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ArticlePharmaceutics2022

Micellar Curcumin Substantially Increases the Antineoplastic Activity of the Alkylphosphocholine Erufosine against TWIST1 Positive Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma Cell Lines.

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 and 1 more

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Article in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Antonios G X TrochopoulosDepartment of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Yana IlievaDepartment of Infectious Microbiology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-7784-4488
Alexander D KroumovDepartment of Applied Microbiology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Lyudmila L DimitrovaDepartment of Infectious Microbiology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-2577-5625
Ivanka Pencheva-El TibiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-8974-1694
Stanislav PhilipovDepartment 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, Bulgaria.
Martin R BergerUnit of Toxicology and Chemotherapy, German Cancer Research Center, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Hristo M NajdenskiDepartment of Infectious Microbiology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Krassimira YonchevaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biopharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-2704-3054
Spiro M KonstantinovDepartment of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, 2 Dunav Str., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Maya M ZaharievaDepartment of Infectious Microbiology, The Stephan Angeloff Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 26 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-8548-5649
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences · BGMedical University of Sofia · BGGerman Cancer Research Center · DELozenetz Hospital · BG

Funding

Bulgarian National Science Fund DN03/3 (16.12.2016)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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curcumincutaneous T-cell lymphomaerufosinenanotechnologysynergyTWIST1

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PMID36559182
PMCPMC9781439
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