Gram-positive bacteria are responsible for a wide range of infections in humans. In most Gram-positive bacteria, sortase A plays a significant role in attaching virulence factors to the bacteria's cell wall. These cell surface proteins play a significant role in virulence and pathogenesis. Even though antibiotics are available to treat these infections, there is a continuous search for an alternative strategy due to an increase in antibiotic resistance. Thus, using anti-sortase drugs to combat these bacterial infections may be a promising approach. Here, we describe a method for targeting Gram-positive bacterial infection by combining curcumin and trans-chalcone as sortase A inhibitors. We have used curcumin and trans-chalcone alone and in combination as a sortase A inhibitor. We have seen ~78%, ~43%, and ~94% inhibition when treated with curcumin, trans-chalcone, and a combination of both compounds, respectively. The compounds have also shown a significant effect on biofilm formation, IgG binding, protein A recruitment, and IgG deposition. We discovered that combining curcumin and trans-chalcone is more effective against Gram-positive bacteria than either compound alone. The present work demonstrated that a combination of these natural compounds could be used as an antivirulence therapy against Gram-positive bacterial infection.
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- Aminoacyltransferases * antagonists & inhibitors metabolism MeSH
- Anti-Bacterial Agents * pharmacology chemistry MeSH
- Bacterial Proteins * metabolism antagonists & inhibitors MeSH
- Biofilms * drug effects MeSH
- Chalcone * pharmacology chemistry MeSH
- Cysteine Endopeptidases * metabolism MeSH
- Virulence Factors metabolism MeSH
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections drug therapy microbiology MeSH
- Gram-Positive Bacteria drug effects MeSH
- Curcumin * pharmacology chemistry MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests MeSH
- Virulence drug effects MeSH
- Animals MeSH
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- Humans MeSH
- Animals MeSH
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- Journal Article MeSH
A bis(chalcone) molecule (H2L) was synthesized via Aldol's condensation from terephthalaldehyde and 2'-hydroxyacetophenone and it was used as bridging ligand for the preparation of five dinuclear copper(II) complexes of the composition [Cu(NN)(μ-L)Cu(NN)](NO3)2⋅nH2O (n = 0-2) (1-5), where NN stands for a bidentate N-donor ligand such as phen (1,10-phenanthroline, 1), bpy (2,2'-bipyridine, 2), mebpy (5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-dipyridine, 3), bphen (bathophenanthroline, 4) and nphen (5-nitro-1,10-phenanthroline, 5). The compounds were characterized by different suitable techniques to confirm their purity, composition, and structure. Moreover, the products were evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicity on a panel of human cancer cell lines: ovarian (A2780), ovarian resistant to cisplatin (A2780R), prostate (PC3), osteosarcoma (HOS), breast (MCF7) and lung (A549), and normal fibroblasts (MRC-5), showing significant cytotoxicity in most cases, with IC50 ≈ 0.35-7.8 μM. Additionally, the time-dependent cytotoxicity and cellular uptake of copper, together with flow cytometric studies concerning cell-cycle arrest, induction of cell death and autophagy and induction of intracellular ROS/superoxide production in A2780 cells, were also performed. The results of biological testing on A2780 cells pointed out a possible mechanism of action characterized by the G2/M cell cycle arrest and induction of apoptosis by triggering the intrinsic signalling pathway associated with the damage of mitochondrial structure and depletion of mitochondrial membrane potential. SYNOPSIS: Dinuclear Cu(II) complexes bearing a bridging bis(chalcone) ligand revealed high in vitro cytotoxicity, initiated A2780 cell arrest at G2/M phase and efficiently triggered intrinsic pathway of apoptosis.
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- Apoptosis MeSH
- Chalcone * pharmacology MeSH
- Chalcones * pharmacology MeSH
- Coordination Complexes * pharmacology chemistry MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Ligands MeSH
- Copper chemistry MeSH
- Cell Line, Tumor MeSH
- Ovarian Neoplasms * MeSH
- Antineoplastic Agents * pharmacology chemistry MeSH
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- Humans MeSH
- Female MeSH
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- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
We have investigated the effect of 13 flavonoid derivatives on [(14)C]paclitaxel transport in two human breast cancer cell lines, the adriamycin-resistant NCI/ADR-RES and sensitive MDA-MB-435. For this study, we selected representatives of aurones, chalcones, flavones, flavonols, chromones, and isoflavones with known binding affinity toward nucleotide-binding domain (NBD2) of P-glycoprotein and for which no reported work is available regarding paclitaxel transport. Aurones CB-284, CB-285, CB-287, and ML-50 most effectively inhibited P-gp related transport in the resistant line in comparison with chalcones, flavones, flavonols, chromones, and isoflavone derivatives and accordingly increased the accumulation of [(14)C]paclitaxel and decreased its efflux. Those agents efficiently modulated paclitaxel transport in P-gp highly expressing resistant human breast cancer cells and they could increase the efficiency of chemotherapy in paclitaxel-resistant tumors. In contrast, the sensitive cell line responded reversely in that CB-284, CB-285, CB-287, and ML-50 significantly inhibited accumulation of [(14)C]paclitaxel and especially CB-287, which significantly stimulated its efflux. Some, but not all, of the data correlated with the binding of flavonoid derivatives to P-gp, and indicated that even in the P-gp highly expressing NCI/ADR-RES cells, the binding was not the only factor influencing the transport of [(14)C]paclitaxel. Opposite effects of flavonoid derivatives on the P-gp highly expressing and MDA-MB-435 non-expressing cell lines indicate that paclitaxel is not only transported by P-gp and let us assume that Mrp2 or ABCC5 seem to be good transport-candidates in these cells. The inhibition of paclitaxel accumulation and stimulation of its efflux are potentially unfavorable for drug therapy and since they could be due to modulation of drug transporters other than P-gp, their expression in tumors is of great significance for efficient chemotherapy.
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- Biological Transport drug effects MeSH
- Financing, Organized MeSH
- Flavonoids pharmacology chemistry MeSH
- Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic metabolism MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Cell Line, Tumor MeSH
- Breast Neoplasms metabolism MeSH
- ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 metabolism drug effects MeSH
- Paclitaxel metabolism MeSH
- Protein Structure, Tertiary radiation effects MeSH
- Structure-Activity Relationship MeSH
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- Humans MeSH
