Abstract:
:The PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway is considered to be an attractive target for the development of novel anticancer molecules. This paper reports for the first time that a small molecule, antrocin (MW = 234), from Antrodia camphorata was a potent antagonist in various cancer types, being highest in metastatic breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells (MMCs) with an IC(50) value of 0.6 μM. Antrocin was a superior antiproliferator in MMCs as compared with doxorubicin and cisplatin, prevents colony formation, and was nontoxic to nontumorgenic MCF10A and HS-68 cells. Antrocin induced dose-dependent apoptosis in MMCs and caused cleavage of caspase-3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase. Antrocin also caused a time-dependent decrease in protein expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, survivin, and their mRNA, with concomitant increase in pro-apoptotic Bax and cytosolic cytochrome c. In a mechanistic study, antrocin suppressed the phosphorylation of Akt and its downstream effectors mTOR, GSK-3β, and NF-κB. Furthermore, down-regulation of Akt by small interfering RNA prior to antrocin treatment resulted in enhanced cell growth inhibition and apoptosis. Thus, antrocin as an Akt/mTOR dual inhibitor has broad applicability in the development of a clinical trial candidate for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer.
journal_name
Chem Res Toxicoljournal_title
Chemical research in toxicologyauthors
Rao YK,Wu AT,Geethangili M,Huang MT,Chao WJ,Wu CH,Deng WP,Yeh CT,Tzeng YMdoi
10.1021/tx100318msubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-02-18 00:00:00pages
238-45issue
2eissn
0893-228Xissn
1520-5010journal_volume
24pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Exposure of proteins to radicals in the presence of O(2) brings about multiple changes in the target molecules. These alterations include oxidation of side chains, fragmentation, cross-linking, changes in hydrophobicity and conformation, altered susceptibility to proteolytic enzymes, and formation of new reactive grou...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx0001171
更新日期:2000-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cholyl adenylate is a putative intermediate for biosynthesis of cholic acid-coenzyme A (CoA) thioester conjugates by acyl-CoA synthetase. Early studies showed the conjugated acid anhydride moiety of cholyl adenylate to be reactive, attacking proteins to form protein-cholic acid adducts. In the present study, to clarif...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx050159v
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study addresses the detection and characterization of the modification of human serum albumin (HSA) by amoxicillin (AX) in ex vivo samples from healthy subjects under oral amoxicillin administration (acute intake of 1 g every 8 h for 48 h). To reach this goal, we used an analytical strategy based on targeted and ...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx500210e
更新日期:2014-09-15 00:00:00
abstract::A new experimental model was designed to study the fate of globin adducts with styrene 7,8-oxide (SO), a metabolic intermediate of styrene and a model electrophilic compound. Rat erythrocytes were incubated with SO at 7 or 22 °C. Levels of specific amino acid adducts in globin were determined by LC/MS analysis of the ...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00518
更新日期:2016-04-18 00:00:00
abstract::In order to better understand the skin sensitization mechanism of allylic hydroperoxides, linalyl hydroperoxide (1) and several of its potential rearrangement products-epoxylinalool (2), epoxynerol (3), epoxygeraniol (4), and furan (5) and pyran (6) derivatives-were synthesized. The sensitizing properties of these mol...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx970014r
更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Catechol estrogens (CE) are among the major metabolites of estrone (E1) and 17 beta-estradiol (E2). Oxidation of these metabolites to semiquinones and quinones could generate ultimate carcinogenic forms of E1 and E2. The 2,3- and 3,4-quinones of E1 and E2 were synthesized by MnO2 oxidation of the corresponding CE, fol...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx00030a016
更新日期:1992-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::As metals are ubiquitous in the environment, humans are continuously exposed to them. Although some metallic ions play key roles in human physiology, most metals are redundant and are actually hazardous to humans. A frequent event in the toxicological cascade triggered by nonessential metals concerns the abrogation of...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1021/tx100276f
更新日期:2010-12-20 00:00:00
