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Pakjoo M, Ahmadi SE, Zahedi M, Jaafari N, Khademi R, Amini A, Safa M. Interplay between proteasome inhibitors and NF-κB pathway in leukemia and lymphoma: a comprehensive review on challenges ahead of proteasome inhibitors. Cell Commun Signal 2024; 22:105. [PMID: 38331801 PMCID: PMC10851565 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01433-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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The current scientific literature has extensively explored the potential role of proteasome inhibitors (PIs) in the NF-κB pathway of leukemia and lymphoma. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) is a critical component in regulating protein degradation in eukaryotic cells. PIs, such as BTZ, are used to target the 26S proteasome in hematologic malignancies, resulting in the prevention of the degradation of tumor suppressor proteins, the activation of intrinsic mitochondrial-dependent cell death, and the inhibition of the NF-κB signaling pathway. NF-κB is a transcription factor that plays a critical role in the regulation of apoptosis, cell proliferation, differentiation, inflammation, angiogenesis, and tumor migration. Despite the successful use of PIs in various hematologic malignancies, there are limitations such as resistant to these inhibitors. Some reports suggest that PIs can induce NF-κB activation, which increases the survival of malignant cells. This article discusses the various aspects of PIs' effects on the NF-κB pathway and their limitations. Video Abstract.
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- Mahdi Pakjoo
- Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
- ATMP department, Breast cancer research center, Motamed cancer institute, ACECR, P.O. BOX:15179/64311, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Allied Medicine, Student Research Committee, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Thalassemia & Hemoglobinopathy Research Center, Health Research Institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Hematology and Blood Banking, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Nguyen WQ, Chrisman LP, Enriquez GL, Hooper MJ, Griffin TL, Ahmad M, Rahman S, Green SJ, Seed PC, Guitart J, Burns MB, Zhou XA. Gut microbiota analyses of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma patients undergoing narrowband ultraviolet B therapy reveal alterations associated with disease treatment. Front Immunol 2024; 14:1280205. [PMID: 38274799 PMCID: PMC10808320 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1280205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Recent studies have shown a close relationship between cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) and its microbiome. CTCL disease progression is associated with gut dysbiosis and alterations in bacterial taxa parallel those observed in immunologically similar atopic dermatitis. Moreover, the microbial profile of lesional skin may predict response to narrowband ultraviolet B (nbUVB), a common skin-directed therapy. However, the relationship between the gut microbiome, an immunologically vital niche, and nbUVB remains unexplored in CTCL. Herein, we performed 16S rRNA sequencing and PICRUSt2 predictive metagenomics on DNA extracted from stool swabs of 13 CTCL patients treated with nbUVB, 8 non-treated patients, and 13 healthy controls. Disease response was assessed with modified Severity Weighted Assessment Tool (mSWAT); of nbUVB-treated patients, 6 improved (decreased mSWAT), 2 remained stable, and 5 worsened (increased mSWAT). Protective commensal bacteria including Lactobacillaceae and Erysipelatoclostridiaceae were significantly less abundant in CTCL patients compared to controls. With treatment, the CTCL gut microbiome exhibited decreased phylogenetic diversity and lower relative abundance of pro-inflammatory Sutterellaceae. Sutterellaceae was also significantly more abundant in patients who worsened, and Eggerthellaceae and Erysipelotrichaceae trended higher in patients who improved. Finally, PICRUSt2 functional predictions based on shifts in abundance of bacterial sequences repeatedly identified alterations in inositol degradation, which plays a key role in host immunomodulation, including inositol phospholipid signaling relevant to T-cell survival and proliferation. Our results bolster the paradigm of gut dysbiosis in CTCL and its functional implications in disease pathogenesis, and further delineate bacterial taxa associated with nbUVB response and with nbUVB treatment itself.
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- William Q. Nguyen
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Genomics and Microbiome Core Facility, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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Drzewiecka M, Jaśniak D, Barszczewska-Pietraszek G, Czarny P, Kobrzycka A, Wieczorek M, Radek M, Szemraj J, Skorski T, Śliwiński T. Class I HDAC Inhibition Leads to a Downregulation of FANCD2 and RAD51, and the Eradication of Glioblastoma Cells. J Pers Med 2023; 13:1315. [PMID: 37763083 PMCID: PMC10532614 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13091315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) hold great potential as anticancer therapies due to their ability to regulate the acetylation of both histone and non-histone proteins, which is frequently disrupted in cancer and contributes to the development and advancement of the disease. Additionally, HDACi have been shown to enhance the cytotoxic effects of DNA-damaging agents such as radiation and cisplatin. In this study, we found that histone deacetylase inhibits valproic acid (VPA), synergized with PARP1 inhibitor (PARPi), talazoparib (BMN-673), and alkylating agent, and temozolomide (TMZ) to induce DNA damage and reduce glioblastoma multiforme. At the molecular level, VPA leads to a downregulation of FANCD2 and RAD51, and the eradication of glioblastoma cells. The results of this study indicate that combining HDACi with PARPi could potentially enhance the treatment of glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of cancer that originates in the brain.
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- Małgorzata Drzewiecka
- Laboratory of Medical Genetics Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland (G.B.-P.)
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland (G.B.-P.)
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland (G.B.-P.)
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-216 Lodz, Poland; (P.C.)
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- Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Surgery of Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Medical University of Lodz, University Hospital WAM-CSW, 90-236 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, 92-216 Lodz, Poland; (P.C.)
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- Fels Cancer Institute for Personalized Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Laboratory of Medical Genetics Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 90-236 Lodz, Poland (G.B.-P.)
