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Suzuki M, Saito A, Kobayashi M, Yokoyama T, Omiya S, Li J, Sugita K, Miki K, Saito JI, Ando A. Crystal structure of the GH-46 subclass III chitosanase from Bacillus circulans MH-K1 in complex with chitotetraose. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2024; 1868:130549. [PMID: 38158023 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2023.130549] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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BACKGROUND Chitosanases (EC 3.2.1.132) hydrolyze chitosan which is a polymer of glucosamine (GlcN) linked by β - 1,4 bonds, and show cleavage specificity against partially acetylated chitosan containing N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) residues. Chitosanases' structural underpinnings for cleavage specificity and the conformational switch from open to closed structures are still a mystery. METHODS The GH-46 subclass III chitosanase from Bacillus circulans MH-K1 (MH-K1 chitosanase), which also catalyzes the hydrolysis of GlcN-GlcNAc bonds in addition to GlcN-GlcN, has had its chitotetraose [(GlcN)4]-complexed crystal structure solved at 1.35 Å resolution. RESULTS The MH-K1 chitosanase's (GlcN)4-bound structure has numerous structural similarities to other GH-46 chitosanases in terms of substrate binding and catalytic processes. However, subsite -1, which is absolutely specific for GlcN, seems to characterize the structure of a subclass III chitosanase due to its distinctive length and angle of a flexible loop. According to a comparison of the (GlcN)4-bound and apo-form structures, the particular binding of a GlcN residue at subsite -2 through Asp77 causes the backbone helix to kink, which causes the upper- and lower-domains to approach closely when binding a substrate. CONCLUSIONS Although GH-46 chitosanases vary in the finer details of the subsites defining cleavage specificity, they share similar structural characteristics in substrate-binding, catalytic processes, and potentially in conformational change. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE The precise binding of a GlcN residue to the -2 subsite is essential for the conformational shift that occurs in all GH-46 chitosanases, as shown by the crystal structures of the apo- and substrate-bound forms of MH-K1 chitosanase.
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- Michihiko Suzuki
- Molecular Analysis Center, Research Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8731, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiology, Graduate School of Advanced and Integration Science, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan; Department of Materials and Life Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology, Fukuroi, Shizuoka 437-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Nanobiology, Graduate School of Advanced and Integration Science, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiology, Graduate School of Advanced and Integration Science, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiology, Graduate School of Advanced and Integration Science, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiology, Graduate School of Advanced and Integration Science, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiology, Graduate School of Advanced and Integration Science, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Molecular Analysis Center, Research Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka 411-8731, Japan
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- Department of Nanobiology, Graduate School of Advanced and Integration Science, Chiba University, Matsudo, Chiba 271-8510, Japan
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Ohno Y, Suzuki M, Asada H, Kanda T, Saki M, Miyagi H, Yasunaga M, Suno C, Iwata S, Saito JI, Uchida S. In vitro pharmacological profile of KW-6356, a novel adenosine A 2A receptor antagonist/inverse agonist. Mol Pharmacol 2023; 103:311-324. [PMID: 36894319 DOI: 10.1124/molpharm.122.000633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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KW-6356 is a novel adenosine A2A receptor (A2A receptor) antagonist/inverse agonist, and its efficacy as monotherapy in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients has been reported. Istradefylline is a first-generation A2A receptor antagonist approved for use as adjunct treatment to levodopa/decarboxylase inhibitor in adult PD patients experiencing OFF episodes. In this study, we investigated the in vitro pharmacological profile of KW-6356 as an A2A receptor antagonist/inverse agonist and the mode of antagonism and compared them with istradefylline. In addition, we determined co-crystal structures of A2A receptor in complex with KW-6356 and istradefylline to explore the structural basis of the antagonistic properties of KW-6356. Pharmacological studies have shown that KW-6356 is a potent and selective ligand for the A2A receptor (the -log of inhibition constant = 9.93 {plus minus} 0.01 for human receptor) with a very low dissociation rate from the receptor (the dissociation kinetic rate constant = 0.016 {plus minus} 0.006 min-1 for human receptor). In particular, in vitro functional studies indicated that KW-6356 exhibits insurmountable antagonism and inverse agonism, while istradefylline exhibits surmountable antagonism. Crystallography of KW-6356- and istradefylline-bound A2A receptor have indicated that interactions with His2506.52 and Trp2466.48 are essential for the inverse agonism, while the interactions at both deep inside the orthosteric pocket and the pocket lid stabilizing the extracellular loop conformation may contribute to the insurmountable antagonism of KW-6356. These profiles may reflect important difference in vivo and help predict better clinical performance. Significance Statement KW-6356 is a potent and selective adenosine A2A receptor antagonist/inverse agonist and exhibits insurmountable antagonism, while istradefylline, a first-generation adenosine A2A receptor antagonist, exhibits surmountable antagonism. Structural studies of adenosine A2A receptor in complex with KW-6356 and istradefylline explain the characteristic differences in the pharmacological properties of KW-6356 and istradefylline.
