Glutathione modified CdTe quantum dots as a label for studying DNA interactions with platinum based cytostatics

Cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin represent three generations of platinum based drugs applied successfully for cancer treatment. As a consequence of the employment of platinum based cytostatics in the cancer treatment, it became necessary to study the mechanism of their action. Current accepted opinion is the formation of Pt‐DNA adducts, but the mechanism of their formation is still unclear. Nanomaterials, as a progressively developing branch, can offer a tool for studying the interactions of these drugs with DNA. In this study, fluorescent CdTe quantum dots (QDs, λ_em = 525 nm) were employed to investigate the interactions of platinum cytostatics (cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin) with DNA fragment (500 bp, c = 25 μg/mL). Primarily, the fluorescent behavior of QDs in the presence of platinum cytostatics was monitored and major differences in the interaction of QDs with tested drugs were observed. It was found that the presence of carboplatin (c = 0.25 mg/mL) had no significant influence on QDs fluorescence; however cisplatin and oxaliplatin quenched the fluorescence significantly (average decrease of 20%) at the same concentration. Subsequently, the amount of platinum incorporated in DNA was determined by QDs fluorescence quenching. Best results were reached using oxaliplatin (9.4% quenching). Linear trend (R² = 0.9811) was observed for DNA platinated by three different concentrations of oxaliplatin (0.250, 0.125, and 0.063 mg/mL). Correlation with differential pulse voltammetric measurements provided linear trend (R² = 0.9511). As a conclusion, especially in the case of oxaliplatin‐DNA adducts, the quenching was the most significant compared to cisplatin and nonquenching carboplatin.     

Sensitive inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry assay for the determination of platinum originating from cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin in human plasma ultrafiltrate

We present a highly sensitive, rapid method for the determination of platinum originating from the anticancer agents cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin in human plasma ultrafiltrate. The method is based on the quantification of platinum by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and allows quantification of 7.50 ng l-1 platinum in only 150 microl of matrix. Sample pretreatment involves dilution of samples with 1% HNO3. Validation fulfilled the most recent FDA guidelines for bioanalytical method validation. Validated ranges of quantification were 7.50 ng l-1 to 1.00x10(5) ng l-1 in plasma ultrafiltrate for all three platinum compounds. The assay is now successfully used to support pharmacokinetic studies in cancer patients treated with cisplatin, carboplatin, or oxaliplatin.     

Affecting of aquatic vascular plant Lemna minor by cisplatin revealed by voltammetry

Within the context of application of platinum derivates based effective cytostatics, we can suppose that these risk metals can get into aquatic ecosystems where they can show biologic availability for food chain. In the present work we report on investigation of affecting of duckweed (Lemna minor) by various doses of cisplatin (0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 and 160 microM) for 4 days. The toxic influence of cisplatin was evaluated on the basis of growth inhibition expressed as number of leaves, growth rate, and total amount of biomass. The result value of 96hEC50, calculated from growth inhibition with comparison of growth rates, was 6.93 microM. Moreover we aimed on determination of cisplatin content using differential pulse voltammetry. The highest content of cisplatin (320 ng g(-1) of fresh weight) was determined in plants treated by 80 microM at the second day of treatment. Plants protect themselves against heavy metals by means of synthesis of cysteine-rich peptides such as glutathione and phytochelatins. Thus thiol determination in the treated plants by means of Brdicka reaction followed. The marked increase in thiol concentration detected is associated with defence reaction of the plant against stress caused by cisplatin.     

