Uptake of radiolabeled galactosyl-(α1 → 4)-galactosyl-(β1 → 4)-glucosylceramide by human serum lipoproteins in vitro

Summary Aim: Angiogenesis plays a critical role in tumour formation and metastasis. Suitable radiolabeled angiogenesis inhibitor can be used for noninvasive imaging of angiogenesis and radionuclide therapy. Here we prepare rhenium-188 labeled recombinant human plasminogen kringle5 (188Re-rhk5) in a convenient manner than evaluate its properties in A549 lung adenocarcinoma. Methods: 188Rerhk5 was obtained by conjugating His group at the C end of rhk5 with fac- [188Re(H2O)3(CO)3]+. Chelating efficiency of fac-[188Re(H2O)3(CO)3]+ and radiolabeling efficiency of 188Re-rhk5 were measured by radio thin-layer chromatography (RTLC). In vitro stability of 188Re-rhk5 was determined in human serum at 37°C and analyzed by RTLC. Competition test was also performed to verify the specificity of binding. A biodistribution study was carried out in nude mice bearing A549 lung adenocarcinoma. Results: 188Rerhk5 was obtained with a radiolabel efficiency of 66.1%, the radiochemical purity (RCP) can marreach 95.2% after purification. 188Re-rhk5 showed high stability in human serum, the RCP was more than 80% even 12 h after incubation. Competition test showed a high binding specificity. Furthermore, this radio-complex was excreted mainly through kidneys and showed specific tumour uptake in mice bearing A549 tumours. Conclusion: 188Re-rhk5 was prepared by a simple method. Preliminary biodistribution results showed its potential as an agent for possible tumour imaging, therapy and encouraged further investigation.

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A Peptide Found in Human Serum, Derived from the C-Terminus of Albumin, Shows Antifungal Activity In Vitro and In Vivo

Microorganisms ◽

10.3390/microorganisms8101627 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 1627

Author(s):

Tecla Ciociola ◽

Pier Paolo Zanello ◽

Tiziana D’Adda ◽

Serena Galati ◽

Stefania Conti ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Antifungal Activity ◽

Human Serum ◽

Fungicidal Activity ◽

Galleria Mellonella ◽

Serum Proteins ◽

Morphological Alterations ◽

C Terminus ◽

Different Sources

The growing problem of antimicrobial resistance highlights the need for alternative strategies to combat infections. From this perspective, there is a considerable interest in natural molecules obtained from different sources, which are shown to be active against microorganisms, either alone or in association with conventional drugs. In this paper, peptides with the same sequence of fragments, found in human serum, derived from physiological proteins, were evaluated for their antifungal activity. A 13-residue peptide, representing the 597–609 fragment within the albumin C-terminus, was proved to exert a fungicidal activity in vitro against pathogenic yeasts and a therapeutic effect in vivo in the experimental model of candidal infection in Galleria mellonella. Studies by confocal microscopy and transmission and scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that the peptide penetrates and accumulates in Candida albicans cells, causing gross morphological alterations in cellular structure. These findings add albumin to the group of proteins, which already includes hemoglobin and antibodies, that could give rise to cryptic antimicrobial fragments, and could suggest their role in anti-infective homeostasis. The study of bioactive fragments from serum proteins could open interesting perspectives for the development of new antimicrobial molecules derived by natural sources.

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Decreases in ovine fetal cartilage sulfate uptake and serum sulfate during gestation

AJP Endocrinology and Metabolism ◽

10.1152/ajpendo.1985.249.1.e115 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 249 (1) ◽

pp. E115-E120

Author(s):

F. H. Morriss ◽

R. N. Marshall ◽

S. S. Crandell ◽

B. J. Fitzgerald ◽

L. Riddle

Keyword(s):

Human Serum ◽

Costal Cartilage ◽

Full Term ◽

Late Gestation ◽

In Vitro Assays ◽

Sulfate Uptake ◽

Fetal Sheep ◽

Ovine Fetal ◽

Serum Sulfate

In vitro assays for [35S]sulfate uptake by ovine fetal costal cartilage were used to assess gestational changes in cartilage metabolism. Addition of 20% normal human serum to the incubation medium increased fetal cartilage [35S]sulfate incorporation into glycosaminoglycans. Both basal and human serum-stimulated uptakes of [35S]sulfate by fetal sheep cartilage decreased from midgestation to full term. The incremental response in [35S]sulfate uptake that was stimulated by human serum decreased as gestation proceeded to full-term. Fetal serum sulfate concentration decreased logarithmically during gestation, raising the possibility that cartilage sulfate uptake might become substrate limited as full term is approached. Perfusion of seven late gestation sheep fetuses for 7 days with Na2SO4 to achieve serum sulfate concentrations similar to those observed earlier in gestation resulted in a 33% increase in mean cartilage [35S]sulfate uptake compared with that of control twin fetuses, but uptake was not increased to values that occurred spontaneously earlier in gestation. These results suggest that the decreasing rate of [35S]sulfate uptake by fetal cartilage during the last half of gestation is associated only minimally with decreasing serum sulfate levels and is most consistent with intrinsic change in resting chondrocyte metabolism during gestation.

