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Fei X, Zhu Y, Pan B, Cheng Y, Yang Q, Xie Y, Xiong Y, Fu W, Xiong X, Li J. Molecular characterization and expression profile of the ALDH1A1 gene and its functions in yak luteal cells. Theriogenology 2024; 223:98-107. [PMID: 38697014 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.04.020] [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: 09/06/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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The ALDH1A1 gene encodes a cytoplasmic member of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family, which plays an important role in regulating animal reproductive performance, including estrus cycle and embryonic development. The aim of this study was to characterize ALDH1A1 activity in ovaries of 3-5 year-old yaks and to determine its effects on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and progesterone secretion in luteal cells (LCs). The coding sequence (CDS) of the ALDH1A1 gene was cloned by reverse transcription-PCR and immunohistochemical analysis was used to confirm localization of the ALDH1A1 protein in the ovary. To assess the activity of ALDH1A1 in regulating progesterone secretion, si-ALDH1A1 was transfected into LCs in vitro and progesterone levels in LC supernatants were measured by ELISA. The interference efficiency was assessed by real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) and immunofluorescence staining, and cell proliferation and apoptosis were evaluated by EdU and TUNEL staining, respectively. The cloned ALDH1A1 sequence contained 1462 bp, encoding 487 amino acids. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that ALDH1A1 protein expression, which was significantly higher in LCs, was mainly found in antral follicles and the corpus luteum (CL). The expression of ALDH1A1 mRNA in LCs was effectively inhibited by si-ALDH1A1transfection, and progesterone secretion was markedly decreased along with the significant down-regulation of progesterone pathway-related genes, STAR, CYP11A1, CYP19A1, CYP17A1, 3β-HSD, and HSD17B1. Knockdown of ALDH1A1 mRNA expression decreased cell proliferation and increased apoptosis in LCs. The mRNA expression of the proliferation-related genes, PCNA, CCND1, CCNB1 and CDC25A, was significantly down-regulated, while expression of the apoptosis-promoting CASP3 gene was significantly increased. In summary, we characterized the yak ALDH1A1 gene and revealed that ALDH1A1 knockdown promoted apoptosis, repressed cell proliferation, and decreased progesterone secretion by yak LCs, potentially by regulating the mRNA expression of genes related to proliferation, apoptosis, and progesterone synthesis and secretion.
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- Xixi Fei
- Key Laboratory for Animal Science of National Ethnic Affairs Commission, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Science of National Ethnic Affairs Commission, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Exploitation of Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Science of National Ethnic Affairs Commission, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Science of National Ethnic Affairs Commission, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Exploitation of Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Science of National Ethnic Affairs Commission, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Exploitation of Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Science of National Ethnic Affairs Commission, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Exploitation of Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Science of National Ethnic Affairs Commission, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China; Key Laboratory of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Animal Genetic Resource Reservation and Exploitation of Ministry of Education, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Li S, Qin J, Zhao Y, Wang J, Huang S, Yu X. Tubular insulin-induced gene 1 deficiency promotes NAD + consumption and exacerbates kidney fibrosis. EMBO Mol Med 2024:10.1038/s44321-024-00081-7. [PMID: 38806641 DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00081-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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Profibrotic proximal tubules (PT) were identified as a unique phenotype of proximal tubule cells (PTCs) in renal fibrosis by single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq). Controlling the process of renal fibrosis requires understanding how to manage the S1 subset's branch to the S3 subset rather than to the profibrotic PT subset. Insulin-induced gene 1 (Insig1) is one of the branch-dependent genes involved in controlling this process, although its role in renal fibrosis is unknown. Here, we discovered that tubular Insig1 deficiency, rather than fibroblast Insig1 deficiency, plays a detrimental role in the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis in vivo and in vitro. Overexpression of Insig1 profoundly inhibited renal fibrosis. Mechanistically, Insig1 deletion in PTCs boosted SREBP1 nuclear localization, increasing Aldh1a1 transcriptional activity, causing excessive NAD+ consumption and ER enlargement, as well as accelerating renal fibrosis. We also identified nicardipine as a selective inhibitor of Aldh1a1, which could restore NAD+ and maintain ER homeostasis, as well as improve renal fibrosis. Together, our findings support tubular Insig1 as a new therapeutic target for chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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- Shumin Li
- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, 210029, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, 210029, Nanjing, China
- Department of Pediatrics, Yancheng City No.1 People's Hospital, 224005, Yancheng, China
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- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210008, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, 210029, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210008, Nanjing, China.
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210008, Nanjing, China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, 210029, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210008, Nanjing, China.
- Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 210008, Nanjing, China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Nanjing Medical University, 210029, Nanjing, China.
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Ma Y, Zhu W. Development of gene panel for predicting recurrence in early-stage cervical cancer patients. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38563455 DOI: 10.1002/tox.24270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/24/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Cervical cancer (CC) is a common malignancy affecting women worldwide. Our objective was to develop a consensus-based gene panel using multi-omics data that could effectively predict recurrence in early-stage cervical cancer patients. We utilized the "Multi-Omics Consensus Integration Analysis (MOVICS)" package for consensus clustering design to integrate multiple omics datasets and improve the molecular classification landscape of early-stage CC. We identified the "resting and naive" tumor microenvironment (TME) as cancer subtype (CS) 2. Leveraging the feature genes from the CS classifier, we employed machine learning algorithms to identify a gene panel, including ALDH1A1, CLDN10, MUC13, and C10orf99, which could generate a consensus machine learning-driven score (CMLS) for each patient. Stratifying patients into high and low CMLS groups resulted in Kaplan-Meier curves demonstrating a significant difference in recurrence rates between the two groups. This difference remained significant even after adjusting for clinical features in multivariate Cox regression analysis, with the risk ratio of CMLS surpassing that of clinical characteristics. Furthermore, the TME exhibited notable differences between the different CMLS groups, suggesting that patients with low CMLS may exhibit a better response to immunotherapy. This study highlights the potential of the CMLS approach in predicting recurrence in early-stage cervical cancer patients and provides a screening model for selecting patients suitable for immunotherapy.
