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Inactivation of the DNA mismatch repair pathway manifests as microsatellite instability, an accumulation of mutations that drives carcinogenesis. Here, we determined whether microsatellite instability in
acute myeloid leukemia
and myelodysplastic syndrome correlated with chromosomal instability and poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (
PARP
) inhibitor sensitivity through disruption of DNA repair function.
Acute myeloid leukemia
cell lines (n=12) and primary cell samples (n=18), and bone marrow mononuclear cells from high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome patients (n=63) were profiled for microsatellite instability using fluorescent fragment polymerase chain reaction.
PARP
inhibitor sensitivity was performed using cell survival, annexin V staining and cell cycle analysis. Homologous recombination was studied using immunocytochemical analysis. SNP karyotyping was used to study chromosomal instability. RNA silencing, Western blotting and gene expression analysis was used to study the functional consequences of mutations.
Acute myeloid leukemia
cell lines (4 of 12, 33%) and primary samples (2 of 18, 11%) exhibited microsatellite instability with mono-allelic mutations in CtIP and MRE11. These changes were associated with reduced expression of mismatch repair pathway components, MSH2, MSH6 and MLH1. Both microsatellite instability positive primary
acute myeloid leukemia
samples and cell lines demonstrated a downregulation of homologous recombination DNA repair conferring marked sensitivity to
PARP
inhibitors. Similarly, bone marrow mononuclear cells from 11 of 56 (20%) patients with de novo high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome exhibited microsatellite instability. Significantly, all 11 patients with microsatellite instability had cytogenetic abnormalities with 4 of them (36%) possessing a mono-allelic microsatellite mutation in CtIP. Furthermore, 50% reduction in CtIP expression by RNA silencing also down-regulated homologous recombination DNA repair responses conferring
PARP
inhibitor sensitivity, whilst CtIP differentially regulated the expression of homologous recombination modulating RecQ helicases, WRN and BLM. In conclusion, microsatellite instability dependent mutations in DNA repair genes, CtIP and MRE11 are detected in myeloid malignancies conferring hypersensitivity to
PARP
inhibitors. Microsatellite instability is significantly correlated with chromosomal instability in myeloid malignancies.
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PMID:Microsatellite instability induced mutations in DNA repair genes CtIP and MRE11 confer hypersensitivity to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors in myeloid malignancies. 2334 4
Acute myeloid leukemia
(
AML
) is a deadly disease characterized by the clonal expansion and accumulation of hematopoietic stem cells arrested at various stages of development. Clinical research efforts are currently focusing on targeted therapies that induce apoptosis in
AML
cells. Herein, the effects and mechanisms of the novel flavone 3,3'-diamino-4'-methoxyflavone (DD1) on
AML
cell dysfunction were investigated in
AML
cells (monoblast U937, myelomonocyte OCI-AML3, promyelocyte NB4, myeloblast HL-60) and blood samples from patients with
AML
. The administration of DD1 inhibited proliferation and induced death of
AML
cell lines and reduced the clonogenic activity of
AML
, but not normal, blood cells. The flavone's apoptotic action in U937 cells was associated with recruitment of mitochondria, Bax activation, Bad dephosphorylation (at Ser(136)), activation of caspases -8, -9, and -3 and cleavage of the caspase substrate
PARP-1
. DD1 induced a marked decrease in (i) Thr(389)-phosphorylation and (ii) protein levels of the caspase-3 substrate P70 ribosomal S6 kinase (P70S6K, known for its ability to phosphorylate Bad). Caspase-dependent apoptosis and P70S6K degradation were simultaneously prevented by the caspase inhibitors. Importantly, DD1 was shown to directly inhibit the proteasome's chymotrypsin-like activity in U937 cells. Apoptotic activity of the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib was also related to Bax activation and P70S6K downregulation. Accordingly, DD1 failed to induce P70S6K cleavage, Bax stimulation and apoptosis in K562 cells resistant to bortezomib. These results indicate that DD1 has the potential to eradicate
AML
cells and support a critical role for Bax and P70S6K in DD1-mediated proteasome inhibition and apoptosis of leukemia cells.
