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Front Oncol ; 14: 1322795, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38988707

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Current therapy protocols fail to cure high-grade gliomas and prevent recurrence. Therefore, novel approaches need to be developed. A re-programing of glioma cell fate is an alternative attractive way to stop tumor growth. The two-step protocol applies the antiproliferative GQ bi-(AID-1-T) and small molecule inducers with BDNF to trigger neural differentiation into terminally differentiated cells, and it is very effective on GB cell cultures. This original approach is a successful example of the "differentiation therapy". To demonstrate a versatility of this approach, in this publication we have extended a palette of cell cultures to gliomas of II, III and IV Grades, and proved an applicability of that version of differential therapy for a variety of tumor cells. We have justified a sequential mode of adding of GQIcombi components to the glioma cells. We have shown a significant retardation of tumor growth after a direct injection of GQIcombi into the tumor in rat brain, model 101/8. Thus, the proposed strategy of influencing on cancer cell growth is applicable to be further translated for therapy use.

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J Genet ; 1032024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38831651

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Genomic studies make it possible to breakthrough in many fields such as biochemistry, physiology, phylogenetics, etc., though they are unworkable without sequences of genomic DNA of an organism. The terrestrial mollusks' genomes would benefit gastropod biology investigations, that are unavailable so far due to problems in DNA integrity and quality after the isolation procedures. Here we describe a fast and handy protocol for genomic DNA extraction from the tissues of Helix lucorum, which allows to yield high-quality samples applicable for downstream analysis such as high-throughput DNA sequencing. Troubleshooting revealed the nuclease activity of snail tissue lysate, which may be avoided by heating the lysate and decreasing the incubation time.


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Deleção Cromossômica , Cromossomos Humanos Par 15 , Humanos , Masculino , Criança , Cromossomos Humanos Par 15/genética , Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/genética , Animais , Variações do Número de Cópias de DNA , Sequenciamento de Nucleotídeos em Larga Escala , Fenótipo , Sequenciamento do Exoma , DNA/genética , DNA/isolamento & purificação , Feminino , Análise de Sequência de DNA
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World Neurosurg ; 188: e631-e641, 2024 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38843973

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BACKGROUND: Neurosurgical interventions and trauma are common causes of damage to the optic nerve. This determines the relevance of research for solutions aimed at restoration of the nerve's anatomical integrity, electrical conductivity, and subsequently - restoration of its function. Restore a damaged (cut) optic nerve using n. suralis autograft in vivo. METHODS: The experiment involved reconstruction of the optic nerve through injury modulation, graft placement and restored nerve harvest and evaluation. Injury modulation included removal of a fragment of the optic nerve. Autograft harvesting and placement involved resection of a fragment of the sural (sensory) nerve and its subsequent anastomosis in place of the removed fragment of the optic nerve. As an experimental model, a rabbit of the "Burgundy" breed was used. The animal was previously examined for the presence of infectious and other diseases to confirm its health. RESULTS: Four months post operatively when stimulating the operated right eye, low-amplitude components altered in shape are registered. Thus, signs of mild restoration of electrical conductivity on the treated optic nerve were seen. CONCLUSIONS: Our initial experience shows the technical feasibility of reconstructing the optic nerve using an autograft, the possibility of axonal growth through the graft and, in the future, using this method for direct optic nerve reconstruction, as well as a bypass method for damage to the optic nerve with various tumor diseases of the optic nerve, tumors of the chiasmatic-sellar localization, orbital injuries.


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Regeneração Nervosa , Nervo Óptico , Nervo Sural , Animais , Coelhos , Nervo Óptico/cirurgia , Nervo Sural/transplante , Regeneração Nervosa/fisiologia , Traumatismos do Nervo Óptico/cirurgia , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica/métodos , Transplante Autólogo/métodos , Procedimentos Neurocirúrgicos/métodos
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Pharmaceuticals (Basel) ; 17(1)2024 Jan 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38256907

