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Morales-Martínez M, Vega MI. p38 Molecular Targeting for Next-Generation Multiple Myeloma Therapy. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:256. [PMID: 38254747 PMCID: PMC10813990 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16020256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Resistance to therapy and disease progression are the main causes of mortality in most cancers. In particular, the development of resistance is an important limitation affecting the efficacy of therapeutic alternatives for cancer, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy. Signaling pathways are largely responsible for the mechanisms of resistance to cancer treatment and progression, and multiple myeloma is no exception. p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38) is downstream of several signaling pathways specific to treatment resistance and progression. Therefore, in recent years, developing therapeutic alternatives directed at p38 has been of great interest, in order to reverse chemotherapy resistance and prevent progression. In this review, we discuss recent findings on the role of p38, including recent advances in our understanding of its expression and activity as well as its isoforms, and its possible clinical role based on the mechanisms of resistance and progression in multiple myeloma.
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- Mario Morales-Martínez
- Molecular Signal Pathway in Cancer Laboratory, UIMEO, Oncology Hospital, Siglo XXI National Medical Center, Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Mexico City 06720, Mexico
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- Molecular Signal Pathway in Cancer Laboratory, UIMEO, Oncology Hospital, Siglo XXI National Medical Center, Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Mexico City 06720, Mexico
- Department of Medicine, Hematology-Oncology and Clinical Nutrition Division, Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare Center, UCLA Medical Center, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Zuo X, Liu D. Mechanism of immunomodulatory drug resistance and novel therapeutic strategies in multiple myeloma. HEMATOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 27:1110-1121. [PMID: 36121114 DOI: 10.1080/16078454.2022.2124694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The mechanism of immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs) resistance to multiple myeloma (MM) cells has been gradually demonstrated by recently studies, and some potential novel strategies have been confirmed to have antimyeloma activity and be associated with IMiD activity in MM. METHODS This article searched the Pubmed library, reviewed some recently studies related to IMiD resistance to MM cells and summarized some potent agents to improve IMiD resistance to MM cells. RESULTS Studies have confirmed that cereblon is a primary direct protein target of IMiDs. IRF4 not only is affected by the IKZF protein but also can directly inhibit the expression of BMF and BIM, thereby promoting the survival of MM cells. Additionally, the expression of IRF4 and MYC also plays an important role in three important signaling pathways (Wnt, STAT3 and MAPK/ERK) related to IMiD resistance. Notably, MYC, a downstream factor of IRF4, may be upregulated by BRD4, and upregulation of MYC promotes cell proliferation in MM and disease progression. Recently, some novel therapeutic agents targeting BRD4, a histone modification-related 'reader' of epigenetic marks, or other important factors (e.g. TAK1) in relevant signaling pathways have been developed and they may provide new options for relapse/refractory MM therapy, such as BET inhibitors, CBP/EP300 inhibitors, dual-target BET-CBP/EP300 inhibitors, TAK1 inhibitors, and they may provide new options for relapsed/refractory MM therapy. CONCLUSIONS Accumulated studies have revealed that some key factors associated with the mechanism of IMiD resistance to MM cells. Some agents represent promising new therapeutics of MM to regulate the IRF4/MYC axis by inhibiting BRD4 expression or signaling pathway activation.
