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Rana M, Perotti A, Bisset LM, Smith JD, Lamden E, Khan Z, Ismail MK, Ellis K, Armstrong KA, Hodder SL, Bertoli C, Meneguello L, de Bruin RAM, Morris JR, Romero-Canelon I, Tucker JHR, Hodges NJ. A ferrocene-containing nucleoside analogue targets DNA replication in pancreatic cancer cells. Metallomics 2022; 14:mfac041. [PMID: 35689667 PMCID: PMC9320222 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfac041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a disease that remains refractory to existing treatments including the nucleoside analogue gemcitabine. In the current study we demonstrate that an organometallic nucleoside analogue, the ferronucleoside 1-(S,Rp), is cytotoxic in a panel of PDAC cell lines including gemcitabine-resistant MIAPaCa2, with IC50 values comparable to cisplatin. Biochemical studies show that the mechanism of action is inhibition of DNA replication, S-phase cell cycle arrest and stalling of DNA-replication forks, which were directly observed at single molecule resolution by DNA-fibre fluorography. In agreement with this, transcriptional changes following treatment with 1-(S,Rp) include activation of three of the four genes (HUS1, RAD1, RAD17) of the 9-1-1 check point complex clamp and two of the three genes (MRE11, NBN) that form the MRN complex as well as activation of multiple downstream targets. Furthermore, there was evidence of phosphorylation of checkpoint kinases 1 and 2 as well as RPA1 and gamma H2AX, all of which are considered biochemical markers of replication stress. Studies in p53-deficient cell lines showed activation of CDKN1A (p21) and GADD45A by 1-(S,Rp) was at least partially independent of p53. In conclusion, because of its potency and activity in gemcitabine-resistant cells, 1-(S,Rp) is a promising candidate molecule for development of new treatments for PDAC.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marium Rana
- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- School of Chemistry, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of pharmacy, college of pharmacy, Knowledge University, 44001 Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, and The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- MRC Laboratory or Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- MRC Laboratory or Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- MRC Laboratory or Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, and The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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Ismail MK, Khan Z, Rana M, Horswell SL, Male L, Nguyen HV, Perotti A, Romero‐Canelón I, Wilkinson EA, Hodges NJ, Tucker JHR. Front Cover: Effect of Regiochemistry and Methylation on the Anticancer Activity of a Ferrocene‐Containing Organometallic Nucleoside Analogue (ChemBioChem 17/2020). Chembiochem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Media K. Ismail
- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- School of BiosciencesUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- School of BiosciencesUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical SciencesUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- School of BiosciencesUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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Ismail MK, Armstrong KA, Hodder SL, Horswell SL, Male L, Nguyen HV, Wilkinson EA, Hodges NJ, Tucker JHR. Organometallic nucleoside analogues: effect of the metallocene metal atom on cancer cell line toxicity. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:1181-1190. [PMID: 31897458 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04174e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A new chiral organometallic nucleoside analogue containing ruthenocene is reported, in which alkylthymine and alkylhydroxyl groups are attached in adjacent positions on one cyclopentadienyl ring. The synthetic procedures for this metallocene derivative and two control compounds are described, along with their characterisation by cyclic voltammetry and X-ray crystallography. Their biological activities in a human pancreatic cancer cell line (MIA-Pa-Ca-2) were significantly lower than those of three previously reported analogous ferrocene compounds, indicating that the choice of metallocene metal atom (Fe or Ru) plays a pivotal role in determining the anticancer properties of these nucleoside analogues, which in turn suggests a different mode of action from that of a conventional nucleoside analogue.
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- Media K Ismail
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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Ismail MK, Khan Z, Rana M, Horswell SL, Male L, Nguyen HV, Perotti A, Romero-Canelón I, Wilkinson EA, Hodges NJ, Tucker JHR. Effect of Regiochemistry and Methylation on the Anticancer Activity of a Ferrocene-Containing Organometallic Nucleoside Analogue. Chembiochem 2020; 21:2487-2494. [PMID: 32255248 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Four new bis-substituted ferrocene derivatives containing either a hydroxyalkyl or methoxyalkyl group and either a thyminyl or methylthyminyl group have been synthesised and characterised by a range of spectroscopic and analytical techniques. They were included in a structure-activity-relationship (SAR) study probing anticancer activities in osteosarcoma (bone cancer) cell lines and were compared with a known lead compound, 1-(S,Rp ), a nucleoside analogue that is highly toxic to cancer cells. Biological studies using the MTT assay revealed that a regioisomer of ferronucleoside 1-(S,Rp ), which only differs from the lead compound in being substituted on two cyclopentadienyl rings rather than one, was over 20 times less cytotoxic. On the other hand, methylated derivatives of 1-(S,Rp ) showed comparable cytotoxicities to the lead compound. Overall these studies indicate that a mechanism of action for 1-(S,Rp ) cannot proceed through alcohol phosphorylation and that its geometry and size, rather than any particular functional group, are crucial factors in explaining its high anticancer activity.
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- Media K Ismail
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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Nonorganic chronic headache is a common, challenging presentation in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of associated psychiatric psychopathology, personality disorders, or traits. In addition, the study attempted to investigate possible relationships of nonorganic chronic headache with alexithymia, locus of control, and pain perception. Psychiatric pathology, personality traits, and pain profiles were examined in 100 randomized patients with chronic headache lacking an obvious organic basis, and they were compared with 100 subjects, 50 with headache of a known organic cause and 50 seemingly healthy persons, by using structured clinical interviews. Somatoform pain disorder was diagnosed in 43% of the nonorganic and 20% of the organic headache group. Nine percent of the former group had major depression, 16% had dysthymia, and 8% had both. In the organic group, 56% had no psychiatric disorder and 20% had somatoform pain disorder. Seventy-seven percent of the patients in the nonorganic pain group had personality disorders, mostly of the mixed and multiple types, compared with 24% of the organic headache patients. The study sample was more alexithymic than the other groups (in 65% of subjects) and had a culturally influenced locus of control and a pain profile characterized by dramatization, vagueness, lower pain threshold, and lower pain tolerance. The nonorganic chronic headache patients showed a high prevalence of somatoform, depressive, and other forms of psychiatric disorders. The high frequency of personality disorders, mostly the mixed and multiple types, the high alexithymic pattern, and low pain threshold and tolerance in the study group should be taken into consideration in the evaluation and management of nonorganic headache patients.
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- A Okasha
- Institute of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
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Salama AM, Mishricky AG, Ismail MK. A preliminary study of production of antimicrobial substances by Penicillium purpurogenum. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 1973; 18:410-4. [PMID: 4757983 DOI: 10.1007/bf02875937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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