具有选择性抗癌活性的含硒配位组装体:活性氧物种的调控

活性氧物种(ROS)由于其在生物体内的"双刃剑"作用受到越来越多的关注.ROS在低浓度下能够促进细胞生长,而在高浓度下会诱导细胞凋亡.硒作为人体必需的微量元素之一,具有调控细胞内ROS浓度的作用.通过研究具有不同结构的含硒两亲性分子与顺铂、二氯化铂的配位情况,探讨硒与铂之间的配位作用;并进一步研究配位组装体在细胞内调控ROS的能力,探讨选择性抗癌活性的产生机制.结果表明,含硒分子能够与铂类化合物进行配位,生成具有选择性抗癌活性的组装体;该抗癌活性源于组装体对细胞内ROS浓度的调控.期望能够拓展含硒配位组装体在抗癌领域的应用,为选择性抗癌药物的开发提供新的思路.     

硒化壳聚糖诱导NB4细胞凋亡及周期阻断作用

为研究硒化壳聚糖对NB4细胞的凋亡及周期阻断作用,用流式细胞法观察了药物对细胞的诱导凋亡及周期阻断作用。结果表明,硒化壳聚糖作用NB4细胞24 h,可剂量依赖性地诱导细胞凋亡并使G0—G1期细胞增多。提示硒化壳聚糖可诱导细胞凋亡,并对NB4细胞周期有特异性阻断作用。     

单独和合用硒化壳聚糖与阿霉素对K562细胞作用的研究

应用MTT法和AO／EB荧光染色法观察单独和合用硒化壳聚糖与阿霉素对K562细胞株的影响,结果发现硒化壳聚糖和阿霉素均可有效地抑制K562细胞生长。且两药联合使用效果更佳。硒化壳聚糖可诱导细胞凋亡。两药合用诱导细胞凋亡效果更好。     

3,4,5-三羟基苯甲酸通过线粒体途径诱导人肝癌细胞SMMC-7721的凋亡

采用四甲基偶氮唑盐(MTT)观察3,4,5-三羟基苯甲酸(TBA)对人肝癌SMMC-7721细胞的增殖抑制作用; 通过流式细胞仪检测细胞凋亡、细胞内活性氧(ROS)及线粒体膜电位的变化, 用比色法测定Caspase-9和Caspase-3蛋白活性, 探讨TBA 诱导SMMC-7721细胞凋亡的分子机制. 研究结果表明, TBA对SMMC-7721细胞生长具有显著的抑制作用并诱导其凋亡, 诱导SMMC-7721细胞凋亡作用可能通过线粒体信号传导通路实现.     

木香烃内酯诱导乳腺癌MCF-7细胞凋亡作用机制的研究

研究了木香烃内酯诱导人乳腺癌细胞MCF-7细胞凋亡的作用机制.采用流式细胞仪测定不同浓度木香烃内酯(0,2,4,8 μg/mL)作用于MCF-7细胞后细胞凋亡、活性氧(Reactive oxygen species,ROS)含量及线粒体跨膜电位(Mitochondrial transmembrane potential,MTP)的变化,气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-TOF/MS)技术分析加药组与未加药组的代谢差异物.结果表明,木香烃内酯能诱导MCF-7细胞凋亡,并具有浓度依赖性,能够促使ROS含量升高;MTP在2μg/mL木香烃内酯作用时升高,在4和8μg/mL时显著下降;基于GC-TOF/MS的细胞代谢组学研究,最终发现15种代谢差异物.基于上述结果,推测木香烃内酯通过引起ROS含量升高、MTP降低,扰乱线粒体的正常功能,进一步阻碍TCA循环,抑制ATP合成,扰乱了细胞内代谢物的平衡,并引起位于膜间隙的凋亡相关蛋白释放,最终导致MCF-7细胞的凋亡.     

