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Vemuri SK, Halder S, Banala RR, Rachamalla HK, Devraj VM, Mallarpu CS, Neerudu UK, Bodlapati R, Mukherjee S, Venkata SGP, Venkata GRA, Thakkumalai M, Jana K. Modulatory Effects of Biosynthesized Gold Nanoparticles Conjugated with Curcumin and Paclitaxel on Tumorigenesis and Metastatic Pathways-In Vitro and In Vivo Studies. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23042150. [PMID: 35216264 PMCID: PMC8876049 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23042150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 12/11/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally, and diagnosing it early and finding potential drug candidates against multi-drug resistant metastatic breast cancers provide the possibilities of better treatment and extending life. Methods: The current study aimed to evaluate the synergistic anti-metastatic activity of Curcumin (Cur) and Paclitaxel (Pacli) individually, the combination of Curcumin–Paclitaxel (CP), and also in conjugation with gold nanoparticles (AuNP–Curcumin (Au-C), AuNP–Paclitaxel (Au-P), and AuNP–Curcumin–Paclitaxel (Au-CP)) in various in vitro and in vivo models. Results: The results from combination treatments of CP and Au-CP demonstrated excellent synergistic cytotoxic effects in triple-negative breast cancer cell lines (MDA MB 231 and 4T1) in in vitro and in vivo mouse models. Detailed mechanistic studies were performed that reveal that the anti-cancer effects were associated with the downregulation of the expression of VEGF, CYCLIN-D1, and STAT-3 genes and upregulation of the apoptotic Caspase-9 gene. The group of mice that received CP combination therapy (with and without gold nanoparticles) showed a significant reduction in the size of tumor when compared to the Pacli alone treatment and control groups. Conclusions: Together, the results suggest that the delivery of gold conjugated Au-CP formulations may help in modulating the outcomes of chemotherapy. The present study is well supported with observations from cell-based assays, molecular and histopathological analyses.
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Affiliation(s)
- Satish Kumar Vemuri
- Sunshine Medical Academy Research and Technoloy (SMART), Sunshine Hospitals, PG Road, Secunderabad 500003, Telangana, India; (R.R.B.); (V.M.D.); (S.G.P.V.); (G.R.A.V.)
- Department of Biochemistry, Bharathidasan University Constituent College for Women, Tiruchirappalli 620009, Tamil Nadu, India;
- Correspondence: (S.K.V.); (K.J.); Tel.: +91-807-431-7348 (S.K.V.); +91-900-704-2850 (K.J.)
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- Division of Molecular Medicine, Centenary Campus, Bose Institute, P-1/12 C.I.T. Scheme VII-M, Kolkata 700054, West Bengal, India;
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- Sunshine Medical Academy Research and Technoloy (SMART), Sunshine Hospitals, PG Road, Secunderabad 500003, Telangana, India; (R.R.B.); (V.M.D.); (S.G.P.V.); (G.R.A.V.)
| | - Hari Krishnreddy Rachamalla
- Biomaterials Group, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Tarnaka, Hyderabad 500007, Telangana, India;
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- Sunshine Medical Academy Research and Technoloy (SMART), Sunshine Hospitals, PG Road, Secunderabad 500003, Telangana, India; (R.R.B.); (V.M.D.); (S.G.P.V.); (G.R.A.V.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad 500007, Telangana, India;
| | - Ravikiran Bodlapati
- TBRC, Business Research Private Limited, Hyderabad 500033, Telangana, India;
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Sunshine Medical Academy Research and Technoloy (SMART), Sunshine Hospitals, PG Road, Secunderabad 500003, Telangana, India; (R.R.B.); (V.M.D.); (S.G.P.V.); (G.R.A.V.)
| | - Gurava Reddy Annapareddy Venkata
- Sunshine Medical Academy Research and Technoloy (SMART), Sunshine Hospitals, PG Road, Secunderabad 500003, Telangana, India; (R.R.B.); (V.M.D.); (S.G.P.V.); (G.R.A.V.)
| | - Malarvilli Thakkumalai
- Department of Biochemistry, Bharathidasan University Constituent College for Women, Tiruchirappalli 620009, Tamil Nadu, India;
| | - Kuladip Jana
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Centenary Campus, Bose Institute, P-1/12 C.I.T. Scheme VII-M, Kolkata 700054, West Bengal, India;
- Correspondence: (S.K.V.); (K.J.); Tel.: +91-807-431-7348 (S.K.V.); +91-900-704-2850 (K.J.)
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