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Complementation of Francisella tularensis dsbA mutant strain and analysis of potential binding partners of DsbA protein
Šenitková, Iva ; Šimůnek, Tomáš (advisor) ; Červený, Lukáš (referee)
Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Biochemical Science Candidate: Bc. Iva Šenitková Supervisor: doc. PharmDr. Tomáš Šimůnek, Ph.D. Supervisor - consultant: RNDr. Petra Špidlová, Ph.D. Title of diploma thesis: Complementation of Francisella tularensis dsbA mutant strain and analysis of potential binding partners of DsbA protein Conserved hypothetical lipoprotein FTT1103 is a virulence factor of gram- negative intracellular bacterium F. tularensis. This protein shares homology with proteins of disulfide oxidoreductase DsbA family. These proteins catalyse formation of disulfide bonds, which are essential for forming proteins conformation, for activity and stability of proteins. The aim of this study was to identify binding partners of lipoprotein FTT1103, commonly known as DsbA. The knowledge of these partners could help us in understanding a role of lipoprotein DsbA in virulence F. tularensis. We prepared fused ftt1103 gene with sequence coding FLAG® tag and cloned this fused gene into plasmid vector which can be replicated in F. tularensis. We used electroporation for introducing plasmid vector into the in frame deletion mutant F. tularensis subsp. holarctica strain FSC200/∆1103 thereby we complemented this deletion mutant in trans. Imunoprecipitation by...
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Study of the effect of novel antiretroviral drugs on carnitine transport in the placenta
Marková, Eliška ; Čečková, Martina (advisor) ; Červený, Lukáš (referee)
Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Student: Eliška Marková Suprevisor: doc. PharmDr. Martina Čečková, Ph.D. Title of diploma thesis: Study of the effect of novel antiretroviral drugs on carnitine transport in the placenta Nowadays, the antiretroviral treatment of HIV-positive pregnant women is the standard approach for restriction of transmission of HIV infection from mother to the fetus. In spite of necessity of this pharmacotherapy, it is important to know its safety and risks. For the correct fetal development and function of placenta it is (besides others) essential to ensure the optimal supply of L-carnitine, the key factor for oxidation of fatty acids from mother's blood to the placenta and fetal blood circulation. The deficiency of L-carnitine generally leads to significant metabolic changes in the cells and in it usually demonstrated with cardiomyopathies and myopaties. Published studies indicate higher incidence of cardiovascular diseases and cardiomyopathies in children born to mothers treated with antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy. Optimal transport of carnitine into the placental cells, is ensured due to the presence of functional transport protein OCTN2 in the apical membrane of trophoblast. The aim of this study was...
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TRANSPORT OF NSAIDs ACROSS A BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER IN VITRO MODEL BASED ON CELL LINE PBMEC/C1-2
Nováková, Iveta ; Štaud, František (advisor) ; Červený, Lukáš (referee)
Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Candidate: Mgr. Iveta Nováková Consultant: Prof. PharmDr. František Štaud, Ph.D. Title of Thesis: Transport of NSAIDS across a blood-brain barrier in vitro model based on cell line PBMEC/C1-2 The blood-brain barrier (BBB) has a prominent role in regulation of the transport of substances into and out of the central nervous system (CNS). Partly, the BBB inhibits the entrance of substances harmful for the brain, it regulates the delivery of needed substances and it takes part in efflux of useless substances as well. The equilibrium of these regulation systems is essential for the correct function of the CNS, without which the homeostasis would be disturbed. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are very well known for their anti- inflammatory effect, for reduction of fever and pain. Due to their bright, everyday usage, some side effects on the brain were observed (sleepiness, giddiness, nausea). This has evoked the question, how NSAIDs can cross the BBB. PBMEC/C1-2 cell monolayer was used as an in vitro model of the BBB. The transport of following NSAIDs was investigated: celecoxib, diclofenac, ibuprofen, lornoxicam, meloxicam, piroxicam and tenoxicam. The experiments were carried out...
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Zinc induced activation of breast cancer cell lines and the involvement of Map kinase
Králová, Jarmila ; Čečková, Martina (advisor) ; Červený, Lukáš (referee)
Charles University in Prague Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Candidate: Jarmila Králová Supervisor: Dr. Kathryn Taylor, Ph.D., PharmDr. Martina Čečková, Ph.D. Title of diploma thesis: Zinc induced activation of breast cancer cell lines and the involvement of MAP kinase The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of zinc on various signalling pathways in breast carcinoma cell lines MCF7 and TamR cells. The differences between signalling pathways in MCF7 cell line and TamR cells were evaluated with a special focus on a role of MAP kinase, which activation is believed to be linked with malignant diseases. An effect of zinc on various cellular kinases in 0, 2, 5, 10, 15 and 20 minute of zinc treatment was analyzed in MCF7 cells transfected by wild and mutant type of ZIP 7, TamR cells and TamR cells pre-treated with MAP kinase inhibitor (PD) using the methods of western blotting and fluorescent microscopy. We show here the dependence of activation of pMAP kinase and other important oncogenic kinases (such as Lyn, Src and STAT3) on zinc release into cytoplasm. According to our results, MAP kinase is activated very upstream and it can stimulate many important protein kinases as Src Y418 , STAT3 S727 and Lyn Y396 in tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer...