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Parsons MW, Wada DA, Halwani AS, Tao R, Gaffney DK. Improved overall survival over time in advanced stage mycosis fungoides: a cross-sectional study. Leuk Lymphoma 2022; 63:2428-2435. [DOI: 10.1080/10428194.2022.2081322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Matthew W. Parsons
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Division of Hematology, University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Hooper MJ, LeWitt TM, Pang Y, Veon FL, Chlipala GE, Feferman L, Green SJ, Sweeney D, Bagnowski KT, Burns MB, Seed PC, Choi J, Guitart J, Zhou XA. Gut dysbiosis in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is characterized by shifts in relative abundances of specific bacterial taxa and decreased diversity in more advanced disease. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022; 36:1552-1563. [PMID: 35366365 PMCID: PMC9391260 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) patients often suffer from recurrent skin infections and profound immune dysregulation in advanced disease. The gut microbiome has been recognized to influence cancers and cutaneous conditions; however, it has not yet been studied in CTCL. OBJECTIVES To investigate the gut microbiome in patients with CTCL and in healthy controls. METHODS Case-control study conducted between January 2019 and November 2020 at Northwestern's busy multidisciplinary CTCL clinic (Chicago, Illinois, USA) utilizing 16S ribosomal RNA gene amplicon sequencing and bioinformatics analyses to characterize the microbiota present in fecal samples of CTCL patients (n=38) and age-matched healthy controls (n=13) from the same geographical region. RESULTS Gut microbial α-diversity trended lower in patients with CTCL and was significantly lower in patients with advanced CTCL relative to controls (p=0.015). No differences in β-diversity were identified. Specific taxa were significantly reduced in patient samples; significance was determined using adjusted p-values (q-values) that accounted for a false discovery rate threshold of 0.05. Significantly reduced taxa in patient samples included the phylum Actinobacteria (q=0.0002), classes Coriobacteriia (q=0.002) and Actinobacteria (q=0.03), order Coriobacteriales (q=0.003), and genus Anaerotruncus (q=0.01). The families of Eggerthellaceae (q=0.0007) and Lactobacillaceae (q=0.02) were significantly reduced in patients with high skin disease burden. CONCLUSIONS Gut dysbiosis can be seen in patients with CTCL compared to healthy controls and is pronounced in more advanced CTCL. The taxonomic shifts associated with CTCL are similar to those previously reported in atopic dermatitis and opposite those of psoriasis, suggesting microbial parallels to the immune profile and skin barrier differences between these conditions. These findings may suggest new microbial disease biomarkers and reveal a new angle for intervention.
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- M J Hooper
- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Research Informatics Core, Research Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Research Informatics Core, Research Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Genomics and Microbiome Core Facility, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Genome Research Core, Research Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Biology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Zhang P, Zhang M. Epigenetics in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Front Oncol 2021; 11:663961. [PMID: 34249700 PMCID: PMC8263908 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.663961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCLs) comprise a group of heterogeneous diseases involving malignant T cells. The pathogenesis and etiology of CTCL are still unclear, although a large number of genetic and epidemiological studies on CTCL have been conducted. Most CTCLs have an indolent course, making early diagnosis difficult. Once large-cell transformation occurs, CTCL progresses to more aggressive types, resulting in an overall survival of less than five years. Epigenetic drugs, which have shown certain curative effects, have been selected as third-line drugs in patients with relapsing and refractory CTCL. Many studies have also identified epigenetic biomarkers from tissues and peripheral blood of patients with CTCL and suggested that epigenetic changes play a role in malignant transformation and histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) resistance in CTCL. Single-cell sequencing has been applied in CTCL studies, revealing heterogeneity in CTCL malignant T cells. The mechanisms of HDACi resistance have also been described, further facilitating the discovery of novel HDACi targets. Despite the heterogeneity of CTCL disease and its obscure pathogenesis, more epigenetic abnormalities have been gradually discovered recently, which not only enables us to understand CTCL disease further but also improves our understanding of the specific role of epigenetics in the pathogenesis and treatment. In this review, we discuss the recent discoveries concerning the pathological roles of epigenetics and epigenetic therapy in CTCL.
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- Ping Zhang
- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, China.,Department of Oncology, Academy of Medical Sciences of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, China
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou City, China
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A C21-steroidal derivative suppresses T-cell lymphoma in mice by inhibiting SIRT3 via SAP18-SIN3. Commun Biol 2020; 3:732. [PMID: 33273692 PMCID: PMC7713351 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-020-01458-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
Abstract
The SIN3 repressor complex and the NAD-dependent deacetylase SIRT3 control cell growth, and development as well as malignant transformation. Even then, a little known about cross-talks between these two chromatin modifiers or whether their interaction explored therapeutically. Here we describe the identification of a C21-steroidal derivative compound, 3-O-chloroacetyl-gagamine, A671, which potently suppresses the growth of mouse and human T-cell lymphoma and erythroleukemia in vitro and preclinical models. A671 exerts its anti-neoplastic effects by direct interaction with Histone deacetylase complex subunit SAP18, a component of the SIN3 suppressor complex. This interaction stabilizes and activates SAP18, leading to transcriptional suppression of SIRT3, consequently to inhibition of proliferation and cell death. The resistance of cancer cells to A671 correlated with diminished SAP18 activation and sustained SIRT3 expression. These results uncover the SAP18-SIN3-SIRT3 axis that can be pharmacologically targeted by a C21-steroidal agent to suppress T-cell lymphoma and other malignancies. Gajendran et al. show that a C21-steroidal derivative called A671, 3-O-chloroacetyl-gagamine, suppresses the growth of T-cell lymphoma in mice. They find that A671 activates SAP18 to suppress the transcription of SIRT3, inhibiting cell growth. This study presents a new pharmacological target pathway for T-cell lymphoma.
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Sultana F, Manasa KL, Shaik SP, Bonam SR, Kamal A. Zinc Dependent Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors in Cancer Therapeutics: Recent Update. Curr Med Chem 2020; 26:7212-7280. [PMID: 29852860 DOI: 10.2174/0929867325666180530094120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Histone deacetylases (HDAC) are an important class of enzymes that play a pivotal role in epigenetic regulation of gene expression that modifies the terminal of core histones leading to remodelling of chromatin topology and thereby controlling gene expression. HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) counter this action and can result in hyperacetylation of histones, thereby inducing an array of cellular consequences such as activation of apoptotic pathways, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), cell cycle arrest and autophagy. Hence, there is a growing interest in the potential clinical use of HDAC inhibitors as a new class of targeted cancer therapeutics. Methodology and Result: Several research articles spanning between 2016 and 2017 were reviewed in this article and presently offer critical insights into the important strategies such as structure-based rational drug design, multi-parameter lead optimization methodologies, relevant SAR studies and biology of various class of HDAC inhibitors, such as hydroxamic acids, benzamides, cyclic peptides, aliphatic acids, summarising the clinical trials and results of various combination drug therapy till date. CONCLUSION This review will provide a platform to the synthetic chemists and biologists to cater the needs of both molecular targeted therapy and combination drug therapy to design and synthesize safe and selective HDAC inhibitors in cancer therapeutics.
