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Yoo YJ, Jeon S, Jin H, Won HY, Jeong MG, Cho Y, Hwang ES, Na Y, Cho J, Lee YS. Drug like HSP27 cross linkers with chromenone structure ameliorates pulmonary fibrosis. Front Pharmacol 2023; 14:1203033. [PMID: 37469871 PMCID: PMC10352808 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1203033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a progressive lung disease characterized by fibroblast accumulation and collagen deposition, resulting in lung scarring and impaired gas exchange. Current treatments for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have limited efficacy and significant side effects. Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) has emerged as a potential therapeutic target for PF due to its involvement in fibrotic processes. However, effective HSP27 inhibitors for PF treatment are still lacking. Methods: To assess the anti-fibrotic effects of NA49, we utilized murine PF models induced by radiation (IR) or bleomycin (BLM). We administered NA49 to the PF mice and evaluated its impact on lung fibrosis progression. We also investigated the molecular mechanisms underlying NA49's effects, focusing on its inhibition of EMT-related signaling pathways. Results: In our study, we evaluated the potential of a novel HSP27 inhibitor, NA49, in preclinical models of PF. NA49 effectively suppressed PF development in radiation and bleomycin-induced PF models. It reduced fibrosis, inhibited NFkB signaling, and downregulated EMT-related molecules. Importantly, we evaluated the safety profile of NA49 by assessing its impact on DNA strand breakage. Compared to previous HSP27 inhibitors, NA49 showed lower levels of DNA damage in human lung epithelial cells, and suggests that NA49 may have reduced toxicity compared to other HSP27 inhibitors. Overall, our results demonstrate that NA49 effectively inhibits PF development in preclinical models. It reduces lung fibrosis, inhibits EMT-related signaling pathways, and exhibits improved safety profiles. These findings highlight the potential of NA49 as a promising candidate for the treatment of PF. Conclusion: NA49 exhibited significant anti-fibrotic effects, inhibiting fibrosis development and EMT-related signaling pathways. Moreover, NA49 showed improved safety profiles compared to previous HSP27 inhibitors.
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- Young Jo Yoo
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, CHA University, Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Wu S, Zhao Y, Wang D, Chen Z. Mode of Action of Heat Shock Protein (HSP) Inhibitors against Viruses through Host HSP and Virus Interactions. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14040792. [PMID: 37107550 PMCID: PMC10138296 DOI: 10.3390/genes14040792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Misfolded proteins after stress-induced denaturation can regain their functions through correct re-folding with the aid of molecular chaperones. As a molecular chaperone, heat shock proteins (HSPs) can help client proteins fold correctly. During viral infection, HSPs are involved with replication, movement, assembly, disassembly, subcellular localization, and transport of the virus via the formation of macromolecular protein complexes, such as the viral replicase complex. Recent studies have indicated that HSP inhibitors can inhibit viral replication by interfering with the interaction of the virus with the HSP. In this review, we describe the function and classification of HSPs, the transcriptional mechanism of HSPs promoted by heat shock factors (HSFs), discuss the interaction between HSPs and viruses, and the mode of action of HSP inhibitors at two aspects of inhibiting the expression of HSPs and targeting the HSPs, and elaborate their potential use as antiviral agents.
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Wakasa H, Tsugami Y, Koyama T, Han L, Nishimura T, Isobe N, Kobayashi K. Adverse Effects of High Temperature On Mammary Alveolar Development In Vitro. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2022; 27:155-170. [PMID: 35581442 DOI: 10.1007/s10911-022-09518-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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In the mammary glands during pregnancy, the alveolar buds are first branched from the mammary ducts after which they form the alveolar luminal structure for milk production postparturition. Body temperature could increase for several reasons, such as infectious disease and heat stress. We have previously reported that high temperature adversely effects on the lactation capacity of mouse mammary epithelial cells (MECs). However, it remains unclear how high temperature influences mammary morophogenesis during pregnancy. In this study, we investigated the effects of high temperature on this mammary alveolar development process using two types of culture models including embedded organoids of MECs in Matrigel; these models reproduced mammary alveolar bud induction and alveolar luminal formation. Results showed that a culture temperature of 41 °C repressed alveolar bud induction and inhibited alveolar luminal formation. In addition, the treatment at 41 °C decreased the number of proliferating mammary epithelial cells but did not affect cell migration. Levels of phosphorylated Akt, -ERK1/2, -HSP90, and -HSP27 were increased in organoids cultured at 41 °C. The specific inhibitors of HSP90 and HSP27 exacerbated the disruption of organoids at 41 °C but not at 37 °C. Furthermore, the organoids precultured at 37 and 41 °C in the alveolar luminal formation model showed differences in the expression levels of caseins and tight junction proteins, which express in MECs in lactating mammary glands, after induction of MEC differentiation by prolactin and dexamethasone treatment in vitro. These results suggest that elevated temperature directly hinders mammary alveolar development; however, heat shock proteins may mitigate the adverse effects of high temperatures.