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Study of drug interactions with OATP family transporters using intestinal tissue slices
Čečková, Patrícia ; Vokřál, Ivan (advisor) ; Červený, Lukáš (referee)
Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Student: Patrícia Čečková Supervisor: PharmDr. Ivan Vokřál, Ph.D. Title of diploma thesis: Study of drug interactions with OATP family transporters using intestinal tissue slices An essential role in the action of orally administered drugs is their absorption through the intestinal barrier. It expresses a variety of transporters, including the OATP2B1 and OATP1A2 influx transporters, belonging to the SLC family. They are located on the apical membrane of enterocytes and allow the flow of endogenous and exogenous substances from the lumen of the intestines to the enterocyte. They affect not only the pharmacokinetics of drugs, but also their safety and efficacy. They represent sites of drug interactions with other drugs/food components that may altered drug efficacy or toxicity. Since FDA (The Food and Drug Administration) and EMA (European Medicines Agency) do not have intestinal OATP transporters included in their guidelines for preclinical studies, there is no single model of interaction study. The limitations of cell models and genetically modified organisms lead to the development of new methods such as the ex vivo method of precision cut intestinal slices (PCIS), which represents a tissue model...
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Study of inhibition activity of new antitumor drugs against chosen isoforms of cytochromes P450
Kroulíková, Pavla ; Červený, Lukáš (referee)
Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Student: Mgr. Pavla Kroulíková Supervisor: RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. Title of Thesis: Study of inhibitory activity of new anticancer drugs toward selected isoforms of cytochromes P450 Cytochromes P450 are important biotransformation enzymes that affect pharmacokinetic behavior of many clinically used drugs and are the cause of many major drug interactions. They may have a role in overcoming multidrug resistance of cancer cells because many cytostatic drugs are deactivated by them. Aim of this thesis was in vitro study of inhibition of selected isoforms (CYP3A4, CYP3A5, CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2D6, CYP2C9, CYP2C19 and CYP2B6) by substances from the group of tyrosine kinase inhibitors - alectinib, brivanib, osimertinib and selumetinib. We used commercially available Vividâ CYP Screening kits for the study. In these kits, human cytochromes P450 are recombinantly inserted into insect microsomes. The advantage of this method is that during the experiment no other reaction catalyzed by a different enzyme occurs simultaneously. The principle of this method is conversion of fluorogenic substrate into fluorescent product by CYP450. We determined the inhibition by measuring fluorescence in the 15th minute from start...
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Study of effects of antiretroviral drugs on transmembrane transport of tenofofovir disoproxil fumarate across MDCKII-ABCB1 cell monolayer
Repeľová, Beáta ; Červený, Lukáš (advisor) ; Čečková, Martina (referee)
Charles University Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Student: Beáta Repeľová Supervisor: PharmDr. Lukáš Červený, Ph.D. Title of diploma thesis: Study of effects of antiretroviral drugs on transmembrane transport of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate across MDCKII - ABCB1 cell monolayer Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) - ester prodrug of tenofovir is considered as one of the most frequently used component of combination antiretroviral therapy. Several ways of application and good patients' tolerability is typical for this compound. TDF is a substrate of dug transporter such as P-glycoprotein (P-gp) therefore its efflux activity may limit the bioavailability after oral administration and distribution of TDF. As many of antiretroviral drugs are also substrates or inhibitors of P-gp, drug - drug interactions with TDF at the level of transmembrane transport could be expected. The aim of the diploma thesis was to describe effects of co-administered antiretroviral drugs on transfer of TDF across MDCKII cell monolayer by using bidirectional transport and concentration equilibrium setups. The results of experiments confirmed that TDF is a substrate of P-gp. High values of efflux ratio describing transmembrane transport of TDF across parental cells have been observed. This...
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Prepsration of recombinant cDNA of drug transporters
Svobodová, Iveta ; Štaud, František (advisor) ; Červený, Lukáš (referee)
CDS for ABCC4 and ABCC5 transporters were amplified. For ABCC5 two systems were outlined, however the only first one was used. The optimal annealing temperature was 64 řC; optimal concentration of magnesium was 2mM. TOPO XL have proved best results in our research in between cloning kits we tried. The CDS for ABCC4 and ABCC5 were cloned into the vector. Inserts were rended with the use of restrictive endonucleasis. ABCC4 was gashed by Spe I and Not I and ABCC5 by EcoR I and Hind III. With the same endonucleasis, the process of rending was repeated for pZeoSV2(-). Afterwards, the inserts were cloned into pZeoSV2(-).
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Transport nesteroidních antiflogistik přes hematoencefalickou bariéru in vitro
Nováková, Iveta ; Štaud, František (advisor) ; Červený, Lukáš (referee)
The migration of substances between the blood circulation and the central nervous system (CNS) is regulated by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Small, lipophilic molecules such as carbon dioxide, oxygen or ethanol can pass the BBB by passive, transcellular diffusion, while the paracellular transport of hydrophilic substances is restricted by intercellular tight junctions. Due to accessory transport systems, the BBB is able to regulate specifically the permeation of substances (e.g. nutrients) (Ballabh et al., 2004). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most commonly used substances world-wide, yet little is known about their ability to cross the BBB. Since NSAIDs may exhibit CNS side effects including dizziness, headaches and drowsiness we sought to study the transport of several NSAIDs (celecoxib, diclofenac, ibuprofen, lornoxicam, meloxicam, piroxicam and tenoxicam). Both single studies and group studies were carried out applying either a single substance or several substances simultaneously across the BBB in vitro model based on the human cell line ECV304. The permeability data were normalized to the internal standards diazepam and carboxyfluorescein to account for cell layer's variabilities. According to our studies, it was confirmed that crossing of ibuprofen and...
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