative Life Science, University of Toyama , Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama , Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Innovative Life Science, University of Toyama , Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama , Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Division of Pathogenic Biochemistry, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama , Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Showa University , Tokyo 142-8555, Japan
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- School of Pharmacy, Showa University , Tokyo 142-8555, Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University , Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University , Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Graduate School of Innovative Life Science, University of Toyama , Toyama 930-8555, Japan.,Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama , Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University , Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University , Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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Sinreih M, Štupar S, Čemažar L, Verdenik I, Frković Grazio S, Smrkolj Š, Rižner TL. STAR and AKR1B10 are down-regulated in high-grade endometrial cancer. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2017; 171:43-53. [PMID: 28232277 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2017.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Endometrial cancer is the most frequent gynecological malignancy in the developed world. The majority of cases are estrogen dependent, and are associated with diminished protective effects of progesterone. Endometrial cancer is also related to enhanced inflammation and decreased differentiation. In our previous studies, we examined the expression of genes involved in estrogen and progesterone actions in inflammation and tumor differentiation, in tissue samples from endometrial cancer and adjacent control endometrium. The aims of the current study were to examine correlations between gene expression and several demographic characteristics, and to evaluate changes in gene expression with regard to histopathological and clinical characteristics of 51 patients. We studied correlations and differences in expression of 38 genes involved in five pathophysiological processes: (i) estrogen-stimulated proliferation; (ii) estrogen-dependent carcinogenesis; (iii) diminished biosynthesis of progesterone: (iv) enhanced formation of progesterone metabolites; and (v) increased inflammation and decreased differentiation. Spearman correlation coefficient analysis shows that expression of PAQR7 correlates with age, expression of SRD5A1, AKR1B1 and AKR1B10 correlate with body mass, while expression of SRD5A1 and AKR1B10 correlate with body mass index. When patients with endometrial cancer were stratified based on menopausal status, histological grade, myometrial invasion, lymphovascular invasion, and FIGO stage, Mann-Whitney U tests revealed significantly decreased expression of STAR (4.4-fold; adjusted p=0.009) and AKR1B10 (9-fold; adjusted p=0.003) in high grade versus low grade tumors. Lower levels of STAR might lead to decreased de-novo steroid hormone synthesis and tumor differentiation, and lower levels of AKR1B10 to diminished elimination of toxic electrophilic carbonyl compounds in high-grade endometrial cancer. These data thus reveal the potential of STAR and AKR1B10 as prognostic biomarkers, which calls for further validation at the protein level.
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- Maša Sinreih
- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Division of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Gynaecology and Obstetrics University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Division of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Hara A, Endo S, Matsunaga T, Soda M, Yashiro K, El-Kabbani O. Long-chain fatty acids inhibit human members of the aldo-keto reductase 1C subfamily. J Biochem 2017; 162:371-379. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvx041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kabir A, Endo S, Toyooka N, Fukuoka M, Kuwata K, Kamatari YO. Evaluation of compound selectivity of aldo-keto reductases using differential scanning fluorimetry. J Biochem 2017; 161:215-222. [PMID: 28003428 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvw063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 09/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Inhibitors of AKR1B10 belonging to the aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily are considered promising candidates for anti-cancer drugs. AKR1B1, a structurally similar isoform of AKR1B10, is involved in glucose metabolism. Thus, selective inhibition of AKR1B10 is required for the development of anti-cancer drugs. In this study, we first compared correlations between melting temperature and the 50% inhibition concentration obtained from differential scanning fluorimetry (DSF) and an enzyme inhibitory experiment, respectively, and a good correlation was found, except for compounds with low solubility. This result indicates that the DSF method is useful for drug screening for the AKR superfamily. We then evaluated their selectivity as inhibitors against all seven major human AKR1 family proteins and found that C18 is most specific for AKR1B10.
