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Coleman DJ, Keane P, Chin PS, Ames L, Kellaway S, Blair H, Khan N, Griffin J, Holmes E, Maytum A, Potluri S, Strate L, Koscielniak K, Raghavan M, Bushweller J, Heidenreich O, Rabbitts T, Cockerill PN, Bonifer C. Pharmacological inhibition of RAS overcomes FLT3 inhibitor resistance in FLT3-ITD+ AML through AP-1 and RUNX1. iScience 2024; 27:109576. [PMID: 38638836 PMCID: PMC11024925 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
Abstract
AML is characterized by mutations in genes associated with growth regulation such as internal tandem duplications (ITD) in the receptor kinase FLT3. Inhibitors targeting FLT3 (FLT3i) are being used to treat patients with FLT3-ITD+ but most relapse and become resistant. To elucidate the resistance mechanism, we compared the gene regulatory networks (GRNs) of leukemic cells from patients before and after relapse, which revealed that the GRNs of drug-responsive patients were altered by rewiring their AP-1-RUNX1 axis. Moreover, FLT3i induces the upregulation of signaling genes, and we show that multiple cytokines, including interleukin-3 (IL-3), can overcome FLT3 inhibition and send cells back into cycle. FLT3i leads to loss of AP-1 and RUNX1 chromatin binding, which is counteracted by IL-3. However, cytokine-mediated drug resistance can be overcome by a pan-RAS inhibitor. We show that cytokines instruct AML growth via the transcriptional regulators AP-1 and RUNX1 and that pan-RAS drugs bypass this barrier.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel J.L. Coleman
- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Princess Máxima Centrum of Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Division of Cancer Therapeutics, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Coleman DJL, Keane P, Luque-Martin R, Chin PS, Blair H, Ames L, Kellaway SG, Griffin J, Holmes E, Potluri S, Assi SA, Bushweller J, Heidenreich O, Cockerill PN, Bonifer C. Gene regulatory network analysis predicts cooperating transcription factor regulons required for FLT3-ITD+ AML growth. Cell Rep 2023; 42:113568. [PMID: 38104314 PMCID: PMC10874628 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.113568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
Abstract
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease caused by different mutations. Previously, we showed that each mutational subtype develops its specific gene regulatory network (GRN) with transcription factors interacting within multiple gene modules, many of which are transcription factor genes themselves. Here, we hypothesize that highly connected nodes within such networks comprise crucial regulators of AML maintenance. We test this hypothesis using FLT3-ITD-mutated AML as a model and conduct an shRNA drop-out screen informed by this analysis. We show that AML-specific GRNs predict crucial regulatory modules required for AML growth. Furthermore, our work shows that all modules are highly connected and regulate each other. The careful multi-omic analysis of the role of one (RUNX1) module by shRNA and chemical inhibition shows that this transcription factor and its target genes stabilize the GRN of FLT3-ITD+ AML and that its removal leads to GRN collapse and cell death.
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- Daniel J L Coleman
- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Herschel Building, Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Herschel Building, Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- University of Virginia, 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Herschel Building, Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK; Prinses Máxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Postbus 113, 3720 AC Bilthoven, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584CS Utrecht, the Netherlands.
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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Wilson A, Hockney S, Parker J, Angel S, Blair H, Pal D. A human mesenchymal spheroid prototype to replace moderate severity animal procedures in leukaemia drug testing. F1000Res 2023; 11:1280. [PMID: 38046539 PMCID: PMC10691310 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.123084.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Patient derived xenograft (PDX) models are regarded as gold standard preclinical models in leukaemia research, especially in testing new drug combinations where typically 45-50 mice are used per assay. 9000 animal experiments are performed annually in the UK in leukaemia research with these expensive procedures being classed as moderate severity, meaning they cause significant pain, suffering and visible distress to animal's state. Furthermore, not all clinical leukaemia samples engraft and when they do data turnaround time can be between 6-12 months. Heavy dependence on animal models is because clinical leukaemia samples do not proliferate in vitro. Alternative cell line models though popular for drug testing are not biomimetic - they are not dependent on the microenvironment for survival, growth and treatment response and being derived from relapse samples they do not capture the molecular complexity observed at disease presentation. Here we have developed an in vitro platform to rapidly establish co-cultures of patient-derived leukaemia cells with 3D bone marrow mesenchyme spheroids, BM-MSC-spheroids. We optimise protocols for developing MSC-spheroid leukaemia co-culture using clinical samples and deliver drug response data within a week. Using three patient samples representing distinct cytogenetics we show that patient-derived-leukaemia cells show enhanced proliferation when co-cultured with MSC-spheroids. In addition, MSC-spheroids provided improved protection against treatment. This makes our spheroids suitable to model treatment resistance - a major hurdle in current day cancer management Given this 3Rs approach is 12 months faster (in delivering clinical data), is a human cell-based biomimetic model and uses 45-50 fewer animals/drug-response assay the anticipated target end-users would include academia and pharmaceutical industry. This animal replacement prototype would facilitate clinically translatable research to be performed with greater ethical, social and financial sustainability.
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- Aaron Wilson
- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
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- Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
- Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST, UK
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Rasouli M, Blair H, Troester S, Szoltysek K, Cameron R, Ashtiani M, Krippner-Heidenreich A, Grebien F, McGeehan G, Zwaan CM, Heidenreich O. The MLL-Menin Interaction is a Therapeutic Vulnerability in NUP98-rearranged AML. Hemasphere 2023; 7:e935. [PMID: 37520776 PMCID: PMC10378738 DOI: 10.1097/hs9.0000000000000935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Chromosomal translocations involving the NUP98 locus are among the most prevalent rearrangements in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML). AML with NUP98 fusions is characterized by high expression of HOXA and MEIS1 genes and is associated with poor clinical outcome. NUP98 fusion proteins are recruited to their target genes by the mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) complex, which involves a direct interaction between MLL and Menin. Here, we show that therapeutic targeting of the Menin-MLL interaction inhibits the propagation of NUP98-rearrranged AML both ex vivo and in vivo. Treatment of primary AML cells with the Menin inhibitor revumenib (SNDX-5613) impairs proliferation and clonogenicity ex vivo in long-term coculture and drives myeloid differentiation. These phenotypic effects are associated with global gene expression changes in primary AML samples that involve the downregulation of many critical NUP98 fusion protein-target genes, such as MEIS1 and CDK6. In addition, Menin inhibition reduces the expression of both wild-type FLT3 and mutated FLT3-ITD, and in combination with FLT3 inhibitor, suppresses patient-derived NUP98-r AML cells in a synergistic manner. Revumenib treatment blocks leukemic engraftment and prevents leukemia-associated death of immunodeficient mice transplanted with NUP98::NSD1 FLT3-ITD-positive patient-derived AML cells. These results demonstrate that NUP98-rearranged AMLs are highly susceptible to inhibition of the MLL-Menin interaction and suggest the inclusion of AML patients harboring NUP98 fusions into the clinical evaluation of Menin inhibitors.