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- Faria Sultana
- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad-500007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad-500007, India.,Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, 500037, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad-500007, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, New Delhi, 110 025, India
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- Vaccine Immunology Laboratory, Natural Product Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, 500007, India
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- Medicinal Chemistry and Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad-500007, India.,Department of Medicinal Chemistry, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, 500037, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, New Delhi, 110 025, India.,School of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (SPER), Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, 110062, India
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Elsayad K, Kroeger K, Greve B, Moustakis C, Assaf C, Stadler R, Lenz G, Weishaupt C, Eich HT. Low-dose total skin electron beam therapy: Quality of life improvement and clinical impact of maintenance and adjuvant treatment in patients with mycosis fungoides or Sezary syndrome. Strahlenther Onkol 2019; 196:77-84. [PMID: 31591658 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-019-01517-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE Total skin electron beam therapy (TSEBT) has proved to be a safe and effective treatment for cutaneous T‑cell lymphomas. Here, we examined the impact of this treatment on patient quality of life and outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-four patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) or Sezary syndrome (SS) received 48 TSEBT courses with a median dose of 12 Gy within the past 8 years at our institute. Patient and treatment characteristics for these cases as well as the impact of TSEBT on quality of life and duration of response were retrospectively analyzed and compared. RESULTS The median modified Severity-Weighted Assessment Tool score before the start of TSEBT was 44. The overall response rate was 88%, with a complete response (CR) rate of 33%. The median follow-up period was 13 months. The median duration of response (DOR) and progression-free survival (PFS) for the entire cohort were 10 months and 9 months, respectively. Patient-reported symptom burden was measured with the Dermatological Life Quality Index and Skindex-29 questionnaires. The mean symptom reductions were 6 ± 8 (P = 0.005) and 21 ± 24 (P = 0.002), respectively. In the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General Assessment, significant improvements in the emotional (P = 0.03) domains were observed after TSEBT. Patients who received maintenance or adjuvant treatments had a longer PFS (P = 0.01). CONCLUSION TSEBT improved disease symptoms and significantly improved emotional domains of patients' quality of life in patients with MF or SS. In addition, our results indicate that maintenance or adjuvant therapy after TSEBT may improve the PFS.
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- Khaled Elsayad
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Muenster, Building A1, 1 Albert-Schweitzer-Campus, 48149, Muenster, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Muenster, Building A1, 1 Albert-Schweitzer-Campus, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Muenster, Building A1, 1 Albert-Schweitzer-Campus, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Muenster, Building A1, 1 Albert-Schweitzer-Campus, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Helios Klinikum, Krefeld, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Johannes-Wesling-Klinikum Minden, Minden, Germany
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- Department of Medicine A, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Muenster, Building A1, 1 Albert-Schweitzer-Campus, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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Tanase C, Popescu ID, Enciu AM, Gheorghisan-Galateanu AA, Codrici E, Mihai S, Albulescu L, Necula L, Albulescu R. Angiogenesis in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma - proteomic approaches. Oncol Lett 2019; 17:4060-4067. [PMID: 30944599 PMCID: PMC6444338 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.9734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Neoangiogenesis plays an important role in cutaneous lymphoma pathogenesis. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is characterized by the presence of malignant T-cell clones in the skin. Vascular microenvironment of lymphomas accelerates neoangiogenesis through several factors released by tumoral cells: VEGF family, bFGF and PIGF. Tumor stroma (fibroblasts, inflammatory and immune cells) also plays a crucial role, by providing additional angiogenic factors. The angiogenic process through the VEGF-VEGFR axis can promote survival, proliferation and metastasis via autocrine mechanisms in cutaneous lymphomas. Microvascular density (MVD) measures the neo-vascularization of cutaneous lymphoma, generated by the response of tumor cells, proangiogenic stromal cells, and benign T/B lymphocytes within the tumor inflammatory infiltrate. Pro-angiogenic proteins have been found to indicate the evolution and prognosis in patients with CTCL. In conclusion, anti-angiogenic therapeutic protocols can target tumor vasculature or malignant tumor cells directly or through a large number of combinations with other drugs. The integration of proteomics into clinical practice based on high-throughput technologies leads to the development of personalized medicine, adapting the specific biomarkers to the application of cancer-type specific individual drug targets.
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- Cristiana Tanase
- Department of Biochemistry-Proteomics, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
- ‘Titu Maiorescu’ University, Faculty of Medicine, 004051 Bucharest, Romania
- Correspondence to: Professor Cristiana Tanase, Department of Biochemistry-Proteomics, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 99–101 Splaiul Independentei, 050096 Bucharest, Romania, E-mail:
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- Department of Biochemistry-Proteomics, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry-Proteomics, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050047 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, ‘Carol Davila’ University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050047 Bucharest, Romania
- ‘C.I. Parhon’ National Institute of Endocrinology, 011863 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry-Proteomics, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry-Proteomics, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry-Proteomics, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry-Proteomics, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Cellular and Molecular, ‘Stefan S. Nicolau’ Institute of Virology, 030304 Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Biochemistry-Proteomics, ‘Victor Babes’ National Institute of Pathology, 050096 Bucharest, Romania
- National Institute for Chemical-Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 061323 Bucharest, Romania
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Fournier JF, Bhurruth-Alcor Y, Musicki B, Aubert J, Aurelly M, Bouix-Peter C, Bouquet K, Chantalat L, Delorme M, Drean B, Duvert G, Fleury-Bregeot N, Gauthier B, Grisendi K, Harris CS, Hennequin LF, Isabet T, Joly F, Lafitte G, Millois C, Morgentin R, Pascau J, Piwnica D, Rival Y, Soulet C, Thoreau É, Tomas L. Squaramides as novel class I and IIB histone deacetylase inhibitors for topical treatment of cutaneous t-cell lymphoma. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2018; 28:2985-2992. [PMID: 30122227 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2018.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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A series of squaramide-based hydroxamic acids were designed, synthesized and evaluated against human HDAC enzyme. Squaramides were found to be potent in the Hut78 cell line, but initially suffered from low solubility. Leads with improved solubility and metabolic profiles were shown to be class I, IIB and IV selective.
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- Jean-François Fournier
- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France.