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High-grade gliomas are considered an incurable disease. Despite all the various therapy options available, patient survival remains low, and the tumor usually returns. Tumor resistance to conventional therapy and stimulation of the migratory activity of surviving cells are the main factors that lead to recurrent tumors. When developing new treatment approaches, the effect is most often evaluated on standard and phenotypically depleted cancer cell lines. Moreover, there is much focus on the anti-proliferative effect of such therapies without considering the possible stimulation of migratory activity. In this paper, we studied how glioma cell migration changes after exposure to bi-(AID-1-T), an anti-proliferative aptamer. We investigated the effect of this aptamer on eight human glioma cell cultures (Grades III and IV) that were derived from patients' tumor tissue; the difference between primary and recurrent tumors was taken into account. Despite its strong anti-proliferative activity, bi-(AID-1-T) was shown to induce migration of recurrent tumor cells. This result shows the importance of studying the effect of therapeutic molecules on the invasive properties of glioma tumor cells in order to reduce the likelihood of inducing tumor recurrence.

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Int J Mol Sci ; 24(19)2023 Sep 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37833879

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In the present study, various combinations of dimensionality reduction methods with data clustering methods for the analysis of biopsy samples of intracranial tumors were investigated. Fresh biopsies of intracranial tumors were studied in the Laboratory of Neurosurgical Anatomy and Preservation of Biological Materials of N.N. Burdenko Neurosurgery Medical Center no later than 4 h after surgery. The spectra of Protoporphyrin IX (Pp IX) fluorescence, diffuse reflectance (DR) and Raman scattering (RS) of biopsy samples were recorded. Diffuse reflectance studies were carried out using a white light source in the visible region. Raman scattering spectra were obtained using a 785 nm laser. Patients diagnosed with meningioma, glioblastoma, oligodendroglioma, and astrocytoma were studied. We used the cluster analysis method to detect natural clusters in the data sample presented in the feature space formed based on the spectrum analysis. For data analysis, four clustering algorithms with eight dimensionality reduction algorithms were considered.


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Astrocitoma , Neoplasias Encefálicas , Glioblastoma , Neoplasias Meníngeas , Humanos , Análise Espectral Raman/métodos , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Glioblastoma/patologia
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Front Oncol ; 12: 944210, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36185245

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The neurosurgery of intracranial tumors is often complicated by the difficulty of distinguishing tumor center, infiltration area, and normal tissue. The current standard for intraoperative navigation is fluorescent diagnostics with a fluorescent agent. This approach can be further enhanced by measuring the Raman spectrum of the tissue, which would provide additional information on its composition even in the absence of fluorescence. However, for the Raman spectra to be immediately helpful for a neurosurgeon, they must be additionally processed. In this work, we analyzed the Raman spectra of human brain glioblastoma multiforme tissue samples obtained during the surgery and investigated several approaches to dimensionality reduction and data classificatin to distinguish different types of tissues. In our study two approaches to Raman spectra dimensionality reduction were approbated and as a result we formulated new technique combining both of them: feature filtering based on the selection of those shifts which correspond to the biochemical components providing the statistically significant differences between groups of examined tissues (center of glioblastoma multiforme, tissues from infiltration area and normally appeared white matter) and principal component analysis. We applied the support vector machine to classify tissues after dimensionality reduction of registered Raman spectra. The accuracy of the classification of malignant tissues (tumor edge and center) and normal ones using the principal component analysis alone was 83% with sensitivity of 96% and specificity of 44%. With a combined technique of dimensionality reduction we obtained 83% accuracy with 77% sensitivity and 92% specificity of tumor tissues classification.

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Front Oncol ; 12: 940951, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36212421

