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Radionuclide-fluorescence Reporter Gene Imaging to Track Tumor Progression in Rodent Tumor Models

Metastasis is responsible for most cancer deaths. Despite extensive research, the mechanistic understanding of the complex processes governing metastasis ...

King's College London

Doxofylline is a xanthine drug that has been used as a treatment for respiratory diseases for more than 30 years. In addition to doxofylline being a bronchodilator, some studies have indicated that doxofylline also has anti-inflammatory properties, although little is known about the effect of this drug on lung inflammation.

Doxofylline, a novofylline inhibits lung inflammation induced by lipopolysacharide in the mouse.

We report 5-substituted uridine derivatives as novel, uncharged inhibitors of β-1,4-galactosyltransferase and chemical tools for cellular applications. The new inhibitors reduce P-selectin glycoprotein 1 (PSGL-1) expression in human monocytes. Our results also provide novel insights into a unique mode of glycosyltransferase inhibition.

Uncharged nucleoside inhibitors of β-1,4-galactosyltransferase with activity in cells.

We have investigated whether the mechanism by which the non-anticoagulant N-acetyl-de-O-sulfated-heparin (NSH) inhibits leukocyte infiltration is mediated by an effect on platelet function. We show that oral treatment with two doses of NSH significantly inhibits eosinophil and neutrophil recruitment into the lungs. Intravital microscopy analysis shows that NSH inhibits leukocyte and platelet diapedesis in the microcirculation of the cremaster muscle and in the trachea. More importantly, there were significantly lower numbers of leukocytes recruited into the lung in response to LPS in thrombocytopenic mice when transfused with platelets pretreated with NSH in vitro when compared with mice transfused with untreated platelets. Using intravital analysis of the microvasculature of the cremaster muscle, we have demonstrated that the reinfusion of activated platelets significantly re-established leukocyte diapedesis in response to LPS but that this effect was not observed when platelets were pretreated in vitro with NSH. Finally, we investigated whether the effect of NSH altered the expression of adhesion molecules on the surface of platelets and leukocytes in blood samples collected from mice treated orally with NSH. Our results demonstrate that NSH significantly inhibited the detection of P-selectin as evaluated by flow cytometry, confirming that part of the antiinflammatory action of NSH is via an effect on platelet function.

A Non-Anticoagulant Fraction of Heparin Inhibits Leukocyte Diapedesis into the Lung by an Effect on Platelets.

P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1, CD162) is a cell-surface glycoprotein that is expressed, either constitutively or inducibly, on all myeloid and lymphoid cell lineages. PSGL-1 is implicated in cell-cell interactions between platelets, leukocytes and endothelial cells, and a key mediator of inflammatory cell recruitment and transmigration into tissues. Here, we have investigated the effects of the β-1,4-galactosyltransferase inhibitor 5-(5-formylthien-2-yl) UDP-Gal (5-FT UDP-Gal, compound 1: ) and two close derivatives on the cell surface levels of PSGL-1 on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (hPBMCs). PSGL-1 levels were studied both under basal conditions, and upon stimulation of hPBMCs with interleukin-1β (IL-1β). Between 1 and 24 hours after IL-1β stimulation, we observed initial PSGL-1 shedding, followed by an increase in PSGL-1 levels on the cell surface, with a maximal window between IL-1β-induced and basal levels after 72 h. All three inhibitors reduce PSGL-1 levels on IL-1β-stimulated cells in a concentration-dependent manner, but show no such effect in resting cells. Compound 1: also affects the cell surface levels of adhesion molecule CD11b in IL-1β-stimulated hPBMCs, but not of glycoproteins CD14 and CCR2. This activity profile may be linked to the inhibition of global Sialyl Lewis presentation on hPBMCs by compound 1: , which we have also observed. Although this mechanistic explanation remains hypothetical at present, our results show, for the first time, that small molecules can discriminate between IL-1β-induced and basal levels of cell surface PSGL-1. These findings open new avenues for intervention with PSGL-1 presentation on the cell surface of primed hPBMCs and may have implications for anti-inflammatory drug development.

Francis Man

Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology,
School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences,
Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences

King's College London

Radionuclide-fluorescence Reporter Gene Imaging to Track Tumor Progression in Rodent Tumor Models

Francis Man

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King's College London

Radionuclide-fluorescence Reporter Gene Imaging to Track Tumor Progression in Rodent Tumor Models

Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology,
School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences,
Department of Imaging Chemistry and Biology, School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences