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2. Antitumor activity of 5-hydroxy-3′,4′,6,7-tetramethoxyflavone in glioblastoma cell lines and its antagonism with radiotherapy
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Papapetrou Panagiota, Dimitriadis Kyriakos, Galani Vasiliki, Zoi Vasiliki, Giannakopoulou Maria, Papathanasopoulou Vasiliki A., Sioka Chrissa, Tsekeris Pericles, Kyritsis Athanassios P., Lazari Diamanto, and Alexiou George A.
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5-hydroxy-3′,4′,6,7-tetramethoxyflavone ,glioblastoma ,radiotherapy ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
5-Hydroxy-3′,4′,6,7-tetramethoxyflavone (TMF) is a plant-origin flavone known for its anti-cancer properties. In the present study, the cytotoxic effect of TMF was evaluated in the U87MG and T98G glioblastoma (GBM) cell lines. The effect of TMF on cell viability was assessed with trypan blue exclusion assay and crystal violet staining. In addition, flow cytometry was performed to examine its effect on the different phases of the cell cycle, and in vitro scratch wound assay assessed the migratory capacity of the treated cells. Furthermore, the effect of in vitro radiotherapy was also evaluated with a combination of TMF and radiation. In both cell lines, TMF treatment resulted in G0/G1 cell cycle arrest, reduced cell viability, and reduced cell migratory capacity. In contrast, there was an antagonistic property of TMF treatment with radiotherapy. These results demonstrated the antineoplastic effect of TMF in GBM cells in vitro, but the antagonistic effect with radiotherapy indicated that TMF should be further evaluated for its possible antitumor role post-radiotherapy.
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3. Natural Compounds in Glioma Therapy
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Zoi, Vasiliki, primary, Giannakopoulou, Maria, additional, Alexiou, George A., additional, Kyritsis, Athanassios P., additional, and Sioka, Chrissa, additional
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- 2023
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4. Design Principles and Applications of Fluorescent Kinase Inhibitors for Simultaneous Cancer Bioimaging and Therapy.
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Ganai, Ab Majeed, Vrettos, Eirinaios I., Kyrkou, Stavroula G., Zoi, Vasiliki, Khan Pathan, Tabasum, Karpoormath, Rajshekhar, Bouziotis, Penelope, Alexiou, George A., Kastis, George A., Protonotarios, Nicholas E., and Tzakos, Andreas G.
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THERAPEUTIC use of antineoplastic agents ,PROTEIN kinase inhibitors ,FLUORESCENT dyes ,DIAGNOSTIC imaging ,MOLECULAR structure ,DRUG efficacy ,TUMORS ,INDIVIDUALIZED medicine - Abstract
Simple Summary: This review highlights the recent advances in the development and application of dual function kinase inhibitors that also bear fluorescent properties (fluorescent kinase inhibitors), thus can be used as theranostics in the field of cancer. This is a rapidly growing field with significant potential for cancer therapy and diagnosis. This work mainly focuses on the key design principles that guide the development of these multifunctional compounds, emphasizing the integration of essential components such as the kinase cytotoxic warhead, the fluorophore, the linkers, and additional modular elements to enhance the efficacy of the final assembled compound. We anticipate this review to propel the advancement of this field by improving the understanding of the design principles and ultimately leading to the development of more effective tools for the concurrent diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Kinase inhibitors are potent therapeutic agents in cancer treatment, but their effectiveness is frequently restricted by the inability to image the tumor microenvironment. To address this constraint, kinase inhibitor–fluorophore conjugates have emerged as promising theranostic agents, allowing for simultaneous cancer diagnosis and treatment. These conjugates are gaining attention for their ability to visualize malignant tissues and concurrently enhance therapeutic interventions. This review explores the design principles governing the development of multimodal inhibitors, highlighting their potential as platforms for kinase tracking and inhibition via bioimaging. The structural aspects of constructing such theranostic agents are critically analyzed. This work could shed light on this intriguing field and provide adequate impetus for developing novel theranostic compounds based on small molecule inhibitors and fluorophores. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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5. A Novel Fluorescent Gemcitabine Prodrug That Follows a Nucleoside Transporter‐Independent Internalization and Bears Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy With Respect to Gemcitabine.