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- Yutaro Ohno
- Biomedical Science Research Laboratories 1, Research Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Japan
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- Molecular Analysis Center, Research Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Japan
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- R&D Planning Department, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Japan
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- Medical Affairs Department, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Japan
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- Molecular Analysis Center, Research Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Japan
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- CMC R&D Center, Production Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Japan
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- Medical Chemistry, Kansai Medical University, Japan
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- Cell biology, Kyoto University, Japan
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- Molecular Analysis Center, Research Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Japan
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- Biomedical Science Research Laboratories 1, Research Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd., Japan
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Brechin V, Shinohara F, Saito JI, Seitz H, Tomari Y. Mechanistic analysis of the enhanced RNAi activity by 6-mCEPh-purine at the 5' end of the siRNA guide strand. RNA 2021; 27:151-162. [PMID: 33177187 PMCID: PMC7812867 DOI: 10.1261/rna.073775.119] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A key approach for improving siRNA efficacy is chemical modifications. Through an in silico screening of modifications at the 5'-end nucleobase of the guide strand, an adenine-derived compound called 6-(3-(2-carboxyethyl)phenyl)-purine (6-mCEPh-purine) was identified to improve the RNAi activity in cultured human cells and in vivo mouse models. Nevertheless, it remains unclear how this chemical modification enhances the siRNA potency. Here, we used a series of biochemical approaches to quantitatively evaluate the effect of the 6-mCEPh-purine modification at each step in the assembly of the RNAi effector complex called RISC. We found that the modification improves the formation of mature RISC at least in two different ways, by fixing the loading orientation of siRNA duplexes and increasing the stability of mature RISC after passenger strand ejection. Our data will provide a molecular platform for further development of chemically modified siRNA drugs.
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- Vincent Brechin
- Laboratory of RNA Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Laboratory of RNA Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Institut de Génétique Humaine, UMR 9002 CNRS and Université de Montpellier, 34396 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratory of RNA Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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Shinohara F, Oashi T, Harumoto T, Nishikawa T, Takayama Y, Miyagi H, Takahashi Y, Nakajima T, Sawada T, Koda Y, Makino A, Sato A, Hamaguchi K, Suzuki M, Yamamoto J, Tomari Y, Saito JI. siRNA potency enhancement via chemical modifications of nucleotide bases at the 5'-end of the siRNA guide strand. RNA 2021; 27:163-173. [PMID: 33177188 PMCID: PMC7812868 DOI: 10.1261/rna.073783.119] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) can be utilized not only as functional biological research tools but also as therapeutic agents. For the clinical use of siRNA as drugs, various chemical modifications have been used to improve the activity of siRNA drugs, and further chemical modifications are expected to improve the utility of siRNA therapeutics. As the 5' nucleobase of the guide strand affects the interaction between an siRNA and AGO2 and target cleavage activity, structural optimization of this specific position may be a useful strategy for improving siRNA activity. Here, using the in silico model of the complex between human AGO2 MID domain and nucleoside monophosphates, we screened and synthesized an original adenine-derived analog, 6-(3-(2-carboxyethyl)phenyl)purine (6-mCEPh-purine), that fits better than the natural nucleotide bases into the MID domain of AGO2. Introduction of the 6-mCEPh-purine analog at the 5'-end of the siRNA guide strand significantly enhanced target knockdown activity in both cultured cell lines and in vivo animal models. Our findings can help expand strategies for rationally optimizing siRNA activity via chemical modifications of nucleotide bases.
