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Aragoni MC, Podda E, Chaudhary S, Bhasin AKK, Bhasin KK, Coles SJ, Orton JB, Isaia F, Lippolis V, Pintus A, Slawin AMZ, Woollins JD, Arca M. An Experimental and Theoretical Insight into I 2 /Br 2 Oxidation of Bis(pyridin-2-yl)Diselane and Ditellane. Chem Asian J 2023; 18:e202300836. [PMID: 37843415 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202300836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
Abstract
The reactivity between bis(pyridin-2-yl)diselane o Py2 Se2 and ditellane o Py2 Te2 (L1 and L2, respectively; o Py=pyridyn-2-yl) and I2 /Br2 is discussed. Single-crystal structure analysis revealed that the reaction of L1 with I2 yielded [(HL1+ )(I- )⋅5/2I2 ]∞ (1) in which monoprotonated cations HL1+ template a self-assembled infinite pseudo-cubic polyiodide 3D-network, while the reaction with Br2 yielded the dibromide Ho PySeII Br2 (2). The oxidation of L2 with I2 and Br2 yielded the compounds Ho PyTeII I2 (3) and Ho PyTeIV Br4 (6), respectively, whose structures were elucidated by X-ray diffraction analysis. FT-Raman spectroscopy measurements are consistent with a 3c-4e description of all the X-Ch-X three-body systems (Ch=Se, Te; X=Br, I) in compounds 2, 3, Ho PyTeII Br2 (5), and 6. The structural and spectroscopic observations are supported by extensive theoretical calculations carried out at the DFT level that were employed to study the electronic structure of the investigated compounds, the thermodynamic aspects of their formation, and the role of noncovalent σ-hole halogen and chalcogen bonds in the X⋅⋅⋅X, X⋅⋅⋅Ch and Ch⋅⋅⋅Ch interactions evidenced structurally.
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- M Carla Aragoni
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (Cagliari), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (Cagliari), Italy
- Centro Servizi di Ateneo per la Ricerca (CeSAR), Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 bivio Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (Cagliari), Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Amity University, Sector 82 A, Mohali, Punjab-140306, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Centre for Advanced Studies in Chemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- UK National Crystallography Service, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- UK National Crystallography Service, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (Cagliari), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (Cagliari), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (Cagliari), Italy
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9ST, UK
- Department of Chemistry, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, 127788, United Arab Emirates
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato (Cagliari), Italy
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Abd El-Lateef HM, Khalaf MM, Gouda M, Shalabi K, El‑Taib Heakal F, Al-Janabi AS, Shaaban S. Novel water-soluble organoselenocyanates and symmetrical diselenides tethered N-succinanilate and N-maleanilate as corrosion inhibitors for reinforced steel in the simulated concrete pore solution. CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS 2023; 366:130135. [DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.130135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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do Nascimento MLLB, Dos Reis AC, Santos JVO, Negreiros HA, da Silva FCC, Ferreira PMP, Gonçalves JCR, Dittz D, Braz DC, Nunes AMV, Cunha RLOR, Melo-Cavalcante AAC, de Castro E Sousa JM. Antiproliferative and Genotoxic Action of an Underexploited Organoteluran Derivative on Sarcoma 180 Cells. Anticancer Agents Med Chem 2021; 21:1019-1026. [PMID: 32951579 DOI: 10.2174/1871520620666200918110152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The search for novel metallic chemical compounds with toxicogenic effects has been of great importance for more efficient cancer treatment. OBJECTIVE The study evaluated the cytotoxic, genotoxic and mutagenic activity of organoteluran RF07 in the S-180 cell line. METHODS The bioassays used were cell viability with 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazole)-2,5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) test, evaluation of apoptosis and necrosis using fluorescence and flow cytometry, cytokinesisblock micronucleus test and comet assay. The compound was tested at 1; 2.5 and 5μM. RESULTS The results showed the cytotoxicity of RF07 at concentrations of 2.5, 5, 10 and 20μM when compared to the negative control. For genotoxicity tests, RF07 showed effects in all concentrations assessed by increased index and frequencies of damage and mutagenic alterations. The compound was also cytotoxic due to the significant decrease in the nuclear division index, with significant values of apoptosis and necrosis. The results of fluorescence and flow cytometry showed apoptosis as the main type of cell death caused by RF07 at 5μM, which is thought to avoid an aggressive immune response of the organism. CONCLUSION In addition to cytotoxic and genotoxic effects, RF07 creates good perspectives for future antitumor formulations.