Kinetic study of Pt-cytostatics reactions by HPLC

HPLC with DAD (diode array detector) was applied as rapid method for the analytical control of the purity and stability of carboplatin and oxocarboplatin as effective cytostatics of 2nd generation. The stability of carboplatin has been measured in some infusion media (sodium chloride, glucose, sodium citrate) and compared to the cisplatin (cytostatic of 1st generation) stability. In addition ligand-exchange reactions between cisplatin and carboplatin have been studied together with the influence of temperature, pH and the concentrations of reactants. A method was developed for the analysis of clinical samples using solid-phase extraction as a preseparation and preconcentration step. The detection limits were 5 g/ml serum for cisplatin, 0.16 g/ml for carboplatin and 0.23 g/ml for oxo-carboplatin.Dedicated to Professor J. F. K. Huber on the occasion of his 65th birthday     

高效液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱测定血浆中铂类抗癌药物

建立了高效液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱快速测定血浆中顺铂、卡铂、奥沙利铂的方法。实验表明顺铂和奥沙利铂在纯水和血浆中不稳定,奥沙利铂在0.9%的NaCl中不稳定,因此采集的样品需尽快分析。提出了可通过测定顺铂、奥沙利铂色谱保留时间和卡铂的标准曲线来间接测定血浆中不稳定的顺铂和奥沙利铂含量的简化方法。方法检出限以铂计为0.04 ng/mL,顺铂、卡铂、奥沙利铂线性回归曲线的回归系数r均大于0.9995。方法的加标回收率在84%～102%之间,相对标准偏差在0.9%～6.4%之间。     

An optimization procedure for determination of metallothionein by square wave cathodic stripping voltammetry: application to marine worms

Electrochemical determination of metallothionein (MT) is widely used for environmental studies. This article describes the development and optimization of the procedure for the quantification of metallothionein by square wave cathodic stripping voltammetry. The determination is based on the complexation of cisplatin and MT and the subsequent reduction of the complexes at the electrode. In order to achieve the highest possible sensitivity and resolution of the peak, an optimization of the experimental parameters has been carried out using experimental design methodology (response surface). Seven chemical and physical parameters, namely, pH, cisplatin concentration, buffer concentration, deposition potential, square wave frequency, amplitude of pulse, and step potential, have been optimized to give 9.0, 5.9 µM, 0.65 M, –0.2 mV, 229 Hz, 46 mV, and 2 mV, respectively. Method characterization has been performed, leading to a detection limit of 0.1 µg L^–1. Quantification of MT in polychaetes and comparison with the modified Brdika procedure were also carried out.     

Formation of Glyco-Functionalized Platinum Complexes by Cross-Metathesis and Evaluation of Their Efficacy in Inhibition of Lung Tumor Cell Lines

Syntheses of carbohydrate-functionalized platinum complexes resembling presently employed cytostatics were performed. Mono-allylated sugar substrates obtained in two steps from glucose and galactose were connected with 2-allyl diethyl malonate by cross-metathesis. Following hydrogenation and acidic cleavage of the ester and alkylidene functionalities gave dicarboxylated glycoconjugates, which were transformed into their diammine platinum complexes. The antitumor activities of these platinum complexes were checked by sensitivity testing with 11 lung cancer cell lines. The novel glucose-platinum complex proved to be comparable to the drug carboplatin.     

毛细管区带电泳法快速测定食品中的金属硫蛋白

 采用毛细管区带电泳法 (CZE) ,以 5 0cm× 75 μmi d 毛细管柱作为分析柱 ,0 .0 2mol/L磷酸二氢钠 0 .0 2mol/L磷酸氢二钠混合体系 (pH 7.0 )作为背景电解质 ,以紫外检测器在波长 2 0 0nm的条件下检测 ,对具有生物活性的金属硫蛋白 (MT)的两种异构体 (MT1,MT2 )进行了分离。样品经过预处理后 ,采用外标法可对食品中的金属硫蛋白进行定量测定。该方法的最低检测质量浓度为 1mg/L ,相对标准偏差低于 10 % ,加标回收率为 82 .0 %～93.4%。     

A Micellar Mitotane Formulation with High Drug‐Loading and Solubility: Physico‐Chemical Characterization and Cytotoxicity Studies in 2D and 3D In Vitro Tumor Models

