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Podolski-Renić A, Čipak Gašparović A, Valente A, López Ó, Bormio Nunes JH, Kowol CR, Heffeter P, Filipović NR. Schiff bases and their metal complexes to target and overcome (multidrug) resistance in cancer. Eur J Med Chem 2024; 270:116363. [PMID: 38593587 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2024.116363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
Abstract
Overcoming multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the major challenges in cancer therapy. In this respect, Schiff base-related compounds (bearing a R1R2CNR3 bond) gained high interest during the past decades. Schiff bases are considered privileged ligands for various reasons, including the easiness of their preparation and the possibility to form complexes with almost all transition metal ions. Schiff bases and their metal complexes exhibit many types of biological activities and are used for the treatment and diagnosis of various diseases. Until now, 13 Schiff bases have been investigated in clinical trials for cancer treatment and hypoxia imaging. This review represents the first collection of Schiff bases and their complexes which demonstrated MDR-reversal activity. The areas of drug resistance covered in this article involve: 1) Modulation of ABC transporter function, 2) Targeting lysosomal ABCB1 overexpression, 3) Circumvention of ABC transporter-mediated drug efflux by alternative routes of drug uptake, 4) Selective activity against MDR cancer models (collateral sensitivity), 5) Targeting GSH-detoxifying systems, 6) Overcoming apoptosis resistance by inducing necrosis and paraptosis, 7) Reactivation of mutated p53, 8) Restoration of sensitivity to DNA-damaging anticancer therapy, and 9) Overcoming drug resistance through modulation of the immune system. Through this approach, we would like to draw attention to Schiff bases and their metal complexes representing highly interesting anticancer drug candidates with the ability to overcome MDR.
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- Ana Podolski-Renić
- Department of Neurobiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković" - National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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- Centro de Química Estrutural and Departamento de Química e Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Química Organica, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Center for Cancer Research and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Cancer Research and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Frye WJE, Huff LM, González Dalmasy JM, Salazar P, Carter RM, Gensler RT, Esposito D, Robey RW, Ambudkar SV, Gottesman MM. The multidrug resistance transporter P-glycoprotein confers resistance to ferroptosis inducers. CANCER DRUG RESISTANCE (ALHAMBRA, CALIF.) 2023; 6:468-480. [PMID: 37840856 PMCID: PMC10571053 DOI: 10.20517/cdr.2023.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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Aim: Ferroptosis is a non-apoptotic form of cell death caused by lethal lipid peroxidation. Several small molecule ferroptosis inducers (FINs) have been reported, yet little information is available regarding their interaction with the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1) and ABCG2. We thus sought to characterize the interactions of FINs with P-gp and ABCG2, which may provide information regarding oral bioavailability and brain penetration and predict drug-drug interactions. Methods: Cytotoxicity assays with ferroptosis-sensitive A673 cells transfected to express P-gp or ABCG2 were used to determine the ability of the transporters to confer resistance to FINs; confirmatory studies were performed in OVCAR8 and NCI/ADR-RES cells. The ability of FINs to inhibit P-gp or ABCG2 was determined using the fluorescent substrates rhodamine 123 or purpuin-18, respectively. Results: P-gp overexpression conferred resistance to FIN56 and the erastin derivatives imidazole ketone erastin and piperazine erastin. P-gp-mediated resistance to imidazole ketone erastin and piperazine erastin was also reversed in UO-31 renal cancer cells by CRISPR-mediated knockout of ABCB1. The FINs ML-162, GPX inhibitor 26a, and PACMA31 at 10 µM were able to increase intracellular rhodamine 123 fluorescence over 10-fold in P-gp-expressing MDR-19 cells. GPX inhibitor 26a was able to increase intracellular purpurin-18 fluorescence over 4-fold in ABCG2-expressing R-5 cells. Conclusion: Expression of P-gp may reduce the efficacy of these FINs in cancers that express the transporter and may prevent access to sanctuary sites such as the brain. The ability of some FINs to inhibit P-gp and ABCG2 suggests potential drug-drug interactions.