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PMID:p70S6 kinase is a target of the novel proteasome inhibitor 3,3'-diamino-4'-methoxyflavone during apoptosis in human myeloid tumor cells. 2348 Oct 40
Icaritin, a hydrolytic product of icaritin, is isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal herb epimedium. Icaritin inhibits the proliferation of several tumor cell lines, but its effect on
acute myeloid leukemia
(
AML
) and underlying mechanisms remain to be identified. In the present study, we demonstrated that icaritin inhibits the proliferation of human
AML
cell lines NB4, HL60, and U937, in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Importantly, icaritin showed anti-leukemia activity on bone marrow mononuclear cells from 15 newly diagnosed
AML
patients. Flow cytometry analyses indicated that icaritin induces
AML
cells apoptosis. Icaritin induced activation of caspase-9, -3, -7 and the cleavage of
PARP
as measured by Western blotting. Icaritin downregulates p-ERK and p-AKT and inhibits the expression of c-myc. These results suggest that icaritin is a promising candidate drug for the treatment of
AML
. The underlying mechanisms of icaritin anti-
AML
activity are associated with inhibition of the MAPK/ERK and PI3K/AKT signals and downregulation of c-myc.
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PMID:Icaritin induces AML cell apoptosis via the MAPK/ERK and PI3K/AKT signal pathways. 2355 21
The CXCR4 chemokine receptor promotes survival of many different cell types. Here, we describe a previously unsuspected role for CXCR4 as a potent inducer of apoptosis in
acute myeloid leukemia
(
AML
) cell lines and a subset of clinical
AML
samples. We show that SDF-1, the sole ligand for CXCR4, induces the expected migration and ERK activation in the KG1a
AML
cell line transiently overexpressing CXCR4, but ERK activation did not lead to survival. Instead, SDF-1 treatment led via a CXCR4-dependent mechanism to apoptosis, as evidenced by increased annexin V staining, condensation of chromatin, and cleavage of both procaspase-3 and
PARP
. This SDF-1-induced death pathway was partially inhibited by hypoxia, which is often found in the bone marrow of
AML
patients. SDF-1-induced apoptosis was inhibited by dominant negative procaspase-9 but not by inhibition of caspase-8 activation, implicating the intrinsic apoptotic pathway. Further analysis showed that this pathway was activated by multiple mechanisms, including up-regulation of Bak at the level of mRNA and protein, stabilization of the Bak activator Noxa, and down-regulation of antiapoptotic Bcl-XL. Furthermore, adjusting expression levels of Bak, Bcl-XL, or Noxa individually altered the level of apoptosis in
AML
cells, suggesting that the combined modulation of these family members by SDF-1 coordinates their interplay to produce apoptosis. Thus, rather than mediating survival, SDF-1 may be a means to induce apoptosis of CXCR4-expressing
AML
cells directly in the SDF-1-rich bone marrow microenvironment if the survival cues of the bone marrow are disrupted.
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PMID:CXCR4 chemokine receptor signaling induces apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia cells via regulation of the Bcl-2 family members Bcl-XL, Noxa, and Bak. 2379 75
Abstract Increasing manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD) expression can suppress the malignant phenotype in various cancer cell lines and suppress tumor formation in xenograft and transgenic mouse models. A mimic of manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSODm), synthesized by a chemical method, has been shown to possess antitumor properties. However, the anticancer activity of MnSODm in
acute myeloid leukemia
(
AML
) is still obscure. In this study, we investigated the effects of MnSODm on the apoptosis of human leukemia HL-60 cells. Results showed that MnSODm significantly reduced the proliferation of HL-60 cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. By flow cytometric analysis, we found that MnSODm treatment resulted in increased apoptosis in HL-60 cells. Further analysis demonstrated involvement of activation of the caspase cascade, cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (
PARP
) and release of cytochrome c in MnSODm-induced apoptosis. The results also showed that the expression of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 and Bid were dose-dependently decreased, whereas the expression of pro-apoptotic Bax protein was increased. Thus, MnSODm induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells via mitochondria-mediated, caspase-dependent pathways. MnSODm inhibition of Akt phosphorylation may contribute to MnSODm-mediated
acute myeloid leukemia
cell growth inhibition and apoptosis induction.