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Vrettos, Eirinaios Ι., Kyrkou, Stavroula G., Zoi, Vasiliki, Giannakopoulou, Maria, Chatziathanasiadou, Maria V., Kanaki, Zoi, Agalou, Adamantia, Bistas, Vasileios‐Panagiotis, Kougioumtzi, Anastasia, Karampelas, Theodoros, Diamantis, Dimitrios A., Murphy, Carol, Beis, Dimitris, Klinakis, Apostolos, Tamvakopoulos, Constantin, Kyritsis, Athanasios P., Alexiou, George A., and Tzakos, Andreas G.
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NUCLEOSIDE transport proteins ,DRUG monitoring ,FLUORESCENT dyes ,CONFOCAL microscopy ,ANTINEOPLASTIC agents ,ENDOCYTOSIS ,BLOOD plasma - Abstract
The multiplexity of cancer has rendered it the second leading cause of mortality worldwide and theragnostic prodrugs have gained popularity in recent years as a means of treatment. Theragnostic prodrugs enable the simultaneous diagnosis and therapy of tumors via high‐precision real‐time drug release monitoring. Herein, we report the development of the small theragnostic prodrug GF, based on the nucleoside anticancer agent gemcitabine and the fluorescent dye 5(6)‐carboxyfluorescein. We have successfully demonstrated its efficient internalization in tumor cells, showing localization throughout both the early and late endocytic pathways. Its mechanism of cell internalization was evaluated, confirming its independence from nucleoside transporters. Its cellular localization via confocal microscopy revealed a clathrin‐mediated endocytosis mechanism, distinguishing it from analogous compounds studied previously. Furthermore, GF exhibited stability across various pH values and in human blood plasma. Subsequently, its in vitro cytotoxicity was assessed in three human cancer cell lines (A549, U87 and T98). Additionally, its pharmacokinetic profile in mice was investigated and the consequent drug release was monitored. Finally, its in vivo visualization was accomplished in zebrafish xenotransplantation models and its in vivo efficacy was evaluated in A549 xenografts. The results unveiled an intriguing efficacy profile, positioning GF as a compelling candidate warranting further investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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6. Antineoplastic Activity of 9″-Lithospermic Acid Methyl Ester in Glioblastoma Cells
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Tzitiridou, Panagiota, primary, Zoi, Vasiliki, additional, Papagrigoriou, Theodora, additional, Lazari, Diamanto, additional, Sioka, Chrissa, additional, Alexiou, Georgios A., additional, and Kyritsis, Athanassios P., additional
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7. Nuclear Medicine and Cancer Theragnostics: Basic Concepts
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Zoi, Vasiliki, primary, Giannakopoulou, Maria, additional, Alexiou, George A., additional, Bouziotis, Pinelopi, additional, Thalasselis, Savvas, additional, Tzakos, Andreas G., additional, Fotopoulos, Andreas, additional, Papadopoulos, Athanassios N., additional, Kyritsis, Athanassios P., additional, and Sioka, Chrissa, additional
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8. Nuclear Medicine and Cancer Theragnostics
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Zoi, Vasiliki, primary, Giannakopoulou, Maria, additional, Alexiou, George A, additional, Bouziotis, Pinelopi, additional, Thalasselis, Savvas, additional, Tzakos, Andreas G, additional, Fotopoulos, Andreas, additional, Kyritsis, Athanassios P, additional, and Sioka, Chrissa, additional
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9. The Role of Curcumin in Cancer: A Focus on the PI3K/Akt Pathway.
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Zoi, Vasiliki, Kyritsis, Athanassios P., Galani, Vasiliki, Lazari, Diamanto, Sioka, Chrissa, Voulgaris, Spyridon, and Alexiou, Georgios A.
