Die vorliegende Arbeit hatte die Aufgabe, die humane Hepatomzellinie Hep G2 hinsichtlich ihrer Biotransformationskapazität zu charakterisieren, um Aussagen über ihre Eignung als in vitro-Testsystem treffen zu können. Dazu wurden die Aktivitäten und die Induzierbarkeit von unterschiedlichen Cytochrom P450 Isoenzymen (CYP) bestimmt und mit Aktivitäten von isolierten Hepatozyten der Wistarratte verglichen. Als Vertreter der Phase II-Reaktionen wurde die Konjugierung von p-Nitrophenol untersucht. Hep G2-Zellen enthielten detektierbare CYP 1 A1 und 2-Aktivitäten, was mit Hilfe des 7-Ethoxyresorufin- und des 7-Ethoxycoumarin-Assays festgestellt werden konnte. Die Enzymaktivitäten waren durch 3-Methylcholanthren und Phenobarbital induzierbar. Die Umsatzraten waren höher als in Monolayerkulturen von Rattenhepatozyten. Die Umsatzraten der Azoreduktion von 4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)azobenzen waren in Hep G2-Zellen ebenfalls höher als in Hepatozyten der Wistarratte. Hep G2-Zellen zeigten sich hinsichtlich der Demethylierung von Aminophenazon, katalysiert durch CYP 3A1 und 2, und der Konjugierung von p-Nitrophenol den Rattenhepatozyten unterlegen. Die Konjugierung war durch 3-Methylcholanthren und Phenobarbital induzierbar. Des weiteren wurde die Biotransformation von 3 potentiellen Arzneistoffen in Hep G2-Kulturen untersucht. Dabei handelte es sich um AWD 100-041(3-(2-Mercaptoethyl)chinazolin-2, 4(1H,3H)-dion), AR 12463 (5-Piperidino-7-[N-pentyl-N (ß-hydroxyethyl)]amino-s-triazolo(1,5a)-pyrimidin) und dem Lipoxygenaseinhibitor FLM 5011(2-Hydroxy-5-methyllaurophenon -oxim). In allen drei Fällen wurden zwar die gleichen Hauptmetaboliten wie in Rattenhepatozyten gebildet, die Umsatzraten waren aber wesentlich geringer. Um die Toxizität dieser drei Verbindungen und die von Solanum lycopersicon- Mazeraten zu untersuchen, wurde der Proteingehalt und der DNA-Gehalt mit Hilfe von Amidoschwarz bzw. bisBenzimid der Kulturen bestimmt. Membranschäden wurden durch den LDH Cytotoxicity Test von Boehringer Mannheim detektiert. Unter anderem konnte gezeigt werden, daß die Toxizität von FLM 5011 in Hep G2-Zellen auf die Induktion apoptotischer Prozesse zurückzuführen ist, welche durch die sinkende Konzentration von 5(S)-Hydroxyeikosatetraensäure in der Zelle ausgelöst wird. Insgesamt stellen Hep G2-Zellen ein brauchbares in vitro-Modell für Biotransformations- und Zytotoxizitätsuntersuchungen dar. / This investigations had the intention to characterise the capacity of biotransformation of the human hepatoblastoma- derived cell line Hep G2 and to draw conclusions about its suitability as in vitro-model. The enzyme activities and inducabilities of cytochrome P450 isoenzymes (CYP) as phase I reactions were measured and compared with the activity of monolayer primary cultures of rat hepatocytes. As a phase II-reaction the conjugation of p-nitrophenol was examined. Hep G2 contained detectable activities of CYP 1A1 and 2 measured by the 7-ethoxyresorufin assay and the 7-ethoxycoumarin assay and which were inducable by 3-methylcholanthrene and phenobarbitone. The turnover was higher than in rat hepatocytes. Also reductive activities, detected by the azoreduction of 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)- azobenzene, had a higher level than rat hepatocytes. Hep G2 cells were inferior compared to rat hepatocytes concerning the demethylation of aminophenazone catalysed by CYP 3A1 and 2 and the conjugation of p-nitrophenol. The latter was highly inducable by phenobarbitone. The biotransformation of the three active substances AWD 100-041 (3-(2-mercaptoethyl) chinazoline-2,4(1H,3H)-dione), AR 12463(5-piperidino-7-[N- pntyl-N (ß-hydroxyethyl)]amino-s-triazolo[1,5a)-pyrimidin) and the lipoxygenase-inhibitor FLM 5011(2-hydroxy-5- methyllaurophenone-oxim) in Hep G2 cell were also examined. In all cases the major metabolites were the same as in rat hepatocytes but the turnover was much lower than in rat hepatocytes. To study the toxicity of these three compounds and of Solanum lycopersicon mazerates the protein and the DNA content of the Hep G2 cultures were measured with amido black and bisbenzimid respectively. Membrane damages were detected by the LDH Cytotoxicity Test of Boehringer Mannheim. It could be proved that the toxicity of FLM 5011 is due to apoptotic activities aroused by the down regulation of 5-(S)hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid. Hep G2 cells are a useful model for assessing the metabolism and toxicity of xenobiotics.

