Fosfoetanolamina sintética (Pho-s) é um monoéster análogo à fosfoetanolamina da membrana celular fosforilada artificialmente, com propriedades antiinflamatórias e apoptóticas para vários tipos de células tumorais humanas e murinas. Neste projeto foram avaliados os efeitos antitumorais in vitro da Pho-s e da formulação lipossomal DODAC/Pho-s na linhagem tumoral de leucemia mielóide crônica humana (K-562), em comparação ao modelo resistente a múltiplas drogas K-562 Lucena (MDR+). Os efeitos de citotoxicidade da Pho-s na linhagem tumoral K-562 e K-562 Lucena (MDR+) foram avaliados pela viabilidade celular utilizando o teste da Sulforodamina B, e os valores da IC50% obtidos foram de 43.1 mM e 145.9 mM, respectivamente após 24 horas de tratamento. O tratamento com o carreador DODAC vazio nas células K-562 e K-562 Lucena (MDR+) a IC50% foi de 0,0003mM e 0,008mM respectivamente, e com o tratamento com a formulação lipossomal DODAC/Pho-s a IC50% obtida respectivamente de, 0,56 mM e 0,31 mM. A viabilidade celular foi determinada a exclusão pelo azul de tripan 0,2%, em sistema automatizado Vi-Cell e foram significativas as diminuições da viabilidade celular em comparação ao grupo controle não tratado nas diversas concentrações e em diferentes períodos de tempo de tratamento. As alterações nas distribuições nas populações celulares nas fases do ciclo celular determinadas por citometria de fluxo mostraram aumento do DNA fragmentado (Sub/G1) em 12 e 24 horas de tratamento. Atividade apoptótica das células tumorais pela expressão da Anexina V/PI, no estágio de apoptose inicial, apoptose tardia e necrose foram quantificadas em citometria de fluxo, o tratamento com Pho-s, quando comparado ao grupo controle K-562 (40 e 80 mM) e K-562 Lucena (MDR+) (146 e 292 mM) ocorreu aumento significativo do número de células apoptóticas e em menor percentual o número de células necróticas. O tratamento com a Pho-s em célula leucêmica K-562 e K-562 Lucena (MDR+) tratadas, respectivamente com 40 e 80 mM e 146 e 292 mM mostraram que independente da expressão do fenótipo de resistência há uma redução significativa no potencial elétrico mitocondrial, analisado pelo o ensaio da rodamina-123. Os marcadores de controle e progressão do ciclo celular e da apoptose, mostraram efeitos moduladores da Pho-s dependentes da p53 na expressão da moléculas pró-apoptóticas. Esse conjunto de informações demonstrou os efeitos apoptóticos da Pho-s e da formulação lipossomal nas células tumorais independentemente do perfil molecular de resistência (MDR+), o que possibilita dizer que esse composto possui significativo potencial terapêutico nesse grupo de leucemias / Synthetic phosphoethanolamine (Pho-s) is a monoester analogous to the phosphoethanolamine which composes the membrane of an artificially phosphorylated cell, with anti-inflammatory and apoptotic properties for various types of human and murine tumor cells. In this project, we evaluated in vitro antitumor effects of Pho-s and the DODAC/Pho-s liposomal formulation in the human chronic myeloid leukemia (K-562) tumor line in comparison with the K-562 Lucena (MDR+). The effects of cytotoxicity of Pho-s on K-562 and K-562 Lucena (MDR +) tumor cells lines were evaluated by cell viability using the Sulforhodamine B test, and the IC50% values obtained were 43.1 mM and 145.9 mM after 24 hours of treatment, respectively. Treatment with the empty DODAC carrier on the K-562 and K-562 Lucena (MDR+) at IC50% cells was 0.0003 mM and 0.008 mM, and the treatment with the DODAC/Pho-s liposomal formulation obtained results of 0.56 mM and 0.31 mM, respectively. Cell viability was determined by 0.2% trypan blue exclusion in automated Vi-Cell system and the decreases in cell viability were significant in comparison to the untreated control group at various concentrations and different treatment time periods. Alterations in the distributions of cell populations in the cell cycle phases determined by flow cytometry showed increment of fragmented DNA (Sub/G1) in 12 and 24 hours of treatment. Apoptotic activity of tumor cells by the expression of Annexin V/PI, in the early apoptosis, late apoptosis phase and necrosis stage were quantified in flow cytometry, the