一种新番荔枝内酯单体atemoyacin—B克服肿瘤多药抗药性

目的 探讨ａｔｅｍｏｙａｃｉｎ－Ｂ（Ａｔｅ）克服肿瘤多药抗药性（ＭＤＲ）作用及机制。方法 Ｂｕｌｌａｔａｃｉｎ（Ｂｕｌ）为阳性对照物,细胞毒测定以ＭＴＴ法,Ｐｇｐ功能测定以Ｆｕｒａ２－ＡＭ法,细胞内药物积累测定以荧光分光光度计法;细胞凋亡测定以流式细胞仪法,结果：Ａｔｅ对ＭＣＦ－７／Ｄｏｘ,ＭＣＦ－７,ＫＢＶ２００和ＫＢ细胞的ＩＣ５０分别为１２２,１２０,１．３４,１．２７ｍｍｏｌ．Ｌ＾－１,Ａｔ     

The anti-hepatitis drug DDB chemosensitizes multidrug resistant cancer cells <Emphasis Type="Italic">in vitro</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">in vivo</Emphasis> by inhibiting P-gp and enhancing apoptosis

Summary Purpose: DDB (dimethyl-4,4′-dimethoxy-5,6,5′6′-dimethylene dioxybiphenyl-2,2′-dicarboxylate) is a synthetic hepatoprotectant which has been widely used to treat chronic viral hepatitis B patients in China for more than 20 years. In this study, we evaluated DDB as a multidrug resistance (MDR) chemosensitizing agent. Methods: A panel of sensitive and resistant cancer cell lines were treated with various concentration of DDB, and the effect on chemosensitivity and accumulation of anticancer drugs; promotion of apoptosis and P-glycoprotein (P-gp) expression were determined by MTT (Dimethyl thiazolyl-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay, fluorospectrometry and flow cytometry respectively. Drug resistance reversal activity of DDB was also examined in BALB/c nude mice bearing both acquired MDR human nasopharyngeal carcinoma KBv200 and parental KB xenografts. The effect of DDB on the pharmacokinetics of Dox and hematological toxicity induced by Dox was measured in ICR and C₅₇/BL mice, respectively. Results: DDB at nontoxic concentrations of 12.5, 25 and 50 μM partly reversed the resistance to vincristine, doxorubicin, paclitaxel in acquired MDR breast carcinoma MCF-7/Adr cells, KBv200 and intrinsic MDR human hepatocarcinoma Bel₇₄₀₂ cells, whereas no chemosensitizing effect of DDB was observed in sensitive KB and MCF-7 cells. DDB increased the intracellular accumulation of doxorubicin and inhibited surface P-gp expression in MCF-7/Adr cells. Furthermore, it was found that DDB promoted doxorubicin-induced apoptosis of Bel₇₄₀₂ cells through enhanced caspase-3 activation. Co-administration of DDB at 300 and 500 mg/kg orally to nude mice increased the antitumor activity of vincristine to KBv200 xenografts without a significant increase in toxicity. In contrast, Co-administration of DDB did not inhibit the growth of KB xenografts. DDB also markedly reduced the decrease of leukocytes in doxorubicin-treated C₅₇/BL mice. Co-administration of DDB increased Dox concentration in ICR mice bearing S180 sarcoma, but no pharmacokinetical interaction with Dox was observed. Conclusion: These results indicate that DDB has MDR reversal activity by inhibiting P-gp and when used in combination with anti-cancer drugs, it could potentially be used as a clinical treatment for P-gp-mediated MDR cancers.     

