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Pesquisa do estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG) / O sistema ADEPT (antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy) ? uma terapia antitumoral que envolve a ativa??o catal?tica de um pr?-f?rmaco, nas proximidades do s?tio tumoral, por uma enzima conjugada a um anticorpo monoclonal com afinidade para ant?genos espec?ficos das c?lulas tumorais. O sistema composto pela enzima Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) e ?cido indol-3-ac?tico (IAA) tem sido estudado para o emprego na terapia ADEPT, e associado ? indu??o de apoptose de c?lulas tumorais. A 2,4-pentanodiona (PD) tamb?m atua como substrato da HRP sendo oxidada por ela atrav?s de uma rea??o cuja cin?tica ? semelhante ? da cat?lise do IAA e, portanto, pode representar uma alternativa para essa terapia. Este trabalho teve como objetivo realizar uma avalia??o da citotoxicidade mediada pelos produtos provenientes da oxida??o da PD pela HRP frente a diferentes linhagens celulares, utilizando para isso diferentes metodologias que determinam a viabilidade celular como o azul de Trypan, MTT e vermelho neutro assim, como a an?lise microsc?pica das altera??es celulares induzidas por esses sistemas; estabelecer uma compara??o com a citotoxicidade mediada pela oxida??o do IAA catalisada pela mesma enzima; verificar a incid?ncia de morte celular por apoptose mediada pelos sistemas IAA/HRP/O2 e PD/HRP/O2; al?m de verificar a produ??o e os tipos de esp?cies reativas de oxig?nio (ERO) produzidas pelos dois sistemas. Os experimentos permitiram evidenciar que as combina??es PD/HRP/O2 e IAA/HRP/O2 levam a forma??o de ERO, sendo as esp?cies provavelmente formadas pela oxida??o da PD o radical ?nion super?xido e o per?xido de hidrog?nio (H2O2) e pela oxida??o do IAA o H2O2. Foi observado, somente para o IAA, um aumento na forma??o de ERO com o uso de uma maior concentra??o do substrato. Quanto ao estudo de viabilidade celular, esse permitiu evidenciar, atrav?s das tr?s metodologias, o efeito citot?xico dos sistemas PD/HRP/O2 e IAA/HRP/O2, no entanto, o ensaio do MTT mostrou-se mais sens?vel para esse estudo. A oxida??o do IAA pela HRP induziu apoptose, contudo n?o foi poss?vel identificar o tipo de morte celular mediada pelo sistema PD/HRP/O2, provavelmente devido a um problema t?cnico durante algumas an?lises em citometria de fluxo, o Quenhcing. Apesar de o sistema IAA/HRP/O2 ter apresentado uma destrui??o celular mais expressiva, o substrato IAA quando testado na aus?ncia da enzima mostrou-se t?xico, o que n?o foi visto para a PD quando testada nas concentra??es de 1; 1,5 e 2 mM, o que a torna um bom substrato para o emprego na terapia ADEPT. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-gradua??o em Ci?ncias Farmac?uticas, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2014. / ABSTRACT The system ADEPT (antibody-directed enzyme prodrug therapy) is an antitumor therapy that involves catalytic activation of a prodrug near the tumor site by an enzyme conjugated to a monoclonal antibody with affinity for specific antigens of tumor cells. The system composed by horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) has been studied for the use in ADEPT therapy, and associated with apoptosis induction on tumor cells. The 2,4-pentanedione (PD) also acts as a substrate for HRP and being oxidized through a reaction whose kinetics is similar to the catalysis of IAA and, therefore, might represent an alternative to this therapy. This study aimed to conduct a evaluation of the cytotoxicity mediated by products from the oxidation of PD by HRP against different cell lines, using different methodologies that determine cell viability as Trypan blue, MTT and Neutral Red, as well as morphologic changes of the cell induced by these systems; establish a comparison with the cytotoxicity mediated by the oxidation of IAA catalyzed by the same enzyme; verify the incidence of apoptosis mediated by IAA/HRP/O2 and PD/HRP/O2 systems; besides verifying the production and types of reactive species oxygen (ROS) produced by the two systems. The experiments allowed to show that PD/HRP/O2 and IAA/HRP/O2 combinations lead to the formation of ROS, being the species probably formed by oxidation of PD the radical superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and by the oxidation of IAA the H2O2. It was observed only for the IAA, an increase in ROS production using a higher concentration of the substrate. Regarding the study of cell viability, this allowed to evidence, through the three methodologies, the cytotoxic effect of PD/HRP/O2 and IAA/HRP/O2 systems, however, the MTT assay proved more sensitive for this study. The oxidation of the IAA by HRP induced apoptosis, but could not identify the type of cell death mediated by PD/HRP/O2 system, The oxidation of by HRP the IAA induced apoptosis, but could not identify the type of cell death mediated by PD/HRP/O2 system, probably due to a technical problem for a few flow cytometric analyzes, the Quenching. Although IAA/HRP/O2 system have presented a more significant cell destruction, the IAA substrate when tested in the absence of enzyme was toxic, what has not seen for PD when tested in the concentrations of 1, 1.5, and 2 mM, making it a good substrate for employment in ADEPT therapy.

