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Ou Y, Chu GCY, Lyu J, Yin L, Lim A, Zhai N, Cui X, Lewis MS, Edderkaoui M, Pandol SJ, Wang R, Zhang Y. Overcoming Resistance in Prostate Cancer Therapy Using a DZ-Simvastatin Conjugate. Mol Pharm 2024; 21:873-882. [PMID: 38229228 PMCID: PMC11025579 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00993] [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] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Prostate cancer (PC), particularly its metastatic castration-resistant form (mCRPC), is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men in the Western world. Traditional systemic treatments, including hormonal therapy and chemotherapy, offer limited effectiveness due to tumors' inherent resistance to these therapies. Moreover, they often come with significant side effects. We have developed a delivery method using a tumor-cell-specific heptamethine carbocyanine dye (DZ) designed to transport therapeutic agents directly to tumor cells. This research evaluated simvastatin (SIM) as the antitumor payload because of its demonstrated chemopreventive effects on human cancers and its well-documented safety profile. We designed and synthesized a DZ-SIM conjugate for tumor cell targeting. PC cell lines and xenograft tumor models were used to assess tumor-cell targeting specificity and killing activity and to investigate the corresponding mechanisms. DZ-SIM treatment effectively killed PC cells regardless of their androgen receptor status or inherent therapeutic resistance. The conjugate targeted and suppressed xenograft tumor formation without harming normal cells of the host. In cancer cells, DZ-SIM was enriched in subcellular organelles, including mitochondria, where the conjugate formed adducts with multiple proteins and caused the loss of transmembrane potential, promoting cell death. The DZ-SIM specifically targets PC cells and their mitochondria, resulting in a loss of mitochondrial function and cell death. With a unique subcellular targeting strategy, the conjugate holds the potential to outperform existing chemotherapeutic drugs. It presents a novel strategy to circumvent therapeutic resistance, offering a more potent treatment for mCRPC.
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- Yan Ou
- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
- Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90073, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
- Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
- Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
- Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, United States
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Pflug KM, Lee DW, Tripathi A, Bankaitis VA, Burgess K, Sitcheran R. Cyanine Dye Conjugation Enhances Crizotinib Localization to Intracranial Tumors, Attenuating NF-κB-Inducing Kinase Activity and Glioma Progression. Mol Pharm 2023; 20:6140-6150. [PMID: 37939020 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00496] [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] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly aggressive form of brain cancer with a poor prognosis and limited treatment options. The ALK and c-MET inhibitor Crizotinib has demonstrated preclinical therapeutic potential for newly diagnosed GBM, although its efficacy is limited by poor penetration of the blood brain barrier. Here, we identify Crizotinib as a novel inhibitor of nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)-inducing kinase, which is a key regulator of GBM growth and proliferation. We further show that the conjugation of Crizotinib to a heptamethine cyanine dye, or a near-infrared dye (IR-Crizotinib), attenuated glioma cell proliferation and survival in vitro to a greater extent than unconjugated Crizotinib. Moreover, we observed increased IR-Crizotinib localization to orthotopic mouse xenograft GBM tumors, which resulted in impaired tumor growth in vivo. Overall, IR-Crizotinib exhibited improved intracranial chemotherapeutic delivery and tumor localization with concurrent inhibition of NIK and noncanonical NF-κB signaling, thereby reducing glioma growth in vitro, as well as in vivo, and increasing survival in a preclinical rodent model.
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- Kathryn M Pflug
- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center , College Station, Texas 77807, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center , College Station, Texas 77807, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center , College Station, Texas 77807, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center , College Station, Texas 77807, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Cellular Biology and Genetics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center , College Station, Texas 77807, United States
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Qiu Y, Yuan B, Cao Y, He X, Akakuru OU, Lu L, Chen N, Xu M, Wu A, Li J. Recent progress on near-infrared fluorescence heptamethine cyanine dye-based molecules and nanoparticles for tumor imaging and treatment. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS. NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2023; 15:e1910. [PMID: 37305979 DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Recenly, near-infrared fluorescence heptamethine cyanine dyes have shown satisfactory values in bioengineering, biology, and pharmacy especially in cancer diagnosis and treatment, owing to their excellent fluorescence property and biocompatibility. In order to achieve broad application prospects, diverse structures, and chemical properties of heptamethine cyanine dyes have been designed to develop novel functional molecules and nanoparticles over the past decade. For fluorescence and photoacoustic tumor imaging properties, heptamethine cyanine dyes are equipped with good photothermal performance and reactive oxygen species production properties under near-infrared light irradiation, thus holding great promise in photodynamic and/or photothermal cancer therapies. This review offers a comprehensive scope of the structures, comparisons, and applications of heptamethine cyanine dyes-based molecules as well as nanoparticles in tumor treatment and imaging in current years. Therefore, this review may drive the development and innovation of heptamethine cyanine dyes, significantly offering opportunities for improving tumor imaging and treatment in a precise noninvasive manner. This article is categorized under: Diagnostic Tools > In Vivo Nanodiagnostics and Imaging Therapeutic Approaches and Drug Discovery > Nanomedicine for Oncologic Disease.
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- Yue Qiu
- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Zhejiang International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Zhejiang International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Zhejiang International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Zhejiang International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Zhejiang International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Zhejiang International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Zhejiang International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Zhejiang International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Zhejiang International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
- Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, Guangdong, China
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- Ningbo Key Laboratory of Biomedical Imaging Probe Materials and Technology, Zhejiang International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Ningbo Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, China
- Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Huizhou, Guangdong, China
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Mrdenovic S, Wang Y, Yin L, Chu GCY, Ou Y, Lewis MS, Heffer M, Posadas EM, Zhau HE, Chung LWK, Edderkaoui M, Pandol SJ, Wang R, Zhang Y. A cisplatin conjugate with tumor cell specificity exhibits antitumor effects in renal cancer models. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:499. [PMID: 37268911 PMCID: PMC10236852 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-10878-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer and is notorious for its resistance to both chemotherapy and small-molecule inhibitor targeted therapies. Subcellular targeted cancer therapy may thwart the resistance to produce a substantial effect. METHODS We tested whether the resistance can be circumvented by subcellular targeted cancer therapy with DZ-CIS, which is a chemical conjugate of the tumor-cell specific heptamethine carbocyanine dye (HMCD) with cisplatin (CIS), a chemotherapeutic drug with limited use in ccRCC treatment because of frequent renal toxicity. RESULTS DZ-CIS displayed cytocidal effects on Caki-1, 786-O, ACHN, and SN12C human ccRCC cell lines and mouse Renca cells in a dose-dependent manner and inhibited ACHN and Renca tumor formation in experimental mouse models. Noticeably, in tumor-bearing mice, repeated DZ-CIS use did not cause renal toxicity, in contrast to the CIS-treated control animals. In ccRCC tumors, DZ-CIS treatment inhibited proliferation markers but induced cell death marker levels. In addition, DZ-CIS at half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) sensitized Caki-1 cells to small-molecule mTOR inhibitors. Mechanistically, DZ-CIS selectively accumulated in ccRCC cells' subcellular organelles, where it damages the structure and function of mitochondria, leading to cytochrome C release, caspase activation, and apoptotic cancer cell death. CONCLUSIONS Results from this study strongly suggest DZ-CIS be tested as a safe and effective subcellular targeted cancer therapy.
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- Stefan Mrdenovic
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Department of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and History of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Departments of Pathology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Davis 3059, 90048, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Chen S, Duan H, Sun G. Reshaping immunometabolism in the tumour microenvironment to improve cancer immunotherapy. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 164:114963. [PMID: 37269814 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.114963] [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: 04/16/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2023] Open
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The evolving understanding of cellular metabolism has revealed a the promise of strategies aiming to modulate anticancer immunity by targeting metabolism. The combination of metabolic inhibitors with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), chemotherapy and radiotherapy may offer new approaches to cancer treatment. However, it remains unclear how these strategies can be better utilized despite the complex tumour microenvironment (TME). Oncogene-driven metabolic changes in tumour cells can affect the TME, limiting the immune response and creating many barriers to cancer immunotherapy. These changes also reveal opportunities to reshape the TME to restore immunity by targeting metabolic pathways. Further exploration is required to determine how to make better use of these mechanistic targets. Here, we review the mechanisms by which tumour cells reshape the TME and cause immune cells to transition into an abnormal state by secreting multiple factors, with the ultimate goal of proposing targets and optimizing the use of metabolic inhibitors. Deepening our understanding of changes in metabolism and immune function in the TME will help advance this promising field and enhance immunotherapy.