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Study on the interaction of ertugliflozin with human serum albumin in vitro by multispectroscopic methods, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulation

Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy ◽

10.1016/j.saa.2019.04.047 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 219 ◽

pp. 83-90 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Wenjing Wang ◽

Na Gan ◽

Qiaomei Sun ◽

Di Wu ◽

Ruixue Gan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Molecular Dynamics ◽

Molecular Docking ◽

Molecular Dynamics Simulation ◽

Human Serum Albumin ◽

Serum Albumin ◽

Human Serum ◽

Dynamics Simulation

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Fractionation of human serum lipoproteins by single-spin gradient ultracentrifugation: quantification of apolipoproteins B and A-I and lipid components

The Journal of Lipid Research ◽

10.1016/s0022-2275(20)41594-9 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 18 (6) ◽

pp. 759-767

Author(s):

J R Foreman ◽

J B Karlin ◽

C Edelstein ◽

D J Juhn ◽

A H Rubenstein ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Human Serum ◽

Serum Lipoproteins ◽

Single Spin ◽

Lipid Components

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A modified preparative ultracentrifuge technique for separating human serum lipoproteins

The Journal of Lipid Research ◽

10.1016/s0022-2275(20)39031-3 ◽

1961 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 191-192

Author(s):

Edwin Boyle ◽

Jonolyn Wilson ◽

R.V. Moore

Keyword(s):

Human Serum ◽

Serum Lipoproteins

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68Ga, 44Sc and 177Lu-labeled AAZTA5-PSMA-617: synthesis, radiolabeling, stability and cell binding compared to DOTA-PSMA-617 analogues

EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry ◽

10.1186/s41181-020-00107-8 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jean-Philippe Sinnes ◽

Ulrike Bauder-Wüst ◽

Martin Schäfer ◽

Euy Sung Moon ◽

Klaus Kopka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Human Serum ◽

Room Temperature ◽

Solid Phase ◽

Negative Influence ◽

Binding Motif ◽

Lncap Cells ◽

Cell Binding ◽

Binding Characteristics

Abstract Background The AAZTA chelator and in particular its bifunctional derivative AAZTA5 was recently investigated to demonstrate unique capabilities to complex diagnostic and therapeutic trivalent radiometals under mild conditions. This study presents a comparison of 68Ga, 44Sc and 177Lu-labeled AAZTA5-PSMA-617 with DOTA-PSMA-617 analogues. We evaluated the radiolabeling characteristics, in vitro stability of the radiolabeled compounds and evaluated their binding affinity and internalization behavior on LNCaP tumor cells in direct comparison to the radiolabeled DOTA-conjugated PSMA-617 analogs. Results AAZTA5 was synthesized in a five-step synthesis and coupled to the PSMA-617 backbone on solid phase. Radiochemical evaluation of AAZTA5-PSMA-617 with 68Ga, 44Sc and 177Lu achieved quantitative radiolabeling of > 99% after less than 5 min at room temperature. Stabilities against human serum, PBS buffer and EDTA and DTPA solutions were analyzed. While there was a small degradation of the 68Ga complex over 2 h in human serum, PBS and EDTA/DTPA, the 44Sc and 177Lu complexes were stable at 2 h and remained stable over 8 h and 1 day. For all three compounds, i.e. [natGa]Ga-AAZTA5-PSMA-617, [natSc]Sc-AAZTA5-PSMA-617 and [natLu]Lu-AAZTA5-PSMA-617, in vitro studies on PSMA-positive LNCaP cells were performed in direct comparison to radiolabeled DOTA-PSMA-617 yielding the corresponding inhibition constants (Ki). Ki values were in the range of 8–31 nM values which correspond with those of [natGa]Ga-DOTA-PSMA-617, [natSc]Sc-DOTA-PSMA-617 and [natLu]Lu-DOTA-PSMA-617, i.e. 5–7 nM, respectively. Internalization studies demonstrated cellular membrane to internalization ratios for the radiolabeled 68Ga, 44Sc and 177Lu-AAZTA5-PSMA-617 tracers (13–20%IA/106 cells) in the same range as the ones of the three radiolabeled DOTA-PSMA-617 tracers (17–20%IA/106 cells) in the same assay. Conclusions The AAZTA5-PSMA-617 structure proved fast and quantitative radiolabeling with all three radiometal complexes at room temperature, excellent stability with 44Sc, very high stability with 177Lu and medium stability with 68Ga in human serum, PBS and EDTA/DTPA solutions. All three AAZTA5-PSMA-617 tracers showed binding affinities and internalization ratios in LNCaP cells comparable with that of radiolabeled DOTA-PSMA-617 analogues. Therefore, the exchange of the chelator DOTA with AAZTA5 within the PSMA-617 binding motif has no negative influence on in vitro LNCaP cell binding characteristics. In combination with the faster and milder radiolabeling features, AAZTA5-PSMA-617 thus demonstrates promising potential for in vivo application for theranostics of prostate cancer.

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