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- Maria L L Barreto do Nascimento
- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Toxicological Genetics, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Toxicological Genetics, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Toxicological Genetics, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Toxicological Genetics, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Toxicological Genetics, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Federal University of Paraiba, Joao Pessoa, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Piaui, Teresina, Brazil
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- Department of Biophysics and Physiology, Laboratory of Experimental Cancerology, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Brazil
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- Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Federal University of ABC, Santo Andre, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Toxicological Genetics, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Toxicological Genetics, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Brazil
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Nogueira CW, Barbosa NV, Rocha JBT. Toxicology and pharmacology of synthetic organoselenium compounds: an update. Arch Toxicol 2021; 95:1179-1226. [PMID: 33792762 PMCID: PMC8012418 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03003-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Here, we addressed the pharmacology and toxicology of synthetic organoselenium compounds and some naturally occurring organoselenium amino acids. The use of selenium as a tool in organic synthesis and as a pharmacological agent goes back to the middle of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. The rediscovery of ebselen and its investigation in clinical trials have motivated the search for new organoselenium molecules with pharmacological properties. Although ebselen and diselenides have some overlapping pharmacological properties, their molecular targets are not identical. However, they have similar anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, possibly, via activation of transcription factors, regulating the expression of antioxidant genes. In short, our knowledge about the pharmacological properties of simple organoselenium compounds is still elusive. However, contrary to our early expectations that they could imitate selenoproteins, organoselenium compounds seem to have non-specific modulatory activation of antioxidant pathways and specific inhibitory effects in some thiol-containing proteins. The thiol-oxidizing properties of organoselenium compounds are considered the molecular basis of their chronic toxicity; however, the acute use of organoselenium compounds as inhibitors of specific thiol-containing enzymes can be of therapeutic significance. In summary, the outcomes of the clinical trials of ebselen as a mimetic of lithium or as an inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 proteases will be important to the field of organoselenium synthesis. The development of computational techniques that could predict rational modifications in the structure of organoselenium compounds to increase their specificity is required to construct a library of thiol-modifying agents with selectivity toward specific target proteins.
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- Cristina W Nogueira
- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica E Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais E Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica E Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais E Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica E Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais E Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
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Radomska D, Czarnomysy R, Radomski D, Bielawski K. Selenium Compounds as Novel Potential Anticancer Agents. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22031009. [PMID: 33498364 PMCID: PMC7864035 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The high number of new cancer incidences and the associated mortality continue to be alarming, leading to the search for new therapies that would be more effective and less burdensome for patients. As there is evidence that Se compounds can have chemopreventive activity, studies have begun to establish whether these compounds can also affect already existing cancers. This review aims to discuss the different classes of Se-containing compounds, both organic and inorganic, natural and synthetic, and the mechanisms and molecular targets of their anticancer activity. The chemical classes discussed in this paper include inorganic (selenite, selenate) and organic compounds, such as diselenides, selenides, selenoesters, methylseleninic acid, 1,2-benzisoselenazole-3[2H]-one and selenophene-based derivatives, as well as selenoamino acids and Selol.
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Motta HS, Roos D, Tabarelli G, Rodrigues OED, Ávila D, Quines CB. Activation of SOD-3 is involved in the antioxidant effect of a new class of β-aryl-chalcogenium azide compounds in Caenorhabditis elegans. AN ACAD BRAS CIENC 2020; 92:e20181147. [PMID: 32901676 DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765202020181147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Organic selenium, tellurium and sulfur compounds have been studied due to their pharmacological properties. For instance, the β-aryl-chalcogenium azide compounds have demonstrated antitumoral action in vitro. However, yet no pharmacological actions of this class of compounds were determined in vivo. Caenorhabditis elegans is a nematode that presents innumerable advantages in relation to mammalian models, such as having a small and transparent body, which allows the visualization of its internal anatomy, besides short life and low cost. Based on that, the aim of this work was to investigate the pharmacological and toxicological properties of β-aryl-chalcogenium azide compounds in C. elegans. As well, to evaluate the capacity of organochalcogenium compounds to repair oxidative damage induced by hydrogen peroxide and the possible mechanism of action of these compounds using CF1553 transgenic strain with superoxide dismutase (SOD-3) tagged with GFP. Our results showed that β-aryl-chalcogenium azide have low toxicity in wild-type worms and the pre-treatment protected against the damage induced by hydrogen peroxide at higher tested concentration. Associated with this, we observed that this protection is due in part to the increased expression of the antioxidant enzyme SOD-3. In conclusion, β-aryl-chalcogenium azide compounds caused low toxicity and induced stress-resistance by modulating SOD-3 expression in C. elegans.