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Synchrotron Soleil, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin - BP 48, 91192 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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- Nestlé Skin Health R&D, 2400 Route des colles, BP 87, 06902 Sophia-Antipolis Cedex, France
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Geskin L, Malone DC. An exploratory cost-effectiveness analysis of systemic treatments for cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. J DERMATOL TREAT 2017; 29:522-530. [DOI: 10.1080/09546634.2017.1412064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Larisa Geskin
- Department of Dermatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Review: Environmental impact on ocular surface disorders: Possible epigenetic mechanism modulation and potential biomarkers. Ocul Surf 2017; 15:680-687. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2017.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 04/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Qian M, Tao H, Xu W, Ji H. A systematic comparison of treatment modalities for nasal extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma in early stages between concurrent chemoradiotherapy and sequential chemotherapy. Onco Targets Ther 2017; 10:3617-3623. [PMID: 28790853 PMCID: PMC5530858 DOI: 10.2147/ott.s136386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Aim Nasal extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (nasal ENKTL), which is strongly associated with the Epstein–Barr virus infection, is a common disease in Asia and Latin America. We conducted a retrospective study to compare the overall survival (OS) following concurrent or sequential treatment with radiotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with early stage ENKTL. Patients and methods The records of 58 cases from between 2000 to 2010 were retrieved. Of these, 28 patients (15 males, with median age of 51 years) were treated with sequential chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy (SCRT) and 30 patients (17 males, with median age of 46 years) were treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). Subsequently, the OS, 5-year progression-free survival (PFS), 5-year locoregional-free survival (LRFS), and relevant toxicities were analyzed. Results There were no significant differences in the toxicities and complete response rate between the 2 groups (all P>0.05) during and immediately after treatment. Kaplan–Meier curve analysis demonstrated that there were significant differences between the CCRT and SCRT groups with regard to 5-year OS (72.9% vs 47.1%, P=0.029), 5-year PFS (68.8% vs 34.2%, P=0.030), and LRFS (78.9% vs 45.7%, P=0.026). Conclusion We have demonstrated that in comparison with SCRT, CCRT significantly improves the survival outcome in patients with localized ENKTL, with acceptable toxicities. Further clinical trials are needed.
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- Ming Qian
- Department of Head and Neck Radiotherapy, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Head and Neck Radiotherapy, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China
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Apoptosis Induction and Gene Expression Profile Alterations of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Cells following Their Exposure to Bortezomib and Methotrexate. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0170186. [PMID: 28107479 PMCID: PMC5249051 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Mycosis fungoides (MF) and its leukemic variant Sézary syndrome (SS) comprise the majority of CTCL, a heterogenous group of non-Hodgkins lymphomas involving the skin. The CTCL’s resistance to chemotherapy and the lack of full understanding of their pathogenesis request further investigation. With the view of a more targeted therapy, we evaluated in vitro the effectiveness of bortezomib and methotrexate, as well as their combination in CTCL cell lines, regarding apoptosis induction. Our data are of clinical value and indicate that the bortezomib/methotrexate combinational therapy has an inferior impact on the apoptosis of CTCL compared to monotherapy, with bortezomib presenting as the most efficient treatment option for SS and methotrexate for MF. Using PCR arrays technology, we also investigated the alterations in the expression profile of genes related to DNA repair pathways in CTCL cell lines after treatment with bortezomib or methotrexate. We found that both agents, but mostly bortezomib, significantly deregulate a large number of genes in SS and MF cell lines, suggesting another pathway through which these agents could induce apoptosis in CTCL. Finally, we show that SS and MF respond differently to treatment, verifying their distinct nature and further emphasizing the need for discrete treatment approaches.
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Zhang J, Qian K, Yan C, He M, Jassim BA, Ivanov I, Zheng YG. Discovery of Decamidine as a New and Potent PRMT1 Inhibitor. MEDCHEMCOMM 2017. [PMID: 28649316 DOI: 10.1039/c6md00573j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Protein arginine methyltransferase 1 (PRMT1) is a key player for the dynamic regulation of arginine methylation. Its dysregulation and aberrant expression are implicated in various pathological conditions, and a plethora of evidence suggests that PRMT1 inhibition is of significant therapeutic value. Herein, we reported the modification of a series of diamidine compounds with varied lengths in the middle alkyl linker for PRMT1 inhibition. Decamidine (2j), which possesses the longest linker in the series, displayed 2- and 4- fold increase in PRMT1 inhibition (IC50 = 13 μM), as compared with furamdine and stilbamidine. The inhibitory activity toward PRMT1 was validated by secondary orthogonal assays. Docking studies showed that the increased activity is due to the extra interaction of the amidine group with the SAM binding pocket, which is absent when the linker is not long enough. These results provide structural insights into developing the amidine type of PRMT1 inhibitors.
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- Jing Zhang
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States
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New evidence of gene inactivation by aberrant DNA-Methylation in T-cell leukemia, with treatment implications. Leuk Res 2016; 50:29-30. [PMID: 27649494 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2016.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2016] [Accepted: 09/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Braun CJ, Hemann MT. Rewiring the solid tumor epigenome for cancer therapy. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2016; 16:977-87. [DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2016.1212663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Rasmussen RD, Gajjar MK, Jensen KE, Hamerlik P. Enhanced efficacy of combined HDAC and PARP targeting in glioblastoma. Mol Oncol 2016; 10:751-63. [PMID: 26794465 DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Revised: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 12/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Recent clinical trials have demonstrated that targeting chromatin remodeling factors is as a promising strategy for the treatment of glioblastoma (GBM). We and others have shown constitutive activation of DNA damage response (DDR) pathways in gliomas and suggested that targeting the DDR may improve the currently grim prognosis for patients. Based on our previous findings that inhibition of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) increases radio-sensitivity of the notoriously radio-resistant GBM cells, we hypothesized that epigenetic down-regulation of the DDR responses and induction of oxidative stress via HDAC inhibition would contribute to more efficient targeting of this deadly disease. Our data show that SAHA, an HDAC class I + II inhibitor, in combination with olaparib (PARP inhibitor): i) enhanced inhibition of GBM cell survival, ii) induced apoptosis, and iii) impaired cell cycle progression. These results provide a pre-clinical rationale for combined administration of SAHA and olaparib, which are already individually in clinical trials.
