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Das M, Devi KP, Belwal T, Devkota HP, Tewari D, Sahebnasagh A, Nabavi SF, Khayat Kashani HR, Rasekhian M, Xu S, Amirizadeh M, Amini K, Banach M, Xiao J, Aghaabdollahian S, Nabavi SM. Harnessing polyphenol power by targeting eNOS for vascular diseases. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2021; 63:2093-2118. [PMID: 34553653 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1971153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
Vascular diseases arise due to vascular endothelium dysfunction in response to several pro-inflammatory stimuli and invading pathogens. Thickening of the vessel wall, formation of atherosclerotic plaques consisting of proliferating smooth muscle cells, macrophages and lymphocytes are the major consequences of impaired endothelium resulting in atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure and many others. Decreased nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability was found to be associated with anomalous endothelial function because of either its reduced production level by endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) which synthesize this potent endogenous vasodilator from L-arginine or its enhanced breakdown due to severe oxidative stress and eNOS uncoupling. Polyphenols are a group of bioactive compounds having more than 7000 chemical entities present in different cereals, fruits and vegetables. These natural compounds possess many OH groups which are largely responsible for their strong antioxidative, anti-inflammatory antithrombotic and anti-hypersensitive properties. Several flavonoid-derived polyphenols like flavones, isoflavones, flavanones, flavonols and anthocyanidins and non-flavonoid polyphenols like tannins, curcumins and resveratrol have attracted scientific interest for their beneficial effects in preventing endothelial dysfunction. This article will focus on in vitro as well as in vivo and clinical studies evidences of the polyphenols with eNOS modulating activity against vascular disease condition while their molecular mechanism will also be discussed.
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- Mamali Das
- Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University [Science Campus], Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Alagappa University [Science Campus], Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, China
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
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- Clinical Research Center, Department of Internal Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of pharmacy, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- International Research Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China.,Nutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo - Ourense Campus, Ourense, Spain
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- Department of Nanobiotechnology, New Technologies Research Group, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Sureda A, Martorell M, Capó X, Monserrat-Mesquida M, Quetglas-Llabrés MM, Rasekhian M, Nabavi SM, Tejada S. Antitumor Effects of Triterpenes in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Curr Med Chem 2021; 28:2465-2484. [PMID: 32484765 DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666200602132000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Triterpenes are a large group of secondary metabolites mainly produced by plants with a variety of biological activities, including potential antitumor effects. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a very common primary liver disease spread worldwide. The treatment can consist of surgical intervention, radiotherapy, immunotherapy and chemotherapeutic drugs. These drugs mainly include tyrosine multikinase inhibitors, although their use is limited by the underlying liver disease and displays side effects. For that reason, the utility of natural compounds such as triterpenes to treat HCC is an interesting line of research. No clinical studies are reported in humans so far. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present work is to review the knowledge about the effects of triterpenes as a possible coadjuvant tool to treat HCC. RESULTS In vitro and xenograft models have pointed out the cytotoxic and anti-proliferative effects as well as improvements in tumor growth and development of many triterpenes. In addition, they have also shown to be chemosensitizing agents when co-administered with chemotherapeutic agents. The mechanisms of action are diverse and involve the participation of mitogen-activated protein kinases, including JNK, p38 MAPK and ERK, and the survival-associated PI3K / Akt signaling pathway. However, no clinical studies are still reported in humans. CONCLUSION Triterpenes could become a future strategy to address HCC or at least improve results when administered in combination with chemotherapeutic agents.
