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Activation of the PTEN-PI3K-mTORC1 pathway consolidates metabolic programs that sustain cancer cell growth and proliferation. Here we show that mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) regulates polyamine dynamics, a metabolic route that is essential for oncogenicity. By using integrative metabolomics in a mouse model and human biopsies of prostate cancer, we identify alterations in tumours affecting the production of decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine (dcSAM) and polyamine synthesis. Mechanistically, this metabolic rewiring stems from mTORC1-dependent regulation of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase 1 (AMD1) stability. This novel molecular regulation is validated in mouse and human cancer specimens. AMD1 is upregulated in human prostate cancer with activated mTORC1. Conversely, samples from a clinical trial with the mTORC1 inhibitor everolimus exhibit a predominant decrease in AMD1 immunoreactivity that is associated with a decrease in proliferation, in line with the requirement of dcSAM production for oncogenicity. These findings provide fundamental information about the complex regulatory landscape controlled by mTORC1 to integrate and translate growth signals into an oncogenic metabolic program.
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Adenosilmetionina Descarboxilasa/metabolismo , Complejos Multiproteicos/metabolismo , Poliaminas/metabolismo , Neoplasias de la Próstata/metabolismo , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/metabolismo , Adenosilmetionina Descarboxilasa/inmunología , Animales , Proliferación Celular , Activación Enzimática , Everolimus/uso terapéutico , Humanos , Masculino , Diana Mecanicista del Complejo 1 de la Rapamicina , Metabolómica , Ratones , Complejos Multiproteicos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Fosfohidrolasa PTEN/metabolismo , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/metabolismo , Neoplasias de la Próstata/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias de la Próstata/patología , Estabilidad Proteica , S-Adenosilmetionina/análogos & derivados , S-Adenosilmetionina/metabolismo , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/antagonistas & inhibidoresRESUMEN
Interactions between multiple myeloma (MM) cells and the BM microenvironment play a critical role in the pathogenesis of MM and in the development of drug resistance by MM cells. Selectins are involved in extravasation and homing of leukocytes to target organs. In the present study, we focused on adhesion dynamics that involve P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 (PSGL-1) on MM cells and its interaction with selectins in the BM microenvironment. We show that PSGL-1 is highly expressed on MM cells and regulates the adhesion and homing of MM cells to cells in the BM microenvironment in vitro and in vivo. This interaction involves both endothelial cells and BM stromal cells. Using loss-of-function studies and the small-molecule pan-selectin inhibitor GMI-1070, we show that PSGL-1 regulates the activation of integrins and downstream signaling. We also document that this interaction regulates MM-cell proliferation in coculture with BM microenvironmental cells and the development of drug resistance. Furthermore, inhibiting this interaction with GMI-1070 enhances the sensitization of MM cells to bortezomib in vitro and in vivo. These data highlight the critical contribution of PSGL-1 to the regulation of growth, dissemination, and drug resistance in MM in the context of the BM microenvironment.
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Médula Ósea/metabolismo , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Mieloma Múltiple/metabolismo , Selectina-P/metabolismo , Animales , Médula Ósea/patología , Células de la Médula Ósea/metabolismo , Células de la Médula Ósea/patología , Adhesión Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Línea Celular Tumoral , Movimiento Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Citometría de Flujo , Glucolípidos/farmacología , Células Endoteliales de la Vena Umbilical Humana/efectos de los fármacos , Células Endoteliales de la Vena Umbilical Humana/metabolismo , Humanos , Glicoproteínas de Membrana/genética , Ratones , Ratones SCID , Microscopía Confocal , Mieloma Múltiple/genética , Mieloma Múltiple/patología , Selectina-P/genética , Unión Proteica/efectos de los fármacos , Interferencia de ARN , Células del Estroma/metabolismo , Células del Estroma/patología , Microambiente Tumoral/efectos de los fármacosRESUMEN
The spread of multiple myeloma (MM) involves (re)circulation into the peripheral blood and (re)entrance or homing of MM cells into new sites of the BM. Hypoxia in solid tumors was shown to promote metastasis through activation of proteins involved in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) process. We hypothesized that MM-associated hypoxic conditions activate EMT-related proteins and promote metastasis of MM cells. In the present study, we have shown that hypoxia activates EMT-related machinery in MM cells, decreases the expression of E-cadherin, and, consequently, decreases the adhesion of MM cells to the BM and enhances egress of MM cells to the circulation. In parallel, hypoxia increased the expression of CXCR4, consequently increasing the migration and homing of circulating MM cells to new BM niches. Further studies to manipulate hypoxia to regulate tumor dissemination as a therapeutic strategy are warranted.