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- Milad Rasouli
- Princess Maxima Center for pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Medical Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria
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- Princess Maxima Center for pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Maria Sklodowska-Curie Institute – Oncology Center, Gliwice Branch, Poland
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- Princess Maxima Center for pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Princess Maxima Center for pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Medical Biochemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria
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- Princess Maxima Center for pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children’s Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Princess Maxima Center for pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Coleman DJL, Keane P, Luque-Martin R, Chin PS, Blair H, Ames L, Kellaway SG, Griffin J, Holmes E, Potluri S, Assi SA, Bushweller J, Heidenreich O, Cockerill PN, Bonifer C. Gene regulatory network analysis predicts cooperating transcription factor regulons required for FLT3-ITD+ AML growth. bioRxiv 2023:2023.07.18.549495. [PMID: 37503022 PMCID: PMC10370108 DOI: 10.1101/2023.07.18.549495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
Abstract
AML is a heterogenous disease caused by different mutations. We have previously shown that each mutational sub-type develops its specific gene regulatory network (GRN) with transcription factors interacting with multiple gene modules, many of which are transcription factor genes themselves. Here we hypothesized that highly connected nodes within such networks comprise crucial regulators of AML maintenance. We tested this hypothesis using FLT3-ITD mutated AML as a model and conducted an shRNA drop-out screen informed by this analysis. We show that AML-specific GRNs predict identifying crucial regulatory modules required for AML but not normal cellular growth. Furthermore, our work shows that all modules are highly connected and regulate each other. The careful multi-omic analysis of the role of one (RUNX1) module by shRNA and chemical inhibition shows that this transcription factor and its target genes stabilize the GRN of FLT3-ITD AML and that its removal leads to GRN collapse and cell death.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel J L Coleman
- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Herschel Building, Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Herschel Building, Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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- University of Virginia, 1340 Jefferson Park Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Herschel Building, Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
- Prinses Máxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Postbus 113, 3720 AC Bilthoven, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584CS Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B152TT, UK
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Issa H, Swart LE, Rasouli M, Ashtiani M, Nakjang S, Jyotsana N, Schuschel K, Heuser M, Blair H, Heidenreich O. Nanoparticle-mediated targeting of the fusion gene RUNX1/ETO in t(8;21)-positive acute myeloid leukaemia. Leukemia 2023; 37:820-834. [PMID: 36823395 PMCID: PMC10079536 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-01854-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
Abstract
A hallmark of acute myeloid leukaemias (AMLs) are chromosomal rearrangements that give rise to novel leukaemia-specific fusion genes. Most of these fusion genes are both initiating and driving events in AML and therefore constitute ideal therapeutic targets but are challenging to target by conventional drug development. siRNAs are frequently used for the specific suppression of fusion gene expression but require special formulations for efficient in vivo delivery. Here we describe the use of siRNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles for the specific therapeutic targeting of the leukaemic fusion gene RUNX1/ETO. Transient knockdown of RUNX1/ETO reduces its binding to its target genes and alters the binding of RUNX1 and its co-factor CBFβ. Transcriptomic changes in vivo were associated with substantially increased median survival of a t(8;21)-AML mouse model. Importantly, transient knockdown in vivo causes long-lasting inhibition of leukaemic proliferation and clonogenicity, induction of myeloid differentiation and a markedly impaired re-engraftment potential in vivo. These data strongly suggest that temporary inhibition of RUNX1/ETO results in long-term restriction of leukaemic self-renewal. Our results provide proof for the feasibility of targeting RUNX1/ETO in a pre-clinical setting and support the further development of siRNA-LNPs for the treatment of fusion gene-driven malignancies.
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- Hasan Issa
- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Department of Pediatrics, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Pediatric Oncology, Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. .,Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Stölzel F, Fordham SE, Nandana D, Lin WY, Blair H, Elstob C, Bell HL, Mohr B, Ruhnke L, Kunadt D, Dill C, Allsop D, Piddock R, Soura EN, Park C, Fadly M, Rahman T, Alharbi A, Wobus M, Altmann H, Röllig C, Wagenführ L, Jones GL, Menne T, Jackson GH, Marr HJ, Fitzgibbon J, Onel K, Meggendorfer M, Robinson A, Bziuk Z, Bowes E, Heidenreich O, Haferlach T, Villar S, Ariceta B, Diaz RA, Altschuler SJ, Wu LF, Prosper F, Montesinos P, Martinez-Lopez J, Bornhäuser M, Allan JM. Biallelic TET2 mutations confer sensitivity to 5'-azacitidine in acute myeloid leukemia. JCI Insight 2023; 8:e150368. [PMID: 36480300 PMCID: PMC9977313 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.150368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Precision medicine can significantly improve outcomes for patients with cancer, but implementation requires comprehensive characterization of tumor cells to identify therapeutically exploitable vulnerabilities. Here, we describe somatic biallelic TET2 mutations in an elderly patient with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) that was chemoresistant to anthracycline and cytarabine but acutely sensitive to 5'-azacitidine (5'-Aza) hypomethylating monotherapy, resulting in long-term morphological remission. Given the role of TET2 as a regulator of genomic methylation, we hypothesized that mutant TET2 allele dosage affects response to 5'-Aza. Using an isogenic cell model system and an orthotopic mouse xenograft, we demonstrate that biallelic TET2 mutations confer sensitivity to 5'-Aza compared with cells with monoallelic mutations. Our data argue in favor of using hypomethylating agents for chemoresistant disease or as first-line therapy in patients with biallelic TET2-mutated AML and demonstrate the importance of considering mutant allele dosage in the implementation of precision medicine for patients with cancer.
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- Friedrich Stölzel
- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hematology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hematology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hematology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Department of Hematology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
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- Hematological Diseases Laboratory, CIMA LAB Diagnostics, University of Navarra, Navarra, Spain
- IdiSNA, Navarra, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Hematology Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre (i+12), Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Clinic and Polyclinic I, University Hospital Dresden, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases, Dresden, Germany
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Pal D, Blair H, Parker J, Hockney S, Beckett M, Singh M, Tirtakusuma R, Nelson R, McNeill H, Angel SH, Wilson A, Nizami S, Nakjang S, Zhou P, Schwab C, Sinclair P, Russell LJ, Coxhead J, Halsey C, Allan JM, Harrison CJ, Moorman AV, Heidenreich O, Vormoor J. hiPSC-derived bone marrow milieu identifies a clinically actionable driver of niche-mediated treatment resistance in leukemia. Cell Rep Med 2022; 3:100717. [PMID: 35977468 PMCID: PMC9418860 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
Leukemia cells re-program their microenvironment to augment blast proliferation and enhance treatment resistance. Means of clinically targeting such niche-driven treatment resistance remain ambiguous. We develop human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-engineered niches to reveal druggable cancer-niche dependencies. We reveal that mesenchymal (iMSC) and vascular niche-like (iANG) hiPSC-derived cells support ex vivo proliferation of patient-derived leukemia cells, affect dormancy, and mediate treatment resistance. iMSCs protect dormant and cycling blasts against dexamethasone, while iANGs protect only dormant blasts. Leukemia proliferation and protection from dexamethasone-induced apoptosis is dependent on cancer-niche interactions mediated by CDH2. Consequently, we test CDH2 antagonist ADH-1 (previously in Phase I/II trials for solid tumors) in a very aggressive patient-derived xenograft leukemia mouse model. ADH-1 shows high in vivo efficacy; ADH-1/dexamethasone combination is superior to dexamethasone alone, with no ADH-1-conferred additional toxicity. These findings provide a proof-of-concept starting point to develop improved, potentially safer therapeutics targeting niche-mediated cancer dependencies in blood cancers.
