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Raju B, Choudhary S, Narendra G, Verma H, Silakari O. Molecular modeling approaches to address drug-metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) mediated chemoresistance: a review. Drug Metab Rev 2021; 53:45-75. [PMID: 33535824 DOI: 10.1080/03602532.2021.1874406] [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] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Resistance against clinically approved anticancer drugs is the main roadblock in cancer treatment. Drug metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) that are capable of metabolizing a variety of xenobiotic get overexpressed in malignant cells, therefore, catalyzing drug inactivation. As evident from the literature reports, the levels of DMEs increase in cancer cells that ultimately lead to drug inactivation followed by drug resistance. To puzzle out this issue, several strategies inclusive of analog designing, prodrug designing, and inhibitor designing have been forged. On that front, the implementation of computational tools can be considered a fascinating approach to address the problem of chemoresistance. Various research groups have adopted different molecular modeling tools for the investigation of DMEs mediated toxicity problems. However, the utilization of these in-silico tools in maneuvering the DME mediated chemoresistance is least considered and yet to be explored. These tools can be employed in the designing of such chemotherapeutic agents that are devoid of the resistance problem. The current review canvasses various molecular modeling approaches that can be implemented to address this issue. Special focus was laid on the development of specific inhibitors of DMEs. Additionally, the strategies to bypass the DMEs mediated drug metabolism were also contemplated in this report that includes analogs and pro-drugs designing. Different strategies discussed in the review will be beneficial in designing novel chemotherapeutic agents that depreciate the resistance problem.
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- Baddipadige Raju
- Molecular Modeling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
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- Molecular Modeling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
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- Molecular Modeling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
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- Molecular Modeling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
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- Molecular Modeling Lab (MML), Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Punjabi University, Patiala, India
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Ovejero-Benito MC, Reolid A, Sánchez-Jiménez P, Saiz-Rodríguez M, Muñoz-Aceituno E, Llamas-Velasco M, Martín-Vilchez S, Cabaleiro T, Román M, Ochoa D, Daudén E, Abad-Santos F. Histone modifications associated with biological drug response in moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Exp Dermatol 2019; 27:1361-1371. [PMID: 30260532 DOI: 10.1111/exd.13790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Epigenetic factors play an important role in psoriasis onset and development. Biological drugs are used to treat moderate-to-severe psoriasis patients resistant to conventional systemic drugs. Although they are safe and effective, some patients do not respond to them. Therefore, it is necessary to find biomarkers that could predict response to these therapies. OBJECTIVE To find epigenetic biomarkers that could predict response to biological drugs (ustekinumab, secukinumab, adalimumab, ixekizumab). MATERIALS AND METHODS Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from 39 psoriasis patients treated with biological therapies before and after drug administration and from 42 healthy subjects. Afterwards, histones were extracted from PBMCs. Four histone modifications (H3 and H4 acetylation, H3K4 and H3K27 methylation) were determined by ELISA. Data were analysed by IBM-SPSS v.23. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Psoriasis patients presented reduced levels of acetylated H3 and H4 and increased levels of methylated H3K4 compared to controls. Non-significant changes were observed after treatment administration in any of the histone modifications analysed. Nevertheless, significant changes in methylated H3K27 were found between responders and non-responders to biological drugs at 3 months. As 28% of these patients also presented psoriatic arthritis (PsA), the former analysis was repeated in the subsets of patients with or without PsA. In patients without PsA, significant changes in methylated H3K4 were found between responders and non-responders to biological drugs at 3 and 6 months. Although further studies should confirm these results, these findings suggest that H3K27 and H3K4 methylation may contribute to patients' response to biological drugs in psoriasis.