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- Hodara S Motta
- Universidade Federal do Pampa, Laboratório de Bioquímica e Toxicologia em Caenorhabditis elegans, BR 472, Km 585, Caixa Postal 118, 97501-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Pampa, Laboratório de Bioquímica e Toxicologia em Caenorhabditis elegans, BR 472, Km 585, Caixa Postal 118, 97501-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Cidade Universitária, Camobi, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Pampa, Laboratório de Bioquímica e Toxicologia em Caenorhabditis elegans, BR 472, Km 585, Caixa Postal 118, 97501-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Pampa, Laboratório de Bioquímica e Toxicologia em Caenorhabditis elegans, BR 472, Km 585, Caixa Postal 118, 97501-970 Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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Bortoli M, Bruschi M, Swart M, Orian L. Sequential oxidations of phenylchalcogenides by H2O2: insights into the redox behavior of selenium via DFT analysis. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj06449d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The biological activity of sulfur and selenium, despite their similarity, shows some remarkable differences that have been recognized in many different scenarios.
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- Marco Bortoli
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche
- Università degli Studi di Padova
- Via Marzolo 1
- 35131 Padova
- Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche
- Università degli Studi di Padova
- Via Marzolo 1
- 35131 Padova
- Italy
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- University of Girona
- Campus Montilivi (Ciències)
- IQCC
- 17003 Girona
- Spain
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche
- Università degli Studi di Padova
- Via Marzolo 1
- 35131 Padova
- Italy
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Tiezza MD, Ribaudo G, Orian L. Organodiselenides: Organic Catalysis and Drug Design Learning from Glutathione Peroxidase. CURR ORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1385272822666180803123137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Organodiselenides are an important class of compounds characterized by the
presence of two adjacent covalently bonded selenium nuclei. Among them,
diaryldiselenides and their parent compound diphenyl diselenide attract continuing interest
in chemistry as well as in close disciplines like medicinal chemistry, pharmacology and
biochemistry. A search in SCOPUS database has revealed that in the last three years 105
papers have been published on the archetypal diphenyl diselenide and its use in organic
catalysis and drug tests. The reactivity of the Se-Se bond and the redox properties of selenium
make diselenides efficient catalysts for numerous organic reactions, such as Bayer-
Villiger oxidations of aldehydes/ketones, epoxidations of alkenes, oxidations of alcohols
and nitrogen containing compounds. In addition, organodiselenides might find application
as mimics of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), a family of enzymes, which, besides performing other functions,
regulate the peroxide tone in the cells and control the oxidative stress level. In this review, the essential synthetic
and reactivity aspects of organoselenides are collected and rationalized using the results of accurate
computational studies, which have been carried out mainly in the last two decades. The results obtained in
silico provide a clear explanation of the anti-oxidant activity of organodiselenides and more in general of their
ability to reduce hydroperoxides. At the same time, they are useful to gain insight into some aspects of the enzymatic
activity of the GPx, inspiring novel elements for rational catalyst and drug design.