abstract::Cancer-associated mutations often lead to perturbed cellular energy metabolism and accumulation of potentially harmful oncometabolites. One example is the chiral molecule 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG); its two stereoisomers (d- and l-2HG) have been found at abnormally high concentrations in tumors featuring anomalous metab...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.7b00009
更新日期:2017-04-17 00:00:00
abstract::The monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) catalyzed oxidation of amines has been proposed to proceed via a polar pathway, an initial single-electron transfer pathway and an initial hydrogen atom transfer pathway. Results from previous studies on selected N-cyclopropyl-4-substituted-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine derivatives have le...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx960063o
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The present work aimed to elucidate whether the toxic effects of nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles (NPs) on the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae were associated with oxidative stress (OS) and what mechanisms may have contributed to this OS. Cells exposed to NiO NPs accumulated superoxide anions and hydrogen peroxide, whi...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.8b00022
更新日期:2018-08-20 00:00:00
abstract::Chemical and structural alterations to lysozyme (LYSO), glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), and bovine eye lens proteins (BLP) promoted by peroxyl radicals generated by the thermal decomposition of 2,2'-azobis(2-amidinopropane) hydrochloride (AAPH) under aerobic conditions were investigated. SDS-PAGE analysis of...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx300372t
更新日期:2013-01-18 00:00:00
abstract::The oxidation state of intracellular chromium has been determined directly in mammalian lung cells exposed to mutagenic and carcinogenic chromium compounds. Microprobe X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) experiments on single V79 Chinese hamster lung cells showed that Cr(VI) and Cr(V) complexes were reduced completely...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx970010m
更新日期:1997-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::Allyl alcohol (AA) is one of the environmental pollutants used as a herbicide and industrial chemical. AA undergoes enzymatic oxidation in vivo to form Acrolein (Acr), a highly reactive and ubiquitous environmental toxicant. The exposure to AA/Acr has detrimental effects on cells and is highly fatal. In corroboration ...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00071
更新日期:2015-06-15 00:00:00
abstract::2,4-Dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP), an environmental pollutant, was reported to cause hepatotoxicity. The biochemical mechanisms of 2,4-DCP induced liver injury remain unknown. The present study showed that 2,4-DCP is chemically reactive and spontaneously reacts with GSH and bovine serum albumin to form GSH conjugates and B...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00118
更新日期:2020-09-21 00:00:00
abstract::Drug-induced myocardial infarction (DIMI) is one of the most serious adverse drug effects that often lead to death. Therefore, the identification of DIMI at the early stages of drug development is essential. For this purpose, the in vitro testing and in silico prediction of interactions between drug-like substances an...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx500147d
更新日期:2014-07-21 00:00:00
abstract::Marine toxins such as brevetoxins and ciguatoxins are produced by dinoflagellates and can accumulate in seafood. These toxins affect humans through seafood consumption. Intoxication is mainly characterized by gastrointestinal and neurological disorders and, in most severe cases, by cardiovascular problems. To prevent ...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx0342262
更新日期:2004-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A method for the analysis of N-acetylcysteine conjugates of catechol estrogens [catechol estrogen mercapturates (CE SRs)], which are likely to be urinary markers of estrogen-induced tumors, was established in this study. The characteristics of the method that was established were (1) cleanup of urine using the immunoa...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx000182a
更新日期:2000-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::N(6)-(2-Hydroxy-3-buten-1-yl)-2'-deoxyadenosine (N(6)-HB-dA I) and N(6),N(6)-(2,3-dihydroxybutan-1,4-diyl)-2'-deoxyadenosine (N(6),N(6)-DHB-dA) are exocyclic DNA adducts formed upon alkylation of the N(6) position of adenine in DNA by epoxide metabolites of 1,3-butadiene (BD), a common industrial and environmental che...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00166
更新日期:2015-07-20 00:00:00
abstract::Concerns have been raised that diacetyl (DA) might be a respiratory sensitizer based on its LUMO energy similar to that of the respiratory allergen toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI) and results of a local lymph node assay (LLNA) that reported an EC3 of 1.9%. To better understand the concerns, we performed a systematic li...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1021/tx400097v