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- Yun Ma
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Elsaman T, Ahmad I, Eltayib EM, Suliman Mohamed M, Yusuf O, Saeed M, Patel H, Mohamed MA. Flavonostilbenes natural hybrids from Rhamnoneuron balansae as potential antitumors targeting ALDH1A1: molecular docking, ADMET, MM-GBSA calculations and molecular dynamics studies. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024; 42:3249-3266. [PMID: 37261483 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2218936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Several studies have linked Cancer stem cells (CSCs) to cancer resistance development to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. ALDH1A1 is a key enzyme that regulates the gene expression of CSCs and creates an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. It was reported that quercetin and resveratrol were among the inhibitors of ALDH1A1. In early 2022, it was reported that new 11 flavonostilbenes (rhamnoneuronal D-N) were isolated from Rhamnoneuron balansae as potential antiaging natural products. Rhamnoneuronal H (5) could be envisioned as a natural hybrid of quercetin and resveratrol. It was therefore hypothesized that 5 and its analogous isolates rhamnoneuronal D-G (1-4) and rhamnoneuronal I-N (6-11) would have potential ALDH1A1 inhibitory activity. To this end, all isolates were subjected to molecular docking, MM-GBSA, ADMET, and molecular dynamics simulations studies to assess their potential as new leads for cancer treatment targeting ALDH1A1. In silico findings revealed that natural hybrid 5 has a similar binding affinity, judged by MM-GBSA, to the ALDH1A1 active site when compared to the co-crystalized ligand (-64.71 kcal/mole and -64.12 kcal/mole, respectively). Despite having lesser affinity than that of the co-crystalized ligand, the rest of the flavonostilbenes, except 2-4, displayed better binding affinities (-37.55 kcal/mole to -58.6 kcal/mole) in comparison to either resveratrol (-34.44 kcal/mole) or quercetin (-36.48 kcal/mole). Molecular dynamic simulations showed that the natural hybrids 1, 5-11 are of satisfactory stability up to 100 ns. ADMET outcomes indicate that these hybrids displayed acceptable properties and hence could represent an ideal starting point for the development of potent ALDH1A1 inhibitors for cancer treatment.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Tilal Elsaman
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Prof. Ravindra Nikam College of Pharmacy, Dhule, Maharashtra, India
- Division of Computer Aided Drug Design, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan
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- Division of Computer Aided Drug Design, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, R. C. Patel Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Shirpur, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Jouf University, Sakaka, Al Jouf, Saudi Arabia
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Meril S, Muhlbauer Avni M, Lior C, Bahlsen M, Olender T, Savidor A, Krausz J, Belhanes Peled H, Birisi H, David N, Bialik S, Scherz-Shouval R, Ben David Y, Kimchi A. Loss of EIF4G2 mediates aggressiveness in distinct human endometrial cancer subpopulations with poor survival outcome in patients. Oncogene 2024; 43:1098-1112. [PMID: 38388710 PMCID: PMC10997518 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-024-02981-x] [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: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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The non-canonical translation initiation factor EIF4G2 plays essential roles in cellular stress responses via translation of selective mRNA cohorts. Currently there is limited and conflicting information regarding its involvement in cancer development and progression. Here we assessed its role in endometrial cancer (EC), in a cohort of 280 EC patients across different types, grades, and stages, and found that low EIF4G2 expression highly correlated with poor overall- and recurrence-free survival in Grade 2 EC patients, monitored over a period of up to 12 years. To establish a causative connection between low EIF4G2 expression and cancer progression, we stably knocked-down EIF4G2 in two human EC cell lines in parallel. EIF4G2 depletion resulted in increased resistance to conventional therapies and increased the prevalence of molecular markers for aggressive cell subsets, altering their transcriptional and proteomic landscapes. Prominent among the proteins with decreased abundance were Kinesin-1 motor proteins, KIF5B and KLC1, 2, 3. Multiplexed imaging of the EC patient tumor cohort showed a correlation between decreased expression of the kinesin proteins, and poor survival in patients with tumors of certain grades and stages. These findings reveal potential novel biomarkers for Grade 2 EC with ramifications for patient stratification and therapeutic interventions.
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- Sara Meril
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- The de Botton Institute for Protein Profiling of the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine (G-INCPM), Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Pathology Department, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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- Pathology Department, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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- Pathology Department, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
- The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, 7610001, Israel.