Choi, Siu Cheong. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-148). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgement --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Abbreviation --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.xii / Table of Content --- p.xiii / Chapter Chapter 1: --- General Introduction / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Treatment resistance in cancer --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1.1 --- Surgery --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.1.2 --- Chemotherapy --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.1.3 --- Radiotherapy --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.1.4 --- Hormonal therapy --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Hypoxia/reoxygenation and its correlation with treatment resistance --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Aim of the study --- p.6 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- The drug sensitivity in HepG2 cells and A431 cells / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Treatment of cancer --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Drug resistance --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Cell culture --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Drugs --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- MTT assay --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- The drugs to which G10HR and G20HR cells were more resistant --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- "The drugs of which GP, G10HR and G20HR cells have similar response" --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- The drugs to which A10HR and A20HR cells were more resistant --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- The drugs to which A10HR and/or A20HR cells were more sensitive --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- "The drugs which AP, A10HR and A20HR cells have similar response" --- p.18 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.24 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Camptothecin and 10-hydroxy camptothecin --- p.27 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Etoposide --- p.30 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Hydrogen peroxide --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4.4 --- Interferons --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4.4.1 --- Interferon alpha --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4.4.2 --- Interferon gamma --- p.34 / Chapter 2.4.5 --- Methotrexate --- p.35 / Chapter 2.4.6 --- Vincristine --- p.36 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- The resistance mechanism of doxorubicin in A431 cells / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.38 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Chemotherapeutic resistance --- p.38 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Tumor hypoxia --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Structure and function of doxorubicin --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Clinical use of doxorubicin --- p.40 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Mechanisms of doxorubicin resistance --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Structure and function of P-glycoprotein --- p.42 / Chapter 3.1.7 --- Drug resistance contributed by P-glycoprotein and the solution --- p.43 / Chapter 3.1.8 --- Epigenetic modulation of mdr1 --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Cell culture --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- MTT assay --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Western blot analysis --- p.48 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Doxorubicin efflux assay --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Drug sensitivity of A431 cells treated with verapamil --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.7 --- Treatment with DNA methyltransferase inhibitor --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.8 --- Drug sensitivity of A431 cells treated with 5-Aza-dC --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.9 --- Methylation-specific PCR (MSP) --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.10 --- Bisulfite genomic DNA sequencing --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Drug sensitivity of A431 cells to doxorubicin --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Expression profile of mdrl and P-glycoprotein in A431 cells --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Dox efflux-pump activity in A431 cells --- p.57 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Drug sensitivity of A431 cells in the presence of verapamil --- p.59 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Expression profile of mdrl in A431 cells in the presence of 5- Aza-dC --- p.59 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- Drug sensitivity of A431 cells in the presence of 5-Aza-dC --- p.62 / Chapter 3.3.7 --- Methylation status of mdrl promoter region --- p.64 / Chapter 3.3.8 --- Bisulfite genomic DNA sequencing of the mdrl promoter --- p.64 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.67 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- The resistance mechanism of cisplatin in HepG2 cells / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.70 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Tumor hypoxia and chemotherapeutic resistance --- p.70 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Cisplatin and its action mechanism --- p.71 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Mechanisms of cisplatin resistance --- p.74 / Chapter 4.1.4 --- Mismatch repair genes --- p.79 / Chapter 4.1.5 --- Epigenome and drug resistance in cancer --- p.80 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Cell culture --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- MTT assay --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Oligonucleotide transfection --- p.85 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Treatment with DNA methyltransferase inhibitor --- p.86 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Drug sensitivity of HepG2 cells treated with 5-Aza-dC --- p.87 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Treatment with histone deacetylase inhibitor --- p.87 / Chapter 4.2.8 --- Drug sensitivity of HepG2 cells treated with TSA --- p.87 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.89 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Drug sensitivity of HepG2 cells to cisplatin --- p.89 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Expression profile of the MMR genes in HepG2 cells --- p.89 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Drug sensitivity of HepG2 cells to cisplatin after the knock- down of PMS2 --- p.91 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Expression profile of MMR genes in the presence of 5-Aza-dC --- p.95 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- Drug sensitivity of HepG2 cells to cisplatin after the addition of 5-Aza-dC --- p.95 / Chapter 4.3.6 --- Expression profile of MMR genes in the presence of trichostatin A --- p.98 / Chapter 4.3.7 --- Sensitivity of HepG2 cells to cisplatin after the addition of trichostatin A --- p.98 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.101 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- The role of PMS2 in cisplatin-induced apoptosis / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.105 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Apoptosis --- p.105 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Extrinsic pathway of apoptosis --- p.106 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Intrinsic pathway of apoptosis --- p.106 / Chapter 5.1.4 --- Cisplatin-induced apoptosis --- p.107 / Chapter 5.1.5 --- MMR and apoptosis --- p.109 / Chapter 5.