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumor and prognosis is overall poor but heterogeneous. Mitotane (MT) has been used for treatment of ACC for decades, either alone or in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy. Even at doses up to 6 g per day, more than half of the patients do not achieve targeted plasma concentration (14–20 mg L^?1) even after many months of treatment due to low water solubility, bioavailability, and unfavorable pharmacokinetic profile. Here a novel MT nanoformulation with very high MT concentrations in physiological aqueous media is reported. The MT‐loaded nanoformulations are characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and powder X‐ray diffraction which confirms the amorphous nature of the drug. The polymer itself does not show any cytotoxicity in adrenal and liver cell lines. By using the ACC model cell line NCI‐H295 both in monolayers and tumor cell spheroids, micellar MT is demonstrated to exhibit comparable efficacy to its ethanol solution. It is postulated that this formulation will be suitable for i.v. application and rapid attainment of therapeutic plasma concentrations. In conclusion, the micellar formulation is considered a promising tool to alleviate major drawbacks of current MT treatment while retaining bioactivity toward ACC in vitro.     

Nucleosides rich extract from Cordyceps cicadae alleviated cisplatin-induced neurotoxicity in rats: A behavioral,biochemical and histopathological study

This work explored the protective effects of nucleosides rich extract from C. cicadae (CCNE) against cisplatin-induced neurotoxicity. The rats were divided into four groups: normal control (NCA), cisplatin control (CCA), CCNE-L + cisplatin (CCNE-L) and CCNE-H + cisplatin (CCNE-H). The rats in CCNE-L and CCNE-H were orally administered with 100 and 400 mg/kg of CCNE, respectively for five weeks, while the rats in CCA, CCNE-L and CCNE-H groups received intraperitoneal injection of 2.5 mg/kg cisplatin once a week for four weeks starting from the second week of CCNE treatment. After the final treatment, the rats were subjected to behavioural task including Morris water maze test (MWMT), Y maze test, forced swimming (FST), open field test (OFT), rotarod test as well as heat and mechanical hyperalgesia test. Thereafter, the animals were sacrificed and oxidative stress biomarkers, inflammatory mediators and acetylcholinesterase activities were measured in the brain. The histopathological assessment of the brain issues was also performed using H&E staining. The results indicated that CCNE significantly ameliorative cisplatin induced learning and memory impairment (MWMT and Y maze test), depressive behaviours (FST and OFT), motor coordination as well as thermal (hot plate and tail withdrawal test) and mechanical hyperalgesia (von Frey filament test). Furthermore, CCNE decreased acetylcholinesterase level, proinflammatory cytokines levels and lipid peroxidation, with concomitant increase in antioxidant enzymes profiles in the brain tissues of cisplatin treated rats. Additionally, CCNE treatment alleviated histopathological alterations in the brain tissues caused by cisplatin treatment. These results suggested that CCNE ameliorated memory impairment deficits, neuropathy, increased oxidative stress, inflammation in cisplatin treated rats through the inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation.     

A Novel Electrochemical Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with Carbon Black and Glyceline Deep Eutectic Solvent within a Crosslinked Chitosan Film for Simultaneous Determination of Acetaminophen and Diclofenac

Glyceline, reline, or ethaline deep eutectic solvents and carbon black nanoparticles within a crosslinked chitosan film are investigated as glassy carbon electrode modifiers for the first time. The selected 5 mg mL⁻¹ glyceline modified GCE was characterized by cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. Simultaneous determination of acetaminophen and diclofenac by differential pulse adsorptive stripping voltammetry (DPAdSV) presented limits of detection of 2.6×10⁻⁸ and 5.2×10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹ for acetaminophen and diclofenac, respectively, in pharmaceutical and biological samples. The obtained results were compared with those obtained by HPLC at a confidence level of 95 %.     

