Haffez Hesham, Taha Heba, Farrag Nourihan S, Amin Abeer M, Hassan Zeinab A
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, P.O. Box 11795, Cairo, Egypt; Center for Scientific Excellence "Helwan Structural Biology Research" (HSBR), Helwan University, P.O. Box, 11795, Cairo, Egypt.
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, P.O. Box 11795, Cairo, Egypt.
Eur J Pharm Sci. 2021 Mar 1;158:105653. doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105653. Epub 2020 Nov 27.
New synthetic compound Raptinal (RAP) was investigated on different biological levels for its potential anticancer activity. RAP showed higher antiproliferative activity on HepG2 cell line with IC 0.62µM compared to MCF-7 and HCT-116 (4.03 and 92.3 µM) respectively. Moreover, RAP induces early stage of apoptosis in the most sensitive HepG2 treated cells after 24 hr with cell cycle arrest in both subG-G and G-G phases and minimal cell count in G/M mitotic phase with apoptotic index 9.25-fold higher than to control. RAP induces over-expression of key apoptotic genes such as Fas receptor, Caspase-8, Caspase-9, Bax and P53. Western blotting confirm the observation on protein level via over-expression of Caspase-9, Cytochrome-C and higher ration of Bax/Bcl-2. In addition, RAP was radiolabeled using one of the most important diagnostic radioactive isotopes, technetium-99m (Tc), with a radiochemical yield of 92.7 ± 0.41 %. Quality control and biological distribution of Tc-RAP in both healthy and HCC rat model were investigated. Biodistribution profile revealed the localization of RAP in liver tissues (20.5±2.6 %) of HCC models at half an hour post intravenous injection. Histopathological examination confirmed the biodistribution of RAP into liver tissue with induction of karyomegaly in the nuclei of hepatocytes as well as others that proceeded into apoptosis. Molecular docking suggested RAP binds in binding pocket of p53 cancer mutant Y220C making reactivation of the mutant form which is a promising strategy for further investigation on molecular level as a novel anticancer therapeutics. All the results support the use of RAP as a potential anticancer drug in HCC and its Tc complex as an imaging probe.
对新型合成化合物Raptinal(RAP)在不同生物学水平上的潜在抗癌活性进行了研究。与MCF-7和HCT-116细胞系(分别为4.03和92.3µM)相比,RAP对HepG2细胞系显示出更高的抗增殖活性,其IC为0.62µM。此外,RAP在处理24小时后诱导最敏感的HepG2细胞早期凋亡,细胞周期在亚G1-G1和G2-G2期停滞,G/M有丝分裂期细胞计数最少,凋亡指数比对照高9.25倍。RAP诱导关键凋亡基因如Fas受体、半胱天冬酶-8、半胱天冬酶-9、Bax和P53的过表达。蛋白质印迹法通过半胱天冬酶-9、细胞色素C的过表达以及Bax/Bcl-2的更高比例在蛋白质水平上证实了这一观察结果。此外,使用最重要的诊断放射性同位素之一锝-99m(Tc)对RAP进行放射性标记,放射化学产率为92.7±0.41%。研究了Tc-RAP在健康大鼠和肝癌大鼠模型中的质量控制和生物分布。生物分布图谱显示,静脉注射半小时后,RAP在肝癌模型的肝组织中定位(20.5±2.6%)。组织病理学检查证实RAP在肝组织中的生物分布,诱导肝细胞细胞核以及其他细胞发生核肿大并进入凋亡。分子对接表明RAP结合在p53癌症突变体Y220C的结合口袋中,使突变形式重新激活,这是作为新型抗癌疗法在分子水平上进一步研究的一个有前景的策略。所有结果都支持将RAP用作肝癌的潜在抗癌药物,其Tc复合物用作成像探针。