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- Shuchen Chen
- Medical Oncology Department of Thoracic Cancer 1, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute,Cancer Hospital of Dalian University of Technology, Shenyang 110042, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of the Third General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of the China Medical University, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, China
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- Department of the Third General Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of the China Medical University, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning Province, China.
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Cooper E, Choi PJ, Hwang K, Nam KM, Kim CY, Shaban T, Schweder P, Mee E, Correia J, Turner C, Faull RLM, Denny WA, Noguchi K, Dragunow M, Jose J, Park TIH. Elucidating the cellular uptake mechanisms of heptamethine cyanine dye analogues for their use as an anticancer drug-carrier molecule for the treatment of glioblastoma. Chem Biol Drug Des 2023; 101:696-716. [PMID: 36323652 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The development of chemotherapies for glioblastoma is hindered by their limited bioavailability and toxicity on normal brain function. To overcome these limitations, we investigated the structure-dependent activity of heptamethine cyanine dyes (HMCD), a group of tumour-specific and BBB permeable near-infrared fluorescent dyes, in both commercial (U87MG) and patient-derived GBM cell lines. HMCD analogues with strongly ionisable sulphonic acid groups were not taken up by patient-derived GBM cells, but were taken up by the U87MG cell line. HMCD uptake relies on a combination of transporter uptake through organic anion-transporting polypeptides (OATPs) and endocytosis into GBM cells. The uptake of HMCDs was not affected by p-glycoprotein efflux in GBM cells. Finally, we demonstrate structure-dependent cytotoxic activity at high concentrations (EC50 : 1-100 μM), likely due to mitochondrial damage-induced apoptosis. An in vivo orthotopic glioblastoma model highlights tumour-specific accumulation of our lead HMCD, MHI-148, for up to 7 days following a single intraperitoneal injection. These studies suggest that strongly ionisable groups like sulphonic acids hamper the cellular uptake of HMCDs in patient-derived GBM cell lines, highlighting cell line-specific differences in HMCD uptake. We envisage these findings will help in the design and structural modifications of HMCDs for drug-delivery applications for glioblastoma.
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- Elizabeth Cooper
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,The Hugh Green Biobank, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.,Department of Neurosurgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Department of Neurosurgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Department of Neurosurgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Department of Anatomical Pathology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Dojindo Laboratories Co., Ltd, Techno-Research Park, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,The Hugh Green Biobank, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.,The Hugh Green Biobank, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Schraven S, Rosenhain S, Brueck R, Wiechmann TM, Pola R, Etrych T, Lederle W, Lammers T, Gremse F, Kiessling F. Dye labeling for optical imaging biases drug carriers' biodistribution and tumor uptake. NANOMEDICINE : NANOTECHNOLOGY, BIOLOGY, AND MEDICINE 2023; 48:102650. [PMID: 36623712 DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2023.102650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Biodistribution analyses of nanocarriers are often performed with optical imaging. Though dye tags can interact with transporters, e.g., organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs), their influence on biodistribution was hardly studied. Therefore, this study compared tumor cell uptake and biodistribution (in A431 tumor-bearing mice) of four near-infrared fluorescent dyes (AF750, IRDye750, Cy7, DY-750) and dye-labeled poly(N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide)-based nanocarriers (dye-pHPMAs). Tumor cell uptake of hydrophobic dyes (Cy7, DY-750) was higher than that of hydrophilic dyes (AF750, IRDye750), and was actively mediated but not related to OATPs. Free dyes' elimination depended on their hydrophobicity, and tumor uptake correlated with blood circulation times. Dye-pHPMAs circulated longer and accumulated stronger in tumors than free dyes. Dye labeling significantly influenced nanocarriers' tumor accumulation and biodistribution. Therefore, low-interference dyes and further exploration of dye tags are required to achieve the most unbiased results possible. In our assessment, AF750 and IRDye750 best qualified for labeling hydrophilic nanocarriers.
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- Sarah Schraven
- Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstrasse 55, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstrasse 55, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Gremse-IT GmbH, Dennewartstrasse 25, 52068 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstrasse 55, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstrasse 55, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Heyrovského nám. 2, 162 06 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstrasse 55, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstrasse 55, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstrasse 55, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Gremse-IT GmbH, Dennewartstrasse 25, 52068 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstrasse 55, 52074 Aachen, Germany; Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany; Fraunhofer MEVIS, Institute for Medical Image Computing, Aachen, Germany.
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Jo G, Kim EJ, Hyun H. Enhanced Tumor Uptake and Retention of Cyanine Dye-Albumin Complex for Tumor-Targeted Imaging and Phototherapy. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24010862. [PMID: 36614318 PMCID: PMC9821771 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24010862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Heptamethine cyanine dyes are widely used for in vivo near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging and NIR laser-induced cancer phototherapy due to their good optical properties. Since most of heptamethine cyanine dyes available commercially are highly hydrophobic, they can usually be used for in vivo applications after formation of complexes with blood plasma proteins, especially serum albumin, to increase aqueous solubility. The complex formation between cyanine dyes and albumin improves the chemical stability and optical property of the hydrophobic cyanine dyes, which is the bottom of their practical use. In this study, the complexes between three different heptamethine cyanine dyes, namely clinically available indocyanine green (ICG), commercially available IR-786 and zwitterionic ZW800-Cl, and bovine serum albumin (BSA), were prepared to explore the effect of cyanine dyes on their tumor uptake and retention. Among the three complexes, IR-786©BSA exhibited increased tumor accumulation with prolonged tumor retention, compared to other complexes. Moreover, IR-786 bound to BSA played an important role in tumor growth suppression due to its cytotoxicity. To achieve complete tumor ablation, the tumor targeted by IR-786©BSA was further exposed to 808 nm laser irradiation for effective photothermal cancer treatment.
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- Gayoung Jo
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Republic of Korea
- BioMedical Sciences Graduate Program (BMSGP), Chonnam National University, Hwasun 58128, Republic of Korea
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-61-379-2652
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Jo G, Kim EJ, Song J, Hyun H. Molecular Tuning of IR-786 for Improved Brown Adipose Tissue Imaging. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232213756. [PMID: 36430234 PMCID: PMC9699178 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232213756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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To overcome the limitations of brown adipose tissue (BAT) imaging with MRI and PET/CT, near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging has been utilized in living animals because it is highly sensitive, noninvasive, nonradioactive, and cost-effective. To date, only a few NIR fluorescent dyes for detecting BAT have been reported based on the structure-inherent targeting strategy. Among them, IR-786, a commercial cyanine dye, was used firstly for quantitative NIR imaging of BAT perfusion in 2003. Owing to the high cytotoxicity, poor water solubility, and strong nonspecific background uptake of IR-786, the chemical structure of IR-786 should be redesigned to be more hydrophilic and less toxic so that it can show more BAT-specific accumulation. Here, we developed a BAT-specific NIR dye, BF800-AM, by incorporating the tyramine linker in the original structure of IR-786. After modifying the physicochemical properties of IR-786, in vivo results showed significant uptake of the newly designed BF800-AM in the BAT with improved signal-to-background ratio. Additional in vivo studies using mouse tumor models revealed that BF800-AM targeting to BAT is independent of tumor tissues, as distinct from IR-786 showing uptake in both tissues. Therefore, BF800-AM can be used for improved noninvasive visualization of BAT mass and activity in living animals.
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- Gayoung Jo
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Korea
- BioMedical Sciences Graduate Program (BMSGP), Chonnam National University, Hwasun 58128, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.S.); (H.H.); Tel.: +82-61-379-2706 (J.S.); +82-61-379-2652 (H.H.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Korea
- BioMedical Sciences Graduate Program (BMSGP), Chonnam National University, Hwasun 58128, Korea
- Correspondence: (J.S.); (H.H.); Tel.: +82-61-379-2706 (J.S.); +82-61-379-2652 (H.H.)
