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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Phenylsulfonimide PPARα Antagonists Enhance Nrf2 Activation and Promote Oxidative Stress-Induced Apoptosis/Pyroptosis in MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells.

Marialucia Gallorini, Valentina Di Valerio, Isabella Bruno, Simone Carradori, Rosa Amoroso, Amelia Cataldi, Alessandra Ammazzalorso

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13citing papers in PubMed
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marialucia GalloriniDepartment of Pharmacy, G. d' Annunzio University, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2283-4159
Valentina Di ValerioDepartment of Medicine and Aging Sciences, G. d' Annunzio University, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Isabella BrunoDepartment of Pharmacy, G. d' Annunzio University, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Simone CarradoriDepartment of Pharmacy, G. d' Annunzio University, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8698-9440
Rosa AmorosoDepartment of Pharmacy, G. d' Annunzio University, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8282-8535
Amelia CataldiDepartment of Pharmacy, G. d' Annunzio University, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.
Alessandra AmmazzalorsoDepartment of Pharmacy, G. d' Annunzio University, Via dei Vestini 31, 66100 Chieti, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4369-1772
University of Chieti-Pescara · IT

Funding

Italian Ministry of University and Research Fondo FAR 2020 (ex60%)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The NF-E2-related factor 2 transcription factor (Nrf2) orchestrates the basal and stress-inducible activation of a vast array of antioxidant genes. A high amount of reactive oxygen species (ROS) promotes carcinogenesis in cells with defective redox-sensitive signaling factors such as Nrf2. In breast cancer (BC), emerging evidence indicates that increased Nrf2 activity enhances cell metastatic potential. An interconnection between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) and Nrf2 pathways in cancer has been shown. In this light, newly synthesized PPARα antagonists, namely IB42, IB44, and IB66, were tested in the BC cell line MCF7 in parallel with GW6471 as the reference compound. Our results show that the most promising compound of this phenylsulfonimide series (IB66) is able to decrease MCF7 proliferation by blocking cells at the G2/M checkpoint. The underlying mechanism has been investigated, disclosing a caspase 3/Akt-dependent apoptotic/pyroptotic pathway induced by the increased generation of oxidative stress. Moreover, the involvement of Nrf2 and COX2 in IB66-treated MCF7 cell response has been highlighted. The reported data lay the groundwork for the development of alternative targeted therapy involving the Nrf2/PPARα molecular axis, able to overcome BC cell chemoresistance and cause better clinical outcomes, promoting other forms of programmed cell death, such as pyroptosis.

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Breast NeoplasmsPyroptosisApoptosisFemaleHumansMCF-7 CellsNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressPPAR alphaReactive Oxygen SpeciesNF-E2-Related Factor 2PPAR alphaReactive Oxygen Speciesbreast cancerCOX2MCF7Nrf2oxidative stressPPARα antagonistpyroptosissulfonimides

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PMID36674831
PMCPMC9864319
OpenAlexW4315486795

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