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Cindy Racoeur
Towards the elaboration of new gold-based optical theranostics.
Four new red BODIPY–gold(I) theranostic compounds were synthesized. Some of them were vectorized by tethering a biovector (glucose or bombesin derivatives) to the metallic center. Their photophysical properties were studied. Additionally, their cytotoxicity was examined on different cancer cell lines and on a normal cell line, they were tracked in vitro by fluorescence detection, and their uptake was evaluated by ICP-MS measurements.
Colony-stimulating factor-1-induced oscillations in phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase/AKT are required for caspase activation in monocytes undergoing differentiation into macrophages.
Abstract The differentiation of human peripheral blood monocytes into resident macrophages is driven by colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1), which upon interaction with CSF-1 receptor (CSF-1R) induces within minutes the phosphorylation of its cytoplasmic tyrosine residues and the activation of multiple signaling complexes. Caspase-8 and -3 are activated at day 2 to 3 and contribute to macrophage differentiation, for example, through cleavage of nucleophosmin. Here, we show that the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase and the downstream serine/threonine kinase AKT connect CSF-1R activation to caspase-8 cleavage. Most importantly, we demonstrate that successive waves of AKT activation with increasi…
TET2 gene mutation is a frequent and adverse event in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
Background Acquired somatic deletions and loss-of-function mutations in one or several codons of the TET2 ( Ten-Eleven Translocation-2 ) gene were recently identified in hematopoietic cells from patients with myeloid malignancies, including myeloproliferative disorders and myelodys-plastic syndromes. The present study was designed to determine the prevalence of TET2 gene alterations in chronic myelomonocytic leukemias. Design and Methods Blood and bone marrow cells were collected from 88 patients with chronic phase chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and from 14 with acute transformation of a previously identified disease. Polymerase chain reaction analysis and direct sequencing were used to se…
A Promising Family of Fluorescent Water-Soluble aza-BODIPY Dyes for in Vivo Molecular Imaging.
A new family of water-soluble and bioconjugatable aza-BODIPY fluorophores was designed and synthesized using a boron- functionalization strategy. These dissymmetric bis-ammonium aza-BODIPY dyes present optimal properties for a fluorescent probe; i.e., they are highly water-soluble, very stable in physiological medium; they do not aggregate in PBS, possess high quantum yield; and finally, they can be easily bioconjugated to antibodies. Preliminary in vitro and in vivo studies were performed for one of these fluorophores to image PD-L1 (Programmed Death-Ligand 1), highlighting the high potential of these new probes for future in vivo optical imaging studies.
Nitric Oxide-Releasing Drug Glyceryl Trinitrate Targets JAK2/STAT3 Signaling, Migration and Invasion of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Cells
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly aggressive disease with invasive and metastasizing properties associated with a poor prognosis. The STAT3 signaling pathway has shown a pivotal role in cancer cell migration, invasion, metastasis and drug resistance of TNBC cells. IL-6 is a main upstream activator of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway. In the present study we examined the impact of the NO-donor glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) on the activation of the JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway and subsequent migration, invasion and metastasis ability of TNBC cells through in vitro and in vivo experiments. We used a subtoxic dose of carboplatin and/or recombinant IL-6 to activate the JAK2/STAT3 signaling path…
Alpha-defensins secreted by dysplastic granulocytes inhibit the differentiation of monocytes in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.
Abstract Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a clonal hematopoietic disorder that occurs in elderly patients. One of the main diagnostic criteria is the accumulation of heterogeneous monocytes in the peripheral blood. We further explored this cellular heterogeneity and observed that part of the leukemic clone in the peripheral blood was made of immature dysplastic granulocytes with a CD14−/CD24+ phenotype. The proteome profile of these cells is dramatically distinct from that of CD14+/CD24− monocytes from CMML patients or healthy donors. More specifically, CD14−/CD24+ CMML cells synthesize and secrete large amounts of alpha-defensin 1-3 (HNP1-3). Recombinant HNPs inhibit macrophage co…
Design of a multifunctionalizable BODIPY platform for the facile elaboration of a large series of gold(i)-based optical theranostics.