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.111 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Cell culture --- p.111 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Flow cytometric analysis of apoptosis --- p.111 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Oligonucleotide transfection --- p.111 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- Western blot analysis --- p.111 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Drug and antibodies --- p.112 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results --- p.113 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Cisplatin induced apoptosis --- p.113 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Knockdown of PMS2 by siRNA --- p.113 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Cisplatin-induced apoptosis involved caspases --- p.115 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- Protein expressions of anti-apoptotic genes --- p.119 / Chapter 5.3.5 --- Protein expressions of pro-apoptotic genes --- p.119 / Chapter 5.3.6 --- Protein expressions of apoptotic proteins after knockdown of PMS2 --- p.122 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.124 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- General discussion and conclusion / Chapter 6.1 --- Diverse sensitivity for hypoxia/reoxygenation treated cells to anticancer drugs --- p.128 / Chapter 6.2 --- Resistance mechanism of doxorubicin in A10HR and A20HR cells --- p.129 / Chapter 6.3 --- Resistance mechanism of cisplatin in G10HR and G20HR cells --- p.129 / Chapter 6.4 --- The role of PMS2 as a direct signaling molecule and the alteration of apoptotic proteins in cisplatin-induced apoptosis --- p.130 / Chapter 6.5 --- Future work --- p.131 / References --- p.132

癌症復發往往伴隨著耐藥性和轉移率的增加。目前我們仍未完全瞭解確切的腫瘤逃脫機制。皮下無水酒精注射（PEI）已經被用於治療肝細胞癌（HCC）幾十年，而PEI治療後的癌症復發仍然是該方法的一個主要限制。最近有許多證據表明癌細胞能夠逆轉化學誘導的細胞凋亡過程而得以存活，這有可能是其中一個導致癌細胞復發的原因。這篇論文的重點在於研究肝癌細胞HepG2經歷乙醇誘導凋亡事件後存活下來的後果。 / 這個研究首先證實肝癌細胞 HepG2能從乙醇誘導凋亡事件後存活下來。然後我們對存活下來的肝癌細胞HepG2進行增殖率，耐藥性，運動性以及侵襲性的研究。結果表明，存活下來的HepG2有46%的乙醇耐藥性和84%的高運動性。然後爲了發現存活下來的HepG2是否對其他臨床常用藥物也同樣具有耐藥性，4種臨床常用藥物包括阿黴素，紫杉醇，順鉑，5-氟尿嘧啶（5Fu）均被用於測試。有趣的是，存活下來的HepG2對5-氟尿嘧啶變得更加敏感，平均敏感性下降了58.2%。 / 總的來說，我們的研究結果表明肝癌細胞可從乙醇誘導凋亡事件中恢復過來。此外，存活下來的細胞變得更具有耐藥性和侵入性。這種恢復過程可能是導致癌症復發的原因之一。出乎意料的是，雖然所有存活下來的細胞對乙醇具耐受性，但是它們對於5-氟尿嘧啶均變得更加敏感。這些結果表明，乙醇和5-氟尿嘧啶的聯合治療可能有助於提高PEI治療效果從而預防肝癌癌症復發。 / Cancer relapse, associated with increased drug resistance and higher rate of metastasis, often occurs after chemotherapy. The cancer escape mechanisms are still incompletely understood. Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) has been used for treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for decades, but the recurrence after PEI treatment remains a major limitation. Recently there are mounting evidences showing that cancer cells could survive from chemical-induced apoptosis, suggesting a potential route through which cancer relapse may occur. This thesis focuses on the consequences of the recovery of HepG2 cells from ethanol-induced apoptotic event. / This study verified that HepG2 cells could recover from ethanol-induced apoptosis. Proliferation rate, drug resistance, motility and invasiveness were investigated in recovered HepG2 cells. On average, the recovered HepG2 cell clones were found to be 46% more resistant to ethanol and 84% higher in motility than the parental cell clones. And then four commonly used clinical drugs were assayed to determine whether the recovered cell clones were also resistant to other clinical drugs, including doxorubicin, docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu). Interestingly, the recovered clones became 58.2% more sensitive to 5-fluorouracil on average. / In conclusion, our findings showed that HepG2 cells can recover from ethanol-induced apoptotic event. In addition, some cell clones recovered from apoptosis became more resistant to ethanol and some became more invasive. Such recovery might be one of the reasons causing cancer recurrence. Unexpectedly, although the recovered cell clones were more resistant to ethanol, they became more sensitive to 5-Fu treatment. These results indicated that ethanol-5-Fu combined treatment might be useful in enhancing the PEI treatment and preventing HCC cancer recurrence. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Wang, Shanshan. / Thesis (Ph.D.) Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2014. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 115-130). / Abstracts also in Chinese.

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) can be used to acquire high-resolution topographical images of surfaces, but has the additional capability of detecting the local nanometer scale mechanical properties. For these reasons, it becomes a standard research tool in the surface science recently. In this paper, we used AFM to measure the several properties of two different human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines, Hep G2 ( known as well differentiated and more highly carcinomatous hepatoma cell lines ) and SK-HEP-1 ( known as poorly differentiated and more lightly carcinomatous hepatoma cell lines ) cells fixed on the glass substrate, which including the surface morphology and the relationship between the cantilever deflections and loading forces ( force curve ). Considered the heterogeneous characteristics of the cell surface, the preferred experimental method is to make pixel-by-pixel force curves in a designated area ( force map ) , both adhesion forces and elasticity associated with different locations on the cell surfaces will be obtained. Finally, we use Hertzian model to calculate Young's modulus of Hep G2 and SK-HEP-1 respectively. Based on these results, we can understand the surface properties of two human hepatocarcinoma cell lines with different differentiated stage. The results showed the difference of the morphology, height, cell migration, degree of cell aggregation, roughness, elasticity, adhesive force of two cells. SK-HEP-1 cell has the wide distance of the folds, better cell migration, homogeneous properties of elasticity. It can be assumed that the SK-HEP-1 cells have a dense network structure of actin filaments under the cell membrane like branches (branched networks); Hep G2 cell has the narrow distance of the folds, poor cell migration, heterogeneous properties of elasticity. It can be assumed that the Hep G2 cells have the individual actin filaments and cross-linked network structure of actin filaments under the cell membrane. The above results can be speculated that the elastic properties of the membrane surface will be influenced of actin filaments.

