scholarly journals Enhanced cellular uptake and anti-cancer potentials of gold nanoparticles conjugated with cell penetration peptide against lung cancer cells

Author(s):  
Ali G. Al-Dulimi ◽  
Ali Z. Al-Saffar ◽  
Ghassan M. Sulaiman
Toxins ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 367
Author(s):  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Yujie Yan ◽  
Junting Wang ◽  
Xiaoping Dong ◽  
Gaihua Zhang ◽  
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Spider venom has been found to show its anticancer activity in a variety of human malignancies, including lung cancer. In this study, we investigated the anti-cancer peptide toxin LVTX-8, with linear amphipathic alpha-helical conformation, designed and synthesized from the cDNA library of spider Lycosa vittata. Multiple cellular methods, such as CCK-8 assay, flow cytometry, colony formation assay, Transwell invasion and migration assay, were performed to detect peptide-induced cell growth inhibition and anti-metastasis in lung cancer cells. Our results demonstrated that LVTX-8 displayed strong cytotoxicity and anti-metastasis towards lung cancer in vitro. Furthermore, LVTX-8 could suppress the growth and metastasis of lung cancer cells (A549 and H460) in nude mouse models. Transcriptomics, integrated with multiple bioinformatics analysis, suggested that the molecular basis of the LVTX-8-mediated inhibition of cancer cell growth and metastasis manifested in two aspects: Firstly, it could restrain the activity of cancer cell division and migration through the functional pathways, including “p53 hypoxia pathway” and “integrin signaling”. Secondly, it could regulate the expression level of apoptotic-related proteins, which may account for programmed apoptosis of cancer cells. Taken together, as an anticancer peptide with high efficiency and acceptable specificity, LVTX-8 may become a potential precursor of a therapeutic agent for lung cancer in the future.


2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seong-Hoon Kim ◽  
Hye Guk Ryu ◽  
Juhyun Lee ◽  
Joon Shin ◽  
Amaravadhi Harikishore ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 119 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Starr ◽  
Joel Greif ◽  
Akiva Vexler ◽  
Maia Ashkenazy-Voghera ◽  
Valery Gladesh ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 859-868 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zejun Lu ◽  
Qi Song ◽  
Jinliang Yang ◽  
Xiangfei Zhao ◽  
Xinhong Zhang ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (24) ◽  
pp. 9502
Author(s):  
Thanh Nam Phan ◽  
Okwha Kim ◽  
Manh Tuan Ha ◽  
Cheol Hwangbo ◽  
Byung-Sun Min ◽  
...  

Albanol B (ABN-B), an arylbenzofuran derivative isolated from mulberries, has been shown to have anti-Alzheimer’s disease, anti-bacterial and antioxidant activities. The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-cancer effect of this compound against lung cancer cells. The results show that ABN-B inhibited the proliferation of four human lung cancer cell lines (A549, BZR, H1975, and H226) and induced apoptosis, based on the cleavage of caspase-7 and PARP (poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase), as well as the downregulation of Bcl-2. ABN-B also induced cell cycle arrest at G2/M by down-regulating the expression of CKD1 (cyclin-dependent kinase 1) and cyclin B1, but up-regulating p21 (cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1) expression. Notably, ABN-B increased the production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS); however, treatment with mito-TEMPO (a specific mitochondrial antioxidant) blocked ABN-B-induced cell cycle arrest at G2/M and apoptosis, as well as the up-regulation of p21 and down-regulation of CDK1 and cyclin B1 induced by ABN-B. At the molecular level, ABN-B-induced mitochondrial ROS production increased the phosphorylation levels of AKT (protein kinase B) and ERK1/2 (extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2), while the inhibition of these kinases blocked the ABN-B-induced up-regulation of p21 and down-regulation of CDK1 and cyclin B1. Moreover, ABN-B significantly suppressed tumor growth in Ex-3LL (Lewis lung carcinoma) tumor-bearing mice. Taken together, these results suggest that ABN-B can exert an anti-cancer effect by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest at G2/M through mitochondrial ROS production in lung cancer cells.


MedChemComm ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Olivito ◽  
Nicola Amodio ◽  
Maria Luisa Di Gioia ◽  
Monica Nardi ◽  
Manuela Oliverio ◽  
...  

In this work we synthesized and tested a series of unsaturated disulfides. Two compounds showed a promising anticancer activity in vitro on A549 lung cancer cells compared to the natural analogue.


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