Determination of eumelanin and pheomelanin in melanomas using solid-phase extraction and high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) analysis.

Determination of eumelanin and pheomelanin in melanomas that exhibit different pigmentation was carried using a solid-phase extraction (SPE) preparation method based on weak anion exchange chemistry. This extraction significantly enhanced the chromatographic profile obtained by reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography-diode array detection (RP-HPLC-DAD). The SPE method was developed using aqueous standards of melanin markers: thiazole-2,4,5-tricarboxylic acid (TTCA), thiazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid (TDCA), pyrrole-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (PDCA) and pyrrole-2,3,5-tricarboxylic acid (PTCA) and non-pigmented cell lines spiked with those markers.

Antibody PEGylation in bioorthogonal pretargeting with trans-cyclooctene/tetrazine cycloaddition: in vitro and in vivo evaluation in colorectal cancer models.

Bioorthogonal chemistry represents a challenging approach in pretargeted radioimmunotherapy (PRIT). We focus here on mAb modifications by grafting an increase amount of trans-cyclooctene (TCO) derivatives (0 to 30 equivalents with respect to mAb) bearing different polyethylene glycol (PEG) linkers between mAb and TCO (i.e.

Annexin A1 localization and its relevance to cancer.

Annexin A1 (ANXA1) is a Ca(2+)-regulated phospholipid-binding protein involved in various cell processes. ANXA1 was initially widely studied in inflammation resolution, but its overexpression was later reported in a large number of cancers. Further in-depth investigations have revealed that this protein could have many roles in cancer progression and act at different levels (from cancer initiation to metastasis).

Development and Preliminary Evaluation of TFIB, a New Bimodal Prosthetic Group for Bioactive Molecule Labeling.

The new readily available prosthetic group, tetrafluorophenyl 4-fluoro-3-iodobenzoate (TFIB), designed for both molecular imaging and targeted radionuclide therapy purposes was radiolabeled either with fluorine or iodine radionuclides with excellent radiochemical yields and purities. These radiolabeled tags were conjugated to N,N-diethylethylenediamine to give melanin-targeting radiotracers [ (125) I]9 and [ (18) F]9, which were successfully evaluated by PET and gamma scintigraphic imaging in B16F0 pigmented melanoma-bearing C57BL/6J mice. Then, radiolabeled [ (125) I]/[ (18) F]TFIB was used to tag tumor-targeting peptides (i.

Characterization of pro-invasive mechanisms and N-terminal cleavage of ANXA1 in melanoma.

Annexin A1 deregulation is often associated with cancer. Indeed we have shown that annexin A1 is overexpressed in melanoma and promotes metastases by formyl peptide receptor stimulation and MMP2 expression. Here, we demonstrated in different melanoma cell lines that annexin A1-MMP2 induction is mediated by MAPK and STAT3 pathways.