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Shaban NZ, El-Faham AA, Abu-Serie MM, Habashy NH. The black Vitis vinifera seed oil saponifiable fraction ameliorates hepatocellular carcinoma in vitro and in vivo via modulating apoptosis and ROS/NF-κB signaling. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 171:116215. [PMID: 38278024 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116215] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024] Open
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To date, no total curative therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is available. This study aimed to evaluate the anticancer effect of black Vitis vinifera (VV) seed oil saponifiable (Sap) fraction (BSap) using five different cancer cell lines. The apoptotic and anti-inflammatory impacts of BSap on the cell line with the highest cytotoxic effect were studied. Furthermore, its therapeutic effect on p-dimethylaminoazobenzene (p-DAB)-induced HCC in mice was investigated. The phenolic and vitamin content, as well as the antiradical activities of BSap, were assessed. BSap demonstrated a greater cytotoxic effect on HepG-2 cells (lowest IC50 and highest SI values) than did the other tested cell lines. BSap showed superior anticancer efficacy to 5-FU on all examined cancer cells, particularly HepG-2 cells, by inducing apoptosis and downregulating NF-κB. In HCC-bearing mice, BSap reduced hepatic lipid peroxidation and boosted GSH levels due to its potent antiradical activities and high reducing power. In addition, it had an apoptotic effect by upregulating p53 and BAX and downregulating Bcl-2 fold expression. Moreover, BSap lowered the fold expression of various crucial HCC-related genes: CD133, ALAD1α1, COX-2, ABCG1, AKT1, Gli, Notch1, and HIF1α. Liver function markers and histopathology showed significant improvements in HCC-bearing mice after BSap administration compared to 5-FU. In silico analysis revealed that the most abundant phenolic and fatty acid ingredients of BSap exhibited competitive inhibitory effects on valuable HCC-associated enzymes (NADPH oxidase, histone deacetylase 1, and sepiapterin reductase). Thus, BSap fraction may be a promising treatment of HCC.
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- Nadia Z Shaban
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Genetic Engineering, and Biotechnology Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications (SRTA-City), New Borg EL-Arab, Alexandria 21934, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Paul SK, Guendouzi A, Banerjee A, Guendouzi A, Haldar R. Identification of approved drugs with ALDH1A1 inhibitory potential aimed at enhancing chemotherapy sensitivity in cancer cells: an in-silico drug repurposing approach. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024:1-15. [PMID: 38189344 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2300127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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The aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) also known as retinal dehydrogenase, is an enzyme normally involved in the cellular metabolism, development and detoxification processes in healthy cells. However, it's also considered a cancer stem cell marker and its high levels of expression in several cancers, including breast, lung, ovarian, and colon cancer have been associated with poor prognosis and resistance to chemotherapy. Given its crucial role in chemotherapy resistance by detoxification of chemotherapeutic drugs, ALDH1A1 has attracted significant research interest as a potential therapeutic target for cancer. Though a few synthetic inhibitors of ALDH1A1 have been synthesized and their efficacy has been proved in-vitro and in-vivo studies, none of them have passed clinical trials so far. In this scenario, we have performed an in-silico study to verify whether any of the already approved drugs used for various purposes has the ability to inhibit catalytic activity of ALDH1A1, so that they can be repurposed for cancer therapy. Keeping in mind the feasibility of repurposing in a larger population we have selected the approved drugs from five widely used drug categories such as antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal, anti diabetic and antihypertensive for screening. Computational techniques like molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations and MM-PBSA binding energy calculation have been used in this study to screen the approved drugs. Based on the logical analysis of results, we propose that three drugs - telmisartan, irbesartan and maraviroc can inhibit the catalytic activity of ALDH1A1 and thus can be repurposed to increase chemotherapy sensitivity in cancer cells.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Sanjay Kumar Paul
- Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
- Department of Zoology, Rammohan College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Center for Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences (CRSP), Constantine, Algeria
- Ecole Normale Supérieure ENS Constantine, Constantine, Algeria
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- Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India
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Chen HH, Nguyen THV, Shih YH, Chang KC, Chiu KC, Hsia SM, Fuh LJ, Shieh TM. Combining microfluidic chip and low-attachment culture devices to isolate oral cancer stem cells. J Dent Sci 2024; 19:560-567. [PMID: 38303836 PMCID: PMC10829749 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2023.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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Background/purpose Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are widely recognized as key drivers of cancer initiation, progression, and therapeutic resistance. Microfluidic chip technology offers a promising approach for CSC isolation and study. This study investigated the efficacy of a microfluidic chip-based method for isolating single cells from oral cancer cell lines characterized by high stem-like phenotypes. Specifically, the study focused on examining the sphere-forming capability and the expression of CSC markers, including aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1), CD44, and CD133, in isolated cell clones from OECM-1 and SAS cell lines. Materials and methods Oral cancer cell lines were subjected to isolation using a microfluidic chip. The captured single cells were cultured to assess their sphere-forming capacity in ultra-low binding culture. Furthermore, the protein expression levels of ALDH1A1, CD44, and CD133 in the isolated cell clones were analyzed using western blotting. Results The microfluidic chip-assisted isolation method significantly enhanced the sphere-forming capability of both OECM-1 and SAS cell clones compared to their parent cell lines. Moreover, the expression levels of CSC markers ALDH1A1, CD44, and CD133 were upregulated in the microfluidic chip-assisted isolated cell clones, indicating a higher stem-like phenotype. Conclusion This study demonstrates the effectiveness of the microfluidic chip-based approach in isolating oral cancer cell clones with elevated stem-like characteristics. This method offers a valuable tool for further investigation of CSCs and their role in cancer progression, as well as future therapy development for oral cancers.
