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  1. Article ; Online: Targeting PHGDH reverses the immunosuppressive phenotype of tumor-associated macrophages through α-ketoglutarate and mTORC1 signaling.

    Cai, Zhengnan / Li, Wan / Hager, Sonja / Wilson, Jayne Louise / Afjehi-Sadat, Leila / Heiss, Elke H / Weichhart, Thomas / Heffeter, Petra / Weckwerth, Wolfram

    Cellular & molecular immunology

    2024  

    Abstract: Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) has emerged as a crucial factor in macromolecule synthesis, neutralizing oxidative stress, and regulating methylation reactions in cancer cells, lymphocytes, and endothelial cells. However, the role of PHGDH in ... ...

    Abstract Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) has emerged as a crucial factor in macromolecule synthesis, neutralizing oxidative stress, and regulating methylation reactions in cancer cells, lymphocytes, and endothelial cells. However, the role of PHGDH in tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) is poorly understood. Here, we found that the T helper 2 (Th2) cytokine interleukin-4 and tumor-conditioned media upregulate the expression of PHGDH in macrophages and promote immunosuppressive M2 macrophage activation and proliferation. Loss of PHGDH disrupts cellular metabolism and mitochondrial respiration, which are essential for immunosuppressive macrophages. Mechanistically, PHGDH-mediated serine biosynthesis promotes α-ketoglutarate production, which activates mTORC1 signaling and contributes to the maintenance of an M2-like macrophage phenotype in the tumor microenvironment. Genetic ablation of PHGDH in macrophages from tumor-bearing mice results in attenuated tumor growth, reduced TAM infiltration, a phenotypic shift of M2-like TAMs toward an M1-like phenotype, downregulated PD-L1 expression and enhanced antitumor T-cell immunity. Our study provides a strong basis for further exploration of PHGDH as a potential target to counteract TAM-mediated immunosuppression and hinder tumor progression.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-27
    Publishing country China
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2435097-7
    ISSN 2042-0226 ; 1672-7681
    ISSN (online) 2042-0226
    ISSN 1672-7681
    DOI 10.1038/s41423-024-01134-0
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  2. Article ; Online: Insertion of (Bioactive) Equatorial Ligands into Platinum(IV) Complexes.

    Kastner, Alexander / Schueffl, Hemma / Yassemipour, Patrick A / Keppler, Bernhard K / Heffeter, Petra / Kowol, Christian R

    Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)

    2023  Volume 62, Issue 46, Page(s) e202311468

    Abstract: Platinum(IV) prodrugs are highly interesting alternatives to platinum(II) anticancer therapeutics due to their increased tumor selectivity and reduced side effects. In contrast to the established theory, we recently observed that the equatorial ligand(s) ...

    Abstract Platinum(IV) prodrugs are highly interesting alternatives to platinum(II) anticancer therapeutics due to their increased tumor selectivity and reduced side effects. In contrast to the established theory, we recently observed that the equatorial ligand(s) of e.g. oxaliplatin(IV) complexes can be hydrolyzed with formation of [(DACH)Pt(OH
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Platinum ; Oxaliplatin ; Organoplatinum Compounds ; Ligands ; Prodrugs ; Neoplasms ; Antineoplastic Agents ; Cell Line, Tumor
    Chemical Substances Platinum (49DFR088MY) ; Oxaliplatin (04ZR38536J) ; Organoplatinum Compounds ; Ligands ; Prodrugs ; Antineoplastic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-13
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2011836-3
    ISSN 1521-3773 ; 1433-7851
    ISSN (online) 1521-3773
    ISSN 1433-7851
    DOI 10.1002/anie.202311468
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  3. Article: Einbau von (Bioaktiven) Äquatorialen Liganden in Platin(IV)-Komplexe.

    Kastner, Alexander / Schueffl, Hemma / Yassemipour, Patrick A / Keppler, Bernhard K / Heffeter, Petra / Kowol, Christian R

    Angewandte Chemie (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

    2023  Volume 135, Issue 46, Page(s) e202311468

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-13
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 506609-8
    ISSN 1521-3757 ; 0044-8249 ; 0932-2140
    ISSN (online) 1521-3757
    ISSN 0044-8249 ; 0932-2140
    DOI 10.1002/ange.202311468
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  4. Article: Tumor-targeted dual-action NSAID-platinum(iv) anticancer prodrugs.

    Kastner, Alexander / Mendrina, Theresa / Bachmann, Florian / Berger, Walter / Keppler, Bernhard K / Heffeter, Petra / Kowol, Christian R

    Inorganic chemistry frontiers

    2023  Volume 10, Issue 14, Page(s) 4126–4138

    Abstract: Platinum(iv) prodrugs are a promising class of anticancer agents designed to overcome the limitations of conventional platinum(ii) therapeutics. In this work, we present oxaliplatin(iv)-based complexes, which upon reduction, release acetylsalicylic acid ( ...