更新日期:2013-05-20 00:00:00
abstract::A correct estimate of ligand binding modes and a ratio of their occupancies is crucial for calculations of binding free energies. The newly developed method BLUES combines molecular dynamics with nonequilibrium candidate Monte Carlo. Nonequilibrium candidate Monte Carlo generates a plethora of possible binding modes a...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00030
更新日期:2019-07-15 00:00:00
abstract::The mechanism of aromatic hydroxylation of estrogens by cytochrome P450 enzymes has been examined by comparing the oxidation of estrone with that of substrates carrying additional aromaticity such as equilenin and the structural analog 2-naphthol. Hamster liver microsomes preferentially catalyzed the conversion of est...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx970021f
更新日期:1997-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bleomycin has a long-studied mechanism of action through the formation of a complex with metals, such as iron. The bleomycin-iron complex was recently shown to induce membrane damage by free radical reactivity. Because the use of Fe nanoparticles is spreading for drug delivery strategies, molecular mechanisms of cell ...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00162
更新日期:2020-10-19 00:00:00
abstract::Nicking of the DNA strand immediately upstream of an internal abasic (AP) site produces 5'-terminal abasic (dRp) DNA. Both the intact and the nicked abasic species are reactive intermediates along the DNA base excision repair (BER) pathway and can be derailed by side reactions. Aberrant accumulation of the 5'-terminal...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.7b00057
更新日期:2017-06-19 00:00:00
abstract::DNA molecules utilize adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine for coding genetic information. In addition to these four canonical nucleobases, DNA molecules also contain a variety of modified nucleobases that can control and regulate gene expression and chromosome structure. Elucidating the functions of DNA modificati...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/acs.chemrestox.9b00372
更新日期:2020-03-16 00:00:00
abstract::Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) are reported for the detection of atrazine and its principle metabolite in human urine. The ELISAs can be used with crude urine or following extraction and partial purification by methods described in this report. GC, MS, and HPLC techniques were used to confirm and compleme...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx00031a017
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Arsenic is a human carcinogen, causing skin, bladder, and lung cancers. Although arsenic in drinking water affects millions of people worldwide, the mechanism(s) of action by which arsenic causes cancers is not known. Arsenic probably exerts some toxic effects by binding with proteins. However, few experimental data a...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx034053g
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The crystal structure of Rad4/Rad23, the yeast homolog of the human nucleotide excision repair (NER) lesion recognition factor XPC-RAD23B ( Min , J. H. and Pavletich , N. P. ( 2007 ) Nature 449 , 570 - 575 ) reveals that the lesion-partner base is flipped out of the helix and binds to amino acids of the protein. This ...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx400156a
更新日期:2013-07-15 00:00:00
abstract::The risk factors for women developing breast and endometrial cancers are all associated with a lifetime of estrogen exposure. Estrogen replacement therapy in particular has been correlated with a slight increased cancer risk. Previously, we showed that equilenin, a minor component of Premarin (Wyeth-Ayerst), was metab...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx980217v
更新日期:1999-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Nitric oxide can be introduced slowly and steadily into aqueous solutions, including cell culture media, over extended periods of time via semipermeable Silastic (a registered trademark of the Dow Corning Corp.) polymer membranes. The rates of introduction are predictable and reproducible and can approach rates of nit...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx00036a021
更新日期:1993-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), e.g., benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), possess a bay region comprising an ortho-fused benzene ring. Benzo[ghi]perylene (BghiP) represents the group of PAHs lacking such a "classic" bay region and hence cannot be metabolically converted like BaP to bay region dihydrodiol epoxid...
journal_title:Chemical research in toxicology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1021/tx049698a
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00