亚硒酸钠通过活性氧(ROS)/谷胱甘肽(GSH)/谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX4)轴诱导非小细胞肺癌A549细胞铁死亡

硒作为人体必需的微量元素,具有抗癌作用,但其抗癌机制尚不明确,因此,通过探讨亚硒酸钠是否可以通过铁死亡途径抑制肺癌A549细胞增殖及其肺癌A549细胞发生铁死亡的具体机制。通过细胞增殖实验(CCK-8实验)及细胞计数实验评价亚硒酸钠对A549细胞增殖的影响,通过流式细胞术分析亚硒酸钠对肺癌A549细胞内线粒体膜电位(MMP)及活性氧(ROS)水平的影响,通过亚铁离子检测试剂盒检测亚硒酸钠作用后肺癌A549细胞内亚铁离子含量变化,MDA检测试剂盒分析亚硒酸钠作用后肺癌A549细胞内脂质氧化产物丙二醛(MDA)含量,分光光度法分析亚硒酸钠对肺癌A549细胞内谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶4(GPX4)及谷胱甘肽(GSH)的表达影响。研究发现：亚硒酸钠能够显著抑制肺癌A549细胞增殖,且亚硒酸钠抑制肺癌A549细胞的半数抑制率(IC₅₀)为10μmol/L;亚硒酸钠能诱导肺癌A549细胞内ROS过度积累并使细胞内谷胱甘肽耗竭;亚硒酸钠作用后,细胞内线粒体膜电位水平显著降低,MDA含量升高而GPX4蛋白表达下调。研究表明,亚硒酸钠能通过诱导肺癌A549细胞内ROS过度积累,引起细胞内...     

硒化壳聚糖抗K562细胞的实验研究

用MTT法和AO/EB荧光染色法观察了硒化壳聚糖对K 562肿瘤细胞株生长的影响。结果发现,硒化壳聚糖可有效地抑制K 562细胞生长,并呈量效、时效关系。经硒化壳聚糖作用后的细胞可明显出现核固缩、碎裂等凋亡形态改变。硒化壳聚糖可诱导K 562细胞凋亡,抑制其生长。     

柠檬酸镧诱导HeLa细胞凋亡差异蛋白组学研究

稀土具有多种多样的生物效应,研究表明稀土具有促细胞增殖和诱导细胞凋亡的双重作用．作用效应与稀土的种类,物种、浓度以及细胞的种类有关,表现出类似Hormesis效应的“低促高抑”现象．如陈兴安等学者曾报道稀土化合物既能促进正常细胞的生长又能抑制癌细胞．最近,一种化合物（Gd（III）-texaphyrinl已经进入三期临床实验,用于非小细胞肺癌脑转移的治疗．稀土促进细胞凋亡可能与以下机制有关：通过与肿瘤细胞DNA特异性结合,影响DNA的合成或复制、影响细胞周期促进凋亡、增加细胞内活性氧（ROS）水平,通过线粒体凋亡通路诱导细胞凋亡,调节机体免疫机能等．我们前期研究表明,柠檬酸镧对各种癌细胞生长的影响存在浓度依赖性,低浓度无明显作用特征,高浓度抑制癌细胞生长,诱导细胞凋亡;不同肿瘤细胞对稀土的响应不同,宫颈癌HeLa细胞株相对敏感．本文进一步利用差异蛋白质组学方法探讨柠檬酸镧诱导HeLa细胞凋亡的作用机制．双向凝胶电泳（2DE）与基质辅助激光解析电离飞行时间串联质谱（MALDI—TOF／TOF—MS）检测结果显示有14种表达差异明显的蛋白．包括与凋亡和细胞增殖相关蛋白：核仁磷酸化蛋白（NMP）和S100钙结合蛋白（S100－A11）表达上调,线粒体prohibitin蛋白下调;应激和氧化应激相关蛋白：包括热休克蛋白（heat shock 70－kDa protein 9 precursor,HspB8）和超氧化物歧化酶1（SOD1）下调,而NAD依耐的亚甲基四氢叶酸脱氢酶（MTHFD2L）上调;翻译和蛋白降解相关蛋白：包括真核翻译延伸因子2（eFF2）、核糖体蛋白（RPLPO）和钙网蛋白前体变体（calreticulin precursor variant and far upstream element（FUSE）binding protein 1,isoform CRA_b）下调,蛋白酶体proteasome beta 3 subunit上调．蛋白组学的结果提示,[La（cit）2]^3-可能通过线粒体凋亡通路以及调节细胞内氧化应激水平诱导Hela细胞凋亡．进一步用免疫印迹（western blotting）进行验证和检测相关凋亡蛋白,结果显示SOD1、eFF2和Nm23蛋白下调,凋亡相关蛋白caspase-9和PARP激活,促凋亡蛋白Bax表达上升和抗凋亡蛋白Bcl-2表达下降．另外,柠檬酸镧作用细胞后,细胞线粒体膜电位（△ψM）下降,细胞色素c（cyt-c）释放和H2O2产生增加．线粒体膜通透性改变、膜电位的变化、ROS的生成和促凋亡蛋白的释放是细胞凋亡过程的关键事件．这些结果表明柠檬酸镧通过线粒体凋亡途径诱导HeLa细胞凋亡,这一结论与既往研究相一致,为柠檬酸稀土配合物的抗癌作用机制提供了基础信息．Ca^2＋超载是引起线粒体损伤的重要因素之一,Ca^2＋也能调节电压依赖阴离子通道活性（VDAC）从而调节线粒体通透性转变孔的开放与关闭．柠檬酸镧能解离出镧离子（La^3＋）,La^3＋具有类钙的性质,这可能是镧作用于线粒体引起凋亡的原因之一．当然,有研究表明这种作用具有两面性,低剂量能促进线粒体PTP孔的开放,高浓度表现为拮抗作用或没有影响．另外,VDAC位于线粒体外膜,对线粒体及细胞功能调节非常重要．本研究结果显示,与对照相比,VADC1的表达没有变化,而VADC2没有检测到,说明VADC的表达在柠檬酸镧诱导的细胞凋亡中可能不是一个关键因素．     