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- Fumikazu Shinohara
- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
- Laboratory of RNA Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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- Laboratory of RNA Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
- Department of Computational Biology and Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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- Research Function Unit, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
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Yamamoto K, Tamura T, Nakamura R, Hosoe S, Matsubara M, Nagata K, Kodaira H, Uemori T, Takahashi Y, Suzuki M, Saito JI, Ueno K, Shuto S. Development of a novel class of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) gamma ligands as an anticancer agent with a unique binding mode based on a non-thiazolidinedione scaffold. Bioorg Med Chem 2019; 27:115122. [PMID: 31623970 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2019.115122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2019] [Revised: 09/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
We previously identified dibenzooxepine derivative 1 as a potent PPARγ ligand with a unique binding mode owing to its non-thiazolidinedione scaffold. However, while 1 showed remarkably potent MKN-45 gastric cancer cell aggregation activity, an indicator of cancer differentiation-inducing activity induced by PPARγ activation, we recognized that 1 was metabolically unstable. In the present study, we identified a metabolically soft spot, and successfully discovered 3-fluoro dibenzooxepine derivative 9 with better metabolic stability. Further optimization provided imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine derivative 17, which showed potent MKN-45 gastric cancer cell aggregation activity and excellent PK profiles compared with 9. Compound 17 exerted a growth inhibitory effect on AsPC-1/AG1 pancreatic tumor in mice. Furthermore, the decrease in the hematocrit (an indicator of localized edema, a serious adverse effect of PPARγ ligands) was tolerable even with oral administration at 200 mg/kg in healthy mice.
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- Keisuke Yamamoto
- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-6, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Kirin, 1188, Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-6, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan; Center for Research and Education on Drug Discovery, Hokkaido University, Kita-12, Nishi-6, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0812, Japan.
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Yamamoto K, Tamura T, Henmi K, Kuboyama T, Yanagisawa A, Matsubara M, Takahashi Y, Suzuki M, Saito JI, Ueno K, Shuto S. Development of Dihydrodibenzooxepine Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPAR) Gamma Ligands of a Novel Binding Mode as Anticancer Agents: Effective Mimicry of Chiral Structures by Olefinic E/ Z-Isomers. J Med Chem 2018; 61:10067-10083. [PMID: 30351933 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A novel class of PPARγ ligand 1 (EC50 = 197 nM) with a dibenzoazepin scaffold was identified through high-throughput screening campaign. To avoid the synthetically troublesome chiral center of 1, its conformational analysis using the MacroModel was conducted, focusing on conformational flip of the tricyclic ring and the conformational restriction by the methyl group at the chiral center. On the basis of this analysis, scaffold hopping of dibenzoazepine into dibenzo[ b, e]oxepine by replacing the chiral structures with the corresponding olefinic E/ Z isomers was performed. Consequently, dibenzo[ b, e]oxepine scaffold 9 was developed showing extremely potent PPARγ reporter activity (EC50 = 2.4 nM, efficacy = 9.5%) as well as differentiation-inducing activity against a gastric cancer cell line MKN-45 that was more potent than any other well-known PPARγ agonists in vitro (94% at 30 nM). The X-ray crystal structure analysis of 9 complexed with PPARγ showed that it had a unique binding mode to PPARγ ligand-binding domain that differed from that of any other PPARγ agonists identified thus far.