treatment with Pho-s, when compared to the control group K-562 (40 and 80 mM) and K-562 Lucena (MDR +) (146 and 292 mM) demonstrated that there was a significant increase in the number of apoptotic cells and, in a lower percentage, the number of necrotic cells. Treatments with Pho-s in leukemic cell K-56 with 40 and 80 mM and in K-562 Lucena (MDR+) with 146 and 292 mM showed that independent of the expression of the resistance phenotype there is a significant reduction in the electrical potential of the mitochondrial membrane, analyzed with the rhodamine-123 assay. Control and progression markers of cell cycle and apoptosis showed p53-dependent modulating effects on the expression of pro-apoptotic molecules. This set of information demonstrated the apoptotic effects of Pho-s and liposomal formulation on tumor cells independently of the molecular resistance profile (MDR+), which makes it possible to say that this compound has significant therapeutic potential in this group of leukemias

Os carcinomas de cabeça e pescoço correspondem a 10% de todos dos tumores malignos, destes aproximadamente 40% se manifestam na boca e 90% correspondem ao carcinoma espinocelular. Os principais agentes carcinogênicos relacionados ao câncer bucal são o tabaco e o álcool. A cirurgia é o tratamento de eleição para o carcinoma de boca seguido dos tratamentos quimio e radioterápicos. O uso de lipossomas como vetor de quimioterápicos abre grandes perspectivas para o tratamento do câncer, pois possibilitam maior eficácia, reduzindo a toxicidade e a dosagem do fármaco. Neste projeto foram avaliados os efeitos pró apoptóticos \"in vitro\" da fosfoetanolamina sintética (FOS) e da sua formulação lipossomal DODAC/FOS em duas linhagens celulares de carcinoma espinocelular de língua humano, SCC-9 e SCC-25. A FOS, a formulação lipossomal DODAC/FOS e o carreador DODAC vazio apresentam diferentes significados em seu potencial citotóxico. A FOS aumentou significativamente a formação de lipoperóxidos pela membrana celular nas maiores concentrações estudadas. A análise das fases do ciclo celular mostrou aumento significativo da população de células com DNA fragmentado em ambas as linhagens celulares induzindo a morte celular por apoptose com aumento da expressão de Bad, Bax, citocromo c e diminuição de Bcl-2, como também alterou o potencial elétrico mitocondrial promovendo a ativação da caspase-3. A FOS e a formulação lipossomal DODAC/FOS induziram retração dos filamentos de actina e fragmentação do DNA. O conjunto de resultados mostra que o composto FOS e a sua formulação lipossomal DODAC/FOS atuam nos efeitos citotóxicos e antitumoral promovidos por estes alquilfosfoésteres, sendo capazes de induzir a morte celular por apoptose em diferentes apresentações / Head and neck carcinomas account for 10% of all malignant tumors, approximately 40% of these tumors manifest in the mouth and 90% correspond to squamous cell carcinoma. The main carcinogenic agents related to oral cancer are tobacco and alcohol. Surgery is the treatment of choice for oral carcinoma followed by chemo and radiotherapeutic treatments. The use of liposomes as a vector of chemotherapy offers great prospects for treatment of cancer, as they allow greater efficacy, reducing the toxicity and the dosage of drug. In this project, in vitro pro apoptotic effects of synthetic phosphoethanolamine (Pho-S) and DODAC/Pho-S liposomal formulation were evaluated in two human tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell lines, SCC-9 and SCC-25. Pho-S, DODAC/Pho-S liposomal formulation and the empty DODAC carrier have different meanings in their cytotoxic potential. Pho-S significantly increased the formation of lipoperoxides by cell membrane in higher concentrations studied. Analysis of the cell cycle phases showed a significant increase in the cell population with fragmented DNA in both cell lines inducing apoptosis cell death with increase expression of Bad, Bax, cytochrome c and decrease of Bcl-2, as well as altered the potential mitochondrial activation promoting caspase-3 activation. Pho-S and the DODAC/Pho-S liposomal formulation induced retraction of the actin filaments and DNA fragmentation. The set of results shows that the Pho-S compound and its liposomal formulation DODAC/Pho-S act on the cytotoxic and antitumor effects promoted by these alkylphosphoesters, being able to induce cell death by apoptosis in different presentations

