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    Dane do artykułu "Mutation Status and Glucose Availability Affect the Response to Mitochondria-Targeted Quercetin Derivative in Breast Cancer Cells"
    (Cancers (Basel) MDPI, 2023-11-28) Przybylski, Paweł; Lewińska, Anna; Rzeszutek, Iwona; Błoniarz, Dominika; Moskal, Aleksandra; Betlej, Gabriela; Deręgowska, Anna; Cybularczyk-Cecotka, Martyna ; Szmatoła, Tomasz ; Litwinienko, Grzegorz; Wnuk, Maciej
    Mitochondria, the main cellular power stations, are important modulators of redox-sensitive signaling pathways that may determine cell survival and cell death decisions. As mitochondrial function is essential for tumorigenesis and cancer progression, mitochondrial targeting has been proposed as an attractive anticancer strategy. In the present study, three mitochondria-targeted quercetin derivatives (mitQ3, 5, and 7) were synthesized and tested against six breast cancer cell lines with different mutation and receptor status, namely ER-positive MCF-7, HER2-positive SK-BR-3, and four triple-negative (TNBC) cells, i.e., MDA-MB-231, MDA-MB-468, BT-20, and Hs 578T cells. In general, the mito-quercetin response was modulated by the mutation status. In contrast to unmodified quercetin, 1 µM mitQ7 induced apoptosis in breast cancer cells. In MCF-7 cells, mitQ7-mediated apoptosis was potentiated under glucose-depleted conditions and was accompanied by elevated mitochondrial superoxide production, while AMPK activation-based energetic stress was associated with the alkalization of intracellular milieu and increased levels of NSUN4. Mito-quercetin also eliminated doxorubicin-induced senescent breast cancer cells, which was accompanied by the depolarization of mitochondrial transmembrane potential. Limited glucose availability also sensitized doxorubicin-induced senescent breast cancer cells to apoptosis. In conclusion, we show an increased cytotoxicity of mitochondria-targeted quercetin derivatives compared to unmodified quercetin against breast cancer cells with different mutation status that can be potentiated by modulating glucose availability.
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    Dataset used in research paper entitled “New Mitochondria-Targeted Fisetin Derivative Compromises Mitophagy and Limits Survival of Drug-Induced Senescent Breast Cancer Cells”
    (Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (ACS), 2024-09-25) Rzeszutek, Iwona; Cybularczyk-Cecotka, Martyna; Deręgowska, Anna; Stec, Paulina; Wnuk, Maciej; Kołodziej, Olga; Kałafut, Joanna; Wawruszak, Anna; Witkowski, Wojciech; Litwinienko, Grzegorz; Lewińska, Anna
    Mitochondria are considered as promising targets for cancer treatment. In the present study, triphenyl phosphonium cationic group-conjugated fisetin (mito-fisetin) was synthesized, and its anticancer activity was investigated in several cellular models of estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer in vitro and in vivo in proliferating and tamoxifen-promoted senescent states. Mito-fisetin, when used at low micromolar concentrations, stimulated the dissipation of mitochondrial membrane potential and oxidative stress, and affected mitochondrial function, resulting in apoptosis induction in senescent breast cancer cells. Mito-fisetin-mediated cytotoxicity was due to increased levels of phosphorylated AMPK, decreased levels of AKT and HSP90, and impaired mitophagic response, as judged by the analysis of the markers of mitophagosome formation. Senescent breast cancer cells were found to be more sensitive to mito-fisetin treatment than proliferating ones. We postulate that mitochondrial targeting in the case of fisetin may be considered as a promising anticancer and senotherapeutic strategy to eliminate drug-resistant senescent breast cancer cells.