KB细胞耐药株的建立及其耐药机制的探讨

用对长春新碱(VCR)敏感的KB细胞为亲本,通过诱变剂甲基磺酸乙酯刺激,然后在培养液中加入浓度递增的CVR,得到耐药细胞株KB_V200。此细胞株对VCR的耐受程度约为KB细胞的175倍。对其它抗肿瘤药物如紫杉醇、秋水仙碱和阿霉素等也有不同程度的交叉耐药性。进一步研究表明,KB_V200对³H-VCR的蓄积明显减少,且耐药基因(mdr1)表达增加。钙通道阻滞剂维拉帕米(Ver)可增加KB_V200对³H-VCR的蓄积和对VCR的敏感性。这些结果提示,KB_V200耐药的机制可能是由于mdr1基因表达增加,产生过量的p-糖蛋白,使药物外排增多所致。     

粉防己碱和蝙蝠葛碱减低抗三尖杉酯碱的人白血病HL60细胞对阿霉素的抗性(英文)

目的:研究粉防己碱(Tet)和蝙蝠葛碱(Dau)能否减低抗三尖杉酯碱(Har)的人早幼粒白血病HL60抗性株对阿霉素(Dox)的抗性。方法:细胞计数法和克隆形成法测定药物毒性,流式细胞光度术分析细胞周期变化,荧光法测定Dox含量。结果:无细胞毒性的Tet和Dau明显地增强Dox对HL60抗性细胞的生长抑制作用,使克隆形成率从Dox单药的60％分别降低到0.2％,9.2％,使阻断在G_2M期的抗性细胞增多,但Tet和Dau不增强Dox对敏感的HL60细胞的毒性。Tet使胞内Dox积聚增加。结论:Tet和Dau减低抗Har的HL60细胞对Dox的抗性,其机制是增加Dox在细胞内积聚。     

Combination therapy with miR34a and doxorubicin synergistically inhibits Dox-resistant breast cancer progression via down-regulation of Snail through suppressing Notch/NF-κB and RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway

Resistance to breast cancer (BCa) chemotherapy severely hampers the patient''s prognosis. MicroRNAs provide a potential therapeutic prospect for BCa. In this study, the reversal function of microRNA34a (miR34a) on doxorubicin (Dox) resistance of BCa and the possible mechanism was investigated. We found that the relative level of miR34a was significantly decreased in Dox-resistant breast cancer cell MCF-7 (MCF-7/A) compared with Dox-sensitive MCF-7 cells. Transfection with miR34a significantly suppressed the invasion, migration, adhesion of MCF-7/A cells without inhibiting their growth obviously. The combination of miR34a and Dox could significantly inhibit the proliferation, migration, invasion and induce the apoptosis of MCF-7/A cells. The synergistic effect of this combination on resistant MCF-7/A cells has no obvious relation with the expressions of classical drug-resistant proteins P-GP, MRP and GST-π, while closely related with the down-regulation on TOP2A and BCRP. Moreover, we found both protein and mRNA expression of Snail were significantly up-regulated in MCF-7/A cells in comparison with MCF-7 cells. Transfection with small interfering RNA (siRNA) of Snail could inhibit the invasion, migration and adhesion of drug-resistant MCF-7/A cells, while high-expression of Snail could remarkably promote the invasion, migration and adhesion of MCF-7 cells, which might be related with regulation of N-cadherin and E-cadherin. Transfection with miR34a in MCF-7/A cells induced a decrease of Snail expression. The potential binding sites of miR34a with 3′ UTR of Snail were predicted by miRDB target prediction software, which was confirmed by luciferase reporter gene method. Results showed that the relative activity of luciferase was reduced in MCF-7/A cells after co-transfection of miR34a and wild type (wt)-Snail, while did not change by co-transfection with miR34a and 3′ UTR mutant type (mut) Snail. Combination of miR34a and Dox induced a stronger decrease of Snail in MCF-7/A cells in comparison to miR34a or Dox treatment alone. What’ more, for the first time, we also found miR34a combined with Dox could obviously inhibit the expression of Snail through suppressing Notch/NF-κB and RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway in MCF-7/A cells. In vivo study indicated that combination of miR34a and Dox significantly slowed down tumor growth in MCF-7/A nude mouse xenograft model compared with Dox alone, which was manifested by the down-regulation of Snail and pro-apoptosis effect in tumor xenografts. These results together underline the relevance of miR34a-driven regulation of Snail in drug resistance and co-administration of miR34a and Dox may produce an effective therapy outcome in the future in clinic.KEY WORDS: Breast cancer, miR34a, Dox, Drug resistance, Snail, Notch/NF-κB, RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK, Therapy     