EXAFS and IR structural study of platinum-based anticancer drugs' degradation by diethyl dithiocarbamate

Platinum compounds constitute a discrete class of DNA-damaging anticancer drug agents, including cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin. The toxicity of such drugs raises the problem of waste detoxification. Diethyl dithiocarbamate (DDTC) is recommended by the World Heath Organization (WHO) for the destruction of cisplatin, but the degradation product has not been structurally characterized. This paper deals with the extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and IR structural study of the reaction products of DDTC with cisplatin, carboplatin, and oxaliplatin. Cisplatin and carboplatin give the same reaction product: Pt(DDTC)2. In the case of oxaliplatin, we observed the formation of [(diaminocyclohexane)(DDTC)Pt(II)]. In all cases, the replacement of labile ligands by strong ligands should lead to inactive compounds. Our results suggest that the WHO inactivation protocol might be extended to carboplatin and oxaliplatin. Nevertheless, this should be validated by toxicity tests of the degradation products.     

Determination of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos by cathodic adsorptive stripping voltammetry

The adsorption behavior and differential pulse cathodic adsorptive stripping voltammetry of the pesticide Chlorpyrifos (CP) were investigated at the hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE). The pesticide was accumulated at the HMDE and a well-defined stripping peak was obtained at –1.2 V vs Ag/AgCl electrode at pH 7.50. A voltammetric procedure was developed for the trace determination of Chlorpyrifos using differential pulse cathodic adsorptive stripping voltammetry (DP-CASV). The optimum working conditions for the determination of the compound were established. The peak current was linear over the concentration range 9.90 × 10^–8– 5.96 × 10^–7 mol/L of Chlorpyrifos. The influence of diverse ions and some other pesticides was investigated. The analysis of Chlorpyrifos in commercial formulations and treated waste water was carried out satisfactorily     

聚氯乙烯膜修饰碳微电极的研制及应用

采用浸涂流延法制得ＰＶＣ膜修饰碳微电极,用Ｋ３Ｆｅ（ＣＮ）６的循环伏安图考察了电极的电化学性能,并用此电极建立了环境水样中痕量汞的阳极溶出伏安法测定。在０．０６ｍｏｌ／Ｌ ＫＳＣＮ＋０．０１ｍｏｌ／ＬＫＣｌ介质中,富集电位－０．８０Ｖ,搅拌富集时间３００ｓ,扫描电压范围－０．２０～０．４０Ｖ,扫描速率３１４ｍＶ／ｓ,咄峰电流与Ｈｇ＾２＋浓度在０．０１～２．０ｍｇ／Ｌ的范围内有良好的线性关系,本电极     

Cathodic adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of uranium with potassium hydrogen phthalate

The adsorption properties of dioxouranium (II)-Phathalate complexes onto hanging mercury drop electrode are exploited in developing a highly sensitive and selective stripping voltammetric procedure for the determination of uranium (VI). The reduction current of adsorbed complex ions of U(VI) was measured by both linear sweep (LSCSV) and differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry (DPCSV), preceded by a period of preconcentration onto the electrode surface. As low as 2x10(-9) mol dm(-3) (0.5 mug/l) and 2x10(-8) mol dm(-3) (4.8 mug/l) with accumulation time 240 and 120 s using DPCSV and LSCSV, respectively, have been determined successfully. The relative standard deviation of 2.2% at the 5 ppm level was obtained. The interferences of some metal ions and anions were studied. The application of this method was tested in the determination of uranium in superphosphate fertilizer.     

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric analysis of the total amount of platinum in DNA extracts from peripheral blood mononuclear cells and tissue from patients treated with cisplatin

We present a highly sensitive method for the determination of platinum (Pt) in DNA extracts of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and tissue samples from patients treated with cisplatin. The method is based on the measurement of Pt by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and allows quantification of Pt-DNA adducts in PBMCs isolated from 10 mL blood and 1 mg tissue. The lower limit of quantification is 0.75 pg Pt or 7.5 fg Pt μg⁻¹ DNA when using 100 μg DNA. The method proved to be accurate and precise. The results obtained using the ICP-MS method were in good agreement with results from the alternative ³²P-postlabelling assay. The ICP-MS method was, however, more sensitive and proved to be less laborious. The advantages of the presented ICP-MS technique were demonstrated by the analysis of PBMCs, normal gastric tissue, and gastric tumour tissue of patients treated with cisplatin.     