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- William J. E. Frye
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
- These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Protein Expression Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc, Frederick, MD 21704, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Frye WJE, Huff LM, Dalmasy JMG, Salazar P, Carter RM, Gensler RT, Esposito D, Robey RW, Ambudkar SV, Gottesman MM. The Multidrug Resistance Transporter P-glycoprotein Confers Resistance to Ferroptosis Inducers. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.02.23.529736. [PMID: 36945397 PMCID: PMC10028811 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.23.529736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Ferroptosis is a form of cell death caused by direct or indirect inhibition of glutathione peroxidase 4 that leads to lethal lipid peroxidation. Several small molecule ferroptosis inducers (FINs) have been reported, yet little information is available regarding resistance mechanisms, particularly their interaction with the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters P-glycoprotein (P-gp, ABCB1) and ABCG2. Given the role that ABC transporters play in absorption, distribution, and excretion of many drugs, characterizing these interactions could provide information regarding oral bioavailability and brain penetration and may predict drug-drug interactions. Using ferroptosis-sensitive A673 cells transfected to express P-gp or ABCG2, we found that P-gp overexpression was able to confer resistance to FIN56 and the erastin derivatives imidazole ketone erastin and piperazine erastin. Results were confirmed with OVCAR8-derived NCI/ADR-RES cells that overexpress P-gp, where the P-gp inhibitor valspodar completely inhibited resistance to the FINs. P-gp-mediated resistance to imidazole ketone erastin and piperazine erastin was also reversed in UO-31 renal cancer cells by CRISPR-mediated knockout of ABCB1. At a concentration of 10 μM, the FINs ML-162, GPX inhibitor 26a, and PACMA31 were able to increase intracellular rhodamine 123 fluorescence over 10-fold in P-gp-expressing MDR-19 cells and GPX inhibitor 26a was able to increase intracellular purpurin-18 fluorescence over 4-fold in ABCG2-expressing R-5 cells. Expression of P-gp may reduce the efficacy of these FINs in cancers that express the transporter and may prevent access to sanctuary sites such as the brain. The ability of some FINs to inhibit P-gp and ABCG2 suggests potential drug-drug interactions.
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- William J E Frye
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Protein Expression Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc, Frederick, MD
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
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Oh JH, Power EA, Zhang W, Daniels DJ, Elmquist WF. Murine Central Nervous System and Bone Marrow Distribution of the Aurora A Kinase Inhibitor Alisertib: Pharmacokinetics and Exposure at the Sites of Efficacy and Toxicity. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2022; 383:44-55. [PMID: 36279392 PMCID: PMC9513880 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.122.001268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Important challenges in developing drugs that target central nervous system (CNS) tumors include overcoming barriers for CNS delivery and reducing systemic side effects. Alisertib, an aurora A kinase inhibitor, has been examined for treatment of several CNS tumors in preclinical and clinical studies. In this study, we investigated the distribution of alisertib into the CNS, the site of efficacy for brain tumors, and into the bone marrow, the site of dose-limiting toxicity leading to myelosuppression. Mechanisms influencing site-specific distribution, such as active transport mediated by the efflux proteins, p-glycoprotein (P-gp) and breast cancer resistance protein (Bcrp), were examined. Alisertib exposure to the brain in wild-type mice was less than 1% of that in the plasma, and was evenly distributed throughout various brain regions and the spinal cord. Studies using transporter knockout mice and pharmacological inhibition show that alisertib CNS distribution is influenced by P-gp, but not Bcrp. Conversely, upon systemic administration, alisertib distribution to the bone marrow occurred rapidly, was not significantly limited by efflux transporters, and reached higher concentrations than in the CNS. This study demonstrates that, given an equivalent distributional driving force exposure in plasma, the exposure of alisertib in the brain is significantly less than that in the bone marrow, suggesting that targeted delivery may be necessary to guarantee therapeutic efficacy with minimal risk for adverse events.Therefore, these data suggest that, to improve the therapeutic index when using alisertib for brain tumors, a localized regional delivery, such as convection-enhanced delivery, may be warranted. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: The CNS penetration of alisertib is limited with uniform distribution in various regions of the brain, and P-gp efflux is an important mechanism limiting that CNS distribution. Alisertib rapidly distributes into the bone marrow, a site of toxicity, with a greater exposure than in the CNS, a possible site of efficacy. These results suggest a need to design localized delivery strategies to improve the CNS exposure of alisertib and limit systemic toxicities in the treatment of brain tumors.
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- Ju-Hee Oh
- Brain Barriers Research Center, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (J-H.O., W.Z., W.F.E.); Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (E.A.P., D.J.D.); and Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (E.A.P.)