    Abstract Platinum(iv) prodrugs are a promising class of anticancer agents designed to overcome the limitations of conventional platinum(ii) therapeutics. In this work, we present oxaliplatin(iv)-based complexes, which upon reduction, release acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin), known for its antitumor activity against colon cancer and currently investigated in combination with oxaliplatin in a phase III clinical study. Comparison with a recently reported cisplatin analog (asplatin) revealed a massive increase in reduction stability for the oxaliplatin complex in mouse serum. This was in line with the cell culture data indicating the desired prodrug properties for the newly synthesized complex. For
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-28
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2052-1553
    ISSN 2052-1553
    DOI 10.1039/d3qi00968h
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  5. Article ; Online: Schiff bases and their metal complexes to target and overcome (multidrug) resistance in cancer.

    Podolski-Renić, Ana / Čipak Gašparović, Ana / Valente, Andreia / López, Óscar / Bormio Nunes, Julia H / Kowol, Christian R / Heffeter, Petra / Filipović, Nenad R

    European journal of medicinal chemistry

    2024  Volume 270, Page(s) 116363

    Abstract: Overcoming multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the major challenges in cancer therapy. In this respect, Schiff base-related compounds (bearing a ... ...

    Abstract Overcoming multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the major challenges in cancer therapy. In this respect, Schiff base-related compounds (bearing a R
    MeSH term(s) Coordination Complexes/pharmacology ; Coordination Complexes/chemistry ; Schiff Bases/pharmacology ; Schiff Bases/chemistry ; Drug Resistance, Multiple ; Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology ; Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry ; Neoplasms/drug therapy
    Chemical Substances Coordination Complexes ; Schiff Bases ; Antineoplastic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-29
    Publishing country France
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 188597-2
    ISSN 1768-3254 ; 0009-4374 ; 0223-5234
    ISSN (online) 1768-3254
    ISSN 0009-4374 ; 0223-5234
    DOI 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116363
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  6. Article ; Online: Destabilization of FoxM1 and Inhibition of Topoisomerase I Contribute to Cytotoxicity of Prenylated Xanthones Isolated from Metaxya rostrata.

    Mittermair, Eva / Schueffl, Hemma / Heffeter, Petra / Krenn, Liselotte / Marian, Brigitte

    Planta medica

    2020  Volume 86, Issue 15, Page(s) 1073–1079

    Abstract: We recently isolated the prenylated xanthones 2-deprenyl-rheediaxanthone B (XB) and 2-deprenyl-7-hydroxy-rheediaxanthone B (OH-XB) from the South American tree ... ...

    Abstract We recently isolated the prenylated xanthones 2-deprenyl-rheediaxanthone B (XB) and 2-deprenyl-7-hydroxy-rheediaxanthone B (OH-XB) from the South American tree fern
    MeSH term(s) Caco-2 Cells ; Cell Cycle Checkpoints ; Cell Line, Tumor ; DNA Topoisomerases, Type I ; Ferns/chemistry ; Forkhead Box Protein M1/genetics ; Humans ; Xanthones/toxicity
    Chemical Substances FOXM1 protein, human ; Forkhead Box Protein M1 ; Xanthones ; DNA Topoisomerases, Type I (EC 5.99.1.2)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-05
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 123545-x
    ISSN 1439-0221 ; 0032-0943
    ISSN (online) 1439-0221
    ISSN 0032-0943
    DOI 10.1055/a-1097-8722
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  7. Article ; Online: Liposomal formulations of anticancer copper(II) thiosemicarbazone complexes.

    Mathuber, Marlene / Hager, Sonja / Keppler, Bernhard K / Heffeter, Petra / Kowol, Christian R

    Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)

    2021  Volume 50, Issue 44, Page(s) 16053–16066

    Abstract: α-N-Heterocyclic thiosemicarbazones such as triapine and COTI-2 are currently investigated as anticancer therapeutics in clinical trials. However, triapine was widely inactive against solid tumor types. A likely explanation is the short plasma half-life ... ...