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Background: Achieving maximal functionally safe resection of gliomas located within the eloquent speech areas is challenging, and there is a lack of literature on the combined use of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) guidance and awake craniotomy. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe our experience with the simultaneous use of 5-ALA fluorescence and awake speech mapping in patients with left frontal gliomas located within the vicinity of eloquent speech areas. Materials and methods: A prospectively collected database of patients was reviewed. 5-ALA was administered at a dose of 20 mg/kg 2 h prior to operation, and an operating microscope in BLUE400 mode was used to visualize fluorescence. All patients underwent surgery using the "asleep-awake-asleep" protocol with monopolar and bipolar electrical stimulation to identify the proximity of eloquent cortex and white matter tracts and to guide safe limits of resection along with fluorescence guidance. Speech function was assessed by a trained neuropsychologist before, during, and after surgery. Results: In 28 patients operated with cortical mapping and 5-ALA guidance (12 Grade 4, 6 Grade 3, and 10 Grade 2 gliomas), Broca's area was identified in 23 cases and Wernicke's area was identified in 5 cases. Fluorescence was present in 14 cases. Six tumors had residual fluorescence due to the positive speech mapping in the tumor bed. Transient aphasia developed in 14 patients, and permanent aphasia developed in 4 patients. In 6 patients operated with cortical and subcortical speech mapping and 5-ALA guidance (4 Grade 4, 1 Grade 3, and 1 Grade 2 gliomas), cortical speech areas were mapped in 5 patients and subcortical tracts were encountered in all cases. In all cases, resection was stopped despite the presence of residual fluorescence due to speech mapping findings. Transient aphasia developed in 6 patients and permanent aphasia developed in 4 patients. In patients with Grade 2-3 gliomas, targeted biopsy of focal fluorescence areas led to upgrading the grade and thus more accurate diagnosis. Conclusion: 5-ALA guidance during awake speech mapping is useful in augmenting the extent of resection for infiltrative high-grade gliomas and identifying foci of anaplasia in non-enhancing gliomas, while maintaining safe limits of functional resection based on speech mapping. Positive 5-ALA fluorescence in diffuse Grade 2 gliomas may be predictive of a more aggressive disease course.

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Front Oncol ; 12: 912741, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35992802

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Radiation therapy induces double-stranded DNA breaks in tumor cells, which leads to their death. A fraction of glioblastoma cells repair such breaks and reinitiate tumor growth. It was necessary to identify the relationship between high radiation doses and the proliferative activity of glioblastoma cells, and to evaluate the contribution of DNA repair pathways, homologous recombination (HR), and nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) to tumor-cell recovery. We demonstrated that the GO1 culture derived from glioblastoma cells from Patient G, who had previously been irradiated, proved to be less sensitive to radiation than the Sus\fP2 glioblastoma culture was from Patient S, who had not been exposed to radiation before. GO1 cell proliferation decreased with radiation dose, and MTT decreased to 35% after a single exposure to 125 Gγ. The proliferative potential of glioblastoma culture Sus\fP2 decreased to 35% after exposure to 5 Gγ. At low radiation doses, cell proliferation and the expression of RAD51 were decreased; at high doses, cell proliferation was correlated with Ku70 protein expression. Therefore, HR and NHEJ are involved in DNA break repair after exposure to different radiation doses. Low doses induce HR, while higher doses induce the faster but less accurate NHEJ pathway of double-stranded DNA break repair.

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Front Oncol ; 12: 880740, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35586496

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Cancer cell reprogramming based on treatment with G-quadruplex, having antiproliferative power, along with small molecules able to develop iPSCs into neurons, could create a novel approach to diminish the chance of glioblastoma recurrence and circumvent tumor resistance to conventional therapy. In this research, we have tested several combinations of factors to affect both total cell cultures, derived from tumor tissue of patients after surgical resection and two subfractions of this cell culture after dividing them into CD133-enriched and CD133-depleted populations (assuming CD133 to be a marker of glioblastoma stem-like cells). CD133+ and CD133- cells exhibit different responses to the same combinations of factors; CD133+ cells have stem-like properties and are more resistant. Therefore, the ability to affect CD133+ cells provides a possibility to circumvent resistance to conventional therapy and to build a promising strategy for translation to improve the treatment of patients with glioblastoma.

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Wiad Lek ; 75(1): 85-90, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35092253

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OBJECTIVE: The aim: The aim of the study was a comparative analysis of indicators characterizing the state of connective tissue in patients with hydronephrosis due to upper urinary tract obstruction, with the presence and absence of recurrence after surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: Levels of free and bound hydroxyproline, as well as the key mediator of fibrogenesis transforming growth factor-ß1 in serum of patients with congenital and acquired obstructions were determined. Ratio peptide-bound and free hydroxyproline were calculated. Groups were divided according to the presence or absence of recurrence of the stricture for a period of 4.5 years after surgery. RESULTS: Results: Imbalance of the destructive and synthetic processes in extracellular matrix of connective tissue that is characterized by a higher content of fractions of hydroxyproline and transforming growth factor-ß1 in the serum were identified. It is shown that the most pronounced changes are observed in patients with relapsing. In patients with a congenital obstruction and a recurrent course of the disease, the highest activation of the collagen metabolism was observed, which was evidenced by the high levels peptide-bound and protein-bound hydroxyproline, relative to these indicators in patients with acquired obstruction (as with the presence and absence of relapses). CONCLUSION: Conclusions: The increase in the ratio of peptide-bound/free hydroxyproline and the level of transforming growth factor-ß1 in the blood of patients with stage II-III hydronephrosis on the 21st day after surgery may be a prognostic marker for the development of disease recurrence.