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- Aurangazeb Kabir
- United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Labolatory of Biochemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4 Daigaku-nishi Gifu 501-1196, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Toyama, 3190 Gofuku, Toyama 930-8555, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information Sciences, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.,Department of Gene and Development, Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Life Science Research Center, Gifu University, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Jung YJ, Lee EH, Lee CG, Rhee KJ, Jung WS, Choi Y, Pan CH, Kang K. AKR1B10-inhibitory Selaginella tamariscina extract and amentoflavone decrease the growth of A549 human lung cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2017; 202:78-84. [PMID: 28286104 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Revised: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Selaginella tamariscina (P.Beauv.) Spring is a traditional medicinal plant used to treat various human diseases, including cancer, in Asia. The detailed molecular mechanism underlying the anti-cancer effects of this plant and the anti-cancer action of the combinatorial treatment of S. tamariscina and doxorubicin have not yet been investigated. AIM OF THE STUDY We evaluated the inhibitory activity of S. tamariscina extract (STE) and its major compound, amentoflavone, on human aldo-keto reductase family 1B10 (AKR1B10), which is a detoxification enzyme involved in drug resistance, to evaluate their anti-cancer effects and their potential as adjuvant agents for doxorubicin cancer chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We tested the AKR1B10 inhibitory activity of STE and amentoflavone via an in vitro biochemical assay using recombinant human AKR1B10. We tested the anti-proliferative activity in A549, NCI-H460, SKOV-3, and MCF-7 human cancer cells, which contain different expression levels of AKR1B10, and determined the combination index to evaluate whether the addition of STE and amentoflavone is synergistic or antagonistic to the anti-cancer action of doxorubicin. We finally evaluated the in vivo anti-tumor effects of STE in a nude mouse xenograft model of A549 cells. RESULTS STE and amentoflavone potently inhibited human AKR1B10 and synergistically increased the doxorubicin anti-proliferative effect in A549 and NCI-H460 human lung cancer cells that express a high level of AKR1B10 mRNA and protein. STE also significantly inhibited A549 tumor growth in animal experiments. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that STE and amentoflavone could be potential anti-cancer agents that target AKR1B10 and might be candidate adjuvant agents to boost the anti-cancer effect of doxorubicin.
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- Yu-Jin Jung
- Systems Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Systems Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Yonsei University, Wonju 26493, Republic of Korea
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- Systems Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Systems Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea; Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- Systems Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea; Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.
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- Systems Biotechnology Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung 25451, Republic of Korea; Department of Biological Chemistry, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea.
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Ko HH, Cheng SL, Lee JJ, Chen HM, Kuo MYP, Cheng SJ. Expression of AKR1B10 as an independent marker for poor prognosis in human oral squamous cell carcinoma. Head Neck 2017; 39:1327-1332. [PMID: 28301069 DOI: 10.1002/hed.24759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 12/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 (AKR1B10) is implicated in xenobiotic detoxification and has disparate functions in tumorigenesis that are dependent on the cell types. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological significance of AKR1B10 as a prognostic marker for oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs). METHODS AKR1B10 protein expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry in 77 patients with OSCC. RESULTS The AKR1B10 labeling score for OSCCs (1.16 ± 1.14) was significantly higher than that for normal oral mucosa (0.10 ± 0.23; p < .0001). High expression of AKR1B10 significantly correlated with large tumor size (p = .041), advanced TNM classification (p = .037), and patient's areca quid chewing habit (p = .025). Multivariate analysis revealed that high AKR1B10 labeling score >1.16 (hazard ratio, 3.647; p = .001) significantly correlated with mortality. CONCLUSION AKR1B10 overexpression is an independent poor prognostic biomarker for OSCC. AKR1B10 inhibitors may be promising in clinical trials against OSCC. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 39: 1327-1332, 2017.
