scholarly journals A novel radiolytic rotenone derivative, rotenoisin A, displays potent anticarcinogenic activity in breast cancer cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong-ho Bak ◽  
Seong Hee Kang ◽  
Chul-hong Park ◽  
Byung Yeoup Chung ◽  
Hyoung-Woo Bai
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Parent Compound ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Agents ◽  
Epidermal Keratinocytes ◽  
Functional Changes ◽  
Structural Modifications

Abstract Chemotherapy for cancer treatment has therapeutic limitations, such as drug resistance, excessive toxic effects and undesirable adverse effects. Therefore, efforts to improve the safety and efficacy of chemotherapeutic agents are essential. Ionizing radiation can improve physiological and pharmacological properties by transforming structural modifications of the drug. In this study, in order to reduce the adverse effects of rotenone and increase anticancer activity, a new radiolytic rotenone derivative called rotenoisin A was generated through radiolytic transformation. Our findings showed that rotenoisin A inhibited the proliferation of breast cancer cells and increased the rate of apoptosis, whereas it had no inhibitory effect on primary epidermal keratinocytes compared with rotenone. Moreover, rotenoisin A-induced DNA damage by increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation. It was also confirmed not only to alter the composition ratio of mitochondrial proteins, but also to result in structural and functional changes. The anticancer effect and molecular signalling mechanisms of rotenoisin A were consistent with those of rotenone, as previously reported. Our study suggests that radiolytic transformation of highly toxic compounds may be an alternative strategy for maintaining anticancer effects and reducing the toxicity of the parent compound.

scholarly journals Combinatory Effect of Jerantinine A and Chemotherapeutic Agent in Regulating Spliceosome in Breast Cancer Stem Cells and Non-Stem Breast Cancer Cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement 2) ◽  
pp. 218s-218s
Author(s):  
C.H. Tan ◽  
C.W. Mai ◽  
C.O. Leong
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Drug Combination ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Agents ◽  
Combination Effect ◽  
Breast Cancer Stem Cells

Background: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer and is afflicting women globally. Current standard regimen of chemotherapy includes 2 main classes of drug anthracycline (e.g., doxorubicin) and taxane (e.g., paclitaxel). Two main issues are associated with these drugs: toxicity and recurrence. The former issue warrants for search of novel compounds which preferably synergize with the existing chemotherapeutic agents. Whereas the latter prompts researchers to test their anticancer compounds against breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs), which is the culprit behind tumorigenesis. In a preliminary study, an indole alkaloid compound named Jerantinine A (JA) was found to have anticancer effect on breast cancer cells. The effect was mediated by disruption of splicing in the cancer cells. The key spliceosome component involved was splicing factor 3b subunit 1 (SF3b1). Aim: In current study, we further investigated whether JA had similar inhibitory effect on BCSCs. Also, if such inhibitory effect was mediated by SF3b1 too. Lastly, we explored the drug combination effect of doxorubicin and JA. Methods: Cell proliferative assay was used to determine viability of BCSCs, which would indicate the inhibitory effect of JA. On the other hand, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used in detection of disrupted spliceosome activity, especially that associated with SF3b1. With respect to drug combination effect, the Chou and Talalay method was used in the relevant analysis. Results: Results showed that JA had inhibitory effect on BCSCs in vitro. Such effect was mediated by SF3b1, as shown by accumulation of 4 associated unspliced premRNAs (e.g., RIOK3, BRD2, DNAJB1, CDKN1B) in quantitative-PCR (qPCR). Lastly, based on the combined index (CI) and drug reduction index (DRI), we concluded that JA not only could synergize with doxorubicin but also sensitized BCSCs to the effect of doxorubicin. Conclusion: There was a main caveat, which was the ratio of JA against doxorubicin; only at certain ratios did the combinatory effect therefor hold promising. Nonetheless, our findings provided basis for future studies to look further into the potential of JA in alleviating cardiotoxicity issue of doxorubicin and the roles of spliceosome in breast cancer.

scholarly journals A Novel Synthetic Compound (E)-5-((4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)methyleneamino)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile Inhibits TNFα-Induced MMP9 Expression via EGR-1 Downregulation in MDA-MB-231 Human Breast Cancer Cells

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (14) ◽  
pp. 5080
Author(s):  
Munki Jeong ◽  
Euitaek Jung ◽  
Young Han Lee ◽  
Jeong Kon Seo ◽  
Seunghyun Ahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Agents ◽  
Synthetic Compound ◽  
Necrosis Factor Alpha ◽  
Mmp9 Expression ◽  
Extracellular Signal ◽  
Signaling Axis ◽  
Early Growth Response 1

Breast cancer is a common malignancy among women worldwide. Gelatinases such as matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP2) and MMP9 play crucial roles in cancer cell migration, invasion, and metastasis. To develop a novel platform compound, we synthesized a flavonoid derivative, (E)-5-((4-oxo-4H-chromen-3-yl)methyleneamino)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonitrile (named DK4023) and characterized its inhibitory effects on the motility and MMP2 and MMP9 expression of highly metastatic MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells. We found that DK4023 inhibited tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα)-induced motility and F-actin formation of MDA-MB-231 cells. DK4023 also suppressed the TNFα-induced mRNA expression of MMP9 through the downregulation of the TNFα-extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)/early growth response 1 (EGR-1) signaling axis. These results suggest that DK4023 could serve as a potential platform compound for the development of novel chemopreventive/chemotherapeutic agents against invasive breast cancer.