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Hidronefrose , Sistema Urinário , Tecido Conjuntivo , Humanos , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Prognóstico
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Mult Scler Relat Disord ; 58: 103469, 2022 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34954650

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The presence of brain/spinal white matter lesions typical for multiple sclerosis (MS) in asymptomatic individuals is known as 'radiologically isolated syndrome' (RIS). Taking into account that RIS patients are at high risk of MS development, the understanding of mechanisms underlying its pathogenesis is of great importance. In order to investigate RIS-specific transcription signature we performed high-throughput RNA-sequencing in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of 8 RIS patients and 8 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. We identified 57 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), which levels differed by more than 2 times when comparing RIS patients to healthy controls (FDR p value < 0.05). Gene ontology enrichment analysis in the "biological process" category revealed 16 signaling pathways significantly overrepresented by identified DEGs. The most significant changes in gene expression in PBMCs of RIS patients occur in pathways involved in regulation of the immune response, cytokine and chemokine signaling, cytokine production, and leukocyte migration. In general, analyzing the global transcriptome we demonstrated the dysregulation of immune processes in PBMCs of RIS patients, confirming the current assumption that RIS represents the preclinical stage and/or subclinical form of MS.


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Doenças Desmielinizantes , Esclerose Múltipla , Doenças Desmielinizantes/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Desmielinizantes/genética , Doenças Desmielinizantes/metabolismo , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Imunidade , Leucócitos Mononucleares/metabolismo , Esclerose Múltipla/metabolismo
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Molecules ; 28(1)2022 Dec 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36615487

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Central nervous system tumors related to gliomas are of neuroectodermal origin and cover about 30% of all primary brain tumors. Glioma is not susceptible to any therapy and surgical attack remains one of the main approaches to its treatment. Preoperative tumor imaging methods, such as positron emission tomography (PET), are currently used to distinguish malignant tissue to increase the accuracy of glioma removal. However, PET is lacking a specific visualization of cells possessing certain molecular markers. Here, we report an application of aptamers to enhancing specificity in imaging tumor cells bearing the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Glioblastoma is characterized by increased EGFR expression, as well as mutations of this receptor associated with active division, migration, and adhesion of tumor cells. Since 2021, EGFR has been included into the WHO classification of gliomas as a molecular genetic marker. To obtain conjugates of aptamers GR20 and GOL1-specific to EGFR, a 4-[18F]fluorobenzylazide radiotracer was used as a synthon. For the production of the synthon, a method of automatic synthesis on an Eckert & Ziegler research module was adapted and modified using spirocyclic iodonium ylide as a precursor. Conjugation of 4-[18F]fluorobenzylazide and alkyne-modified aptamers was carried out using Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) with/without the TBTA ligand. As a result, it was possible to obtain 18F-labelled conjugates with 97% radiochemical purity for [18F]FB-GR20 and 98% for [18F]FB-GOL1. The obtained conjugates can be used for further studies in PET analysis on model animals with grafted glioblastoma.


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Glioblastoma , Glioma , Animais , Radioisótopos de Flúor/química , Glioblastoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Tomografia por Emissão de Pósitrons/métodos , Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos/química , Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Oligonucleotídeos , Glioma/diagnóstico por imagem
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PLoS One ; 16(10): e0258289, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34634077

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The glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is involved in the survival of dopaminergic neurons. Besides, GDNF can also induce axonal growth and creation of new functional synapses. GDNF potential is promising for translation to treat diseases associated with neuronal death: neurodegenerative disorders, ischemic stroke, and cerebral or spinal cord damages. Unproductive clinical trials of GDNF for Parkinson's disease treatment have induced to study this failure. A reason could be due to irrelevant producer cells that cannot perform the required post-translational modifications. The biological activity of recombinant mGDNF produced by E. coli have been compared with mGDNF produced by human cells HEK293. mGDNF variants were tested with PC12 cells, rat embryonic spinal ganglion cells, and SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells in vitro as well as with a mouse model of the Parkinson's disease in vivo. Both in vitro and in vivo the best neuro-inductive ability belongs to mGDNF produced by HEK293 cells. Keywords: GDNF, neural differentiation, bacterial and mammalian expression systems, cell cultures, model of Parkinson's disease.


