Front Pharmacol
January 2024
Redox homeostasis is the vital regulatory system with respect to antioxidative response and detoxification. The imbalance of redox homeostasis causes oxidative stress. Nuclear factor-erythroid 2 p45-related factor 2 (Nrf2, also called Nfe2l2)/Kelchlike ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1) signaling is the major regulator of redox homeostasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Epigenetic enzymes can interact with a wide range of genes that actively participate in the progression or repression of a diseased condition, as they are involved in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Sirtuins are a family of Class III epigenetic modifying enzymes that regulate cellular processes by removing acetyl groups from proteins. They rely on NAD as a coenzyme in contrast to classical histone deacetylases (HDACs) (Class I, II, and IV) that depend on Zn for their activation, linking their function to cellular energy levels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmphysema is one of the major components of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which is characterised by the destruction and enlargement of air spaces, leading to airflow limitation and dyspnoea, finally progressing to oxygen dependency. The alveolar wall destruction is due to chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, apoptosis, and proteinase/anti-proteinase imbalance. So far, there has been no effective therapy for patients with COPD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aim: Sirtuin proteins (1-7) are nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD)-dependent deacetylases and ADP-ribosyl transferases (class III histone deacetylase enzymes (HDAC)) mainly involved in the removal of the acetyl group from histone proteins. SIRT6, one of the sirtuins, plays a major role in cancer progression in many types of cancer conditions. We recently reported that SIRT6 acts as an oncogene in NSCLC; thus, silencing of SIRT6 inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in NSCLC cell lines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMolecules
January 2023
Despite progress in breast cancer treatment, the survival rate for patients with metastatic breast cancer remains low due to chemotherapeutic agent resistance and the lack of specificity of the current generation of cancer drugs. Our previous findings indicated that the antimicrobial peptide SKACP003 exhibited anticancer properties, particularly against the MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, and MDA-MB-453 breast cancer cell lines. However, the mechanism of SKACP003-induced cancer cell death is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present study aims to investigate the effect and the molecular mechanism of N-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-2-phenazinamine (NHP) isolated from Nocardiopsis exhalans against the proliferation of human lung cancer cells. The cytotoxic activity of NHP against A549 and H520 cells was determined using MTT assay. The cytotoxic activity of NHP against A549 and H520 lung cancer cells showed excellent activity at 75 μg/mL and damage the mitochondrial membrane and nucleus by generating oxidative stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHistone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, are new class of cancer chemotherapeutics used in clinical development. It plays a pivotal role in restoring the acetylation balance and lysine residual deacetylation in histone and non-histone proteins. Notably, HDAC inhibitors have been approved by FDA to treat different malignancies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSerine protease inhibitor Kazal type 3 (SPINK3) from mouse seminal vesicles is a Kazal-type trypsin inhibitor. It has been shown to bind to the sperm acrosome and modify sperm activity by influencing the sub-cellular Ca2+ influx. Previously, SPINK3 was reported to suppress in vitro sperm capacitation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death globally. Despite many advanced approaches to treat cancer, they are often ineffective due to resistance to classical anti-cancer drugs and distant metastases. Currently, alternative medicinal agents derived from plants are the major interest due to high bioavailability and fewer adverse effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly spread around the world causing global public health emergency. In the last twenty years, we have witnessed several viral epidemics such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV), Influenza A virus subtype H1N1 and most recently Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). There were tremendous efforts endeavoured globally by scientists to combat these viral diseases and now for SARS-CoV-2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSirtuins (SIRT1-7), are NAD-dependent deacetylases and ADP-ribosyl transferases, plays a major part in carcinogenesis. The previous report suggests that in cancer, sirtuins gained tremendous interest and critical regulators of the unusual processes. In carcinogenesis, sirtuins possess either tumor suppressor or promoter.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith plenteous accessible therapeutics, lung cancer endures a preeminent cause of the worldwide fatality. Apart from medical advancements, various plant parts are still used to treat cancer based on proven tradition. The present study focuses on analysing the anticancer efficacy of silver nanoparticles coupled with the aqueous leaf extract of Annona muricata.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
March 2020
Polymeric nanocomposites have gained extensive attention in modern nanotechnology by reason of its design, flexibility, sole applications and lower life cycle costs. Preparation of composites using spreading of inorganic metal nanoparticles in organic polymeric matrices has plenty of scope and applications in the biomedical field. Poly-D,l-lactide-co-glycolide (PLGA) is an appreciated polymer for composites preparation because of its non-toxic and promising biodistribution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiol Trace Elem Res
March 2020
