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Bareford MD, Park MA, Yacoub A, Hamed HA, Tang Y, Cruickshanks N, Eulitt P, Hubbard N, Tye G, Burow ME, Fisher PB, Moran RG, Nephew KP, Grant S, Dent P. Sorafenib enhances pemetrexed cytotoxicity through an autophagy-dependent mechanism in cancer cells. Cancer Res 2011; 71:4955-67. [PMID: 21622715 PMCID: PMC3139015 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-11-0898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Pemetrexed (ALIMTA, Lilly) is a folate antimetabolite that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer and has been shown to stimulate autophagy. In the present study, we sought to further understand the role of autophagy in response to pemetrexed and to test if combination therapy could enhance the level of toxicity through altered autophagy in tumor cells. The multikinase inhibitor sorafenib (Nexavar, Bayer), used in the treatment of renal and hepatocellular carcinoma, suppresses tumor angiogenesis and promotes autophagy in tumor cells. We found that sorafenib interacted in a greater than additive fashion with pemetrexed to increase autophagy and to kill a diverse array of tumor cell types. Tumor cell types that displayed high levels of cell killing after combination treatment showed elevated levels of AKT, p70 S6K, and/or phosphorylated mTOR, in addition to class III receptor tyrosine kinases such as platelet-derived growth factor receptor beta and VEGF receptors, known in vivo targets of sorafenib. In xenograft and in syngeneic animal models of mammary carcinoma and glioblastoma, the combination of sorafenib and pemetrexed suppressed tumor growth without deleterious effects on normal tissues or animal body mass. Taken together, the data suggest that premexetred and sorafenib act synergistically to enhance tumor killing via the promotion of a toxic form of autophagy that leads to activation of the intrinsic apoptosis pathway, and predict that combination treatment represents a future therapeutic option in the treatment of solid tumors.
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- M. Danielle Bareford
- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Section of Hematology & Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans LA 70112
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- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
- Virginia Institute of Molecular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Indiana University, School of Medicine, Bloomington, IN 47405
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- Department of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
- Virginia Institute of Molecular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
- Virginia Institute of Molecular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 College St., Richmond, VA 23298
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Vaccination with epigenetically treated mesothelioma cells induces immunisation and blocks tumour growth. Vaccine 2011; 29:5534-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Revised: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/01/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Yamauchi Y, Izumi Y, Asakura K, Fukutomi T, Serizawa A, Kawai K, Wakui M, Suematsu M, Nomori H. Lovastatin and valproic acid additively attenuate cell invasion in ACC-MESO-1 cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2011; 410:328-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.05.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2011] [Accepted: 05/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Zucali PA, Ceresoli GL, De Vincenzo F, Simonelli M, Lorenzi E, Gianoncelli L, Santoro A. Advances in the biology of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Cancer Treat Rev 2011; 37:543-58. [PMID: 21288646 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2011.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2010] [Revised: 12/29/2010] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a highly aggressive cancer with a very poor prognosis. Although the mechanism of carcinogenesis is not fully understood, approximately 80% of malignant pleural mesothelioma can be attributed to asbestos fiber exposure. This disease is largely unresponsive to conventional chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and most patients die within 10-17 months of their first symptoms. Currently, malignant pleural mesothelioma therapy is guided by clinical stage and patient characteristics rather than by the histological or molecular features of the tumor. Several molecular pathways involved in malignant pleural mesothelioma have been identified; these include cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, growth factor pathways, and angiogenesis. Unfortunately, several agents targeting these processes, including erlotinib, gefitinib, and imatinib, have proven ineffective in clinical trials. A greater understanding of the molecular pathways involved in malignant pleural mesothelioma is needed to develop better diagnostics, therapeutics, and preventative measures. Moreover, understanding the biological basis of mesothelioma progression may facilitate personalized treatment approaches, and early identification of poor prognostic indicators may help reduce the heterogeneity of the clinical response. This paper reviews advances in the molecular biology of malignant pleural mesothelioma in terms of pathogenesis, the major molecular pathways and the associated therapeutic strategies, and the roles of biomarkers.
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- P A Zucali
- Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
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- Dean A Fennell
- Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland, UK.
