Jiri Neuzil

α-Tocopheryl succinate induces apoptosis by targeting ubiquinone-binding sites in mitochondrial respiratory complex II (2008)

Dong, Lan-feng, Low, Pauline, Dyason, Jeffrey Clifford, Wang, Xiufang, Prochazka, L, Witting, PK, ...

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) is a selective inducer of apoptosis in cancer cells, which involves the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The molecular target of α-TOS has not been...

Profiling tumor-associated markers for early detection of malignant mesothelioma: An epidemiologic study (2008)

Amati, Monica, Tomasetti, Marco, Scartozzi, Mario, Mariotti, Laura, Alleva, Renata, Pignotti, Elettra, ...

Improved detection methods for diagnosis of asymptomatic malignant mesothelioma (MM) are essential for an early and reliable detection and treatment of this type of neoplastic disease. Thus, focus...

α-Lipoic acid modulates extracellular matrix and angiogenesis gene expression in non-healing wounds treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (2008)

Alleva, Renata, Tomasetti, Marco, Sartini, Davide, Emanuelli, Monica, Nasole, Emanuele, Donato, Ferruccio Di, ...

α-Lipoic acid (LA) has been found previously to accelerate wound repair in patients affected by chronic wounds who underwent hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. Because proteinases are important in...

α-Tocopheryl succinate induces apoptosis by targeting ubiquinone-binding sites in mitochondrial respiratory complex II (2008)

Dong, Lan-feng, Low, Pauline, Dyason, Jeffrey Clifford, Wang, Xiufang, Prochazka, L, Witting, PK, ...

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) is a selective inducer of apoptosis in cancer cells, which involves the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The molecular target of α-TOS has not been...

Profiling tumor-associated markers for early detection of malignant mesothelioma: An epidemiologic study (2008)

Amati, Monica, Tomasetti, Marco, Scartozzi, Mario, Mariotti, Laura, Alleva, Renata, Pignotti, Elettra, ...

Improved detection methods for diagnosis of asymptomatic malignant mesothelioma (MM) are essential for an early and reliable detection and treatment of this type of neoplastic disease. Thus, focus...

α-Lipoic acid modulates extracellular matrix and angiogenesis gene expression in non-healing wounds treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (2008)

Alleva, Renata, Tomasetti, Marco, Sartini, Davide, Emanuelli, Monica, Nasole, Emanuele, Donato, Ferruccio Di, ...

α-Lipoic acid (LA) has been found previously to accelerate wound repair in patients affected by chronic wounds who underwent hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. Because proteinases are important in...

α-Tocopheryl succinate induces apoptosis by targeting ubiquinone-binding sites in mitochondrial respiratory complex II (2008)

Dong, Lan-feng, Low, Pauline, Dyason, Jeffrey Clifford, Wang, Xiufang, Prochazka, L, Witting, PK, ...

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) is a selective inducer of apoptosis in cancer cells, which involves the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The molecular target of α-TOS has not been...

Profiling tumor-associated markers for early detection of malignant mesothelioma: An epidemiologic study (2008)

Amati, Monica, Tomasetti, Marco, Scartozzi, Mario, Mariotti, Laura, Alleva, Renata, Pignotti, Elettra, ...

Improved detection methods for diagnosis of asymptomatic malignant mesothelioma (MM) are essential for an early and reliable detection and treatment of this type of neoplastic disease. Thus, focus...

α-Lipoic acid modulates extracellular matrix and angiogenesis gene expression in non-healing wounds treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (2008)

Alleva, Renata, Tomasetti, Marco, Sartini, Davide, Emanuelli, Monica, Nasole, Emanuele, Donato, Ferruccio Di, ...

α-Lipoic acid (LA) has been found previously to accelerate wound repair in patients affected by chronic wounds who underwent hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. Because proteinases are important in...

Daxx inhibits stress-induced apoptosis in cardiac myocytes (2008)

Zobalova, Renata, Cowie, Emma Angela, Chladova, Jaromira, Dong, Lan-feng, Neuzil, Jiri

The role of the death-associated protein Daxx in modulation of apoptosis induced in cardiac myocytes by oxidative stress was studied. Exposure of cultured cardiomyocyte-like cells to oxidative stress...

Daxx inhibits stress-induced apoptosis in cardiac myocytes (2008)

Zobalova, Renata, Cowie, Emma Angela, Chladova, Jaromira, Dong, Lan-feng, Neuzil, Jiri

The role of the death-associated protein Daxx in modulation of apoptosis induced in cardiac myocytes by oxidative stress was studied. Exposure of cultured cardiomyocyte-like cells to oxidative stress...

A peptide conjugate of Vitamin E succinate targets breast cancer cells with high erbB2 expression (2007)

Wang, Xiufang, Birringer, Marc, Dong, Lan-feng, Veprek, Pavel, Low, Pauline, Cowie, Emma Angela, ...

Overexpression of erbB2 is associated with resistance to apoptosis. We explored whether high level of erbB2 expression by cancer cells allows their targeting using an erbB2-binding peptide (LTVSPWY)...

Vitamin E analogs, a novel group of "Mitocans," as anticancer agents: The importance of being redox-silent (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Tomasetti, Marco, Zhao, Yan, Dong, Lan-feng, Birringer, Marc, Wang, Xiufang, ...

The search for a selective and efficient anticancer agent for treating all neoplastic disease has yet to deliver a universally suitable compound(s). The majority of established anticancer drugs...

Mitocans as anti-cancer agents targeting mitochondria: lessons from studies with vitamin E analogues, inhibitors of complex II (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Dyason, Jeffrey Clifford, Freeman, Ruth, Dong, Lan-feng, Prochazka, Lubomir, Wang, Xiufang, ...

Recently mitochondria in cancer cells have emerged as the Achilles heel for tumour destruction. Anti-cancer agents specifically targeting cancer cell mitochondria are referred to as 'mitocans'. These...

Apoptosis and inhibition of gap-junctional intercellular communication induced by LA-12, a novel hydrophobic platinum(IV) complex (2007)

Prochazka, Lubomir, Turanek, Jaroslav, Tesarik, Radek, Knotigova, Pavlina, Polaskova, Pavlina, Andrysik, Zdenek, ...

A new hydrophobic platinum(IV) complex, LA-12, a very efficient anticancer drug lacking cross-resistance with cisplatin (CDDP), is now being tested in clinical trials. Here we investigated the...

α-tocopheryl succinate-induced apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells is modulated by ERK1/2 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase in a biphasic manner (2007)

Zhao, Yan, Zhao, Xiujuan, Yang, Baofeng, Neuzil, Jiri, Wu, Kun

Gastric neoplastic disease is one of the most frequent causes of cancer-associated deaths with poor prognosis. Here we studied the effect of the redox-silent analogue α-tocopheryl succinate...

α-Tocopheryl succinate inhibits angiogenesis by disrupting paracrine FGF2 signalling (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Cowie, Emma Angela, Wang, Xiufang, Dong, Lan-feng, Stapelberg, Michael

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) cells enhanced proliferation of endothelial cells (ECs) as well as their angiogenesis in vitro by secretion of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2). This effect was...

Vitamin E Analogues and Immune Response in Cancer Treatment (2007)

Tomasetti, Marco, Neuzil, Jiri

Chemotherapeutic drugs induce both proliferation arrest and apoptosis; however, some cancer cells escape drug toxicity and become resistant. The suppression of the immune system by chemotherapeutic...