差分脉冲溶出伏安法测定中药何首乌中的锌含量

用铋膜电极代替汞膜电极,采用差分脉冲溶出伏安法测定何首乌中的锌含量.实验表明:在0.4mol/L的支持电解质KSCN中,于-1 700 mV下搅拌富集3 min后,得到一灵敏的阳极溶出峰.利用此法测定锌的检出限为4.694×10-7 mg/mL,线性范围在2.32×10-4～6.17×10-4 mg/mL内,线性方程为...     

A Study of the Determination of Cu(II) by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry on a Novel Nylon/Carbon Fiber Electrode

In this work we report a new electrode material formed by injection‐moulding of a conducting polymer consisting of carbon fibers in a Nylon matrix. This material is highly conductive, inexpensive, easy to mould in different shapes and requires minimal pretreatment. The electrode was tested as a mercury‐free sensor for the trace determination of Cu(II) by anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV). The deposition and stripping behavior of copper on the conducting material was initially studied by cyclic voltammetry and the chemical and instrumental parameters of the determination were investigated. The electrode has been shown to be suitable for the determination of Cu(II) in the range 8 μg L^?1 to 30 mg L^?1 (with deposition times ranging from 30 s to 10 min) with a relative standard deviation of 2.2% (at the 0.5 mg L^?1 level) and a limit of detection of 8 μg L^?1 Cu(II) for 10 min of accumulation (at a S/N ratio of 5). The electrode was, finally, applied to the determination of copper in tap‐water, pharmaceutical tablets and bovine serum with recoveries of 97.4, 94.9 and 93.4%, respectively     

电化学预处理玻碳电极微分计时电位溶出法测定DNA中的嘌呤碱基及DNA浓度

研究了鸟嘌呤(G)、腺嘌呤(A)、鸟嘌呤核苷、腺嘌呤核苷和变性DNA在电化学预处理玻碳电极上的恒电流微分计时电位溶出行为. 实验结果表明, 用电化学方法预处理玻碳电极操作简单, 效果明显, 预处理玻碳电极对嘌呤及其核苷和DNA的吸附能力大大增强, 用微分计时电位溶出法可以得到灵敏的溶出峰, 溶出峰高(dt/dE)与其浓度在一定范围内呈良好的线性关系, 可用于嘌呤碱基及其核苷的定量检测和DNA浓度的测定. 将该方法应用于酸变性DNA样品中鸟嘌呤与腺嘌呤的同时测定, 选择性好、灵敏度高; 还可获得有关DNA损伤的一些信息.     

肿瘤细胞中长春新碱的高效液相色谱法测定

长春新碱（ＶＣＲ）为重要和常用抗肿瘤药物之一。肿瘤细胞耐药性是导致化疗失败的主要原因。为了筛选耐药细胞的逆转剂,建立了测定肿瘤细胞内ＶＣＲ浓度的高效液相色谱法,色谱条件为：Ｚｏｒｂａｘ－ＯＤＳ反相柱２５ｃｍ×４．６ｍｍｉ．ｄ．,流动相：０．０２ｍｏｌ／ＬＫ２ＨＰＯ４（ｐＨ６．６）∶ＣＨ３ＯＨ（２０∶８０,Ｖ／Ｖ）,流速：１．０ｍＬ／ｍｉｎ,检测波长：２６７ｎｍ。方法简单、快速、选择性好,在１０～２００ｍｇ／Ｌ范围内ＶＣＲ浓度－峰高呈良好的线性关系（ｒ＝０．９９９８）,仪器灵敏度为４ｎｇ。