Depuis de nombreuses années, l’utilisation d’enzyme pour la synthèse de polymères naturels ou synthétiques a largement été développée en tant que procédé alternatif plus vert et plus respectueux de l’environnement. En effet, comparée aux méthodes conventionnelles de synthèse, les enzymes offrent une sélectivité élevée, une capacité à réagir dans des conditions de réaction douces, ainsi que la possibilité de recyclage du biocatalyseur. D’autre part, les polymères à empreintes moléculaires (MIPs) sont des matériaux synthétiques avec des propriétés de reconnaissance moléculaire spécifique envers une molécule cible. Récemment, les MIPs ont été utilisés dans les applications environnementales et biomédicales de part leur propriétés de reconnaissance moléculaire, leur spécificité et sélectivité. Cependant, leur application reste limitée en raison de leur faible biocompatibilité et de la présence de résidu de polymérisation potentiellement nocif. Ce travail de thèse a pour objectif de proposer une méthode alternative pour la synthèse de MIPs basée sur le concept de chimie verte. La peroxydase de raifort (HRP) est utilisée pour initier la co-polymérisation en milieux aqueux de monomères fonctionnels méthacrylates et d’agents réticulants en catalysant la génération des radicaux libres. Différents hydrogels ont été synthétisés et caractérisés, en particulier une cytotoxicité plus faible a été obtenue comparée à celle des polymères synthétisés traditionnellement. La synthèse a été optimisée afin de pouvoir contrôler la taille des particules et le rendement de polymérisation. Des MIPs sous forme de nanoparticules ont été préparés en milieu aqueux pour plusieurs molécules de faible poids moléculaire ainsi que pour des protéines par polymérisation radicalaire libre initiée par HRP. L’effet de la méthode d’initiation a été évalué en comparant les propriétés de ces MIPs à ceux préparées par les méthodes traditionnellement. L’immobilisation de l’HRP a été aussi effectuée pour synthétiser des hydrogels et des MIPs. L’enzyme immobilisée a pu être réutilisée pour synthétiser des MIPs avec les mêmes performances en termes de morphologie, rendement, spécificité et sélectivité. Ces nouveaux matériaux offrent de nombreuses perspectives pour des applications environnementales et biomédicales. / Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of natural and synthetic polymers has been developed since several decades, as an eco-friendly process. Compared to the conventional methods, enzymes offer high selectivity, ability to operate under mild conditions and to recycle the catalyst. On the other hand, molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are synthetic materials with specific recognition properties for target molecules. They have recently attracted increasing attention in environmental and newly in biomedical applications for their specificity and selectivity. However, concerns about MIP toxicity for human and environment safety are of great importance. Herein, carrying forward the concept of green chemistry, an enzyme-mediated synthesis approach is described to prepare molecularly imprinted nanoparticles (MIP-NPs) in aqueous media. Horseradish peroxidase (HRP) is used to initiate the polymerization of methacrylate-based monomers and cross-linkers by catalyzing the generation of free radicals. Different hydrogels are synthesized and characterized. “Greener” hydrogels are obtained with lower cytotoxicity than that of polymers synthesized by traditional way. The hydrogels synthesis is optimized in order to control the particles sizes and polymerization yields. Moreover, water-compatible MIP nanoparticles for the recognition of different small molecules and proteins are prepared in aqueous media by HRP-initiated free radical polymerization and compared to MIPs prepared by the thermal or photopolymerization methods. HRP immobilization is also performed for hydrogels synthesis as well as MIP preparation. The reusability of immobilized enzyme is investigated for the preparation of several MIP batches with the same morphology, yield as well as good specificity and selectivity. We believe that this new synthesis method for MIPs will provide new opportunities to enlarge the use of molecular imprinting technology in biomedical and environmental applications.