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Gao Z, Yang Z, Li Z, Burgess K. Fluorescent PARP Inhibitors Applied To Intracranial Glioblastoma: Accumulation and Persistence In Vivo. ACS Med Chem Lett 2022; 13:911-915. [DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.1c00712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Zhe Gao
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Radiology, Houston Methodist Academic Institute, 6670 Bertner Avenue, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Molecular Tuning of IR-786 for Improved Tumor Imaging and Photothermal Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14030676. [PMID: 35336050 PMCID: PMC8949487 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14030676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A tumor-targeted near-infrared (NIR) fluorophore CA800Cl was developed based on commercially available IR-786 by modulating its physicochemical properties. IR-786, a hydrophobic cationic heptamethine cyanine fluorophore, was previously recognized as a mitochondria-targeting NIR agent with excellent optical properties. Owing to the poor tumor specificity of IR-786 itself, in vivo studies on tumor-targeted imaging have not yet been investigated. A chloro-cyclohexene ring and indolium side groups on the heptamethine chain are key structural features that improve tumor targetability, owing to better biodistribution and clearance. Thus, IR-786 should be designed to be more soluble in aqueous solutions so that it can preferentially accumulate in the tumor based on the structure-inherent targeting strategy. In this study, we developed a bifunctional NIR fluorophore CA800Cl by incorporating carboxylate moieties in the basic structure of IR-786. This improved its tumor targetability and water solubility, thereby enabling the use of CA800Cl for enhanced photothermal cancer therapy.
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Choi PJ, Cooper EA, Park TIH, Denny WA, Jose J. Novel synthetic approach for accessing drug–dye conjugates for targeted tumour therapy. RESULTS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Vermassen T, Himpe J, Coopman R, Van Praet C, Lumen N, Rottey S, Delanghe J. Prognostic Features of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Following Primary Radical Prostatectomy. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13236034. [PMID: 34885144 PMCID: PMC8656494 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13236034] [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: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Only a few biomarkers have been evaluated for their prognostic value with regard to biochemical recurrence (BCR) following primary radical prostatectomy. We explored the possibilities of using near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as a prognostic biomarker for BCR-free survival (BCR-FS). METHODS Tissue specimens from 82 prostate cancer patients were obtained. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded slides (hematoxylin-eosin-stained) were analyzed using NIR spectroscopy. Prognostic features for BCR-FS were determined following normalization of the spectra. RESULTS Several differences were found throughout the NIR spectrum for the patients with or without BCR, for both the first derivative and second derivative of the NIR spectrum. Following categorization and Cox regression analysis, spectral regions at 5236 cm-1 (first derivative; median BCR-FS not reached versus 3.2 years; HRhigh = 0.18 [0.08-0.39]; and p < 0.0001) and at 5956 cm-1 (second derivative; median BCR-FS not reached versus 3.8 years; HRlow = 0.22 [0.10-0.48]; and p = 0.0002) showed prognostic properties for BCR-FS. The combination of both parameters further increased the prognostic value of NIR (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS We demonstrated NIR spectral variations between patients with or without BCR, which have been shown to have prognostic value. This easy-to-use technique could possibly further improve post-primary radical prostatectomy monitoring and swift referral to adjuvant local therapies. Further elaboration is highly recommended to fully elucidate these variations and to gain a deeper insight into the changing chemical and physical compositions of the prostate tumor architecture.
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- Tijl Vermassen
- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-9-332-5449
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (J.H.); (J.D.)
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (C.V.P.); (N.L.)
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (C.V.P.); (N.L.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Ghent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium;
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; (J.H.); (J.D.)
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Raveendran A, Poilil Surendran S, Ser J, Alam K, Cho H, Jeong YY. Heptamethine Cyanine Dye MHI-148-Mediated Drug Delivery System to Enhance the Anticancer Efficiency of Paclitaxel. Int J Nanomedicine 2021; 16:7169-7180. [PMID: 34707356 PMCID: PMC8545142 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s325322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Introduction Paclitaxel (PTX) is a conventional chemotherapeutic drug that effectively treats various cancers. The cellular uptake and therapeutic potential of PTX are limited by its slow penetration and low solubility in water. The development of cancer chemotherapy methods is currently facing considerable challenges with respect to the delivery of the drugs, particularly in targeting the tumor site without exerting detrimental effects on the healthy surrounding cells. One possibility for improving the therapeutic potential is through the development of tumor-targeted delivery methods. Methods We successfully synthesized paclitaxel-MHI-148 conjugates (PTX-MHI) by coupling PTX with the tumor-targeting heptamethine cyanine dye MHI-148. Synthesis and purification were characterized using the absorbance spectrum and the results of time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Cellular uptake and cytotoxicity studies were conducted in vitro and in vivo. Results PTX-MHI accumulates in tumor cells but not in normal cells, as observed by in vitro near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) imaging along with in vivo NIRF imaging and organ biodistribution studies. We observed that MHI-148-conjugated PTX shows greater efficiency in cancer cells than PTX alone, even in the absence of light treatment. PTX-MHI could also be used for specific drug delivery to intracellular compartments, such as the mitochondria and lysosomes of cancer cells, to improve the outcomes of tumor-targeting therapy. Conclusion The results indicated that PTX-MHI-mediated cancer therapy exerts an excellent inhibitory effect on colon carcinoma (HT-29) cell growth with low toxicity in normal fibroblasts (NIH3T3).
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- Athira Raveendran
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, 58128, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, 58128, Republic of Korea
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Sargiacomo C, Stonehouse S, Moftakhar Z, Sotgia F, Lisanti MP. MitoTracker Deep Red (MTDR) Is a Metabolic Inhibitor for Targeting Mitochondria and Eradicating Cancer Stem Cells (CSCs), With Anti-Tumor and Anti-Metastatic Activity In Vivo. Front Oncol 2021; 11:678343. [PMID: 34395247 PMCID: PMC8361836 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.678343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
MitoTracker Deep Red (MTDR) is a relatively non-toxic, carbocyanine-based, far-red, fluorescent probe that is routinely used to chemically mark and visualize mitochondria in living cells. Previously, we used MTDR at low nano-molar concentrations to stain and metabolically fractionate breast cancer cells into Mito-high and Mito-low cell sub-populations, by flow-cytometry. Functionally, the Mito-high cell population was specifically enriched in cancer stem cell (CSC) activity, i) showing increased levels of ESA cell surface expression and ALDH activity, ii) elevated 3D anchorage-independent growth, iii) larger overall cell size (>12-μm) and iv) Paclitaxel-resistance. The Mito-high cell population also showed enhanced tumor-initiating activity, in an in vivo preclinical animal model. Here, we explored the hypothesis that higher nano-molar concentrations of MTDR could also be used to therapeutically target and eradicate CSCs. For this purpose, we employed an ER(+) cell line (MCF7) and two triple negative cell lines (MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468), as model systems. Remarkably, MTDR inhibited 3D mammosphere formation in MCF7 and MDA-MB-468 cells, with an IC-50 between 50 to 100 nM; similar results were obtained in MDA-MB-231 cells. In addition, we now show that MTDR exhibited near complete inhibition of mitochondrial oxygen consumption rates (OCR) and ATP production, in all three breast cancer cell lines tested, at a level of 500 nM. However, basal glycolytic rates in MCF7 and MDA-MB-468 cells remained unaffected at levels of MTDR of up to 1 μM. We conclude that MTDR can be used to specifically target and eradicate CSCs, by selectively interfering with mitochondrial metabolism, by employing nano-molar concentrations of this chemical entity. In further support of this notion, MTDR significantly inhibited tumor growth and prevented metastasis in vivo, in a xenograft model employing MDA-MB-231 cells, with little or no toxicity observed. In contrast, Abemaciclib, an FDA-approved CDK4/6 inhibitor, failed to inhibit metastasis. Therefore, in the future, MTDR could be modified and optimized via medicinal chemistry, to further increase its potency and efficacy, for its ultimate clinical use in the metabolic targeting of CSCs for their eradication.
