scholarly journals Effect of Fe3O4Nanoparticles on Skin Tumor Cells and Dermal Fibroblasts

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lirija Alili ◽  
Swetlana Chapiro ◽  
Gernot U. Marten ◽  
Annette M. Schmidt ◽  
Klaus Zanger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Tumor Cell Line ◽  
Dermal Fibroblasts ◽  
Skin Tumor ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Oxygen Species

Iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles have been used in many biomedical approaches. The toxicity of Fe3O4nanoparticles on mammalian cells was published recently. Though, little is known about the viability of human cells after treatment with Fe3O4nanoparticles. Herein, we examined the toxicity, production of reactive oxygen species, and invasive capacity after treatment of human dermal fibroblasts (HDF) and cells of the squamous tumor cell line (SCL-1) with Fe3O4nanoparticles. These nanoparticles had an average size of 65 nm. Fe3O4nanoparticles induced oxidative stress via generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and subsequent initiation of lipid peroxidation. Furthermore, the question was addressed of whether Fe3O4nanoparticles affect myofibroblast formation, known to be involved in tumor invasion. Herein, Fe3O4nanoparticles prevent the expression alpha-smooth muscle actin and therefore decrease the number of myofibroblastic cells. Moreover, our data showin vitrothat concentrations of Fe3O4nanoparticles, which are nontoxic for normal cells, partially reveal a ROS-triggered cytotoxic but also a pro-invasive effect on the fraction of squamous cancer cells surviving the treatment with Fe3O4nanoparticles. The data herein show that the Fe3O4nanoparticles appear not to be adequate for use in therapeutic approaches against cancer cells, in contrast to recently published data with cerium oxide nanoparticles.

scholarly journals Fibroblast-to-myofibroblast switch is mediated by NAD(P)H oxidase generated reactive oxygen species

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lirija Alili ◽  
Maren Sack ◽  
Katharina Puschmann ◽  
Peter Brenneisen
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor Beta ◽  
Oxidase Activity ◽  
Transforming Growth Factor ◽  
Tumour Progression ◽  
Smooth Muscle Actin ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Dermal Fibroblasts ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Alpha Smooth Muscle Actin

Tumour–stroma interaction is a prerequisite for tumour progression in skin cancer. Hereby, a critical step in stromal function is the transition of tumour-associated fibroblasts to MFs (myofibroblasts) by growth factors, for example TGFβ (transforming growth factor beta(). In this study, the question was addressed of whether fibroblast-associated NAD(P)H oxidase (NADH/NADPH oxidase), known to be activated by TGFβ1, is involved in the fibroblast-to-MF switch. The up-regulation of αSMA (alpha smooth muscle actin), a biomarker for MFs, is mediated by a TGFβ1-dependent increase in the intracellular level of ROS (reactive oxygen species). This report demonstrates two novel aspects of the TGFβ1 signalling cascade, namely the generation of ROS due to a biphasic NAD(P)H oxidase activity and a ROS-dependent downstream activation of p38 leading to a transition of dermal fibroblasts to MFs that can be inhibited by the selective NAD(P)H oxidase inhibitor apocynin. These data suggest that inhibition of NAD(P)H oxidase activity prevents the fibroblast-to-MF switch and may be important for chemoprevention in context of a ‘stromal therapy’ which was described earlier.

Reserpine Induces Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest in Hormone Independent Prostate Cancer Cells through Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Failure

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 1313-1322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjula Devi Ramamoorthy ◽  
Ashok Kumar ◽  
Mahesh Ayyavu ◽  
Kannan Narayanan Dhiraviam
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Membrane Potential ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Mitochondrial Membrane Potential ◽  
Mitochondrial Membrane ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Prostate Cancer Cells

Background: Reserpine, an indole alkaloid commonly used for hypertension, is found in the roots of Rauwolfia serpentina. Although the root extract has been used for the treatment of cancer, the molecular mechanism of its anti-cancer activity on hormonal independent prostate cancer remains elusive. Methods: we evaluated the cytotoxicity of reserpine and other indole alkaloids, yohimbine and ajmaline on Prostate Cancer cells (PC3) using MTT assay. We investigated the mechanism of apoptosis using a combination of techniques including acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining, high content imaging of Annexin V-FITC staining, flow cytometric quantification of the mitochondrial membrane potential and Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and cell cycle analysis. Results: Our results indicate that reserpine inhibits DNA synthesis by arresting the cells at the G2 phase and showed all standard sequential features of apoptosis including, destabilization of mitochondrial membrane potential, reduced production of reactive oxygen species and DNA ladder formation. Our in silico analysis further confirmed that indeed reserpine docks to the catalytic cleft of anti-apoptotic proteins substantiating our results. Conclusion: Collectively, our findings suggest that reserpine can be a novel therapeutic agent for the treatment of androgen-independent prostate cancer.