O sulindaco é um antiinflamatório não esteroidal (AINE) classificado quimicamente como ácido carboxílico, da classe dos acetatos, que inibe de forma não seletiva a cicloxigenase 1 e 2. Terapeuticamente, é utilizado como agente analgésico e antiinflamatório para o tratamento de sintomas da artrite reumatóide aguda e crônica, osteoartrite e espondilite anquilosante, no entanto, seu uso não está restringido somente a estas patologias, pois apresenta atividade quimiopreventiva, sendo atualmente também utilizado para este fim, apesar de inúmeros relatos de toxicidade gastrointestinal e hepática terem sido relatados na literatura. Ele é ingerido como um pró-fármaco, e por reações de biotransformação hepática origina um metabólito reduzido (sulindaco sulfeto, ativo farmacologicamente) e outro oxidado (sulindaco sulfona, inativo). Para avaliar os efeitos do sulindaco e seus metabólitos, foram realizados estudos in vitro em mitocôndrias isoladas de fígado de rato, para explorar aspectos mecanísticos de toxicidade mitocondrial, e ensaios com linhagem celular de hepatoma humano HepG2, para avaliar seus efeitos após metabolização, uma vez que estas células mantém enzimas responsáveis pelas reações de biotransformação de fase I e II. Nossos resultados demonstram que o sulindaco sulfeto estimula a respiração de estado 4 e promove a liberação de cálcio pré-acumulado pela organela de maneira concentração-dependente, sendo evidente o efeito desacoplador sobre a fosforilação oxidativa, refletidos na diminuição da viabilidade celular em associação com a diminuição do conteúdo de ATP, provocado pela dissipação do potencial de membrana mitocondrial, sugerindo um mecanismo protonoforético de desacoplamento, responsável pela toxicidade deste antiinflamatório. Além disso, foi observado o inchamento das mitocôndrias em meio energizado, condição que ocorre independente de cálcio presente no meio reacional. Este evento foi parcialmente sensível a ciclosporina A e Mg2+, teve prevenção total com a adição de BHT e insensibilidade a outros moduladores, como ADP, ATP, DTT e NEM. Os resultados não condizem com a transição de permeabilidade mitocondrial clássica, uma vez que é dependente de cálcio, e o mecanismo de prevenção deste efeito obtida com a adição de BHT é desconhecido, pois não foi observada a indução de formação de radicais livres nos dois modelos experimentais utilizados. No entanto, a indução de intumescimento mitocondrial pode contribuir para seus efeitos tóxicos. O sulindaco e o sulindaco sulfona não apresentaram quaisquer efeitos descritos para o sulindaco sulfeto, indicando que somente o metabólito farmacologicamente ativo é responsável pelos efeitos tóxicos observados. A biotransformação por reações de Fase I e II podem contribuir para a toxicidade in vivo, por originarem o metabólito reduzido, e como o sulindaco é utilizado em terapias que envolvem uso por tempo prolongado, é prudente realizar um monitoramento da função hepática antes e durante o período de tratamento, no sentido de prevenir complicações do uso na terapia convencional / Sulindac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) known to inhibit non-selectively ciclooxygenases (COX) 1 and 2. Sulindac is therapeutically used as anti-inflammatory and analgesic in the symptomatic treatment of acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and ankylosing spondylits. In addition to this property, a role in the prevention/regression of colonic carcinogenesis, has been described for both sulindac and metabolites. Nevertheless, its therapeutic use has been limited because of its toxicity to the gastrointestinal tract and liver, reported in the literature. Sulindac is a prodrug that is ?in vivo? metabolized to its pharmacological active metabolite, sulindac sulfide and its pharmacological inactive one, sulindac sulfone. In order to assess the effects of sulindac and its metabolites, we used ?in vitro? studies with isolated rat liver mitochondria, to evaluate the aspects of its toxicity in mitochondria; and studies with human hepatoma cell line (HepG2), to evaluate its affects after biotransformation. The present study shows that sulindac sulfide, but not sulindac sulfone or sulindac itself, cause mitochondrial uncoupling, releasing pre-accumulated Ca2+ from the organelle, and decrease Hep-G2 cell viability in an apparent association with cellular ATP depletion resulted from mitochondrial uncoupling-associated membrane potential dissipation. We therefore propose mitochondrial uncoupling by sulindac sulfide as a potential mechanism for the well established toxicity of sulindac, at least to the liver in humans. It was also observed a mitochondrial swelling in energized media that can occur without dependence on the calcium present in the media. This event was partial inhibited by CsA and Mg2+, and completely inhibited with the addition of BHT. It did not show any inhibition with the addition of ADP, ATP, DTT or NEM. These results can not be associated to the classical mitochondrial permeability transition that is dependent to calcium, and the mechanism of inhibition observed with BHT is not known, since it was not observed any production of free radicals in our models, but the swelling observed can also contribute to the toxic effects observed. The sulindac itself and the sulfone metabolite did not show any toxic effect observed for the sulfide form, indicating that just the pharmacological active metabolite is responsible for the toxic effects. The biotransformation (phase I and II reactions) can contribute to sulindac toxicity, because they generate the reduced form. Sulindac is also used in long term treatment, so it is necessary the monitoring of the hepatic function is necessary before and during the treatment, in order to prevent any further complication.

