Diallyl disulfide and diallyl trisulfide in garlic as novel therapeutic agents to overcome drug resistance in breast cancer / 药物分析学报

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in women worldwide.It is a cancer that originates from the mammary ducts and involves mutations in multiple genes.Recently,the treatment of breast cancer has become increasingly challenging owing to the increase in tumor het-erogeneity and aggressiveness,which gives rise to therapeutic resistance.Epidemiological,population-based,and hospital-based case-control studies have demonstrated an association between high intake of certain Allium vegetables and a reduced risk in the development of breast cancer.Diallyl disulfide(DADS)and diallyl trisulfide(DATS)are the main allyl sulfur compounds present in garlic,and are known to exhibit anticancer activity as they interfere with breast cancer cell proliferation,tumor metastasis,and angiogenesis.The present review highlights multidrug resistance mechanisms and their signaling pathways in breast cancer.This review discusses the potential anticancer activities of DADS and DATS,with emphasis on drug resistance in triple-negative breast cancer(TNBC).Understanding the anticancer activities of DADS and DATS provides insights into their potential in targeting drug resistance mecha-nisms of TNBC,especially in clinical studies.

Studies on Optimization of Growth Parameters for Enhanced Production of Antibiotic Alkaloids by Isolated Marine Actinomycetes.

The aim of the present study is to optimize the growth conditions for improved production of alkaloids by promising marine actinomycetes isolated from marine sediments collected on Kakinada coast. The bioactive compounds were extracted from the isolated actinomycete using organic solvents and screened for alkaloids using qualitative tests. The presence of alkaloids in the crude methanol extract was confirmed by UV spectroscopic analysis and quantified by BCG method. The effect of pH, temperature, carbon and nitrogen sources on the growth and fermentative production of alkaloids was optimized. The strain was improved for enhanced production of alkaloids by physical and chemical mutagenesis. The antimicrobial activity of the crude alkaloid extract was determined by the well diffusion method. The isolated strain exhibited the highest growth and alkaloid production at pH 6 and temperature 30oC in 7 days. The alkaloid production was significantly increased 4.5-folds with UV treatment for 30 min and further, 5.5-folds with ethidium bromide treatment(30µg/mL) for 1hr. The resultant double mutant strain exhibited significantly high antimicrobial activity against S. aureus compared to other bacterial strains with MIC index less than 4. The isolated double mutant strain of actinomycetes can be a potential source of antibiotic alkaloids.