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- Translational Medicine, School of Science, Engineering and Environment (SEE), University of Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Translational Medicine, School of Science, Engineering and Environment (SEE), University of Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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Cho YS, Do MH, Duong Thanh H, Moon C, Kim K, Cho SH, Kim H, Ha HH, Jung C. A heptamethine cyanine dye serves as a potential marker for myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Am J Cancer Res 2021; 11:2853-2866. [PMID: 34249432 PMCID: PMC8263665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 04/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous population of immature myeloid cells with inhibitory effects on T cell-mediated immune response. MDSCs accumulate under many pathological conditions, including cancers, to avoid anticancer immunity. Unlike mouse MDSCs, common specific surface markers for human MDSCs are not clearly defined, mainly due to the complexity of MDSC subsets. In this study, we investigate specific responses of the infrared dye MHI-148 to MDSCs. Mice bearing 4T1 breast cancer cells were established, and splenocytes were isolated. Flow cytometric analyses demonstrated that MHI-148 was reactive to over 80% of MDSC-specific cells manifesting CD11b+/Gr-1+ acquired from both tumor-bearing mice and naive mice. Cells sorted positive for either CD11b/Gr-1 or MHI-148 were also identical to their counterparts (99.7% and 97.7%, respectively). MHI-148, however, was not reactive to lymphocyte or monocyte populations. To determine whether MHI-148-reactive cells exert inhibitory effects on T cell proliferation, an EdU-based T cell assay was performed. MHI-148 reactive cells significantly reduced T cell proliferation with increased arginase activity and nitrite production. In an attempt to test MHI-148 as a marker for human MDSCs, MHI-148 was specifically reactive to CD11b+/CD33+/CD14- granulocytic MDSCs acquired from selected cancer patients. This study demonstrates that the near-infrared dye MHI-148 specifically reacts to mouse splenocytes with known MDSC-specific markers that have T cell suppressive functions. The dye also selectively binds to a subpopulation of immature myeloid cells acquired from cancer patients. While it is not clear how MHI-148 specifically stains MDSCs, this dye can be a novel tool to detect MDSCs and to predict the prognosis of human cancer patients.
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- Young-Suk Cho
- Department of Anatomy, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolGwangju 61469, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolGwangju 61469, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolGwangju 61469, Korea
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National UniversityGwangju 61186, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National UniversityGwangju, Korea
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolGwangju 61469, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National UniversitySunchon, Jeonnam 57922, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Sunchon National UniversitySunchon, Jeonnam 57922, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, Chonnam National University Medical SchoolGwangju 61469, Korea
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Lange N, Szlasa W, Saczko J, Chwiłkowska A. Potential of Cyanine Derived Dyes in Photodynamic Therapy. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:818. [PMID: 34072719 PMCID: PMC8229084 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13060818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a method of cancer treatment that leads to the disintegration of cancer cells and has developed significantly in recent years. The clinically used photosensitizers are primarily porphyrin, which absorbs light in the red spectrum and their absorbance maxima are relatively short. This review presents group of compounds and their derivatives that are considered to be potential photosensitizers in PDT. Cyanine dyes are compounds that typically absorb light in the visible to near-infrared-I (NIR-I) spectrum range (750-900 nm). This meta-analysis comprises the current studies on cyanine dye derivatives, such as indocyanine green (so far used solely as a diagnostic agent), heptamethine and pentamethine dyes, squaraine dyes, merocyanines and phthalocyanines. The wide array of the cyanine derivatives arises from their structural modifications (e.g., halogenation, incorporation of metal atoms or organic structures, or synthesis of lactosomes, emulsions or conjugation). All the following modifications aim to increase solubility in aqueous media, enhance phototoxicity, and decrease photobleaching. In addition, the changes introduce new features like pH-sensitivity. The cyanine dyes involved in photodynamic reactions could be incorporated into sets of PDT agents.
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- Natalia Lange
- Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Mikulicza-Radeckiego 5, 50-345 Wroclaw, Poland; (N.L.); (W.S.)
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- Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Mikulicza-Radeckiego 5, 50-345 Wroclaw, Poland; (N.L.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland;
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland;
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Active targeting uses molecular fragments that bind receptors overexpressed on cell surfaces to deliver cargoes, and this selective delivery to diseased over healthy tissue is valuable in diagnostic imaging and therapy. For instance, targeted near-infrared (near-IR) dyes can mark tissue to be excised in surgery, and radiologists can use active targeting to concentrate agents for positron emission tomography (PET) in tumor tissue to monitor tumor metastases. Selective delivery to diseased tissue is also valuable in some treatments wherein therapeutic indexes (toxic/effective doses) are key determinants of efficacy. However, active targeting will only work for cells expressing the pivotal cell surface receptor that is targeted. That is a problem because tumors, even ones derived from the same organ, are not homogeneous, patient-to-patient variability is common, and heterogeneity can occur even in the same patient, so monotherapy with one actively targeted agent is unlikely to be uniformly effective. A particular category of fluorescent heptamethine cyanine-7 (Cy-7) dyes, here called tumor seeking dyes, offer a way to circumvent this problem because they selectively accumulate in any solid tumor. Furthermore, they persist in tumor tissue for several days, sometimes longer than 72 h. Consequently, tumor seeking dyes are near-IR fluorescent targeting agents that, unlike mAbs (monoclonal antibodies), accumulate in any solid lesion, thus overcoming tumor heterogeneity, and persist there for long periods, circumventing the rapid clearance problems that bedevil low molecular mass drugs. Small molecule imaging agents and drugs attached to tumor-seeking dyes have high therapeutic indices and long residence times in cancer cells and tumor tissue. All this sounds too good to be true. We believe most of this is true, but the controversy is associated with how and why these characteristics arise. Prior to our studies, the prevailing hypothesis, often repeated, was that tumor seeking dyes are uptaken by organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs) overexpressed on cancer cells. This Account summarizes evidence indicating tumor seeking Cy-7 dyes have exceptional accumulation and persistence properties because they covalently bind to albumin in vivo. That adduct formation provides a convenient way to form albumin-bound pharmaceuticals labeled with near-IR fluorophores which can be tracked in vivo. This understanding may facilitate more rapid developments of generally applicable actively targeted reagents.
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- Syed Muhammad Usama
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Choi PJ, Park TI, Cooper E, Dragunow M, Denny WA, Jose J. Heptamethine Cyanine Dye Mediated Drug Delivery: Hype or Hope. Bioconjug Chem 2020; 31:1724-1739. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Peter J. Choi
- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology & The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag
92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
- Department of Pharmacology & The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag
92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology & The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
- Neurosurgical Research Unit, The Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland, Private Bag
92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre, School of Medical Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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Kanniyappan U, Wang B, Yang C, Ghassemi P, Litorja M, Suresh N, Wang Q, Chen Y, Pfefer TJ. Performance test methods for near-infrared fluorescence imaging. Med Phys 2020; 47:3389-3401. [PMID: 32304583 PMCID: PMC7496362 DOI: 10.1002/mp.14189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging using exogenous contrast has gained much attention as a technique for enhancing visualization of vasculature using untargeted agents, as well as for the detection and localization of cancer with targeted agents. In order to address the emerging need for standardization of NIRF imaging technologies, it is necessary to identify the best practices suitable for objective, quantitative testing of key image quality characteristics. Toward the development of a battery of test methods that are rigorous yet applicable to a wide variety of devices, we have evaluated techniques for phantom design, measurement, and calculation of specific performance metrics. METHODS Using a NIRF imaging system for indocyanine green imaging, providing excitation at 780 nm and detection above 830 nm, we explored methods to evaluate uniformity, field of view, spectral crosstalk, spatial resolution, depth of field, sensitivity, linearity, and penetration depth. These measurements were performed using fluorophore-doped multiwell plate and high turbidity planar phantoms, as well as a 3D-printed multichannel phantom and a USAF 1951 resolution target. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Based on a wide range of approaches described in medical and fluorescence imaging literature, we have developed and demonstrated a cohesive battery of test methods for evaluation of fluorescence image quality in wide-field imagers. We also propose a number of key metrics that can facilitate direct, quantitative comparison of device performance. These methods have the potential to facilitate more uniform evaluation and inter-comparison of clinical and preclinical imaging systems than is typically achieved, with the long-term goal of establishing international standards for fluorescence image quality assessment.
