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J Cell Mol Med ; 2021 Jun 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34110090

RESUMEN

Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is an inherited cardiac arrhythmia syndrome that often leads to sudden cardiac death. The most common form of CPVT is caused by autosomal-dominant variants in the cardiac ryanodine receptor type-2 (RYR2) gene. Mutations in RYR2 promote calcium (Ca2+ ) leak from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), triggering lethal arrhythmias. Recently, it was demonstrated that tetracaine derivative EL20 specifically inhibits mutant RyR2, normalizes Ca2+ handling and suppresses arrhythmias in a CPVT mouse model. The objective of this study was to determine whether EL20 normalizes SR Ca2+ handling and arrhythmic events in induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (iPSC-CMs) from a CPVT patient. Blood samples from a child carrying RyR2 variant RyR2 variant Arg-176-Glu (R176Q) and a mutation-negative relative were reprogrammed into iPSCs using a Sendai virus system. iPSC-CMs were derived using the StemdiffTM kit. Confocal Ca2+ imaging was used to quantify RyR2 activity in the absence and presence of EL20. iPSC-CMs harbouring the R176Q variant demonstrated spontaneous SR Ca2+ release events, whereas administration of EL20 diminished these abnormal events at low nanomolar concentrations (IC50  = 82 nM). Importantly, treatment with EL20 did not have any adverse effects on systolic Ca2+ handling in control iPSC-CMs. Our results show for the first time that tetracaine derivative EL20 normalized SR Ca2+ handling and suppresses arrhythmogenic activity in iPSC-CMs derived from a CPVT patient. Hence, this study confirms that this RyR2-inhibitor represents a promising therapeutic candidate for treatment of CPVT.

2.
Photochem Photobiol ; 96(3): 581-595, 2020 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32086809

RESUMEN

Three BODIPY-peptide conjugates designed to target the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) at the extracellular domain were synthesized, and their specificity for binding to EGFR was investigated. Peptide sequences containing seven amino acids, GLARLLT (2) and KLARLLT (4), and 13 amino acids, GYHWYGYTPQNVI (3), were conjugated to carboxyl BODIPY dye (1) by amide bond formation in up to 73% yields. The BODIPY-peptide conjugates and their "parent" peptides were determined to bind to EGFR experimentally using SPR analysis and were further investigated using computational methods (AutoDock). Results of SPR, competitive binding and docking studies propose that conjugate 6 including the GYHWYGYTPQNVI sequence binds to EGFR more effectively than conjugates 5 and 7, bearing the smaller peptide sequences. Findings in human carcinoma HEp2 cells overexpressing EGFR showed nontoxic behavior in the presence of activated light (1.5 J cm-2 ) and in the absence of light for all BODIPYs. Furthermore, conjugate 6 showed about five-fold higher accumulation within HEp2 cells compared with conjugates 5 and 7, localizing preferentially in the cell ER and lysosomes. Our findings suggest that BODIPY-peptide conjugate 6 is a promising contrast agent for detection of colorectal cancer and potentially other EGFR-overexpressing cancers.


Asunto(s)
Amidas/química , Compuestos de Boro/química , Neoplasias Colorrectales/metabolismo , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Péptidos/química , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Unión Competitiva , Línea Celular Tumoral , Neoplasias Colorrectales/patología , Humanos , Microscopía Fluorescente , Resonancia por Plasmón de Superficie
3.
Methods ; 168: 35-39, 2019 09 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31185273

RESUMEN

The current five-year survival rate of <5% for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is compounded by late diagnosis, a lack of PDAC-specific intraoperative guidance to ensure complete resection, and the ineffectiveness of current therapies. Previously, utilizing compound 1, a fluorophore with inherent PDAC selectivity, PDAC was visualized both in vivo and ex vivo in a murine model. In the current study, human PDAC tissue is targeted. Compound 1 selectively stains ducts of the adenocarcinoma versus the surrounding stroma, enabling the imaging of PDAC in frozen tissue sections with high contrast. To enhance the potential of 1 for intraoperative applications, the ex vivo staining protocol was optimized for rapid margin assessment, with a final staining time of ~15 min. To measure diagnostic performance, the area under a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was measured for the identification of ductal adenocarcinoma vs. stroma. The bright fluorescence contrast enabled quantitative determination of PDAC (or precancerous PanIN lesions) versus healthy pancreas tissue in human tissue array samples.