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- Marco Dalla Tiezza
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universita degli Studi di, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Universita degli Studi di, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Bortoli M, Zaccaria F, Dalla Tiezza M, Bruschi M, Fonseca Guerra C, Bickelhaupt FM, Orian L. Oxidation of organic diselenides and ditellurides by H 2O 2 for bioinspired catalyst design. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 20:20874-20885. [PMID: 30066704 DOI: 10.1039/c8cp02748j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The reactivity of diselenides and ditellurides of general formula (RX)2 (X = Se, Te; R = H, CH3, Ph) toward hydrogen peroxide was studied through a computational approach based on accurate Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. The aliphatic and aromatic dichalcogenides have been chosen in light of their activity in glutathione peroxidase (GPx)-like catalytic cycles and their promising features as efficient antioxidant compounds. The reaction products, the energetics and the mechanistic details of these oxidations are discussed. Analogous disulfides are included in our analysis for completeness. We find that the barrier for oxidation of dichalcogenides decreases from disulfides to diselenides to ditellurides. On the other hand, variation of the substituents at the chalcogen nucleus has relatively little effect on the reactivity.
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- Marco Bortoli
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy.
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The 125Te Chemical Shift of Diphenyl Ditelluride: Chasing Conformers over a Flat Energy Surface. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24071250. [PMID: 30935011 PMCID: PMC6480379 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24071250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The interest in diphenyl ditelluride (Ph2Te2) is related to its strict analogy to diphenyl diselenide (Ph2Se2), whose capacity to reduce organic peroxides is largely exploited in catalysis and green chemistry. Since the latter is also a promising candidate as an antioxidant drug and mimic of the ubiquitous enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GPx), the use of organotellurides in medicinal chemistry is gaining importance, despite the fact that tellurium has no recognized biological role and its toxicity must be cautiously pondered. Both Ph2Se2 and Ph2Te2 exhibit significant conformational freedom due to the softness of the inter-chalcogen and carbon–chalcogen bonds, preventing the existence of a unique structure in solution. Therefore, the accurate calculation of the NMR chemical shifts of these flexible molecules is not trivial. In this study, a detailed structural analysis of Ph2Te2 is carried out using a computational approach combining classical molecular dynamics and relativistic density functional theory methods. The goal is to establish how structural changes affect the electronic structure of diphenyl ditelluride, particularly the 125Te chemical shift.
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Rehman A, Noreen A, Aftab S, Shakoori A. Antiproliferative effect of oxidative stress induced by tellurite in breast carcinoma cells. JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/jcrp.jcrp_5_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Bueno D, Meinerz D, Waczuk E, de Souza D, Batista Rocha J. Toxicity of organochalcogens in human leukocytes is associated, but not directly related with reactive species production, apoptosis and changes in antioxidant gene expression. Free Radic Res 2018; 52:1158-1169. [DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2018.1536824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Diones Bueno
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Ecker A, da Silva RS, Dos Santos MM, Ardisson-Araújo D, Rodrigues OED, da Rocha JBT, Barbosa NV. Safety profile of AZT derivatives: Organoselenium moieties confer different cytotoxic responses in fresh human erythrocytes during in vitro exposures. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2018; 50:240-248. [PMID: 30262286 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The incorporation of selenium in the structure of nucleosides is a promising strategy to develop novel therapeutic molecules. OBJECTIVE To assess the toxic effects of three AZT derivatives containing organoselenium moieties on human erythrocytes. METHODOLOGY Freshly human erythrocytes were acutely treated with AZT and selenium derivatives SZ1 (chlorophenylseleno), SZ2 (phenylseleno) and SZ3 (methylphenylseleno) at concentrations ranging from 10 to 500 μM. Afterwards, parameters related to membrane damage, redox dyshomeostasis and eryptosis were determined in the cells. RESULTS The effects of AZT and derivatives toward erythrocytes differed considerably. Overall, the SZ3 exhibited similar effect profiles to the prototypal AZT, without causing cytotoxicity. Contrary, the derivative SZ1 induced hemolysis and increased the membrane fragility of cells. Reactive species generation, lipid peroxidation and thiol depletion were also substantially increased in cells after exposure to SZ1. δ-ALA-D and Na+/K+-ATPase activities were inhibited by derivatives SZ1 and SZ2. Additionally, both derivatives caused eryptosis, promoting cell shrinkage and translocation of phosphatidylserine at the membrane surface. The size and granularity of erythrocytes were not modified by any compound. CONCLUSION The insertion of either chlorophenylseleno or, in a certain way, phenylseleno moietes in the structure of AZT molecule was harmful to erythrocytes and this effect seems to involve a pro-oxidant activity. This was not true for the derivative encompassing methylphenylseleno portion, making it a promising candidate for pharmacological studies.