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- Hsin-Hu Chen
- School of Dentistry, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Healthcare Administration, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of General Dentistry, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Nutrition and Health Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Nutrition Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Dentistry, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Dentistry, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Walczak-Nowicka L, Biernasiuk A, Ziemichód W, Karczmarzyk Z, Kwaśnik M, Kozyra P, Wysocki W, Stenzel-Bembenek A, Kowalczuk D, Herbet M, Pitucha M. N-Substituted 2-(Benzenosulfonyl)-1-Carbotioamide Derivatives Exert Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Effects via Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Pathway: Synthesis, In Silico and In Vitro Studies. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023; 16:1706. [PMID: 38139832 PMCID: PMC10747733 DOI: 10.3390/ph16121706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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A series of N-Substituted 2-(benzenosulfonyl)-1-carbotioamide derivatives (WZ1-WZ4) were synthesized and characterized using spectral methods. A comprehensive activity study was performed for each compound. All compounds were tested for antibacterial activity. Moreover, in silico studies were carried out to determine the anticancer potential of the designed WZ1-WZ4 ligands. Based on molecular docking, aldehyde dehydrogenase was selected as a molecular target. The obtained data were compared with experimental data in vitro tests. Novel hybrids of the thiosemicarbazide scaffold and sulfonyl groups may have promising anticancer activity via the aldehyde dehydrogenase pathway. The best candidate for further studies appears to be WZ2, due to its superior selectivity in comparison to the other tested compounds.
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- Lucja Walczak-Nowicka
- Chair and Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (L.W.-N.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1, 20-093 Lublin, Poland;
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- Independent Radiopharmacy Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (W.Z.); (P.K.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Siedlce, 3 Maja 54, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland; (Z.K.)
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Konstantynów 1J/4.03, 20-708 Lublin, Poland;
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- Independent Radiopharmacy Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (W.Z.); (P.K.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Siedlce, 3 Maja 54, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland; (Z.K.)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 1, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
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- Chair and Department of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland; (L.W.-N.); (M.H.)
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- Independent Radiopharmacy Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Lublin, Chodzki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; (W.Z.); (P.K.)
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Granit Mizrahi A, Gugenheim A, Hamad H, Hamed R, Tetro N, Maimon O, Khutsurauli S, Nechushtan H, Nisman B, Duran D, Samman W, Birimberg-Schwartz L, Grunewald M, Eyal S, Peretz T. Valproic acid reprograms the metabolic aberration of cisplatin treatment via ALDH modulation in triple-negative breast cancer cells. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1217149. [PMID: 37954205 PMCID: PMC10639136 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1217149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023] Open
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We recently demonstrated that the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid (VPA) reprograms the cisplatin-induced metabolome of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells, including a shift in hexose levels. Accordingly, here, we tested the hypothesis that VPA alters glucose metabolism in correlation with cisplatin sensitivity. Two TNBC cell lines, MDA-MB-231 (a cisplatin-resistant line) and MDA-MB-436 (a cisplatin-sensitive line), were analyzed. The glycolysis and oxidative metabolism were measured using the Glycolysis Stress Test kit. The expression of aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs), enzymes linked to drug resistance, was investigated by Western blot and real-time PCR analyses. We additionally studied the influence of ALDH inhibition by disulfiram on the viability of MDA-MB-231 cells and on a TNBC patient-derived organoid system. Cisplatin treatment reduced the extracellular acidification rate in MDA-MB-436 cells but not MDA-MB-231 cells, whereas VPA addition increased the extracellular acidification rate in both cell lines. VPA further reduced the oxygen consumption rate of cisplatin-treated MDA-MB-436 cells, which correlated with cell cycle alterations. However, in MDA-MB-231 cells, the cell cycle distribution did not change between cisplatin/VPA-cisplatin treatments. In both cell lines, VPA increased the expression of ALDH isoform and ALDH1A1 expression. However, only in MDA-MB-231 cells, VPA synergized with cisplatin to augment this effect. Disulfiram sensitized the cells to the cytotoxic effects of the VPA-cisplatin combination. Furthermore, the disulfiram-VPA-chemotherapy combination was most effective in TNBC organoids. Our results show that ALDH overexpression may act as one mechanism of cellular resistance to VPA in TNBC and that its inhibition may enhance the therapeutic efficacy of VPA-chemotherapeutic drug combinations.
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- Avital Granit Mizrahi
- Oncology Laboratory, Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Oncology Laboratory, Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Oncology Laboratory, Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Oncology Laboratory, Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Oncology Laboratory, Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Oncology Laboratory, Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Oncology Laboratory, Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- Hadassah Organoid Center, The Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- Hadassah Organoid Center, The Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- Hadassah Organoid Center, The Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel
- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, The Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- Hadassah Organoid Center, The Hadassah Medical Organization, Jerusalem, Israel
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute for Drug Research, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Oncology Laboratory, Sharett Institute of Oncology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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Zaarour RF, Ribeiro M, Azzarone B, Kapoor S, Chouaib S. Tumor microenvironment-induced tumor cell plasticity: relationship with hypoxic stress and impact on tumor resistance. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1222575. [PMID: 37886168 PMCID: PMC10598765 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1222575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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The role of tumor interaction with stromal components during carcinogenesis is crucial for the design of efficient cancer treatment approaches. It is widely admitted that tumor hypoxic stress is associated with tumor aggressiveness and thus impacts susceptibility and resistance to different types of treatments. Notable biological processes that hypoxia functions in include its regulation of tumor heterogeneity and plasticity. While hypoxia has been reported as a major player in tumor survival and dissemination regulation, the significance of hypoxia inducible factors in cancer stem cell development remains poorly understood. Several reports indicate that the emergence of cancer stem cells in addition to their phenotype and function within a hypoxic tumor microenvironment impacts cancer progression. In this respect, evidence showed that cancer stem cells are key elements of intratumoral heterogeneity and more importantly are responsible for tumor relapse and escape to treatments. This paper briefly reviews our current knowledge of the interaction between tumor hypoxic stress and its role in stemness acquisition and maintenance. Our review extensively covers the influence of hypoxia on the formation and maintenance of cancer stem cells and discusses the potential of targeting hypoxia-induced alterations in the expression and function of the so far known stem cell markers in cancer therapy approaches. We believe that a better and integrated understanding of the effect of hypoxia on stemness during carcinogenesis might lead to new strategies for exploiting hypoxia-associated pathways and their targeting in the clinical setting in order to overcome resistance mechanisms. More importantly, at the present time, efforts are oriented towards the design of innovative therapeutical approaches that specifically target cancer stem cells.