Asunto(s)
Carcinoma Ductal Pancreático/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen Óptica/métodos , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/diagnóstico por imagen , Animales , Humanos , Ratones
4.
J Org Chem ; 84(5): 2585-2595, 2019 03 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30719911

RESUMEN

Fluorescent small molecules enable researchers and clinicians to visualize biological events in living cells, tissues, and organs in real time. Herein, the focus is on the structure and properties of the relatively rare benzo[ a]xanthenes that exhibit enhanced steric and electronic interactions due to their annulated structures. Three types of fluorophores were synthesized: (i) pH- and solvent-dependent seminaphthorhodafluors, (ii) pH- and solvent-independent seminaphthorhodafluors, and (iii) pH-independent but solvent-sensitive seminaphthorhodamines. The probes exhibited promising far-red to near-infrared (NIR) emission, large Stoke shifts, broad full width at half-maximum (fwhm), relatively high quantum yields, and utility in immunofluorescence staining. Deviation of the π-system from planarity due to changes in the fluorophore ionization state resulted in fluorescence properties that are atypical of common xanthene dyes.


Asunto(s)
Colorantes Fluorescentes/química , Xantenos/química , Carcinoma Ductal Pancreático/metabolismo , Carcinoma Ductal Pancreático/patología , Línea Celular Tumoral , Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente , Colorantes Fluorescentes/síntesis química , Colorantes Fluorescentes/farmacocinética , Humanos , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Modelos Moleculares , Conformación Molecular , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/metabolismo , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/patología , Rodaminas/síntesis química , Rodaminas/química , Espectroscopía Infrarroja Corta/métodos , Electricidad Estática , Relación Estructura-Actividad , Xantenos/síntesis química , Xantenos/farmacocinética
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Heart Rhythm ; 15(4): 578-586, 2018 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29248564

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is an arrhythmogenic disorder caused by mutations in the cardiac ryanodine receptor RyR2 that increase diastolic calcium cation (Ca2+) leak from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). Calmodulin (CaM) dissociation from RyR2 has been associated with diastolic Ca2+ leak in heart failure. OBJECTIVE: Determine whether the tetracaine-derivative compound EL20 inhibits abnormal Ca2+ release from RyR2 in a CPVT model and investigate the underlying mechanism of inhibition. METHODS: Spontaneous Ca2+ sparks in cardiomyocytes and inducible ventricular tachycardia were assessed in a CPVT mouse model, which is heterozygous for the R176Q mutation in RyR2 (R176Q/+ mice) in the presence of EL20 or vehicle. Single-channel studies using sheep cardiac SR or purified RyR2 reconstituted into proteoliposomes with and without exogenous CaM were used to assess mechanisms of inhibition. RESULTS: EL20 potently inhibits abnormal Ca2+ release in R176Q/+ myocytes (half-maximal inhibitory concentration = 35.4 nM) and diminishes arrhythmia in R176Q/+ mice. EL20 inhibition of single-channel activity of purified RyR2 occurs in a similar range as seen in R176Q/+ myocytes (half-maximal inhibitory concentration = 8.2 nM). Inhibition of single-channel activity for cardiac SR or purified RyR2 supplemented with 100-nM or 1-µM CaM shows a 200- to 1000-fold reduction in potency. CONCLUSION: This work provides a potential therapeutic mechanism for the development of antiarrhythmic compounds that inhibit leaky RyR2 resulting from CaM dissociation, which is often associated with failing hearts. Our data also suggest that CaM dissociation may contribute to the pathogenesis of arrhythmias with the CPVT-linked R176Q mutation.


Asunto(s)
Antiarrítmicos/farmacología , Calmodulina/deficiencia , ADN/genética , Mutación , Miocitos Cardíacos/metabolismo , Canal Liberador de Calcio Receptor de Rianodina/genética , Taquicardia Ventricular/genética , Animales , Calcio/metabolismo , Análisis Mutacional de ADN , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Ratones , Ratones Mutantes , Miocitos Cardíacos/patología , Canal Liberador de Calcio Receptor de Rianodina/metabolismo , Retículo Sarcoplasmático , Ovinos , Taquicardia Ventricular/metabolismo , Taquicardia Ventricular/patología
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Bioconjug Chem ; 28(5): 1566-1579, 2017 05 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28414435