scholarly journals Photo-Responsive Supramolecular Micelles for Controlled Drug Release and Improved Chemotherapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Fasih Bintang Ilhami ◽  
Kai-Chen Peng ◽  
Yi-Shiuan Chang ◽  
Yihalem Abebe Alemayehu ◽  
Hsieh-Chih Tsai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Drug Release ◽  
Visible Light ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Laser Irradiation ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Controlled Drug Release ◽  
Grand Challenge ◽  
Supramolecular System ◽  
Oxygen Species

Development of stimuli-responsive supramolecular micelles that enable high levels of well-controlled drug release in cancer cells remains a grand challenge. Here, we encapsulated the antitumor drug doxorubicin (DOX) and pro-photosensitizer 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) within adenine-functionalized supramolecular micelles (A-PPG), in order to achieve effective drug delivery combined with photo-chemotherapy. The resulting DOX/5-ALA-loaded micelles exhibited excellent light and pH-responsive behavior in aqueous solution and high drug-entrapment stability in serum-rich media. A short duration (1–2 min) of laser irradiation with visible light induced the dissociation of the DOX/5-ALA complexes within the micelles, which disrupted micellular stability and resulted in rapid, immediate release of the physically entrapped drug from the micelles. In addition, in vitro assays of cellular reactive oxygen species generation and cellular internalization confirmed the drug-loaded micelles exhibited significantly enhanced cellular uptake after visible light irradiation, and that the light-triggered disassembly of micellar structures rapidly increased the production of reactive oxygen species within the cells. Importantly, flow cytometric analysis demonstrated that laser irradiation of cancer cells incubated with DOX/5-ALA-loaded A-PPG micelles effectively induced apoptotic cell death via endocytosis. Thus, this newly developed supramolecular system may offer a potential route towards improving the efficacy of synergistic chemotherapeutic approaches for cancer.

scholarly journals Surface-bound reactive oxygen species generating nanozymes for selective antibacterial action

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Gao ◽  
Tianyi Shao ◽  
Yunpeng Yu ◽  
Yujie Xiong ◽  
Lihua Yang
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Bacterial Resistance ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
Generate Surface ◽  
Inert Substrate ◽  
Silver Palladium

AbstractActing by producing reactive oxygen species (ROS) in situ, nanozymes are promising as antimicrobials. ROS’ intrinsic inability to distinguish bacteria from mammalian cells, however, deprives nanozymes of the selectivity necessary for an ideal antimicrobial. Here we report that nanozymes that generate surface-bound ROS selectively kill bacteria over mammalian cells. This result is robust across three distinct nanozymes that universally generate surface-bound ROS, with an oxidase-like silver-palladium bimetallic alloy nanocage, AgPd0.38, being the lead model. The selectivity is attributable to both the surface-bound nature of ROS these nanozymes generate and an unexpected antidote role of endocytosis. Though surface-bound, the ROS on AgPd0.38 efficiently eliminated antibiotic-resistant bacteria and effectively delayed the onset of bacterial resistance emergence. When used as coating additives, AgPd0.38 enabled an inert substrate to inhibit biofilm formation and suppress infection-related immune responses in mouse models. This work opens an avenue toward biocompatible nanozymes and may have implication in our fight against antimicrobial resistance.

A 60-Hz sinusoidal magnetic field induces apoptosis of prostate cancer cells through reactive oxygen species

2008 ◽  
Vol 84 (11) ◽  
pp. 945-955 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eui Kwan Koh ◽  
Byung-Kyu Ryu ◽  
Dong-Young Jeong ◽  
Iel-Soo Bang ◽  
Myung Hee Nam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Prostate Cancer Cells ◽  
Sinusoidal Magnetic Field

scholarly journals Galvanic microparticles increase migration of human dermal fibroblasts in a wound-healing model via reactive oxygen species pathway

2014 ◽  
Vol 320 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Tandon ◽  
Elisa Cimetta ◽  
Aranzazu Villasante ◽  
Nicolette Kupferstein ◽  
Michael D. Southall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Wound Healing ◽  
Reactive Oxygen ◽  
Dermal Fibroblasts ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Human Dermal Fibroblasts ◽  
Wound Healing Model ◽  
Healing Model
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