新型有机硫(硒)替加氟衍生物的合成及抗肿瘤活性研究

以替加氟为原料,与氯代烷基醇反应生成中间体N-羟烷基替加氟;然后与对甲苯磺酰氯反应制得替加氟烷基磺酸酯;在双核钛全氟丁基磺酸配合物/锌粉催化体系下,替加氟烷基磺酸酯与二芳基二硫(硒)醚反应,较高产率得到一系列新型芳基(N~3-替加氟烷基)硫(硒)醚衍生物.其结构通过~1H NMR, ~(13)H NMR和HRMS确认.对目标化合物进行了关于结肠癌细胞HCT116和胃癌细胞SGC-7901的体外抗肿瘤活性测试.结果表明,绝大多数目标化合物比替加氟的抗肿瘤活性高. DAPI (4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole)对HCT116细胞染色实验及流式细胞仪定量检测实验表明,替加氟衍生物可通过诱导细胞凋亡而抑制细胞生长.此外,有机硫(硒)替加氟衍生物作用于正常人胚胎肾细胞HEK293的毒性比替加氟低.     

硒蛋白S的生物学功能

硒蛋白S是一种新发现的内质网和细胞膜驻留硒蛋白。以往的研究结果揭示硒蛋白S可以保护细胞拮抗氧化损伤及内质网应激诱导的细胞凋亡;参与脂蛋白代谢、精子发育过程、炎症反应及将错误折叠蛋白从内质网腔逆向转移到细胞质中然后降解的过程(即内质网相关蛋白降解)。硒蛋白S基因多态性与糖尿病、冠状动脉心脏病或先兆子痫等疾病密切相关。本文结合本课题组的工作对硒蛋白S的最新研究进展,尤其是硒蛋白S功能的研究成果作了较为详细的介绍,并对未来的研究方向作了展望。     

硒化聚甘露糖醛酸的合成及抗阿尔茨海默症细胞氧化与凋亡

以聚甘露糖醛酸为原料, 采用先磺化、 再硒化的方法合成了硒化聚甘露糖醛酸, 产率为54%, 产物硒含量为437.25 μg/g. 在2.5 μmol/L硒浓度下, 硒化聚甘露糖醛酸促细胞生长能力达到最适范围, 能保护细胞免受过氧化氢损伤, 显著提高阿尔茨海默症(AD)模型细胞N2a-APP695-sw中的超氧化物歧化酶和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶的活性, 降低细胞内活性氧自由基, 增加线粒体膜电位, 抑制细胞色素C的释放, 在促进Bcl-2表达的同时抑制Bax的表达, 从而具有抑制AD细胞凋亡的功能. 硒化聚甘露糖醛酸也能抑制AD病理相关蛋白BACE1和APP的表达. 结果表明, 硒化聚甘露糖醛酸在抗AD方面具有潜在的应用前景.     