Tumour-initiating cells vs. cancer 'stem' cells and CD133: What's in the name? (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Stantic, Marina, Zobalova, Renata, Chladova, Jaromira, Wang, Xiufang, Prochazka, Lubomir, ...

Recent evidence suggests that a subset of cells within a tumour have 'stem-like' characteristics. These tumour-initiating cells, distinct from non-malignant stem cells, show low proliferative rates,...

Vitamin E analogues as a novel group of mitocans: anti-cancer agents that act by targeting mitochondria (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Dong, Lan-feng, Ramanathapuram, Lalitha, Hahn, Tobias, Chladova, Miroslava, Wang, Xiufang, ...

Mitochondria have recently emerged as new and promising targets for cancer prevention and therapy. One of the reasons for this is that mitochondria are instrumental to many types of cell death and...

Vitamin E analogues inhibit angiogenesis by selective induction of apoptosis in proliferating endothelial cells: the role of oxidative stress (2007)

Dong, Lan-feng, Cowie, Emma Angela, Eliasson, Johanna Maria, Wang, Xiufang, Gold, Mikhal, Medunic, Yasmine, ...

''Mitocans'' from the vitamin E group of selective anticancer drugs, A-tocopheryl succinate (A-TOS) and its ether analogue A-TEA, triggered apoptosis in proliferating but not arrested endothelial...

A peptide conjugate of Vitamin E succinate targets breast cancer cells with high erbB2 expression (2007)

Wang, Xiufang, Birringer, Marc, Dong, Lan-feng, Veprek, Pavel, Low, Pauline, Cowie, Emma Angela, ...

Overexpression of erbB2 is associated with resistance to apoptosis. We explored whether high level of erbB2 expression by cancer cells allows their targeting using an erbB2-binding peptide (LTVSPWY)...

Vitamin E analogs, a novel group of "Mitocans," as anticancer agents: The importance of being redox-silent (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Tomasetti, Marco, Zhao, Yan, Dong, Lan-feng, Birringer, Marc, Wang, Xiufang, ...

The search for a selective and efficient anticancer agent for treating all neoplastic disease has yet to deliver a universally suitable compound(s). The majority of established anticancer drugs...

Mitocans as anti-cancer agents targeting mitochondria: lessons from studies with vitamin E analogues, inhibitors of complex II (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Dyason, Jeffrey Clifford, Freeman, Ruth, Dong, Lan-feng, Prochazka, Lubomir, Wang, Xiufang, ...

Recently mitochondria in cancer cells have emerged as the Achilles heel for tumour destruction. Anti-cancer agents specifically targeting cancer cell mitochondria are referred to as 'mitocans'. These...

Apoptosis and inhibition of gap-junctional intercellular communication induced by LA-12, a novel hydrophobic platinum(IV) complex (2007)

Prochazka, Lubomir, Turanek, Jaroslav, Tesarik, Radek, Knotigova, Pavlina, Polaskova, Pavlina, Andrysik, Zdenek, ...

A new hydrophobic platinum(IV) complex, LA-12, a very efficient anticancer drug lacking cross-resistance with cisplatin (CDDP), is now being tested in clinical trials. Here we investigated the...

α-tocopheryl succinate-induced apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells is modulated by ERK1/2 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase in a biphasic manner (2007)

Zhao, Yan, Zhao, Xiujuan, Yang, Baofeng, Neuzil, Jiri, Wu, Kun

Gastric neoplastic disease is one of the most frequent causes of cancer-associated deaths with poor prognosis. Here we studied the effect of the redox-silent analogue α-tocopheryl succinate...

α-Tocopheryl succinate inhibits angiogenesis by disrupting paracrine FGF2 signalling (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Cowie, Emma Angela, Wang, Xiufang, Dong, Lan-feng, Stapelberg, Michael

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) cells enhanced proliferation of endothelial cells (ECs) as well as their angiogenesis in vitro by secretion of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2). This effect was...

Vitamin E Analogues and Immune Response in Cancer Treatment (2007)

Tomasetti, Marco, Neuzil, Jiri

Chemotherapeutic drugs induce both proliferation arrest and apoptosis; however, some cancer cells escape drug toxicity and become resistant. The suppression of the immune system by chemotherapeutic...

Tumour-initiating cells vs. cancer 'stem' cells and CD133: What's in the name? (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Stantic, Marina, Zobalova, Renata, Chladova, Jaromira, Wang, Xiufang, Prochazka, Lubomir, ...

Recent evidence suggests that a subset of cells within a tumour have 'stem-like' characteristics. These tumour-initiating cells, distinct from non-malignant stem cells, show low proliferative rates,...

Tumour-initiating cells vs. cancer 'stem' cells and CD133: What's in the name? (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Stantic, Marina, Zobalova, Renata, Chladova, Jaromira, Wang, Xiufang, Prochazka, Lubomir, ...

Recent evidence suggests that a subset of cells within a tumour have 'stem-like' characteristics. These tumour-initiating cells, distinct from non-malignant stem cells, show low proliferative rates,...

Vitamin E analogues as a novel group of mitocans: anti-cancer agents that act by targeting mitochondria (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Dong, Lan-feng, Ramanathapuram, Lalitha, Hahn, Tobias, Chladova, Miroslava, Wang, Xiufang, ...

Mitochondria have recently emerged as new and promising targets for cancer prevention and therapy. One of the reasons for this is that mitochondria are instrumental to many types of cell death and...

Vitamin E analogues inhibit angiogenesis by selective induction of apoptosis in proliferating endothelial cells: the role of oxidative stress (2007)

Dong, Lan-feng, Cowie, Emma Angela, Eliasson, Johanna Maria, Wang, Xiufang, Gold, Mikhal, Medunic, Yasmine, ...

''Mitocans'' from the vitamin E group of selective anticancer drugs, A-tocopheryl succinate (A-TOS) and its ether analogue A-TEA, triggered apoptosis in proliferating but not arrested endothelial...

Mitochondria transmit apoptosis signalling in cardiomyocyte-like cells and isolated hearts exposed to experimental ischemia-reperfusion injury (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Widen, Cecilia, Gellert, Nina, Cowie, Emma Angela, Zobalova, Renata, Dong, Lan-feng, ...

Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is a condition leading to serious complications due to death of cardiac myocytes. We used the cardiomyocyte-like cell line H9c2 to study the mechanism underlying cell...

A peptide conjugate of Vitamin E succinate targets breast cancer cells with high erbB2 expression (2007)

Wang, Xiufang, Birringer, Marc, Dong, Lan-feng, Veprek, Pavel, Low, Pauline, Cowie, Emma Angela, ...

Overexpression of erbB2 is associated with resistance to apoptosis. We explored whether high level of erbB2 expression by cancer cells allows their targeting using an erbB2-binding peptide (LTVSPWY)...

Vitamin E analogs, a novel group of "Mitocans," as anticancer agents: The importance of being redox-silent (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Tomasetti, Marco, Zhao, Yan, Dong, Lan-feng, Birringer, Marc, Wang, Xiufang, ...

The search for a selective and efficient anticancer agent for treating all neoplastic disease has yet to deliver a universally suitable compound(s). The majority of established anticancer drugs...

Mitocans as anti-cancer agents targeting mitochondria: lessons from studies with vitamin E analogues, inhibitors of complex II (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Dyason, Jeffrey Clifford, Freeman, Ruth, Dong, Lan-feng, Prochazka, Lubomir, Wang, Xiufang, ...