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- Deepali Pal
- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK; Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST UK.
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST UK
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Princess Maxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Bioinformatics Support Unit, William Leech Building, The Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Genomics Core Facility, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 1QH UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK; Princess Maxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Herschel Building Level 6, Brewery Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU UK; Princess Maxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Heidelberglaan 25, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands; University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Adiamah M, Lindsey JC, Burté F, Kohe S, Morcavallo A, Blair H, Hill RM, Singh M, Crosier S, Zhang T, Maddocks O, Peet A, Chesler L, Hickson I, Maxwell R, Clifford SC. MEDB-79. MYC-driven upregulation of the de novo serine and glycine pathway is a novel therapeutic target for Group 3 MYC-amplified Medulloblastoma. Neuro Oncol 2022. [PMCID: PMC9164881 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac079.453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite advances in the molecular sub-classification and risk-stratification of medulloblastoma (MB), a subset of tumours remain refractory to current multimodal therapies. Group 3 (MBGroup3) patients represent around 25% of MBs, and amplification and elevated expression of MYC in this group correlates with dismal clinical outcomes. Since direct targeting of MYC remains elusive, understanding and exploiting metabolic dependencies in MYC-amplified MBGroup3 may reveal novel therapeutic opportunities. We engineered three independent regulable MYC-amplified MBGroup3 cell-based models, each harbouring doxycycline-inducible anti-MYC shRNAs (two independent species) or a non-silencing shRNA control. In all three models, MYC knockdown (KD) revealed persistent MYC-dependent cancer phenotypes, reduction in proliferation and cell cycle progression. We utilised 1H high-resolution magic angle spectroscopy (HRMAS) and stable isotope-resolved metabolomics to assess changes in intracellular metabolites and pathway dynamics when MYC expression was modulated. Profiling revealed consistent MYC-dependent changes in metabolite concentrations across models. Notably, glycine was consistently accumulated following MYC KD suggesting altered pathway dynamics. 13C-glucose tracing further revealed a reduction in glucose-derived serine and glycine (de novo synthesis) following MYC KD which was attributable to lower expression of PHGDH, the rate-limiting enzyme of this pathway. Furthermore, in human primary tumours, elevated expression of PHGDH was associated with MYC amplification and poorer survival outcomes. MYC expressing cells showed greater sensitivity to pharmacological inhibition of PHGDH compared to MYC KD (MBGroup3) and MBSHH subgroup cell lines in vitro. Critically, targeting PHGDH in vivo, using MYC-dependent xenografts and genetically engineered mouse models, consistently slowed tumour progression and increased survival. In summary, metabolic profiling has uncovered MYC-dependent metabolic alterations and revealed the de novo serine/glycine synthesis pathway as a novel and clinically relevant therapeutic target in MYC-amplified MBGroup3. Together, these findings reveal metabolic vulnerabilities of MYC-amplified MBGroup3 which represent novel therapeutic opportunities for this poor-prognosis disease group.
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- Magretta Adiamah
- Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University , Newcastle , United Kingdom
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- Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University , Newcastle , United Kingdom
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- Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University , Newcastle , United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham , Birmingham , United Kingdom
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- Division of Clinical Studies, Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
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- Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University , Newcastle , United Kingdom
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- Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University , Newcastle , United Kingdom
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- Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University , Newcastle , United Kingdom
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- Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University , Newcastle , United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow , Glasgow , United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham , Birmingham , United Kingdom
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- Division of Clinical Studies, Institute of Cancer Research , London , United Kingdom
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- Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University , Newcastle , United Kingdom
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- Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University , Newcastle , United Kingdom
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- Newcastle University Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University , Newcastle , United Kingdom
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Swart L, Derevyanko P, van Oort A, Ashtiani M, Krippner-Heidenreich A, Koekman A, Seinen C, Issa H, Blair H, Schiffelers R, Heidenreich O. P465: A LIPID NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR TARGETING THE LEUKAEMIC FUSION GENE RUNX1/ETO BY SIRNA. Hemasphere 2022. [DOI: 10.1097/01.hs9.0000844748.73548.4f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Pringle T, Knight J, Chan C, Blair H, Luli S, Rankin K. The development of a dual-modality (PET/NIR) radioimmunoconjugate for image-guided sarcoma surgery. Nucl Med Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(22)00355-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Swart L, van Oort A, Ashtiani M, Krippner-Heidenreich A, Kooijmans S, Tuk D, Koekman A, Seinen C, Issa H, Blair H, Schiffelers R, Heidenreich O. Silencing the leukaemic fusion gene RUNX1/ETO by siRNA-loaded
lipid nanoparticles restores myeloid differentiation. KLINISCHE PADIATRIE 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1748713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- L Swart
- Princess Maxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The
Netherlands
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- Princess Maxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The
Netherlands
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- Princess Maxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The
Netherlands
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- Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht,
Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Princess Maxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The
Netherlands
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- Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht,
Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht,
Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Frankfurt,
Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Main), Germany
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Newcastle University,
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University Medical Center Utrecht,
Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Princess Maxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The
Netherlands
- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Newcastle University,
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Luque-Martin R, Coleman D, Blair H, Bonifer C, Heidenreich O. Understanding the FLT3-ITD maintenance and relapse pathways by RNAi
screens. KLINISCHE PADIATRIE 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1748742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- R Luque-Martin
- Newcastle university, translational and clinical research institute,
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham university, institute for cancer and genomic sciences,
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle university, translational and clinical research institute,
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Birmingham university, institute for cancer and genomic sciences,
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Newcastle University, United
Kingdom
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
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Law E, McKenzie L, Blair H, Szoltysek K, Singh M, Bomken S, Lunec J, Irving J, Vormoor J, Heidenreich O. Ex vivo and in vivo complex drug combination analysis for improved
efficacy and specificity in high-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic
leukaemia. KLINISCHE PADIATRIE 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1748740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- E Law
- Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United
Kingdom
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- Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United
Kingdom
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- Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United
Kingdom
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
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- Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United
Kingdom
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- Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United
Kingdom
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- Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United
Kingdom
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- Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United
Kingdom
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- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
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- Centre for Cancer, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United
Kingdom
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
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Forde S, Matthews JD, Jahangiri L, Lee LC, Prokoph N, Malcolm TIM, Giger OT, Bell N, Blair H, O'Marcaigh A, Smith O, Kenner L, Bomken S, Burke GAA, Turner SD. Paediatric Burkitt lymphoma patient-derived xenografts capture disease characteristics over time and are a model for therapy. Br J Haematol 2021; 192:354-365. [PMID: 32880915 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.17043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Burkitt lymphoma (BL) accounts for almost two-thirds of all B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL) in children and adolescents and is characterised by a MYC translocation and rapid cell turnover. Intensive chemotherapeutic regimens have been developed in recent decades, including the lymphomes malins B (LMB) protocol, which have resulted in a survival rate in excess of 90%. Recent clinical trials have focused on immunochemotherapy, with the addition of rituximab to chemotherapeutic backbones, showing encouraging results. Despite these advances, relapse and refractory disease occurs in up to 10% of patients and salvage options for these carry a dismal prognosis. Efforts to better understand the molecular and functional characteristics driving relapse and refractory disease may help improve this prognosis. This study has established a paediatric BL patient-derived xenograft (PDX) resource which captures and maintains tumour heterogeneity, may be used to better characterise tumours and identify cell populations responsible for therapy resistance.