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- Xiaojia Zuo
- Department of Hematology, Shanghai Gongli Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.,Department of Oncology and Hematology, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.,Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology, Shanghai Gongli Hospital, The Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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Xu Y, Guo J, Liu J, Xie Y, Li X, Jiang H, Wang J, Peng Z, Wang J, Wang S, Wan C, Chen L, Zhong Y, Liu B, Liu Z. Hypoxia-induced CREB cooperates MMSET to modify chromatin and promote DKK1 expression in multiple myeloma. Oncogene 2021; 40:1231-1241. [PMID: 33420361 PMCID: PMC7892339 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-020-01590-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Revised: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Myeloma cells produce excessive levels of dickkopf-1 (DKK1), which mediates the inhibition of Wnt signaling in osteoblasts, leading to multiple myeloma (MM) bone disease. Nevertheless, the precise mechanisms underlying DKK1 overexpression in myeloma remain incompletely understood. Herein, we provide evidence that hypoxia promotes DKK1 expression in myeloma cells. Under hypoxic conditions, p38 kinase phosphorylated cAMP-responsive element-binding protein (CREB) and drove its nuclear import to activate DKK1 transcription. In addition, high levels of DKK1 were associated with the presence of focal bone lesions in patients with t(4;14) MM, overexpressing the histone methyltransferase MMSET, which was identified as a downstream target gene of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α. Furthermore, we found that CREB could recruit MMSET, leading to the stabilization of HIF-1α protein and the increased dimethylation of histone H3 at lysine 36 on the DKK1 promoter. Knockdown of CREB in myeloma cells alleviated the suppression of osteoblastogenesis by myeloma-secreted DKK1 in vitro. Combined treatment with a CREB inhibitor and the hypoxia-activated prodrug TH-302 (evofosfamide) significantly reduced MM-induced bone destruction in vivo. Taken together, our findings reveal that hypoxia and a cytogenetic abnormality regulate DKK1 expression in myeloma cells, and provide an additional rationale for the development of therapeutic strategies that interrupt DKK1 to cure MM.
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- Yinyin Xu
- Clinical Laboratory of Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.,Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular Homeostasis and Human Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Tianjin Medical University, Heping, Tianjin, China
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- The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular Homeostasis and Human Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Tianjin Medical University, Heping, Tianjin, China
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- The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular Homeostasis and Human Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Tianjin Medical University, Heping, Tianjin, China
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- The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular Homeostasis and Human Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Tianjin Medical University, Heping, Tianjin, China
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- The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular Homeostasis and Human Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Tianjin Medical University, Heping, Tianjin, China
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- The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular Homeostasis and Human Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Tianjin Medical University, Heping, Tianjin, China
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- The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular Homeostasis and Human Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Tianjin Medical University, Heping, Tianjin, China
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- The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular Homeostasis and Human Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Tianjin Medical University, Heping, Tianjin, China
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- The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular Homeostasis and Human Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Tianjin Medical University, Heping, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Yongchuan Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Hematology, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Clinical Laboratory of Yongchuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. .,Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medical Diagnostics, Ministry of Education, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- The Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cellular Homeostasis and Human Diseases, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Science, Tianjin Medical University, Heping, Tianjin, China. .,Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China.
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Cai B, Dongiovanni P, Corey KE, Wang X, Shmarakov IO, Zheng Z, Kasikara C, Davra V, Meroni M, Chung RT, Rothlin CV, Schwabe RF, Blaner WS, Birge RB, Valenti L, Tabas I. Macrophage MerTK Promotes Liver Fibrosis in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Cell Metab 2020; 31:406-421.e7. [PMID: 31839486 PMCID: PMC7004886 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2019.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 10/07/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is emerging as a leading cause of chronic liver disease. However, therapeutic options are limited by incomplete understanding of the mechanisms of NASH fibrosis, which is mediated by activation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). In humans, human genetic studies have shown that hypomorphic variations in MERTK, encoding the macrophage c-mer tyrosine kinase (MerTK) receptor, provide protection against liver fibrosis, but the mechanisms remain unknown. We now show that holo- or myeloid-specific Mertk targeting in NASH mice decreases liver fibrosis, congruent with the human genetic data. Furthermore, ADAM metallopeptidase domain 17 (ADAM17)-mediated MerTK cleavage in liver macrophages decreases during steatosis to NASH transition, and mice with a cleavage-resistant MerTK mutant have increased NASH fibrosis. Macrophage MerTK promotes an ERK-TGFβ1 pathway that activates HSCs and induces liver fibrosis. These data provide insights into the role of liver macrophages in NASH fibrosis and provide a plausible mechanism underlying MERTK as a genetic risk factor for NASH fibrosis.