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PROTEIN kinases , *CANCER invasiveness , *GLIOMAS , *CELL proliferation , *BREAST tumors , *HEAD & neck cancer , *CELLULAR signal transduction , *PROSTATE tumors , *METASTASIS , *CELL lines , *CURCUMIN , *MOLECULAR structure , *GROWTH factors , *TUMORS , *PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES , *PATHOLOGIC neovascularization , *CELL survival , *CYTOKINES , *DISEASE progression - Abstract
Simple Summary: Cancer has a major impact on societies across the world. In an attempt to find new treatment options for cancer, attention has shifted to natural compounds. Curcumin is a polyphenol isolated from the roots of turmeric that possesses many biological properties. It acts on the regulation of different aspects of tumor development and interconnects with major signaling pathways that are dysregulated in cancer, such as the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/protein kinase B pathway. In this review, the diverse effects of curcumin on the regulation of this pathway in different malignancies will be discussed. Cancer is a life-threatening disease and one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Despite significant advancements in therapeutic options, most available anti-cancer agents have limited efficacy. In this context, natural compounds with diverse chemical structures have been investigated for their multimodal anti-cancer properties. Curcumin is a polyphenol isolated from the rhizomes of Curcuma longa and has been widely studied for its anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-cancer effects. Curcumin acts on the regulation of different aspects of cancer development, including initiation, metastasis, angiogenesis, and progression. The phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT) pathway is a key target in cancer therapy, since it is implicated in initiation, proliferation, and cancer cell survival. Curcumin has been found to inhibit the PI3K/Akt pathway in tumor cells, primarily via the regulation of different key mediators, including growth factors, protein kinases, and cytokines. This review presents the therapeutic potential of curcumin in different malignancies, such as glioblastoma, prostate and breast cancer, and head and neck cancers, through the targeting of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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10. Μελέτη της αντικαρκινικής δράσης και του μηχανισμού της κουρκουμίνης στο γλοιοβλάστωμα
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Zoi, Vasiliki, Γαλάνη, Βασιλική, Βούλγαρης, Σπυρίδων, Αλεξίου, Γεώργιος, Τσέκερης, Περικλής, Βούλγαρη, Παρασκευή, Κυρίτσης, Αθανάσιος, and Ζήκου, Αναστασία
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Χημειο-Ακτινοθεραπεία ,Curcumin ,Mechanism of anticancer effect ,Κουρκουμίνη ,Μηχανισμός αντικαρκινικής δράσης ,Γλοιοβλάστωμα ,Oncology-Glioblastoma treatment ,Chemo-Radiotherapy ,Glioblastoma ,Ογκολογία-Θεραπεία Γλοιοβαστώματος - Abstract
Το γλοιοβλάστωμα είναι ένας από τους πιο θανατηφόρους όγκους του κενρικού νευρικού συστήματος, με μέση επιβίωση των ασθενών περίπου 15 μήνες μετά τη διάγνωση. Οι τρέχουσες θεραπευτικές επιλογές που βασίζονται στην χειρουργική εκτομή, ακολουθούμενη από συνδυασμό χημειοθεραπείας και ακτινοθεραπείας δεν αυξάνουν σημαντικά την επιβίωση των ασθενών. Για το λόγο αυτό, η ανάγκη εύρεσης νέων ασφαλών και αποτελεσματικών αντιγλοιωματικών παραγόντων κρίνεται απαραίτητη. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, πολλές σύγχρονες ερευνητικές προσπάθειες έχουν στραφεί στην μελέτη φυτικών εκχυλισμάτων ή μορίων που απομονώνονται από φυτά. Η κουρκουμίνη είναι μια πολυφαινόλη που απομονώνεται από το φυτό Curcuma longa και έχει επιδείξει σημαντικές αντικαρκινικές ιδιότητες σε διάφορους τύπους νεοπλασιών. Στην παρούσα μελέτη, διερευνήθηκε η αντιγλοιωματική δράση της κουρκουμίνης και ο μηχανισμός αυτής σε 2 κυτταρικές σειρές ανθρώπινου γλοιοβλαστώματος in vitro, είτε ως μονοθεραπεία, είτε συνδυαστικά με τρέχουσες θεραπευτικές προσεγγίσεις, όπως είναι η ακτινοθεραπεία και η χημειοθεραπεία με τον εγκεκριμένο για γλοιοβλάστωμα αλκυλιωτικό παράγοντα τεμοζολομίδη. Για το σκοπό αυτό, αξιολογήθηκε η επίδραση της κουρκουμίνης στον κυτταρικό πολλαπλασιασμό με τη δοκιμασία κυτταροτοξικότητας μεθυλ-τριαζολυλ-τετραζολίου (ΜΤΤ), τη χρωστική μικροσκοπίου-Trypan Blue Exclusion Assay και τη χρώση με κρυσταλλικό ιώδες (Crystal Violet). Επιπλέον, διερευνήθηκε η δράση της στον κυτταρικό κύκλο με κυτταρομετρία ροής και η επίδραση στην μεταναστευτική ικανότητα των κυττάρων με την τεχνική της προσωμοίωσης τραύματος δι’ αμυχής. Ο έλεγχος της ύπαρξης ή όχι συνέργειας μεταξή κουρκουμίνης και ακτινοθεραπείας ή κουρκουμίνης και τεμοζολομίδης αξιολογήθηκε με την τεχνική Trypan Blue και το λογισμικό CompuSyn (με χρήση του Δείκτη Συνδυασμού CI). Η επίδραση της κουρκουμίνης στην έκφραση της προαποπτωτικής πρωτείνης Bcl2, καθώς και της προ-κασπάσης 3 αξιολογήθηκε με ανοσοαποτύπωση κατά Western blot. Τέλος, πραγματοποιήθηκε δοκιμασία τοξικότητας της κουρκουμίνης σε μοντέλο ιχθύος ζέβρα (zebrafish). Με βάση τα αποτελέσματα της παρούσας διατριβής, η κουρκουμίνη ανέστειλλε σημαντικά τον κυτταρικό πολλαπλασιασμό και στις 2 κυτταρικές σειρές και προκάλεσε δοσο-εξαρτώμενη παύση του κυτταρικού κύκλου στη φάση G2/M. Η κουρκουμίνη επίσης, ανέστειλε τη μετανάστευση των κυττάρων και στις δύο σειρές, μείωσε τα επίπεδα της πρωτείνης Bcl2, καθώς και της προ-κασπάσης 3, υποδεικνύοντας ότι η δράση της σχετίζεται με επαγωγή της απόπτωσης. Επιπλέον, η προκατεργασία των κυττάρων με αυξανόμενες συγκεντρώσεις κουρκουμίνης πριν από την έκθεση σε ακτινοβολία μείωσε τη βιωσιμότητα των κυττάρων σε υψηλότερο βαθμό από τη μονοθεραπεία με κουρκουμίνη ή ακτινοβολία (συνεργική δράση). Η συγχορήγηση κουρκουμίνης και τεμοζολομίδης εμφάνισε επίσης συνεργική δράση στους περισσότερους συνδυασμούς. Τέλος, σε in vivo μοντέλο zebrafish, η μέση θανατηφόρος συγκέντρωση (LC50) της κουρκουμίνης ήταν χαμηλότερη από τις τιμές IC50 για τις 2 κυτταρικές σειρές, επομένως η κουρκουμίνη εμφανίζει μεγαλύτερη εκλεκτικότητα προς τα καρκινικά κύτταρα. Τα αποτελέσματά μας καταδεικνύουν ότι η κουρκουμίνη είναι ένας πολλά υποσχόμενος αντιγλοιωματικός παράγοντας που μπορεί να ευαισθητοποίησει τα κύτταρα του γλοιοβλαστώματος στη δράση της ακτινοθεραπείας και της χημειοθεραπείας. Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest tumors of the central nervous system, with an average patient survival of approximately 15 months after diagnosis. Current treatment options based on surgical resection followed by a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy do not significantly increase patient survival. For this reason, the need to find new safe and effective antiglioma agents is considered essential. In this context, many modern research efforts have turned to the study of plant extracts or molecules isolated from plants. Curcumin is a polyphenol isolated from the plant Curcuma longa and has shown significant anticancer properties in various types of neoplasms. In the present study, the antiglioma activity of curcumin and its underlying mechanism were investigated in 2 human glioblastoma cell lines in vitro, either as monotherapy or in combination with current therapeutic approaches, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy with the approved alkylating agent temozolomide. For this purpose, the effect of curcumin on cell proliferation was evaluated by methyl-triazolyl-tetrazolium (MTT) cytotoxicity assay, Trypan Blue Exclusion Assay and Crystal Violet staining. In addition, its effect on cell cycle progression was investigated by flow cytometry and the effect on the migratory ability of the cells by the scratch wound healing assay. Testing for synergism of curcumin and radiotherapy or curcumin and temozolomide was assessed by the Trypan Blue Exclusion Assay and CompuSyn software (based on the measurement of Combination Index). The effect of curcumin on the expression of