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- Sorcha Forde
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Department of Life Sciences, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Children's Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Unit of Laboratory Animal Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria.,Christian Doppler Laboratory for Applied Metabolomics, Vienna, Austria
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,The Great North Children's Hospital, The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Cellular and Molecular Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.,Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Hack T, Bertram S, Blair H, Börger V, Büsche G, Denson L, Fruth E, Giebel B, Heidenreich O, Klein-Hitpass L, Kollipara L, Sendker S, Sickmann A, Walter C, von Neuhoff N, Hanenberg H, Reinhardt D, Schneider M, Rasche M. Exposure of Patient-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to TGFB1 Supports Fibrosis Induction in a Pediatric Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia Model. Mol Cancer Res 2020; 18:1603-1612. [PMID: 32641517 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-20-0091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Bone marrow fibrosis (BMF) is a rare complication in acute leukemia. In pediatrics, it predominantly occurs in acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) and especially in patients with trisomy 21, called myeloid leukemia in Down syndrome (ML-DS). Defects in mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) and cytokines specifically released by the myeloid blasts are thought to be the main drivers of fibrosis in the bone marrow niche (BMN). To model the BMN of pediatric patients with AMKL in mice, we first established MSCs from pediatric patients with AMKL (n = 5) and ML-DS (n = 9). Healthy donor control MSCs (n = 6) were generated from unaffected children and adolescents ≤18 years of age. Steady-state analyses of the MSCs revealed that patient-derived MSCs exhibited decreased adipogenic differentiation potential and enrichment of proliferation-associated genes. Importantly, TGFB1 exposure in vitro promoted early profibrotic changes in all three MSC entities. To study BMF induction for longer periods of time, we created an in vivo humanized artificial BMN subcutaneously in immunodeficient NOD.Cg-Prkdcscid Il2rgtm1Wjl/SzJ mice, using a mixture of MSCs, human umbilical vein endothelial cell, and Matrigel. Injection of AMKL blasts as producers of TGFB1 into this BMN after 8 weeks induced fibrosis grade I/II in a dose-dependent fashion over a time period of 4 weeks. Thus, our study developed a humanized mouse model that will be instrumental to specifically examine leukemogenesis and therapeutic targets for AMKL blasts in future. IMPLICATIONS: TGFB1 supports fibrosis induction in a pediatric AMKL model generated with patient-derived MSCs. VISUAL OVERVIEW: http://mcr.aacrjournals.org/content/molcanres/18/10/1603/F1.large.jpg.
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- Theresa Hack
- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translation and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Translation and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften-ISAS-e.V., Dortmund, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, College of Physical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Medizinische Fakultät, Medizinische Proteom-Center (MPC), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head/Neck Surgery, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Children's Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
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Sasser M, Kunitsky C, Jackoway G, Ezzell JW, Teska JD, Harper B, Parker S, Barden D, Blair H, Breezee J, Carpenter J, Cheek WV, DeMartino M, Evans B, Ezzell, JW, Francesconi S, Franko E, Gardner W, Glazier M, Greth K, Harper B, Hart T, Hodel M, Holmes-Talbot, K, Hopkins KL, Iqbal A, Johnson D, Krader P, Madonna A, McDowell M, McKee ML, Park M, Parker S, Pentella, M, Radosevic J, Robison RA, Rotzoll B, Scott K, Smith M, Syed N, Tang J, Teska JD, Trinh H, Hudson LI, Wolcott M. Identification of Bacillus anthracis from Culture Using Gas Chromatographic Analysis of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/88.1.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter St, Ft. Detrick, MD 21702
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- U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1425 Porter St, Ft. Detrick, MD 21702
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- U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, Life Sciences Division, Bldg 2029, Dugway, UT 84022
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- U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground, Life Sciences Division, Bldg 2029, Dugway, UT 84022
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Matheson EC, Thomas H, Case M, Blair H, Jackson RK, Masic D, Veal G, Halsey C, Newell DR, Vormoor J, Irving JAE. Glucocorticoids and selumetinib are highly synergistic in RAS pathway-mutated childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia through upregulation of BIM. Haematologica 2019; 104:1804-1811. [PMID: 30655370 PMCID: PMC6717586 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2017.185975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
New drugs are needed for the treatment of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia and preclinical evaluation of the MEK inhibitor, selumetinib, has shown that this drug has excellent activity in those leukemias with RAS pathway mutations. The proapoptotic protein, BIM is pivotal in the induction of cell death by both selumetinib and glucocorticoids, suggesting the potential for synergy. Thus, combination indices for dexamethasone and selumetinib were determined in RAS pathway-mutated acute lymphoblastic leukemia primagraft cells in vitro and were indicative of strong synergism (combination index <0.2; n=5). Associated pharmacodynamic assays were consistent with the hypothesis that the drug combination enhanced BIM upregulation over that achieved by a single drug alone. Dosing of dexamethasone and selumetinib singly and in combination in mice engrafted with primary-derived RAS pathway-mutated leukemia cells resulted in a marked reduction in spleen size which was significantly greater with the drug combination. Assessment of the central nervous system leukemia burden showed a significant reduction in the drug-treated mice, with no detectable leukemia in those treated with the drug combination. These data suggest that a selumetinib-dexamethasone combination may be highly effective in RAS pathway-mutated acute lymphoblastic leukemia. An international phase I/II clinical trial of dexamethasone and selumetinib (Seludex trial) is underway in children with multiply relapsed/refractory disease.