Recently mitochondria in cancer cells have emerged as the Achilles heel for tumour destruction. Anti-cancer agents specifically targeting cancer cell mitochondria are referred to as 'mitocans'. These...

Apoptosis and inhibition of gap-junctional intercellular communication induced by LA-12, a novel hydrophobic platinum(IV) complex (2007)

Prochazka, Lubomir, Turanek, Jaroslav, Tesarik, Radek, Knotigova, Pavlina, Polaskova, Pavlina, Andrysik, Zdenek, ...

A new hydrophobic platinum(IV) complex, LA-12, a very efficient anticancer drug lacking cross-resistance with cisplatin (CDDP), is now being tested in clinical trials. Here we investigated the...

α-tocopheryl succinate-induced apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells is modulated by ERK1/2 and c-Jun N-terminal kinase in a biphasic manner (2007)

Zhao, Yan, Zhao, Xiujuan, Yang, Baofeng, Neuzil, Jiri, Wu, Kun

Gastric neoplastic disease is one of the most frequent causes of cancer-associated deaths with poor prognosis. Here we studied the effect of the redox-silent analogue α-tocopheryl succinate...

α-Tocopheryl succinate inhibits angiogenesis by disrupting paracrine FGF2 signalling (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Cowie, Emma Angela, Wang, Xiufang, Dong, Lan-feng, Stapelberg, Michael

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) cells enhanced proliferation of endothelial cells (ECs) as well as their angiogenesis in vitro by secretion of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2). This effect was...

Vitamin E Analogues and Immune Response in Cancer Treatment (2007)

Tomasetti, Marco, Neuzil, Jiri

Chemotherapeutic drugs induce both proliferation arrest and apoptosis; however, some cancer cells escape drug toxicity and become resistant. The suppression of the immune system by chemotherapeutic...

Tumour-initiating cells vs. cancer 'stem' cells and CD133: What's in the name? (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Stantic, Marina, Zobalova, Renata, Chladova, Jaromira, Wang, Xiufang, Prochazka, Lubomir, ...

Recent evidence suggests that a subset of cells within a tumour have 'stem-like' characteristics. These tumour-initiating cells, distinct from non-malignant stem cells, show low proliferative rates,...

Vitamin E analogues as a novel group of mitocans: anti-cancer agents that act by targeting mitochondria (2007)

Neuzil, Jiri, Dong, Lan-feng, Ramanathapuram, Lalitha, Hahn, Tobias, Chladova, Miroslava, Wang, Xiufang, ...

Mitochondria have recently emerged as new and promising targets for cancer prevention and therapy. One of the reasons for this is that mitochondria are instrumental to many types of cell death and...

Vitamin E analogues inhibit angiogenesis by selective induction of apoptosis in proliferating endothelial cells: the role of oxidative stress (2007)

Dong, Lan-feng, Cowie, Emma Angela, Eliasson, Johanna Maria, Wang, Xiufang, Gold, Mikhal, Medunic, Yasmine, ...

''Mitocans'' from the vitamin E group of selective anticancer drugs, A-tocopheryl succinate (A-TOS) and its ether analogue A-TEA, triggered apoptosis in proliferating but not arrested endothelial...

Vitamin E analogues as anti-cancer agents: Lessons from studies with α-tocopheryl succinate (2006)

Wang, Xiufang, Dong, Lan-feng, Zhao, Yan, Tomasetti, Marco, Wu, Kun, Neuzil, Jiri

The new millennium has witnessed considerable decrease in a number of previously fatal pathologies, largely due to the advancement in molecular medicine and modern approaches to treatment. In spite...

Vitamin E analogues as anti-cancer agents: Lessons from studies with α-tocopheryl succinate (2006)

Wang, Xiufang, Dong, Lan-feng, Zhao, Yan, Tomasetti, Marco, Wu, Kun, Neuzil, Jiri

The new millennium has witnessed considerable decrease in a number of previously fatal pathologies, largely due to the advancement in molecular medicine and modern approaches to treatment. In spite...

Molecular mechanism of 'mitocan'-induced apoptosis in cancer cells epitomizes the multiple roles of reactive oxygen species and Bcl-2 family proteins. (2006)

Neuzil, Jiri, Wang, Xiufang, Dong, Lan-feng, Low, Pauline, Ralph, Stephen John

Mitochondria have emerged recently as effective targets for novel anti-cancer drugs referred to as 'mitocans'. We propose that the molecular mechanism of induction of apoptosis by mitocans, as...

Molecular mechanism of 'mitocan'-induced apoptosis in cancer cells epitomizes the multiple roles of reactive oxygen species and Bcl-2 family proteins. (2006)

Neuzil, Jiri, Wang, Xiufang, Dong, Lan-feng, Low, Pauline, Ralph, Stephen John

Mitochondria have emerged recently as effective targets for novel anti-cancer drugs referred to as 'mitocans'. We propose that the molecular mechanism of induction of apoptosis by mitocans, as...

Molecular mechanism of 'mitocan'-induced apoptosis in cancer cells epitomizes the multiple roles of reactive oxygen species and Bcl-2 family proteins. (2006)

Neuzil, Jiri, Wang, Xiufang, Dong, Lan-feng, Low, Pauline, Ralph, Stephen John

Mitochondria have emerged recently as effective targets for novel anti-cancer drugs referred to as 'mitocans'. We propose that the molecular mechanism of induction of apoptosis by mitocans, as...

Tocopherol-associated protein-1 accelerates apoptosis induced by α-tocopheryl succinate in mesothelioma cells (2006)

Neuzil, Jiri, Dong, Lan-feng, Wang, Xiufang, Zingg, Jea-Marc

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), a redox-silent analogue of vitamin E, induces apoptosis in multiple cell lines in a selective manner, by activating the intrinsic pathway. Since it is a highly...

Expression of human myoglobin in H9c2 cells enhances toxicity to added hydrogen peroxide (2006)

Witting, Paul K., Liao, WenQiang, Harris, Matthew, Neuzil, Jiri

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is implicated in cardiac myocyte (CM) damage during myocardial ischemia–reperfusion (IR) injury. Myoglobin (Mb) is present in CM at significant concentrations and reacts...

Tocopherol-associated protein-1 accelerates apoptosis induced by α-tocopheryl succinate in mesothelioma cells (2006)

Neuzil, Jiri, Dong, Lan-feng, Wang, Xiufang, Zingg, Jea-Marc

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), a redox-silent analogue of vitamin E, induces apoptosis in multiple cell lines in a selective manner, by activating the intrinsic pathway. Since it is a highly...

Expression of human myoglobin in H9c2 cells enhances toxicity to added hydrogen peroxide (2006)

Witting, Paul K., Liao, WenQiang, Harris, Matthew, Neuzil, Jiri

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is implicated in cardiac myocyte (CM) damage during myocardial ischemia–reperfusion (IR) injury. Myoglobin (Mb) is present in CM at significant concentrations and reacts...

α-Tocopheryl succinate alters cell cycle distribution sensitising human osteosarcoma cells to methotrexate-induced apoptosis (2006)

Alleva, Renata, Benassi, Maria Serena, Pazzaglia, Laura, Tomasetti, Marco, Gellert, Nina, Borghi, Battista, ...

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) exerts pleiotrophic responses in malignant cells leading to cell cycle arrest, differentiation and apoptosis. We tested the ability of α-TOS to induce apoptosis or...