the pro-apoptotic protein Bcl2, as well as pro-caspase 3 was evaluated by Western blot immunoprinting. Finally, a toxicity test of curcumin was performed in a zebrafish model. Based on the results of the present thesis, curcumin significantly inhibited cell proliferation in both cell lines and induced dose-dependent cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase. Curcumin also inhibited cell migration in both lines, reduced the levels of Bcl2 protein, as well as pro-caspase 3, indicating that its antiproliferative action is related to the induction of apoptosis. In addition, pretreatment of cells with increasing concentrations of curcumin before exposure to radiation reduced cell viability to a greater extent than monotherapy with curcumin or radiation (synergistic effect). Co-administration of curcumin and temozolomide also showed a synergistic effect in most tested combinations. Finally, in an in vivo zebrafish model, the mean lethal concentration (LC50) of curcumin was lower compared to its IC50 values against glioblastoma cells, suggesting that curcumin shows more selectivity towards cancer cells. Our results demonstrate that curcumin is a promising antiglioma agent that can sensitize glioblastoma cells to both radiotherapy and chemotherapy. 159 σ.
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11. Μελέτη της αντικαρκινικής δράσης της λινεαρόλης σε κυτταρικές σειρές γλοιοβλαστώματος
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Zoi, Vasiliki, Αλεξίου, Γεώργιος, Βούλγαρης, Σπυρίδων, and Γαλάνη, Βασιλική
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Ακτινοθεραπεία ,Linearol ,Φυτικές ουσίες ,Λινεαρόλη ,Radiotherapy ,Γλοιοβλάστωμα ,Natural compounds ,Glioblastoma - Abstract
Το γλοιοβλάστωμα είναι ένας από τους πιο θανατηφόρους όγκους του κενρικού νευρικού συστήματος, με μέση επιβίωση των ασθενών περίπου 15 μήνες μετά τη διάγνωση. Οι τρέχουσες θεραπευτικές επιλογές που βασίζονται στην χειρουργική εκτομή, ακολουθούμενη από συνδυασμό χημειοθεραπείας και ακτινοθεραπείας δεν αυξάνουν σημαντικά την επιβίωση των ασθενών. Για το λόγο αυτό, η ανάγκη εύρεσης νέων ασφαλών και αποτελεσματικών αντικαρκινικών παραγόντων κρίνεται απαραίτητη. Στο πλαίσιο αυτό, οι τρέχουσες ερευνητικές προσπάθειες έχουν στραφεί στην μελέτη φυτικών εκχυλισμάτων ή μορίων που απομονώνονται από φυτά. Η λινεαρόλη είναι ένα διτερπένιο τύπου ent-καουρανίου που απομονώνεται από φυτά του γένους Sideritis και έχει επιδείξει σημαντικές αντιφλεγμονώδεις, αντιοξειδωτικές και αντιμικροβιακές ιδιότητες. Στην παρούσα μελέτη, διερευνήθηκε η πιθανή αντικαρκινική δράση της λινεαρόλης σε κυτταρικές σειρές ανθρωπινου γλοιοβλαστώματος μόνη ή σε συνδυασμό με ακτινοθεραπεία. Για το σκοπό αυτό χρησιμοποιήθηκαν οι σειρές U87 και Τ98 και αξιολογήθηκε η επίδραση της λινεαρόλης στον κυτταρικό πολλαπλασιασμό με τη μέθοδο Trypan Blue Exclusion Assay, η δράση της στον κυτταρικό κύκλο με κυτταρομετρία ροής και η επίδραση στην μεταναστευτική ικανότητα των κυττάρων με την τεχνική της προσωμοίωσης τραύματος δι’ αμυχής. Ο έλεγχος της ύπαρξης ή όχι συνέργειας μεταξή λινεαρόλης και ακτινοθεραπείας αξιολογήθηκε με την τεχνική Trypan Blue και το λογισμικό CompuSyn. Η λινεαρόλη ανέστειλλε σημαντικά τον κυτταρικό πολλαπλασιασμό και προκάλεσε στάση του κυτταρικού κύκλου στη φάση S. Επιπλέον, η προκατεργασία των κυττάρων Τ98 με αυξανόμενες συγκεντρώσεις λινεαρόλης πριν από την έκθεση σε ακτινοβολία 2Gy μείωσε τη βιωσιμότητα των κυττάρων σε υψηλότερο βαθμό από τη μονοθεραπεία με λινεαρόλη ή ακτινοβολία. Η λινεαρόλη επίσης, ανέστειλε τη μετανάστευση κυττάρων και στις δύο δοκιμασμένες κυτταρικές σειρές. Τα αποτελέσματά μας καταδεικνύουν για πρώτη φορά ότι η λινεαρόλη είναι ένας πολλά υποσχόμενος ανιτγλοιωματικός παράγοντας και απαιτούνται περαιτέρω μελέτες για την πλήρη κατανόηση του υποκείμενου μηχανισμού της κυτταροτοξικής της δράσης. Glioblastoma is one of the deadliest tumors of the central nervous system, with an average patient survival of approximately 15 months after