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- Keisuke Yamamoto
- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin , 1188 , Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shiuoka , Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin , 1188 , Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shiuoka , Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin , 1188 , Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shiuoka , Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin , 1188 , Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shiuoka , Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin , 1188 , Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shiuoka , Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin , 1188 , Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shiuoka , Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin , 1188 , Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shiuoka , Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin , 1188 , Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shiuoka , Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin , 1188 , Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shiuoka , Japan
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- Fuji Research Park, R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin , 1188 , Shimotogari, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shiuoka , Japan
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Okada-Iwasaki R, Takahashi Y, Watanabe Y, Ishida H, Saito JI, Nakai R, Asai A. The Discovery and Characterization of K-756, a Novel Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway Inhibitor Targeting Tankyrase. Mol Cancer Ther 2016; 15:1525-34. [PMID: 27196752 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-15-0938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Wnt/β-catenin pathway is a well-known oncogenic pathway. Its suppression has long been considered as an important challenge in treating cancer patients. Among colon cancer patients in particular, most patients carry an adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) mutation that leads to an aberration of Wnt/β-catenin pathway. To discover the small molecule inhibitors of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway, we conducted high-throughput screening in APC-mutant colon cancer DLD-1 cells using a transcriptional reporter assay, which identified a selective Wnt/β-catenin pathway inhibitor, K-756. K-756 stabilizes Axin and reduces active β-catenin, and inhibits the genes downstream of endogenous Wnt/β-catenin. We subsequently identified that K-756 is a tankyrase (TNKS) inhibitor. TNKS, which belongs to the PARP family, poly-ADP ribosylates Axin and promotes Axin degradation via the proteasome pathway. K-756 binds to the induced pocket of TNKS and inhibits its enzyme activity. Moreover, PARP family enzyme assays showed that K-756 is a selective TNKS inhibitor. K-756 inhibited the cell growth of APC-mutant colorectal cancer COLO 320DM and SW403 cells by inhibiting the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. An in vivo study showed that the oral administration of K-756 inhibited the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in colon cancer xenografts in mice. To further explore the therapeutic potential of K-756, we also evaluated the effects of K-756 in non-small cell lung cancer cells. Although a single treatment of K-756 did not induce antiproliferative activity, when K-756 was combined with an EGFR inhibitor (gefitinib), it showed a strong synergistic effect. Therefore, K-756, a novel selective TNKS inhibitor, could be a leading compound in the development of anticancer agents. Mol Cancer Ther; 15(7); 1525-34. ©2016 AACR.
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- Ryoko Okada-Iwasaki
- R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan. Center for Drug Discovery, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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- R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan
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- R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan
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- R&D Division, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd., Shizuoka, Japan
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- Center for Drug Discovery, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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Ushijima H, Suzuki Y, Oike T, Komachi M, Yoshimoto Y, Ando K, Okonogi N, Sato H, Noda SE, Saito JI, Nakano T. Radio-sensitization effect of an mTOR inhibitor, temsirolimus, on lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. J Radiat Res 2015; 56:663-668. [PMID: 25887043 PMCID: PMC4497394 DOI: 10.1093/jrr/rrv021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2014] [Revised: 03/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) correlates with cell survival under hypoxia and regulates hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), a key protein in hypoxia-related events. However, the role of mTOR in radio-resistance has not been fully investigated. Therefore, the effect of mTOR on the radio-resistance of cancer cells under hypoxia was evaluated using the mTOR inhibitor temsirolimus. Clonogenic survival was examined in the A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cell line under normoxia or hypoxia, with or without temsirolimus. An oxygen enhancement ratio (OER) was calculated using the D(10) values, the doses giving 10% survival. Western blotting was performed to investigate the effect of temsirolimus on mTOR and the HIF-1α pathway under normoxia and hypoxia. A549 cells showed a radio-resistance of 5.1 and 14.2 Gy, as indicated by D(10) values under normoxia and hypoxia, respectively; the OER was 2.8. The cell survival rates under hypoxia and with temsirolimus remarkably decreased compared with those under normoxia. The D(10) values of the cells under normoxia and hypoxia were 4.8 and 5.4 Gy, respectively (OER = 1.1). mTOR expression was suppressed by temsirolimus under both normoxia and hypoxia. HIF-1α expression decreased under hypoxia in the presence of temsirolimus. These results suggest that temsirolimus can overcome the radio-resistance induced by hypoxia. When the fact that mTOR acts upstream of HIF-1α is considered, our data suggest that the restoration of radiation sensitivity by temsirolimus under hypoxia may be associated with the suppression of the HIF-1α pathway. Temsirolimus could therefore be used as a hypoxic cell radio-sensitizer.