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- María C Ovejero-Benito
- Clinical Pharmacology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital de La Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Pharmacology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Pharmacology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital de La Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital de La Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Pharmacology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Pharmacology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Pharmacology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Pharmacology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital de La Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Pharmacology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto Teófilo Hernando, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria la Princesa (IIS-IP), Madrid, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Yotani T, Yamada Y, Arai E, Tian Y, Gotoh M, Komiyama M, Fujimoto H, Sakamoto M, Kanai Y. Novel method for DNA methylation analysis using high-performance liquid chromatography and its clinical application. Cancer Sci 2018; 109:1690-1700. [PMID: 29520901 PMCID: PMC5980336 DOI: 10.1111/cas.13566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2017] [Revised: 02/17/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to develop a new methodology that is suitable for DNA methylation diagnostics and to demonstrate its clinical applicability. We developed a new anion-exchange column for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with electrostatic and hydrophobic properties. Both cytosine and thymine, corresponding to methylated and unmethylated cytosine after bisulfite modification, respectively, are captured by electrostatic interaction and then discriminated from each other by their hydrophobic interactions. The DNA methylation levels of synthetic DNA were quantified accurately and reproducibly within 10 minutes without time-consuming pretreatment of PCR products, and the measured values were unaffected by the distribution of methylated CpG within the synthetic DNA fragments. When the DNA methylation status of the FAM150A gene, a marker of the CpG island methylator phenotype specific to clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), was examined in 98 patients with ccRCC, bulk specimens of tumorous tissue including cancer cells showing DNA methylation of the FAM150A gene were easily identifiable by simply viewing the differentiated chromatograms, even when the cancer cell content was low. Sixteen ccRCC showing DNA methylation more frequently exhibited clinicopathological parameters reflecting tumor aggressiveness (ie, a larger diameter, higher histological grade, vascular involvement, renal vein tumor thrombi, infiltrating growth, tumor necrosis, renal pelvis invasion and higher pathological TNM stage), and had significantly lower recurrence-free and overall survival rates. These data indicate that HPLC analysis using this newly developed anion-exchange column could be a powerful tool for DNA methylation diagnostics, including prognostication of patients with cancers, in a clinical setting.
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- Takuya Yotani
- Department of PathologyKeio University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
- Tsukuba Research InstituteResearch and Development DivisionSekisui Medical Co., Ltd.RyugasakiJapan
- Division of Molecular PathologyNational Cancer Center Research InstituteTokyoJapan
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- Tsukuba Research InstituteResearch and Development DivisionSekisui Medical Co., Ltd.RyugasakiJapan
- Division of Molecular PathologyNational Cancer Center Research InstituteTokyoJapan
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- Department of PathologyKeio University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
- Division of Molecular PathologyNational Cancer Center Research InstituteTokyoJapan
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- Department of PathologyKeio University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Division of Molecular PathologyNational Cancer Center Research InstituteTokyoJapan
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- Department of PathologyKeio University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of PathologyKeio University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
- Division of Molecular PathologyNational Cancer Center Research InstituteTokyoJapan
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Han N, Song YK, Burckart GJ, Ji E, Kim IW, Oh JM. Regulation of Pharmacogene Expression by microRNA in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network. Biomol Ther (Seoul) 2017; 25:482-489. [PMID: 28835003 PMCID: PMC5590791 DOI: 10.4062/biomolther.2017.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2017] [Revised: 01/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Individual differences in drug responses are associated with genetic and epigenetic variability of pharmacogene expression. We aimed to identify the relevant miRNAs which regulate pharmacogenes associated with drug responses. The miRNA and mRNA expression profiles derived from data for normal and solid tumor tissues in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Research Network. Predicted miRNAs targeted to pharmacogenes were identified using publicly available databases. A total of 95 pharmacogenes were selected from cholangiocarcinoma and colon adenocarcinoma, as well as kidney renal clear cell, liver hepatocellular, and lung squamous cell carcinomas. Through the integration analyses of miRNA and mRNA, 35 miRNAs were found to negatively correlate with mRNA expression levels of 16 pharmacogenes in normal bile duct, liver, colon, and lung tissues (p<0.05). Additionally, 36 miRNAs were related to differential expression of 32 pharmacogene mRNAs in those normal and tumorigenic tissues (p<0.05). These results indicate that changes in expression levels of miRNAs targeted to pharmacogenes in normal and tumor tissues may play a role in determining individual variations in drug response.
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- Nayoung Han
- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Republic of Korea
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- Office of Clinical Pharmacology, Office of Translational Sciences, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993,
USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Gacheon University, Incheon 13120,
Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Republic of Korea
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Zgheib NK. The Pharmacogenetics Laboratory of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine. Pharmacogenomics 2017; 18:1311-1316. [PMID: 28832255 DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2017-0122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The pharmacogenetics (PGx) laboratory at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine was established in October 2007. Several projects on the genetic polymorphisms of drug metabolizing enzymes and transporters with treatment of noncommunicable diseases such as cardiac diseases and cancers are ongoing. We have been applying the 'candidate gene' PGx approach, and recently started using higher throughput analyses. The more recent research projects are geared towards performing more extensive genotyping and including bigger and more representative population samples such as by developing research registries and prospectively following up patients. Furthermore, many technologies and research applications, such as next-generation sequencing and pharmacoepigenetics that complement and enhance PGx research and applications, are being actively pursued.
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- Nathalie K Zgheib
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
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