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- Elizabeth C Matheson
- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
- Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Fidyt K, Pastorczak A, Goral A, Szczygiel K, Fendler W, Muchowicz A, Bartlomiejczyk MA, Madzio J, Cyran J, Graczyk-Jarzynka A, Jansen E, Patkowska E, Lech-Maranda E, Pal D, Blair H, Burdzinska A, Pedzisz P, Glodkowska-Mrowka E, Demkow U, Gawle-Krawczyk K, Matysiak M, Winiarska M, Juszczynski P, Mlynarski W, Heidenreich O, Golab J, Firczuk M. Targeting the thioredoxin system as a novel strategy against B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Mol Oncol 2019; 13:1180-1195. [PMID: 30861284 PMCID: PMC6487705 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2018] [Revised: 02/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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B‐cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP‐ALL) is a genetically heterogeneous blood cancer characterized by abnormal expansion of immature B cells. Although intensive chemotherapy provides high cure rates in a majority of patients, subtypes harboring certain genetic lesions, such as MLL rearrangements or BCR‐ABL1 fusion, remain clinically challenging, necessitating a search for other therapeutic approaches. Herein, we aimed to validate antioxidant enzymes of the thioredoxin system as potential therapeutic targets in BCP‐ALL. We observed oxidative stress along with aberrant expression of the enzymes associated with the activity of thioredoxin antioxidant system in BCP‐ALL cells. Moreover, we found that auranofin and adenanthin, inhibitors of the thioredoxin system antioxidant enzymes, effectively kill BCP‐ALL cell lines and pediatric and adult BCP‐ALL primary cells, including primary cells cocultured with bone marrow‐derived stem cells. Furthermore, auranofin delayed the progression of leukemia in MLL‐rearranged patient‐derived xenograft model and prolonged the survival of leukemic NSG mice. Our results unveil the thioredoxin system as a novel target for BCP‐ALL therapy, and indicate that further studies assessing the anticancer efficacy of combinations of thioredoxin system inhibitors with conventional anti‐BCP‐ALL drugs should be continued.
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- Klaudyna Fidyt
- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.,Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Biostatistics and Translational Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Postgraduate School of Molecular Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.,Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre for Health Protection, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Warsaw, Poland.,Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Immunology, Transplantology and Internal Diseases, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics and Clinical Immunology of Developmental Age, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics and Clinical Immunology of Developmental Age, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Oncology, Hematology and Diabetology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Immunology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland.,Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
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Assi SA, Imperato MR, Coleman DJL, Pickin A, Potluri S, Ptasinska A, Chin PS, Blair H, Cauchy P, James SR, Zacarias-Cabeza J, Gilding LN, Beggs A, Clokie S, Loke JC, Jenkin P, Uddin A, Delwel R, Richards SJ, Raghavan M, Griffiths MJ, Heidenreich O, Cockerill PN, Bonifer C. Subtype-specific regulatory network rewiring in acute myeloid leukemia. Nat Genet 2019; 51:151-162. [PMID: 30420649 PMCID: PMC6330064 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-018-0270-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease caused by a variety of alterations in transcription factors, epigenetic regulators and signaling molecules. To determine how different mutant regulators establish AML subtype-specific transcriptional networks, we performed a comprehensive global analysis of cis-regulatory element activity and interaction, transcription factor occupancy and gene expression patterns in purified leukemic blast cells. Here, we focused on specific subgroups of subjects carrying mutations in genes encoding transcription factors (RUNX1, CEBPα), signaling molecules (FTL3-ITD, RAS) and the nuclear protein NPM1). Integrated analysis of these data demonstrates that each mutant regulator establishes a specific transcriptional and signaling network unrelated to that seen in normal cells, sustaining the expression of unique sets of genes required for AML growth and maintenance.
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- Salam A Assi
- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Section of Experimental Haematology, Leeds Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- CMT Laboratory NHS Blood & Transplant, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- CMT Laboratory NHS Blood & Transplant, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Oncode Institute, Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Service, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
- Centre for Clinical Haematology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- West Midlands Regional Genetics Laboratory, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, UK
- Princess Maxima Centrum for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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Vormoor B, Schlosser YT, Blair H, Sharma A, Wilkinson S, Newell DR, Curtin N. Sensitizing Ewing sarcoma to chemo- and radiotherapy by inhibition of the DNA-repair enzymes DNA protein kinase (DNA-PK) and poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) 1/2. Oncotarget 2017; 8:113418-113430. [PMID: 29371919 PMCID: PMC5768336 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.21300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 09/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Background DNA-PK and PARP inhibitors sensitize cancer cells to chemo- and radiotherapy. ETS transcription factors (EWS-FLI1) have been described as biomarkers for PARP-inhibitor sensitivity. Sensitivity to single agent PARP inhibitors has so far been limited to homologous recombination repair (HRR) deficient tumors, exploiting synthetic lethality. Results In clonogenic assays, single agent rucaparib LD50 values for continuously exposed cells were similar to those observed in HRR-defective cells (CAPAN-1 cell line, BRCA2 defective); however, both ES cell lines (TC-71, CADO-ES1) had functional HRR. In vivo rucaparib administration (10 mg/kg daily) showed no responses. In clonogenic assays, rucaparib enhanced temozolomide, camptothecin and radiation cytotoxicity, which was most profound for temozolomide (15–29 fold enhancement). NU7441 increased the cytotoxicity of etoposide, doxorubicin and radiation. Materials and Methods We assessed PARP1/2 (rucaparib) and DNA-PK (NU7441) inhibitors in Ewing sarcoma (ES) cell lines by performing growth inhibition and clonogenic assays. HRR was measured by RAD51 focus formation. Single agent rucaparib was assessed in an in vivo orthotopic model. Conclusions Single agent rucaparib ES sensitivity in vitro was not replicated in vivo. DNA-PK and PARP inhibitors are good chemo-/radiosensitizers in ES. The future of these inhibitors lies in their combination with chemo-/radiotherapy, which needs to be evaluated in clinical trials.
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- Britta Vormoor
- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.,Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Haematology and Oncology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ, Cell Cycle Control and Carcinogenesis, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Wolfson Childhood Cancer Research Centre, Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- NORLUX Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Northumbria University, Department of Health and Life Sciences, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Paul O'Gorman Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Paul O'Gorman Building, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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Noble RA, Bell N, Blair H, Sikka A, Thomas H, Phillips N, Nakjang S, Miwa S, Crossland R, Rand V, Televantou D, Long A, Keun HC, Bacon CM, Bomken S, Critchlow SE, Wedge SR. Inhibition of monocarboxyate transporter 1 by AZD3965 as a novel therapeutic approach for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma. Haematologica 2017; 102:1247-1257. [PMID: 28385782 PMCID: PMC5566036 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2016.163030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Inhibition of monocarboxylate transporter 1 has been proposed as a therapeutic approach to perturb lactate shuttling in tumor cells that lack monocarboxylate transporter 4. We examined the monocarboxylate transporter 1 inhibitor AZD3965, currently in phase I clinical studies, as a potential therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and Burkitt lymphoma. Whilst extensive monocarboxylate transporter 1 protein was found in 120 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and 10 Burkitt lymphoma patients’ tumors, monocarboxylate transporter 4 protein expression was undetectable in 73% of the diffuse large B-cell lymphoma samples and undetectable or negligible in each Burkitt lymphoma sample. AZD3965 treatment led to a rapid accumulation of intracellular lactate in a panel of lymphoma cell lines with low monocarboxylate transporter 4 protein expression and potently inhibited their proliferation. Metabolic changes induced by AZD3965 in lymphoma cells were consistent with a feedback inhibition of glycolysis. A profound cytostatic response was also observed in vivo: daily oral AZD3965 treatment for 24 days inhibited CA46 Burkitt lymphoma growth by 99%. Continuous exposure of CA46 cells to AZD3965 for 7 weeks in vitro resulted in a greater dependency upon oxidative phosphorylation. Combining AZD3965 with an inhibitor of mitochondrial complex I (central to oxidative phosphorylation) induced significant lymphoma cell death in vitro and reduced CA46 disease burden in vivo. These data support clinical examination of AZD3965 in Burkitt lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients with low tumor monocarboxylate transporter 4 expression and highlight the potential of combination strategies to optimally target the metabolic phenotype of tumors.
