Breast cancer is associated with an increase in the activity and expression of cholinephosphotransferase in rats

Roy, Somdutta Sinha; Mukhopadhyay, Sutapa; Mukherjee, Sanjoy; Das, Salil K.

doi:10.1016/j.lfs.2008.09.013

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“…Previous reports showed that PC content is increased in cancer cells and have an important role in their proliferation [38, 39]. So, it is expected that this stimulation on cell proliferation can be attributed to the levels of PC.…”

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Development, Characterization, and In Vitro Evaluation of Tamoxifen Microemulsions

Monteagudo

Gándola

González

et al. 2012

Journal of Drug Delivery

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Microemulsions (MEs) were designed by an innovative rational development, characterized, and used to load up to 20 mM of Tamoxifen citrate (TMX). They were made with acceptable and well-characterized excipients for all the routes of administration. Some of their properties, such as nanometric mean size and long stability shelf life, make them interesting drug delivery systems. The results obtained after the in vitro inhibition of estradiol-induced proliferation in MCF-7 breast cancer cells demonstrated a significant effect in cell growth. A decreasing of at least 90% in viable cells was shown after the incubation with MEs containing 20 mM of TMX. Besides, two compositions which loaded 10 mM of drug showed a cytotoxic effect higher than 70%. These results encourage the evaluation of alternative protocols for this drug administration, not only for estrogen receptor (ER) positive tumors, but also for ER negative.

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Development, Characterization, and In Vitro Evaluation of Tamoxifen Microemulsions

Monteagudo

Gándola

González

et al. 2012

Journal of Drug Delivery

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“…Rat CPT and choline kinase are highly induced in breast tumor cells (Sinha Roy et al 2008). CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase (CCT) a is highly expressed during embryonic lung development in mouse and knockout of CCTa resulted in severe respiratory failure at birth (Tian et al 2007).…”

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Specific induction of TaAAPT1, an ER- and Golgi-localized ECPT-type aminoalcoholphosphotransferase, results in preferential accumulation of the phosphatidylethanolamine membrane phospholipid during cold acclimation in wheat

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Cold acclimation requires substantial alteration in membrane property. In contrast to well-documented fatty acid unsaturation during cold acclimation, changes in phospholipid biosynthesis during cold acclimation are less understood. Here, we isolated and characterized two aminoalcoholphosphotransferase (AAPT) cDNAs, TaAAPT1 and TaAAPT2, from wheat. AAPTs utilize diacylglycerols and CDP-choline/ethanolamine as substrates and catalyze the final step of the CDP-choline/ethanolamine pathway for phosphatidylcholine (PC)/phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) synthesis, respectively. Functionality of TaAAPT1 and TaAAPT2 was demonstrated by heterologous expression in a yeast cpt1Delta ept1Delta double mutant that lacks both AAPT activities. Detailed characterization of AAPT activities from the transformed mutant cells indicated that TaAAPT1 is an ECPT-type enzyme with higher ethanolamine phosphotransferase (EPT) activity than choline phosphotransferase (CPT) activity, while TaAAPT2 is a CEPT-type with the opposite substrate preference. Transient expression of GFP-fused TaAAPT1 and TaAAPT2 proteins in wheat and onion cells indicated they are localized to both the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus, suggesting that the final synthesis of PE and PC via the CDP-choline/ethanolamine pathway occurs in these organella. Quantitative PCR analyses revealed that TaAAPT1 expression is strongly induced by cold, while TaAAPT2 was constitutively expressed at lower levels. Measurement of phospholipid content in wheat leaves indicated that PE is more prominently increased in response to cold than PC and accordingly PE/PC ratio increased from 0.385 to 0.530 during 14 days of cold acclimation. Together, these data suggested that an increase in the PE/PC ratio during cold acclimation is regulated at the final step of the biosynthetic pathway.

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Translocator Protein (TSPO) in Breast Cancer

Mukherjee

Das²

2012

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Several molecular and cellular markers are currently used as prognostic indicators for diagnosis and therapeutic intervention of breast cancer. Although some of these markers have helped clinicians provide an earlier diagnosis (or prognosis), they have failed to provide adequate information about the mechanisms responsible for different stages of tumor malignancy so that more effective anticancer therapies can be developed. Recently translocator protein (TSPO), formerly known as the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR), has received attention as a potential target for anticancer drug development. It is a well-conserved protein, located at outer-inner mitochondrial membrane contact sites, and is expressed in almost all tissues, although the level of expression varies. TSPO is closely associated with the 32 kDa voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) and the 30 kDa adenine nucleotide translocase (ANT), considered to form the core of a mitochondria multiprotein complex [named the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (MPTP)] and plays a role in apoptotic cell death. As the major role of TSPO is steroid biosynthesis, TSPO expression is particularly high in organs involved in steroidogenesis such as the adrenals, testes, ovaries, placenta, prostate, colon, kidney, and cardiovascular system. It is well known that TSPO is over-expressed in highly aggressive tumors, especially those of the breast, and that expression correlates with advancing stages of this malignancy. TSPO expression, nuclear localization, and TSPO-mediated cholesterol transport into the nucleus are involved in breast cancer cell proliferation and aggressive phenotype expression. Hence, it can be used as a biomarker in the stage-dependent diagnosis of this cancer. In addition, cell proliferation, invasion and migration appears to be decreased when treated with high doses of TSPO ligand PK-11195, a compound that may represent a therapeutic agent for the control of breast cancer progression. Control of breast cancer development by consumption of dietary soy protein has been linked to down-regulation of the expression of TSPO-mediated angiogenic signaling molecules. This chapter provides insight into the potential of TSPO as a rational target for the development of novel therapeutics for breast cancer.

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Breast cancer is associated with an increase in the activity and expression of cholinephosphotransferase in rats

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Development, Characterization, and In Vitro Evaluation of Tamoxifen Microemulsions

Development, Characterization, and In Vitro Evaluation of Tamoxifen Microemulsions

Specific induction of TaAAPT1, an ER- and Golgi-localized ECPT-type aminoalcoholphosphotransferase, results in preferential accumulation of the phosphatidylethanolamine membrane phospholipid during cold acclimation in wheat

Translocator Protein (TSPO) in Breast Cancer

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