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- Assis Ecker
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Campus Universitário - Camobi, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- LabSelen-NanoBio - Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Campus Universitário - Camobi, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Campus Universitário - Camobi, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- LabSelen-NanoBio - Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Campus Universitário - Camobi, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Campus Universitário - Camobi, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Adedara IA, Owoeye O, Awogbindin IO, Ajayi BO, Rocha JBT, Farombi EO. Diphenyl diselenide abrogates brain oxidative injury and neurobehavioural deficits associated with pesticide chlorpyrifos exposure in rats. Chem Biol Interact 2018; 296:105-116. [PMID: 30267645 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2018.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Revised: 08/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Abstract
Exposure to pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) is associated with neurodevelopmental toxicity both in humans and animals. Diphenyl diselenide (DPDS) is a simple synthetic organoselenium well reported to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects. However, there is paucity of information on the beneficial effects of DPDS on CPF-mediated brain injury and neurobehavioural deficits. The present study investigated the neuroprotective mechanism of DPDS in rats sub-chronically treated with CPF alone at 5 mg/kg body weight or orally co-treated with DPDS at 2.5 and 5 mg/kg body weight for 35 consecutive days. Endpoint analyses using video-tracking software in a novel environment revealed that co-treatment with DPDS significantly (p < 0.05) protected against CPF-mediated locomotor and motor deficits precisely the decrease in maximum speed, total distance travelled, body rotation, absolute turn angle, forelimb grip strength as well as the increase in negative geotaxis and incidence of fecal pellets. The enhancement in the neurobehavioral activities of rats co-treated with DPDS was verified by track plot analyses. Besides, DPDS assuaged CPF-induced decrease in acetylcholinesterase and antioxidant enzymes activities and the increase in myeloperoxidase activity and lipid peroxidation level in the mid-brain, cerebral cortex and cerebellum of the rats. Histologically, DPDS co-treatment abrogated CPF-mediated neuronal degeneration in the cerebral cortex, dentate gyrus and cornu ammonis3 in the treated rats. In conclusion, the neuroprotective mechanisms of DPDS is related to the prevention of oxidative stress, enhancement of redox status and acetylcholinesterase activity in brain regions of the rats. DPDS may be a promising chemotherapeutic agent against brain injury resulting from CPF exposure.
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- Isaac A Adedara
- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Research Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Research Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Research Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, CCNE, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Research Laboratories, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Heimfarth L, da Silva Ferreira F, Pierozan P, Mingori MR, Moreira JCF, da Rocha JBT, Pessoa-Pureur R. Astrocyte-neuron interaction in diphenyl ditelluride toxicity directed to the cytoskeleton. Toxicology 2017; 379:1-11. [PMID: 28137618 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2017.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2016] [Revised: 01/05/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Diphenylditelluride (PhTe)2 is a neurotoxin that disrupts cytoskeletal homeostasis. We are showing that different concentrations of (PhTe)2 caused hypophosphorylation of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), vimentin and neurofilament subunits (NFL, NFM and NFH) and altered actin organization in co-cultured astrocytes and neurons from cerebral cortex of rats. These mechanisms were mediated by N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptors without participation of either L-type voltage-dependent calcium channels (L-VDCC) or metabotropic glutamate receptors. Upregulated Ca2+ influx downstream of NMDA receptors activated Ca2+-dependent protein phosphatase 2B (PP2B) causing hypophosphorylation of astrocyte and neuron IFs. Immunocytochemistry showed that hypophosphorylated intermediate filaments (IF) failed to disrupt their organization into the cytoskeleton. However, phalloidin-actin-FITC stained cytoskeleton evidenced misregulation of actin distribution, cell spreading and increased stress fibers in astrocytes. βIII tubulin staining showed that neurite meshworks are not altered by (PhTe)2, suggesting greater susceptibility of astrocytes than neurons to (PheTe)2 toxicity. These findings indicate that signals leading to IF hypophosphorylation fail to disrupt the cytoskeletal IF meshwork of interacting astrocytes and neurons in vitro however astrocyte actin network seems more susceptible. Our findings support that intracellular Ca2+ is one of the crucial signals that modulate the action of (PhTe)2 in co-cultured astrocytes and neurons and highlights the cytoskeleton as an end-point of the neurotoxicity of this compound. Cytoskeletal misregulation is associated with cell dysfunction, therefore, the understanding of the molecular mechanisms mediating the neurotoxicity of this compound is a matter of increasing interest since tellurium compounds are increasingly released in the environment.