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Fator Neurotrófico Derivado de Linhagem de Célula Glial/farmacologia , Neurônios/fisiologia , Proteínas Recombinantes/farmacologia , 1-Metil-4-Fenil-1,2,3,6-Tetra-Hidropiridina , Animais , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Escherichia coli , Gânglios Espinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Gânglios Espinais/metabolismo , Fator Neurotrófico Derivado de Linhagem de Célula Glial/uso terapêutico , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Crescimento Neuronal/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Fármacos Neuroprotetores/farmacologia , Fármacos Neuroprotetores/uso terapêutico , Células PC12 , Doença de Parkinson/tratamento farmacológico , Doença de Parkinson/patologia , Ratos , Proteínas Recombinantes/uso terapêutico , Tirosina 3-Mono-Oxigenase/metabolismo
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Biochemistry (Mosc) ; 86(8): 1012-1024, 2021 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34488577

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Conventional approaches for studying and molecular typing of tumors include PCR, blotting, omics, immunocytochemistry, and immunohistochemistry. The last two methods are the most used, as they enable detecting both tumor protein markers and their localizations within the cells. In this study, we have investigated a possibility of using RNA aptamers, in particular, 2'-F-pyrimidyl-RNA aptamer ME07 (48 nucleotides long), specific to the receptor of epidermal growth factor (EGFR, ErbB1, Her1), as an alternative to monoclonal antibodies for aptacytochemistry and aptahistochemistry for human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). A specificity of binding of FAM-ME07 to the receptor on the tumor cells has been demonstrated by flow cytometry; an apparent dissociation constant for the complex of aptamer - EGFR on the cell has been determined; a number of EGFR molecules has been semi-quantitatively estimated for the tumor cell lines having different amount of EGFR: A431 (106 copies per cell), U87 (104 copies per cell), MCF7 (103 copies per cell), and ROZH, primary GBM cell culture derived from patient (104 copies per cell). According to fluorescence microscopy, FAM-ME07 interacts directly with the receptors on A431 cells, followed by its internalization into the cytoplasm and translocation to the nucleolus; this finding opens a possibility of ME07 application as an escort aptamer for a delivery of therapeutic agents into tumor cells. FAM-ME07 efficiently stains sections of GBM clinical specimens, which enables an identification of EGFR-positive clones within a heterogeneous tumor; and providing a potential for further studying animal models of GBM.


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Aptâmeros de Nucleotídeos/química , Neoplasias Encefálicas/terapia , Glioblastoma/terapia , RNA/química , Anticorpos Monoclonais , Neoplasias Encefálicas/genética , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Citoplasma/metabolismo , Ensaios de Seleção de Medicamentos Antitumorais , Fator de Crescimento Epidérmico/metabolismo , Receptores ErbB , Glioblastoma/genética , Humanos , Concentração Inibidora 50 , Células MCF-7 , Microscopia de Fluorescência , Oligonucleotídeos/química , Medicina de Precisão , Transporte Proteico
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Noncoding RNA ; 7(3)2021 Aug 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34449671

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Ribosomal intergenic spacer (rIGS), located between the 45S rRNA coding arrays in humans, is a deep, unexplored source of small and long non-coding RNA molecules transcribed in certain conditions to help a cell generate a stress response, pass through a differentiation state or fine tune the functioning of the nucleolus as a ribosome biogenesis center of the cell. Many of the non-coding transcripts originating from the rIGS are not characterized to date. Here, we confirm the transcriptional activity of the region laying a 2 kb upstream of the rRNA promoter, and demonstrate its altered expression under transcriptional stress, induced by a wide range of known transcription inhibitors. We managed to show an increased variability of anti-sense transcripts in alpha-amanitin treated cells by applying the low-molecular RNA fraction extracted from agarose gel to PAGE-northern. Also, the fractioning of RNA by size using agarose gel slices occurred, being applicable for determining the sizes of target transcripts via RT-PCR.