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- RF. Zaarour
- Thumbay Research Institute for Precision Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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- Thumbay Research Institute for Precision Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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- Tumor Immunology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Thumbay Research Institute for Precision Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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- Thumbay Research Institute for Precision Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
- INSERM UMR 1186, Integrative Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy, Gustave Roussy, Faculty of Medicine, University Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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Świerczewska M, Sterzyńska K, Ruciński M, Andrzejewska M, Nowicki M, Januchowski R. The response and resistance to drugs in ovarian cancer cell lines in 2D monolayers and 3D spheroids. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 165:115152. [PMID: 37442067 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Ovarian cancer is the most common type of gynecologic cancer. One of the leading causes of high mortality is chemoresistance, developed primarily or during treatment. Different mechanisms of drug resistance appear at the cellular and cancer tissue organization levels. We examined the differences in response to the cytotoxic drugs CIS, MTX, DOX, VIN, PAC, and TOP using 2D (two-dimensional) and 3D (three-dimensional) culture methods. We tested the drug-sensitive ovarian cancer cell line W1 and established resistant cell lines to appropriate cytotoxic drugs. The following qualitative and quantitative methods were used to assess: 1) morphology - inverted microscope and hematoxylin & eosin staining; 2) viability - MTT assay; 3) gene expression - a quantitative polymerase chain reaction; 4) identification of proteins - immunohistochemistry, and immunofluorescence. Our results indicate that the drug-sensitive and drug-resistant cells cultured in 3D conditions exhibit stronger resistance than the cells cultured in 2D conditions. A traditional 2D model shows that drug resistance of cancer cells is caused mainly by changes in the expression of genes encoding ATP-binding cassette transporter proteins, components of the extracellular matrix, "new" established genes related to drug resistance in ovarian cancer cell lines, and universal marker of cancer stem cells. Whereas in a 3D model, the drug resistance in spheroids can be related to other mechanisms such as the structure of the spheroid (dense or loose), the cell type (necrotic, quiescent, proliferating cells), drug concentrations or drug diffusion into the dense cellular/ECM structure.
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- Monika Świerczewska
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Święcickiego 6 St., 61-781 Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Święcickiego 6 St., 61-781 Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Święcickiego 6 St., 61-781 Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Święcickiego 6 St., 61-781 Poznan, Poland.
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Święcickiego 6 St., 61-781 Poznan, Poland.
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- Institute of Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra, Zyty 28 St., 65-046 Zielona Góra, Poland.
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Joshi G, Basu A. Epigenetic control of cell signalling in cancer stem cells. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 383:67-88. [PMID: 38359971 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ircmb.2023.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The self-renewing cancer stem cells (CSCs) represent one of the distinct cell populations occurring in a tumour that can differentiate into multiple lineages. This group of sparsely abundant cells play a vital role in tumour survival and resistance to different treatments during cancer. The lack of exclusive markers associated with CSCs makes diagnosis and prognosis in cancer patients extremely difficult. This calls for the identification of unique regulators and markers for CSCs. Various signalling pathways like the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, Hedgehog pathway, Notch pathway, and TGFβ/BMP play a major role in the regulation and maintenance of CSCs. Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms add another layer of complexity to control these signalling pathways. In this chapter, we discuss about the role of epigenetic mechanisms in regulating the cellular signalling pathways in CSCs. The epigenetic regulatory mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modification and microRNAs can modulate the diverse effectors of signalling pathways and consequently the growth, differentiation and tumorigenicity of CSCs. In the end, we briefly discuss the therapeutic potential of targeting these epigenetic regulators and their target genes in CSCs.
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- Gaurav Joshi
- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany.
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- Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Mainz, Germany.
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Lavudi K, Banerjee A, Li N, Yang Y, Cai S, Bai X, Zhang X, Li A, Wani E, Yang SM, Zhang J, Rai G, Backes F, Patnaik S, Guo P, Wang QE. ALDH1A1 promotes PARP inhibitor resistance by enhancing retinoic acid receptor-mediated DNA polymerase θ expression. NPJ Precis Oncol 2023; 7:66. [PMID: 37429899 DOI: 10.1038/s41698-023-00411-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023] Open
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Poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (PARPi) have been approved for both frontline and recurrent setting in ovarian cancer with homologous recombination (HR) repair deficiency. However, more than 40% of BRCA1/2-mutated ovarian cancer lack the initial response to PARPi treatment, and the majority of those that initially respond eventually develop resistance. Our previous study has demonstrated that increased expression of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) contributes to PARPi resistance in BRCA2-mutated ovarian cancer cells by enhancing microhomology-mediated end joining (MMEJ) but the mechanism remains unknown. Here, we find that ALDH1A1 enhances the expression of DNA polymerase θ (Polθ, encoded by the POLQ gene) in ovarian cancer cells. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the retinoic acid (RA) pathway is involved in the transcription activation of the POLQ gene. The RA receptor (RAR) can bind to the retinoic acid response element (RARE) located in the promoter of the POLQ gene, promoting transcription activation-related histone modification in the presence of RA. Given that ALDH1A1 catalyzes the biosynthesis of RA, we conclude that ALDH1A1 promotes POLQ expression via the activation of the RA signaling pathway. Finally, using a clinically-relevant patient-derived organoid (PDO) model, we find that ALDH1A1 inhibition by the pharmacological inhibitor NCT-505 in combination with the PARP inhibitor olaparib synergistically reduce the cell viability of PDOs carrying BRCA1/2 mutation and positive ALDH1A1 expression. In summary, our study elucidates a new mechanism contributing to PARPi resistance in HR-deficient ovarian cancer and shows the therapeutic potential of combining PARPi and ALDH1A1 inhibition in treating these patients.