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- Udayakumar Kanniyappan
- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.,Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA
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- Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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Usama SM, Park GK, Nomura S, Baek Y, Choi HS, Burgess K. Role of Albumin in Accumulation and Persistence of Tumor-Seeking Cyanine Dyes. Bioconjug Chem 2020; 31:248-259. [PMID: 31909595 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Some heptamethine cyanine dyes accumulate in solid tumors in vivo and persist there for several days. The reasons why they accumulate and persist in tumors were incompletely defined, but explanations based on uptake into cancer cells via organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs) have been widely discussed. All cyanine-based "tumor-seeking dyes" have a chloride centrally placed on the heptamethine bridge (a "meso-chloride"). We were intrigued and perplexed by the correlation between this particular functional group and tumor uptake, so the following study was designed. It features four dyes (1-Cl, 1-Ph, 5-Cl, and 5-Ph) with complementary properties. Dye 1-Cl is otherwise known as MHI-148, and 1-Ph is a close analog wherein the meso-chloride has been replaced by a phenyl group. Data presented here shows that both 1-Cl and 1-Ph form noncovalent adducts with albumin, but only 1-Cl can form a covalent one. Both dyes 5-Cl and 5-Ph have a methylene (CH2) unit replaced by a dimethylammonium functionality (N+Me2). Data presented here shows that both these dyes 5 do not form tight noncovalent adducts with albumin, and only 5-Cl can form a covalent one (though much more slowly than 1-Cl). In tissue culture experiments, uptake of dyes 1 is more impacted by the albumin in the media than by the pan-OATP uptake inhibitor (BSP) that has been used to connect uptake of tumor-seeking dyes in vivo with the OATPs. Uptake of 1-Cl in media containing fluorescein-labeled albumin gave a high degree of colocalization of intracellular fluorescence. No evidence was found for the involvement of OATPs in uptake of the dyes into cells in media containing albumin. In an in vivo tumor model, only the two dyes that can form albumin adducts (1-Cl and 5-Cl) gave intratumor fluorescence that persisted long enough to be clearly discerned over the background (∼4 h); this fluorescence was still observed at 48 h. Tumors could be imaged with a higher contrast if 5-Cl is used instead of 1-Cl, because 5-Cl is cleared more rapidly from healthy tissues. Overall, the evidence is consistent with in vitro and in vivo results and indicates that the two dyes in the test series that accumulate in tumors and persist there (1-Cl and 5-Cl, true tumor-seeking dyes) do so as covalent albumin adducts trapped in tumor tissue via uptake by some cancer cells and via the enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect.
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- Syed Muhammad Usama
- Department of Chemistry , Texas A & M University , College Station , Texas 77842 , United States
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology , Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology , Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology , Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology , Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School , Boston , Massachusetts 02114 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Texas A & M University , College Station , Texas 77842 , United States
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Singh N, Kumar P, Riaz U. Applications of near infrared and surface enhanced Raman scattering techniques in tumor imaging: A short review. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2019; 222:117279. [PMID: 31234091 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Imaging technologies play a vital role in clinical oncology and have undergone massive growth over the past few decades. Research in the field of tumor imaging and biomedical diagnostics requires early detection of physiological alterations so as to provide curative treatment in real time. The objective of this review is to provide an insight about near infrared fluorescence (NIRF) and surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) imaging techniques that can be used to expand their capabilities for the early detection and diagnosis of cancer cells. Basic setup, principle and working of the instruments has been provided and common NIRF imaging agents as well as SERS tags are also discussed besides the analytical advantages/disadvantages of these techniques. This review can help researchers working in the field of molecular imaging to design cost effective fluorophores and SERS tags to overcome the limitations of both NIRF as well as SERS imaging technologies.
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- Neetika Singh
- Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India; Advanced Instrumentation Research Facility, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India; Advanced Instrumentation Research Facility, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India; Advanced Instrumentation Research Facility, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110067, India.
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Usama SM, Jiang Z, Pflug K, Sitcheran R, Burgess K. Conjugation of Dasatinib with MHI-148 Has a Significant Advantageous Effect in Viability Assays for Glioblastoma Cells. ChemMedChem 2019; 14:1575-1579. [PMID: 31322832 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201900356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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We hypothesized that conjugation of the near-infrared dye MHI-148 with the anti-leukemia drug dasatinib might produce a potential theranostic for glioblastoma. In fact, the conjugate was found to bind the kinases Src and Lyn, and to inhibit the viability of a glioblastoma cell line with significantly greater potency than dasatinib alone, MHI-148 alone, or a mixture of dasatinib and MHI-148 at the same concentration. It was also used to successfully image a subcutaneous glioblastoma tumor in vivo.
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- Syed Muhammad Usama
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX, 77842, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX, 77842, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Department of Molecular & Cellular Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX, 77842, USA
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Li P, Liu Y, Liu W, Li G, Tang Q, Zhang Q, Leng F, Sheng F, Hu C, Lai W, Liu Y, Zhou M, Huang J, Zhou H, Zhang R, Zhao Y. IR-783 inhibits breast cancer cell proliferation and migration by inducing mitochondrial fission. Int J Oncol 2019; 55:415-424. [PMID: 31173174 PMCID: PMC6615916 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2019.4821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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IR-783, a near-infrared heptamethine cyanine dye, has been reported to possess cancer targeting and anticancer effects; However, the molecular mechanism by which IR-783 exhibits anti-breast cancer activity is unclear. In the present study, the inhibitory effects of IR-783 on the proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells were investigated. Our results revealed that IR-783 inhibited MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cell proliferation in a dose- and time-dependent manner by inducing cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase. In addition, a Transwell assay demonstrated that IR-783 treatment suppressed the migratory ability of MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells. Furthermore, IR-783 treatment decreased the expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 in MDA-MB-231 cells. Furthermore, IR-783 induced MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cell mitochondrial fission, and also decreased the levels of ATP. This was accompanied with a decrease in polymerized filamentous actin, which is the fundamental component of filopodia at the cell surface. Collectively, the results of the present study demonstrated that IR-783 inhibited the proliferation and migration of MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells by inducing mitochondrial fission and subsequently decreasing ATP levels, resulting in cell cycle arrest and filopodia formation suppression. These findings suggest that IR-783 may be developed into an effective novel drug for treating breast cancer.
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- Pantong Li
- Department of Pharmacy, The University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401331, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401331, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xinqiao Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400037, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University-Town Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 401331, P.R. China
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Pagoto A, Garello F, Marini GM, Tripepi M, Arena F, Bardini P, Stefania R, Lanzardo S, Valbusa G, Porpiglia F, Manfredi M, Aime S, Terreno E. Novel Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptor Targeted Near-Infrared Fluorescence Dye for Image-Guided Surgery of Prostate Cancer. Mol Imaging Biol 2019; 22:85-93. [DOI: 10.1007/s11307-019-01354-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Kinase inhibitors (KIs) have had a huge impact on clinical treatment of various cancers, but they are far from perfect medicines. In particular, their efficacies are limited to certain cancer types and, in many cases, provide only temporary remission. This paper explores the possibility of covalently binding a fluorophore for in vivo optical imaging to the KI dasatinib where the particular fluorophore chosen for this study, a heptamethine cyanine (Cy) derivative, tends to accumulate in tumors. Thus, we hypothesized that the dasatinib-fluorophore conjugate might target tumor cells more effectively than the parent KI, give enhanced suppression of viability, and simultaneously serve as a probe for optical imaging. As far as we are aware, the dasatinib conjugate (1) is the first reported to contain this KI and a probe for near-IR imaging, and it is certainly the first conjugate of a tumor-targeting near-IR dye and a KI of any kind. Conjugate 1 suppressed the viability of liver cancer cells (HepG2) more effectively than dasatinib at the same concentration. In scratch assays, 1 prevented regrowth of the tumor cells. Conjugate 1 is cell permeable, and confocal imaging indicates the fluorescence of those cells is concentrated in the mitochondria than lysosomes. In general, this study suggests there is untapped potential for conjugates of KIs with tumor-targeting near-IR dyes in the development of theranostics for optical imaging and treatment of cancer.
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- Syed Muhammad Usama
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Thavornpradit S, Usama SM, Park GK, Shrestha JP, Nomura S, Baek Y, Choi HS, Burgess K. QuatCy: A Heptamethine Cyanine Modification With Improved Characteristics. Theranostics 2019; 9:2856-2867. [PMID: 31244928 PMCID: PMC6568187 DOI: 10.7150/thno.33595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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A major restriction on optical imaging techniques is the range of available fluorophores that are compatible with aqueous media without aggregation, absorb light above 750 nm with high extinction coefficients, fluoresce with relatively high quantum yields, and resist photodecomposition. Indocyanine green (ICG or A in this paper) is an important example of a fluorophore that fits this description. Other dyes that are becoming increasingly prevalent are select heptamethine cyanine dyes (Cy7) which feature a cyclohexyl framework to rigidify the conjugated alkenes, and meso-chlorine substitution; MHI-148 (B) is one example. Methods: Research described here was initiated to uncover the consequences of a simple isoelectronic substitution to MHI-148 that replaces a cyclohexyl methylene with a dialkyl ammonium fragment. Solubility experiments were carried out in aqueous and cell culture media, photophysical properties including fluorescence quantum yields, brightness and stability were measured. Moreover, in vivo pharmacokinetics, distribution and tumor seeking properties were also explored. Results: Modification to incorporate dialkyl ammonium fragment leads to a brighter, more photostable fluorophore, with a decreased tendency to aggregation, complementary solubility characteristics, and a lower cytotoxicity. Conclusion: All the above-mentioned parameters are favorable for many anticipated applications of the new dye we now call quaternary cyanine-7 or QuatCy.