RESUMEN

Regioselective functionalization of 2,3,5,6,8-pentachloro-BODIPY 1 produced unsymmetric BODIPY 5, bearing an isothiocyanate group suitable for conjugation, in only four steps. The X-ray structure of 5 reveals a nearly planar BODIPY core with aryl dihedral angles in the range 47.4-62.9°. Conjugation of 5 to two EGFR-targeting pegylated peptides, 3PEG-LARLLT (6) and 3PEG-GYHWYGYTPQNVI (7), under mild conditions (30 min at room temperature), afforded BODIPY conjugates 8 and 9 in 50-80% isolated yields. These conjugates showed red-shifted absorption and emission spectra compared with 5, in the near-IR region, and were evaluated as potential fluorescence imaging agents for EGFR overexpressing cells. SPR and docking investigations suggested that conjugate 8 bearing the LARLLT sequence binds to EGFR more effectively than 9 bearing the GYHWYGYTPQNVI peptide, in part due to the lower solubility of 9, and its tendency for aggregation at concentrations above 10 µM. Studies in human carcinoma HEp2 cells overexpressing EGFR demonstrated low dark and photo cytotoxicities for BODIPY 5 and the two peptide conjugates, and remarkably high cellular uptake for both conjugates 8 and 9, up to 90-fold compared with BODIPY 5 after 1 h. Fluorescence imaging studies in HEp2 cells revealed subcellular localization of the BODIPY-peptide conjugates mainly in the Golgi apparatus and the cell lysosomes. The low cytotoxicity of the new conjugates and their remarkably high uptake into EGFR overexpressing cells renders them promising imaging agents for cancers overexpressing EGFR.


Asunto(s)
Compuestos de Boro/química , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/patología , Receptores ErbB/química , Fragmentos de Péptidos/síntesis química , Carcinoma de Células Escamosas/metabolismo , Supervivencia Celular , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Fluorescencia , Humanos , Modelos Moleculares , Imagen Óptica/métodos , Células Tumorales Cultivadas
7.
ACS Omega ; 2(1): 154-163, 2017 Jan 31.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28180189

RESUMEN

Molecular probes that selectively highlight pancreatic cancer (PC) tissue have the potential to improve pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) margin assessment through the selective highlighting of individual PC cells. Herein, we report a simple and unique family of systematically modified red and near-infrared fluorescent probes that exhibit a field-effect-derived redshift. Two of thirteen probes distributed to the normal mouse pancreas following systemic administration. One selectively accumulated in genetically modified mouse models of PDAC. The probe exhibited intracellular accumulation and enabled visualization of four levels of the structure, including the whole organ, resected tissue, individual cells, and subcellular organelles. In contrast to the small-molecule probes reported previously, it possesses an inherent affinity toward PDAC cells and thus does not require conjugation to any targeting agent. The fluorescent probe can thus promote new strategies not only for precision image-guided surgery, but also for PC detection, monitoring of therapeutic outcomes, and basic research.

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Int J Cardiol ; 227: 668-673, 2017 Jan 15.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27838126

RESUMEN

RATIONALE: Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a potentially lethal arrhythmic disorder caused by mutations in the type-2 ryanodine receptor (RyR2). Mutant RyR2 cause abnormal Ca2+ leak from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), which is associated with the development of arrhythmias. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether derivatives of tetracaine, a local anesthetic drug with known RyR2 inhibiting action, could prevent CPVT induction by suppression of RyR2-mediated SR Ca2+ leak. METHODS AND RESULTS: Confocal microscopy was used to assess the effects of tetracaine and 9 derivatives (EL1-EL9) on spontaneous Ca2+ sparks in ventricular myocytes isolated from RyR2-R176Q/+ mice with CPVT. Whereas each derivative suppressed the Ca2+ spark frequency, derivative EL9 was most effective at the screening dose of 500nmol/L. At this high dose, the Ca2+ transient amplitude was not affected in myocytes from WT or R176Q/+ mice. The IC50 of EL9 was determined to be 13nmol/L, which is about 400× time lower than known RyR2 stabilizer K201. EL9 prevented the induction of ventricular tachycardia observed in placebo-treated R176Q/+ mice, without affecting heart rate or cardiac contractility. CONCLUSIONS: Tetracaine derivatives represent a novel class of RyR2 stabilizing drugs that could be used for the treatment of the potentially fatal disorder catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.