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- Haruka Wakasa
- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, 060-8589, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Histophysiology, Graduate School of Integrated Science for Life Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4, Kagamiyama, 739-8528, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, 060-8589, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, 060-8589, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, 060-8589, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Histophysiology, Graduate School of Integrated Science for Life Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4, Kagamiyama, 739-8528, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell and Tissue Biology, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, North 9, West 9, 060-8589, Sapporo, Japan.
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Rada CC, Mejia-Pena H, Grimsey NJ, Cordova IC, Olson J, Wozniak J, Gonzalez DJ, Nizet V, Trejo J. Heat shock protein 27 activity is linked to endothelial barrier recovery after proinflammatory GPCR-induced disruption. Sci Signal 2021; 14:eabc1044. [PMID: 34516752 PMCID: PMC8538426 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.abc1044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Vascular inflammation causes endothelial barrier disruption and tissue edema. Several inflammatory mediators act through G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs), including protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR1), to elicit inflammatory responses. The activation of PAR1 by its ligand thrombin stimulates proinflammatory, p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling that promotes endothelial barrier disruption. Through mass spectrometry phosphoproteomics, we identified heat shock protein 27 (HSP27), which exists as a large oligomer that binds to actin, as a promising candidate for the p38-mediated regulation of barrier integrity. Depletion of HSP27 by siRNA enhanced endothelial cell barrier permeability and slowed recovery after thrombin stimulation. We further showed that two effector kinases of p38 MAPK, MAPKAPK2 (MK2) and MAPKAPK3 (MK3), differentially phosphorylated HSP27 at Ser15, Ser78, and Ser82. Whereas inhibition of thrombin-stimulated p38 activation blocked HSP27 phosphorylation at all three sites, inhibition of MK2 reduced the phosphorylation of only Ser15 and Ser78. Inhibition of both MK2 and MK3 was necessary to attenuate Ser82 phosphorylation. Thrombin-stimulated p38-MK2-MK3 signaling induced HSP27 oligomer disassembly. However, a phosphorylation-deficient mutant of HSP27 exhibited defective oligomer disassembly and altered the dynamics of barrier recovery after thrombin stimulation. Moreover, blocking HSP27 oligomer reassembly with the small-molecule inhibitor J2 enhanced endothelial barrier permeability in vitro and vascular leakage in vivo in response to PAR1 activation. These studies reveal the distinct regulation of HSP27 phosphorylation and function induced by the GPCR-stimulated p38-MK2-MK3 signaling axis that controls the dynamics of endothelial barrier recovery in vitro and vascular leakage in vivo.
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- Cara C. Rada
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30682, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
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Simon S, Aissat A, Degrugillier F, Simonneau B, Fanen P, Arrigo AP. Small Hsps as Therapeutic Targets of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Protein. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22084252. [PMID: 33923911 PMCID: PMC8072646 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22084252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Human small heat shock proteins are molecular chaperones that regulate fundamental cellular processes in normal and pathological cells. Here, we have reviewed the role played by HspB1, HspB4 and HspB5 in the context of Cystic Fibrosis (CF), a severe monogenic autosomal recessive disease linked to mutations in Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane conductance Regulator protein (CFTR) some of which trigger its misfolding and rapid degradation, particularly the most frequent one, F508del-CFTR. While HspB1 and HspB4 favor the degradation of CFTR mutants, HspB5 and particularly one of its phosphorylated forms positively enhance the transport at the plasma membrane, stability and function of the CFTR mutant. Moreover, HspB5 molecules stimulate the cellular efficiency of currently used CF therapeutic molecules. Different strategies are suggested to modulate the level of expression or the activity of these small heat shock proteins in view of potential in vivo therapeutic approaches. We then conclude with other small heat shock proteins that should be tested or further studied to improve our knowledge of CFTR processing.
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- Stéphanie Simon
- INSERM, IMRB, Paris Est Creteil University, F-94010 Creteil, France; (A.A.); (F.D.); (B.S.); (P.F.)
- Correspondence:
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- INSERM, IMRB, Paris Est Creteil University, F-94010 Creteil, France; (A.A.); (F.D.); (B.S.); (P.F.)
- Département de Génétique, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, F-94010 Creteil, France
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- INSERM, IMRB, Paris Est Creteil University, F-94010 Creteil, France; (A.A.); (F.D.); (B.S.); (P.F.)
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- INSERM, IMRB, Paris Est Creteil University, F-94010 Creteil, France; (A.A.); (F.D.); (B.S.); (P.F.)
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- INSERM, IMRB, Paris Est Creteil University, F-94010 Creteil, France; (A.A.); (F.D.); (B.S.); (P.F.)