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Sidi R, Pasello G, Opitz I, Soltermann A, Tutic M, Rehrauer H, Weder W, Stahel RA, Felley-Bosco E. Induction of senescence markers after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy of malignant pleural mesothelioma and association with clinical outcome: an exploratory analysis. Eur J Cancer 2010; 47:326-32. [PMID: 21036600 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2010] [Accepted: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to assess the induction of senescence markers versus apoptosis pathways in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) tumour samples before and after neo-adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy and to investigate their relationship with clinical outcome. Specific senescence pathways were assessed by quantifying the expression of p21 and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) for the p21-p53 pathway, IGFBP7 for the IGF pathway and ALDH1A3 for the IFN pathway. p21 and PAI-1 expression were also assessed by immunohistochemistry. In addition, beta-galactosidase activity staining at pH 6.0 was performed. Apoptosis was determined by TUNEL assay. Clinical outcome was assessed by modified RECIST criteria, progression-free and overall survival. In a training set (n=9 patients) paired comparison demonstrated a significant increase in p21 (p<0.05), PAI-1 (p<0.01) and apoptosis (p<0.01) after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. The patients with the highest increase in PAI-1 had stable disease, whilst patients with little change in senescence markers accompanied by a high increase in apoptosis had an objective response after chemotherapy. The hypothesis that stable disease might be associated with an increase in senescence markers was confirmed in a tissue microarray (n=26 patients) using p21 and PAI-1 immunohistochemistry as readouts. For patients where survival and time to progression data were available, increased PAI-1 levels were significantly associated with a worst outcome. Our results demonstrate induction of senescence markers by neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in a proportion of patients with MPM and its potential association with a poor outcome.
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- Roy Sidi
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Clinic and Policlinic of Oncology, University Hospital of Zürich, Häldeliweg 4, 8044 Zürich, Switzerland
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Gregoire M. Dendritic cell vaccination as a treatment modality for mesothelioma. Expert Rev Respir Med 2010; 4:311-4. [PMID: 20524913 DOI: 10.1586/ers.10.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Marc Gregoire
- Institute of Therapeutic Research, Research Center in Oncology Nantes-Angers, Unit 892, 8 quai Moncousu, BP70721, 44007 Nantes cedex, France.
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St Germain C, O'Brien A, Dimitroulakos J. Activating Transcription Factor 3 regulates in part the enhanced tumour cell cytotoxicity of the histone deacetylase inhibitor M344 and cisplatin in combination. Cancer Cell Int 2010; 10:32. [PMID: 20828393 PMCID: PMC2945341 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-10-32] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2010] [Accepted: 09/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Activating Transcription Factor (ATF) 3 is a key regulator of the cellular integrated stress response whose expression has also been correlated with pro-apoptotic activities in tumour cell models. Combination treatments with chemotherapeutic drugs, such as cisplatin, and histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors have been demonstrated to enhance tumour cell cytotoxicity. We recently demonstrated a role for ATF3 in regulating cisplatin-induced apoptosis and others have shown that HDAC inhibition can also induce cellular stress. In this study, we evaluated the role of ATF3 in regulating the co-operative cytotoxicity of cisplatin in combination with an HDAC inhibitor. Results The HDAC inhibitor M344 induced ATF3 expression at the protein and mRNA level in a panel of human derived cancer cell lines as determined by Western blot and quantitative RT-PCR analyses. Combination treatment with M344 and cisplatin lead to increased induction of ATF3 compared with cisplatin alone. Utilizing the MTT cell viability assay, M344 treatments also enhanced the cytotoxic effects of cisplatin in these cancer cell lines. The mechanism of ATF3 induction by M344 was found to be independent of MAPKinase pathways and dependent on ATF4, a known regulator of ATF3 expression. ATF4 heterozygote (+/-) and knock out (-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblast (MEF) as well as chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays were utilized in determining the mechanistic induction of ATF3 by M344. We also demonstrated that ATF3 regulates the enhanced cytotoxicity of M344 in combination with cisplatin as evidenced by attenuation of cytotoxicity in shRNAs targeting ATF3 expressing cells. Conclusion This study identifies the pro-apoptotic factor, ATF3 as a novel target of M344, as well as a mediator of the co-operative effects of cisplatin and M344 induced tumour cell cytotoxicity.
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- Carly St Germain
- Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, K1H 8L6, Canada.
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Kovacic P, Edwards CL. Hydroxamic acids (therapeutics and mechanism): chemistry, acyl nitroso, nitroxyl, reactive oxygen species, and cell signaling. J Recept Signal Transduct Res 2010; 31:10-9. [DOI: 10.3109/10799893.2010.497152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Histone deacetylase inhibitors in malignant pleural mesothelioma: preclinical rationale and clinical trials. J Thorac Oncol 2010; 5:275-9. [PMID: 20035240 DOI: 10.1097/jto.0b013e3181c5e366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive cancer of the mesothelium with only a limited range of treatment options that are largely ineffective in improving survival. Recent efforts have turned toward the analysis of specific, dysregulated biologic pathways for insight into new treatment targets. Epigenetic regulation of tumor suppressor genes through chromatin condensation and decondensation has emerged as an important mechanism that leads to tumorogenesis. A family of histone acetyltransferases and deacetylases regulates this balance, with the latter facilitating chromatin condensation, thus preventing gene transcription, resulting in the loss of heterozygosity of tumor suppressors. Inhibition of this process, coupled with a similar inhibition of nonhistone protein deacetylation, ultimately leads to the promotion of apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and inhibition of angiogenesis. An increasing amount of preclinical data highlighting the effectiveness of histone deacetylase inhibition in MPM cell lines and mouse xenograft models has led to a number of early phase clinical trials in patients with MPM. The results of these efforts have led to a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled phase III study of the histone deacetylase inhibitor vorinostat in patients with advanced MPM, offering hope for a new and effective therapy in patients with this disease.