α-Tocopheryl succinate induces DR4 and DR5 expression by a p53-dependent route: Implication for sensitisation of resistant cancer cells to TRAIL apoptosis (2006)

Tomasetti, Marco, Andera, Ladislav, Alleva, Renata, Borghi, Battista, Neuzil, Jiri, Procopio, Antonio

We evaluated the ability of α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) to sensitise TRAIL-resistant malignant mesothelioma (MM) cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. We show that α-TOS activates expression of...

Role of thioredoxin-1 in apoptosis induction by α-tocopheryl succinate and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in mesothelioma cells (2006)

Freeman, Ruth, Neuzil, Jiri

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a fatal type of cancer. We studied the role of the redox-active protein thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1) in apoptosis induced in MM cells and their non-malignant counterparts...

α-Tocopheryl succinate alters cell cycle distribution sensitising human osteosarcoma cells to methotrexate-induced apoptosis (2006)

Alleva, Renata, Benassi, Maria Serena, Pazzaglia, Laura, Tomasetti, Marco, Gellert, Nina, Borghi, Battista, ...

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) exerts pleiotrophic responses in malignant cells leading to cell cycle arrest, differentiation and apoptosis. We tested the ability of α-TOS to induce apoptosis or...

α-Tocopheryl succinate induces DR4 and DR5 expression by a p53-dependent route: Implication for sensitisation of resistant cancer cells to TRAIL apoptosis (2006)

Tomasetti, Marco, Andera, Ladislav, Alleva, Renata, Borghi, Battista, Neuzil, Jiri, Procopio, Antonio

We evaluated the ability of α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) to sensitise TRAIL-resistant malignant mesothelioma (MM) cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. We show that α-TOS activates expression of...

Role of thioredoxin-1 in apoptosis induction by α-tocopheryl succinate and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in mesothelioma cells (2006)

Freeman, Ruth, Neuzil, Jiri

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a fatal type of cancer. We studied the role of the redox-active protein thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1) in apoptosis induced in MM cells and their non-malignant counterparts...

Mitocans: Mitochondrial Targeted Anti-Cancer Drugs as Improved Therapies and Related Patent Documents (2006)

Ralph, Stephen John, Low, Pauline, Dong, Lan-feng, Lawen, Alfons, Neuzil, Jiri

Mitochondria are proving to be worthy targets for activating specific killing of cancer cells in tumors and a diverse range of mitochondrial targeted drugs are currently in clinical trial to...

Mitocans: Mitochondrial Targeted Anti-Cancer Drugs as Improved Therapies and Related Patent Documents (2006)

Ralph, Stephen John, Low, Pauline, Dong, Lan-feng, Lawen, Alfons, Neuzil, Jiri

Mitochondria are proving to be worthy targets for activating specific killing of cancer cells in tumors and a diverse range of mitochondrial targeted drugs are currently in clinical trial to...

Vitamin E analogues as anti-cancer agents: Lessons from studies with α-tocopheryl succinate (2006)

Wang, Xiufang, Dong, Lan-feng, Zhao, Yan, Tomasetti, Marco, Wu, Kun, Neuzil, Jiri

The new millennium has witnessed considerable decrease in a number of previously fatal pathologies, largely due to the advancement in molecular medicine and modern approaches to treatment. In spite...

Molecular mechanism of 'mitocan'-induced apoptosis in cancer cells epitomizes the multiple roles of reactive oxygen species and Bcl-2 family proteins. (2006)

Neuzil, Jiri, Wang, Xiufang, Dong, Lan-feng, Low, Pauline, Ralph, Stephen John

Mitochondria have emerged recently as effective targets for novel anti-cancer drugs referred to as 'mitocans'. We propose that the molecular mechanism of induction of apoptosis by mitocans, as...

Tocopherol-associated protein-1 accelerates apoptosis induced by α-tocopheryl succinate in mesothelioma cells (2006)

Neuzil, Jiri, Dong, Lan-feng, Wang, Xiufang, Zingg, Jea-Marc

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), a redox-silent analogue of vitamin E, induces apoptosis in multiple cell lines in a selective manner, by activating the intrinsic pathway. Since it is a highly...

Expression of human myoglobin in H9c2 cells enhances toxicity to added hydrogen peroxide (2006)

Witting, Paul K., Liao, WenQiang, Harris, Matthew, Neuzil, Jiri

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is implicated in cardiac myocyte (CM) damage during myocardial ischemia–reperfusion (IR) injury. Myoglobin (Mb) is present in CM at significant concentrations and reacts...

α-Tocopheryl succinate alters cell cycle distribution sensitising human osteosarcoma cells to methotrexate-induced apoptosis (2006)

Alleva, Renata, Benassi, Maria Serena, Pazzaglia, Laura, Tomasetti, Marco, Gellert, Nina, Borghi, Battista, ...

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) exerts pleiotrophic responses in malignant cells leading to cell cycle arrest, differentiation and apoptosis. We tested the ability of α-TOS to induce apoptosis or...

α-Tocopheryl succinate induces DR4 and DR5 expression by a p53-dependent route: Implication for sensitisation of resistant cancer cells to TRAIL apoptosis (2006)

Tomasetti, Marco, Andera, Ladislav, Alleva, Renata, Borghi, Battista, Neuzil, Jiri, Procopio, Antonio

We evaluated the ability of α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) to sensitise TRAIL-resistant malignant mesothelioma (MM) cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. We show that α-TOS activates expression of...

Role of thioredoxin-1 in apoptosis induction by α-tocopheryl succinate and TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand in mesothelioma cells (2006)

Freeman, Ruth, Neuzil, Jiri

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a fatal type of cancer. We studied the role of the redox-active protein thioredoxin-1 (Trx-1) in apoptosis induced in MM cells and their non-malignant counterparts...

Mitocans: Mitochondrial Targeted Anti-Cancer Drugs as Improved Therapies and Related Patent Documents (2006)

Ralph, Stephen John, Low, Pauline, Dong, Lan-feng, Lawen, Alfons, Neuzil, Jiri

Mitochondria are proving to be worthy targets for activating specific killing of cancer cells in tumors and a diverse range of mitochondrial targeted drugs are currently in clinical trial to...

a-Tocopheryl succinate selectively induces apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells: Potential therapy of malignancies of the nervous system? (2005)

Swettenham, Emma Angela, Whiting, Paul K., Salvatore, Brian A., Neuzil, Jiri

Vitamin E (VE) analogues, epitomized by ±-tocopheryl succinate (±-TOS), are potent inducers of apoptosis and anti-cancer agents. Here, we tested their effect on the highly malignant N-type...

Vitamin E analogs trigger apoptosis in HER2/erbB2-overexpressing breast cancer cells by signaling via the mitochondrial pathway (2005)

Wang, Xiu-Fang, Whiting, Paul K., Salvatore, Brian A., Neuzil, Jiri

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) is a redox-silent vitamin E (VE) analog with high pro-apoptotic and anti-neoplastic activity. Here we investigated whether α-TOS and several novel VE analogs kill...

α-Lipoic acid supplementation inhibits oxidative damage accelerating chronic wound healing in patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy (2005)

Alleva, Renata, Nasole, Emmanuele, Donato, Ferruccio Di, Borghi, Battista, Neuzil, Jiri, Tomasetti, Marco

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is successfully used for the treatment of a variety of conditions. However, prolonged exposure to high concentrations of oxygen induces production of reactive oxygen...