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Transición Epitelial-Mesenquimal , Mieloma Múltiple/patología , Animales , Médula Ósea/patología , Cadherinas/metabolismo , Adhesión Celular , Hipoxia de la Célula , Línea Celular Tumoral , Quimiotaxis , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Ratones SCID , Mieloma Múltiple/sangre , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Receptores CXCR4/metabolismo , Células del Estroma/metabolismo , Células del Estroma/patología , Microambiente TumoralRESUMEN
miR-155 acts as an oncogenic miR in B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders, including Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and is therefore a potential target for therapeutic intervention. However, efficient targeting of miRs in tumor cells in vivo remains a significant challenge for the development of miR-155-based therapeutics for the treatment of B-cell malignancies. In the present study, we show that an 8-mer locked nucleic acid anti-miR-155 oligonucleotide targeting the seed region of miR-155 inhibits WM and chronic lymphocytic leukemia cell proliferation in vitro. Moreover, anti-miR-155 delivered systemically showed uptake in the BM CD19(+) cells of WM-engrafted mice, resulting in the up-regulation of several miR-155 target mRNAs in these cells, and decreased tumor growth significantly in vivo. We also found miR-155 levels to be elevated in stromal cells from WM patients compared with control samples. Interestingly, stromal cells from miR-155-knockout mice led to significant inhibition of WM tumor growth, indicating that miR-155 may also contribute to WM proliferation through BM microenvironmental cells. The results of the present study highlight the therapeutic potential of anti-miR-155-mediated inhibition of miR-155 in the treatment of WM.
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Linfoma de Células B/genética , MicroARNs/genética , Oligonucleótidos Antisentido/uso terapéutico , Oligonucleótidos/uso terapéutico , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/genética , Animales , Proliferación Celular , Femenino , Silenciador del Gen , Terapia Genética , Humanos , Linfoma de Células B/terapia , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Oligonucleótidos/genética , Oligonucleótidos Antisentido/genética , Células Tumorales Cultivadas , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/patología , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/terapiaRESUMEN
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a downstream serine/threonine kinase of the PI3K/Akt pathway that integrates signals from the tumor microenvironment to regulate multiple cellular processes. Rapamycin and its analogs have not shown significant activity in multiple myeloma (MM), likely because of the lack of inhibition of TORC2. In the present study, we investigated the baseline activity of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway TORC1/2 in MM cell lines with different genetic abnormalities. TORC1/2 knock-down led to significant inhibition of the proliferation of MM cells, even in the presence of BM stromal cells. We also tested INK128, a dual TORC1/2 inhibitor, as a new therapeutic agent against these MM cell lines. We showed that dual TORC1/2 inhibition is much more active than TORC1 inhibition alone (rapamycin), even in the presence of cytokines or stromal cells. In vitro and in vivo studies showed that p-4EBP1 and p-Akt inhibition could be predictive markers of TORC2 inhibition in MM cell lines. Dual TORC1/2 inhibition showed better inhibition of adhesion to BM microenvironmental cells and inhibition of homing in vivo. These studies form the basis for further clinical testing of TORC1/2 inhibitors in MM.
