Micellar Curcumin Substantially Increases the Antineoplastic Activity of the Alkylphosphocholine Erufosine against TWIST1 Positive Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Cell Lines
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a rare form of cancer with local as well as systemic manifestations. Concomitant bacterial infections increase morbidity and mortality rates due to impaired skin barrier and immune deficiency. In the current study, we demonstrated that the in vitro anti-lymphoma p...
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| author | Antonios G. X. Trochopoulos Yana Ilieva Alexander D. Kroumov Lyudmila L. Dimitrova Ivanka Pencheva-El Tibi Stanislav Philipov Martin R. Berger Hristo M. Najdenski Krassimira Yoncheva Spiro M. Konstantinov Maya M. Zaharieva |
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| description | Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a rare form of cancer with local as well as systemic manifestations. Concomitant bacterial infections increase morbidity and mortality rates due to impaired skin barrier and immune deficiency. In the current study, we demonstrated that the in vitro anti-lymphoma potential of erufosine is diminished by TWIST1 expression and micellar curcumin substantially increases its antineoplastic activity. Pharmacokinetic analysis showed that the micellar curcumin (MCRM) used in our study was characterized by low zeta potential, slow release of curcumin, and fast cell membrane penetration. The combination ratio 1:4 [erufosine:MCRM] achieved strong synergism by inhibiting cell proliferation and clonogenicity. The combined antiproliferative effects were calculated using the symbolic mathematical software MAPLE 15. The synergistic combination strongly decreased the expression of TWIST1 and protein kinase B/Akt as proven by western blotting. Significant reductions in NF-κB activation, induction of apoptosis, and altered glutathione levels were demonstrated by corresponding assays. In addition, the synergistic combination enhanced the anti-staphylococcal activity and prevented biofilm formation, as shown by crystal violet staining. Taken together, the above results show that the development of nanotechnological treatment modalities for CTCL, based on rational drug combinations exhibiting parallel antineoplastic and antibacterial effects, may prove efficacious. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ebbfec9adf86471fbb1dec78e84194002023-11-24T17:20:17ZengMDPI AGPharmaceutics1999-49232022-12-011412268810.3390/pharmaceutics14122688Micellar Curcumin Substantially Increases the Antineoplastic Activity of the Alkylphosphocholine Erufosine against TWIST1 Positive Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Cell LinesAntonios G. X. Trochopoulos0Yana Ilieva1Alexander D. Kroumov2Lyudmila L. Dimitrova3Ivanka Pencheva-El Tibi4Stanislav Philipov5Martin R. Berger6Hristo M. Najdenski7Krassimira Yoncheva8Spiro M. Konstantinov9Maya M. Zaharieva10Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Infectious Microbiology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Applied Microbiology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Infectious Microbiology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Human Anatomy, Histology, General and Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Lozenetz, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, 2 Kozyak Str, 1421 Sofia, BulgariaUnit of Toxicology and Chemotherapy, German Cancer Research Center, D-69120 Heidelberg, GermanyDepartment of Infectious Microbiology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, BulgariaDepartment of Infectious Microbiology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, BulgariaCutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a rare form of cancer with local as well as systemic manifestations. Concomitant bacterial infections increase morbidity and mortality rates due to impaired skin barrier and immune deficiency. In the current study, we demonstrated that the in vitro anti-lymphoma potential of erufosine is diminished by TWIST1 expression and micellar curcumin substantially increases its antineoplastic activity. Pharmacokinetic analysis showed that the micellar curcumin (MCRM) used in our study was characterized by low zeta potential, slow release of curcumin, and fast cell membrane penetration. The combination ratio 1:4 [erufosine:MCRM] achieved strong synergism by inhibiting cell proliferation and clonogenicity. The combined antiproliferative effects were calculated using the symbolic mathematical software MAPLE 15. The synergistic combination strongly decreased the expression of TWIST1 and protein kinase B/Akt as proven by western blotting. Significant reductions in NF-κB activation, induction of apoptosis, and altered glutathione levels were demonstrated by corresponding assays. In addition, the synergistic combination enhanced the anti-staphylococcal activity and prevented biofilm formation, as shown by crystal violet staining. Taken together, the above results show that the development of nanotechnological treatment modalities for CTCL, based on rational drug combinations exhibiting parallel antineoplastic and antibacterial effects, may prove efficacious.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/12/2688cutaneous T-cell lymphomaTWIST1erufosinecurcuminsynergynanotechnology |
| spellingShingle | Antonios G. X. Trochopoulos Yana Ilieva Alexander D. Kroumov Lyudmila L. Dimitrova Ivanka Pencheva-El Tibi Stanislav Philipov Martin R. Berger Hristo M. Najdenski Krassimira Yoncheva Spiro M. Konstantinov Maya M. Zaharieva Micellar Curcumin Substantially Increases the Antineoplastic Activity of the Alkylphosphocholine Erufosine against TWIST1 Positive Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Cell Lines Pharmaceutics cutaneous T-cell lymphoma TWIST1 erufosine curcumin synergy nanotechnology |
| title | Micellar Curcumin Substantially Increases the Antineoplastic Activity of the Alkylphosphocholine Erufosine against TWIST1 Positive Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Cell Lines |
| title_full | Micellar Curcumin Substantially Increases the Antineoplastic Activity of the Alkylphosphocholine Erufosine against TWIST1 Positive Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Cell Lines |
| title_fullStr | Micellar Curcumin Substantially Increases the Antineoplastic Activity of the Alkylphosphocholine Erufosine against TWIST1 Positive Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Cell Lines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Micellar Curcumin Substantially Increases the Antineoplastic Activity of the Alkylphosphocholine Erufosine against TWIST1 Positive Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Cell Lines |
| title_short | Micellar Curcumin Substantially Increases the Antineoplastic Activity of the Alkylphosphocholine Erufosine against TWIST1 Positive Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Cell Lines |
| title_sort | micellar curcumin substantially increases the antineoplastic activity of the alkylphosphocholine erufosine against twist1 positive cutaneous t cell lymphoma cell lines |
| topic | cutaneous T-cell lymphoma TWIST1 erufosine curcumin synergy nanotechnology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/12/2688 |
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