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- Kousalya Lavudi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Division of Preclinical Innovation, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Division of Preclinical Innovation, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751024, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
- Center for RNA Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine, Division of Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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Michalkova R, Mirossay L, Kello M, Mojzisova G, Baloghova J, Podracka A, Mojzis J. Anticancer Potential of Natural Chalcones: In Vitro and In Vivo Evidence. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10354. [PMID: 37373500 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241210354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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There is no doubt that significant progress has been made in tumor therapy in the past decades. However, the discovery of new molecules with potential antitumor properties still remains one of the most significant challenges in the field of anticancer therapy. Nature, especially plants, is a rich source of phytochemicals with pleiotropic biological activities. Among a plethora of phytochemicals, chalcones, the bioprecursors of flavonoid and isoflavonoids synthesis in higher plants, have attracted attention due to the broad spectrum of biological activities with potential clinical applications. Regarding the antiproliferative and anticancer effects of chalcones, multiple mechanisms of action including cell cycle arrest, induction of different forms of cell death and modulation of various signaling pathways have been documented. This review summarizes current knowledge related to mechanisms of antiproliferative and anticancer effects of natural chalcones in different types of malignancies including breast cancers, cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, lung cancers, renal and bladder cancers, and melanoma.
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- Radka Michalkova
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Center of Clinical and Preclinical Research MEDIPARK, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Dermatovenerology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Dermatovenerology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia
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Cho SY, Hwang H, Kim YH, Yoo BC, Han N, Kong SY, Baek MJ, Kim KH, Lee MR, Park JG, Han SS, Lee WJ, Park C, Park JB, Kim JY, Park SJ, Woo SM. Refining Classification of Cholangiocarcinoma Subtypes via Proteogenomic Integration Reveals New Therapeutic Prospects. Gastroenterology 2023; 164:1293-1309. [PMID: 36898552 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.02.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas (iCCs) are characterized by their rarity, difficult diagnosis, and overall poor prognosis. The iCC molecular classification for developing precision medicine strategies was investigated. METHODS Comprehensive genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and phosphoproteomic analyses were performed on treatment-naïve tumor samples from 102 patients with iCC who underwent surgical resection with curative intent. An organoid model was constructed for testing therapeutic potential. RESULTS Three clinically supported subtypes (stem-like, poorly immunogenic, and metabolism) were identified. NCT-501 (aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 [ALDH1A1] inhibitor) exhibited synergism with nanoparticle albumin-bound-paclitaxel in the organoid model for the stem-like subtype. The oncometabolite dysregulations were associated with different clinical outcomes in the stem-like and metabolism subtypes. The poorly immunogenic subtype harbors the non-T-cell tumor infiltration. Integrated multiomics analysis not only reproduced the 3 subtypes but also showed heterogeneity in iCC. CONCLUSIONS This large-scale proteogenomic analysis provides information beyond that obtained with genomic analysis, allowing the functional impact of genomic alterations to be discerned. These findings may assist in the stratification of patients with iCC and in developing rational therapeutic strategies.
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- Soo Young Cho
- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Department of Molecular and Life Science, Hanyang University, Ansan, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Bioconvergence Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, Republic of Korea; Critical Diseases Diagnostics Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Department of Cancer Biomedical Science, National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Department of Cancer Biomedical Science, National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Department of Cancer Biomedical Science, National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Deparment of Laboratory Medicine, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Department of Cancer Biomedical Science, National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Department of Cancer Biomedical Science, National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Liver and Pancreatobiliary Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Center for Liver and Pancreatobiliary Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Department of Cancer Biomedical Science, National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Bioconvergence Analysis, Korea Basic Science Institute, Cheongju, Republic of Korea; Critical Diseases Diagnostics Convergence Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Center for Liver and Pancreatobiliary Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
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- Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Department of Cancer Biomedical Science, National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy, Goyang, Republic of Korea; Center for Liver and Pancreatobiliary Cancer, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
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Dancik GM, Varisli L, Vlahopoulos SA. The Molecular Context of Oxidant Stress Response in Cancer Establishes ALDH1A1 as a Critical Target: What This Means for Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24119372. [PMID: 37298333 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24119372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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The protein family of aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDH) encompasses nineteen members. The ALDH1 subfamily consists of enzymes with similar activity, having the capacity to neutralize lipid peroxidation products and to generate retinoic acid; however, only ALDH1A1 emerges as a significant risk factor in acute myeloid leukemia. Not only is the gene ALDH1A1 on average significantly overexpressed in the poor prognosis group at the RNA level, but its protein product, ALDH1A1 protects acute myeloid leukemia cells from lipid peroxidation byproducts. This capacity to protect cells can be ascribed to the stability of the enzyme under conditions of oxidant stress. The capacity to protect cells is evident both in vitro, as well as in mouse xenografts of those cells, shielding cells effectively from a number of potent antineoplastic agents. However, the role of ALDH1A1 in acute myeloid leukemia has been unclear in the past due to evidence that normal cells often have higher aldehyde dehydrogenase activity than leukemic cells. This being true, ALDH1A1 RNA expression is significantly associated with poor prognosis. It is hence imperative that ALDH1A1 is methodically targeted, particularly for the acute myeloid leukemia patients of the poor prognosis risk group that overexpress ALDH1A1 RNA.