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Mieloma Múltiple/metabolismo , Proteínas/metabolismo , Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/genética , Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/metabolismo , Animales , Antibióticos Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Western Blotting , Proteínas Portadoras/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas Portadoras/genética , Proteínas Portadoras/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular , Línea Celular , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Humanos , Diana Mecanicista del Complejo 1 de la Rapamicina , Ratones , Ratones SCID , Mieloma Múltiple/tratamiento farmacológico , Mieloma Múltiple/patología , Complejos Multiproteicos , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/metabolismo , Fosfoproteínas/metabolismo , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Proteínas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-akt/metabolismo , Interferencia de ARN , Proteína Asociada al mTOR Insensible a la Rapamicina , Proteína Reguladora Asociada a mTOR , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Sirolimus/farmacología , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/antagonistas & inhibidores , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/genética , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TOR/metabolismo , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de XenoinjertoRESUMEN
Proteasome inhibition represents a valid antitumor approach and its use has been validated in Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), where bortezomib has been successfully tested in clinical trials. Nevertheless, a significant fraction of patients relapses, and many present toxicity due to its off-target effects. Selective inhibition of the chymotrypsin-like (CT-L) activity of constitutive proteasome 20S (c20S) and immunoproteasome 20S (i20S) represents a sufficient and successful strategy to induce antineoplastic effect in hematologic tumors. We therefore studied ONX0912, a novel selective, irreversible inhibitor of the CT-L activity of i20S and c20S. Primary WM cells express higher level of i20S compared with c20S, and that ONX0912 inhibited the CT-L activity of both i20S and c20S, leading to induction of toxicity in primary WM cells, as well as of apoptosis through c-Jun N-terminal kinase activation, nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) inhibition, caspase cleavage, and initiation of the unfolded protein response. Importantly, ONX0912 exerted toxicity in WM cells, by reducing bone marrow (BM)-derived interleukin-6 (IL-6) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) secretion, thus inhibiting BM-induced p-Akt and phosphorylated extracellular signal-related kinase (p-ERK) activation in WM cells. These findings suggest that targeting i20S and c20S CT-L activity by ONX0912 represents a valid antitumor therapy in WM.
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Quimotripsina/antagonistas & inhibidores , Dipéptidos/farmacología , Linfoma/enzimología , Linfoma/inmunología , Inhibidores de Proteasoma , Tiazoles/farmacología , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/enzimología , Apoptosis , Quimotripsina/metabolismo , Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática , Citometría de Flujo , Humanos , Immunoblotting , Factor I del Crecimiento Similar a la Insulina/metabolismo , Interleucina-6/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinasas JNK Activadas por Mitógenos/metabolismo , Linfoma/tratamiento farmacológico , FN-kappa B/genética , FN-kappa B/metabolismo , Inhibidores de Proteasas/farmacología , Complejo de la Endopetidasa Proteasomal/metabolismo , ARN Mensajero/genética , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/tratamiento farmacológico , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/inmunologíaRESUMEN
Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) cells present with increased expression of microRNA-206 (miRNA-206) and reduced expression of miRNA-9*. Predicted miRNA-206- and -9*-targeted genes include histone deacetylases (HDACs) and histone acetyl transferases (HATs), indicating that these miRNAs may play a role in regulating histone acetylation. We were able to demonstrate that primary WM cells are characterized by unbalanced expression of HDACs and HATs, responsible for decreased acetylated histone-H3 and -H4, and increased HDAC activity. We next examined whether miRNA-206 and -9* modulate the aberrant expression of HDAC and HATs in WM cells leading to increased transcriptional activity. We found that restoring miRNA-9* levels induced toxicity in WM cells, supported by down-modulation of HDAC4 and HDAC5 and up-regulation of acetyl-histone-H3 and -H4. These, together with inhibited HDAC activity, led to induction of apoptosis and autophagy in WM cells. To further confirm that miRNA-9*-dependent modulation of histone acetylation is responsible for induction of WM cytotoxicity, a novel class of HDAC inhibitor (LBH589) was used; we confirmed that inhibition of HDAC activity leads to toxicity in this disease. These findings confirm that histone-modifying genes and HDAC activity are deregulated in WM cells, partially driven by the aberrant expression of miRNA-206 and -9* in the tumor clone.