Asunto(s)
Antiarrítmicos/uso terapéutico , Canal Liberador de Calcio Receptor de Rianodina/genética , Taquicardia Ventricular/tratamiento farmacológico , Taquicardia Ventricular/genética , Tetracaína/análogos & derivados , Tetracaína/uso terapéutico , Anestésicos Locales/uso terapéutico , Animales , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Ratones , Ratones Transgénicos , Mutación/genética , Tiazepinas/farmacología , Tiazepinas/uso terapéutico , Resultado del Tratamiento
9.
Mol Pharm ; 13(8): 2677-82, 2016 08 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27299507

RESUMEN

Cisplatin is widely used to treat a variety of cancers. However, ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity remain serious side effects of cisplatin-based chemotherapy. In order to inform the study of cisplatin's off-target effects, a new drug-fluorophore conjugate was synthesized that exhibited utility as a tracer to determine the cellular uptake and in vivo distribution of cisplatin. This probe will serve as a useful tool to facilitate investigations into the kinetics and biodistribution of cisplatin and its associated side effects in preclinical models after systemic administration.


Asunto(s)
Antineoplásicos/administración & dosificación , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Cisplatino/administración & dosificación , Cisplatino/uso terapéutico , Animales , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Humanos , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico
10.
Analyst ; 140(22): 7572-7, 2015 Nov 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26455441

RESUMEN

The first solid phase extraction materials for selective lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) enrichment from human plasma are described. Molecularly imprinted polymers were designed, synthesized and evaluated as cartridge fillings. They enabled a relatively rapid and simple extraction protocol for LPA without any need for multiple liquid-liquid extraction steps. The five major subspecies of lysophosphatidic acid are readily separated from all other native plasma phospholipids, including those well-known to interfere with LPA quantitation, such as phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine. Outstanding LPA purity is obtained via these solid phase materials in a tandem extraction setup.


Asunto(s)
Lisofosfolípidos/sangre , Lisofosfolípidos/aislamiento & purificación , Impresión Molecular/métodos , Polímeros/química , Extracción en Fase Sólida/métodos , Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión , Humanos , Extracción Líquido-Líquido , Espectrometría de Masa por Ionización de Electrospray
11.
Chem Commun (Camb) ; 51(9): 1697-700, 2015 Jan 31.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25516957

RESUMEN

Direct determination of total lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) was accomplished using newly developed spiroguanidines derived from rhodamine B as universal fluorogenic probes. Optimum conditions for the quantitative analysis of total LPA were investigated. The linear range for the determination of total LPA is up to 5 µM with a limit of detection of 0.512 µM.


Asunto(s)
Colorantes Fluorescentes/química , Guanidinas/química , Lisofosfolípidos/química , Rodaminas/química , Estructura Molecular
12.
Analyst ; 138(22): 6852-9, 2013 Nov 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24067566

RESUMEN

A simple and highly efficient technique for the analysis of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) subspecies in human plasma is described. The streamlined sample preparation protocol furnishes the five major LPA subspecies with excellent recoveries. Extensive analysis of the enriched sample reveals only trace levels of other phospholipids. This level of purity not only improves MS analyses, but enables HPLC post-column detection in the visible region with a commercially available fluorescent phospholipids probe. Human plasma samples from different donors were analyzed using the above method and validated by LC-ESI/MS/MS.


Asunto(s)
Lisofosfolípidos/sangre , Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión , Humanos , Límite de Detección , Lisofosfolípidos/química
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PLoS One ; 8(6): e66220, 2013.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23755301

RESUMEN

Cisplatin is widely used as an antineoplastic drug, but its ototoxic and nephrotoxic side-effects, as well as the inherent or acquired resistance of some cancers to cisplatin, remain significant clinical problems. Cisplatin's selectivity in killing rapidly proliferating cancer cells is largely dependent on covalent binding to DNA via cisplatin's chloride sites that had been aquated. We hypothesized that cisplatin's toxicity in slowly proliferating or terminally differentiated cells is primarily due to drug-protein interactions, instead of drug-DNA binding. To identify proteins that bind to cisplatin, we synthesized two different platinum-agarose conjugates, one with two amino groups and another with two chlorides attached to platinum that are available for protein binding, and conducted pull-down assays using cochlear and kidney cells. Mass spectrometric analysis on protein bands after gel electrophoresis and Coomassie blue staining identified several proteins, including myosin IIA, glucose-regulated protein 94 (GRP94), heat shock protein 90 (HSP90), calreticulin, valosin containing protein (VCP), and ribosomal protein L5, as cisplatin-binding proteins. Future studies on the interaction of these proteins with cisplatin will elucidate whether these drug-protein interactions are involved in ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity, or contribute to tumor sensitivity or resistance to cisplatin treatment.