α-Tocopheryl succinate inhibits malignant mesothelioma by disrupting the Fibroblast Growth Factor Autocrine Loop: Mechanism and the role of oxidative stress (2005)

Stapelberg, Michael, Gellert, Nina, Cowie, Emma Angela, Tomasetti, Marco, Witting, Paul K., Procopio, Antonio, ...

We have studied the potential effect against human malignant mesotheliomas (MM) of α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), a redox-silent vitamin E analog with strong pro-apoptotic and anti-cancer...

α-Tocopheryl succinate selectively induces apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells: Potential therapy of malignancies of the nervous system? (2005)

Cowie, Emma Angela, Witting, Paul K., Salvatore, Brian A., Neuzil, Jiri

Vitamin E (VE) analogues, epitomized by α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), are potent inducers of apoptosis and anti-cancer agents. Here, we tested their effect on the highly malignant N-type...

Vitamin E amides, a new class of vitamin E analogues with enhanced pro-apoptotic activity. (2005)

Tomic-Vatic, Adisa, EyTina, John, Chapman, James, Mahdavian, Elahe, Neuzil, Jiri, Salvatore, Brian A.

Vitamin E (VE) analogues, epitomized by -tocopheryl succinate (-TOS), are proapoptotic agents with selective antineoplastic activity. The molecule of -TOS comprises several structurally and...

Oxidative stress in myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury: a renewed focus on a long-standing area of research. (2005)

Neuzil, Jiri, Rayner, Benjamin S., Lowe, Harry C., Witting, Paul K.

Advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease have seen a significant drop in mortality and morbidity particularly amongst patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). In particular,...

Vitamin E analogs trigger apoptosis in HER2/erbB2-overexpressing breast cancer cells by signaling via the mitochondrial pathway (2005)

Wang, Xiu-Fang, Whiting, Paul K., Salvatore, Brian A., Neuzil, Jiri

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) is a redox-silent vitamin E (VE) analog with high pro-apoptotic and anti-neoplastic activity. Here we investigated whether α-TOS and several novel VE analogs kill...

α-Lipoic acid supplementation inhibits oxidative damage accelerating chronic wound healing in patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy (2005)

Alleva, Renata, Nasole, Emmanuele, Donato, Ferruccio Di, Borghi, Battista, Neuzil, Jiri, Tomasetti, Marco

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is successfully used for the treatment of a variety of conditions. However, prolonged exposure to high concentrations of oxygen induces production of reactive oxygen...

α-Tocopheryl succinate inhibits malignant mesothelioma by disrupting the Fibroblast Growth Factor Autocrine Loop: Mechanism and the role of oxidative stress (2005)

Stapelberg, Michael, Gellert, Nina, Cowie, Emma Angela, Tomasetti, Marco, Witting, Paul K., Procopio, Antonio, ...

We have studied the potential effect against human malignant mesotheliomas (MM) of α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), a redox-silent vitamin E analog with strong pro-apoptotic and anti-cancer...

α-Tocopheryl succinate selectively induces apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells: Potential therapy of malignancies of the nervous system? (2005)

Cowie, Emma Angela, Witting, Paul K., Salvatore, Brian A., Neuzil, Jiri

Vitamin E (VE) analogues, epitomized by α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), are potent inducers of apoptosis and anti-cancer agents. Here, we tested their effect on the highly malignant N-type...

Vitamin E amides, a new class of vitamin E analogues with enhanced pro-apoptotic activity. (2005)

Tomic-Vatic, Adisa, EyTina, John, Chapman, James, Mahdavian, Elahe, Neuzil, Jiri, Salvatore, Brian A.

Vitamin E (VE) analogues, epitomized by -tocopheryl succinate (-TOS), are proapoptotic agents with selective antineoplastic activity. The molecule of -TOS comprises several structurally and...

Oxidative stress in myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury: a renewed focus on a long-standing area of research. (2005)

Neuzil, Jiri, Rayner, Benjamin S., Lowe, Harry C., Witting, Paul K.

Advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease have seen a significant drop in mortality and morbidity particularly amongst patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). In particular,...

Vitamin E analogs trigger apoptosis in HER2/erbB2-overexpressing breast cancer cells by signaling via the mitochondrial pathway (2005)

Wang, Xiu-Fang, Whiting, Paul K., Salvatore, Brian A., Neuzil, Jiri

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) is a redox-silent vitamin E (VE) analog with high pro-apoptotic and anti-neoplastic activity. Here we investigated whether α-TOS and several novel VE analogs kill...

Hepatic processing determines dual activity of α-tocopheryl succinate: a novel paradigm for a shift in biological activity due to pro-vitamin-to-vitamin conversion (2005)

Neuzil, Jiri, Massa, Helen Maureen

Redox-silent vitamin E analogues, represented by α-tocopheryl succinate, are potent anti-cancer drugs with potential secondary bioactivity due to their processing in vivo. Here we verified the...

α-Tocopheryl succinate induces cytostasis and apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells: the role of E2F1 (2005)

Alleva, Renata, Benassi, Maria Serena, Tomasetti, Marco, Gellert, Nina, Ponticelli, Francesca, Borgha, Battista, ...

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), a redox-inactive analog of vitamin E, induces cell cycle arrest, differentiation, and triggers apoptosis. We examined the ability of α-TOS to induce cytostasis...

α-Lipoic acid supplementation inhibits oxidative damage accelerating chronic wound healing in patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy (2005)

Alleva, Renata, Nasole, Emmanuele, Donato, Ferruccio Di, Borghi, Battista, Neuzil, Jiri, Tomasetti, Marco

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is successfully used for the treatment of a variety of conditions. However, prolonged exposure to high concentrations of oxygen induces production of reactive oxygen...

α-Tocopheryl succinate inhibits malignant mesothelioma by disrupting the Fibroblast Growth Factor Autocrine Loop: Mechanism and the role of oxidative stress (2005)

Stapelberg, Michael, Gellert, Nina, Cowie, Emma Angela, Tomasetti, Marco, Witting, Paul K., Procopio, Antonio, ...

We have studied the potential effect against human malignant mesotheliomas (MM) of α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), a redox-silent vitamin E analog with strong pro-apoptotic and anti-cancer...

α-Tocopheryl succinate selectively induces apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells: Potential therapy of malignancies of the nervous system? (2005)

Cowie, Emma Angela, Witting, Paul K., Salvatore, Brian A., Neuzil, Jiri

Vitamin E (VE) analogues, epitomized by α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), are potent inducers of apoptosis and anti-cancer agents. Here, we tested their effect on the highly malignant N-type...

Vitamin E amides, a new class of vitamin E analogues with enhanced pro-apoptotic activity. (2005)

Tomic-Vatic, Adisa, EyTina, John, Chapman, James, Mahdavian, Elahe, Neuzil, Jiri, Salvatore, Brian A.

Vitamin E (VE) analogues, epitomized by -tocopheryl succinate (-TOS), are proapoptotic agents with selective antineoplastic activity. The molecule of -TOS comprises several structurally and...

Oxidative stress in myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury: a renewed focus on a long-standing area of research. (2005)

Neuzil, Jiri, Rayner, Benjamin S., Lowe, Harry C., Witting, Paul K.

Advances in the treatment of coronary artery disease have seen a significant drop in mortality and morbidity particularly amongst patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). In particular,...

Enzymatically modified low-density lipoprotein upregulates CD36 in low-differentiated monocytic cells in a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma-dependent way (2004)

Jostarndt, K., Rubic, T., Kuhn, H., Anthonsen, M.W., Andera, L., Gellert, Nina, ...

