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ArticleBiomedicines2023

Free Fatty Acids from Cow Urine DMSO Fraction Induce Cell Death in Breast Cancer Cells without Affecting Normal GMSCs.

Ajay Kumar Raj, Vidhi Upadhyay, Kiran Bharat Lokhande, K Venkateswara Swamy, Ramesh Ramchandra Bhonde, Sachin C Sarode, Nilesh Kumar Sharma

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ajay Kumar RajCancer and Translational Research Lab, Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411033, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0001-7690-1284
Vidhi UpadhyayCancer and Translational Research Lab, Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411033, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0009-0007-3995-0491
Kiran Bharat LokhandeBioinformatics Research Laboratory, Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Institute, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411033, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0001-6945-8288
K Venkateswara SwamyMIT-School of Bioengineering Sciences & Research, MIT-Art, Design and Technology University, Pune 412201, Maharashtra, India.
Ramesh Ramchandra BhondeRegenerative Medicine Laboratory, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018, Maharashtra, India.
Sachin C SarodeDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Dr. D. Y. Patil Dental College and Hospital, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411018, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0003-1856-0957
Nilesh Kumar SharmaCancer and Translational Research Lab, Dr. D. Y. Patil Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Institute, Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pimpri, Pune 411033, Maharashtra, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8774-3020
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune · INMIT Art, Design and Technology University · IN

Funding

Seed Grant DPU Pune Seed Grant DPU Pune, 2016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe objective of this study was to explore the biological relevance of free fatty acids derived from cow urine DMSO fraction (CUDF) by employing in vitro and in silico approaches.

backgroundMetabolic heterogeneity at the intra- and intercellular levels contributes to the metabolic plasticity of cancer cells during drug-induced response. Free fatty acid (FFA) availability at intra- and intercellular levels is related to tumor heterogeneity at interpatient and xeno-heterogeneity levels.

methodsWe collected fresh urine from healthy cows and subjected it to fractionation in DMSO using drying, vortexing, and centrifugation. Finally, the sterile filtrate of cow urine DMSO fraction (CUDF) was evaluated for antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects in MCF-7 and ZR-75-1 breast cancer cells using routine cell-based assays. Intracellular metabolites were studied with the help of a novel in-house vertical tube gel electrophoresis (VTGE) method to reveal the nature of CUDF components in MCF-7 cells. Identified intracellular FFAs were studied for their molecular interactions with targeted receptor histone deacetylase (HDAC) using molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.

resultsCUDF showed a significant reduction in cell viability and cell death in MCF-7 and ZR-75-1 breast cancer cells. Interestingly, FFAs tetracosanedioic acid, 13Z-docosenoic acid (erucic acid), nervonic acid, 3-hydroxy-tetradecanoic acid, and 3-hydroxcapric acid were found inside the treated MCF-7 cancer cells. These FFAs, including tetracosanedioic acid, indicated a specific affinity to HDAC at their inhibitory sites, similar to trichostatin A, a known inhibitor.

conclusionsThis study reports on FFAs derived from CUDF as potential antiproliferative and pro-cell death agents against breast cancer cells. MD simulations hinted at tetracosanedioic acid and other FFAs as inhibitors of HDAC that could explain the observed effects of FFAs in cancer cells.

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apoptosiscancercytotoxicityepigenetic enzymefree fatty acidsmetabolitesmolecular dynamicssimulations

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PMID36979868
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