Materials based on novel Off-Stoichiometry Thiol-Ene polymers, abbreviated OSTE, show promising properties as materials forlow cost and scalable manufacturing of micro- and nanosystems such as lab-on-chip devices. The OSTE materials have tunablemechanical properties, offer possibility for low temperature bonding to many surfaces via tunable surface chemistry, and can beused in soft lithography. Unlike the commonly used elastomer poly(dimethylsiloxane), PDMS, the OSTE materials have lowpermeability for gasses, are resistant to common solvents and can be more permanently surface modified.In this master’s thesis project, the OSTE materials have been evaluated with focus on compatibility with cells, possibility fornanostructuring using soft lithography and the use of OSTE as a flexible support for conducting polymers.Results from cell seeding studies with HEP G2 cells suggest that cells can proliferate on a low thiol off-stoichiometry OSTEmaterial for at least five days. The biocompatibility for this type of OSTE material may be similar to poly(styrene). However, highlevels of free thiol monomers in the material decrease cell viability considerably.By using soft lithography techniques it is possible to fabricate OSTE nanochannels with at least the dimensions of 400 nm x 15nm. Combined with the advantages of using the OSTE materials, such as low temperature bonding and possibility for stablesurface modifications, a candidate construction material for future development of systems for DNA analysis is at hand.OSTE can serve as a flexible support for an adsorbed film of a conducting polymer with the possibility for future applicationssuch as electronic interfaces in microsystems. In this project, a film of PEDOT:PSS with the electrical resistance of ~5 kΩ wascreated by adsorption to an flexible OSTE material. Furthermore, results suggest that it is possible to further optimize theconductivity and water resistance of PEDOT:PSS films on OSTE.

O sulindaco é um antiinflamatório não esteroidal (AINE) classificado quimicamente como ácido carboxílico, da classe dos acetatos, que inibe de forma não seletiva a cicloxigenase 1 e 2. Terapeuticamente, é utilizado como agente analgésico e antiinflamatório para o tratamento de sintomas da artrite reumatóide aguda e crônica, osteoartrite e espondilite anquilosante, no entanto, seu uso não está restringido somente a estas patologias, pois apresenta atividade quimiopreventiva, sendo atualmente também utilizado para este fim, apesar de inúmeros relatos de toxicidade gastrointestinal e hepática terem sido relatados na literatura. Ele é ingerido como um pró-fármaco, e por reações de biotransformação hepática origina um metabólito reduzido (sulindaco sulfeto, ativo farmacologicamente) e outro oxidado (sulindaco sulfona, inativo). Para avaliar os efeitos do sulindaco e seus metabólitos, foram realizados estudos in vitro em mitocôndrias isoladas de fígado de rato, para explorar aspectos mecanísticos de toxicidade mitocondrial, e ensaios com linhagem celular de hepatoma humano HepG2, para avaliar seus efeitos após metabolização, uma vez que estas células mantém enzimas responsáveis pelas reações de biotransformação de fase I e II. Nossos resultados demonstram que o sulindaco sulfeto estimula a respiração de estado 4 e promove a liberação de cálcio pré-acumulado pela organela de maneira concentração-dependente, sendo evidente o efeito desacoplador sobre a fosforilação oxidativa, refletidos na diminuição da viabilidade celular em associação com a diminuição do conteúdo de ATP, provocado pela dissipação do potencial de membrana mitocondrial, sugerindo um mecanismo protonoforético de desacoplamento, responsável pela toxicidade deste antiinflamatório. Além disso, foi observado o inchamento das mitocôndrias em meio energizado, condição que ocorre independente de cálcio presente no meio reacional. Este evento foi parcialmente sensível a ciclosporina A e Mg2+, teve prevenção total com a adição de BHT e insensibilidade a outros moduladores, como ADP, ATP, DTT e NEM. Os resultados não condizem com a transição de permeabilidade mitocondrial clássica, uma vez que é dependente de cálcio, e o mecanismo de prevenção deste efeito obtida com a adição de BHT é desconhecido, pois não foi observada a indução de formação de radicais livres nos dois modelos experimentais utilizados. No entanto, a indução de intumescimento mitocondrial pode contribuir para seus efeitos tóxicos. O sulindaco e o sulindaco sulfona não apresentaram quaisquer efeitos descritos para o sulindaco sulfeto, indicando que somente o metabólito farmacologicamente ativo é responsável pelos efeitos tóxicos observados. A biotransformação por reações de Fase I e II podem contribuir para a toxicidade in vivo, por originarem o metabólito reduzido, e como o sulindaco é utilizado em terapias que envolvem uso por tempo prolongado, é prudente realizar um monitoramento da função hepática antes e durante o período de tratamento, no sentido de prevenir complicações do uso na terapia convencional / Sulindac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) known to inhibit non-selectively ciclooxygenases (COX) 1 and 2. Sulindac is therapeutically used as anti-inflammatory and analgesic in the symptomatic treatment of acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and ankylosing spondylits. In addition to this property, a role in the