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Int J Mol Sci ; 22(7)2021 Mar 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33806042

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G-quadruplex oligonucleotides (GQs) exhibit specific anti-proliferative activity in human cancer cell lines, and they can selectively inhibit the viability/proliferation of cancer cell lines vs. non-cancer ones. This ability could be translated into a cancer treatment, in particular for glioblastoma multiform (GBM), which currently has a poor prognosis and low-efficiency therapeutic treatments. A novel bi-modular GQ, bi-(AID-1-T), a twin of the previously described three-quartet AID-1-T, was designed and studied in terms of both its structure and function. A covalent conjugation of two AID-1-Ts via three thymidine link, TTT, did not interfere with its initial GQ structure. A comparison of bi-(AID-1-T) with its mono-modular AID-1-T, mono-modular two-quartet HD1, and bi-modular bi-HD1, as well as conventional two-quartet AS1411, was made. Among the five GQs studied, bi-(AID-1-T) had the highest anti-proliferative activity for the neural cancer cell line U87, while not affecting the control cell line, human embryonic fibroblasts. GQs, for the first time, were tested on several primary glioma cultures from patient surgical samples. It turned out that the sensitivity of the patient primary glioma cultures toward GQs varied, with an apparent IC50 of less than 1 µM for bi-(AID-1-T) toward the most sensitive G11 cell culture (glioma, Grade III).


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Neoplasias Encefálicas/metabolismo , DNA/química , Quadruplex G , Glioma/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Proliferação de Células , Dicroísmo Circular , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Humanos , Concentração Inibidora 50 , Nanocompostos/química , Oligonucleotídeos/química , Cultura Primária de Células , Temperatura , Células Tumorais Cultivadas
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Molecules ; 26(4)2021 Feb 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33562687

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Targeted delivery of doxorubicin still poses a challenge with regards to the quantities reaching the target site as well as the specificity of the uptake. In the present approach, two colloidal nanocarrier systems, NanoCore-6.4 and NanoCore-7.4, loaded with doxorubicin and characterized by different drug release behaviors were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. The nanoparticles utilize a specific surface design to modulate the lipid corona by attracting blood-borne apolipoproteins involved in the endogenous transport of chylomicrons across the blood-brain barrier. When applying this strategy, the fine balance between drug release and carrier accumulation is responsible for targeted delivery. Drug release experiments in an aqueous medium resulted in a difference in drug release of approximately 20%, while a 10% difference was found in human serum. This difference affected the partitioning of doxorubicin in human blood and was reflected by the outcome of the pharmacokinetic study in rats. For the fast-releasing formulation NanoCore-6.4, the AUC0→1h was significantly lower (2999.1 ng × h/mL) than the one of NanoCore-7.4 (3589.5 ng × h/mL). A compartmental analysis using the physiologically-based nanocarrier biopharmaceutics model indicated a significant difference in the release behavior and targeting capability. A fraction of approximately 7.310-7.615% of NanoCore-7.4 was available for drug targeting, while for NanoCore-6.4 only 5.740-6.057% of the injected doxorubicin was accumulated. Although the targeting capabilities indicate bioequivalent behavior, they provide evidence for the quality-by-design approach followed in formulation development.


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Doxorrubicina/química , Portadores de Fármacos/química , Liberação Controlada de Fármacos , Lipídeos/química , Nanopartículas/química , Polímeros/química , Animais , Doxorrubicina/farmacocinética , Feminino , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley
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Cancers (Basel) ; 12(8)2020 Jul 28.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32731436

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Ribosomal DNA is one of the most conserved parts of the genome, especially in its rRNA coding regions, but some puzzling pieces of its noncoding repetitive sequences harbor secrets of cell growth and development machinery. Disruptions in the neat mechanisms of rDNA orchestrating the cell functioning result in malignant conversion. In cancer cells, the organization of rRNA coding genes and their transcription somehow differ from that of normal cells, but little is known about the particular mechanism for this switch. In this study, we demonstrate that the region ~2 kb upstream of the rDNA promoter is transcriptionally active in one type of the most malignant human brain tumors, and we compare its expression rate to that of healthy human tissues and cell cultures. Sense and antisense non-coding RNA transcripts were detected and mapped, but their secondary structure and functions remain to be elucidated. We propose that the transcripts may relate to a new class of so-called promoter-associated RNAs (pRNAs), or have some other regulatory functions. We also hope that the expression of these non-coding RNAs can be used as a marker in glioma diagnostics and prognosis.