三种双苄基异喹啉生物碱调节多药耐药性的作用及与维拉帕米的比较

目的：比较轮环藤碱（Ｃｙｃ）、海岛轮环藤碱（Ｉｎｓｒ）和海岛轮环藤酚碱（Ｉｎｓｎ）与维拉帕米（Ｖｅｒ）体外调节多药耐药性（ＭＤＲ）的作用。方法：细胞毒试验采用ＭＴＴ法，细胞内阿霉素（Ｄｏｘ）积累采用荧光分光光度法测定。结果：Ｃｙｃ，Ｉｎｓｒ，Ｉｎｓｎ和Ｖｅｒ在分光光度法测定。结果：Ｃｙｃ，Ｉｎｓｒ，Ｉｎｓｎ和Ｖｅｒ在ＭＤＲ细胞系ＭＣＦ－７／Ａｄｒ和ＫＢｖ２００能显著调节Ｄｏｘ和长春新碱的耐药性具有     

基因mdr1高表达多药耐药肿瘤细胞对力达霉素的药物敏感性

目的利用经药物诱导获得的mdr1基因高表达细胞株以及通过mdr1基因转染建立的稳定高表达细胞株，研究多药耐药肿瘤细胞对力达霉素(C-1027)的药物敏感性。方法构建mdr1重组真核表达质粒pcDNA3.1/mdr1，利用脂质体转染技术，获得mdr1高表达HepG2肝癌细胞。经RT-PCR、细胞荧光免疫化学及罗丹明外排实验，鉴定了细胞的mdr1表达水平和药物外排活性。MTT方法测定敏感细胞及相对应的多药耐药细胞对力达霉素等多种抗肿瘤药物的药物敏感性。结果mdr1稳定转染细胞株HepG2/mdr1、多药耐药KBv200细胞和MCF-7/ADR细胞对力达霉素的IC₅₀值分别为(0.020±0.011) nmol·L^-1，(0.24±0.20) nmol·L^-1和(0.028±0.011) nmol·L^-1。相对于各自的敏感细胞，多药耐药细胞HepG2/mdr1，KBv200和MCF-7/ADR对力达霉素的抗药倍数分别是1.3，6.8和1.6倍，对阿霉素的抗药倍数分别是8.8， 37.2和181.3倍，对紫杉醇的抗药倍数分别是40.3， 336.8和49.2倍。结论 mdr1高表达的多药耐药肿瘤细胞对力达霉素仍高度敏感，未表现出抗药性。     

A novel valproic acid prodrug as an anticancer agent that enhances doxorubicin anticancer activity and protects normal cells against its toxicity in vitro and in vivo

The poor survival of patients with malignant gliomas, underscores the need to develop effective treatment modalities for this devastating disease. Epigenetic agents used in combination with chemotherapy provide a promising approach to evoke synergistic cytotoxicity in glioblastomas. Previously we have described the cytotoxic synergy between a butyric acid prodrug and radiation in glioblastoma cell lines and the potentiation of radiation efficacy in glioma xenografts. Herein, we describe and compare the activities of AN446 (valproyl ester-valpramide of acyclovir) a novel histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACI) to the previously described AN7 a HDACI prodrug of butyric acid. In various cancer cell lines, AN446 was a ∼2–5-fold more potent anticancer agent HDACI than AN7. While AN446 augmented the anticancer efficacy of doxorubicin (Dox) it also reduced the Dox toxicity in non-cancerous cells. The interaction between AN446 and Dox in U251 and in 4T1 cell lines was synergistic in inducing cytotoxicity. We examined the concomitant physical and molecular changes in the tumor and heart of glioblastoma xenografts treated with AN446, AN7, Dox and the combination of the prodrugs with Dox. A weekly dose of 4 mg/kg Dox, caused toxicity in mice whereas AN446 (25 mg/kg) or AN7 (50 mg/kg) administered thrice weekly, did not. When Dox was administered with AN446 or AN7, the prodrugs ameliorated the decline in body weight, prolonged the time to failure and increased anticancer efficacy. Thus, the combination of Dox with AN446 or AN7 could add safety and efficacy to future treatment protocols for treating glioblastoma and other cancers.     