scholarly journals Combined Luteolin and Indole-3-Carbinol Synergistically Constrains ERα-Positive Breast Cancer by Dual Inhibiting Estrogen Receptor Alpha and Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Pathway in Cultured Cells and Xenograft Mice

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 2116
Author(s):  
Xiaoyong Wang ◽  
Lijuan Zhang ◽  
Qi Dai ◽  
Hongzong Si ◽  
Longyun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Breast Cancer Cell ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Cultured Cells ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Cyclin Dependent Kinase ◽  
Xenograft Mice ◽  
The Individual

The high concentrations of individual phytochemicals in vitro studies cannot be physiologically achieved in humans. Our solution for this concentration gap between in vitro and human studies is to combine two or more phytochemicals. We screened 12 phytochemicals by pairwise combining two compounds at a low level to select combinations exerting the synergistic inhibitory effect of breast cancer cell proliferation. A novel combination of luteolin at 30 μM (LUT30) and indole-3-carbinol 40 μM (I3C40) identified that this combination (L30I40) synergistically constrains ERα+ breast cancer cell (MCF7 and T47D) proliferation only, but not triple-negative breast cancer cells. At the same time, the individual LUT30 and I3C40 do not have this anti-proliferative effect in ERα+ breast cancer cells. Moreover, this combination L30I40 does not have toxicity on endothelial cells compared to the current commercial drugs. Similarly, the combination of LUT and I3C (LUT10 mg + I3C10 mg/kg/day) (IP injection) synergistically suppresses tumor growth in MCF7 cells-derived xenograft mice, but the individual LUT (10 mg/kg/day) and I3C (20 mg/kg/day) do not show an inhibitory effect. This combination synergistically downregulates two major therapeutic targets ERα and cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6/retinoblastoma (Rb) pathway, both in cultured cells and xenograft tumors. These results provide a solid foundation that a combination of LUT and I3C may be a practical approach to treat ERα+ breast cancer cells after clinical trials.

scholarly journals Inhibitory effect of BMP-2 on the proliferation of breast cancer cells

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 615-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANAN CHEN ◽  
DINGDING WANG ◽  
XUETING LIU ◽  
SHUILIAN HE ◽  
ZHIHONG YU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Inhibitory Effect

scholarly journals ARTEMISININ MODULATING EFFECT ON HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELL LINES WITH DIFFERENT SENSITIVITY TO CYTOSTATICS

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
V F Chekhun ◽  
N Yu Lukianova ◽  
T Borikun ◽  
T Zadvornyi ◽  
A Mokhir
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Drug Resistance ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Iron Homeostasis ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Agents ◽  
Fold Change ◽  
Breast Cancer Cell Lines ◽  
Cellular Iron ◽  
Mcf 7

Aim: To explore effects of Artemisinin on a series of breast cancer cells with different sensitivity to typical cytotoxic drugs (doxorubicin — Dox; cisplatin — DDP) and to investigate possible artemisinin-induced modification of the mechanisms of drug resistance. Materials and Methods: The study was performed on wild-type breast cancer MCF-7 cell line (MCF-7/S) and its two sublines MCF-7/Dox and MCF-7/DDP resistant to Dox and DDP, respectively. The cells were treated with artemisinin and iron-containing magnetic fluid. The latter was added to modulate iron levels in the cells and explore its role in artemisinin-induced effects. The MTT assay was used to monitor cell viability, whereas changes of expression of selected proteins participating in regulation of cellular iron homeostasis were estimated using immunocytochemical methods. Finally, relative expression levels of miRNA-200b, -320a, and -34a were examined by using qRT-PCR. Results: Artemisinin affects mechanisms of the resistance of breast cancer cells towards both Dox and DDP at sub-toxic doses. The former drug induces changes of expression of iron-regulating proteins via different mechanisms, including epigenetic regulation. Particularly, the disturbances in ferritin heavy chain 1, lactoferrin, hepcidin (decrease) and ferroportin (increase) expression (р ≤ 0.05) were established. The most enhanced increase of miRNA expression under artemisinin influence were found for miRNA-200b in MCF-7/DDP cells (7.1 ± 0.98 fold change), miRNA-320a in MCF-7/Dox cells (2.9 ± 0.45 fold change) and miRNA-34a (1.7 ± 0.15 fold change) in MCF-7/S cells. It was observed that the sensitivity to artemisinin can be influenced by changing iron levels in cells. Conclusions: Artemisinin can modify iron metabolism of breast cancer cells by its cytotoxic effect, but also by inducing changes in expression of iron-regulating proteins and microRNAs (miRNAs), involved in their regulation. This modification affects the mechanisms that are implicated in drug-resistance, that makes artemisinin a perspective modulator of cell sensitivity towards chemotherapeutic agents in cancer treatment.

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