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- Brain Barriers Research Center, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (J-H.O., W.Z., W.F.E.); Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (E.A.P., D.J.D.); and Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (E.A.P.)
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- Brain Barriers Research Center, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (J-H.O., W.Z., W.F.E.); Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (E.A.P., D.J.D.); and Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (E.A.P.)
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- Brain Barriers Research Center, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (J-H.O., W.Z., W.F.E.); Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (E.A.P., D.J.D.); and Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (E.A.P.)
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- Brain Barriers Research Center, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota (J-H.O., W.Z., W.F.E.); Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (E.A.P., D.J.D.); and Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota (E.A.P.)
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Alisertib shows negligible potential for perpetrating pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions on ABCB1, ABCG2 and cytochromes P450, but acts as dual-activity resistance modulator through the inhibition of ABCC1 transporter. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2022; 434:115823. [PMID: 34896433 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Alisertib (MLN8237), a novel Aurora A kinase inhibitor, is currently being clinically tested in late-phase trials for the therapy of various malignancies. In the present work, we describe alisertib's potential to perpetrate pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions (DDIs) and/or to act as an antagonist of multidrug resistance (MDR). In accumulation assays, alisertib potently inhibited ABCC1 transporter, but not ABCB1 or ABCG2. The results of molecular modeling suggested a bifunctional mechanism for interaction on ABCC1. In addition, alisertib was characterized as a low- to moderate-affinity inhibitor of recombinant CYP3A4, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, and CYP2D6 isoenzymes, but without potential clinical relevance. Drug combination studies revealed the capability of alisertib to synergistically antagonize ABCC1-mediated resistance to daunorubicin. Although alisertib exhibited substrate characteristics toward ABCB1 transporter in monolayer transport assays, comparative proliferation studies showed lack of its MDR-victim behavior in cells overexpressing ABCB1 as well as ABCG2 and ABCC1. Lastly, alisertib did not affect the expression of ABCC1, ABCG2, ABCB1 transporters and CYP1A2, CYP3A4, CYP2B6 isozymes on mRNA level in various systemic and tumoral models. In conclusion, our study suggests that alisertib is a drug candidate with negligible potential for perpetrating systemic pharmacokinetic DDIs on ABCB1, ABCG2 and cytochromes P450. In addition, we introduce alisertib as an effective dual-activity chemosensitizer whose MDR-antagonistic capacities are not impaired by efflux or effect on MDR phenotype. Our in vitro findings provide important pieces of information for clinicians when introducing alisertib into the clinical area.
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Patel H, Wu ZX, Chen Y, Bo L, Chen ZS. Drug resistance: from bacteria to cancer. MOLECULAR BIOMEDICINE 2021; 2:27. [PMID: 35006446 PMCID: PMC8607383 DOI: 10.1186/s43556-021-00041-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The phenomenon of drug resistance has been a hindrance to therapeutic medicine since the late 1940s. There is a plethora of factors and mechanisms contributing to progression of drug resistance. From prokaryotes to complex cancers, drug resistance is a prevailing issue in clinical medicine. Although there are numerous factors causing and influencing the phenomenon of drug resistance, cellular transporters contribute to a noticeable majority. Efflux transporters form a huge family of proteins and are found in a vast number of species spanning from prokaryotes to complex organisms such as humans. During the last couple of decades, various approaches in analyses of biochemistry and pharmacology of transporters have led us to understand much more about drug resistance. In this review, we have discussed the structure, function, potential causes, and mechanisms of multidrug resistance in bacteria as well as cancers.
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- Harsh Patel
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, New York, NY, 11439, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, New York, NY, 11439, USA
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- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, New York, NY, 11439, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, New York, NY, 11439, USA.