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- Antoni Sureda
- Research Group in Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, Health Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa) and CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), University of Balearic Islands, Balearic Islands, E-07122 Palma, Spain
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Centre for Healthy Living, University of Concepcion, 4070386 Concepcion, Chile
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- Research Group in Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, Health Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa) and CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), University of Balearic Islands, Balearic Islands, E-07122 Palma, Spain
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- Research Group in Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, Health Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa) and CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), University of Balearic Islands, Balearic Islands, E-07122 Palma, Spain
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- Research Group in Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress, Health Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa) and CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), University of Balearic Islands, Balearic Islands, E-07122 Palma, Spain
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14359-16471, Iran
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- Laboratory of Neurophysiology, Biology Department, Health Research Institute of Balearic Islands (IdISBa) and CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition), University of the Balearic Islands, Balearic Islands, E-07122 Palma, Spain
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Rasekhian M, Roohvand F, Habtemariam S, Marzbany M, Kazemimanesh M. The role of 3'UTR of RNA viruses on mRNA stability and translation enhancement. Mini Rev Med Chem 2021; 21:2389-2398. [PMID: 33596798 DOI: 10.2174/1389557521666210217092305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The central dogma of molecular biology explains the flow of genetic information from DNA to functional products such as proteins. In most cases, a linear relationship with high correlation coefficient exists between the concentration of mRNA, the middle man, and the functional product. Untranslated regions (UTRs) of RNA form considerable base pairing that contributes to the secondary and tertiary structures of mRNA. The interaction between the mRNA secondary structures (cis-elements), RNA-binding proteins (RBP) and miRs (trans-element) are critical determinants of mRNAs' fate and stability. Among different viral families, the positive sense (+) RNA viruses use the simplest possible strategy of replication and expression; as the same molecule functions both as a genome and mRNA. Additionally, nucleotide composition and codon usage of +RNA viruses are the closest to human codon adaptation index (CAI). Since the origin of replication of viral intermediate RNA molecules is at the 3'-end of the genome, the 3'UTR plays a role in viral RNA replication. Moreover, the messenger role of RNA likely places functional demands on the 3'UTR to serve a role typical of cellular mRNA. This article reviews the effect of 3'UTR of RNA viruses with positive sense and genomes on mRNA stability and translation improvement. A range of animal (e.g., Dengue, Sindbis, Corona and Polio) and plant (Barley yellow dwarf, Brome mosaic, Turnip crinkle, Tobacco mosaic, Cowpea mosaic and Alfalfa mosaic) viruses are examined to highlight the role of 3'UTR in viral survival and as a potential target for pharmaceutical applications.
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- Mahsa Rasekhian
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah. Iran
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- Department of Virology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran. Iran
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- Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories & Herbal Analysis Services UK, University of Greenwich, Chatham-Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB. United Kingdom
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah. Iran
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Jeandet P, Vannozzi A, Sobarzo-Sánchez E, Uddin MS, Bru R, Martínez-Márquez A, Clément C, Cordelier S, Manayi A, Nabavi SF, Rasekhian M, El-Saber Batiha G, Khan H, Morkunas I, Belwal T, Jiang J, Koffas M, Nabavi SM. Phytostilbenes as agrochemicals: biosynthesis, bioactivity, metabolic engineering and biotechnology. Nat Prod Rep 2021; 38:1282-1329. [PMID: 33351014 DOI: 10.1039/d0np00030b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Covering: 1976 to 2020. Although constituting a limited chemical family, phytostilbenes represent an emblematic group of molecules among natural compounds. Ever since their discovery as antifungal compounds in plants and their ascribed role in human health and disease, phytostilbenes have never ceased to arouse interest for researchers, leading to a huge development of the literature in this field. Owing to this, the number of references to this class of compounds has reached the tens of thousands. The objective of this article is thus to offer an overview of the different aspects of these compounds through a large bibliography analysis of more than 500 articles. All the aspects regarding phytostilbenes will be covered including their chemistry and biochemistry, regulation of their biosynthesis, biological activities in plants, molecular engineering of stilbene pathways in plants and microbes as well as their biotechnological production by plant cell systems.
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- Philippe Jeandet
- Research Unit "Induced Resistance and Plant Bioprotection", EA 4707, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Faculty of Sciences, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, PO Box 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France.
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals, and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padova, 35020 Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Chile
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- Department of Pharmacy, Southeast University, Dhaka, Bangladesh and Neuroscience Research Network, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Plant Proteomics and Functional Genomics Group, Department of Agrochemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Plant Proteomics and Functional Genomics Group, Department of Agrochemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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- Research Unit "Induced Resistance and Plant Bioprotection", EA 4707, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Faculty of Sciences, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, PO Box 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France.