Combination therapy with miR34a and doxorubicin synergistically inhibits Dox-resistant breast cancer progression via down-regulation of Snail through suppressing Notch/NF-κB and RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK signaling pathway

Resistance to breast cancer (BCa) chemotherapy severely hampers the patient's prognosis. MicroRNAs provide a potential therapeutic prospect for BCa. In this study, the reversal function of microRNA34a (miR34a) on doxorubicin (Dox) resistance of BCa and the possible mechanism was investigated. We found that the relative level of miR34a was significantly decreased in Dox-resistant breast cancer cell MCF-7 (MCF-7/A) compared with Dox-sensitive MCF-7 cells. Transfection with miR34a significantly suppressed the invasion, migration, adhesion of MCF-7/A cells without inhibiting their growth obviously. The combination of miR34a and Dox could significantly inhibit the proliferation, migration, invasion and induce the apoptosis of MCF-7/A cells. The synergistic effect of this combination on resistant MCF-7/A cells has no obvious relation with the expressions of classical drug-resistant proteins P-GP, MRP and GST-π, while closely related with the down-regulation on TOP2A and BCRP. Moreover, we found both protein and mRNA expression of Snail were significantly up-regulated in MCF-7/A cells in comparison with MCF-7 cells. Transfection with small interfering RNA (siRNA) of Snail could inhibit the invasion, migration and adhesion of drug-resistant MCF-7/A cells, while high-expression of Snail could remarkably promote the invasion, migration and adhesion of MCF-7 cells, which might be related with regulation of N-cadherin and E-cadherin. Transfection with miR34a in MCF-7/A cells induced a decrease of Snail expression. The potential binding sites of miR34a with 3′ UTR of Snail were predicted by miRDB target prediction software, which was confirmed by luciferase reporter gene method. Results showed that the relative activity of luciferase was reduced in MCF-7/A cells after co-transfection of miR34a and wild type (wt)-Snail, while did not change by co-transfection with miR34a and 3′ UTR mutant type (mut) Snail. Combination of miR34a and Dox induced a stronger decrease of Snail in MCF-7/A cells in comparison to miR34a or Dox treatment alone. What’ more, for the first time, we also found miR34a combined with Dox could obviously inhibit the expression of Snail through suppressing Notch/NF-κB and RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway in MCF-7/A cells. In vivo study indicated that combination of miR34a and Dox significantly slowed down tumor growth in MCF-7/A nude mouse xenograft model compared with Dox alone, which was manifested by the down-regulation of Snail and pro-apoptosis effect in tumor xenografts. These results together underline the relevance of miR34a-driven regulation of Snail in drug resistance and co-administration of miR34a and Dox may produce an effective therapy outcome in the future in clinic.     

HPMA copolymer-aminoglutethimide conjugates inhibit aromatase in MCF-7 cell lines

N-(2-Hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymer-doxorubicin (Dox) has already shown clinical activity in breast cancer patients. Moreover, we have recently found that an HPMA conjugate containing a combination of both Dox and the aromatase inhibitor aminoglutethimide (AGM) shows significantly increased anti-tumour activity in vitro. To better understand the mechanism of action of HPMA copolymer-AGM conjugates several models were used here to investigate their effect on cell growth and aromatase inhibition. Cytotoxicity of HPMA copolymer conjugates containing AGM, Dox and also the combination AGM-Dox was determined by MTT assay in MCF-7 and MCF-7ca cells. Androstenedione (5 x 10(- 8) M) stimulates the growth of MCF-7ca cells. Both free AGM and polymer-bound AGM (0.2-0.4 mg/ml) were shown to block this mitogenic activity. When MCF-7ca cells were incubated [(3)H]androstenedione both AGM and HPMA copolymer-GFLG-AGM (0.2 mg/ml AGM-equiv.) showed the ability to inhibit aromatase. Although, free AGM was able to inhibit isolated human placental microsomal aromatase in a concentration dependent manner, polymer-bound AGM was not, suggesting that drug release is essential for activity of the conjugate. HPMA copolymer conjugates containing aromatase inhibitors have potential for the treatment of hormone-dependant cancers, and it would be particularly interesting to explore further as potential therapies in post-menopausal women as components of combination therapy.