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Liu L, Qu J, Dai Y, Qi T, Teng X, Li G, Qu Q. An interactive nomogram based on clinical and molecular signatures to predict prognosis in multiple myeloma patients. Aging (Albany NY) 2021; 13:18442-18463. [PMID: 34260414 PMCID: PMC8351694 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Although novel drugs and treatments have been developed and improved, multiple myeloma (MM) is still recurrent and difficult to cure. In the present study, the magenta module containing 400 hub genes was determined from the training dataset of GSE24080 through weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). Then, using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (Lasso) analysis, a fifteen-gene signature was firstly selected and the predictive performance for overall survival (OS) was favorable, which was identified by Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves. The risk score model was constructed based on survival-associated fifteen genes from the Lasso model, which classified MM patients into high-risk and low-risk groups. Areas under the curve (AUC) of ROC curve and log-rank test showed that the high-risk group was correlated to the dismal survival outcome of MM patients, which was also identified in testing dataset of GSE9782. The calibration plot, the AUC value of the ROC curve and Concordance-index showed that the interactive nomogram with risk score could favorably predict the probability of multi-year OS of MM patients. Therefore, it may help clinicians make a precise therapeutic decision based on the easy-to-use tool of the nomogram.
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- Linxin Liu
- Department of Hematology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.,Institute for Rational and Safe Medication Practices, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Wu ZX, Mai Q, Yang Y, Wang JQ, Ma H, Zeng L, Chen ZS, Pan Y. Overexpression of human ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCG2 contributes to reducing the cytotoxicity of GSK1070916 in cancer cells. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 136:111223. [PMID: 33450491 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR) is one of the main factors that impair therapeutic outcome in cancer therapy. Among all the factors that contribute to MDR, overexpression of ABCG2 transporter has been described as a key factor. GSK1070916 is a potent Aurora kinase inhibitor with broad anticancer effects. The robust efficacy shown in preclinical studies allowed the drug progress to clinical investigation. However, the potential mechanisms of acquired resistance to GSK1070916 remain inconclusive. Since several Aurora kinase inhibitors were reported to be transported substrates of ABCG2, we aimed to identify the potential interaction of GSK1070916 with ABCG2. Our data showed that ABCG2-overexpressing cells demonstrated high resistance-fold to GSK1070916 compared to the parental cells. In addition, combination of GSK1070916 with an ABCG2 inhibitor was able to restore its sensitivity. The multicellular tumor spheroid assay supported this finding by demonstrating attenuated growth inhibition in ABCG2-overexpressing tumor spheroids. In addition, the ABCG2 ATPase assay and computational modeling suggested that GSK1070916 could bind to ABCG2 substrate-binding site. The HPLC assay provided another direct evidence that ABCG2-overexpressing cells showed attenuated intracellular accumulation of GSK1070916, and such phenomenon was abolished by Ko143, a known ABCG2 inhibitor. Furthermore, GSK1070916 was able to hinder the efflux activity of ABCG2, indicating possible drug-drug interactions with other ABCG2 substrate drugs. In summary, we revealed that overexpression of ABCG2 can cause GSK1070916 resistance in cancer cells. The combination of an ABCG2 inhibitor with GSK1070916 may be a rational strategy to overcome the drug resistance and should be considered for clinical investigation.
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- Zhuo-Xun Wu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA
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- Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen 518107, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA
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- Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen 518107, PR China
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- Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen 518107, PR China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, USA.
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- Precision Medicine Center, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen 518107, PR China.
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Yang H, Zeng Q, He Z, Wu D, Li H. Interaction of novel Aurora kinase inhibitor MK-0457 with human serum albumin: Insights into the dynamic behavior, binding mechanism, conformation and esterase activity of human serum albumin. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2020; 178:112962. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.112962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2019] [Revised: 10/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Kantarjian HM, Schuster MW, Jain N, Advani A, Jabbour E, Gamelin E, Rasmussen E, Juan G, Anderson A, Chow VF, Friberg G, Vogl FD, Sekeres MA. A phase 1 study of AMG 900, an orally administered pan-aurora kinase inhibitor, in adult patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Am J Hematol 2017; 92:660-667. [PMID: 28370201 PMCID: PMC5925751 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2017] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Aurora kinases are involved in the pathophysiology of several cancers including acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In this phase 1 study, we investigated the safety and efficacy of AMG 900, an orally administered, highly potent, selective, small-molecule inhibitor of both Aurora kinase A and B, in patients with AML . Patients with pathologically documented AML who either declined standard treatments or had relapsed from or were refractory to previous therapies were enrolled. Two every-2-week dose-escalation schedules using a modified 3 + 3 + 3 design were evaluated AMG 900 given daily for 4 days with 10 days off (4/10 schedule), and AMG 900 given daily for 7 days with 7 days off (7/7 schedule). Thirty-five patients were enrolled at 9 different dose levels: 22 patients on the 4/10 schedule (doses from 15 to 100 mg daily), and 13 patients on the 7/7 schedule (doses from 30 to 50 mg daily). Both schedules were tolerated; nausea (31%), diarrhea (29%), febrile neutropenia (29%), and fatigue (23%) were the most common treatment-related adverse events. Three patients (9%) achieved complete response with incomplete count recovery. Patients with higher baseline expression of a set of specific pathway-related genes (BIRC5, AURKA, TTK, CDC2, and CCNB1) were more likely to respond in an exploratory biomarker analysis. AMG 900 was tolerated in a general AML population, and pathway-specific biomarkers identified a potential target population. Future research efforts will be directed toward further exploration of biomarkers of response and combination of AMG 900 with other anticancer agents.