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-³ (PPAR³) has been suggested to upregulate CD36. Since free oxidized polyunsaturated fatty acids are PPAR³ ligands, we studied the effects of LDL...

Enzymatically modified low-density lipoprotein upregulates CD36 in low-differentiated monocytic cells in a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma-dependent way (2004)

Jostarndt, K., Rubic, T., Kuhn, H., Anthonsen, M.W., Andera, L., Gellert, Nina, ...

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) has been suggested to upregulate CD36. Since free oxidized polyunsaturated fatty acids are PPARγ ligands, we studied the effects of LDL...

α-Tocopheryl succinate inhibits proliferation of mesothelioma cells by selective down-regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptors (2004)

Stapelberg, Michael, Tomasetti, Marco, Alleva, Renata, Gellert, Nina, Procopio, Antonio, Neuzil, Jiri

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), a redox-silent analogue of vitamin E, inhibits malignant mesotheliomas (MM) in a pre-clinical model. Here we investigated the underlying mechanism. Exposure of MM...

Aging of cardiac myocytes in culture: oxidative stress, lipofuscin accumulation, and mitochondrial turnover (2004)

Terman, Alexei, Dalen, Helge, Eaton, John W., Neuzil, Jiri, Brunk, Ulf T.

Oxidative stress is believed to be an important contributor to aging, mainly affecting long-lived postmitotic cells such as cardiac myocytes and neurons. Aging cells accumulate functionally effete,...

Sensitization of mesothelioma to TRAIL apoptosis by inhibition of histone deacetylase: role of Bcl-xL down-regulation (2004)

Neuzil, Jiri, Cowie, Emma Angela, Gellert, Nina

The TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is an immunological inducer of apoptosis selectively killing many, but not all, cancer cells. Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is fatal neoplasia with no...

Oxidative stress mediates toxicity of pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone analogs (2004)

Buss, Joan L., Neuzil, Jiri, Ponka, Prem

Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) and many of its analogs are effective iron chelators in vivo and in vitro, and are of interest for the treatment of secondary iron overload. Because previous...

Enzymatically modified low-density lipoprotein upregulates CD36 in low-differentiated monocytic cells in a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma-dependent way (2004)

Jostarndt, K., Rubic, T., Kuhn, H., Anthonsen, M.W., Andera, L., Gellert, Nina, ...

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) has been suggested to upregulate CD36. Since free oxidized polyunsaturated fatty acids are PPARγ ligands, we studied the effects of LDL...

α-Tocopheryl succinate inhibits proliferation of mesothelioma cells by selective down-regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptors (2004)

Stapelberg, Michael, Tomasetti, Marco, Alleva, Renata, Gellert, Nina, Procopio, Antonio, Neuzil, Jiri

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), a redox-silent analogue of vitamin E, inhibits malignant mesotheliomas (MM) in a pre-clinical model. Here we investigated the underlying mechanism. Exposure of MM...

Aging of cardiac myocytes in culture: oxidative stress, lipofuscin accumulation, and mitochondrial turnover (2004)

Terman, Alexei, Dalen, Helge, Eaton, John W., Neuzil, Jiri, Brunk, Ulf T.

Oxidative stress is believed to be an important contributor to aging, mainly affecting long-lived postmitotic cells such as cardiac myocytes and neurons. Aging cells accumulate functionally effete,...

Sensitization of mesothelioma to TRAIL apoptosis by inhibition of histone deacetylase: role of Bcl-xL down-regulation (2004)

Neuzil, Jiri, Cowie, Emma Angela, Gellert, Nina

The TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is an immunological inducer of apoptosis selectively killing many, but not all, cancer cells. Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is fatal neoplasia with no...

Oxidative stress mediates toxicity of pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone analogs (2004)

Buss, Joan L., Neuzil, Jiri, Ponka, Prem

Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) and many of its analogs are effective iron chelators in vivo and in vitro, and are of interest for the treatment of secondary iron overload. Because previous...

α-Tocopheryl succinate and TRAIL selectively synergise in induction of apoptosis in human malignant mesothelioma cells (2004)

Tomasetti, M, Rippo, MR, Alleva, R, Moretti, S, Andera, L, Neuzil, Jiri, ...

Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a fatal type of neoplasia with poor therapeutic prognosis, largely due to resistance to apoptosis. We investigated the apoptotic effect of alpha-tocopheryl succinate...

Enzymatically modified low-density lipoprotein upregulates CD36 in low-differentiated monocytic cells in a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma-dependent way (2004)

Jostarndt, K., Rubic, T., Kuhn, H., Anthonsen, M.W., Andera, L., Gellert, Nina, ...

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) has been suggested to upregulate CD36. Since free oxidized polyunsaturated fatty acids are PPARγ ligands, we studied the effects of LDL...

α-Tocopheryl succinate inhibits proliferation of mesothelioma cells by selective down-regulation of fibroblast growth factor receptors (2004)

Stapelberg, Michael, Tomasetti, Marco, Alleva, Renata, Gellert, Nina, Procopio, Antonio, Neuzil, Jiri

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS), a redox-silent analogue of vitamin E, inhibits malignant mesotheliomas (MM) in a pre-clinical model. Here we investigated the underlying mechanism. Exposure of MM...

Vitamin E analogues: a new class of inducers of apoptosis with selective anti-cancer effects (2004)

Neuzil, Jiri, Tomasetti, Marco, Mellick, Albert Sleiman, Alleva, Renata, Salvatore, Brian A., Birringer, Marc, ...

In spite of unrelenting effort, the net incidence of neoplastic diseases appears not to have been curbed. While some types of cancer have been suppressed significantly, others are either stagnating...

Aging of cardiac myocytes in culture: oxidative stress, lipofuscin accumulation, and mitochondrial turnover (2004)

Terman, Alexei, Dalen, Helge, Eaton, John W., Neuzil, Jiri, Brunk, Ulf T.

Oxidative stress is believed to be an important contributor to aging, mainly affecting long-lived postmitotic cells such as cardiac myocytes and neurons. Aging cells accumulate functionally effete,...

Sensitization of mesothelioma to TRAIL apoptosis by inhibition of histone deacetylase: role of Bcl-xL down-regulation (2004)

Neuzil, Jiri, Cowie, Emma Angela, Gellert, Nina

The TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is an immunological inducer of apoptosis selectively killing many, but not all, cancer cells. Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is fatal neoplasia with no...

Oxidative stress mediates toxicity of pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone analogs (2004)

Buss, Joan L., Neuzil, Jiri, Ponka, Prem

Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) and many of its analogs are effective iron chelators in vivo and in vitro, and are of interest for the treatment of secondary iron overload. Because previous...

Cyclopentanone prostaglandins induce endothelial cell apoptosis independent of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-γ (2004)

Erl, Wolfgang, Weber, Christian, Zernecke, Alma, Neuzil, Jiri, Vosseler, Claudia A., Kim, Hyo Jung, ...

Cyclopentenone prostaglandins (CP-PG), such as prostaglandin A1 (PGA1) or 15-deoxy-12,14-prostaglandin J2 (PGJ2), induce apoptosis in different cell types. PGJ2 is also a potent activator of the...

Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone analogs induce apoptosis in hematopoietic cells due to their iron-chelating properties (2003)

Buss, Joan L., Neuzil, Jiri, Gellert, Nina, Weber, Christian, Ponka, Prem

Analogs of pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) are of interest as iron chelators for the treatment of secondary iron overload and cancer. PIH, salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (SIH), and...