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- Sopida Thavornpradit
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Gordon Center for Medical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA
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Vermassen T, De Bruyne S, Himpe J, Lumen N, Callewaert N, Rottey S, Delanghe J. N-Linked Glycosylation and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20071592. [PMID: 30934974 PMCID: PMC6479798 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20071592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background: Performing a prostate biopsy is the most robust and reliable way to diagnose prostate cancer (PCa), and to determine the disease grading. As little to no biochemical markers for prostate tissue exist, we explored the possibilities of tissue N-glycosylation and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) in PCa diagnosis. Methods: Tissue specimens from 100 patients (benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), n = 50; and PCa, n = 50) were obtained. The fresh-frozen tissue was dispersed and a tissue N-glycosylation profile was determined. Consequently, the formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded slides were analyzed using NIR spectroscopy. A comparison was made between the benign and malignant tissue, and between the various Gleason scores. Results: A difference was observed for the tissue of N-glycosylation between the benign and malignant tissue. These differences were located in the fycosylation ratios and the total amount of bi- and tetra-antennary structures (all p < 0.0001). These differences were also present between various Gleason scores. In addition, the NIR spectra revealed changes between the benign and malignant tissue in several regions. Moreover, spectral ranges of 1055–1065 nm and 1450–1460 nm were significantly different between the Gleason scores (p = 0.0042 and p = 0.0195). Conclusions: We have demonstrated biochemical changes in the N-glycan profile of prostate tissue, which allows for the distinction between malignant and benign tissue, as well as between various Gleason scores. These changes can be correlated to the changes observed in the NIR spectra. This could possibly further improve the histological assessment of PCa diagnosis, although further method validation is needed.
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- Tijl Vermassen
- Department of Medical Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Unit for Medical Biotechnology, Inflammation Research Center, VIB⁻Ghent University, 9052 Zwijnaarde, Belgium.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ghent University Hospital, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Mrdenovic S, Zhang Y, Wang R, Yin L, Chu GCY, Yin L, Lewis M, Heffer M, Zhau HE, Chung LWK. Targeting Burkitt lymphoma with a tumor cell-specific heptamethine carbocyanine-cisplatin conjugate. Cancer 2019; 125:2222-2232. [PMID: 30840322 PMCID: PMC6618854 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Burkitt lymphoma is a fast-growing mature B cell malignancy, whose genetic hallmark is translocation and activation of the c-myc gene. Prompt multiagent immunochemotherapy regimens can have favorable outcomes, but prognosis is poor in refractory or relapsed disease. We previously identified a novel family of near-infrared heptamethine carbocyanine fluorescent dyes (HMCD or DZ) with tumor-homing properties via organic anion-transporting peptides. These membrane carriers have uptake in tumor cells but not normal cells in cell culture, mouse and dog tumor models, patient-derived xenografts, and perfused kidney cancers in human patients. METHODS Here we report the cytotoxic effects of a synthesized conjugate of DZ with cisplatin (CIS) on B cell lymphoma CA46, Daudi, Namalwa, Raji, and Ramos cell lines in cell culture and in xenograft tumor formation. Impaired mitochondrial membrane permeability was examined as the mechanism of DZ-CIS-induced lymphoma cell death. RESULTS The new conjugate, DZ-CIS, is cytotoxic against Burkitt lymphoma cell lines and tumor models. DZ-CIS retains tumor-homing properties to mitochondrial and lysosomal compartments, does not accumulate in normal cells and tissues, and has no nephrotoxicity in mice. DZ-CIS accumulated in Burkitt lymphoma cells and tumors induces apoptosis and retards tumor cell growth in culture and xenograft tumor growth in mice. CONCLUSION DZ-CIS downregulated c-myc and overcame CIS resistance in myc-driven TP53-mutated aggressive B cell Burkitt lymphoma. We propose that DZ-CIS could be used to treat relapsed/refractory aggressive Burkitt lymphomas.
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- Stefan Mrdenovic
- Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Osijek, Osijek, Croatia.,Department of Medicine, Uro-Oncology Research Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, Uro-Oncology Research Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, Uro-Oncology Research Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, Uro-Oncology Research Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, Uro-Oncology Research Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Pathology, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Medicine, Uro-Oncology Research Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, Uro-Oncology Research Program, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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Chu GCY, Chung LWK, Gururajan M, Hsieh CL, Josson S, Nandana S, Sung SY, Wang R, Wu JB, Zhau HE. Regulatory signaling network in the tumor microenvironment of prostate cancer bone and visceral organ metastases and the development of novel therapeutics. Asian J Urol 2018; 6:65-81. [PMID: 30775250 PMCID: PMC6363607 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajur.2018.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2018] [Revised: 10/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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This article describes cell signaling network of metastatic prostate cancer (PCa) to bone and visceral organs in the context of tumor microenvironment and for the development of novel therapeutics. The article focuses on our recent progress in the understanding of: 1) The plasticity and dynamics of tumor–stroma interaction; 2) The significance of epigenetic reprogramming in conferring cancer growth, invasion and metastasis; 3) New insights on altered junctional communication affecting PCa bone and brain metastases; 4) Novel strategies to overcome therapeutic resistance to hormonal antagonists and chemotherapy; 5) Genetic-based therapy to co-target tumor and bone stroma; 6) PCa-bone-immune cell interaction and TBX2-WNTprotein signaling in bone metastasis; 7) The roles of monoamine oxidase and reactive oxygen species in PCa growth and bone metastasis; and 8) Characterization of imprinting cluster of microRNA, in tumor–stroma interaction. This article provides new approaches and insights of PCa metastases with emphasis on basic science and potential for clinical translation. This article referenced the details of the various approaches and discoveries described herein in peer-reviewed publications. We dedicate this article in our fond memory of Dr. Donald S. Coffey who taught us the spirit of sharing and the importance of focusing basic science discoveries toward translational medicine.
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- Gina Chia-Yi Chu
- Uro-Oncology Research, Department of Medicine and Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Uro-Oncology Research, Department of Medicine and Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Uro-Oncology Research, Department of Medicine and Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Bristol-Myer Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Uro-Oncology Research, Department of Medicine and Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Oncoveda Cancer Research Center, Genesis Biotechnology Group, Hamilton, NJ, USA
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- Uro-Oncology Research, Department of Medicine and Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Uro-Oncology Research, Department of Medicine and Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Uro-Oncology Research, Department of Medicine and Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.,Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA
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- Uro-Oncology Research, Department of Medicine and Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Lin CM, Usama SM, Burgess K. Site-Specific Labeling of Proteins with Near-IR Heptamethine Cyanine Dyes. Molecules 2018; 23:E2900. [PMID: 30405016 PMCID: PMC6278338 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23112900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 11/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Convenient labeling of proteins is important for observing its function under physiological conditions. In tissues particularly, heptamethine cyanine dyes (Cy-7) are valuable because they absorb in the near-infrared (NIR) region (750⁻900 nm) where light penetration is maximal. In this work, we found Cy-7 dyes with a meso-Cl functionality covalently binding to proteins with free Cys residues under physiological conditions (aqueous environments, at near neutral pH, and 37 °C). It transpired that the meso-Cl of the dye was displaced by free thiols in protein, while nucleophilic side-chains from amino acids like Tyr, Lys, and Ser did not react. This finding shows a new possibility for convenient and selective labeling of proteins with NIR fluorescent probes.
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- Chen-Ming Lin
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A & M University, Box 30012, College Station, TX 77842, USA.
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Ramachandra Kurup Sasikala A, Unnithan AR, Thomas RG, Batgerel T, Jeong YY, Park CH, Kim CS. Hexa-functional tumour-seeking nano voyagers and annihilators for synergistic cancer theranostic applications. NANOSCALE 2018; 10:19568-19578. [PMID: 30324948 DOI: 10.1039/c8nr06116e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In order to meet the unmet medical needs for effective cancer treatment, multifunctional nanocarriers based on iron oxide nanoparticles hold tremendous promise. Here we report a superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles based hexa-functional nanosystem for synergistic cancer theranostic applications by offering active tumour targeting, accumulation and complementary imaging capability by combining magnetic resonance imaging as well as near-infrared fluorescence, magnetophotothermia and chemotherapy. The uniquely designed nanosystem exhibited a paramount increase in the antitumour efficacy through the simultaneous application of multiple thermal effects called magnetophotothermia, which outweighed the therapeutic efficacy of the current thermo-chemo therapies or stand-alone therapies. The active tumour-seeking property with prolonged tumour accumulation and complementary imaging capability with improved sensitivity and resolution also augments the therapeutic efficacy of the proposed nanosystem. Additionally, the work proposes a deep-learning-based tumour cell nuclei detection technique from H&E stained images in anticipation of providing much inspiration for the future of precision histology.