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Histona Acetiltransferasas/metabolismo , Histona Desacetilasas/metabolismo , MicroARNs/fisiología , Proteínas Represoras/metabolismo , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/metabolismo , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/patología , Acetilación , Apoptosis , Autofagia , Western Blotting , Citometría de Flujo , Técnica del Anticuerpo Fluorescente , Perfilación de la Expresión Génica , Histona Acetiltransferasas/genética , Inhibidores de Histona Desacetilasas/farmacología , Histona Desacetilasas/genética , Histonas/metabolismo , Humanos , ARN Mensajero/genética , Proteínas Represoras/genética , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa , Células Tumorales Cultivadas , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/genéticaRESUMEN
We have previously shown clinical activity of a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex 1 inhibitor in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM). However, 50% of patients did not respond to therapy. We therefore examined mechanisms of activation of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mTOR in WM, and mechanisms of overcoming resistance to therapy. We first demonstrated that primary WM cells show constitutive activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway, supported by decreased expression of phosphate and tensin homolog tumor suppressor gene (PTEN) at the gene and protein levels, together with constitutive activation of Akt and mTOR. We illustrated that dual targeting of the PI3K/mTOR pathway by the novel inhibitor NVP-BEZ235 showed higher cytotoxicity on WM cells compared with inhibition of the PI3K or mTOR pathways alone. In addition, NVP-BEZ235 inhibited both rictor and raptor, thus abrogating the rictor-induced Akt phosphorylation. NVP-BEZ235 also induced significant cytotoxicity in WM cells in a caspase-dependent and -independent manner, through targeting the Forkhead box transcription factors. In addition, NVP-BEZ235 targeted WM cells in the context of bone marrow microenvironment, leading to significant inhibition of migration, adhesion in vitro, and homing in vivo. These studies therefore show that dual targeting of the PI3K/mTOR pathway is a better modality of targeted therapy for tumors that harbor activation of the PI3K/mTOR signaling cascade, such as WM.
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Imidazoles/uso terapéutico , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteína Oncogénica v-akt/antagonistas & inhibidores , Inhibidores de las Quinasa Fosfoinosítidos-3 , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/antagonistas & inhibidores , Quinolinas/uso terapéutico , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/tratamiento farmacológico , Animales , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Células Cultivadas , Sistemas de Liberación de Medicamentos/métodos , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Activación Enzimática/efectos de los fármacos , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/uso terapéutico , Humanos , Imidazoles/farmacología , Péptidos y Proteínas de Señalización Intracelular/metabolismo , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos BALB C , Proteína Oncogénica v-akt/metabolismo , Fosfohidrolasa PTEN/metabolismo , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasas/metabolismo , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/metabolismo , Quinolinas/farmacología , Transducción de Señal/efectos de los fármacos , Serina-Treonina Quinasas TORRESUMEN
The methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) gene is located adjacent to the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (CDKN2A) tumor-suppressor gene and is co-deleted with CDKN2A in approximately 15% of all cancers. This co-deletion leads to aggressive tumors with poor prognosis that lack effective, molecularly targeted therapies. The metabolic enzyme methionine adenosyltransferase 2α (MAT2A) was identified as a synthetic lethal target in MTAP-deleted cancers. We report the characterization of potent MAT2A inhibitors that substantially reduce levels of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) and demonstrate antiproliferative activity in MTAP-deleted cancer cells and tumors. Using RNA sequencing and proteomics, we demonstrate that MAT2A inhibition is mechanistically linked to reduced protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) activity and splicing perturbations. We further show that DNA damage and mitotic defects ensue upon MAT2A inhibition in HCT116 MTAP-/- cells, providing a rationale for combining the MAT2A clinical candidate AG-270 with antimitotic taxanes.
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Daño del ADN/efectos de los fármacos , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/farmacología , Metionina Adenosiltransferasa/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteína-Arginina N-Metiltransferasas/genética , Purina-Nucleósido Fosforilasa/genética , Empalme del ARN/efectos de los fármacos , ARN Mensajero/genética , Animales , Línea Celular , Línea Celular Tumoral , Inhibidor p16 de la Quinasa Dependiente de Ciclina , Daño del ADN/genética , Eliminación de Gen , Células HCT116 , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Metionina Adenosiltransferasa/genética , Ratones Endogámicos NOD , Ratones Desnudos , Ratones SCID , Neoplasias/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias/genética , Empalme del ARN/genética , S-Adenosilmetionina/metabolismoRESUMEN
Within the past few years, major advances in the preclinical and clinical testing of novel therapeutic agents have occurred in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM). These include agents that target the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, PKC pathways, NF-kB signaling pathway, as well as tyrosine kinases and histone deacetylase inhibitors. In this review, we summarize the current understanding of the clinical development of these agents in WM.