Os carcinomas de cabeça e pescoço correspondem a 10% de todos dos tumores malignos, destes aproximadamente 40% se manifestam na boca e 90% correspondem ao carcinoma espinocelular. Os principais agentes carcinogênicos relacionados ao câncer bucal são o tabaco e o álcool. A cirurgia é o tratamento de eleição para o carcinoma de boca seguido dos tratamentos quimio e radioterápicos. O uso de lipossomas como vetor de quimioterápicos abre grandes perspectivas para o tratamento do câncer, pois possibilitam maior eficácia, reduzindo a toxicidade e a dosagem do fármaco. Neste projeto foram avaliados os efeitos pró apoptóticos \"in vitro\" da fosfoetanolamina sintética (FOS) e da sua formulação lipossomal DODAC/FOS em duas linhagens celulares de carcinoma espinocelular de língua humano, SCC-9 e SCC-25. A FOS, a formulação lipossomal DODAC/FOS e o carreador DODAC vazio apresentam diferentes significados em seu potencial citotóxico. A FOS aumentou significativamente a formação de lipoperóxidos pela membrana celular nas maiores concentrações estudadas. A análise das fases do ciclo celular mostrou aumento significativo da população de células com DNA fragmentado em ambas as linhagens celulares induzindo a morte celular por apoptose com aumento da expressão de Bad, Bax, citocromo c e diminuição de Bcl-2, como também alterou o potencial elétrico mitocondrial promovendo a ativação da caspase-3. A FOS e a formulação lipossomal DODAC/FOS induziram retração dos filamentos de actina e fragmentação do DNA. O conjunto de resultados mostra que o composto FOS e a sua formulação lipossomal DODAC/FOS atuam nos efeitos citotóxicos e antitumoral promovidos por estes alquilfosfoésteres, sendo capazes de induzir a morte celular por apoptose em diferentes apresentações / Head and neck carcinomas account for 10% of all malignant tumors, approximately 40% of these tumors manifest in the mouth and 90% correspond to squamous cell carcinoma. The main carcinogenic agents related to oral cancer are tobacco and alcohol. Surgery is the treatment of choice for oral carcinoma followed by chemo and radiotherapeutic treatments. The use of liposomes as a vector of chemotherapy offers great prospects for treatment of cancer, as they allow greater efficacy, reducing the toxicity and the dosage of drug. In this project, in vitro pro apoptotic effects of synthetic phosphoethanolamine (Pho-S) and DODAC/Pho-S liposomal formulation were evaluated in two human tongue squamous cell carcinoma cell lines, SCC-9 and SCC-25. Pho-S, DODAC/Pho-S liposomal formulation and the empty DODAC carrier have different meanings in their cytotoxic potential. Pho-S significantly increased the formation of lipoperoxides by cell membrane in higher concentrations studied. Analysis of the cell cycle phases showed a significant increase in the cell population with fragmented DNA in both cell lines inducing apoptosis cell death with increase expression of Bad, Bax, cytochrome c and decrease of Bcl-2, as well as altered the potential mitochondrial activation promoting caspase-3 activation. Pho-S and the DODAC/Pho-S liposomal formulation induced retraction of the actin filaments and DNA fragmentation. The set of results shows that the Pho-S compound and its liposomal formulation DODAC/Pho-S act on the cytotoxic and antitumor effects promoted by these alkylphosphoesters, being able to induce cell death by apoptosis in different presentations