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- Garrett M Dancik
- Department of Computer Science, Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT 06226, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Science Faculty, Dicle University, Diyarbakir 21280, Turkey
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- First Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Thivon & Levadeias 8, 11527 Athens, Greece
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Blaize JL, Noori BM, Hunter KP, Henrikson KA, Atoyan JA, Ardito AA, Donovan FX, Chandrasekharappa SC, Schindler D, Howlett NG. Differential Regulation of Retinoic Acid Metabolism in Fanconi Anemia. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.04.06.535759. [PMID: 37066159 PMCID: PMC10104110 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.06.535759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare genetic disease characterized by heterogeneous congenital abnormalities and increased risk for bone marrow failure and cancer. FA is caused by mutation of any one of 23 genes, the protein products of which function primarily in the maintenance of genome stability. An important role for the FA proteins in the repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) has been established in vitro . While the endogenous sources of ICLs relevant to the pathophysiology of FA have yet to be clearly determined, a role for the FA proteins in a two-tier system for the detoxification of reactive metabolic aldehydes has been established. To discover new metabolic pathways linked to FA, we performed RNA-seq analysis on non-transformed FA-D2 ( FANCD2 -/- ) and FANCD2-complemented patient cells. Multiple genes associated with retinoic acid metabolism and signaling were differentially expressed in FA-D2 ( FANCD2 -/- ) patient cells, including ALDH1A1 and RDH10 , which encode for retinaldehyde and retinol dehydrogenases, respectively. Increased levels of the ALDH1A1 and RDH10 proteins was confirmed by immunoblotting. FA-D2 ( FANCD2 -/- ) patient cells displayed increased aldehyde dehydrogenase activity compared to the FANCD2-complemented cells. Upon exposure to retinaldehyde, FA-D2 ( FANCD2 -/- ) cells exhibited increased DNA double-strand breaks and checkpoint activation indicative of a defect in the repair of retinaldehyde-induced DNA damage. Our findings describe a novel link between retinoic acid metabolism and FA and identify retinaldehyde as an additional reactive metabolic aldehyde relevant to the pathophysiology of FA.
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Hawkins MR, Wingert RA. Zebrafish as a Model to Study Retinoic Acid Signaling in Development and Disease. Biomedicines 2023; 11:biomedicines11041180. [PMID: 37189798 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11041180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Retinoic acid (RA) is a metabolite of vitamin A (retinol) that plays various roles in development to influence differentiation, patterning, and organogenesis. RA also serves as a crucial homeostatic regulator in adult tissues. The role of RA and its associated pathways are well conserved from zebrafish to humans in both development and disease. This makes the zebrafish a natural model for further interrogation into the functions of RA and RA-associated maladies for the sake of basic research, as well as human health. In this review, we explore both foundational and recent studies using zebrafish as a translational model for investigating RA from the molecular to the organismal scale.
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- Matthew R Hawkins
- Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Zebrafish Research, Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases, Warren Center for Drug Discovery, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Center for Zebrafish Research, Boler-Parseghian Center for Rare and Neglected Diseases, Warren Center for Drug Discovery, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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Kebir S, Ullrich V, Berger P, Dobersalske C, Langer S, Rauschenbach L, Trageser D, Till A, Lorbeer FK, Wieland A, Wilhelm-Buchstab T, Ahmad A, Fröhlich H, Cima I, Prasad S, Matschke J, Jendrossek V, Remke M, Grüner BM, Roesch A, Siveke JT, Herold-Mende C, Blau T, Keyvani K, van Landeghem FK, Pietsch T, Felsberg J, Reifenberger G, Weller M, Sure U, Brüstle O, Simon M, Glas M, Scheffler B. A Sequential Targeting Strategy Interrupts AKT-Driven Subclone-Mediated Progression in Glioblastoma. Clin Cancer Res 2023; 29:488-500. [PMID: 36239995 PMCID: PMC9843437 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 09/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PURPOSE Therapy resistance and fatal disease progression in glioblastoma are thought to result from the dynamics of intra-tumor heterogeneity. This study aimed at identifying and molecularly targeting tumor cells that can survive, adapt, and subclonally expand under primary therapy. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN To identify candidate markers and to experimentally access dynamics of subclonal progression in glioblastoma, we established a discovery cohort of paired vital cell samples obtained before and after primary therapy. We further used two independent validation cohorts of paired clinical tissues to test our findings. Follow-up preclinical treatment strategies were evaluated in patient-derived xenografts. RESULTS We describe, in clinical samples, an archetype of rare ALDH1A1+ tumor cells that enrich and acquire AKT-mediated drug resistance in response to standard-of-care temozolomide (TMZ). Importantly, we observe that drug resistance of ALDH1A1+ cells is not intrinsic, but rather an adaptive mechanism emerging exclusively after TMZ treatment. In patient cells and xenograft models of disease, we recapitulate the enrichment of ALDH1A1+ cells under the influence of TMZ. We demonstrate that their subclonal progression is AKT-driven and can be interfered with by well-timed sequential rather than simultaneous antitumor combination strategy. CONCLUSIONS Drug-resistant ALDH1A1+/pAKT+ subclones accumulate in patient tissues upon adaptation to TMZ therapy. These subclones may therefore represent a dynamic target in glioblastoma. Our study proposes the combination of TMZ and AKT inhibitors in a sequential treatment schedule as a rationale for future clinical investigation.