prevention/regression of colonic carcinogenesis, has been described for both sulindac and metabolites. Nevertheless, its therapeutic use has been limited because of its toxicity to the gastrointestinal tract and liver, reported in the literature. Sulindac is a prodrug that is ?in vivo? metabolized to its pharmacological active metabolite, sulindac sulfide and its pharmacological inactive one, sulindac sulfone. In order to assess the effects of sulindac and its metabolites, we used ?in vitro? studies with isolated rat liver mitochondria, to evaluate the aspects of its toxicity in mitochondria; and studies with human hepatoma cell line (HepG2), to evaluate its affects after biotransformation. The present study shows that sulindac sulfide, but not sulindac sulfone or sulindac itself, cause mitochondrial uncoupling, releasing pre-accumulated Ca2+ from the organelle, and decrease Hep-G2 cell viability in an apparent association with cellular ATP depletion resulted from mitochondrial uncoupling-associated membrane potential dissipation. We therefore propose mitochondrial uncoupling by sulindac sulfide as a potential mechanism for the well established toxicity of sulindac, at least to the liver in humans. It was also observed a mitochondrial swelling in energized media that can occur without dependence on the calcium present in the media. This event was partial inhibited by CsA and Mg2+, and completely inhibited with the addition of BHT. It did not show any inhibition with the addition of ADP, ATP, DTT or NEM. These results can not be associated to the classical mitochondrial permeability transition that is dependent to calcium, and the mechanism of inhibition observed with BHT is not known, since it was not observed any production of free radicals in our models, but the swelling observed can also contribute to the toxic effects observed. The sulindac itself and the sulfone metabolite did not show any toxic effect observed for the sulfide form, indicating that just the pharmacological active metabolite is responsible for the toxic effects. The biotransformation (phase I and II reactions) can contribute to sulindac toxicity, because they generate the reduced form. Sulindac is also used in long term treatment, so it is necessary the monitoring of the hepatic function is necessary before and during the treatment, in order to prevent any further complication.

Iron is an essential trace element for almost all living organisms. Iron overload in cells and tissues, however, leads to their disruption. Most oftenly damaged are parenchymatic organs such as the liver, pancreas and heart. The aim of this thesis was to create cellular in vitro models for the investigation of effects of excess iron on hepatocytes and pancreatic beta cells and on these models to investigate cellular processes which lead to cellular damage during iron overload. We focused on examining the presence of oxidative and endoplasmic reticulum stress and the activation of apoptotic cell death. For our experiments, we used HEP-G2 cell line which represents human hepatocytes and NES2Y cell line which represents human pancreatic beta cells. To study the mechanisms of cellular damage during iron overload, we used two approaches by which we observed both acute and long-term effects of high levels of iron on damage of the tested cell lines. When studying the acute effect of excess iron on the cells, we applied high doses of iron (using 15 mM ferric citrate in medium) that led to the activation of cell death in hours. Long-term effects of iron overload were tested on cells regularly cultivated in the presence of 50 μM and 100 μM ferric citrate over a period of several months. Iron concentrations...

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<p>У оквиру ове докторске дисертације испитана је биолошка активност екстраката плодних тела и потопљених култура (мицелије и филтрата) аутохтоних врста гљива <em>Coprinus comatus</em> и<em> Coprinellus truncorum</em>. Такође, испитан је&nbsp; метаболизам фосфата мицелија обе врсте употребом нуклеарно магнетне резонантне спректроскопије (³¹Р NMR), утицај ванадијума на метаболизам фосфата као и идентификација облика ванадата присутних у ћелији мицелије (⁵¹V NMR). Утврђена је антирадикалска и антиоксидативна активност&nbsp; етанолних,метанолних и водених екстраката гљива при чему су се екстракти потопљених култура издвојили по антирадикалској, а екстракти плодних тела по антиоксидативној активности. Екстракти потопљених култура истакли су се и у погледу антибактеријске активности, где се као најпотентнији показао&nbsp; хлороформски екстракт филтрата потопљене културе<em> C. comatus</em>. Такође, етанолни екстракт филтрата потопљене културе <em>C. comatus</em> показао се као најпотентнији у анти-ацетилхолинестеразној активности у односу на&nbsp; конвенционални лек донепезил. Испитан је и утицај екстраката на вијабилност ћелијских линија HepG2 (хумане хепатома ћелије) и Rin-5F (&szlig; ћелије панкреаса пацова).</p><p>Спектрофотометријским методама одређен је укупан садржај фенола и флавоноида у већини анализираних екстраката.</p><p>LC/MS идентификацијом и квантификацијом фенолних киселина уочена је разлика између фенолних једињења присутних у плодном телу, мицелији и филтрату потопљене културе. Екстракти потопљених култура бележе већи број и већи садржај једињења. Укупан садржај протеина одређен само у воденим екстрактима, а укупан садржај угљених хидрата у полисахаридним екстрактима.