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- Hiroki Ushijima
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma, 371-8511, Japan
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Ebara T, Shimada H, Kawamura H, Shirai K, Saito JI, Kawashima M, Tashiro M, Ohno T, Kanai T, Nakano T. Dosimetric analysis between carbon ion radiotherapy and stereotactic body radiotherapy in stage I lung cancer. Anticancer Res 2014; 34:5099-5104. [PMID: 25202098] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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AIM To evaluate dosimetric differences between carbon ion radiotherapy (C-ion RT) and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) for stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirteen stage I NSCLC cases were planned with C-ion RT and SBRT. Prescription of the dose and fractionation (fr) for stage IA and IB in C-ion RT were 52.8 Gy (RBE)/4fr and 60.0 Gy (RBE)/4fr, respectively and those in SBRT were 52.8 Gy/4fr and 60.0 Gy/4fr, respectively. RESULTS The conformity index (CI) for planning target volume of C-ion RT was significantly lower than that of SBRT. The normal lung doses in C-ion RT were significantly lower those that in SBRT. In particularly, for a larger tumor, C-ion RT was lower CI and normal lung dose than SBRT. CONCLUSION C-ion RT has an advantage in both target conformity and sparing of normal lung in stage I NSCLC.
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- Takeshi Ebara
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center, Gunma, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan
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- Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
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Tsutsumi S, Tabe Y, Fujii T, Yamaguchi S, Suto T, Yajima R, Morita H, Kato T, Shioya M, Saito JI, Asao T, Nakano T, Kuwano H. Tumor response and negative distal resection margins of rectal cancer after hyperthermochemoradiation therapy. Anticancer Res 2011; 31:3963-3967. [PMID: 22110227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The safety of regional hyperthermia has been tested in locally advanced rectal cancer. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of shorter distal margins on local control and survival in rectal cancer patients who were treated with preoperative hyperthermochemoradiation therapy (HCRT) and underwent rectal resection by using the total mesorectal excision (TME) method. PATIENTS AND METHODS Ninety-three patients with rectal adenocarcinoma who received neoadjuvant HCRT (total radiation: 50 Gy) were included in this study. Surgery was performed 8 weeks after HCRT, and each resected specimen was evaluated histologically. Length of distal surgical margins, status of circumferential margins, pathological response, and tumor node metastasis stage were examined for their effects on recurrence and survival. RESULTS Fifty-eight (62.4%) patients had tumor regression, and 20 (21.5%) had a pathological complete response. Distal margin length ranged from 1 to 55 mm (median, 21 mm) and did not correlate with local recurrence (p=0.57) or survival (p=0.75) by univariate analysis. Kaplan-Meier estimates of recurrence-free survival and local recurrence for the <10 mm versus ≥10 mm groups were not significantly different. Positive circumferential margins and failure of tumors to respond were unfavorable factors in survival. CONCLUSION Distal resection margins that are shorter than 10 mm but are not positive appear to be equivalent to longer margins in patients who undergo HCRT followed by rectal resection with TME. To improve the down-staging rate, additional studies are needed.
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- Soichi Tsutsumi
- Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan.