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- Richard A Noble
- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Division of Cancer, Imperial College London
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Cellular Pathology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.,MRC/EPSRC Newcastle Molecular Pathology Node, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne.,Cellular Pathology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.,MRC/EPSRC Newcastle Molecular Pathology Node, Newcastle upon Tyne
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne.,Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Hematology and Oncology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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- Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Stephans K, Thousand R, Reddy C, Magnelli A, Qi P, Zhuang T, Keller L, Mastroianni A, Blair H, Kotecha R, Berglund R, Stovsky M, Klein E, Tendulkar R. Heterogeneous Dose-Escalated Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for All Risk Prostate Cancer: An Institutional Phase 2 Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Sciascia Q, Sales F, van der Linden D, Wards N, Oliver M, Blair H, McCoard S. Nutritional plane of twin-bearing ewes alters fetal mammary gland biochemical composition and mTOR/MAPK pathway signaling. J Anim Sci 2016; 93:699-708. [PMID: 26020751 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Identifying the biochemical changes and molecular pathways that regulate fetal mammary development in response to maternal nutrition is important for understanding the link between fetal programming of mammary development and future lactation performance. Although there are published studies regarding biochemical changes in the developing mammary gland, there are currently no data on molecular pathway involvement in regulating ruminant fetal mammary development. This study investigated changes in fetal mammary biochemical indices and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR)/mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling at d 100 and 140 of gestation in an ovine model of restricted maternal nutrition. Ewes were randomly allocated to ad libitum (A) or maintenance (M) nutritional regimens, under New Zealand pastoral grazing conditions, from d 21 to 140 of pregnancy. At d 100 and 140 of pregnancy, a subgroup of twin-bearing dams was euthanized, and whole fetal mammary glands (fiber, skin, fat, and ducts) were collected. Mammary glands of fetuses carried by M-fed dams were heavier at d 100 than those of fetuses carried by A-fed dams ( = 0.03), with no difference in the abundance of mTOR/MAPK signaling proteins observed. At d 140, mammary glands of fetuses carried by M-fed dams were lighter ( = 0.07) than fetuses carried by A-fed dams because of decreased hyperplasia ( = 0.04) and hypertrophy ( = 0.09) but had increased protein synthetic capacity ( = 0.02). Increased protein synthetic capacity was associated with increased abundance of MAPK pathway signaling proteins eukaryotic intiation factor 4E (eIF4E)/eIF4E and mTOR pathway signaling proteins eukaryotic initiation factor 4E-binding protein 1 (4E-BP1)/4E-BP1 and ribosomal protein S6 (RPS6)/RPS6 ( ≤ 0.05). Increased abundance of MAPK/mTOR pathway proteins is proposed to mediate increased protein synthetic capacity via ribosome biogenesis and the availability of factors required to initiate protein translation. The primary regulator of 4E-BP1 phosphorylation at Ser65 and RPS6 at Ser235/236 is the activated form of mTOR: mTOR. To study potential tissue-specific mTOR, mTOR abundance mammary glands, separated into parenchyma and fat pad, were collected from d 140 fetuses carried by dams fed a lucerne-based pellet diet formulated to meet 100% of the NRC-recommended maintenance requirements. Results showed that the abundance of mTOR was primarily localized to the fat pad, indicating that the fat pad plays a potential role in regulating development of the fetal mammary gland.
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Dormon K, Latif E, Pal D, Bashton M, Selby M, Blair H, Rand V, Hall A, Vormoor J, Heidenreich O. A Whole Genome In Vivo CRISPR Screen in Primary ALL Predicts the Relapse. Klin Padiatr 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1582521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Balik M, Rybak M, Andrews M, Strongosky M, Blair H, Obi B, Vermont C. SU-E-T-759: To Replan Or Not To Replan for Each Fraction Using Inverse Optimization for Multichannel Vaginal Cylinder. Med Phys 2015. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4925123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Martinez-Soria N, Blair H, Heidenreich O. “In vivo” shRNA screen for the identification of the RUNX1/ETO targets with a relevance in leukaemogenesis. Klin Padiatr 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1374835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lagisz M, Blair H, Kenyon P, Uller T, Raubenheimer D, Nakagawa S. Transgenerational effects of caloric restriction on appetite: a meta-analysis. Obes Rev 2014; 15:294-309. [PMID: 24387308 DOI: 10.1111/obr.12138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Maternal undernutrition can result in significant alterations to the post-natal offspring phenotype, including body size and behaviour. For example, maternal food restriction has been implicated in offspring hyperphagia, potentially causing increased weight gain and fat accumulation. This could result in obesity and other adverse long-term health effects in offspring. We investigated the link between maternal caloric restriction during gestation and offspring appetite by conducting the first meta-analysis on this topic using experimental data from mammalian laboratory models (i.e. rats and mice). We collected 89 effect sizes from 35 studies, together with relevant moderators. Our analysis revealed weak and statistically non-significant overall effect on offspring's appetite. However, we found that lower protein content of restricted diets is associated with higher food intake in female offspring. Importantly, we show that a main source of variation among studies arises from whether, and how, food intake was adjusted for body mass. This probably explains many of the contradictory results in the field. Based on our results, we recommend using allometric scaling of food intake to body mass in future studies.
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- M Lagisz
- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Vormoor B, Knizia HK, Batey MA, Almeida GS, Wilson I, Dildey P, Sharma A, Blair H, Hide IG, Heidenreich O, Vormoor J, Maxwell RJ, Bacon CM. Development of a preclinical orthotopic xenograft model of ewing sarcoma and other human malignant bone disease using advanced in vivo imaging. PLoS One 2014; 9:e85128. [PMID: 24409320 PMCID: PMC3883696 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Ewing sarcoma and osteosarcoma represent the two most common primary bone tumours in childhood and adolescence, with bone metastases being the most adverse prognostic factor. In prostate cancer, osseous metastasis poses a major clinical challenge. We developed a preclinical orthotopic model of Ewing sarcoma, reflecting the biology of the tumour-bone interactions in human disease and allowing in vivo monitoring of disease progression, and compared this with models of osteosarcoma and prostate carcinoma. Human tumour cell lines were transplanted into non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NSG) and Rag2−/−/γc−/− mice by intrafemoral injection. For Ewing sarcoma, minimal cell numbers (1000–5000) injected in small volumes were able to induce orthotopic tumour growth. Tumour progression was studied using positron emission tomography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and bioluminescent imaging. Tumours and their interactions with bones were examined by histology. Each tumour induced bone destruction and outgrowth of extramedullary tumour masses, together with characteristic changes in bone that were well visualised by computed tomography, which correlated with post-mortem histology. Ewing sarcoma and, to a lesser extent, osteosarcoma cells induced prominent reactive new bone formation. Osteosarcoma cells produced osteoid and mineralised “malignant” bone within the tumour mass itself. Injection of prostate carcinoma cells led to osteoclast-driven osteolytic lesions. Bioluminescent imaging of Ewing sarcoma xenografts allowed easy and rapid monitoring of tumour growth and detection of tumour dissemination to lungs, liver and bone. Magnetic resonance imaging proved useful for monitoring soft tissue tumour growth and volume. Positron emission tomography proved to be of limited use in this model. Overall, we have developed an orthotopic in vivo model for Ewing sarcoma and other primary and secondary human bone malignancies, which resemble the human disease. We have shown the utility of small animal bioimaging for tracking disease progression, making this model a useful assay for preclinical drug testing.