Употребом Фуријеве инфрацрвене спектроскопске методе (FTIR) детектоване су везе између угљених хидрата&nbsp; присутних у полисахаридним екстрактима, а планарном&nbsp; хроматографијом показано је да екстракти плодног тела и филтрата врсте <em>С. truncorum</em>, као и екстракт плодног тела врсте <em>C</em>. <em>comatus</em>, садрже велику&nbsp; количину D-глукозе, док екстракт мицелије <em>C. truncorum</em>, баш као и екстракти филтрата и мицелије <em>C. comatus</em>, садрже највише галактозе. Квалитативном и квантитативном елементарном анализом (ААS) утврђен је виши садржај&nbsp; калијума и гвожђа у анализираним узорцима. GC-МS идентификацијом и квантификацијом масних киселина указано је на значајно присуство линолне киселине код обе врсте.&nbsp;<br />Како за аутохтону врсту&nbsp; <em>C.truncorum </em>постоји мало података у литератури, подаци о њеном хемијском саставу могу се сматрати иновативним.<br />Компаративним прегледом биолошке активности и хемијског састава екстраката плодног тела и мицелије и филтрата (потопљених култура) указано је да су анализирани екстракти извори биоактивних супстанци са медицинским потенцијалом, а потопљене културе датих гљива представљају атрактивне кандидате за даља биотехнолошка истраживања.</p> / <p>U okviru ove doktorske disertacije ispitana je biološka aktivnost ekstrakata plodnih tela i potopljenih kultura (micelije i filtrata) autohtonih vrsta gljiva <em>Coprinus comatus</em> i<em> Coprinellus truncorum</em>. Takođe, ispitan je&nbsp; metabolizam fosfata micelija obe vrste upotrebom nuklearno magnetne rezonantne sprektroskopije (³¹R NMR), uticaj vanadijuma na metabolizam fosfata kao i identifikacija oblika vanadata prisutnih u ćeliji micelije (⁵¹V NMR). Utvrđena je antiradikalska i antioksidativna aktivnost&nbsp; etanolnih,metanolnih i vodenih ekstrakata gljiva pri čemu su se ekstrakti potopljenih kultura izdvojili po antiradikalskoj, a ekstrakti plodnih tela po antioksidativnoj aktivnosti. Ekstrakti potopljenih kultura istakli su se i u pogledu antibakterijske aktivnosti, gde se kao najpotentniji pokazao&nbsp; hloroformski ekstrakt filtrata potopljene kulture<em> C. comatus</em>. Takođe, etanolni ekstrakt filtrata potopljene kulture <em>C. comatus</em> pokazao se kao najpotentniji u anti-acetilholinesteraznoj aktivnosti u odnosu na&nbsp; konvencionalni lek donepezil. Ispitan je i uticaj ekstrakata na vijabilnost ćelijskih linija HepG2 (humane hepatoma ćelije) i Rin-5F (&szlig; ćelije pankreasa pacova).</p><p>Spektrofotometrijskim metodama određen je ukupan sadržaj fenola i flavonoida u većini analiziranih ekstrakata.</p><p>LC/MS identifikacijom i kvantifikacijom fenolnih kiselina uočena je razlika između fenolnih jedinjenja prisutnih u plodnom telu, miceliji i filtratu potopljene kulture. Ekstrakti potopljenih kultura beleže veći broj i veći sadržaj jedinjenja. Ukupan sadržaj proteina određen samo u vodenim ekstraktima, a ukupan sadržaj ugljenih hidrata u polisaharidnim ekstraktima.Upotrebom Furijeve infracrvene spektroskopske metode (FTIR) detektovane su veze između ugljenih hidrata&nbsp; prisutnih u polisaharidnim ekstraktima, a planarnom&nbsp; hromatografijom pokazano je da ekstrakti plodnog tela i filtrata vrste <em>S. truncorum</em>, kao i ekstrakt plodnog tela vrste <em>C</em>. <em>comatus</em>, sadrže veliku&nbsp; količinu D-glukoze, dok ekstrakt micelije <em>C. truncorum</em>, baš kao i ekstrakti filtrata i micelije <em>C. comatus</em>, sadrže najviše galaktoze. Kvalitativnom i kvantitativnom elementarnom analizom (AAS) utvrđen je viši sadržaj&nbsp; kalijuma i gvožđa u analiziranim uzorcima. GC-MS identifikacijom i kvantifikacijom masnih kiselina ukazano je na značajno prisustvo linolne kiseline kod obe vrste.&nbsp;<br />Kako za autohtonu vrstu&nbsp; <em>C.truncorum </em>postoji malo podataka u literaturi, podaci o njenom hemijskom sastavu mogu se smatrati inovativnim.<br />Komparativnim pregledom biološke aktivnosti i hemijskog sastava ekstrakata plodnog tela i micelije i filtrata (potopljenih kultura) ukazano je da su analizirani ekstrakti izvori bioaktivnih supstanci sa medicinskim potencijalom, a potopljene kulture datih gljiva predstavljaju atraktivne kandidate za dalja biotehnološka istraživanja.</p> / <p>The biological activity of extracts of basidiocarps (fruiting bodies)&nbsp; and submerged cultures (mycelium and filtrate) of autochthonous mushroom species&nbsp; <em>Coprinus comatus</em> and&nbsp; <em>Coprinellus truncorum&nbsp;</em> was examined. Furthermore, the metabolism of phosphate&nbsp; of mycelia&nbsp; of both types was studied using nuclear magnetic&nbsp; resonance spectros-copy ( ³¹ R NMR), the influence of vanadium on phosphate metabolism and the identification of vanadate oxidation states present in the mycelia cell ( ⁵¹ V NMR). The antiradical and antioxidant activity of methanolic, ethanolic and water fungal extracts was determined. Extracts of submerged cultures achieved the best anti- radical activity while fruit body extracts showed the best antioxidant activity. Extracts of submerged cultures also highlighted in terms of antibacterial activity, where the chloroform extract of the submerged culture&nbsp; <em>C. comatus</em>&nbsp; showed as the most potent. Also, the ethanolic extract of the submerged culture of<em>&nbsp; C. comatus</em>&nbsp; was found to be most relevant in anti-acetylcholinesterase activity&nbsp; compared with&nbsp; the conventional donepezil drug. The influence of extracts on the viability of cell lines HepG2 (human hepatocytes cells) and Rin-5F (&szlig; pancreatic cells of the rat) was also examined.