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Zhang Y, Xu H, Casabianca LB. Interaction between cyanine dye IR-783 and polystyrene nanoparticles in solution. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN CHEMISTRY : MRC 2018; 56:1054-1060. [PMID: 29771468 DOI: 10.1002/mrc.4751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The interactions between small molecule drugs or dyes and nanoparticles are important to the use of nanoparticles in medicine. Noncovalent adsorption of dyes on nanoparticle surfaces is also important to the development of nanoparticle dual-use imaging contrast agents. In this work, solution-state NMR is used to examine the noncovalent interaction between a near-infrared cyanine dye and the surface of polystyrene nanoparticles in solution. Using 1D proton NMR, we can approximate the number of dye molecules that associate with each nanoparticle for different sized nanoparticles. Saturation-Transfer Difference NMR was also used to show that protons near the positively charged nitrogen in the dye are more strongly associated with the negatively charged nanoparticle surface than protons near the negatively charged sulfate groups of the dye. The methods described here can be used to study similar drug or dye molecules interacting with the surface of organic nanoparticles.
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- Yunzhi Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA
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Molecular entities that localize in tumor tissue are clinically important for targeted delivery of diagnostic, imaging, and therapeutic reagents. Often these targeting entities are designed for specific receptors (e.g., EGFR or integrin receptors). However, there is a subset of cyanine-7 dyes that apparently localize in every type of solid tumor tissue (at least, no exceptions have been reported so far), and they persist there for several days. Consequently, these dyes can be used for near-IR optical imaging of tumors in animal studies, they can be conjugated with cytotoxic species to give experimental theranostics, and there is potential for expanding their use into the development of clinically useful derivatives. Data presented in the literature and in this work indicate that the half-lives of these compounds in serum at 37 °C is on the order of minutes to a few hours, so what accounts for the persistent fluorescence of these dyes in tumor tissue over periods of several days? Literature, solely based on tissue culture experiments featuring a particular receptor blocker, indicates that uptake of these dyes is mediated by the organic anion transporter proteins (OATPs). Data presented in this paper agrees with that conclusion for short-term uptake, but significantly expands understanding of the likely reasons for long-term uptake and persistent tumor localization in vivo.
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- Syed Muhammad Usama
- Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University , Box 30012, College Station , Texas 77842 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University , Box 30012, College Station , Texas 77842 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry Texas A&M University , Box 30012, College Station , Texas 77842 , United States
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Usama SM, Thavornpradit S, Burgess K. Optimized Heptamethine Cyanines for Photodynamic Therapy. ACS APPLIED BIO MATERIALS 2018; 1:1195-1205. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.8b00414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Syed Muhammad Usama
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, PO Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, PO Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, PO Box 30012, College Station, Texas 77842, United States
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Zhang C, Long L, Shi C. Mitochondria-Targeting IR-780 Dye and Its Derivatives: Synthesis, Mechanisms of Action, and Theranostic Applications. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.201800069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Chi Zhang
- Institute of Rocket Force Medicine; State Key Laboratory of Trauma; Burns and Combined Injury; Third Military Medical University; Chongqing 400038 China
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- Institute of Rocket Force Medicine; State Key Laboratory of Trauma; Burns and Combined Injury; Third Military Medical University; Chongqing 400038 China
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- Institute of Rocket Force Medicine; State Key Laboratory of Trauma; Burns and Combined Injury; Third Military Medical University; Chongqing 400038 China
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Tang Q, Liu W, Zhang Q, Huang J, Hu C, Liu Y, Wang Q, Zhou M, Lai W, Sheng F, Li G, Zhang R. Dynamin-related protein 1-mediated mitochondrial fission contributes to IR-783-induced apoptosis in human breast cancer cells. J Cell Mol Med 2018; 22:4474-4485. [PMID: 29993201 PMCID: PMC6111821 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.13749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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IR‐783 is a kind of heptamethine cyanine dye that exhibits imaging, cancer targeting and anticancer properties. A previous study reported that its imaging and targeting properties were related to mitochondria. However, the molecular mechanism behind the anticancer activity of IR‐783 has not been well demonstrated. In this study, we showed that IR‐783 inhibits cell viability and induces mitochondrial apoptosis in human breast cancer cells. Exposure of MDA‐MB‐231 cells to IR‐783 resulted in the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), adenosine triphosphate (ATP) depletion, mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) opening and cytochrome c (Cyto C) release. Furthermore, we found that IR‐783 induced dynamin‐related protein 1 (Drp1) translocation from the cytosol to the mitochondria, increased the expression of mitochondrial fission proteins mitochondrial fission factor (MFF) and fission‐1 (Fis1), and decreased the expression of mitochondrial fusion proteins mitofusin1 (Mfn1) and optic atrophy 1 (OPA1). Moreover, knockdown of Drp1 markedly blocked IR‐783‐mediated mitochondrial fission, loss of MMP, ATP depletion, mPTP opening and apoptosis. Our in vivo study confirmed that IR‐783 markedly inhibited tumour growth and induced apoptosis in an MDA‐MB‐231 xenograft model in association with the mitochondrial translocation of Drp1. Taken together, these findings suggest that IR‐783 induces apoptosis in human breast cancer cells by increasing Drp1‐mediated mitochondrial fission. Our study uncovered the molecular mechanism of the anti‐breast cancer effects of IR‐783 and provided novel perspectives for the application of IR‐783 in the treatment of breast cancer.
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- Qin Tang
- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Wang Z, Olenyuk BZ, Shih JC, Wang J. Quantification and pharmacokinetic study of tumor-targeting agent MHI148-clorgyline amide in mouse plasma using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. J Pharm Anal 2018; 8:153-159. [PMID: 29922483 PMCID: PMC6004616 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2017.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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A high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric (HPLC-ESI-MS/MS) method was developed for the quantification of MHI148-clorgyline amide (NMI-amide), a novel tumor-targeting monoamine oxidase A inhibitor, in mouse plasma. The method was validated in terms of sensitivity, precision, accuracy, recovery and stability and then applied to a pharmacokinetic study of NMI-amide in mice following intravenous administration. NMI-amide together with the internal standard (IS), MHI-148, was extracted by protein precipitation using acetonitrile. Multiple reaction monitoring was used for quantification of NMI-amide by detecting m/z transition of 491.2-361.9, and 685.3-258.2 for NMI-amide and the IS, respectively. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) of the HPLC-MS/MS method for NMI-amide was 0.005 μg/mL and the linear calibration curve was acquired with R2 > 0.99 in the concentration range of 0.005-2 μg/mL. The intra- and inter-day precisions of the assay were assessed by percentage of the coefficient of variations, which was within 9.8% at LLOQ and 14.0% for other quality control samples, whereas the mean accuracy ranged from 86.8% to 113.2%. The samples were stable under storage and experimental conditions. This method was successfully applied to a pharmacokinetic study in mice following intravenous administration of 5 mg/kg NMI-amide.
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- Zhijun Wang
- Center for Advancement of Drug Research and Evaluation, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, CA 92831, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Cell and Neurobiology, Keck School of Medicine, USC-Taiwan Center for Translational Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Department of Cell and Neurobiology, Keck School of Medicine, USC-Taiwan Center for Translational Research, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Center for Advancement of Drug Research and Evaluation, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 91766, USA
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A Novel Bimodal Imaging Agent Targeting HER2 Molecule of Breast Cancer. J Immunol Res 2018; 2018:6202876. [PMID: 29854844 PMCID: PMC5944285 DOI: 10.1155/2018/6202876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 12/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Nanobubble (NB), a newly developed nanoscaled ultrasound contrast agent (UCA) for molecular imaging, has been widely researched for these years. Targeting it with functional molecule, nanobubble can adhere selectively to cellular epitopes and receptors outside the vasculature via enhanced permeability and retention (EPR) effect of tumor blood vessel. To enhance the targeting rate of our previous prepared NBs-Affibody for HER2 (+) breast cancer imaging, we introduced a near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) dye, IR783, in this study to enhance tumor-specific targeting rate and provide a promising modality for dual-mode imaging. The prepared IR783-NBs-Affibody presented a uniform nanoscale size around 482.7 ± 54.3 nm, good biosecurity, and stability over time. The encapsulation efficiency (EE) of IR-783 was 15.09% in the conjugates leading to a successful NIR fluorescence and ultrasound enhancement imaging ex vivo. IR783-NBs-Affibody was able to automatically accumulate on BT474 cells with a highly increased targeting rate of 85.4% compared with previous NBs-Affibody of 26.6%, while Affibody-guided HER2 binding was only found in HER2-positive cell lines (BT474 and T-47D). The newly developed IR783-NBs-Affibody is characterized with favorable HER2 targeting ability and bimodal imaging capability for breast cancer. Thus, IR783-NBs-Affibody holds great potential in molecular diagnosis for patients with breast cancer.