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- Bishuang Cai
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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- General Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano 20122, Italy
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- Liver Center, Gastrointestinal Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School Cancer Center, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- General Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano 20122, Italy
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- Liver Center, Gastrointestinal Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine and Department of Pharmacology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical School Cancer Center, Newark, NJ 07103, USA
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano 20122, Italy; Translational Medicine - Transfusion Medicine and Hematology, Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano 20122, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Departments of Pathology & Cell Biology and Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Comparative Analysis of Quantitative Parameters of Expression of the Retinoic Acid Nuclear Receptor RARα Gene and APE1/YB-1/MDR1 Pattern Genes in Patients with Newly Detected Multiple Myeloma. Bull Exp Biol Med 2017; 164:90-94. [DOI: 10.1007/s10517-017-3931-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Guo J, McKenna SL, O’Dwyer ME, Cahill MR, O’Driscoll CM. RNA interference for multiple myeloma therapy: targeting signal transduction pathways. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2015; 20:107-21. [DOI: 10.1517/14728222.2015.1071355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Lee G, Na YJ, Yang BG, Choi JP, Seo YB, Hong CP, Yun CH, Kim DH, Sohn EJ, Kim JH, Sung YC, Kim YK, Jang MH, Hwang I. Oral immunization of haemaggulutinin H5 expressed in plant endoplasmic reticulum with adjuvant saponin protects mice against highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus infection. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2015; 13:62-72. [PMID: 25065685 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
Abstract
Pandemics in poultry caused by the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A virus occur too frequently globally, and there is growing concern about the HPAI A virus due to the possibility of a pandemic among humans. Thus, it is important to develop a vaccine against HPAI suitable for both humans and animals. Various approaches are underway to develop such vaccines. In particular, an edible vaccine would be a convenient way to vaccinate poultry because of the behaviour of the animals. However, an edible vaccine is still not available. In this study, we developed a strategy of effective vaccination of mice by the oral administration of transgenic Arabidopsis plants (HA-TG) expressing haemagglutinin (HA) in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Expression of HA in the ER resulted in its high-level accumulation, N-glycosylation, protection from proteolytic degradation and long-term stability. Oral administration of HA-TG with saponin elicited high levels of HA-specific systemic IgG and mucosal IgA responses in mice, which resulted in protection against a lethal influenza virus infection with attenuated inflammatory symptoms. Based on these results, we propose that oral administration of freeze-dried leaf powders from transgenic plants expressing HA in the ER together with saponin is an attractive strategy for vaccination against influenza A virus.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/pharmacology
- Administration, Oral
- Animals
- Antibody Formation/drug effects
- Antibody Formation/immunology
- Antibody Specificity/drug effects
- Antibody Specificity/immunology
- Antigens, Viral/immunology
- Arabidopsis/genetics
- Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic
- Endoplasmic Reticulum/metabolism
- Female
- Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus/immunology
- Immunity, Humoral/drug effects
- Immunity, Mucosal/drug effects
- Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype/immunology
- Influenza Vaccines/administration & dosage
- Influenza Vaccines/immunology
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Orthomyxoviridae Infections/immunology
- Orthomyxoviridae Infections/prevention & control
- Orthomyxoviridae Infections/virology
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- Pneumonia/immunology
- Pneumonia/pathology
- Pneumonia/prevention & control
- Pneumonia/virology
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
- Saponins/immunology
- Vaccination
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Affiliation(s)
- Goeun Lee
- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, Korea; Academy of Immunology and Microbiology (AIM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Pohang, Korea
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Kaur G, Cholia RP, Mantha AK, Kumar R. DNA repair and redox activities and inhibitors of apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1/redox effector factor 1 (APE1/Ref-1): a comparative analysis and their scope and limitations toward anticancer drug development. J Med Chem 2014; 57:10241-56. [PMID: 25280182 DOI: 10.1021/jm500865u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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The apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1/redox effector factor 1 (APE1/Ref-1) is a multifunctional enzyme involved in DNA repair and activation of transcription factors through its redox function. The evolutionarily conserved C- and N-termini are involved in these functions independently. It is also reported that the activity of APE1/Ref-1 abruptly increases several-fold in various human cancers. The control over the outcomes of these two functions is emerging as a new strategy to combine enhanced DNA damage and chemotherapy in order to tackle the major hurdle of increased cancer cell growth and proliferation. Studies have targeted these two domains individually for the design and development of inhibitors for APE1/Ref-1. Here, we have made, for the first time, an attempt at a comparative analysis of APE1/Ref-1 inhibitors that target both DNA repair and redox activities simultaneously. We further discuss their scope and limitations with respect to the development of potential anticancer agents.
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- Gagandeep Kaur
- Laboratory for Drug Design and Synthesis, Centre for Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Central University of Punjab , Bathinda, 151001, Punjab, India
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