    Abstract α-N-Heterocyclic thiosemicarbazones such as triapine and COTI-2 are currently investigated as anticancer therapeutics in clinical trials. However, triapine was widely inactive against solid tumor types. A likely explanation is the short plasma half-life time and fast metabolism. One promising approach to overcome these drawbacks is the encapsulation of the drug into nanoparticles (passive drug-targeting). In a previous work we showed that it was not possible to stably encapsulate free triapine into liposomes. Hence, in this manuscript we present the successful preparation of liposomal formulations of the copper(II) complexes of triapine and COTI-2. To this end, various drug-loading strategies were examined and the resulting liposomes were physico-chemically characterized. Especially for liposomal Cu-triapine, a decent encapsulation efficacy and a slow drug release behavior could be observed. In contrast, for COTI-2 and its copper(II) complex no stable loading could be achieved. Subsequent
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage ; Antineoplastic Agents/chemistry ; Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacokinetics ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Survival/drug effects ; Coordination Complexes/administration & dosage ; Coordination Complexes/chemistry ; Coordination Complexes/pharmacokinetics ; Copper/administration & dosage ; Copper/chemistry ; Copper/pharmacokinetics ; Drug Liberation ; Female ; Humans ; Liposomes ; Methemoglobin/metabolism ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Thiosemicarbazones/administration & dosage ; Thiosemicarbazones/chemistry ; Thiosemicarbazones/pharmacokinetics ; Mice
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents ; Coordination Complexes ; Liposomes ; Thiosemicarbazones ; Copper (789U1901C5) ; Methemoglobin (9008-37-1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1472887-4
    ISSN 1477-9234 ; 1364-5447 ; 0300-9246 ; 1477-9226
    ISSN (online) 1477-9234 ; 1364-5447
    ISSN 0300-9246 ; 1477-9226
    DOI 10.1039/d1dt02763h
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  8. Article: Copper-Catalyzed Glutathione Oxidation is Accelerated by the Anticancer Thiosemicarbazone Dp44mT and Further Boosted at Lower pH

    Falcone, Enrico / Ritacca, Alessandra G. / Hager, Sonja / Schueffl, Hemma / Vileno, Bertrand / El Khoury, Youssef / Hellwig, Petra / Kowol, Christian R. / Heffeter, Petra / Sicilia, Emilia / Faller, Peter

    Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2022 Aug. 05, v. 144, no. 32

    2022  

    Abstract: Glutathione (GSH) is the most abundant thiol in mammalian cells and plays a crucial role in maintaining redox cellular homeostasis. The thiols of two GSH molecules can be oxidized to the disulfide GSSG. The cytosolic GSH/GSSG ratio is very high (>100), ... ...

    Abstract Glutathione (GSH) is the most abundant thiol in mammalian cells and plays a crucial role in maintaining redox cellular homeostasis. The thiols of two GSH molecules can be oxidized to the disulfide GSSG. The cytosolic GSH/GSSG ratio is very high (>100), and its reduction can lead to apoptosis or necrosis, which are of interest in cancer research. Cuᴵᴵ ions are very efficient oxidants of thiols, but with an excess of GSH, Cuᴵₙ(GS)ₘ clusters are formed, in which Cuᴵ is very slowly reoxidized by O₂ at pH 7.4 and even more slowly at lower pH. Here, the aerobic oxidation of GSH by Cuᴵᴵ was investigated at different pH values in the presence of the anticancer thiosemicarbazone Dp44mT, which accumulates in lysosomes and induces lysosomal membrane permeabilization in a Cu-dependent manner. The results showed that Cuᴵᴵ-Dp44mT catalyzes GSH oxidation faster than Cuᴵᴵ alone at pH 7.4 and hence accelerates the production of very reactive hydroxyl radicals. Moreover, GSH oxidation and hydroxyl radical production by Cuᴵᴵ-Dp44mT were accelerated at the acidic pH found in lysosomes. To decipher this unusually faster thiol oxidation at lower pH, density functional theory (DFT) calculations, electrochemical and spectroscopic studies were performed. The results suggest that the acceleration is due to the protonation of Cuᴵᴵ-Dp44mT on the hydrazinic nitrogen, which favors the rate-limiting reduction step without subsequent dissociation of the Cuᴵ intermediate. Furthermore, preliminary biological studies in cell culture using the proton pump inhibitor bafilomycin A1 indicated that the lysosomal pH plays a role in the activity of Cuᴵᴵ-Dp44mT.
    Keywords apoptosis ; cell culture ; density functional theory ; dissociation ; disulfides ; electrochemistry ; glutathione ; homeostasis ; hydroxyl radicals ; lysosomes ; mammals ; membrane permeability ; necrosis ; nitrogen ; oxidation ; pH ; proton pump inhibitors ; protonation ; spectroscopy ; thiols
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0805
    Size p. 14758-14768.
    Publishing place American Chemical Society
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 3155-0
    ISSN 1520-5126 ; 0002-7863
    ISSN (online) 1520-5126
    ISSN 0002-7863
    DOI 10.1021/jacs.2c05355
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  9. Article ; Online: Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS)-Sensitive Prodrugs of the Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Crizotinib.