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- Research Unit "Induced Resistance and Plant Bioprotection", EA 4707, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Faculty of Sciences, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, PO Box 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France.
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1417614411 Tehran, Iran
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14359-16471, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour, 22511, AlBeheira, Egypt
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemical and Life Sciences, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, 23200, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wołyńska 35, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
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- Zhejiang University, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Postharvest Handling of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agri-Food Processing, Hangzhou 310058, The People's Republic of China
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- Dorothy and Fred Chau '71 Constellation Professor, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Room 4005D, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Dorothy and Fred Chau '71 Constellation Professor, Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Room 4005D, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14359-16471, Iran
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Ahmed T, Zulfiqar A, Arguelles S, Rasekhian M, Nabavi SF, Silva AS, Nabavi SM. Map kinase signaling as therapeutic target for neurodegeneration. Pharmacol Res 2020; 160:105090. [PMID: 32707231 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2020.105090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Aging is known to be one of the major risk factors in many neurodegenerative diseases (ND) whose prevalence is estimated to rise in the coming years due to the increase in life expectancy. Examples of neurodegenerative diseases include Huntington's, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's diseases, along with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Spinocerebellar ataxias and Frontotemporal Dementia. Given that so far these ND do not have effective pharmacological therapies, a better understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms can contribute to development of effective treatments. During the previous decade, the data indicated that dysregulation of MAP kinases [which included c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2), and p38] are associated with several stages of the inflammatory process which in turn contributes to age-related neurodegenerative diseases. This evidence suggests that control of inflammation through regulation of MAP kinase could be a worthwhile approach against neurodegenerative diseases. In this review we summarize the pathways of MAP kinase signal transduction and different pharmacological inhibitors that can be used in its modulation against ND.
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- Touqeer Ahmed
- Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Healthcare Biotechnology, Atta-ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Division of Translational Medicine, Baqiyatallah Hospital, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV), Vila Do Conde, Portugal; Center for Study in Animal Science (CECA), ICETA, University of Oporto, Oporto, Portugal
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Division of Translational Medicine, Baqiyatallah Hospital, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Ahmadifard Z, Ahmeda A, Rasekhian M, Moradi S, Arkan E. Chitosan-coated magnetic solid lipid nanoparticles for controlled release of letrozole. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Nabavi SF, Habtemariam S, Clementi E, Berindan-Neagoe I, Cismaru CA, Rasekhian M, Banach M, Izadi M, Bagheri M, Bagheri MS, Nabavi SM. Lessons learned from SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV: FDA-approved Abelson tyrosine-protein kinase 2 inhibitors may help us combat SARS-CoV-2. Arch Med Sci 2020; 16:519-521. [PMID: 32399097 PMCID: PMC7212214 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2020.94504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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- Seyed Fazel Nabavi
- Baqiyatallah Hospital, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories and Herbal Analysis Services, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham-Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, United Kingdom
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- E. Medea Scientific Institute, Bosisio Parini, Italy
- Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Research Centre for functional Genomics, Biomedicine, and Translational Medicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- The Research Centre for Advanced Medicine Medfuture “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Research Centre for functional Genomics, Biomedicine, and Translational Medicine, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Department of Functional Sciences, Immunology, and Allergology, “Iuliu Hatieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Centre, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Hypertension, Chair of Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
- Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PMMHRI), Lodz, Poland
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- Baqiyatallah Hospital, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Baqiyatallah Hospital, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Barreca D, Nabavi SM, Sureda A, Rasekhian M, Raciti R, Silva AS, Annunziata G, Arnone A, Tenore GC, Süntar İ, Mandalari G. Almonds ( Prunus Dulcis Mill. D. A. Webb): A Source of Nutrients and Health-Promoting Compounds. Nutrients 2020; 12:E672. [PMID: 32121549 PMCID: PMC7146189 DOI: 10.3390/nu12030672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Almonds (Prunus dulcis Miller D. A. Webb (the almond or sweet almond)), from the Rosaceae family, have long been known as a source of essential nutrients; nowadays, they are in demand as a healthy food with increasing popularity for the general population and producers. Studies on the composition and characterization of almond macro- and micronutrients have shown that the nut has many nutritious ingredients such as fatty acids, lipids, amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, as well as secondary metabolites. However, several factors affect the nutritional quality of almonds, including genetic and environmental factors. Therefore, investigations evaluating the effects of different factors on the quality of almonds were also included. In epidemiological studies, the consumption of almonds has been associated with several therapeutically and protective health benefits. Clinical studies have verified the modulatory effects on serum glucose, lipid and uric acid levels, the regulatory role on body weight, and protective effects against diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. Moreover, recent researchers have also confirmed the prebiotic potential of almonds. The present review was carried out to emphasize the importance of almonds as a healthy food and source of beneficial constituents for human health, and to assess the factors affecting the quality of the almond kernel. Electronic databases including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and SciFinder were used to investigate previously published articles on almonds in terms of components and bioactivity potentials with a particular focus on clinical trials.