Speciation of selenium compounds with ion-pair reversed-phase liquid chromatography using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry as element-specific detection

For selenium speciation analysis, the hyphenation of chromatographic separation with element-specific detection has proved a useful technique. A powerful separation system, which is capable of resolving several biologically and environmentally important selenium compounds in a single column, is greatly needed. However, that has been difficult to achieve. In this paper eight selenium compounds, namely, selenite [Se(IV)], selenate [Se(VI)], selenocystine (SeCys), selenourea (SeUr), selenomethionine (SeMet), selenoethionine (SeEt), selenocystamine (SeCM) and trimethylselenonium ion (TMSe+), were separated by using mixed ion-pair reagents containing 2.5 mM sodium 1-butanesulfonate and 8 mM tetramethylammonium hydroxide as a mobile phase. The separation of these anionic, cationic and neutral organic selenium compounds on a LiChrosorb RP18 reversed-phase column took only 18 min at a flow-rate of 1.0 ml/min with isocratic elution, and baseline separation among the six organic Se compounds was achieved. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was employed as element-specific detection. A comparison of ICP-MS signal intensity obtained with a Barbington-type nebulizer and with an ultrasonic nebulizer (USN) was made. Different signal enhancement factors were observed for the various selenium compounds when a USN was used. The speciation technique was successfully applied to the study on chemical forms of selenium in a selenium nutritional supplement. Selenomethionine was found to be the predominant constituent of selenium in the supplement.     

The effect of diallyl polysulfanes on cellular signaling cascades

Diallyl polysulfanes, such as diallyl trisulfide and diallyl tetrasulfide, are regarded as a group of potential chemopreventive compounds as they have been proven to be effective inhibitors of cancer cells. These agents have been implicated in signal transductions, including the generation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER) stress, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling, regulation of cell cycle progression, and induction of apoptosis. Nonetheless, certain aspects of the diallyl polysulfane triggered inhibitory effects on cancer cells are still not clear. Understanding the targeted signaling pathways may help to develop new strategies to treat cancer and other diseases. This review is therefore aimed at addressing the targeting of specific intracellular signal transduction cascades by these diallyl polysulfanes in order to shed some light on possible mechanisms of action of these compounds.     

SERS纳米探针对电刺激过程中细胞内产生活性氧的检测

电刺激是用于细胞内紊乱电活动引起疾病的一类重要治疗方式. 在电刺激过程中是否会诱导细胞内活性氧(ROS)水平的改变, 以及常规抗氧化抑制药物与电刺激治疗同时运用带来的影响, 目前尚未有相关研究. 本文设计了一种具有较好生物相容性的金/银核壳纳米棒表面增强拉曼(SERS)活性探针, 用于电刺激过程中细胞内产生ROS的检测. 将该探针与细胞共孵育, 使其内化入细胞, 对细胞进行不同时间的电刺激, 利用拉曼光谱对SERS探针的信号进行检测. 实验结果表明, 随着电刺激时间的延长, SERS信号减弱, 说明细胞内产生ROS的量明显增加. 该传感机制是利用ROS能刻蚀金/银核壳纳米棒的银壳, 从而使其变薄引起SERS信号减弱. 抗坏血酸(AA)和谷胱甘肽(GSH)两种抗氧化抑制剂类药物与电刺激同时运用时, 可观察到它们会对电刺激过程产生的ROS有清除作用. 该研究发展了一类用于细胞内ROS检测的光谱方法, 也为异常的氧化应激和肿瘤治疗过程中的组合用药提供了建议.     

Selenium speciation determines the angiogenesis effect through regulating selenoproteins to trigger ROS-mediated cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest

Tumor angiogenesis is closely related to tumor development, immune escape, and drug resistance. Therefore, the development of effective anti-tumor angiogenesis drugs is of great research significance. Although the current clinical angiogenesis inhibitors have achieved certain efficacy, they also pose the problems of limited and short duration of efficacy, drug resistance, and intrinsic toxicity. Anti-tumor angiogenesis strategies targeting endothelial cells (ECs) have attracted widespread attention in the development of highly effective and low toxicity anti-angiogenesis inhibitors. Studies have verified that the trace element selenium (Se) can inhibit tumor growth by inhibiting tumor angiogenesis through different mechanisms. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether Se speciation has different effects on anti-tumor angiogenesis. Herein, we found that Se exhibited effective anti-angiogenic activity, and its mechanisms of activity were determined by its chemical speciation. Organic Se can significantly inhibit tumor angiogenesis by targeting thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) to trigger cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest and by increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in ECs. Inorganic Se can induce cell cycle arrest and increase ROS production in ECs, showing promising anti-angiogenic effects. Se nanoparticles (SeNPs) slightly inhibit tumor angiogenesis by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest and by increasing the production of ROS. In summary, this study elucidates the anti-angiogenic activity of Se speciation control with a view to providing a scientific reference for the design and development of novel Se-based highly effective and low toxicity angiogenesis inhibitors.     