Mitochondrial recycling and aging of cardiac myocytes: the role of autophagocytosis (2003)

Terman, Alexei, Dalen, Helge, Eaton, John W., Neuzil, Jiri, Brunk, Ulf T.

The mechanisms of mitochondrial alterations in aged post-mitotic cells, including formation of so-called giant' mitochondria, are poorly understood. To test whether these large mitochondria might...

Vitamin E succinate and cancer treatment: a vitamin E prototype for selective antitumour activity (2003)

Neuzil, Jiri

Great hope has been given to micronutrients as anticancer agents, since they present natural compounds with beneficial effects for normal cells and tissues. One of these is vitamin E (VE), an...

Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone analogs induce apoptosis in hematopoietic cells due to their iron-chelating properties (2003)

Buss, Joan L., Neuzil, Jiri, Gellert, Nina, Weber, Christian, Ponka, Prem

Analogs of pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) are of interest as iron chelators for the treatment of secondary iron overload and cancer. PIH, salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (SIH), and...

Mitochondrial recycling and aging of cardiac myocytes: the role of autophagocytosis (2003)

Terman, Alexei, Dalen, Helge, Eaton, John W., Neuzil, Jiri, Brunk, Ulf T.

The mechanisms of mitochondrial alterations in aged post-mitotic cells, including formation of so-called 'giant' mitochondria, are poorly understood. To test whether these large mitochondria might...

Vitamin E succinate and cancer treatment: a vitamin E prototype for selective antitumour activity (2003)

Neuzil, Jiri

Great hope has been given to micronutrients as anticancer agents, since they present natural compounds with beneficial effects for normal cells and tissues. One of these is vitamin E (VE), an...

Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone analogs induce apoptosis in hematopoietic cells due to their iron-chelating properties (2003)

Buss, Joan L., Neuzil, Jiri, Gellert, Nina, Weber, Christian, Ponka, Prem

Analogs of pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) are of interest as iron chelators for the treatment of secondary iron overload and cancer. PIH, salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (SIH), and...

Mitochondrial recycling and aging of cardiac myocytes: the role of autophagocytosis (2003)

Terman, Alexei, Dalen, Helge, Eaton, John W., Neuzil, Jiri, Brunk, Ulf T.

The mechanisms of mitochondrial alterations in aged post-mitotic cells, including formation of so-called 'giant' mitochondria, are poorly understood. To test whether these large mitochondria might...

Vitamin E succinate and cancer treatment: a vitamin E prototype for selective antitumour activity (2003)

Neuzil, Jiri

Great hope has been given to micronutrients as anticancer agents, since they present natural compounds with beneficial effects for normal cells and tissues. One of these is vitamin E (VE), an...

Vitamin E analogues as inducers of apoptosis: structure-function relation (2003)

Birringer, M, EyTina, J H, Salvatore, B A, Neuzil, Jiri

Recent results show that alpha-tocopheryl succinate (alpha-TOS) is a proapoptotic agent with antineoplastic activity. As modifications of the vitamin E (VE) molecule may affect its apoptogenic...

Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone analogs induce apoptosis in hematopoietic cells due to their iron-chelating properties (2003)

Buss, Joan L., Neuzil, Jiri, Gellert, Nina, Weber, Christian, Ponka, Prem

Analogs of pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) are of interest as iron chelators for the treatment of secondary iron overload and cancer. PIH, salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (SIH), and...

Mitochondrial recycling and aging of cardiac myocytes: the role of autophagocytosis (2003)

Terman, Alexei, Dalen, Helge, Eaton, John W., Neuzil, Jiri, Brunk, Ulf T.

The mechanisms of mitochondrial alterations in aged post-mitotic cells, including formation of so-called 'giant' mitochondria, are poorly understood. To test whether these large mitochondria might...

Mitochondria play a central role in apoptosis induced by α-Tocopheryl succinate, an agent with antineoplastic activity: Comparison with receptor-mediated pro-apoptotic signaling (2003)

Weber, Tobias, Dalen, Helge, Andera, Ladislav, Negre-Salvayre, Anne, Auge, Nathalie, Sticha, Martin, ...

α-Tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) is a semisynthetic vitamin E analogue with high pro-apoptotic and anti-neoplastic activity [Weber, T et al. (2002) Clin. Cancer Res. 8, 863−869]. Previous studies...

α-Tocopheryl succinate sensitises a T lymphoma cell line to TRAIL-induced apoptosis by suppressing NF-kB activation (2003)

Dalen, H, Neuzil, Jiri

Activation of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) can interfere with induction of apoptosis triggered by the tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL; Apo2L). Therefore, agents...

Vitamin E analogs: a new class of multiple action agents with anti-neoplastic and anti-atherogenic acitivity (2002)

Neuzil, Jiri, Kagedal, K., Andera, L., Weber, C., Brunk, U. T.

The incidence of cancer and atherosclerosis, two most common causes of death in developed countries, has been stagnating or, even, increasing. Drugs effective against such conditions are needed and,...

Decreased apoptotic response of inclusion-cell disease fibroblasts: a consequence of lysosomal enzyme missorting? (2002)

Terman, Alexei, Neuzil, Jiri, Kagedal, Katarina, Ollinger, Karin, Brunk, Ulf T.

To better understand the role of lysosomes in apoptosis, we compared the responses to apoptotic stimuli of normal fibroblasts with those of inclusion cells (I-cells), i.e., fibroblasts with impaired...

Vitamin E succinate is a potent novel antineoplastic agent with high selectivity and cooperativity with tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (Apo2 Ligand) in vivo (2002)

Weber, Tobias, Lu, Min, Andera, Ladislav, Lahm, Harald, Gellert, Nina, Fariss, Marc W., ...

α -Tocopheryl succinate (α -TOS), a redox-inactive analogue of vitamin E, is a strong inducer of apoptosis, whereas -tocopherol (α -TOH) lacks apoptogenic activity (J. Neuzil et al., FASEB J., 15:...

α-tocopheryl succinate, an agent with in vivo anti-tumour activity, induces apoptosis by causing lysosomal instability (2002)

Neuzil, Jiri, Zhao, Ming, Ostermann, Georg, Sticha, Martin, Gellert, Nina, Weber, Christian, ...

Certain vitamin E analogues, such as a-tocopheryl succinate (a-TOS), exhibit in vivo anti-tumour activity and, in vitro , induce apoptosis of cultured tumour cells. In the present study we report...

α -tocopheryl succinate epitomizes a compound with a shift in biological activity due to pro-vitamin-to vitamin conversion (2002)

Neuzil, Jiri

With the advent of the third millennium, a number of pathologies have been eradicated or taken under control. However, the incidences, of cancer and atherosclerosis, the two most common causes of...

The role of oxidative stress in the toxicity of pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) analogues (2002)

Buss, J. L., Neuzil, Jiri, Ponka, P.

Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) analogues are effective iron chelators in vivo and in vitro, and may be of value for the treatment of secondary iron overload. The sensitivity of Jurkat cells...

Vitamin E analogs: a new class of multiple action agents with anti-neoplastic and anti-atherogenic acitivity (2002)

Neuzil, Jiri, Kagedal, K., Andera, L., Weber, C., Brunk, U. T.

The incidence of cancer and atherosclerosis, two most common causes of death in developed countries, has been stagnating or, even, increasing. Drugs effective against such conditions are needed and,...