    Bielec, Bjoern / Poetsch, Isabella / Ahmed, Esra / Heffeter, Petra / Keppler, Bernhard K / Kowol, Christian R

    Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

    2020  Volume 25, Issue 5

    Abstract: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors revolutionized cancer therapy but still evoke strong adverse effects that can dramatically reduce patients' quality of life. One possibility to enhance drug safety is the exploitation of prodrug strategies to selectively ... ...

    Abstract Tyrosine kinase inhibitors revolutionized cancer therapy but still evoke strong adverse effects that can dramatically reduce patients' quality of life. One possibility to enhance drug safety is the exploitation of prodrug strategies to selectively activate a drug inside the tumor tissue. In this study, we designed a prodrug strategy for the approved c-MET, ALK, and ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor crizotinib. Therefore, a boronic-acid trigger moiety was attached to the 2-aminopyridine group of crizotinib, which is a crucial position for target kinase binding. The influence of the modifications on the c-MET- and ALK-binding ability was investigated by docking studies, and the strongly reduced interactions could be confirmed by cell-free kinase inhibition assay. Furthermore, the newly synthesized compounds were tested for their activation behavior with H
    MeSH term(s) Boronic Acids/chemistry ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Survival/drug effects ; Crizotinib/chemistry ; Flow Cytometry ; Humans ; Prodrugs/chemistry ; Prodrugs/metabolism ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/chemistry ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology ; Protein Stability ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/chemistry ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/metabolism ; Reactive Oxygen Species/chemistry ; Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Boronic Acids ; Prodrugs ; Protein Kinase Inhibitors ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; Reactive Oxygen Species ; Crizotinib (53AH36668S)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-04
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1413402-0
    ISSN 1420-3049 ; 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    ISSN (online) 1420-3049
    ISSN 1431-5165 ; 1420-3049
    DOI 10.3390/molecules25051149
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  10. Article ; Online: Carboplatin-induced upregulation of pan β-tubulin and class III β-tubulin is implicated in acquired resistance and cross-resistance of ovarian cancer.

    Pernar Kovač, Margareta / Tadić, Vanja / Kralj, Juran / Duran, George E / Stefanelli, Alessia / Stupin Polančec, Darija / Dabelić, Sanja / Bačić, Niko / Tomicic, Maja T / Heffeter, Petra / Sikic, Branimir I / Brozovic, Anamaria

    Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS

    2023  Volume 80, Issue 10, Page(s) 294

    Abstract: Resistance to platinum- and taxane-based chemotherapy represents a major obstacle to long-term survival in ovarian cancer (OC) patients. Here, we studied the interplay between acquired carboplatin (CBP) resistance using two OC cell models, MES-OV CBP and ...

    Abstract Resistance to platinum- and taxane-based chemotherapy represents a major obstacle to long-term survival in ovarian cancer (OC) patients. Here, we studied the interplay between acquired carboplatin (CBP) resistance using two OC cell models, MES-OV CBP and SK-OV-3 CBP, and non-P-glycoprotein-mediated cross-resistance to paclitaxel (TAX) observed only in MES-OV CBP cells. Decreased platination, mesenchymal-like phenotype, and increased expression of α- and γ-tubulin were observed in both drug-resistant variants compared with parental cells. Both variants revealed increased protein expression of class III β-tubulin (TUBB3) but differences in TUBB3 branching and nuclear morphology. Transient silencing of TUBB3 sensitized MES-OV CBP cells to TAX, and surprisingly also to CBP. This phenomenon was not observed in the SK-OV-3 CBP variant, probably due to the compensation by other β-tubulin isotypes. Reduced TUBB3 levels in MES-OV CBP cells affected DNA repair protein trafficking and increased whole-cell platination level. Furthermore, TUBB3 depletion augmented therapeutic efficiency in additional OC cells, showing vice versa drug-resistant pattern, lacking β-tubulin isotype compensation visible at the level of total β-tubulin (TUBB) in vitro and ex vivo. In summary, the level of TUBB in OC should be considered together with TUBB3 in therapy response prediction.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Female ; Carboplatin/pharmacology ; Carboplatin/therapeutic use ; Up-Regulation ; Tubulin/genetics ; Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics ; Transcriptional Activation
    Chemical Substances Carboplatin (BG3F62OND5) ; Tubulin
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-17
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1358415-7
    ISSN 1420-9071 ; 1420-682X
    ISSN (online) 1420-9071
    ISSN 1420-682X
    DOI 10.1007/s00018-023-04943-0
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