Synthesis of chalcones with anticancer activities

Several chalcones were synthesized and their in vitro cytotoxicity against various human cell lines, including human breast adenocarcinoma cell line MCF-7, human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549, human prostate cancer cell line PC3, human adenocarcinoma cell line HT-29 (colorectal cancer) and human normal liver cell line WRL-68 was evaluated. Most of the compounds being active cytotoxic agents, four of them with minimal IC?? values were chosen and studied in detail with MCF-7 cells. The compounds 1, 5, 23, and 25 were capable in eliciting apoptosis in MCF-7 cells as shown by multiparameter cytotoxicity assay and caspase-3/7, -8, and -9 activities (p < 0.05). The ROS level showed 1.3-fold increase (p < 0.05) at the low concentrations used and thus it was concluded that the compounds increased the ROS level eventually leading to apoptosis in MCF-7 cells through intrinsic as well as extrinsic pathways.     

Cytotoxic and apoptotic potential of some coumarin and 2-amino-3-carbonitrile selenophene derivatives in prostate cancer

3-acetyl coumarin derivatives (1a-d) are formed as a result of condensation of salicylaldehyde derivatives and ethyl acetoacetate and were converted into coumarin-selenophene hybrid compounds (2a-d) in the basic medium by modified Gewald reaction in the presence of malononitrile and selenium. Products are characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). The prepared compounds are screened for their anticancer activity against DU-145 cell line. In addition, selected target compounds are evaluated for apoptosis and oxidative stress on DU-145 (prostate carcinoma) cell lines.     

Role of oxidant scavengers in the prevention of Ca²+ homeostasis disorders

A number of disorders, such as Alzheimer disease and diabetes mellitus, have in common the alteration of the redox balance, resulting in an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation that might lead to the development of apoptosis and cell death. It has long been known that ROS can significantly alter Ca2+ mobilization, an intracellular signal that is involved in the regulation of a wide variety of cellular functions. Cells have a limited capability to counteract the effects of oxidative stress, but evidence has been provided supporting the beneficial effects of exogenous ROS scavengers. Here, we review the effects of oxidative stress on intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and the role of antioxidants in the prevention and treatment of disorders associated to abnormal Ca2+ mobilization induced by ROS.     

Benzo[f]indole-4,9-dione Derivatives Effectively Inhibit the Growth of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer with poor clinical outcome, and currently no effective targeted therapies are available. Indole compounds have been shown to have potential antitumor activity against various cancer cells. In the present study, we found that new four benzo[f]indole-4,9-dione derivatives reduce TNBC cell viability by reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation stress in vitro. Further analyses showed that LACBio1, LACBio2, LACBio3 and LACBio4 exert cytotoxic effects on MDA-MB 231 cancer cell line by inducing the intrinsic apoptosis pathway, activating caspase 9 and Bax/Bcl-2 pathway in vitro. These results provide evidence that these new four benzo[f]indole-4,9-dione derivatives could be potential therapeutic agents against TNBC by promoting ROS stress-mediated apoptosis through intrinsic-pathway caspase activation.     

Complementary use of molecular and element-specific mass spectrometry for identification of selenium compounds related to human selenium metabolism

The aim of this paper is to give an overview of analytical data on the identification of selenium compounds in biological samples with relevance for selenium metabolism. Only studies applying the combination of element-specific inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry as well as molecular electrospray mass spectrometry detection have been included. Hence, selenium compounds are only considered identified if molecular mass spectra obtained by analysis of the authentic biological sample have been provided. Selenium compounds identified in selenium-accumulating plants and yeast are included, as extracts from such plants and yeast have been widely used for examination of the cancer-preventive effect of selenium in cell lines, animal models and human intervention trials. Hence, these selenium compounds are available for absorption and further metabolism. Identification of selenium metabolites in simulated gastric and intestinal juice, intestinal epithelial tissue, liver and urine is described. Hence, selenium metabolites identified in relation to absorption, metabolism and excretion are included.