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- Davide Barreca
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy; (R.R.); (G.M.)
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14359-16471, Iran;
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- Research Group on Community Nutrition and Oxidative Stress (NUCOX), Health Research Institute of the Balearic Islands (IdISBa), and CIBEROBN (Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition CB12/03/30038), University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, E-07122 Balearic Islands, Spain;
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah 6734667149, Iran;
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy; (R.R.); (G.M.)
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- National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV), Rua dos Lágidos, Lugar da Madalena, 4485-655 Vila do Conde, Portugal;
- Center for Study in Animal Science (CECA), ICETA, University of Oporto, 4051-401 Oporto, Portugal
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy; (G.A.); (G.C.T.)
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Unit of Endocrinology, Federico II University Medical School of Naples, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano 49, 80131 Naples, Italy; (G.A.); (G.C.T.)
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Gazi University, 06330 Etiler Ankara, Turkey;
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy; (R.R.); (G.M.)
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Jeandet P, Sobarzo-Sánchez E, Silva AS, Clément C, Nabavi SF, Battino M, Rasekhian M, Belwal T, Habtemariam S, Koffas M, Nabavi SM. Whole-cell biocatalytic, enzymatic and green chemistry methods for the production of resveratrol and its derivatives. Biotechnol Adv 2019; 39:107461. [PMID: 31678221 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2019.107461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Resveratrol and the biosynthetically related stilbenes are plant secondary metabolites with diverse pharmacological effects. The versatile functions of these compounds in plant defense mechanisms as phytoalexins on one hand, and in human health as potential pharmaceutical agents on the other, have attracted lots of interest in recent years to understand their biosynthetic pathways and their biological properties. Because of difficulties in obtaining resveratrol and its glucosylated derivatives as well as oligomeric forms in sufficient amounts for evaluation of their activity by plant sourcing or total synthesis, biotechnology may provide a competitive approach for the large-scale and low cost production of biologically active stilbenes. Additionally, one major limitation in the use of resveratrol and related aglycone derivatives as therapeutic agents is associated with their inherent poor aqueous solubility and low bioavailability. This article examines approaches for the synthesis of potential pharmacologically resveratrol derivatives in vivo by exploiting whole microorganisms, enzymatic and biocatalytic approaches allowing their full utilization for medicine, food and cosmetic applications. These methods also have the advantage of enabling the one-step production of stilbene compounds, compared to the time-consuming and environmentally unfriendly procedures used for their total synthesis or their extraction from plants. Increasing the desired products yield and biological activity through glucosylation (β-D-glucosides versus α-D-glucosides) and oligomerization methodologies of resveratrol including green chemistry methods in organic solvent-free media are discussed as well.
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- Philippe Jeandet
- Research Unit, Induced Resistance and Plant Bioprotection, EA 4707, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Faculty of Sciences, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, PO Box 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France.