A simple trifunctional BODIPY platform was designed. The high potential of this platform was validated via the elaboration of twelve optical theranostics. More specifically, we reported on the synthesis, the characterization, the photophysical properties, and the evaluation of the hydrophilicity properties of the different BODIPY derivatives, as well as a theoretical rationalization of the intriguing chemical behavior of some of them. The antiproliferative evaluation and confocal imaging of the different compounds in three human and murine cancer cell lines were performed and analysed, along with the measurement of gold(I) uptake in one cancer cell line via ICP-MS.
Development of an Easily Bioconjugatable Water-Soluble Single-Photon Emission-Computed Tomography/Optical Imaging Bimodal Imaging Probe Based on the aza-BODIPY Fluorophore
A water-soluble fluorescent aza-BODIPY platform (Wazaby) was prepared and functionalized by a polyazamacrocycle agent and a bioconjugable arm. The resulting fluorescent derivative was characterized and bioconjugated onto a trastuzumab monoclonal antibody as a vector. After bioconjugation, the imaging agent appeared to be stable in serum (>72 h at 37 °C) and specifically labeled HER-2-positive breast tumors slices. The bioconjugate was radiolabeled with [111In] indium and studied in vivo. The developed monomolecular multimodal imaging probe (MOMIP) is water-soluble and chemically and photochemically stable, emits in the near infrared (NIR) region (734 nm in aqueous media), and displays a goo…
H89 enhances the sensitivity of cancer cells to glyceryl trinitrate through a purinergic receptor-dependent pathway
// Marion Cortier 1, 2, 3 , Rahamata Boina-Ali 1, 2, 3 , Cindy Racoeur 1, 2, 3 , Catherine Paul 1, 2, 3 , Eric Solary 2, 4, 5 , Jean-Francois Jeannin 1, 2, 3 , Ali Bettaieb 1, 2, 3 1 EPHE, Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy Laboratory, Dijon, F-21000, France 2 Inserm U866, Dijon, F-21000, France 3 EA7269, University of Burgundy, Dijon, F-21000, France 4 Inserm UMR1009, Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif F-94805, France 5 University Paris-Sud, Faculty of Medicine, Le Kremlin-Bicetre, F-94800, France Correspondence to: Ali Bettaieb, e-mail: ali.bettaieb@u-bourgogne.fr Keywords: H89, GTN, cancer, purinergic receptors, cGMP Received: October 08, 2014 Accepted: January 09, 2015 Publis…
CCDC 1825949: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Jacques Pliquett, Souheila Amor, Miguel Ponce-Vargas, Myriam Laly, Cindy Racoeur, Yoann Rousselin, Franck Denat, Ali Bettaïeb, Paul Fleurat-Lessard, Catherine Paul, Christine Goze, Ewen Bodio|2018|Dalton Trans.|47|11203|doi:10.1039/C8DT02364F
CCDC 1825950: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Jacques Pliquett, Souheila Amor, Miguel Ponce-Vargas, Myriam Laly, Cindy Racoeur, Yoann Rousselin, Franck Denat, Ali Bettaïeb, Paul Fleurat-Lessard, Catherine Paul, Christine Goze, Ewen Bodio|2018|Dalton Trans.|47|11203|doi:10.1039/C8DT02364F
CCDC 1825951: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Jacques Pliquett, Souheila Amor, Miguel Ponce-Vargas, Myriam Laly, Cindy Racoeur, Yoann Rousselin, Franck Denat, Ali Bettaïeb, Paul Fleurat-Lessard, Catherine Paul, Christine Goze, Ewen Bodio|2018|Dalton Trans.|47|11203|doi:10.1039/C8DT02364F
CCDC 1825952: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Jacques Pliquett, Souheila Amor, Miguel Ponce-Vargas, Myriam Laly, Cindy Racoeur, Yoann Rousselin, Franck Denat, Ali Bettaïeb, Paul Fleurat-Lessard, Catherine Paul, Christine Goze, Ewen Bodio|2018|Dalton Trans.|47|11203|doi:10.1039/C8DT02364F