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- Hui-Hsin Ko
- Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan-Ze University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Oral Biology, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,School of Dentistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.,Department of Dentistry, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Kabir A, Honda RP, Kamatari YO, Endo S, Fukuoka M, Kuwata K. Effects of ligand binding on the stability of aldo-keto reductases: Implications for stabilizer or destabilizer chaperones. Protein Sci 2016; 25:2132-2141. [PMID: 27595938 PMCID: PMC5119574 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Ligands such as enzyme inhibitors stabilize the native conformation of a protein upon binding to the native state, but some compounds destabilize the native conformation upon binding to the non-native state. The former ligands are termed "stabilizer chaperones" and the latter ones "destabilizer chaperones." Because the stabilization effects are essential for the medical chaperone (MC) hypothesis, here we have formulated a thermodynamic system consisting of a ligand and a protein in its native- and non-native state. Using the differential scanning fluorimetry and the circular dichroism varying the urea concentration and temperature, we found that when the coenzyme NADP+ was absent, inhibitors such as isolithocholic acid stabilized the aldo-keto reductase AKR1A1 upon binding, which showed actually the three-state folding, but destabilized AKR1B10. In contrast, in the presence of NADP+ , they destabilized AKR1A1 and stabilized AKR1B10. To explain these phenomena, we decomposed the free energy of stabilization (ΔΔG) into its enthalpy (ΔΔH) and entropy (ΔΔS) components. Then we found that in a relatively unstable protein showing the three-state folding, native conformation was stabilized by the negative ΔΔH in association with the negative ΔΔS, suggesting that the stabilizer chaperon decreases the conformational fluctuation of the target protein or increase its hydration. However, in other cases, ΔΔG was essentially determined by the delicate balance between ΔΔH and ΔΔS. The proposed thermodynamic formalism is applicable to the system including multiple ligands with allosteric interactions. These findings would promote the development of screening strategies for MCs to regulate the target conformations.
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- Aurangazeb Kabir
- United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information SciencesGifu UniversityGifu501‐1193Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pathobiochemistry, Graduate School of MedicineGifu UniversityGifu501‐1193Japan
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- Laboratory of BiochemistryGifu Pharmaceutical UniversityGifu501‐1196Japan
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- United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information SciencesGifu UniversityGifu501‐1193Japan
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- United Graduate School of Drug Discovery and Medical Information SciencesGifu UniversityGifu501‐1193Japan
- Department of Gene and Development, Graduate School of MedicineGifu UniversityGifu501‐1193Japan
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Inhibition of aldo-keto reductase family 1 member B10 by unsaturated fatty acids. Arch Biochem Biophys 2016; 609:69-76. [PMID: 27665999 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2016.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Revised: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A human member of the aldo-keto reductase (AKR) superfamily, AKR1B10, is a cytosolic NADPH-dependent reductase toward various carbonyl compounds including reactive aldehydes, and is normally expressed in intestines. The enzyme is overexpressed in several extraintestinal cancers, and suggested as a potential target for cancer treatment. We found that saturated and cis-unsaturated fatty acids inhibit AKR1B10. Among the saturated fatty acids, myristic acid was the most potent, showing the IC50 value of 4.2 μM cis-Unsaturated fatty acids inhibited AKR1B10 more potently, and linoleic, arachidonic, and docosahexaenoic acids showed the lowest IC50 values of 1.1 μM. The inhibition by these fatty acids was reversible and kinetically competitive with respect to the substrate, showing the Ki values of 0.24-1.1 μM. These fatty acids, except for α-linoleic acid, were much less inhibitory to structurally similar aldose reductase. Site-directed mutagenesis study suggested that the fatty acids interact with several active site residues of AKR1B10, of which Gln114, Val301 and Gln303 are responsible for the inhibitory selectivity. Linoleic and arachidonic acids also effectively inhibited AKR1B10-mediated 4-oxo-2-nonenal metabolism in HCT-15 cells. Thus, the cis-unsaturated fatty acids may be used as an adjuvant therapy for treatment of cancers that up-regulate AKR1B10.
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