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- Rikke D Rasmussen
- Brain Tumor Biology Group, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100-DK, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Brain Tumor Biology Group, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100-DK, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Brain Tumor Biology Group, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100-DK, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Brain Tumor Biology Group, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Strandboulevarden 49, 2100-DK, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Radiation Biology, The Finsen Center, Copenhagen University Hospital, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100-DK, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Total Skin Electron Beam for Primary Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2015; 93:1077-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.08.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2015] [Revised: 07/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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O'Connor OA, Horwitz S, Masszi T, Van Hoof A, Brown P, Doorduijn J, Hess G, Jurczak W, Knoblauch P, Chawla S, Bhat G, Choi MR, Walewski J, Savage K, Foss F, Allen LF, Shustov A. Belinostat in Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma: Results of the Pivotal Phase II BELIEF (CLN-19) Study. J Clin Oncol 2015; 33:2492-9. [PMID: 26101246 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.59.2782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 349] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) represent a diverse group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas with a poor prognosis and no accepted standard of care for patients with relapsed or refractory disease. This study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of belinostat, a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor, as a single agent in relapsed or refractory PTCL. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with confirmed PTCL who experienced progression after ≥ one prior therapy received belinostat 1,000 mg/m(2) as daily 30-minute infusions on days 1 to 5 every 21 days. Central assessment of response used International Working Group criteria. Primary end point was overall response rate. Secondary end points included duration of response (DoR) and progression-free and overall survival. RESULTS A total of 129 patients were enrolled, with a median of two prior systemic therapies. Overall response rate in the 120 evaluable patients was 25.8% (31 of 120), including 13 complete (10.8%) and 18 partial responses (15%). Median DoR by International Working Group criteria was 13.6 months, with the longest ongoing patient at ≥ 36 months. Median progression-free and overall survival were 1.6 and 7.9 months, respectively. Twelve of the enrolled patients underwent stem-cell transplantation after belinostat monotherapy. The most common grade 3 to 4 adverse events were anemia (10.8%), thrombocytopenia (7%), dyspnea (6.2%), and neutropenia (6.2%). CONCLUSION Monotherapy with belinostat produced complete and durable responses with manageable toxicity in patients with relapsed or refractory PTCL across the major subtypes, irrespective of number or type of prior therapies. These results have led to US Food and Drug Administration approval of belinostat for this indication.
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- Owen A O'Connor
- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Owen A. O'Connor, Columbia University Medical Center; Steven Horwitz, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Tamás Masszi, St Istvan and St Laszlo Hospital, Budapest, Hungary; Achiel Van Hoof, General Hospital St-Jan, Brugge, Belgium; Peter Brown, Rigshospitalet; Poul Knoblauch, Topotarget, Copenhagen, Denmark; Jeannette Doorduijn, Erasmus Medical Center Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Georg Hess, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany; Wojciech Jurczak, Jagiellonian University, Krakow; Jan Walewski, Maria Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Institute and Oncology Centre, Warsaw, Poland; Shanta Chawla, Gajanan Bhat, Mi Rim Choi, and Lee F. Allen, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, CA; Kerry Savage, British Columbia Cancer Agency Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Francine Foss, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT; and Andrei Shustov, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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Gatti L, Sevko A, De Cesare M, Arrighetti N, Manenti G, Ciusani E, Verderio P, Ciniselli CM, Cominetti D, Carenini N, Corna E, Zaffaroni N, Rodolfo M, Rivoltini L, Umansky V, Perego P. Histone deacetylase inhibitor-temozolomide co-treatment inhibits melanoma growth through suppression of Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2-driven signals. Oncotarget 2015; 5:4516-28. [PMID: 24980831 PMCID: PMC4147342 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.2065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Target-specific agents used in melanoma are not curative, and chemokines are being implicated in drug-resistance to target-specific agents. Thus, the use of conventional agents in rationale combinations may result in optimization of therapy. Because histone deacetylases participate in tumor development and progression, the combination of the pan-inhibitor SAHA and temozolomide might provide a therapeutic advantage. Here, we show synergism between the two drugs in mutant BRAF cell lines, in association with decreased phosphorylation of cell survival proteins (e.g., C-Jun-N-terminal-kinase, JNK). In the spontaneous ret transgenic mouse melanoma model, combination therapy produced a significant disease onset delay and down-regulation of Chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2), JNK, and of Myeloid-derived suppressor cell recruitment. Co-incubation with a CCL2-blocking-antibody enhanced in vitro cell sensitivity to temozolomide. Conversely, recombinant CCL2 activated JNK in human tumor melanoma cells. In keeping with these results, the combination of a JNK-inhibitor with temozolomide was synergistic. By showing that down-regulation of CCL2-driven signals by SAHA and temozolomide via JNK contributes to reduce melanoma growth, we provide a rationale for the therapeutic advantage of the drug combination. This combination strategy may be effective because of interference both with tumor cell and tumor microenvironment.
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- Laura Gatti
- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy. These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Skin Cancer Unit, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg and Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karl University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany. These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Genetic Epidemiology and Pharmacogenomics Unit,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Clinical Pathology and Medical Genetics, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Statistics, Biometry and Bioinformatics Unit,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Medical Statistics, Biometry and Bioinformatics Unit,Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Immunotherapy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Immunotherapy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Unit, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg and Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Mannheim, Ruprecht-Karl University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany. These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Molecular Pharmacology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy. These authors contributed equally to this work
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Aviles A, Neri N, Fernandez-Diez J, Silva L, Nambo MJ. Interferon and low doses of methotrexate versus interferon and retinoids in the treatment of refractory/relapsed cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Hematology 2015; 20:538-42. [DOI: 10.1179/1607845415y.0000000002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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- Agustin Aviles
- Oncology Research Unit, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Ave. Cuauhtemoc 330, Colonia Doctores, Mexico, DF 06700, Mexico
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- Oncology Research Unit, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Ave. Cuauhtemoc 330, Colonia Doctores, Mexico, DF 06700, Mexico
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- Oncology Research Unit, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Ave. Cuauhtemoc 330, Colonia Doctores, Mexico, DF 06700, Mexico
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- Oncology Research Unit, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Ave. Cuauhtemoc 330, Colonia Doctores, Mexico, DF 06700, Mexico
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- Oncology Research Unit, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Ave. Cuauhtemoc 330, Colonia Doctores, Mexico, DF 06700, Mexico
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Lack of durable disease control with chemotherapy for mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome: a comparative study of systemic therapy. Blood 2015; 125:71-81. [DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-07-588236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Key Points
Chemotherapy results in a short median time to next treatment in patients with mycosis fungoides/Sézary syndrome. α-interferon achieves a superior time to next treatment compared with chemotherapy, regardless of stage.