Asunto(s)
Antineoplásicos/química , Extractos Celulares/química , Cisplatino/química , Glicoconjugados/química , Sefarosa/química , Adenosina Trifosfatasas/química , Adenosina Trifosfatasas/aislamiento & purificación , Animales , Antineoplásicos/síntesis química , Calreticulina/química , Calreticulina/aislamiento & purificación , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/química , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/aislamiento & purificación , Línea Celular , Cisplatino/análogos & derivados , Cisplatino/síntesis química , Células Epiteliales/química , Células Epiteliales/citología , Glicoconjugados/síntesis química , Proteínas HSP90 de Choque Térmico/química , Proteínas HSP90 de Choque Térmico/aislamiento & purificación , Túbulos Renales Proximales/química , Túbulos Renales Proximales/citología , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/química , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/aislamiento & purificación , Ratones , Miosina Tipo IIA no Muscular/química , Miosina Tipo IIA no Muscular/aislamiento & purificación , Órgano Espiral/química , Órgano Espiral/citología , Unión Proteica , Proteínas Ribosómicas/química , Proteínas Ribosómicas/aislamiento & purificación , Proteína que Contiene Valosina
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PLoS One ; 8(2): e55359, 2013.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23383324

RESUMEN

Inner ear sensory hair cells die following exposure to aminoglycoside antibiotics or chemotherapeutics like cisplatin, leading to permanent auditory and/or balance deficits in humans. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are used to study drug-induced sensory hair cell death since their hair cells are similar in structure and function to those found in humans. We developed a cisplatin dose-response curve using a transgenic line of zebrafish that expresses membrane-targeted green fluorescent protein under the control of the Brn3c promoter/enhancer. Recently, several small molecule screens have been conducted using zebrafish to identify potential pharmacological agents that could be used to protect sensory hair cells in the presence of ototoxic drugs. Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is typically used as a solvent for many pharmacological agents in sensory hair cell cytotoxicity assays. Serendipitously, we found that DMSO potentiated the effects of cisplatin and killed more sensory hair cells than treatment with cisplatin alone. Yet, DMSO alone did not kill hair cells. We did not observe the synergistic effects of DMSO with the ototoxic aminoglycoside antibiotic neomycin. Cisplatin treatment with other commonly used organic solvents (i.e. ethanol, methanol, and polyethylene glycol 400) also did not result in increased cell death compared to cisplatin treatment alone. Thus, caution should be exercised when interpreting data generated from small molecule screens since many compounds are dissolved in DMSO.


Asunto(s)
Muerte Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Cisplatino/farmacología , Dimetilsulfóxido/farmacología , Células Ciliadas Ampollares/efectos de los fármacos , Análisis de Varianza , Animales , Animales Modificados Genéticamente , Cromatografía Líquida de Alta Presión , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Proteínas Fluorescentes Verdes/metabolismo , Espectrometría de Masas , Microscopía Confocal , Xantenos , Pez Cebra
15.
J Am Chem Soc ; 134(25): 10502-8, 2012 Jun 27.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22642754

RESUMEN

There is ongoing interest in near-infrared (NIR) absorbing and emitting dyes for a variety of biomedical and materials applications. Simple and efficient synthetic procedures enable the judicious tuning of through-space polar (field) effects as well as low barrier hydrogen bonding to modulate the HOMO-LUMO gap in xanthene dyes. This affords unique NIR-absorbing xanthene chromophores.


Asunto(s)
Colorantes Fluorescentes/química , Xantenos/química , Enlace de Hidrógeno , Modelos Moleculares , Estructura Molecular , Espectroscopía Infrarroja Corta
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Pure Appl Chem ; 84(11): 2443-2456, 2012 Nov 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23504507

RESUMEN

Red-shifted and near-infrared (NIR)-active rhodamine analogs and their boronic acid derivatives were synthesized and studied. These latter compounds function as fluorogenic NIR active substrates for sugar sensing. The effects of benzannulation and boronic acid functionalization on fluorophore optical and sensing properties are described.