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- Britta Vormoor
- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Great North Children’s Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Cancer Centre at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Bomken S, Buechler L, Rehe K, Ponthan F, Elder A, Blair H, Bacon CM, Vormoor J, Heidenreich O. Erratum: Lentiviral marking of patient-derived acute lymphoblastic leukaemic cells allows in vivo tracking of disease progression. Leukemia 2013. [DOI: 10.1038/leu.2013.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Rybak M, Huang L, Blair H, Xia P. WE-A-108-10: Using CT/MR Compatible Multichannel Vaginal Cylinder for Vaginal Cuff Treatment Can Reduce Dose to the Bladder and Rectum. Med Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1118/1.4815503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Martinez N, Prall S, Blair H, Heidenreich O. Relevance of RUNX1/ETO for Leukaemic Propagation in vivo. Klin Padiatr 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1343628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Bomken S, Buechler L, Rehe K, Ponthan F, Elder A, Blair H, Bacon CM, Vormoor J, Heidenreich O. Lentiviral marking of patient-derived acute lymphoblastic leukaemic cells allows in vivo tracking of disease progression. Leukemia 2013. [PMID: 22858908 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2012.206.lentiviral] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Bomken S, Buechler L, Rehe K, Ponthan F, Elder A, Blair H, Bacon CM, Vormoor J, Heidenreich O. Lentiviral marking of patient-derived acute lymphoblastic leukaemic cells allows in vivo tracking of disease progression. Leukemia 2012; 27:718-21. [PMID: 22858908 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2012.206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Jafariahangari Y, Smith S, Sharma R, Zerehdaran S, Blair H. The effect of pre-natal maternal environment on live weight, reproductive and semen characteristics in ram lambs. Small Rumin Res 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chen Q, Blair H, Ciezki J, Mahadevan A, Began N, Suh J. SU-GG-T-06: Investigation to Replace CT by MRI in Post-Implant Dosimetry of Prostate Permanent Brachytherapy. Med Phys 2008. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2961756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Tanaka Y, Mori A, Tazaki H, Imai S, Shiina J, Kusaba A, Ozawa T, Yoshida T, Kimura N, Hayashi T, Kenyon PR, Blair H, Arai T. Plasma metabolite concentrations and hepatic enzyme activities in pregnant Romney ewes with restricted feeding. Res Vet Sci 2007; 85:17-21. [PMID: 17920647 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2006] [Revised: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 08/22/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Plasma metabolite concentrations and activities of enzymes related to energy metabolism in plasma, peripheral leukocytes and liver of pregnant Romney ewes with restricted feeding were measured to assess those metabolites and enzymes as indicators for evaluating metabolic conditions in the ewes. The body weights and plasma lactate concentrations of the low-feeding ewes (about 1.0 times maintenance) were significantly lower than those of the high-feeding ewes (about 1.5 times maintenance). There were no significant differences in plasma protein, glucose, triglyceride, cholesterol, pyruvate and immunoreactive insulin concentrations and plasma and leukocyte enzyme activities between both groups. Hepatic malate dehydrogenase activities were significantly higher and hexokinase activities were significantly lower in the low-feeding ewes than in the high-feeding ewes. Restricted feeding could maintain pregnancy and some plasma metabolites and peripheral leukocyte enzymes may be useful indicators for evaluating metabolic changes in ewes.
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- Y Tanaka
- Department of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan
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Mori A, Kenyon PR, Mori N, Yamamoto I, Tanaka Y, Suzuki N, Tazaki H, Ozawa T, Hayashi T, Hickson RE, Morris ST, Blair H, Arai T. Changes in metabolite, energy metabolism related enzyme activities and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) populations in beef heifers with two differing liveweight change profiles in New Zealand. Vet Res Commun 2007; 32:159-66. [PMID: 17849230 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-007-9017-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Accepted: 08/21/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Metabolite and immunoreactive insulin (IRI) concentrations, energy metabolism related enzymes activities and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) populations were measured in blood of pregnant Angus heifers with differing liveweight change profiles (gaining or losing), in New Zealand to investigate the meanings of those parameters in the restricted feeding beef heifers. Beef heifers losing liveweight (-412 g/day) showed significantly lower concentrations of plasma IRI, and higher concentrations of plasma free fatty acid (FFA) than heifers gaining liveweight (483 g/day). The cytosolic and mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase (MDH) activities and MDH/lactate dehydrogenase (M/L) ratio in leukocytes of the liveweight losing heifers were significantly higher than those the liveweight gaining heifers. Percentages of cluster of differentiation (CD) 3 positive cells and natural killer (NK) cells in PBMC decreased significantly in the liveweight losing heifers compared to those in the liveweight gaining heifers. Plasma IRI and FFA concentrations, leukocyte cytosolic and mitochondrial MDH activities and CD3 positive and NK cell populations may be useful markers to evaluate metabolic conditions and immunity in the restricted feeding beef heifers.
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- A Mori
- Department of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, 1-7-1 Kyonancho, Musashino, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan
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Mori A, Urabe S, Asada M, Tanaka Y, Tazaki H, Yamamoto I, Kimura N, Ozawa T, Morris ST, Hickson R, Kenyon PR, Blair H, Choi CB, Arai T. Comparison of Plasma Metabolite Concentrations and Enzyme Activities in Beef Cattle Raised by Different Feeding Systems in Korea, Japan and New Zealand. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 54:342-5. [PMID: 17718805 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2007.00964.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Concentrations of metabolites and immunoreactive insulin (IRI) and activities of enzymes related to energy metabolism were measured in plasma of Korean and Japanese beef cattle, which were raised by the indoor feeding system programmed to feed larger amount of roughage in their growing periods and larger amount of concentrate diet in their finishing periods (Japanese feeding system), and grazing New Zealand beef cattle. By the Japanese beef grading system, Korean and Japanese beef cattle showed high beef quality score, average grade 3.3 and 3.6, respectively. The plasma free fatty acid and lactate concentrations and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), malate dehydrogenase (MDH) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activities in Korean beef cattle were significantly higher than those in Japanese beef cattle. The plasma lactate concentration in Korean beef cattle was 8.40 mmol/l, which was similar to the values observed in lactic acidosis. The higher activities of plasma LDH, MDH and AST may indicate slight liver damage by slightly acidotic conditions in Korean beef cattle. New Zealand beef cattle fed on pasture which they harvest by grazing showed significantly lower plasma glucose, cholesterol, lactate and IRI concentrations and enzyme activities than those in Korean and Japanese beef cattle fed on larger amount of concentrate diets. Plasma metabolite concentrations and energy metabolism-related enzyme activities may be good indicators for evaluating metabolic conditions of beef cattle raised by different feeding systems.