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PMID:Mimic of manganese superoxide dismutase induces apoptosis in human acute myeloid leukemia cells. 2387
Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a broadly targeted phytochemical shown to prevent carcinogenesis in animal studies and to suppress the proliferation of cancer cells of human breast, colon, prostate, and endometrium. Here we demonstrate that OSU-A9, an I3C derivative with improved anticancer potency, induces cytotoxicity in
acute myeloid leukemia
(
AML
) cell lines (HL-60 and THP-1) and primary leukemia cells from
AML
patients in a dose-responsive manner. Normal human bone marrow cells were less sensitive to OSU-A9 than leukemia cells. OSU-A9 induces caspase activation,
PARP
cleavage, and autophagy but not autophagic cell death. Interestingly, pretreatment of
AML
cell lines and primary
AML
cells with N-acetylcysteine or glutathione rescues them from apoptosis (and concomitant
PARP
cleavage) and Akt hypophosphorylation, implicating a key role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in OSU-A9-related cytotoxicity. Importantly, the anticancer utility of OSU-A9 is extended in vivo as it, administered intraperitoneally, suppresses the growth of THP-1 xenograft tumors in athymic nude mice without obvious toxicity. This study shows that ROS-mediated apoptosis contributes to the anticancer activity of OSU-A9 in
AML
cell lines and primary
AML
cells, and thus should be considered in the future assessment of its translational value in
AML
therapy.
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PMID:OSU-A9, an indole-3-carbinol derivative, induces cytotoxicity in acute myeloid leukemia through reactive oxygen species-mediated apoptosis. 2404 43
Hispolon is an active phenolic compound of Phellinus igniarius, a mushroom that was recently shown to have antioxidant and anticancer activities in various solid tumors. Here, the molecular mechanisms by which hispolon exerts anticancer effects in
acute myeloid leukemia
(
AML
) cells was investigated. The results showed that hispolon suppressed cell proliferation in the various
AML
cell lines. Furthermore, hispolon effectively induced apoptosis of HL-60
AML
cells through caspases-8, -9, and -3 activations and
PARP
cleavage. Moreover, treatment of HL-60 cells with hispolon induced sustained activation of JNK1/2, and inhibition of JNK by JNK1/2 inhibitor or JNK1/2-specific siRNA significantly abolished the hispolon-induced activation of the caspase-8/-9/-3. In vivo, hispolon significantly reduced tumor growth in mice with HL-60 tumor xenografts. In hispolon-treated tumors, activation of caspase-3 and a decrease in Ki67-positive cells were observed. Our results indicated that hispolon may have the potential to serve as a therapeutic tool to treat
AML
.
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PMID:Hispolon induces apoptosis through JNK1/2-mediated activation of a caspase-8, -9, and -3-dependent pathway in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells and inhibits AML xenograft tumor growth in vivo. 2409 60
Surfactant protein D (SP-D), an innate immune molecule, has an indispensable role in host defense and regulation of inflammation. Immune related functions regulated by SP-D include agglutination of pathogens, phagocytosis, oxidative burst, antigen presentation, T lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine secretion, induction of apoptosis and clearance of apoptotic cells. The present study unravels a novel ability of SP-D to reduce the viability of leukemic cells (eosinophilic leukemic cell line, AML14.3D10;
acute myeloid leukemia
cell line, THP-1; acute lymphoid leukemia cell lines, Jurkat, Raji; and human breast epithelial cell line, MCF-7), and explains the underlying mechanisms. SP-D and a recombinant fragment of human SP-D (rhSP-D) induced G2/M phase cell cycle arrest, and dose and time-dependent apoptosis in the AML14.3D10 eosinophilic leukemia cell line. Levels of various apoptotic markers viz. activated p53, cleaved caspase-9 and
PARP
, along with G2/M checkpoints (p21 and Tyr15 phosphorylation of cdc2) showed significant increase in these cells. We further attempted to elucidate the underlying mechanisms of rhSP-D induced apoptosis using proteomic analysis. This approach identified large scale molecular changes initiated by SP-D in a human cell for the first time. Among others, the proteomics analysis highlighted a decreased expression of survival related proteins such as HMGA1, overexpression of proteins to protect the cells from oxidative burst, while a drastic decrease in mitochondrial antioxidant defense system. rhSP-D mediated enhanced oxidative burst in AML14.3D10 cells was confirmed, while antioxidant, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, abrogated the rhSP-D induced apoptosis. The rhSP-D mediated reduced viability was specific to the cancer cell lines and viability of human PBMCs from healthy controls was not affected. The study suggests involvement of SP-D in host's immunosurveillance and therapeutic potential of rhSP-D in the eosinophilic leukemia and cancers of other origins.