<p>The main thesis hub was on development of two electrochemical biosensors for the determination of 17&beta / -estradiol: an estrogenic endocrine disrupting compound. Endocronology have significantly shown that the endocrine disruptors contribute tremendously to health problems encountered by living species today, problems such as breast cancer, reproductive abnormalities, a decline in male population most significant to aquatic vertebrates, reduced fertility and other infinite abnormalities recurring in the reproductive system of mostly male species. The first biosensor developed for the detection of 17&beta / -estradiol endocrine disrupting compound / consisted of an electro-active polymeric 3-mercaptoprorionic acid capped zinc selenide quantum dots cross linked to horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme as a bio-recognition element. The second biosensor developed was comprised of cysteamine self assembled to gold electrode, with 3-mercaptopropionic acid capped zinc selenide quantum dots cross linked to cytochrome P450-3A4 (CYP3A4) enzyme in the presence of 1-ethyl-3-(3- dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride and succinimide.</p>

<p>The main thesis hub was on development of two electrochemical biosensors for the determination of 17&beta / -estradiol: an estrogenic endocrine disrupting compound. Endocronology have significantly shown that the endocrine disruptors contribute tremendously to health problems encountered by living species today, problems such as breast cancer, reproductive abnormalities, a decline in male population most significant to aquatic vertebrates, reduced fertility and other infinite abnormalities recurring in the reproductive system of mostly male species. The first biosensor developed for the detection of 17&beta / -estradiol endocrine disrupting compound / consisted of an electro-active polymeric 3-mercaptoprorionic acid capped zinc selenide quantum dots cross linked to horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme as a bio-recognition element. The second biosensor developed was comprised of cysteamine self assembled to gold electrode, with 3-mercaptopropionic acid capped zinc selenide quantum dots cross linked to cytochrome P450-3A4 (CYP3A4) enzyme in the presence of 1-ethyl-3-(3- dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride and succinimide.</p>

Magister Scientiae - MSc / The main thesis hub was on development of two electrochemical biosensors for the determination of 17β-estradiol-estradiol: an estrogenic endocrine disrupting compound. Endocronology have significantly shown that the endocrine disruptors contribute tremendously to health problems encountered by living species today, problems such as breast cancer, reproductive abnormalities, a decline in male population most significant to aquatic vertebrates, reduced fertility and other infinite abnormalities recurring in the reproductive system of mostly male species. The first biosensor developed for the detection of 17β-estradiol-estradiol endocrine disrupting compound; consisted of an electro-active polymeric 3-mercaptoprorionic acid capped zinc selenide quantum dots cross linked to horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme as a bio-recognition element. The second biosensor developed was comprised of cysteamine self assembled to gold electrode, with 3-mercaptopropionic acid capped zinc selenide quantum dots cross linked to cytochrome P450-3A4 (CYP3A4) enzyme in the presence of 1-ethyl-3-(3- dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide hydrochloride and succinimide. / South Africa