- Département de Génétique, AP-HP, Henri Mondor Hospital, F-94010 Creteil, France
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- Apoptosis, Cancer and Development Laboratory, Lyon Cancer Research Center, INSERM U1052-CNRS UMR5286, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1, Centre Léon Bérard, F-69008 Lyon, France;
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Specific Roles of HSP27 S15 Phosphorylation Augmenting the Nuclear Function of HER2 to Promote Trastuzumab Resistance. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12061540. [PMID: 32545363 PMCID: PMC7352409 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12061540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Trastuzumab (TZMB) is widely used as first line therapy for breast cancer (BC) patients overexpressing human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). Despite its clinical benefits, many patients suffer from primary or secondary resistance to this drug within one year. As diverse molecular mechanisms occur contemporaneously during the resistance development, we focused on elucidating the role of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) in TZMB-resistance, as this protein simultaneously regulates the function of diverse client molecules that are involved in the resistance mechanism. By extensively utilizing TZMB-refractory breast cancer cell lines transduced with diverse phosphovariants of HSP27, our study newly revealed that specific phosphorylation of HSP27 at S15 promoted its S78 phosphorylation and served as key mediator to promote direct interactions that increase the stability of HER2 and protein kinase B (AKT). This phosphorylation promoted nuclear translocation of HER2, enhancing the distinct nuclear function of HER2 that promoted AKT activation and cyclin D1 expression. Co-administration of TZMB and a functional inhibitor of HSP27, J2, significantly reduced the S15/78 phosphorylation of HSP27, which downregulated HER2 and its downstream signals, sensitizing TZMB-refractory cell, and JIMT1-xenograft mouse models to TZMB. Collectively, p-HSP27S15 could serve as a valuable predictive marker and also a therapeutic target for TZMB-resistance.
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Kim JY, An YM, Yoo BR, Kim JM, Han SY, Na Y, Lee YS, Cho J. HSP27 inhibitor attenuates radiation-induced pulmonary inflammation. Sci Rep 2018; 8:4189. [PMID: 29520071 PMCID: PMC5843649 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-22635-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Radiation therapy has been used to treat over 70% of thoracic cancer; however, the method usually causes radiation pneumonitis. In the current study, we investigated the radioprotective effects of HSP27 inhibitor (J2) on radiation-induced lung inflammation in comparison to amifostine. In gross and histological findings, J2 treatment significantly inhibited immune cell infiltration in lung tissue, revealing anti-inflammatory potential of J2. Normal lung volume, evaluated by micro-CT analysis, in J2-treated mice was higher compared to that in irradiated mice. J2-treated mice reversed radiation-induced respiratory distress. However, amifostine did not show significant radioprotective effects in comparison to that of J2. In HSP27 transgenic mice, we observed increased immune cells recruitment and decreased volume of normal lung compared to wild type mice. Increased ROS production and oxidative stress after IR were down-regulated by J2 treatment, demonstrating antioxidant property of J2. The entire data of this study collectively showed that J2 may be an effective therapeutic agent for radiation-induced lung injury.
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- Jee-Youn Kim
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, CHA University, Pocheon, 487-010, Republic of Korea.
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- College of Pharmacy and Division of Life and Pharmaceutical Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Choi B, Choi SK, Park YN, Kwak SY, Lee HJ, Kwon Y, Na Y, Lee YS. Sensitization of lung cancer cells by altered dimerization of HSP27. Oncotarget 2017; 8:105372-105382. [PMID: 29285257 PMCID: PMC5739644 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.22192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27, HSPB1) induces resistance to anticancer drugs in various cancer types, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Therefore, pharmacological inhibition of HSP27 in NSCLC may be a good strategy for anticancer therapy. Unlike other HSPs such as HSP90 and HSP70, small molecule approaches for neutralization of HSP27 are not well established because of the absence of an ATP binding domain. Previously, small molecules with altered cross linking activity of HSP27, were identified to inhibit building a large oligomer led to sensitization in combination with radiation and chemotherapeutic drugs. In this study, a chromene compound, J2 that exhibited better cross-linking activity of HSP27 than xanthone compound, SW15 which was previously identified, was yielding sensitization to NSCLC cells with high expression of HSP27 when combined with HSP90 inhibitor and standard anticancer modalities such as taxol and cisplatin. In vivo xenograft system also showed sensitization activity of J2, as well as in vitro cell viability, cell death or apoptosis detection assay. For better druggability, several quinolone compounds, an (bio) isostere of chromone and one of well-known core in many marketed medicine, was designed and synthesized by replacement of oxygen with nitrogen in 4-pyron structure of J2. However, the cross linking activity of HSP27 disappeared by quinolone compounds and the sensitizing effects on the anticancer drugs disappeared as well, suggesting oxygene moiety of 4-pyron structure of J2 may be a pharmacophore for induction of cross linking of HSP27 and sensitization to cancer cells. In conclusion, combination of chemotherapy with small molecules that induces altered cross-linking of HSP27 may be a good strategy to overcome the resistance of anticancer drugs in HSP27-over-expressing cancer cells.
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- Byeol Choi
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-720, Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-720, Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-720, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, CHA University, Pocheon 487-010, Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-720, Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-720, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, CHA University, Pocheon 487-010, Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-720, Korea
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