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PMID:Human surfactant protein D alters oxidative stress and HMGA1 expression to induce p53 apoptotic pathway in eosinophil leukemic cell line. 2439 84
Ursolic acid (UA), which has been used extensively as an antileukemic agent in traditional Chinese medicine, is safely edible if originating from food. We found that the apoptotic rate of
acute myeloid leukemia
(
AML
) subtype M2 (
AML
-M2) cell line Kasumi-1 treated by UA was higher than those of other leukemia cell lines, but was not as high as that treated by arabinofuranosyl cytidine (Ara-C), suggesting that UA is an important chemotherapeutic agent to treat
AML
-M2. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is a key enzyme exerting potent cytoprotection, cell proliferation, and drug resistance. HO-1 in Kasumi-1 cells was upregulated by being treated with low-dose rather than high-dose UA. Inhibition of HO-1 by zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP) IX sensitized Kasumi-1 cells to UA, and the apoptotic rate was close to that induced by Ara-C (P<0.01). The sensitizing effect of ZnPP was associated with caspase activation, bcl-2 downregulation, and
PARP
activation. After silencing HO-1 by siRNA transfection with lentivirus, the cells' proliferation induced by UA was increased as it was by Ara-C. Furthermore, combining ZnPP with UA prolonged the survival of mice bearing the
AML
subtype M2 tumor with smaller volume of tumor and size of spleen. The results showed that the Kasumi-1 cell line was the most sensitive to UA, but the apoptotic effect was inferior to that treated by Ara-C because of HO-1 upregulation.
AML
-M2 can feasibly be treated by target-inhibiting HO-1 that enhances the antileukemia effects of UA in vitro and in vivo.
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PMID:Crucial role of heme oxygenase-1 in the sensitivity of acute myeloid leukemia cell line Kasumi-1 to ursolic acid. 2441 89
The bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) protein family members, including BRD4, bind to acetylated lysines on histones and regulate the expression of important oncogenes, for example, c-MYC and BCL2. Here, we demonstrate the sensitizing effects of the histone hyperacetylation-inducing pan-histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor panobinostat on human
acute myelogenous leukemia
(
AML
) blast progenitor cells (BPC) to the BET protein antagonist JQ1. Treatment with JQ1, but not its inactive enantiomer (R-JQ1), was highly lethal against
AML
BPCs expressing mutant NPM1c+ with or without coexpression of FLT3-ITD or
AML
expressing mixed lineage leukemia fusion oncoprotein. JQ1 treatment reduced binding of BRD4 and RNA polymerase II to the DNA of c-MYC and BCL2 and reduced their levels in the
AML
cells. Cotreatment with JQ1 and the HDAC inhibitor panobinostat synergistically induced apoptosis of the
AML
BPCs, but not of normal CD34(+) hematopoietic progenitor cells. This was associated with greater attenuation of c-MYC and BCL2, while increasing p21, BIM, and cleaved
PARP
levels in the
AML
BPCs. Cotreatment with JQ1 and panobinostat significantly improved the survival of the NOD/SCID mice engrafted with OCI-AML3 or MOLM13 cells (P < 0.01). These findings highlight cotreatment with a BRD4 antagonist and an HDAC inhibitor as a potentially efficacious therapy of
AML
.
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PMID:Highly active combination of BRD4 antagonist and histone deacetylase inhibitor against human acute myelogenous leukemia cells. 2443 46
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