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Santiago de Compostela, Campus Vida, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Salud, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Central de Chile, Chile
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- Center for Study in Animal Science (CECA), ICETA, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Research Unit, Induced Resistance and Plant Bioprotection, EA 4707, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Faculty of Sciences, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, PO Box 1039, 51687 Reims Cedex 2, France
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14359-16471, Iran
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- Nutrition and Food Science Group, Dept. of Analytical and Food Chemistry, CITACA, CACTI, University of Vigo, Vigo Campus, Vigo, Spain; Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche Specialistiche ed Odontostomatologiche (DISCO)-Sez. Biochimica, Facoltà di Medicina, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 60131 Ancona, Italy; International Research Center for Food Nutrition and Safety, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Postharvest Handling of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agri-Food Processing, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories and Herbal Analysis Services, School of Science, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham-Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, United Kingdom
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- Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Room 4005D, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, United States
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- Applied Biotechnology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14359-16471, Iran.
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Marzbany M, Bishayee A, Rasekhian M. Increased expression of ZNF 703 in breast cancer tissue: An opportunity for RNAi-NSAID combinatorial therapy. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2019; 66:808-814. [PMID: 31195426 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are known to exhibit antitumor activities. Among the very well-known oncogenes in breast cancer is zinc finger protein 703 (ZNF703) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). Numerous reports indicate a direct link among apoptosis resistance, chemotherapy resistance, and increased expression of ZNF703. In the present study, the expression level of ZNF703 was compared in human breast cancer tissue, healthy breast tissue, and MCF-7 breast cancer cell line by a real-time PCR. We also investigated the inhibitory effect of anti-ZNF703 RNAi interference (RNAi) and ibuprofen, either individually or in combination, on MCF-7 cell survival and apoptosis. Results showed a 93.3% and fourfold increase in the expression of ZNF703 in breast cancer tissue and MCF-7 cell line, respectively. Ibuprofen inhibited the viability of MCF-7 cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Ibuprofen alone or in combination with anti-ZNF703 RNA reduced the expression of ZNF703, induced apoptosis, reduced mitochondrial membrane potential, and elevated BAX and LC3A in MCF-7 cells. Our results show that the combination of ibuprofen and anti-ZNF703 siRNA is more effective in promoting apoptosis than each treatment alone. We report that the combination of anti-ZNF703 RNAi with ibuprofen as the inhibitor of COX-2 is highly effective in inhibiting MCF-7 as a breast cancer cell line and shows therapeutic potential for breast cancer.
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- Marzieh Marzbany
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermansha, Iran
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- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Bradenton, Florida
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermansha, Iran
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Ghassemi F, Madadgar O, Roohvand F, Rasekhian M, Etemadzadeh MH, Boroujeni GRN, Langroudi AG, Azadmanesh K. [Translational efficiency of BVDV IRES and EMCV IRES for T7 RNA polymerase driven cytoplasmic expression in mammalian cell lines]. Mol Biol (Mosk) 2017; 51:324-333. [PMID: 28537239 DOI: 10.7868/s0026898417020112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Mammalian T7 polymerase-based cytoplasmic expression systems are common tool for molecular studies. The majority of these systems include the internal ribosome entry site (IRES) of the encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV). To carry out a cap-independent translation process, this type of IRES might require the expression of an extensive array of host factors, what is a disadvantage. Other IRESes might be less dependent on the host cell factors, but their biology is characterized to a lesser degree. Here, we compare the translational efficiencies of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) IRES with that of ECMV. Both IRESes were tested in reporter vectors containing the T7 promoter, an IRES of choice and the coding sequence of the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP). To provide for the expression of T7 RNA polymerase, the corresponding gene was isolated from Escherichia coli and inserted into pCDNA3.1-Hygro(+). After co-transfection of the T7 RNA polymerase encoding vector with either of the two IRES-containing reporter vectors into T7 baby hamster kidney (T7-BHK), human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293T, chinese hamster ovary (CHO) and HeLa cells, the translational efficiency of the reporter construct was studied by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. In T7-BHK, HEK 293T and HeLa cells the translational efficiency of BVDV IRES was two to three times higher than that of EMCV IRES. In CHO cells, BVDV IRES and EMCV IRES were equally efficient. An analysis of the secondary structure of respective mRNAs showed that their ΔG values were -544.00 and -469.40 kcal/mol for EMCV IRES and BVDV IRES harboring molecules, respectively. As EMCV IRES-containing mRNA is more stable, it is evident that other, still unidentified factors should be held responsible for the enhanced translational efficiency of BDVD IRES. Taken together, our results indicate the potential of BVDV IRES as a replacement for EMCV IRES, which is now commonly used for T7 polymerase driven cytoplasmic expression of genes of interest or virus cDNA rescue experiments.