A simple, eco-friendly, green routine co-precipitation method was experimented to synthesize iron nanoparticles (Fe-NPs) using the cell-free supernatant of actinobacteria. The biosynthesized nanoparticles were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometer (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), zeta potential analyser and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The synthesized nanoparticles were crystalline, quasi-spherical in shape and their average size ranged from 65.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicrob Pathog
December 2018
The aim of the current study is to identify bioactive compound from marine endophytic actinomycetes (MEA) isolated from Gulf of Mannar region, Southeast coast of India. Among the isolated actinomycetes, strain GRG 4 exhibited excellent ability to inhibit isolated colistin resistant (CR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (K.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOver a few decades, systemic chemotherapy and surgery are the only treatment options for lung cancer. Due to limited efficacy and overall poor survival of patients, it is necessary to develop a newer therapeutic strategy which specifically targets cancer cell proliferation pathway. Deciphering the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in tumorigenesis and pathogenesis of cancer cells has recently emerged.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDevelopment of drug delivery system conjugated with doxorubicin (dox) on the surface of AuNPs with polyvinylpyrrolidone (Dox@PVP-AuNPs), we have demonstrated that human lung cancer cells can significantly overcome by the combination of highly effective cellular entry and responsive intracellular release of doxorubicin from Dox@PVP-AuNPs complex. Previously drug release from doxorubicin-conjugated AuNPs was confirmed by the recovered fluorescence of doxorubicin from quenching due to the nanosurface energy transfer between doxorubicinyl groups and AuNPs. Dox@PVP-AuNPs achieved enhanced inhibition of lung cancer cells growth than free Doxorubicin and PVP-AuNPs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aims to unravel the use of GSK-3 inhibitors as viable apoptotic inducers for teratocarcinoma-derived ovarian PA-1 cells. MTT assay was carried out to assess inhibitory concentrations of LiCl and TDG. AO/EB staining and Hoechst 33258 staining were employed to assess the damage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to investigate the anticancer activity of polysaccharides from brown seaweed Sargassum wightii (SWP) on human breast cancer cells. Initially, two polysaccharide fractions (SWP1 and SWP2) were isolated and purified from the crude polysaccharides using DEAE-52 cellulose and Sephadex G-100 column chromatography. As a result, SWP1 was obtained with the yield of 21.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cell Physiol
July 2018
Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) are a small molecule chemotherapeutics that target the chromatin remodeling through the regulation of histone and non-histone proteins. These inhibitors directed against histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes have become an important therapeutic tool in oncology; consequently, scientific efforts have fortified the quest for newer and novel HDACi, which forces the design of structurally innovative HDACi. Various urea containing compounds exhibited admirable anticancer activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) promoting anticancer activity may be due to the regulation of various classes of histone deacetylases (HDACs).
Results: Green-synthesized CuO NPs significantly arrested total HDAC level and also suppressed class I, II and IV HDACs mRNA expression in A549 cells. A549 cells treated with CuO NPs downregulated oncogenes and upregulated tumor suppressor protein expression.
Invest New Drugs
December 2017
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) play an important role in the epigenetic regulation of gene expression through their effects on the compact chromatin structure. In clinical studies, several classes of histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACi) have demonstrated potent anticancer activities with metal complexes. Hence, we synthesized cadmium-proline complexes using both the D- and L-isomers of proline and evaluated their biological activities by observing the efficiency of their inhibition of HDAC activity, ability to reduce the expression of HDAC isoforms in A549 cells and effect on apoptosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the present study, a chemical route was employed to synthesize graphene oxide (GO)-reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-Ag nanoparticle (AgNP) composites from graphite and AgNO using vitamin C as reducing agent. Powder X-ray diffraction pattern and field emission scanning electron microscope images revealed that the AgNP were uniformly distributed on the surface of GO and rGO nanosheets. For the first time, the cytotoxicity of GO, rGO, AgNP, GO-AgNP and rGO-AgNP composites were examined against human lung cancer A549 cells using MTT assay and reported quantitatively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Agric Food Chem
December 2016
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are a group of epigenetic enzymes that control gene expression through their repressive influence on histone deacetylation transcription. HDACs are probable therapeutic targets for cancer treatment, spurring the progress of different types of HDAC inhibitors. Further, natural-source-based derived bioactive compounds possess HDAC inhibitor property.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNanotechnology is a comparatively new branch of science that includes harnessing the unique properties of particles that are nanometers in scale. Nanoparticles can be tailored in a precise fashion where their size, composition, and surface chemistry can be carefully controlled. The nanoprecipitation is a simple, powerful, and low-energy requiring technique, commonly used for the preparation of defined nanoparticles.
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