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Liao Z, Zhou L, Wang C, He Z, Wang X, Luo X, Chen S, Yang L, Tan H, Li Y. Characteristics of TCRζ, ZAP-70, and FcɛRIγ gene expression in patients with T- and NK/T-cell lymphoma. DNA Cell Biol 2014; 34:201-7. [PMID: 25513989 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2014.2693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Abnormal expression of key signaling molecules and defective T-cell function play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of T-cell immunodeficiency in hematological malignancies. To understand the molecular basis of T-cell signaling abnormalities and TCRζ chain deficiencies in T- and NK/T-cell lymphoma, the expression level of the TCRζ, ZAP-70, and FcɛRIγ genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 25 patients with T-cell lymphoma, 16 patients with NK/T-cell lymphoma (NK/T-CL), and 26 healthy individuals was determined. In addition, their relationship with disease stage and TCRζ 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) splice variants was analyzed in this study. The expression level of all three genes was significantly altered with disease progression, and a decreasing trend was found in patients compared with healthy controls. TCRζ and ZAP-70 were significantly positively related in all samples, and a negative relationship between TCRζ and FcɛRIγ was significantly lost in NK/T-CL patients. Moreover, distinct expression patterns were defined for patient groups with different TCRζ 3'UTR isoforms. In conclusion, a lower expression pattern for all three genes may indicate a weaker immune status based on reduced TCRζ and ZAP-70 expression without the complementary effects of FcɛRIγ, while aberrant TCRζ 3'UTR splicing may contribute to T-cell receptor (TCR) signaling regulation in T cells from patients with T- and NK/T-cell lymphoma.
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- Ziwei Liao
- 1 Institute of Hematology, Jinan University , Guangzhou, China
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Zheng Z, Cheng S, Wu W, Wang L, Zhao Y, Shen Y, Janin A, Zhao WL. c-FLIP is involved in tumor progression of peripheral T-cell lymphoma and targeted by histone deacetylase inhibitors. J Hematol Oncol 2014; 7:88. [PMID: 25477070 PMCID: PMC4261569 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-014-0088-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs) are often aggressive tumors and resistant to conventional chemotherapy. Dysregulation of extrinsic apoptosis plays an important role on tumor cell sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents. Cellular FLICE inhibitory protein (c-FLIP) is a key regulator of extrinsic apoptotic pathway. Methods c-FLIP expression was assessed by real-time PCR and compared according to clinical parameters in patients with PTCLs. The relation of c-FLIP to tumor cell apoptosis mediated by histone deacetylases inhibitors (HDACIs) and the possible mechanism were examined in T-lymphoma cell lines and in a murine xenograft model. Results c-FLIP was overexpressed and associated with decreased tumor TRAIL/DR5 expression, elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase level and high-risk International Prognostic Index of the patients. In vitro, molecular silencing of c-FLIP by specific small-interfering RNA increased TRAIL/DR5 expression, enhanced T-lymphoma cell apoptosis and sensitized cells to chemotherapeutic agents. However, HDACIs valproic acid (VPA) and suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) could downregulate c-FLIP expression and triggered extrinsic apoptosis of T-lymphoma cells, through inhibiting NF-κB signaling and interrupting P50 interaction with c-FLIP promoter. As Class I HDACIs, both VPA and SAHA inhibited HDAC1, resulting in P50 inactivation and c-FLIP downregulation. In vivo, oral VPA treatment significantly retarded tumor growth and induced in situ apoptosis, consistent with inhibition of HDAC1/P50/c-FLIP axis and increase of TRAIL/DR5 expression. Conclusions c-FLIP overexpression in PTCLs protected tumor cells from extrinsic apoptosis and contributed to tumor progression. Although linking to chemoresistance, c-FLIP indicated tumor cell sensitivity to HDACIs, providing a potential biomarker of targeting apoptosis in treating PTCLs. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13045-014-0088-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Zhong Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China. .,Pôle de Recherches Sino-Français en Science du Vivant et Génomique, Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Shanghai, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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- Pôle de Recherches Sino-Français en Science du Vivant et Génomique, Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Shanghai, China. .,U1165 Inserm/Université Paris 7, Hôpital Saint Louis, Pairs, France.
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- State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, Shanghai Institute of Hematology, Shanghai Rui Jin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Rui Jin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China. .,Pôle de Recherches Sino-Français en Science du Vivant et Génomique, Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Shanghai, China.
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Wu J, Salva KA, Wood GS. c-CBL E3 ubiquitin ligase is overexpressed in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: its inhibition promotes activation-induced cell death. J Invest Dermatol 2014; 135:861-868. [PMID: 25140833 PMCID: PMC4324119 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2014.364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2014] [Revised: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mycosis fungoides (MF) and Sezary syndrome (SS) are two major forms of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) characterized by resistance to apoptosis. A central pathway for T-cell apoptosis is activation-induced cell death (AICD) which is triggered through the T-cell receptor (TCR). This results in upregulation of FAS-ligand (FASL) and subsequent apoptosis through the FAS death receptor pathway. It has been known for more than a decade that TCR signaling is defective in CTCL; however, the underlying mechanism has not been apparent. In this report, we show that the E3 ubiquitin ligase, c-CBL, is over-expressed in CTCL and that its knockdown overcomes defective TCR signaling resulting in phosphorylation of PLCg1, calcium influx, ROS generation, up-regulation of FASL and extrinsic pathway apoptosis in CTCL cells expressing adequate FAS. In CTCL cells with suboptimal FAS expression, FAS can be upregulated epigenetically by derepression of the FAS promoter using methotrexate (MTX) which we showed previously has activity as a DNA methylation inhibitor. Using these combined strategies, FAS-low as well as FAS-high CTCL cells can be killed effectively.