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- Luana Heimfarth
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Ribaudo G, Bellanda M, Menegazzo I, Wolters LP, Bortoli M, Ferrer-Sueta G, Zagotto G, Orian L. Mechanistic Insight into the Oxidation of Organic Phenylselenides by H 2 O 2. Chemistry 2017; 23:2405-2422. [PMID: 27935210 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201604915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The oxidation of organic phenylselenides by H2 O2 is investigated in model compounds, namely, n-butyl phenyl selenide (PhSe(nBu)), bis(phenylselanyl)methane (PhSeMeSePh), diphenyl diselenide (PhSeSePh), and 1,2-bis(phenylselanyl)ethane (PhSeEtSePh). Through a combined experimental (1 H and 77 Se NMR) and computational approach, we characterize the direct oxidation of monoselenide to selenoxide, the stepwise double oxidation of PhSeMeSePh that leads to different diastereomeric diselenoxides, the complete oxidation of the diphenyldiselenide that leads to selenium-selenium bond cleavage, and the subsequent formation of the phenylseleninic product. The oxidation of PhSeEtSePh also results in the formation of phenylseleninic acid along with 1-(vinylseleninyl)benzene, which is derived from a side elimination reaction. The evidence of a direct mechanism, in addition to an autocatalytic mechanism that emerges from kinetic studies, is discussed. By considering our observations of diselenides with chalcogen atoms that are separated by alkyl spacers of different length, a rationale for the advantage of diselenide versus monoselenide catalysts is presented.
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- Giovanni Ribaudo
- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Laboratorio de Fisicoquímica Biológica, Instituto de Química Biológica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la Repúbica, Igua 4225, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Dipartimento di Scienze del Farmaco, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 5, 35131, Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Marzolo 1, 35131, Padova, Italy
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Mariano DOC, de Souza D, Meinerz DF, Allebrandt J, de Bem AF, Hassan W, Rodrigues OED, da Rocha JBT. The potential toxicological insights about the anti-HIV drug azidothymidine-derived monoselenides in human leukocytes: Toxicological insights of new selenium-azidothymidine analogs. Hum Exp Toxicol 2016; 36:910-918. [DOI: 10.1177/0960327116674529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a worldwide disease characterized by impairments of immune function. AIDS can be associated with oxidative stress (OS) that can be linked to selenium (Se) deficiency. Se is fundamental for the synthesis of selenoproteins, such as glutathione peroxidase and thioredoxin reductase. These enzymes catalyze the decomposition of reactive oxygen species and contribute to maintain equilibrium in cell redox status. Literature data indicate that organoselenium compounds, such as ebselen and diphenyl diselenide, have antioxidant properties in vitro and in vivo models associated with OS. Nevertheless, selenocompounds can also react and oxidize thiols groups, inducing toxicity in mammals. Here, we tested the potential cytotoxic and genotoxic properties of six analogs of the prototypal anti-HIV drug azidothymidine (AZT) containing Se (5′-Se-(phenyl)zidovudine; 5′-Se-(1,3,5-trimethylphenyl)zidovudine; 5′-Se-(1-naphtyl)zidovudine; 5′-Se-(4-chlorophenyl)zidovudine) (C4); 5′-Se-(4-methylphenyl)zidovudine (C5); and 5′-(4-methylbenzoselenoate)zidovudine). C5 increased the rate of dithiothreitol oxidation (thiol oxidase activity) and C2-C4 and C6 (at 100 µM) increased DNA damage index (DI) in human leukocytes. Moreover, C5 (200 µM) decreased human leukocyte viability to about 50%. Taken together, these results indicated the low in vitro toxicity in human leukocytes of some Se-containing analogs of AZT.