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Watanabe G, Saito JI, Kato N, Tabe Y. Orientational correlations in two-dimensional liquid crystals studied by molecular dynamics simulation. J Chem Phys 2011; 134:054513. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3536519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Ebara T, Kaira K, Saito JI, Shioya M, Asao T, Takahashi T, Sakurai H, Kanai Y, Kuwano H, Nakano T. L-type amino-acid transporter 1 expression predicts the response to preoperative hyperthermo-chemoradiotherapy for advanced rectal cancer. Anticancer Res 2010; 30:4223-4227. [PMID: 21036745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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AIM To evaluate whether expression of L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) in pretreatment rectal cancer biopsies is predictive of tumour response to neoadjuvant hyperthermo-chemoradiotherapy (HCRT). PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-four patients with rectal adenocarcinoma who received neoadjuvant HCRT were investigated. LAT1 expression was immunohistochemically evaluated using pretreatment biopsies. The operation was performed after 2-3 months following HCRT and each resected specimen was graded by the histological criteria of the Japanese Classification of Colorectal Carcinoma. RESULTS A positive LAT1 expression was recognized in 50.0% (22/44) of patients. Resected specimens were divided into 2 groups according to the histological grading criteria: good response (n=29) and poor response (n=15). LAT1-negative tumours had an 81.8% probability of good response and 18.2% probability of poor response. LAT1 expression showed marginally significant association with response to HCRT (p=0.05). CONCLUSION LAT1 may be a useful predictive marker of response to HCRT in rectal cancer.
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- Takeshi Ebara
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
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Although unlimited proliferation of cancer cells is supported by multiple signaling pathways involved in the regulation of proliferation, survival, and apoptosis, the molecular mechanisms coordinating these different pathways to promote the proliferation and survival of cancer cells have remained unclear. SAPK and integrin-ILK signaling pathways play key roles in the promotion of apoptosis and cell proliferation/survival, respectively. Studies of TNFalpha- and H2O2-induced apoptosis revealed that ASK1, a component of the SAPK system, mediates the TNFalpha and H2O2 signaling of apoptosis. ASK1 is activated by autophosphorylation of a specific threonine residue (T845) following TNFalpha stimulation. Our recent studies indicate that PP2Cepsilon, a member of the PP2C family, associates with and inactivates ASK1 by dephosphorylating T845. In contrast, PP2Cdelta/ILKAP, a second PP2C family member, activates ASK1 by enhancing cellular phosphorylation of T845. PP2Cdelta/ILKAP also forms a complex with ILK1 to inhibit the GSK3beta-mediated integrin-ILK1 signaling in vivo, inhibiting cell cycle progression. These observations raise the possibility that PP2Cdelta/ILKAP acts to control the cross-talk between integrin-induced and TNFalpha-induced signaling pathways, inhibiting the former and stimulating the latter, thereby inhibiting proliferation and survival and promoting the apoptosis of cancer cells.
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- Shinri Tamura
- Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, 4-1 Seiryomachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8575, Japan.
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Akimoto T, Muramatsu H, Takahashi M, Saito JI, Kitamoto Y, Harashima K, Miyazawa Y, Yamada M, Ito K, Kurokawa K, Yamanaka H, Nakano T, Mitsuhashi N, Niibe H. Rectal bleeding after hypofractionated radiotherapy for prostate cancer: correlation between clinical and dosimetric parameters and the incidence of grade 2 or worse rectal bleeding. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004; 60:1033-9. [PMID: 15519772 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.07.695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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: 02/02/2004] [Revised: 05/27/2004] [Accepted: 07/09/2004] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the incidence and severity of rectal bleeding after high-dose hypofractionated radiotherapy (RT) for prostate cancer, and to explore the factors affecting the incidence of Grade 2 or worse rectal bleeding. METHODS AND MATERIALS The data of 52 patients who had been treated by external beam RT for localized prostate cancer between 1999 and 2002 were analyzed. All the patients had received hypofractionated external beam RT to a total dose of 69 Gy in 3-Gy fractions, three fractions weekly. The clinical and dosimetric factors affecting the incidence of Grade 2 or worse late rectal bleeding were analyzed by univariate and multivariate analyses. The effect of the percentage of the whole rectal volume receiving 30%, 50%, 80%, and 90% of the prescribed radiation dose (V(30), V(50), V(80), and V(90), respectively) on the incidence of rectal bleeding was evaluated. RESULTS Of the 52 patients, 13 (25%) developed Grade 2 or worse rectal bleeding. One patient who needed laser coagulation and blood transfusion for the treatment of rectal bleeding was classified as having Grade 3 rectal bleeding. The median time to the development of Grade 2 or worse rectal bleeding was 11 months. The results of the univariate analysis revealed that the presence of a history of diabetes mellitus (p < 0.001), and V(30) >/= 60%, V(50) >/= 40% (p < 0.05), V(80) >/= 25%, and V(90) >/= 15% (p < 0.001) were statistically significant risk factors for the occurrence of Grade 2 or worse rectal bleeding. The results of the multivariate analysis revealed that a history of diabetes mellitus was the most statistically significant risk factor for the occurrence of rectal bleeding after hypofractionated RT for prostate cancer (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION A history of diabetes mellitus was the most statistically significant risk factor for the occurrence of Grade 2 or worse rectal bleeding after high-dose hypofractionated RT, although dosimetric factors were also closely associated with the risk of rectal bleeding.