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- Jianqiang Wu
- Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin and the Middleton VA Medical Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin and the Middleton VA Medical Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Wisconsin and the Middleton VA Medical Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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Chang TP, Vancurova I. Bcl3 regulates pro-survival and pro-inflammatory gene expression in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:2620-30. [PMID: 25089799 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Revised: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The advanced stages of cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) are characterized not only by decreased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, resulting in high susceptibility to infections, but also by high constitutive activity of NFκB, which promotes cell survival and resistance to apoptosis. The increased expression of the proto-oncogene Bcl3 belonging to IκB family is associated with the pathogenesis of the different types of human cancer, yet, the function and regulation of Bcl3 in CTCL have not been studied. Here, we show that Bcl3 is highly expressed in CTCL Hut-78 and HH cells. The suppression of Bcl3 levels decreases the expression of the pro-survival genes cIAP1 and cIAP2, reduces cell viability, and increases CTCL apoptosis. Interestingly, Bcl3 suppression concomitantly increases expression and the release of the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-8 and IL-17 in CTCL cells. Chromatin immunoprecipitation studies show that Bcl3 regulates cIAP1, cIAP2, IL-8 and IL-17 gene expression through direct binding to their promoters. Bcl3 expression is regulated by bortezomib (BZ)-mediated proteasome inhibition, and BZ inhibits Bcl3 recruitment to its target promoters, resulting in decreased expression of cIAP1 and cIAP2, but increased expression of IL-8 and IL-17. The Bcl3 expression is regulated through NFκB subunit exchange on Bcl3 promoter. In untreated cells, the Bcl3 promoter is occupied predominantly by p65/p50 heterodimers, inducing Bcl3 expression; however, in BZ-treated cells, the p65/50 heterodimers are replaced by p52 subunits, resulting in Bcl3 transcriptional repression. These data provide the first insights into the function and regulation of Bcl3 in CTCL, and indicate that Bcl3 has an important pro-survival and immunosuppressive role in these cells.
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- Tzu-Pei Chang
- Department of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, New York, NY 11439, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, St. John's University, New York, NY 11439, USA.
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The role of epigenetics in the fibrotic processes associated with glaucoma. J Ophthalmol 2014; 2014:750459. [PMID: 24800062 PMCID: PMC3988735 DOI: 10.1155/2014/750459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 02/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy that affects 60 million people worldwide. The main risk factor for glaucoma is increased intraocular pressure (IOP), this is currently the only target for treatment of glaucoma. However, some patients show disease progression despite well-controlled IOP. Another possible therapeutic target is the extracellular matrix (ECM) changes in glaucoma. There is an accumulation of ECM in the lamina cribrosa (LC) and trabecular meshwork (TM) and upregulation of profibrotic factors such as transforming growth factor β (TGFβ), collagen1α1 (COL1A1), and α-smooth muscle actin (αSMA). One method of regulating fibrosis is through epigenetics; the study of heritable changes in gene function caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence. Epigenetic mechanisms have been shown to drive renal and pulmonary fibrosis by upregulating profibrotic factors. Hypoxia alters epigenetic mechanisms through regulating the cell's response and there is a hypoxic environment in the LC and TM in glaucoma. This review looks at the role that hypoxia plays in inducing aberrant epigenetic mechanisms and the role these mechanisms play in inducing fibrosis. Evidence suggests that a hypoxic environment in glaucoma may induce aberrant epigenetic mechanisms that contribute to disease fibrosis. These may prove to be relevant therapeutic targets in glaucoma.
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Sano H, Kobayashi R, Tanaka J, Hashino S, Ota S, Torimoto Y, Kakinoki Y, Yamamoto S, Kurosawa M, Hatakeyama N, Haseyama Y, Sakai H, Sato K, Fukuhara T. Risk factor analysis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma-associated haemophagocytic syndromes: a multicentre study. Br J Haematol 2014; 165:786-92. [DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Hirozumi Sano
- Department of Paediatrics; Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics; Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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- Stem Cell Transplantation Centre; Hokkaido University Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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- Stem Cell Transplantation Centre; Hokkaido University Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Haematology; Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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- Third Department of Internal Medicine; Asahikawa Medical College; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Haematology; Sapporo City General Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Haematology; National Hospital Organization Hokkaido Cancer Centre; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics; Sapporo Medical College; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Haematology; KKR Sapporo Medical Centre; Tonan Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Haematology; Teine Keijinkai Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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- Department of Haematology; Hokkaido P.W.F.A.C Asahikawa-Kosei General Hospital; Asahikawa Japan
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- Department of Palliative Care Medicine; Hokkaido P.W.F.A.C Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital; Sapporo Japan
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Telomere erosion may be counteracted by telomerase. Here we explored telomere length (TL) and telomerase activity (TA) in primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) by using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and interphase quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridization assays. Samples from patients with Sézary syndrome (SS), transformed mycosis fungoides (T-MF), and cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma were studied in parallel with corresponding cell lines to evaluate the relevance of TL and TA as target candidates for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Compared with controls, short telomeres were observed in aggressive CTCL subtypes such as SS and T-MF and were restricted to neoplastic cells in SS. While no genomic alteration of the hTERT (human telomerase catalytic subunit) locus was observed in patients' tumor cells, TA was detected. To understand the role of telomerase in CTCL, we manipulated its expression in CTCL cell lines. Telomerase inhibition rapidly impeded in vitro cell proliferation and led to cell death, while telomerase overexpression stimulated in vitro proliferation and clonogenicity properties and favored tumor development in immunodeficient mice. Our data indicate that, besides maintenance of TL, telomerase exerts additional functions in CTCL. Therefore, targeting these functions might represent an attractive therapeutic strategy, especially in aggressive CTCL.
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Sodji QH, Patil V, Kornacki JR, Mrksich M, Oyelere AK. Synthesis and structure-activity relationship of 3-hydroxypyridine-2-thione-based histone deacetylase inhibitors. J Med Chem 2013; 56:9969-81. [PMID: 24304348 PMCID: PMC4029159 DOI: 10.1021/jm401225q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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We previously identified 3-hydroxypyridine-2-thione (3HPT) as a novel zinc binding group for histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition. Early structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies led to various small molecules possessing selective inhibitory activity against HDAC6 or HDAC8 but devoid of HDAC1 inhibition. To delineate further the depth of the SAR of 3HPT-derived HDAC inhibitors (HDACi), we have extended the SAR studies to include the linker region and the surface recognition group to optimize the HDAC inhibition. The current efforts resulted in the identification of two lead compounds, 10d and 14e, with potent HDAC6 and HDAC8 activities that are inactive against HDAC1. These new HDACi possess anticancer activities against various cancer cell lines including Jurkat J.γ1 for which SAHA and the previously disclosed 3HPT-derived HDACi were inactive.