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Preclinical evidence for a beneficial impact of valproate on the response of small cell lung cancer to first-line chemotherapy. Eur J Cancer 2010; 46:1724-34. [PMID: 20451370 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2010] [Revised: 03/16/2010] [Accepted: 03/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Prognosis of small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is particularly poor, less than 5% of patients with extensive stage being alive after two years. We hypothesized that SCLC chemotherapy could be improved by using histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors based on their ability to interfere with lysine acetylation and to alter gene expression. The goal of this study was to evaluate the anticancer efficacy of a HDAC inhibitor (valproate: VPA) on SCLC cells in combination with the standard chemotherapeutic first-line regimen (cisplatin+etoposide). We show that VPA induces apoptosis of small cell lung cancer cell lines and improves efficacy of cisplatin combined with etoposide. Both mitochondrial and death receptor pathways are involved in VPA-induced apoptosis. As expected for an HDAC inhibitor, VPA hyperacetylates histone H3. The mechanism of VPA pro-apoptotic activity involves induction of p21, inhibition of Bcl-xL, cleavage of Bid and phosphorylation of Erk and H2AX. In the presence of VPA, Bax is translocated from the cytoplasm to the mitochondria and cleaved in an 18kDa isoform. Cytochrome c is released from the mitochondria into the cytosol. Transcriptomic analyses by microarray show that VPA modulates transcription of genes (Na(+)/K(+) ATPase, Bcl-xL) involved in chemoresistance to cisplatin and etoposide. Finally, the efficacy of VPA combined with cisplatin and etoposide is supported by preclinical models of SCLC cells engrafted into SCID mice. Together, these data demonstrate that VPA augments anticancer activity of cisplatin and etoposide, two components of the standard first-line chemotherapy of small cell lung cancer.
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Zanellato I, Boidi CD, Lingua G, Betta PG, Orecchia S, Monti E, Osella D. In vitro anti-mesothelioma activity of cisplatin–gemcitabine combinations: evidence for sequence-dependent effects. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2010; 67:265-73. [DOI: 10.1007/s00280-010-1314-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 03/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Oz HS, Ebersole JL. GREEN TEA POLYPHENOLS MEDIATED APOPTOSIS IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELLS BY A FADD-DEPENDENT PATHWAY. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 1:105-113. [PMID: 21687829 DOI: 10.4236/jct.2010.13018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Colorectal cancer is the most common malignant complication in patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In addition, these patients are at risk for developing painful complications during chemotherapy due to cytotoxic effects of drugs currently in use. Past studies have suggested a protective effect of tea consumption on gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. Green tea polyphenols (GrTP) inhibited carcinogen-induced GI tumors in rodents and induced apoptosis in various carcinoma cell lines. We hypothesized that GrTP and its polyphenolic compounds regulate apoptosis in the intestinal epithelia. In this study, the effects of GrTP and its polyphenolics on apoptosis was evaluated in intestinal epithelial, IEC-6, cells grown to 85% confluency. GrTP (400-800 mg/ml) induced DNA fragmentation in a dose dependent fashion. Higher concentrations (>800 mg/ml) induced a mixed apoptosis and cytolysis. Epithelial cells exposed to GrTP and a major polyphenol, EGCG, but not EGC or EC, increased caspase activities in a time and dose dependent manner. The caspase inhibitors rescued cells from GrTP and EGCG-induced cell death. Concomitantly, GrTP resulted in activation of fatty acid synthase (Fas)-associated protein with death domain (FADD) and recruitment to Fas/CD95 domain 30 minutes following treatment. While GrTP also blocked NF-κB activation, an NFκ-B inhibitor (MG132) only promoted cytolysis. In conclusion, these data demonstrated GrTP and EGCG induced apoptosis in intestinal epithelia mediated by caspase-8 through a FADD dependent pathway. Future investigation may warrant preventive as well as therapeutic strategies for GrTP in GI malignancy.
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- Helieh S Oz
- Center for Oral Health Research, College of Dentistry, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY
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