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Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/tratamiento farmacológico , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/uso terapéutico , HumanosRESUMEN
Homozygous deletions of p16/CDKN2A are prevalent in cancer, and these mutations commonly involve co-deletion of adjacent genes, including methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP). Here, we used shRNA screening and identified the metabolic enzyme, methionine adenosyltransferase II alpha (MAT2A), and the arginine methyltransferase, PRMT5, as vulnerable enzymes in cells with MTAP deletion. Metabolomic and biochemical studies revealed a mechanistic basis for this synthetic lethality. The MTAP substrate methylthioadenosine (MTA) accumulates upon MTAP loss. Biochemical profiling of a methyltransferase enzyme panel revealed that MTA is a potent and selective inhibitor of PRMT5. MTAP-deleted cells have reduced PRMT5 methylation activity and increased sensitivity to PRMT5 depletion. MAT2A produces the PRMT5 substrate S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), and MAT2A depletion reduces growth and PRMT5 methylation activity selectively in MTAP-deleted cells. Furthermore, this vulnerability extends to PRMT5 co-complex proteins such as RIOK1. Thus, the unique biochemical features of PRMT5 create an axis of targets vulnerable in CDKN2A/MTAP-deleted cancers.
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Adenosina/análogos & derivados , Antígenos de Neoplasias/metabolismo , Eliminación de Gen , Metionina Adenosiltransferasa/metabolismo , Neoplasias/enzimología , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinasas/metabolismo , Proteína-Arginina N-Metiltransferasas/metabolismo , Purina-Nucleósido Fosforilasa/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal , Tionucleósidos/metabolismo , Adenosina/metabolismo , Genómica , Células HCT116 , Humanos , Complejos Multiproteicos/metabolismo , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Purina-Nucleósido Fosforilasa/deficiencia , ARN Interferente Pequeño/metabolismoRESUMEN
Phospholipase D enzymes cleave lipid substrates to produce phosphatidic acid, an important precursor for many essential cellular molecules. Phospholipase D is a target to modulate cancer-cell invasiveness. This study reports synthesis of a new class of phospholipase D inhibitors based on 1,3-disubstituted-4-amino-pyrazolopyrimidine core structure. These molecules were synthesized and used to perform initial screening for the inhibition of purified bacterial phospholipase D, which is highly homologous to the human PLD1 . Initially tested with the bacterial phospholipase D enzyme, then confirmed with the recombinant human PLD1 and PLD2 enzymes, the molecules presented here exhibited inhibition of phospholipase D activity (IC50 ) in the low-nanomolar to low-micromolar range with both monomeric substrate diC4 PC and phospholipid vesicles and micelles. The data strongly indicate that these inhibitory molecules directly block enzyme/vesicle substrate binding. Preliminary activity studies using recombinant human phospholipase Ds in in vivo cell assays measuring both transphosphatidylation and head-group cleavage indicate inhibition in the mid- to low-nanomolar range for these potent inhibitory novel molecules in a physiological environment.
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Inhibidores Enzimáticos/química , Fosfolipasa D/antagonistas & inhibidores , Pirazoles/química , Pirimidinas/química , Sitios de Unión , Dominio Catalítico , Diseño de Fármacos , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/síntesis química , Inhibidores Enzimáticos/metabolismo , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Cinética , Micelas , Simulación de Dinámica Molecular , Fosfolipasa D/biosíntesis , Fosfolipasa D/genética , Fosfolipasa D/metabolismo , Unión Proteica , Pirazoles/síntesis química , Pirazoles/metabolismo , Pirimidinas/síntesis química , Pirimidinas/metabolismo , Relación Estructura-ActividadRESUMEN
Glucocorticoid-induced TNF receptor (GITR) plays a crucial role in modulating immune response and inflammation, however the role of GITR in human cancers is poorly understood. In this study, we demonstrated that GITR is inactivated during tumor progression in Multiple Myeloma (MM) through promoter CpG island methylation, mediating gene silencing in primary MM plasma cells and MM cell lines. Restoration of GITR expression in GITR deficient MM cells led to inhibition of MM proliferation in vitro and in vivo and induction of apoptosis. These findings were supported by the presence of induction of p21 and PUMA, two direct downstream targets of p53, together with modulation of NF-κB in GITR-overexpressing MM cells. Moreover, the unbalanced expression of GITR in clonal plasma cells correlated with MM disease progression, poor prognosis and survival. These findings provide novel insights into the pivotal role of GITR in MM pathogenesis and disease progression.