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- Quaovi H. Sodji
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400 USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400 USA
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400 USA
- Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400 USA
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Yosifov DY, Kaloyanov KA, Guenova ML, Prisadashka K, Balabanova MB, Berger MR, Konstantinov SM. Alkylphosphocholines and curcumin induce programmed cell death in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma cell lines. Leuk Res 2013; 38:49-56. [PMID: 24225136 DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2013.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Revised: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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While most patients with early-stage cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL) have a very good prognosis, the survival of patients with extensive tumour stage and visceral involvement remains extremely poor and necessitates the development of more effective treatment modalities. In this study, we evaluated the in vitro effects of two alkylphosphocholines (APCs, miltefosine and erufosine) and the polyphenolic compound curcumin on 5 human CTCL cell lines (Hut-78, HH, MJ, My-La CD4+ and My-La CD8+). All tested drugs showed considerable cytotoxic activity, as determined by the MTT dye reduction assay. The IC50 values of both APCs ranged from the low micromolar level (Hut-78 cells) to 60-80μM (HH cells). The IC50 values of curcumin ranged from 12 to 24μM. All tested drugs induced apoptosis, as ascertained by morphological changes, DNA fragmentation and activation of caspase cascades. Miltefosine and erufosine induced dephosphorylation of Akt in My-La CD8+ cells and phosphorylation of JNK in Hut-78 and My-La CD8+ cells. APCs increased the level of the autophagic marker LC3B in Hut-78 and MJ cells. Results from co-treatment with autophagy modulators suggested that the cytotoxicity of APCs in CTCL cells is mediated, at least in part, by induction of autophagy.
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- Deyan Y Yosifov
- Laboratory for Experimental Chemotherapy, Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria; Center of Excellence - Translational Research in Haematology, National Specialised Hospital for Active Treatment of Haematological Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- Laboratory for Experimental Chemotherapy, Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Center of Excellence - Translational Research in Haematology, National Specialised Hospital for Active Treatment of Haematological Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria; Laboratory of Haematopathology and Immunology, National Specialised Hospital for Active Treatment of Haematological Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Toxicology and Chemotherapy Unit, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Laboratory for Experimental Chemotherapy, Department of Pharmacology, Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria; Center of Excellence - Translational Research in Haematology, National Specialised Hospital for Active Treatment of Haematological Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Lin N, Song Y, Zheng W, Tu M, Xie Y, Wang X, Ping L, Ying Z, Zhang C, Deng L, Liu W, Zhu J. A prospective phase II study of L-asparaginase- CHOP plus radiation in newly diagnosed extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type. J Hematol Oncol 2013; 6:44. [PMID: 23816178 PMCID: PMC3734195 DOI: 10.1186/1756-8722-6-44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To explore the efficacy and safety of L-asparaginase in newly-diagnosed extranodal nature killer (NK)/T -cell lymphoma (ENKTL), we conducted a prospective phase II study of L-asparaginase, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone (CHOP-L) regimen in combination with radiotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with newly diagnosed ENKTL and an ECOG performance status of 0 to 2 were eligible for enrollment. Treatment included 6-8 cycles of CHOP-L (cyclophosphamide, 750 mg/m(2) day 1; vincristine, 1.4 mg/m(2) day 1 (maximal dose 2 mg), doxorubicin 50 mg/m(2) day 1; dexamethasone 10 mg days 1-8; L-asparaginase 6000 u/m(2) days 2-8). Radiotherapy was scheduled after 4-6 cycles of CHOP-L regimen, depending on stage and primary anatomic site. The primary endpoint was complete response (CR) rate. RESULTS A total of 38 eligible patients were enrolled. The median age was 40.5 years (range, 15 to 71 years). Their clinical characteristics were male to female ratio, 24:14; Ann Arbor stage I, 20; II, 11; III, 3; IV, 4. CR and overall response rates were 81.6% (95% CI, 69.3% to 93.9%) and 84.2%, respectively. With a median follow-up of 25 months, the 2-year overall survival, progression-free survival and disease-free survival rates were 80.1% (95%CI, 73.3% to 86.9%), 81% (95%CI, 74.5% to 87.5%) and 93.6% (95%CI, 89.3% to 97.9%), respectively. The major adverse events were myelosuppression, liver dysfunction, and digestive tract toxicities. Grade 3 to 4 leukopenia and neutropenia were 76.3% and 84.2%, respectively. No treatment-related death was observed. CONCLUSION CHOP-L chemotherapy in combination with radiotherapy is a safe and highly effective treatment for newly diagnosed ENKTL.
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Yu JT, Wang CY, Yang Y, Wang RC, Chang KH, Hwang WL, Teng CLJ. Lymphoma-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: experience in adults from a single institution. Ann Hematol 2013; 92:1529-36. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-013-1784-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Over the last 30 years there has been a massive change in both the clinical and pathologic aspects of malignant lymphomas. Pathologists are now able to evaluate cellular phenotypes and lineages of tumor cells using a wide variety of biomarkers and molecular techniques. The ability to identify tumor cell phenotypes has revolutionized the classification of lymphomas, leading to an internationally agreed system based on the reliable recognition of specific clinico-pathologic entities. The World Health Organization classification combines clinical features, histomorphology, immunohistochemistry, and molecular and genetic marker data to precisely categorize lymphomas. On the clinical front the increasing use of needle core biopsies has made it easier and quicker to obtain tissue samples, and the development of (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography has revolutionized the assessment of patients both at presentation and after treatment. To improve overall outcomes for lymphoma patients there have been advances in the UK organization of cancer services. Cancer networks have been established, often with network multidisciplinary team meetings, and new diagnoses of lymphoma are reviewed on a network basis by pathologists specializing in the field. National and supranational quality control systems are in place for immunohistochemistry and for molecular techniques and multicenter clinical trials provide information about the efficacy of treatment regimens. The outcome of these advances is that a patient presenting in 2012 with suspected lymphoma can expect to be biopsied rapidly, to receive an accurate pathologic diagnosis by an expert hematopathologist, which will include prognostic marker information, and to have comprehensive disease assessment and discussion by a multidisciplinary team before embarking on the most appropriate treatment for his or her clinical situation.
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