</p><p>Spectrophotometric methods determined the total con-tent of phenol and flavonoids in most of the analyzed extracts.</p><p>The LC/MS identification and quantification of phenolic acids revealed the difference between the phenolic compounds present in the fruiting body, mycelium, and the submerged culture filtrate. Extracts of submerged cultures record a greater number and higher content of compounds.</p><p>The total content of proteins determined only in water extracts&nbsp; and the total content of&nbsp; carbohydrates in poly-saccharide extracts. Using the Fourier infrared spectro-scopic method (FTIR), the links between the sugar pre-sent in the&nbsp; polysaccharide extracts were detected, and planar chromatography showed that the extracts&nbsp; of the fruiting body and the filtrate of type<em>&nbsp; C. truncorum</em>, as well as the extract of the fruiting body of the species&nbsp; <em>C. comatus</em>, contain a large amount of D-glucose, while the extract of the&nbsp;<em> C</em>. <em>truncorum</em>&nbsp; mycelia&nbsp; and&nbsp; mycelia&nbsp; of&nbsp; <em>C. comatus</em>, contain the most galactose. GC-MS identification and quantification of fatty acids indicated a significant presence of linoleic acid in both species, while qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis (AAS) has determined a higher content of potas-sium and iron in the analyzed samples. Since there is no data in the literature for the autochtho-nous species&nbsp;<em> C</em>. <em>truncorum</em>, the studies on its chemical composition can be considered advanced аs innovative. A comparative review of the biological activity and the chemical composition of the extracts of the fruiting body and&nbsp; mycelia&nbsp; and filtrates&nbsp; of&nbsp; medium of&nbsp; submerged cultures&nbsp; indicated that the extracts were analyzed by sources of bioactive substances with medical potential, and the submerged cultures of these mushrooms are attractive candidates for biotechnological research.</p> / <p>В рамках данной работы была исследованна биологическая активность экстракта плодородных тел и погружонных видов култур (мицелии и филтрата) автотоных видов грибов <em>Coprinus comatus</em> и <em>Coprinellus truncorum</em>. Также, исследованн метаболизм фосфата обеих видов&nbsp; мицелий с помощью ядерного магнитного резонанса спектроскопии (³¹Р ЯМР), влияние на содержание ванадия в метаболизме фосфата, а также идентификация формы ванадата присущего в клеток мицеллий (⁵¹V ЯМР). Установленная антирадикальная и антиоксидантная активность метанольных, этанольных и водных экстрактов гриб, причём выделяются экстракты погружённых культур по антирадикальной активности и&nbsp; экстракты плодородных тел по антиоксидантной активности.</p><p>Экстракты погружённых культур выделялись и в плане антибактериальной активности, причем,&nbsp; наиболее мощным из филтратов показался экстракт хлороформа погруженной культуры <em>C. comatus.</em> А также этанольный экстракт филтрата погружённой культуры<em> C. comatus</em> оказался найболее мощным в анти-ацетихолинестеразной активностипо сравнению с традиционным лекарством донепезилом. Было исследовано и влияние экстрактов на виябильность клеток линий&nbsp;&nbsp; HepG2 (гуманые хепатома клетки) и Rin-5F (&szlig; клетки поджелудочной железы крыс).<br />Методом спектрофотометрии определена совокупность фенола и флавоноида в большинстве проанализированных экстрактах.<br />С помощью ЛС ̸МС идентификации и квантификации фенолных кислот была замечена разница между соединениями фенола, присущих в плодородном теле, и мицелии, и филтрата погружённой культуры. Экстракты погружённых культур отражают больше количество и более высокое содержание соединений.<br />Общее содержание белков выделен только в водяных экстрактах, и общее содержание углеводов в полисахаридных экстрактах. Используя инфракрасный метод спектроскопии Фурия (ИКМСФ) были обнаружены связи между сахарами, присущими в полисахаридных экстрактах, а планарной хромотографиой было показано, что экстракты плодородного тела и филтратов вида <em>С. truncorum</em>,&nbsp; а&nbsp; также и экстракты плодородного тела вида <em>C. comatus</em> содержат большое количество D-глюкозы, в то время как экстракт мицелии <em>C. truncorum,</em> именно как и экстракт фильтрата и мицелии <em>C. comatus</em>, содержат больше всего галактозы.<br />GC-МS идентификацией и квантификацией жирных кислот показано значительное наличие линолевой кислоты у обоих видах. А качественным и квантитативным элементарным анализом установленно большее содержание калиума и железа в анализированых шаблонах.<br />Из-за того, что для автохтонного вида <em>C. truncorum</em> практически не было данных в литературе, данные о её химическом составе можно считать прогрессивным и инновационным.<br />Сравнительный анализ биологической активности и химического состава экстрактов плодородного тела и мицелии и фильтрат (погружённых культур) показаывает, что проанализированные экстракты &mdash; источники биологически активных веществ с медицинским потенциалом, и погружённые культуры данных гриб являются привлекательными кандидатами для биотехнологических исследований.</p>