O câncer de pulmão é um dos mais incidentes e letais, e, assim, a busca de novos fármacos é necessária. Atualmente o desenvolvimento de fármacos conta com abordagens computacionais que otimizam este processo. Dado que a fosfatidiletanolamina desempenha importantes papeis fisiológicos e uma das enzimas envolvidas na sua síntese, a CTP:fosfoetanolamina-citidilil-transferase (Pcyt2) é frequentemente superexpressa em células de câncer de pulmão, no presente trabalho, foram avaliados o potencial terapêutico de CHY-1, um análogo da miltefosina desenvolvido como inibidor da enzima Pcyt2, e os mecanismos inerentes à sua atividade antitumoral. O CHY-1 apresentou citotoxicidade superior ao seu protótipo e a outro inibidor da enzima Pcyt2, a meclizina. Além disso, as células malignas foram mais sensíveis ao CHY-1 do que as células não-tumorigênicas. Em conclusão, o presente trabalho evidencia o potencial do CHY-1 como um inibidor da enzima Pcyt2 e candidato a fármaco com atividade preferencial para câncer de pulmão. / Lung cancer is one of the most incident and lethal cancers, thus, the pursuit for new drugs is necessary. Nowadays, new drugs development has computational tools that improves this process. Once that phosphatidylethanolamine plays several important physiological roles and one of the enzymes of its production pathway, CTP:phosphoethanolamine cytidylyltransferase (Pcyt2), is usually overexpressed in lung cancer cells, therefore, this study aimed was to evaluate the antitumor effects of CHY-1, a miltefosine analogue developed as an inhibitor of Pcyt2 enzyme, and to investigate the mechanisms related to its antitumor action. CHY-1 was more cytotoxicity than its prototype, miltefosine, and was more cytotoxic than another inhibitor Pcyt2 enzyme, meclizine. Morevover, malignant cells were more sensitive to CHY-1 effects than non-tumorigenic cells. In conclusion, this work presents CHY-1 as an inhibitor of Pcyt2 enzyme and new candidate a drug with preferential activity on NSCLC cells.

A Fosfoetanolamina sintética (Pho-s) é uma molécula análoga aos fosfolipídios de membrana celular com propriedades antitumorais, antiinflamatórias e antiproliferativas. Nosso grupo de pesquisa desenvolveu diversos estudos in vitro e in vivo com a Pho-s mostrando resultados satisfatórios quanto à sua eficácia antitumoral. Neste estudo foram avaliados os efeitos antitumorais in vitro da Pho-s e da formulação lipossomal DODAC/Pho-s em linhagem de adenocarcinoma de mama humana (MCF7). Os efeitos da citotoxicidade da Pho-s na linhagem tumoral MCF7 foi avaliado pela determinação da viabilidade celular pelo teste colorimétrico MTT e os valores obtidos da IC50% foram de 37,2; 25,8; 1,8 mM nos períodos de 24, 48 e 72 horas, respectivamente. Com o tratamento de DODAC vazio nas células MCF7 a IC50% foi de 0,3 mM e com o tratamento de DODAC/Pho-s a IC50% de 1,8 mM, após 24 horas de tratamento. A produção de radicais livres lipoperoxidados foi avaliada pela formação do TBARS em células MCF7, tratadas por 24, 48 e 72 horas com Pho-s, não mostrando diferença significativa nos valores de lipoperoxidação. As alterações nas distribuições das populações celulares nas fases do ciclo celular avaliadas por citometria de fluxo mostraram um aumento do DNA fragmentado após 48 horas e parada na fase G2/M após 24 horas. As alterações nos arranjos celulares foram avaliadas por meio da marcação com os fluorocromos acridine-orange e rodamina 123 por microscopia confocal a laser, no qual foi observada a mudança na morfologia, fragmentação de membranas e perdas da projeção de prolongamentos citoplasmáticos. A indução de células em senescência foi avaliada pela atividade enzimática com a enzima beta-galactosidase, mostrando uma diminuição das células senescentes nas maiores concentrações de tratamento com a Pho-s e com o DODAC/Pho-s. Diversos marcadores de controle e progressão do ciclo celular, stress, angiogênese e receptores hormonais e o potencial mitocondrial foram avaliados por citometria de fluxo. A atividade apoptótica das células tumorais de mama foi avaliada pela Anexina V/PI, mostrando um aumento, principalmente, da apoptose tardia e seus ensaios de proliferação celular pelo teste com o CFSE-DA resultou na diminuição significativa da capacidade de proliferação celular. O tratamento das células de adenocarcinoma de mama humana MCF7 com a Pho-s mostrou ser um composto de natureza fosfolipídica com potencial promissor antitumoral / Synthetic Phosphoethanolamine (Pho-s) is a molecule analogous to cell membrane phospholipids with antitumor, anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative effects. Our research group has developed several in vitro and in vivo studies with Pho-s showing satisfactory results regarding its antitumor efficacy. In