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Proteína Relacionada con TNFR Inducida por Glucocorticoide/metabolismo , Mieloma Múltiple/metabolismo , Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor/metabolismo , Animales , Proteínas Reguladoras de la Apoptosis/genética , Proteínas Reguladoras de la Apoptosis/metabolismo , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular , Islas de CpG , Metilación de ADN , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Proteína Relacionada con TNFR Inducida por Glucocorticoide/genética , Humanos , Ratones , Modelos Biológicos , Mieloma Múltiple/genética , Mieloma Múltiple/mortalidad , FN-kappa B/metabolismo , Pronóstico , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas/metabolismo , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas p21(ras)/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas p21(ras)/metabolismo , Transducción de Señal , Proteínas Supresoras de Tumor/genéticaRESUMEN
PURPOSE: The ephrin receptors (Eph) are found in a wide range of cancers and correlate with metastasis. In this study, we characterized the role of Eph-B2 receptor in the interaction of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia (WM) cells with the bone marrow microenvironment. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We screened the activity of different receptor tyrosine kinases in WM patients and found that Eph-B2 was overexpressed compared with control. Also, we tested the expression of ephrin-B2 ligand on endothelial cells and bone marrow stromal cells (BMSC) isolated from WM patients. We then tested the role of Eph-B2/Ephrin-B2 interaction in the adhesion of WM cells to endothelial cells and BMSCs; the cell signaling induced by the coculture in both the WM cells and the endothelial cells; WM cell proliferation, apoptosis, and cell cycle in vitro and tumor progression in vivo; and in angiogenesis. RESULTS: Eph-B2 receptor was found to be activated in WM patients compared with control, with a 5-fold increase in CD19(+) WM cells, and activated cell adhesion signaling, including focal adhesion kinase, Src, P130, paxillin, and cofilin, but decreased WM cell chemotaxis. Ephrin-B2 ligand was highly expressed on endothelial cells and BMSCs isolated from WM patients and on human umbilical vein endothelial cells and induced signaling in the endothelial cells promoting adhesion and angiogenesis. Blocking of ephrin-B2 or Eph-B2 inhibited adhesion, cytoskeletal signaling, proliferation, and cell cycle in WM cells, which was induced by coculture with endothelial cells and decreased WM tumor progression in vivo. CONCLUSION: Ephrin-B2/Eph-B2 axis regulates adhesion, proliferation, cell cycle, and tumor progression in vivo through the interaction of WM with the cells in the bone marrow microenvironment.