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Cho H, Kim BJ, Park SH, Hasty KA, Min BH. Noninvasive visualization of early osteoarthritic cartilage using targeted nanosomes in a destabilization of the medial meniscus mouse model. Int J Nanomedicine 2018. [PMID: 29535518 PMCID: PMC5841948 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s149375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Early stage osteoarthritis (OA) is clinically asymptomatic due to the avascular and the aneural nature of the cartilage tissue. Nevertheless, early detection of cartilage tissue is critical in order to impede the progression of OA. Hence, in order to develop effective preventive therapy for OA, diagnosis in the early stages is necessary. Methods To achieve this goal, we have developed targeted, fluorescent nanosomes conjugated with monoclonal anti-type II collagen antibodies (MabCII) for diagnosis of early OA. The MabCII-coated nanosomes (targeted-nanosomes) bind to the damaged cartilage explants in vitro and in vivo in an OA mouse model that mimics early stage OA. The OA mouse model was induced by destabilization of the medial meniscus (DMM) in 9–10 weeks old C57Bl/6 mice. Results The targeted-nanosomes enhanced the binding specificity to the cartilage tissue according to the severity of damage. Conclusion We show that MabCII-nanosomes can precisely detect early stage OA in the DMM mouse model. Thus, MabCII-nanosomes have the potential to be used as a non-invasive method for diagnosing the early osteoarthritic lesions.
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- Hongsik Cho
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Campbell Clinic.,Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University.,Cell Therapy Center, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Pukyong National University, Nam-Gu, Busan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Health Science Center-Campbell Clinic.,Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Molecular Science and Technology, Ajou University.,Cell Therapy Center, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon.,Department of Orthopedic Surgery, School of Medicine, Ajou University, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Thomas RG, Jeong YY. NIRF Heptamethine Cyanine Dye Nanocomplexes for Multi Modal Theranosis of Tumors. Chonnam Med J 2017; 53:83-94. [PMID: 28584786 PMCID: PMC5457956 DOI: 10.4068/cmj.2017.53.2.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 04/02/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Heptamethine cyanine dyes are categorized as a class of near infrared fluorescent (NIRF) dyes which have been discovered to have tumor targeting and accumulation capability. This unique feature of NIRF dye makes it a promising candidate for imaging, targeted therapy and also as a drug delivery vehicle for various types of cancers. The favored uptake of dyes only in cancer cells is facilitated by several factors which include organic anion-transporting polypeptides, high mitochondrial membrane potential and tumor hypoxia in cancer cells. Currently nanotechnology has opened possibilities for multimodal or multifunctional strategies for cancer treatment. Including heptamethine cyanine dyes in nanoparticle based delivery systems have generally improved its theranostic ability by several fold owing to the multiple functionalities and structural features of heptamethine dyes. For this reason, nanocomplexes with NIRF heptamethine cyanine dye probe are preferred over non-targeting dyes such as indo cyanine green (ICG). This review sums up current trends and progress in NIRF heptamethine cyanine dye, including dye properties, multifunctional imaging and therapeutic applications in cancer.
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- Reju George Thomas
- Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Molecular Theranostics Laboratory, Hwasun, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Molecular Theranostics Laboratory, Hwasun, Korea
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An J, Zhao N, Zhang C, Zhao Y, Tan D, Zhao Y, Bai B, Zhang H, Wu BJ, Shi C. Heptamethine carbocyanine DZ-1 dye for near-infrared fluorescence imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncotarget 2017; 8:56880-56892. [PMID: 28915639 PMCID: PMC5593610 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.18131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) dyes have recently emerged as promising tools for non-invasive imaging of different types of cancers. Here, we explored the potential utility of a NIRF DZ-1 dye, with dual imaging and tumour targeting functions, in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We showed the preferential uptake of DZ-1 by HCC cells in vitro and in derived subcutaneous/orthotopic tumour xenografts, accompanied by a minimal effect on normal cells. DZ-1 simplified tumour growth profiling as well, since we were able to correlate NIRF signals with tumour volume and/or tumour-emitting luminescence in mice. Using both orthotopic tumour transplantation and cirrhosis models in parallel, we demonstrated the ability of DZ-1 to differentiate liver tumour from cirrhosis. DZ-1 showed superiority in HCC imaging over indocyanine green by demonstrating significantly enhanced tumour-targeting specificity. At the cellular level, DZ-1 was mainly retained in mitochondria and lysosomes. Additionally, DZ-1 fluorescence spectroscopy has been used for the intraoperative navigation of rabbit liver cancer, to determine surgical margins. We showed that tumor hypoxia and select organic anion-transporting polypeptide genes mediate NIRF dye uptake in HCC, which was supported by clinical evidence. All these findings represent the first evidence that DZ-1 is an effective molecular probe for tumour-specific imaging in HCC, and provide insights into the development of a new generation of imaging agents for intraoperative guidance of cancer surgery.
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- Jiaze An
- Laboratory Animal Center, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China.,Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreaticosplenic Surgery, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Laboratory Animal Center, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99210, USA
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- Laboratory Animal Center, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710032, China
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Guan Y, Zhang Y, Xiao L, Li J, Wang JP, Chordia MD, Liu ZQ, Chung LWK, Yue W, Pan D. Improving Therapeutic Potential of Farnesylthiosalicylic Acid: Tumor Specific Delivery via Conjugation with Heptamethine Cyanine Dye. Mol Pharm 2017; 14:1-13. [PMID: 26992462 PMCID: PMC5815365 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The RAS and mTOR inhibitor S-trans-trans-farnesylthiosalicylic acid (FTS) is a promising anticancer agent with moderate potency, currently undergoing clinical trials as a chemotherapeutic agent. FTS has displayed its potential against a variety of cancers including endocrine resistant breast cancer. However, the poor pharmacokinetics profile attributed to its high hydrophobicity is a major hindrance for its continued advancement in clinic. One of the ways to improve its therapeutic potential would be to enhance its bioavailability to cancer tissue by developing a method for targeted delivery. In the current study, FTS was conjugated with the cancer-targeting heptamethine cyanine dye 5 to form the FTS-dye conjugate 11. The efficiency of tumor targeting properties of conjugate 11 against cancer cell growth and mTOR inhibition was evaluated in vitro in comparison with parent FTS. Cancer targeting of 11 in a live mouse model of MCF7 xenografts was demonstrated with noninvasive, near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging. The results from our studies clearly suggest that the bioavailability of FTS is indeed improved as indicated by log P values and cancer cell uptake. The FTS-dye conjugate 11 displayed higher potency (IC50 = 16.8 ± 0.5 μM) than parent FTS (IC50 = ∼51.3 ± 1.8 μM) and inhibited mTOR activity in the cancer cells at a lower concentration (12.5 μM). The conjugate 11 was shown to be specifically accumulated in tumors as observed by in vivo NIRF imaging, organ distribution, and ex vivo tumor histology along with cellular level confocal microscopy. In conclusion, the conjugation of FTS with cancer-targeting heptamethine cyanine dye improved its pharmacological profile.
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- Yang Guan
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
- International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 51006, China
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
- Uro-Oncology Research Program, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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- Department of Endocrinology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
- International Institute for Translational Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 51006, China
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- Uro-Oncology Research Program, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, United States
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- Department of Endocrinology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903, United States
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Ha Y, Choi HK. Recent conjugation strategies of small organic fluorophores and ligands for cancer-specific bioimaging. Chem Biol Interact 2016; 248:36-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2016.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zheng L, Wang L, Wang P, Sun Q, Liu X, Zhang X, Qiu S. Substitution nitrogen for chlorine of heptamethine cyanines for large Stokes shift fluorescent probes. Tetrahedron Lett 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.01.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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