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World J Microbiol Biotechnol ; 36(7): 104, 2020 Jul 06.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32632560

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The aims of this work were to identify in vivo manifestations of antioxidant activity of Lactobacillus strains isolated from healthy human biotopes and to show the possibility of protective action of the selected strain on the model of oxidative stress induced by paraquat in the model of early Parkinson's disease (PD) in mice. We studied the protective effects of 14 Lactobacillus strains belonging to five species on the lifespan of the soil nematode Caenorhabditis elegans experiencing oxidative stress induced by paraquat. The Lactobacillus strains used in this study were selected previously based on their ability to reduce oxidative stress in vitro. One of the strains that showed promising results on C. elegans was tested in a mouse model of PD in which C57/BL6 mice were injected regularly with paraquat. We assessed the state of their internal organs, the preservation of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra as well as their motor coordination. The positive impact of Lactobacillus fermentum U-21 strain supplementation on paraquat treated animals was observed. L. fermentum U-21 strain reduced the toxicity of paraquat in C. elegans model: the lifespan of the soil nematode C. elegans was extended by 25%. L. fermentum U-21 protected the mice against anatomical and behavioral changes typical of PD: there were no changes in the coordination of movement and the preservation of dopaminergic neurons in the brain. Life span of the nematode C. elegans pre-grown on a lawn of E. coli OP50 + Lactobacillus under oxidative stress conditions; the concentration of the oxidizing agent paraquat in the S medium was 50 mmol l-1.


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Caenorhabditis elegans/efeitos dos fármacos , Limosilactobacillus fermentum/fisiologia , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Paraquat/efeitos adversos , Animais , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Escherichia coli , Lactobacillus/fisiologia , Limosilactobacillus fermentum/genética , Longevidade , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Doença de Parkinson , Taxa de Sobrevida
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Wiad Lek ; 73(2): 259-265, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32248156

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to identify the dependence of the result of surgical treatment of patients of elderly and senile age with fractures of the proximal femur on the characteristics of the response cytokine-mediated regulatory response to trauma and surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and methods: In 74 patients after hip arthroplasty, serum levels of bone metabolism markers were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Patients were divided into 2 groups depending on the results of treatment. RESULTS: Results: It was found that compared with group 2 (treatment outcome is worse) in group 1 (treatment outcome is better) there was a greater number of correlations. In group 1, correlations were found between OPG and RANKL (r = 0.88; p = 0.000), OPG and OPG/RANKL (r = 0.44; p = 0.006), TGF-ß1 and OPG/RANKL (r = 0.66; p = 0.000) , IL-6 and OPG (r = 0.67; p = 0.000), IL-6 and RANKL (r = 0.53; p = 0.001), IL-6 and OPG/RANKL (r = 0.39; p = 0.016). In group 2, only between OPG and OPG/RANKL (r = 0.72; p = 0.000), RANKL and OPG/RANKL (r = -0.53; p = 0.0007). In patients of group 2, there was a decrease in the level of OPG relative to the control and a less significant increase in TGF-ß1 and IL-6 relative to group 1. CONCLUSION: Conclusion: The prognosis of the results of treatment of patients with proximal femur fractures is largely determined by the nature of the adaptive response to injury and theimplant, the synchronism of the mechanism of stress remodeling of the bone. A less favorable prognosis after arthroplasty is associated with exacerbation of the initial metabolic disorders in the bone tissue due to severe cytokine-mediated dysfunction of the regulatory pathways.


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Artroplastia de Quadril , Fraturas Ósseas , Idoso , Remodelação Óssea , Fêmur , Humanos , Osteoprotegerina , Ligante RANK
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