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- F Ghassemi
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Virology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Kermanshah University of Medical Science, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Virology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Virology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran.,
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Ghassemi F, Madadgar O, Roohvand F, Rasekhian M, Etemadzadeh MH, Boroujeni GRN, Langroudi AG, Azadmanesh K. Translational efficiency of BVDV IRES and EMCV IRES for T7 RNA polymerase driven cytoplasmic expression in mammalian cell lines. Mol Biol 2017. [DOI: 10.1134/s002689331702011x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Rasekhian M, Teimoori-Toolabi L, Amini S, Azadmanesh K. An Enterovirus-Like RNA Construct for Colon Cancer Suicide Gene Therapy. Iran Biomed J 2015; 19:124-32. [PMID: 26025964 PMCID: PMC4571007 DOI: 10.7508/ibj.2015.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background: In gene therapy, the use of RNA molecules as therapeutic agents has shown advantages over plasmid DNA, including higher levels of safety. However, transient nature of RNA has been a major obstacle in application of RNA in gene therapy. Methods: Here, we used the internal ribosomal entry site of encephalomyocarditis virus and the 3’ non-translated region of Poliovirus to design an enterovirus-like RNA for the expression of a reporter gene (enhanced green fluorescent protein) and a suicide gene (thymidine kinase of herpes simplex virus). The expression of these genes was evaluated by flow cytometry and cytotoxicity assay in human colorectal adenocarcinoma cell line (SW480). We then armed RNA molecules with a target sequence for hsa-miR-143 to regulate their expression by microRNA (miRNA) mimics. Results: The results showed effective expression of both genes by Entrovirus-like RNA constructs. The data also showed that the restoration of hsa-miR-143 expression in SW480 leads to a significant translation repression of the introduced reporter and suicide genes. Conclusion: Collectively, our data suggest the potential use of Entrovirus-like RNA molecules in suicide gene therapy. Additionally, as a consequence of the possible downregulated miRNA expression in cancerous tissues, a decreased expression of gene therapy constructs armed with target sequences for such miRNA in cancer tissue is expected.
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- Dept. of Hepatitis and HIV, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Rasekhian M, Roohvand F, Teimoori-Toolabi L, Amini S, Azadmanesh K. Application of the 3'-noncoding region of poliovirus RNA for cell-based regulation of mRNA stability: implication for biotechnological applications. Biotechnol Appl Biochem 2014; 61:699-706. [PMID: 24612228 DOI: 10.1002/bab.1218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2013] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Enrichment of production yield of therapeutic proteins in mammalian cell cultures by modulation of the mRNA stability of the target protein to increase its in vivo half-life is a new strategy in biotechnological applications. The present article describes one of the most novel approaches to modulate mRNA stability by application of 3'-noncoding region (3'NCR) from RNA viral genome in the expression constructs. Our data indicated that although utilizing the 3'NCR sequence form poliovirus (PV-3'NCR) downstream of the target gene might generally stabilize the secondary structure of RNA, it influenced the mRNA stability (and thereby the amount of protein production) in a cell type and time-dependent manner, thus indicating a central role of mRNA-stabilizing binding sites/cellular factors in this process. Our data might be of interest to the biotechnology community to improve recombinant protein production in mammalian cell cultures and RNA-based therapy/vaccination approaches.
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- Mahsa Rasekhian
- Virology Department, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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Hartoonian C, Rasekhian M, Edalat R, Arashkia A, Azadmanesh K. IFN-α2b reduces released particles of Human T-lymphotropic Virus-I from HTLV-I transformed cell line. Retrovirology 2011. [PMCID: PMC3236918 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-8-s2-p30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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