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- A Mori
- Department of Veterinary Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashiro, Tokyo 180-8602, Japan
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Arai T, Kusaba A, Takeguchi A, Tanaka Y, Ozawa T, Yoshida T, Sako T, Hayashi T, Blair H. Comparison of plasma metabolite concentrations and peripheral leukocyte enzyme activities in sheep fed on different diets in New Zealand and Japan. Vet Res Commun 2007; 31:681-4. [PMID: 17252317 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-007-3548-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- T Arai
- Department of Veterinary Science, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Tokyo.
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Jenkins RB, Ballman KV, Giannini C, Arusell RM, Blair H, Passe S, Flynn H, Brown P, Shaw EG, Buckner JC. Diagnostic and prognostic significance of a t(1;19)(q10;p10) in patients (pts) with low-grade oligodendroglioma and astrocytoma: NCCTG 94–72–53. J Clin Oncol 2006. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.1505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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1505 Background: Combined deletion of chromosomes 1p and 19q is associated with improved prognosis in pts with anaplastic oligodendroglioma. We recently discovered that the combined deletion is mediated by a chromosome 1;19 translocation: t(1;19)(q10;p10). The prognostic significance of this alteration in pts with low-grade gliomas is not known. Methods: Paraffin-embedded tumor tissue was obtained from 134 pts enrolled in two NCCTG trials for newly-diagnosed low-grade glioma: 86–72–51: a randomized phase III trial of 50.4 Gy vs 64.8 Gy radiation therapy (RT) and 93–72–02: a phase II trial of PCV for 6 cycles followed by RT. Interphase fusion of a CEP1 probe and a BAC contig probe for 19p12 was used to detect the 1;19 translocation. Analysis of 1p and 19q deletions had been previously performed by FISH. Kaplan-Meier distributions of overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) for pts whose tumors did or did not exhibit CEP1/19p12 fusion were compared using the Wilcoxon test. Results: Of 134 pts, CEP1/19p12 fusion testing was informative for 92. CEP1/19p12 fusion prevalence was 55% among 42 oligodendrogliomas, 47% among 30 mixed oligoastrocytomas, and 5% among 20 astrocytomas. 91% of gliomas with and 11% without 1p/19q deletion had CEP1/19p12 fusion (p<0.0001, chi-square test). The frequency of the t(1;19) by tumor histology, as well as median and 5-year progression-free and overall survival are provided in the table . Conclusions: Our results strongly suggest that a t(1;19)(q10;p10) mediates the combined deletion of 1p and 19q in human gliomas. Like combined 1p and 19q deletion, the 1;19 translocation is associated with superior progression-free and overall survival in low-grade oligodendroglioma patients. FISH analysis of the t(1;19) will likely be a more sensitive and specific means to assess 1p and 19q status in patients with gliomas. (Supported in part by CA85799, CA108961 and NCCTG grants CA25224 and CA114740) [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- R. B. Jenkins
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Merit Care CCOP, Fargo, ND; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Merit Care CCOP, Fargo, ND; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Merit Care CCOP, Fargo, ND; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Merit Care CCOP, Fargo, ND; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Merit Care CCOP, Fargo, ND; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Merit Care CCOP, Fargo, ND; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Merit Care CCOP, Fargo, ND; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Merit Care CCOP, Fargo, ND; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Merit Care CCOP, Fargo, ND; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
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- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Merit Care CCOP, Fargo, ND; Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC
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Chen Q, Blair H. TH-B-224C-01: Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Using Plastic Palladium-103 Seeds. Med Phys 2006. [DOI: 10.1118/1.2241835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Chen Q, Blair H. MO-E-T-618-02: Dosimetry of a Thyroid Uptake Detected in Seed Migration Survey Following a Patient's Iodine-125 Prostate Implant and Measurements of Seed Leakages. Med Phys 2005. [DOI: 10.1118/1.1998299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Tarhini A, Agarwala SS, Gooding W, Cai C, Kirkwood JM, Stover LL, Blair H. Phase II trial of sequential temozolomide (TMZ) and high-dose bolus (HDB) IL-2 in patients with AJCC stage IV melanoma. J Clin Oncol 2005. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.7549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- A. Tarhini
- Univ of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Univ of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Univ of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Univ of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Univ of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
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Sasser M, Kunitsky C, Jackoway G, Ezzell JW, Teska JD, Harper B, Parker S, Barden D, Blair H, Breezee J, Carpenter J, Cheek WV, DeMartino M, Evans B, Ezzell JW, Francesconi S, Franko E, Gardner W, Glazier M, Greth K, Harper B, Hart T, Hodel M, Holmes-Talbot K, Hopkins KL, Iqbal A, Johnson D, Krader P, Madonna A, McDowell M, McKee ML, Park M, Parker S, Pentella M, Radosevic J, Robison RA, Rotzoll B, Scott K, Smith M, Syed N, Tang J, Teska JD, Trinh H, Williams LI, Wolcott M. Identification of Bacillus anthracis from culture using gas chromatographic analysis of fatty acid methyl esters. J AOAC Int 2005; 88:178-81. [PMID: 15759740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Blair H, Culkin N, Randle K. From London to Los Angeles: a comparison of local labour market processes in the US and UK film industries. The International Journal of Human Resource Management 2003. [DOI: 10.1080/0958519032000057619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Due to their transcytotic capability, intestinal M cells may represent an efficient potential route for oral vaccine delivery. We previously demonstrated that the lectin Ulex europaeus agglutinin 1 (UEA1, specific for alpha-L-fucose residues) selectively binds to mouse Peyer's patch M cells and targets 0.5 microm polystyrene microparticles to these cells. Using a gut loop model we now demonstrate that covalently-membrane-bound UEA1 similarly targets polymerised liposomes (Orasomes, approximately 200 nm diameter), potential biocompatable oral vaccine delivery vehicles, to mouse M cells. Targeting was inhibited by alpha-L-fucose while the co-entrapped adjuvant, monophosphoryl Lipid A (MPL), failed to exert any detrimental effect on UEA1-mediated M cell targeting. Lectin-mediated M cell targeting may thus permit the efficacy of mucosal vaccines to be enhanced if cellular relationship between particle binding and immune outcome can be established.
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- M A Clark
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Medical School, University of Newcastle, NE2 4HH, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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