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Adhesión Celular , Proliferación Celular , Efrina-B2/metabolismo , Receptores de la Familia Eph/metabolismo , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/patología , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/prevención & control , Animales , Apoptosis , Western Blotting , Médula Ósea/metabolismo , Médula Ósea/patología , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Ciclo Celular , Movimiento Celular , Células Cultivadas , Efrina-B2/antagonistas & inhibidores , Efrina-B2/genética , Células Endoteliales de la Vena Umbilical Humana/metabolismo , Células Endoteliales de la Vena Umbilical Humana/patología , Humanos , Técnicas para Inmunoenzimas , Inmunoprecipitación , Ratones , Ratones SCID , Neovascularización Fisiológica , ARN Mensajero/genética , ARN Interferente Pequeño/genética , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Receptores de la Familia Eph/genética , Células del Estroma/metabolismo , Células del Estroma/patología , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/metabolismoRESUMEN
PURPOSE: There is no standard of therapy for the treatment of Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), therefore there is a need for the development of new agents. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) was shown to play a major role in several types in cancer. Dovitinib, an inhibitor of FGFR3, was effective in hematologic malignancies. In this study, we tested FGFR3 as a therapeutic target in WM and tested the effect of dovitinib on cell proliferation and apoptosis of WM cells in the context of BM microenvironment. METHODS: The expression of FGFR3 in WM cells was tested using immunofluorescence and flow cytometry. Cell signaling in response to stimulation with FGF3 and stromal cells, and its inhibition by dovitinib was performed using immunoblotting. Cell survival and cell proliferation were assessed by MTT and BrdU assays. Apoptosis was measured by detection of APO-2.7 and cleavage of caspase-3 using flow cytometry. Cell cycle was performed by PI staining of cells and flow cytometry. The combinatory effect of dovitinib with other drugs was analyzed using Calcusyn software. The effect of dovitinib was tested in vivo. RESULTS: FGFR3 was overexpressed in WM cells and its activation induced cell proliferation. Inhibition of FGFR3 with dovitinib decreased cell survival, increased apoptosis, and induced cell cycle arrest. Inhibition of FGFR3 by dovitinib reduced the interaction of WM to bone marrow components, and reversed its proliferative effect. Dovitinib had an additive effect with other drugs. Moreover, dovitinib reduced WM tumor progression in vivo. CONCLUSION: We report that FGFR3 is a novel therapeutic target in WM, and suggest dovitinib for future clinical trial the treatment of patients with WM.
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Apoptosis/efectos de los fármacos , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Inhibidores de Proteínas Quinasas/farmacología , Receptor Tipo 3 de Factor de Crecimiento de Fibroblastos/antagonistas & inhibidores , Receptor Tipo 3 de Factor de Crecimiento de Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Células del Estroma/efectos de los fármacos , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/metabolismo , Animales , Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Adhesión Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Activación Enzimática/efectos de los fármacos , Humanos , Ratones , Ratones SCID , Receptor Tipo 3 de Factor de Crecimiento de Fibroblastos/genética , Células del Estroma/metabolismo , Microambiente Tumoral/efectos de los fármacos , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/genéticaRESUMEN
Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) is a low-grade B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder characterized primarily by specific homing and growth of tumor cells within the bone marrow niches. The progressive growth of tumor cells throughout the bone marrow indicates that the tumor cells are capable of homing and adhering to specific niches that allow growth, survival and drug resistance. In this review we highlight the interaction of the tumor cells in WM and the bone marrow microenvironment including bone marrow stromal cells, endothelial cells and mast cells. Migration, adhesion and downstream activation of signaling pathways leads to cell trafficking and cell dissemination in WM. Future therapeutic agents need to target not only the tumor clone, but also its close interaction with the bone marrow microenvironment.
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Epigenetics represent heritable changes in gene expression that are not due to any alteration in the DNA sequence. One of the best-known epigenetic markers is histone acetylation, which has been shown to be deregulated in neoplastic diseases, including B-cell malignancies, such as Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia (WM), a low-grade B-cell lymphoma characterized by the presence of lymphoplasmacytic cells in the bone marrow and a serum monoclonal immunoglobulin M in the circulation. It has been recently demonstrated that microRNAs may be responsible for modulating histone acetylation in WM cells, thus providing the preclinical evidences for using microRNA-based therapeutic strategies in this disease.
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MicroARNs/genética , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/genética , Epigenómica , Femenino , Humanos , Inmunofenotipificación , Masculino , Macroglobulinemia de Waldenström/patologíaRESUMEN
The widespread involvement of the bone marrow with tumor cells indicates that there is continuous cell trafficking of WM cells in and out of the bone marrow leading to cell dissemination in the bone marrow and in the lymph nodes in many patients with WM. The interaction of the WM cells with the bone marrow is critical for the regulation of cell proliferation, cell cycle, drug resistance as well as cell dissemination and trafficking. Advances in understanding the interaction of the tumor clone with the BM microenvironment have led to the development of therapeutic agents that not only target the tumor clone but also regulate the bone marrow microenvironment. Here, we review the role of the cellular and liquid bone marrow compartments in the regulation of cell proliferation and dissemination in WM.