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- Hagop M. Kantarjian
- Department of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Medical Hematology/Oncology Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Leukemia Program, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Leukemia, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Research and Development, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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- Research and Development, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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- Research and Development, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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- Research and Development, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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- Research and Development, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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- Research and Development, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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- Research and Development, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, California, USA
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Miller MA, Weissleder R. Imaging the pharmacology of nanomaterials by intravital microscopy: Toward understanding their biological behavior. Adv Drug Deliv Rev 2017; 113:61-86. [PMID: 27266447 PMCID: PMC5136524 DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2016.05.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Therapeutic nanoparticles (NPs) can deliver cytotoxic chemotherapeutics and other drugs more safely and efficiently to patients; furthermore, selective delivery to target tissues can theoretically be accomplished actively through coating NPs with molecular ligands, and passively through exploiting physiological "enhanced permeability and retention" features. However, clinical trial results have been mixed in showing improved efficacy with drug nanoencapsulation, largely due to heterogeneous NP accumulation at target sites across patients. Thus, a clear need exists to better understand why many NP strategies fail in vivo and not result in significantly improved tumor uptake or therapeutic response. Multicolor in vivo confocal fluorescence imaging (intravital microscopy; IVM) enables integrated pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) measurement at the single-cell level, and has helped answer key questions regarding the biological mechanisms of in vivo NP behavior. This review summarizes progress to date and also describes useful technical strategies for successful IVM experimentation.
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- Miles A Miller
- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 185 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Qin Y, Zhang S, Deng S, An G, Qin X, Li F, Xu Y, Hao M, Yang Y, Zhou W, Chang H, Qiu L. Epigenetic silencing of miR-137 induces drug resistance and chromosomal instability by targeting AURKA in multiple myeloma. Leukemia 2016; 31:1123-1135. [PMID: 27857131 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2016.325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most prevalent hematologic malignancy. Aberrant microRNAs (miRNAs) expression has been shown to be involved in the pathogenesis of MM. In this study, we further demonstrated that miR-137 was significantly downregulated in MM and negatively correlated with clinical prognosis. Moreover, we described the epigenetic regulation of miR-137 and its association with progression-free survival in MM patients. Furthermore, overexpression of miR-137 in MM cell line (miR-137 OE) increased its sensitivity to bortezomib and eprirubicin in vitro. Also, some high-risk genetic abnormalities in MM, including deletion of chromosome 1p22.2, 14q or 17p13, and gain of chromosome 1p22.2 were detected in NCI-H929 empty vector (NCI-H929 EV) treated cells but not in the NCI-H929 miR-137 overexpression (NCI-H929 miR-137 OE) cells. Luciferase reporter assays demonstrated that miR-137 targeted AURKA. Ectopic expression of miR-137 strongly reduced the expression of AURKA and p-ATM/Chk2 in MM cells, and increased the expression of p53, and p21. Importantly, miR-137 overexpression together with bortezomib treatment significantly inhibited tumor growth in MM xenograft model. Taken together, this study demonstrates that miR-137 is epigenetically silenced in MM, and overexpression of miR-137 could reduce drug resistance and overcome chromosomal instability of the MM cells via affecting the apoptosis and DNA damage pathways.
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- Y Qin
- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.,Department of Diagnostics, College of Basic Medical Science, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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- Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Laboratory Hematology, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.,Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Ministry of Health, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Cancer Invasion, Ministry of Education, Xiangya Hospital; Cancer Research Institute, School of Basic Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.,Division of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Department of Laboratory Hematology, Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, State Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China
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