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- Sied Kebir
- DKFZ-Division Translational Neurooncology at the WTZ, DKTK Partner Site, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- DKFZ-Division Translational Neurooncology at the WTZ, DKTK Partner Site, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- DKFZ-Division Translational Neurooncology at the WTZ, DKTK Partner Site, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- DKFZ-Division Translational Neurooncology at the WTZ, DKTK Partner Site, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- DKFZ-Division Translational Neurooncology at the WTZ, DKTK Partner Site, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- DKFZ-Division Translational Neurooncology at the WTZ, DKTK Partner Site, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology, University of Bonn Medical Faculty & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- LIFE & BRAIN GmbH, Cellomics Unit, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology, University of Bonn Medical Faculty & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology, University of Bonn Medical Faculty & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology, University of Bonn Medical Faculty & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Bonn-Aachen International Center for IT (B-IT), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Bonn-Aachen International Center for IT (B-IT), University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Bioinformatics, Fraunhofer SCAI, Schloss Birlinghoven, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- DKFZ-Division Translational Neurooncology at the WTZ, DKTK Partner Site, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- DKFZ-Division Translational Neurooncology at the WTZ, DKTK Partner Site, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- Pediatric Neuro-Oncogenomics, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Bridge Institute of Experimental Tumor Therapy, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Division of Solid Tumor Translational Oncology, German Cancer Consortium (DKTK, Partner Site Essen) and German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Neurosurgical Research, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Neuropathology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- Institute of Neuropathology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Neurosurgery and Spine Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Reconstructive Neurobiology, University of Bonn Medical Faculty & University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
- LIFE & BRAIN GmbH, Cellomics Unit, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Bonn Medical Center, Bonn, Germany
- Department of Neurosurgery, Bethel Clinic, University of Bielefeld Medical Center, OWL, Bielefeld, Germany
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- DKFZ-Division Translational Neurooncology at the WTZ, DKTK Partner Site, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- Division of Clinical Neurooncology, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- DKFZ-Division Translational Neurooncology at the WTZ, DKTK Partner Site, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)
- West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Center of Medical Biotechnology (ZMB), University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
- Corresponding Author: Björn Scheffler, Professor for Translational Oncology, DKFZ-Division of Translational Neurooncology at the West German Cancer Center (WTZ), DKTK Partner Site, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, WTZ-F, UG 01.041, Essen D-45147, Germany. Phone: 49 (0)201-723-8130; Fax: 49 (0)201-723-6752; E-mail:
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Aramini B, Masciale V. Editorial: Aldehyde dehydrogenase in clinical settings: Potential biomarker and therapeutic target in solid tumors. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 9:1116908. [PMID: 36687443 PMCID: PMC9846756 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1116908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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- Beatrice Aramini
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine—DIMES of the Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, G.B. Morgagni—L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlí, Italy,*Correspondence: Beatrice Aramini ✉
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- Division of Oncology, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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A Case of Early-Stage Gallbladder Cancer, Positive for ALDH1A1, Which Arose from Adenomyomatosis of the Gallbladder. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12112721. [DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12112721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Adenomyomatosis (ADM) of the gallbladder is a condition characterized by the proliferation of Rokitansky–Aschoff sinus (RAS), in which the epithelium of the gallbladder extends into the muscular layer, causing a thickening of the gallbladder wall. Although ADM is generally considered not to be a precancerous lesion of gallbladder cancer, there are some reports of cases of gallbladder cancer from ADM. Therefore, the relationship between ADM and gallbladder cancer remains controversial. We herein report a case of early-stage gallbladder cancer, BilIN3 (high grade), arising from ADM that was positive for ALDH1A1, an important marker of stem cells and cancer stem cells.
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Wei Y, Li Y, Chen Y, Liu P, Huang S, Zhang Y, Sun Y, Wu Z, Hu M, Wu Q, Wu H, Liu F, She T, Ning Z. ALDH1: A potential therapeutic target for cancer stem cells in solid tumors. Front Oncol 2022; 12:1026278. [PMID: 36387165 PMCID: PMC9650078 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1026278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Solid tumors can be divided into benign solid tumors and solid malignant tumors in the academic community, among which malignant solid tumors are called cancers. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world, and the global incidence of cancer is increasing yearly New cancer patients in China are always the first. After the concept of stem cells was introduced in the tumor community, the CSC markers represented by ALDH1 have been widely studied due to their strong CSC cell characteristics and potential to be the driving force of tumor metastasis. In the research results in the past five years, it has been found that ALDH1 is highly expressed in various solid cancers such as breast cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, gastric cancer, cervical cancer, esophageal cancer, ovarian cancer, head,and neck cancer. ALDH1 can activate and transform various pathways (such as the USP28/MYC signaling pathway, ALDH1A1/HIF-1α/VEGF axis, wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway), as well as change the intracellular pH value to promote formation and maintenance, resulting in drug resistance in tumors. By targeting and inhibiting ALDH1 in tumor stem cells, it can enhance the sensitivity of drugs and inhibit the proliferation, differentiation, and metastasis of solid tumor stem cells to some extent. This review discusses the relationship and pathway of ALDH1 with various solid tumors. It proposes that ALDH1 may serve as a diagnosis and therapeutic target for CSC, providing new insights and new strategies for reliable tumor treatment.
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- Yaolu Wei
- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
- *Correspondence: Fuxing Liu, ; Tonghui She, ; Zhifeng Ning,
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
- *Correspondence: Fuxing Liu, ; Tonghui She, ; Zhifeng Ning,
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- School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, China
- *Correspondence: Fuxing Liu, ; Tonghui She, ; Zhifeng Ning,
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