diagnosis. Current treatment options based on surgical resection followed by a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy do not significantly increase patient survival. For this reason, the need to find new safe and effective anticancer agents is considered essential. In this context, current research efforts have moved towards the study of plant extracts or molecules isolated from plants. Linearol is an ent-kaurane-type diterpene isolated from plants of the genus Sideritis and has shown significant anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. In the present study, the potential antitumor activity of linearol was investigated in human glioblastoma cell lines alone or in combination with radiotherapy. For this purpose, the U87 and T98 lines were used and the effect of linearol on cell proliferation was evaluated by the Trypan Blue Exclusion Assay, its effect on cell cycle by flow cytometry and the effect on the migratory capacity of the cells by the scratch wound healing assay. In order to determine the existence or not of a synergistic relationship between linearol and radiotherapy the Trypan Blue Exclusion Assay was used along with CompuSyn software. Linearol significantly inhibited cell proliferation and induced cell cycle arrest in S phase. Furthermore, pretreatment of T98 cells with increasing concentrations of linearol prior to exposure to 2Gy radiation reduced cell viability to a greater extent than linearol or radiation monotherapy. Linearol also inhibited cell migration in both tested cell lines. Our results demonstrate for the first time that linearol is a promising antiglioma agent, and further studies are needed to fully understand the underlying mechanism of its cytotoxic activity. 79 σ.
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12. Therapeutic Potential of Linearol in Combination with Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Glioblastoma In Vitro
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Zoi, Vasiliki, primary, Papagrigoriou, Theodora, additional, Tsiftsoglou, Olga S., additional, Alexiou, George A., additional, Giannakopoulou, Maria, additional, Tzima, Eftychia, additional, Tsekeris, Pericles, additional, Zikou, Anastasia, additional, Kyritsis, Athanasios P., additional, Lazari, Diamanto, additional, and Galani, Vasiliki, additional
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13. Intraoperative Flow Cytometry for the Evaluation of Meningioma Grade
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Alexiou, George A., primary, Markopoulos, Georgios S., additional, Vartholomatos, Evrysthenis, additional, Goussia, Anna C., additional, Dova, Lefkothea, additional, Dimitriadis, Savvas, additional, Mantziou, Stefania, additional, Zoi, Vasiliki, additional, Nasios, Anastasios, additional, Sioka, Chrissa, additional, Kyritsis, Athanasios P., additional, Voulgaris, Spyridon, additional, and Vartholomatos, George, additional
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14. Siderol Inhibits Proliferation of Glioblastoma Cells and Acts Synergistically with Temozolomide
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Giannakopoulou, Maria, primary, Dimitriadis, Kiriakos, additional, Koromili, Maria, additional, Zoi, Vasiliki, additional, Vartholomatos, Evrysthenis, additional, Galani, Vasiliki, additional, Kyritsis, Athanassios P., additional, Alexiou, George A., additional, and Lazari, Diamanto, additional
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15. COVID-19 presenting with persistent hiccup and myocardial infarction in a peritoneal dialysis patient: A case report
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Bacharaki, Dimitra, primary, Giannakopoulos, Panagiotis, additional, Markakis, Konstantinos, additional, Papas, Christos, additional, Theodorou, Aikaterini, additional, Zoi, Vasiliki, additional, Tsivgoulis, Georgios, additional, and Lionaki, Sophia, additional
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16. Calciphylaxis: A Long Road to Cure with a Multidisciplinary and Multimodal Approach