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Org Biomol Chem ; 8(5): 1160-72, 2010 Mar 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20165809

RESUMEN

Porphyrin-peptide conjugates bearing multiple nuclear localization sequences (NLS) could show increased tumor cell uptake and affinity for nuclear receptors, and consequently increased photodynamic activity. Previous studies suggest that an increase number of NLS might enhance the nuclear uptake of proteins and other macromolecules. We report the syntheses and investigation of a series of multimeric porphyrin-NLS conjugates bearing two, three or four peptides with the minimum sequence PKKKRKV, linked via PEG or 5-carbon linkers, and with different distributions at the porphyrin periphery. Our results show that the tumor cell uptake and phototoxicity of these conjugates is mainly determined by their amphiphilic character, and not the number of NLS residues per molecule, contrary to previous studies. The mono- and di-substituted photosensitizers bearing one or two PEG linkers and up to three peptide sequences were found to be the most phototoxic toward human carcinoma HEp2 cells, while the tetra-NLS conjugates symmetrically substituted around the porphyrin ring accumulated the least within cells and were non-phototoxic. All conjugates localized intracellularly within endosomal vesicles and lysosomes, probably as a result of an endocytic mechanism of uptake; as a consequence no nuclear uptake was detected by fluorescence microscopy.


Asunto(s)
Carcinoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Péptidos/química , Péptidos/farmacología , Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/química , Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/farmacología , Porfirinas/química , Porfirinas/farmacología , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Línea Celular Tumoral , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Humanos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Péptidos/síntesis química , Péptidos/farmacocinética , Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/síntesis química , Fármacos Fotosensibilizantes/farmacocinética , Polietilenglicoles/química , Porfirinas/síntesis química , Porfirinas/farmacocinética
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 107(2): 551-4, 2010 Jan 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20080717

RESUMEN

Elevated levels of homocysteine are associated with several major diseases. However, it is not clear whether homocysteine is a marker or a causative agent. The majority (ca. 80%) of the homocysteine present in humans is protein bound. The study of the posttranslational modification of proteins by homocysteine and its cyclic congener, homocysteine thiolactone, is emerging as an area of great current interest for unraveling the ongoing "mediator/marker controversy" [Jacobsen DW (2009) Clin Chem 55:1-2]. Interestingly, many of the pathologies associated with homocysteine are also linked to oxidative stress. In the current study, chemical evidence for a causal relationship between homocysteine-bound proteins and oxidative damage is presented. For example, a reproducible increase in protein carbonyl functionality occurs as a consequence of the reaction of human serum albumin with homocysteine thiolactone. This occurs at physiological temperature upon exposure to air without any added oxidants or free-radical initiators. Alpha-amino acid carbon-centered radicals, well-known precursors of protein carbonyls, are shown to form via a hydrogen atom transfer process involving thiolactone-derived homocystamides. Model peptides in buffer as well as native proteins in human blood plasma additionally exhibit properties in keeping with the homocystamide-facilitated hydrogen atom transfer and resultant carbon-centered radicals.


Asunto(s)
Homocisteína/metabolismo , Enfermedad de Alzheimer/metabolismo , Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/metabolismo , Anomalías Congénitas/metabolismo , Radicales Libres/metabolismo , Homocisteína/sangre , Humanos , Enlace de Hidrógeno , Cinética , Lisina/metabolismo , Osteoporosis/metabolismo , Estrés Oxidativo , Procesamiento Proteico-Postraduccional , Insuficiencia Renal/metabolismo , Albúmina Sérica/metabolismo
19.
Chem Commun (Camb) ; (14): 1876-8, 2009 Apr 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19319431

RESUMEN

The colorimetric reaction of homocysteine (HCy) with a series of viologen salts suggests a linear correlation between the mid-point reduction potential of Hcy-derived alpha-carbon radicals and pH.


Asunto(s)
Carbono/química , Cisteína/química , Homocisteína/química , Viológenos/química , Radicales Libres/química , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Oxidación-Reducción
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Supramol Chem ; 21(1-2): 107-110, 2009 Jan 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22719204

RESUMEN

Synthetic dyes have been widely used in supramolecular chemistry not only to probe fundamental chemical interactions but also as components of functional materials. Most current efforts in this regard are directed at designing new host systems for the dyes. Herein we report on the study of a versatile new organic fluorophore. We describe a synthesis which affords improved yields in a convenient one pot procedure. Moreover, a simple method for predicting and controlling the dye's responses to external stimuli affords a potentially practical method for achieving red-green-blue and concomitant white light generation.

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