scholarly journals Natural tripeptide capped pH-sensitive gold nanoparticles for efficacious doxorubicin delivery both in vitro and in vivo

Nanoscale ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 1067-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishan Kumar ◽  
Parikshit Moitra ◽  
Mohsin Bashir ◽  
Paturu Kondaiah ◽  
Santanu Bhattacharya

AuNPs capped with a natural pH-responsive short tripeptide sequence are presented herein for the successful delivery of doxorubicin both in vitro and in vivo. Efficacy of the system has also been evaluated in drug resistant cancer cell line.

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 1483-1493
Author(s):  
Ricardo Imbroisi Filho ◽  
Daniel T.G. Gonzaga ◽  
Thainá M. Demaria ◽  
João G.B. Leandro ◽  
Dora C.S. Costa ◽  
...  

Background: Cancer is a major cause of death worldwide, despite many different drugs available to treat the disease. This high mortality rate is largely due to the complexity of the disease, which results from several genetic and epigenetic changes. Therefore, researchers are constantly searching for novel drugs that can target different and multiple aspects of cancer. Experimental: After a screening, we selected one novel molecule, out of ninety-four triazole derivatives, that strongly affects the viability and proliferation of the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7, with minimal effects on non-cancer cells. The drug, named DAN94, induced a dose-dependent decrease in MCF-7 cells viability, with an IC50 of 3.2 ± 0.2 µM. Additionally, DAN94 interfered with mitochondria metabolism promoting reactive oxygen species production, triggering apoptosis and arresting the cancer cells on G1/G0 phase of cell cycle, inhibiting cell proliferation. These effects are not observed when the drug was tested in the non-cancer cell line MCF10A. Using a mouse model with xenograft tumor implants, the drug preventing tumor growth presented no toxicity for the animal and without altering biochemical markers of hepatic function. Results and Conclusion: The novel drug DAN94 is selective for cancer cells, targeting the mitochondrial metabolism, which culminates in the cancer cell death. In the end, DAN94 has been shown to be a promising drug for controlling breast cancer with minimal undesirable effects.


2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 4) ◽  
pp. P22
Author(s):  
Klesia Madeira ◽  
Murilo Cerri ◽  
Renata Daltoé ◽  
Alice Herlinger ◽  
João Filho ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL4) ◽  
pp. 805-808
Author(s):  
Ravikumar Raju ◽  
Teja ◽  
Sravanathi P ◽  
Muthu Babu K

Breast cancer is the subsequent foremost reason of cancer death in a woman and ranks as the primary foremost reason of death in India. In its conduct, several measures and recommendation are considered. Homoeopathic medicines are one of the part of a corresponding, and another medicine is utilized for the treatment of cancer. The main purpose of the investigation is to evaluate the anticancer action of homoeopathic arrangements of Asterias rubens  on the basis of the similia principle. We directed an in vitro study using MTT assay to control the result of ultra diluted homoeopathic preparation in contradiction of two human breast glandular cancer cell lines(MCF-7 and MDA-MD- 231), frequently used for the breast cancer treatment, by testing the feasibility of breast cancer (MCF-7 and MDA-MD-231) cell line, with various attenuations of Asterias rubens  at 24 hrs. Multiple comparisons between tested reagents at different concentrations confirmed the significance of the said results. At a dilution of 1:25 6CH and 30CH potency shown superior activity on MCF-7 and no such significant changes on MDA-MD-231 at any dilutions As it fails to offer estrogen receptor(ER) Also progesterone receptor (PR) expression, and also HER2 (human epidermal development variable receptor2) so continuously a triple-negative breast cancer it will be a hostility manifestation for breast cancer with restricted medicine choices. However, further potency needs to be tested. These preliminary significant results warrant further in vitro and in vivo studies to estimate the possible of Asterias rubens  a medicine to treat breast cancer.


Plants ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameh S. Elhady ◽  
Enas E. Eltamany ◽  
Amera E. Shaaban ◽  
Alaa A. Bagalagel ◽  
Yosra A. Muhammad ◽  
...  

Phytochemical study of Chiliadenus montanus aerial parts afforded six compounds; Intermedeol (1), 5α-hydroperoxy-β-eudesmol (2), 5,7-dihydroxy-3,3’,4’-trimethoxyflavone (3), 5,7,4’-trihydroxy-3,6,3’-trimethoxyflavone (jaceidin) (4), eudesm-11,13-ene-1β,4β,7α-triol (5) and 1β,4β,7β,11-tetrahydroxyeudesmane (6). These compounds were identified based on their NMR spectral data. The isolated compounds were tested for their cytotoxicity against liver cancer cell line (HepG2) and breast cancer cell line (MCF-7). Jaceidin flavonoid (4) exhibited the highest cytotoxic effect in vitro. Therefore, both of jaceidin and C. montanus extract were evaluated for their in vivo anti-tumor activity against Ehrlich’s ascites carcinoma (EAC). Compared to control group, jaceidin and C. montanus extract decreased the tumor weight, improved the histological picture of tumor cells, lowered the levels of VEGF and ameliorate the oxidative stress. Molecular docking and in silico studies suggested that jaceidin was a selective inhibitor of VEGF-mediated angiogenesis with excellent membrane permeability and oral bioavailability.


2017 ◽  
Vol 474 (22) ◽  
pp. 3733-3746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatima Lahdaoui ◽  
Mathieu Messager ◽  
Audrey Vincent ◽  
Flora Hec ◽  
Anne Gandon ◽  
...  

Secreted mucins are large O-glycosylated proteins that participate in the protection/defence of underlying mucosae in normal adults. Alteration of their expression is a hallmark of numerous epithelial cancers and has often been correlated to bad prognosis of the tumour. The secreted mucin MUC5B is overexpressed in certain subtypes of gastric and intestinal cancers, but the consequences of this altered expression on the cancer cell behaviour are not known. To investigate the role of MUC5B in carcinogenesis, its expression was knocked-down in the human gastric cancer cell line KATO-III and in the colonic cancer cell line LS174T by using transient and stable approaches. Consequences of MUC5B knocking-down on cancer cells were studied with respect to in vitro proliferation, migration and invasion, and in vivo on tumour growth using a mouse subcutaneous xenograft model. Western blotting, luciferase assay and qRT–PCR were used to identify proteins and signalling pathways involved. In vitro MUC5B down-regulation leads to a decrease in proliferation, migration and invasion properties in both cell lines. Molecular mechanisms involved the alteration of β-catenin expression, localization and activity and decreased expression of several of its target genes. In vivo xenografts of MUC5B-deficient cells induced a decrease in tumour growth when compared with MUC5B-expressing Mock cells. Altogether, the present study shows that down-regulation of MUC5B profoundly alters proliferation, migration and invasion of human gastrointestinal cancer cells and that these alterations may be, in part, mediated by the Wnt/β-catenin pathway emphasizing the potential of MUC5B as an actor of gastrointestinal carcinogenesis.


2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 390-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xian-Qing Zhang ◽  
Xiao-Feng Huang ◽  
Shi-Jie Mu ◽  
Qun-Xing An ◽  
Ai-Jun Xia ◽  
...  

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