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- DOC Mariano
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Torsello M, Pimenta AC, Wolters LP, Moreira IS, Orian L, Polimeno A. General AMBER Force Field Parameters for Diphenyl Diselenides and Diphenyl Ditellurides. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:4389-400. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b02250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Mauro Torsello
- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via
Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- CNC−Center for Neuroscience
and Cell Biology, Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Larga, FMUC, Polo I, 1°andar, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via
Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- CNC−Center for Neuroscience
and Cell Biology, Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Larga, FMUC, Polo I, 1°andar, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via
Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento
di Scienze Chimiche, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via
Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Zaccaria F, Wolters LP, Fonseca Guerra C, Orian L. Insights on selenium and tellurium diaryldichalcogenides: A benchmark DFT study. J Comput Chem 2016; 37:1672-80. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.24383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Revised: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Francesco Zaccaria
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; De Boelelaan 1083 Amsterdam 1081 HV the Netherlands
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Chimiche; Università Studi Di Padova; via Marzolo 1 Padova 35129 Italy
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry and Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; De Boelelaan 1083 Amsterdam 1081 HV the Netherlands
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Chimiche; Università Studi Di Padova; via Marzolo 1 Padova 35129 Italy
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Diphenyl ditelluride intoxication triggers histological changes in liver, kidney, and lung of mice. Anal Cell Pathol (Amst) 2015; 2015:784612. [PMID: 26236579 PMCID: PMC4506830 DOI: 10.1155/2015/784612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Tellurium compounds may be cytotoxic to different cells types. Thus, this work evaluated the effect of diphenyl ditelluride ((PhTe)2), an organotellurium commonly used in organic synthesis, on the morphology of liver, kidney, and lung. Adult mice were acutely (a subcutaneous single dose: 250 μmol/kg) or subchronically (one daily subcutaneous dose: 10 or 50 μmol/kg for 7 and 14 days) exposed to (PhTe)2. Afterwards, the histological analyses of liver, kidney, and lungs were performed. Liver histology revealed that the hepatocytes of mice subchronically exposed to (PhTe)2 presented cytoplasmic vacuolization, hydropic degeneration, and hyperchromatic nuclei. Subchronic exposure to 50 μmol/kg (PhTe)2 also caused hepatic necrosis. Microvesicular and macrovesicular steatosis were identified in liver of mice acutely exposed to (PhTe)2. Acute and subchronic intoxication with (PhTe)2 induced changes on epithelial cells of renal tubules, namely, loss of brush border and cytoplasmatic vacuolization. Atrophy and hypertrophy, cast proteinaceous formation, and acute tubular necrosis were also identified in renal tissue. Mice subchronically exposed to 50 μmol/kg (PhTe)2 developed intra-alveolar edema and alveolar wall congestion in some areas of lungs. Acute exposure to (PhTe)2 did not cause histological changes in lungs. Our data show that (PhTe)2 may be considered a histotoxic agent for liver, kidney, and lung.
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Signaling mechanisms and disrupted cytoskeleton in the diphenyl ditelluride neurotoxicity. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2014; 2014:458601. [PMID: 25050142 PMCID: PMC4090446 DOI: 10.1155/2014/458601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Evidence from our group supports that diphenyl ditelluride (PhTe)2 neurotoxicity depends on modulation of signaling pathways initiated at the plasma membrane. The (PhTe)2-evoked signal is transduced downstream of voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels (VDCC), N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDA), or metabotropic glutamate receptors activation via different kinase pathways (protein kinase A, phospholipase C/protein kinase C, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), and Akt signaling pathway). Among the most relevant cues of misregulated signaling mechanisms evoked by (PhTe)2 is the cytoskeleton of neural cells. The in vivo and in vitro exposure to (PhTe)2 induce hyperphosphorylation/hypophosphorylation of neuronal and glial intermediate filament (IF) proteins (neurofilaments and glial fibrillary acidic protein, resp.) in different brain structures of young rats. Phosphorylation of IFs at specific sites modulates their association/disassociation and interferes with important physiological roles, such as axonal transport. Disrupted cytoskeleton is a crucial marker of neurodegeneration and is associated with reactive astrogliosis and apoptotic cell death. This review focuses the current knowledge and important results on the mechanisms of (PhTe)2 neurotoxicity with special emphasis on the cytoskeletal proteins and their differential regulation by kinases/phosphatases and Ca2+-mediated mechanisms in developmental rat brain. We propose that the disrupted cytoskeletal homeostasis could support brain damage provoked by this neurotoxicant.
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