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Zoi, Vasiliki, primary, Bacharaki, Dimitra, additional, Sardeli, Aggeliki, additional, Karagiannis, Minas, additional, and Lionaki, Sophia, additional
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17. Clinical presentation and outcomes of chronic dialysis patients with COVID-19: A single center experience from Greece
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Bacharaki, Dimitra, primary, Karagiannis, Minas, additional, Sardeli, Aggeliki, additional, Giannakopoulos, Panagiotis, additional, Tziolos, Nikolaos Renatos, additional, Zoi, Vasiliki, additional, Piliouras, Nikitas, additional, Arkoudis, Nikolaos-Achilleas, additional, Oikonomopoulos, Nikolaos, additional, Tzannis, Kimon, additional, Kavatha, Dimitra, additional, Antoniadou, Anastasia, additional, Vlahakos, Demetrios, additional, and Lionaki, Sophia, additional
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18. Radiosensitization and Radioprotection by Curcumin in Glioblastoma and Other Cancers
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Zoi, Vasiliki, primary, Galani, Vasiliki, additional, Tsekeris, Pericles, additional, Kyritsis, Athanasios P., additional, and Alexiou, George A., additional
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19. A Novel Fluorescent Gemcitabine Prodrug That Follows a Nucleoside Transporter-Independent Internalization and Bears Enhanced Therapeutic Efficacy With Respect to Gemcitabine.
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Vrettos EΙ, Kyrkou SG, Zoi V, Giannakopoulou M, Chatziathanasiadou MV, Kanaki Z, Agalou A, Bistas VP, Kougioumtzi A, Karampelas T, Diamantis DA, Murphy C, Beis D, Klinakis A, Tamvakopoulos C, Kyritsis AP, Alexiou GA, and Tzakos AG
- Subjects
- Humans, Animals, Mice, Cell Line, Tumor, Endocytosis drug effects, Fluoresceins chemistry, Antineoplastic Agents chemistry, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Nucleoside Transport Proteins metabolism, Drug Liberation, Gemcitabine, Deoxycytidine analogs & derivatives, Deoxycytidine chemistry, Deoxycytidine pharmacology, Prodrugs chemistry, Prodrugs pharmacology, Zebrafish, Fluorescent Dyes chemistry
- Abstract
The multiplexity of cancer has rendered it the second leading cause of mortality worldwide and theragnostic prodrugs have gained popularity in recent years as a means of treatment. Theragnostic prodrugs enable the simultaneous diagnosis and therapy of tumors via high-precision real-time drug release monitoring. Herein, we report the development of the small theragnostic prodrug GF, based on the nucleoside anticancer agent gemcitabine and the fluorescent dye 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein. We have successfully demonstrated its efficient internalization in tumor cells, showing localization throughout both the early and late endocytic pathways. Its mechanism of cell internalization was evaluated, confirming its independence from nucleoside transporters. Its cellular localization via confocal microscopy revealed a clathrin-mediated endocytosis mechanism, distinguishing it from analogous compounds studied previously. Furthermore, GF exhibited stability across various pH values and in human blood plasma. Subsequently, its in vitro cytotoxicity was assessed in three human cancer cell lines (A549, U87 and T98). Additionally, its pharmacokinetic profile in mice was investigated and the consequent drug release was monitored. Finally, its in vivo visualization was accomplished in zebrafish xenotransplantation models and its in vivo efficacy was evaluated in A549 xenografts. The results unveiled an intriguing efficacy profile, positioning GF as a compelling candidate warranting further investigation., (© 2024 The Authors. Chemistry - A European Journal published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.)
- Published
- 2024
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