Decreased apoptotic response of inclusion-cell disease fibroblasts: a consequence of lysosomal enzyme missorting? (2002)

Terman, Alexei, Neuzil, Jiri, Kagedal, Katarina, Ollinger, Karin, Brunk, Ulf T.

To better understand the role of lysosomes in apoptosis, we compared the responses to apoptotic stimuli of normal fibroblasts with those of inclusion cells (I-cells), i.e., fibroblasts with impaired...

Vitamin E succinate is a potent novel antineoplastic agent with high selectivity and cooperativity with tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (Apo2 Ligand) in vivo (2002)

Weber, Tobias, Lu, Min, Andera, Ladislav, Lahm, Harald, Gellert, Nina, Fariss, Marc W., ...

α -Tocopheryl succinate (α -TOS), a redox-inactive analogue of vitamin E, is a strong inducer of apoptosis, whereas -tocopherol (α -TOH) lacks apoptogenic activity (J. Neuzil et al., FASEB J., 15:...

α-tocopheryl succinate, an agent with in vivo anti-tumour activity, induces apoptosis by causing lysosomal instability (2002)

Neuzil, Jiri, Zhao, Ming, Ostermann, Georg, Sticha, Martin, Gellert, Nina, Weber, Christian, ...

Certain vitamin E analogues, such as a-tocopheryl succinate (a-TOS), exhibit in vivo anti-tumour activity and, in vitro , induce apoptosis of cultured tumour cells. In the present study we report...

α -tocopheryl succinate epitomizes a compound with a shift in biological activity due to pro-vitamin-to vitamin conversion (2002)

Neuzil, Jiri

With the advent of the third millennium, a number of pathologies have been eradicated or taken under control. However, the incidences, of cancer and atherosclerosis, the two most common causes of...

The role of oxidative stress in the toxicity of pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) analogues (2002)

Buss, J. L., Neuzil, Jiri, Ponka, P.

Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) analogues are effective iron chelators in vivo and in vitro, and may be of value for the treatment of secondary iron overload. The sensitivity of Jurkat cells...

Dissociation of apoptosis induction and CD36 upregulation by enzymatically modified low-density lipoprotein in monocytic cells (2002)

Jostarndt, Kristina, Gellert, Nina, Rubic, Tina, Weber, Christian, Kuhn, Hartmut, Johansen, Berit, ...

Modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL) has been implicated as an initiating or amplifying factor in atherogenesis. Some of its biological activities, such as apoptosis induction and upregulation of...

Dissociation of apoptosis induction and CD36 upregulation by enzymatically modified low-density lipoprotein in monocytic cells (2002)

Jostarndt, Kristina, Gellert, Nina, Rubic, Tina, Weber, Christian, Kuhn, Hartmut, Johansen, Berit, ...

Modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL) has been implicated as an initiating or amplifying factor in atherogenesis. Some of its biological activities, such as apoptosis induction and upregulation of...

Vitamin E analogs: a new class of multiple action agents with anti-neoplastic and anti-atherogenic acitivity (2002)

Neuzil, Jiri, Kagedal, K., Andera, L., Weber, C., Brunk, U. T.

The incidence of cancer and atherosclerosis, two most common causes of death in developed countries, has been stagnating or, even, increasing. Drugs effective against such conditions are needed and,...

Decreased apoptotic response of inclusion-cell disease fibroblasts: a consequence of lysosomal enzyme missorting? (2002)

Terman, Alexei, Neuzil, Jiri, Kagedal, Katarina, Ollinger, Karin, Brunk, Ulf T.

To better understand the role of lysosomes in apoptosis, we compared the responses to apoptotic stimuli of normal fibroblasts with those of inclusion cells (I-cells), i.e., fibroblasts with impaired...

Vitamin E succinate is a potent novel antineoplastic agent with high selectivity and cooperativity with tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (Apo2 Ligand) in vivo (2002)

Weber, Tobias, Lu, Min, Andera, Ladislav, Lahm, Harald, Gellert, Nina, Fariss, Marc W., ...

α -Tocopheryl succinate (α -TOS), a redox-inactive analogue of vitamin E, is a strong inducer of apoptosis, whereas -tocopherol (α -TOH) lacks apoptogenic activity (J. Neuzil et al., FASEB J., 15:...

α-tocopheryl succinate, an agent with in vivo anti-tumour activity, induces apoptosis by causing lysosomal instability (2002)

Neuzil, Jiri, Zhao, Ming, Ostermann, Georg, Sticha, Martin, Gellert, Nina, Weber, Christian, ...

Certain vitamin E analogues, such as a-tocopheryl succinate (a-TOS), exhibit in vivo anti-tumour activity and, in vitro , induce apoptosis of cultured tumour cells. In the present study we report...

α -tocopheryl succinate epitomizes a compound with a shift in biological activity due to pro-vitamin-to vitamin conversion (2002)

Neuzil, Jiri

With the advent of the third millennium, a number of pathologies have been eradicated or taken under control. However, the incidences, of cancer and atherosclerosis, the two most common causes of...

The European perspective on vitamin E: current knowledge and future research (2002)

Brigelius-Flohe, Regina, Kelly, Frank J, Salonen, Jukka T, Neuzil, Jiri, Zingg, Jean-Marc, Azzi, Angelo

Vitamin E is indispensible for reproduction in female rats. In humans, vitamin E deficiency primarily causes neurologic dysfunctions, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are unclear. Because of...

The role of oxidative stress in the toxicity of pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) analogues (2002)

Buss, J. L., Neuzil, Jiri, Ponka, P.

Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) analogues are effective iron chelators in vivo and in vitro, and may be of value for the treatment of secondary iron overload. The sensitivity of Jurkat cells...

Dissociation of apoptosis induction and CD36 upregulation by enzymatically modified low-density lipoprotein in monocytic cells (2002)

Jostarndt, Kristina, Gellert, Nina, Rubic, Tina, Weber, Christian, Kuhn, Hartmut, Johansen, Berit, ...

Modified low-density lipoprotein (LDL) has been implicated as an initiating or amplifying factor in atherogenesis. Some of its biological activities, such as apoptosis induction and upregulation of...

Alpha-tocopheryl succinate, an agent with in vivo anti-tumour activity, induces apoptosis by causing lysosomal instability.

Neuzil, Jiri, Zhao, Ming, Ostermann, Georg, Sticha, Martin, Gellert, Nina, Weber, Christian, ...

Certain vitamin E analogues, such as alpha-tocopheryl succinate (alpha-TOS), exhibit in vivo anti-tumour activity and, in vitro, induce apoptosis of cultured tumour cells. In the present study we...

Alpha-tocopheryl succinate, an agent with in vivo anti-tumour activity, induces apoptosis by causing lysosomal instability.

Neuzil, Jiri, Zhao, Ming, Ostermann, Georg, Sticha, Martin, Gellert, Nina, Weber, Christian, ...

Certain vitamin E analogues, such as alpha-tocopheryl succinate (alpha-TOS), exhibit in vivo anti-tumour activity and, in vitro, induce apoptosis of cultured tumour cells. In the present study we...

α-Lipoic Acid Modulates Extracellular Matrix and Angiogenesis Gene Expression in Non-Healing Wounds Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Alleva, Renata, Tomasetti, Marco, Sartini, Davide, Emanuelli, Monica, Nasole, Emanuele, Di Donato, Ferruccio, ...

α-Lipoic acid (LA) has been found previously to accelerate wound repair in patients affected by chronic wounds who underwent hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. Because proteinases are important in...