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- Tetsuo Akimoto
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan.
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Akimoto T, Kitamoto Y, Saito JI, Harashima K, Nakano T, Ito K, Yamamoto T, Kurokawa K, Yamanaka H, Takahashi M, Mitsuhashi N, Niibe H. External beam radiotherapy for clinically node-negative, localized hormone-refractory prostate cancer: impact of pretreatment PSA value on radiotherapeutic outcomes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004; 59:372-9. [PMID: 15145150 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2003.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 05/28/2003] [Revised: 09/03/2003] [Accepted: 10/15/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To analyze the results of clinically node-negative, localized hormone-refractory prostate cancer treated with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and to investigate the potential prognostic factors that influenced the therapeutic outcome. METHODS AND MATERIALS Fifty-three patients who had developed localized hormone-refractory prostate cancer were treated with EBRT between 1994 and 2001. According to the 1992 American Joint Committee on Cancer clinical stage, 4 patients had T2 and 49 had T3 at the start of RT, and 14 patients had a Gleason score <7, 14 had a Gleason score of 7, and 23 had a Gleason score of 8-10. All patients were treated with EBRT using the unblocked oblique four-field technique, with a total dose of 69 Gy. The fraction dose was 3 Gy three times weekly. The median follow-up after RT was 35 months (range, 8-96 months) and after androgen ablation was 73 months (range, 42-156 months). RESULTS Of 53 patients, 15 patients subsequently developed clinical relapse, including locoregional and/or distant metastases. The site of first relapse was bone metastasis in 10, lymph nodes in 3, and local failure in 2 patients; 3 patients died of prostate cancer during the analysis period. The 3-year and 5-year cause-specific survival rate was 94% and 87%, respectively, and the 3-year and 5-year clinical relapse-free survival rate was 78% and 56%, respectively. The univariate analysis revealed that a short prostate-specific antigen (PSA) doubling time and high PSA value at the start of RT and a high Gleason score were statistically significant factors for the risk of clinical relapse. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that the PSA value (PSA <or=15 vs. >or=15 ng/mL) at the start of RT was an independent prognostic factor. CONCLUSION EBRT could be a treatment of choice for clinically node-negative, localized, hormone-refractory prostate cancer.
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- Tetsuo Akimoto
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.
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Saito JI, Nagata Y, Ando A, Kita A, Miki K. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of chitosanase fromBacillus circulansMH-K1. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 1995; 51:856-7. [PMID: 15299827 DOI: 10.1107/s090744499500268x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Chitosanase, an enzyme which hydrolyzes chitosan, isolated from Bacillus circulans MH-K1, was crystallized by a vapor-diffusion procedure at 293 K using ammonium sulfate as a precipitant. Rod-shaped colorless crystals, which grew to 0.05 x 0.15 x 1.2 mm within a week, belong to the orthorhombic system and the space group P222(1) or P2(1)2(1)2 with unit-cell dimensions of a = 43.3, b = 57.7, and c = 128.0 A. The asymmetric unit is thought to contain one chitosanase molecule (29 024 Da). The crystals diffract X-rays to at least 2.3 A resolution and are suitable for high-resolution X-ray structure analysis.
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- J I Saito
- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Division of Bioproduction Science, Faculty of Horticulture, Chiba University, Matsudo, Japan
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