this project we evaluated the in vitro antitumor effects of Pho-s and the liposomal formulation DODAC/Pho-s in human breast adenocarcinoma line (MCF7). The effects of the Pho-s cytotoxicity on the MCF7 tumor cell line were evaluated by determining the cell viability by the MTT colorimetric test and the concentration of IC50% were 37.2; 25.8; 1.8 mM in the 24, 48 and 72 hour periods, respectively. With DODAC treatment in MCF7 cells the IC50% was 0.3 mM and the treatment of DODAC/Pho-s at IC50% of 1.8 mM after 24 hours of treatment. The production of lipoperoxides radicals was evaluated by the formation of TBARS in MCF7 cells, treated for 24, 48 and 72 hours with Pho-s, showing no significant difference in lipoperoxidation values. Changes in the cell population distributions in the cell cycle phases evaluated by flow cytometry showed an increase of the fragmented DNA after 48 hours and stop at the G2/M phase after 24 hours. Alterations in the cellular arrangements were evaluated by means of the labeling with the fluorochromes acridine-orange and rhodamine 123 using laser confocal microscopy, in which the change in morphology, membrane fragmentation and loss of the projection of cytoplasmic prolongations were observed. Senescent cell induction was evaluated by enzymatic activity with the ?-galactosidase enzyme, showing a decrease in senescent cells at the highest concentrations of treatment with Pho-s and DODAC/Pho-s. Several control markers and cell cycle progression, stress, angiogenesis and hormone receptors and mitochondrial potential were evaluated by flow cytometry. The apoptotic activity of breast tumor cells was evaluated by Annexin V/PI, showing an increase mainly of late apoptosis and cell proliferation assays by the CFSE-DA with the Pho-s by flow cytometry, resulting in significant decrease of cell proliferation. Treatment of MCF 7 human breast adenocarcinoma cells with Pho-s has been shown to be a phospholipid-type compound with promising antitumor potential

<p>Controlling the surface chemistry of 2D materials is critical for the development of next generation applications including nanoelectronics and organic photovoltaics (OPVs). Further, next generation nanoelectronics devices require very specific 2D patterns of conductors and insulators with prescribed connectivity and repeating patterns less than 10 nm. However, both top-down and bottom-up approaches currently used lack the ability to pattern materials with sub 10-nm precision over large scales. Nevertheless, a class of monolayer chemistry offers a way to solve this problem through controlled long-range ordering with superior sub-10 nm patterning resolution. Graphene is most often functionalized noncovalently, which preserves most of its intrinsic properties (<i>i.e.,</i> electronic conductivity) and allows spatial modulation of the surface. Phospholipids such as 1,2-bis(10,12-tricsadiynoyl)-<i>sn­</i>-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine (diyne PE) form lying down lamellar phases on graphene where both the hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail are exposed to the interface and resemble a repeating cross section of the cell membrane. Phospholipid is made up of a complex headgroup structure and strong headgroup dipole which allows for a diverse range of chemistry and docking of objects to occur at the nonpolar membrane, these principals are equally as important at the nonpolar interface of 2D materials. A key component in the development of nanoelectronics is the integration of inorganic nanocrystals such as nanowires into materials at the wafer scale. Nanocrystals can be integrated into materials through templated growth on to surface of interest as well as through assembly processes (i.e. interfacial adsorption). </p> <p>In this work, I have demonstrated that gold nanowires (AuNWs) can be templated on striped phospholipid monolayers, which have an orientable headgroup dipoles that can order and straighten flexible 2-nm diameter AuNWs with wire lengths of ~1 µm. While AuNWs in solution experience bundling effects due to depletion attraction interactions, wires adsorb to the surface in a well separated fashion with wire-wire distances (e.g. 14 or 21 nm) matching multiples of the PE template pitch. This suggests repulsive interactions between wires upon interaction with dipole arrays on the surface. Although the reaction and templating of AuNWs is completed in a nonpolar environment (cyclohexane), the ordering of wires varies based on the hydration of the PE template in the presence of excess oleylamine, which forms hemicylindrical micelles around the hydrated headgroups protecting the polar environment. Results suggest that PE template experience membrane-mimetic dipole orientation behaviors, which in turn influences the orientation and ordering of objects in a nonpolar environment.</p> <p>Another promising material for bottom-up device applications is MoS₂substrates due to their useful electronic properties. However, being able to control the surface chemistry of different materials, like MoS₂, is relatively understudied, resulting in very limited examples of MoS₂substrates used in bottom-up approaches for nanoelectronics devices. Diyne PE templates adsorb on to MoS₂­in an edge-on conformation in which the alkyl tails stack on top of each other increasing the overall stability of the monolayer. A decrease in lateral spacing results in high local concentrations of orientable headgroups dipoles along with stacked tails which could affect the interactions and adsorption of inorganic materials (i.e. AuNW) at the interface. </p> <p>Here, I show that both diyne PE/HOPG and diyne PE/MoS₂ substrates can template AuNW of various lengths with long range ordering over areas up to 100 µm². Wires on both substrates experience repulsive interactions upon contact with the headgroup dipole arrays resulting in wire-wire distances greater than the template pitch (7 nm). As the wire length is shortened the measured distance between wires become smaller eventually resulting in tight packed ribbon phases. Wires within these ribbon phases have wire-wire distances equal to the template. Ribbon phases occur on diyne PE/HOPG substrates when the wire length is ~50 nm, whereas wire below ~600 nm produce ribbon phases on diyne PE/MoS_2­substrates. </p> <p>Another important aspect to future scientific development is the catalysis of organic reactions, specifically oxygenation of organic sulfides. Sulfide oxygenation is important for applications such as medicinal chemistry, petroleum desulfurization, and nerve agent detoxification. Both reaction rates and the use of inexpensive oxidants and catalysts are important for practical applications. Hydrogen peroxide and <i>tert</i>-butyl hydroperoxide are ideal oxidants due to being cost efficient and environmentally friendly. Hydrogen peroxide can be activated through transition metal base homogeneous catalysts. Some of the most common catalysts are homo- and hetero-polyoxometalates (POMs) due their chemical robustness. Heptamolybdate [Mo₇O₂₄]^6-is a member of the isopolymolybdate family and its ammonium salt is commercially available and low in cost.²² Heteropolyoxometalates have been widely studied as a catalyst for oxygenation reactions whereas heptamolybdate has been rarely studied in oxygenation reactions. </p> <p> Here I report sulfide oxygenation activity of both heptamolybdate and its peroxo derivate [Mo₇O₂₂(O₂)₂]^6-. Sulfide oxygenation of methyl phenyl sulfide (MPS) by H₂O₂to sulfoxide and sulfone occurs rapidly with 100 % utility of H₂O₂ in the presence of [Mo₇O₂₂(O₂)₂]^6-, suggesting the peroxo adduct is an efficient catalyst. However, heptamolybdate is a faster catalyst compared to [Mo₇O₂₂(O₂)₂]^6- for MPS oxygenation and all other sulfides tested under identical conditions. Pseudo-first order <i>k</i>_cat constants from initial rate kinetics show that [Mo₇O₂₄]^6-catalyzes sulfide oxygenation faster. The significant difference in the <i>k</i>_cat suggests differences in the active catalytic species, which was characterized by both UV-Vis and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. ESI-MS suggest that the active intermediate of [Mo₇O₂₄]^6-under catalytic reaction conditions for sulfide oxygenation by H₂O₂ is [Mo₂O₁₁]^2-. These results show that heptamolybdate is a highly efficient catalyst for H₂O₂oxygenation of organic sulfides.</p>