KSP inhibitor ARRY-520 as a substitute for Paclitaxel in Type I ovarian cancer cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We previously described a sub-population of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cells with a functional TLR-4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway (Type I EOC cells), which confers the capacity to respond to Paclitaxel, a known TLR-4 ligand, by enhancing...
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| author | Woessner Richard Tytler Ewan M Xie Yanhua Kim Ki Mor Gil Alvero Ayesha B |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We previously described a sub-population of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cells with a functional TLR-4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway (Type I EOC cells), which confers the capacity to respond to Paclitaxel, a known TLR-4 ligand, by enhancing NF-κB activity and upregulating cytokine secretion – events that are known to promote tumor progression. It is therefore important to distinguish those patients that should not receive Paclitaxel; it is also important to identify alternative chemotherapy options that would benefit this sub-group of patients. The objective of this study is to determine if the KSP inhibitor, ARRY-520, can be a substitute for Paclitaxel in patients with Type I EOC.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>EOC cells isolated from either ascites or tumor tissue were treated with increasing concentrations of ARRY-520 or Paclitaxel and cell viability determined. Activation of the apoptotic pathway was determined using Western blot analysis. Mitochondrial integrity was quantified using JC1 dye. Cytokine profiling was performed from supernatants using xMAP technology. NF-κB activity was measured using a Luciferase reporter system. <it>In vivo </it>activity was determined using a subcutaneous xenograft mouse model.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>ARRY-520 and Paclitaxel exhibited the same cytotoxic effect on Type I and II cells. The GI<sub>50 </sub>at 48 h for Type II EOC cells was 0.0015 μM and 0.2 μM for ARRY-520 and Paclitaxel, respectively. For Type I EOC cells, the GI<sub>50 </sub>at 48 h was > 3 μM and >20 μM for ARRY-520 and Paclitaxel, respectively. Decrease in the number of viable cells was accompanied by mitochondrial depolarization and caspase activation. Unlike Paclitaxel, ARRY-520 did not induce NF-κB activation, did not enhance cytokine secretion, nor induce ERK phosphorylation in Type I EOC cells.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Administration of Paclitaxel to patients with high percentage Type I cancer cells could have detrimental effects due to Paclitaxel-induced enhancement of NF-κB and ERK activities, and cytokine production (e.g. IL-6), which promote chemoresistance and tumor progression. ARRY-520 has similar anti-tumor activity in EOC cells as that of Paclitaxel. However, unlike Paclitaxel, it does not induce these pro-tumor effects in Type I cells. Therefore, the KSP inhibitor ARRY-520 may represent an alternative to Paclitaxel in this subgroup of EOC patients.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-edfad35e31cd49838d642514b80672662022-12-22T03:08:14ZengBMCJournal of Translational Medicine1479-58762009-07-01716310.1186/1479-5876-7-63KSP inhibitor ARRY-520 as a substitute for Paclitaxel in Type I ovarian cancer cellsWoessner RichardTytler Ewan MXie YanhuaKim KiMor GilAlvero Ayesha B<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We previously described a sub-population of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) cells with a functional TLR-4/MyD88/NF-κB pathway (Type I EOC cells), which confers the capacity to respond to Paclitaxel, a known TLR-4 ligand, by enhancing NF-κB activity and upregulating cytokine secretion – events that are known to promote tumor progression. It is therefore important to distinguish those patients that should not receive Paclitaxel; it is also important to identify alternative chemotherapy options that would benefit this sub-group of patients. The objective of this study is to determine if the KSP inhibitor, ARRY-520, can be a substitute for Paclitaxel in patients with Type I EOC.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>EOC cells isolated from either ascites or tumor tissue were treated with increasing concentrations of ARRY-520 or Paclitaxel and cell viability determined. Activation of the apoptotic pathway was determined using Western blot analysis. Mitochondrial integrity was quantified using JC1 dye. Cytokine profiling was performed from supernatants using xMAP technology. NF-κB activity was measured using a Luciferase reporter system. <it>In vivo </it>activity was determined using a subcutaneous xenograft mouse model.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>ARRY-520 and Paclitaxel exhibited the same cytotoxic effect on Type I and II cells. The GI<sub>50 </sub>at 48 h for Type II EOC cells was 0.0015 μM and 0.2 μM for ARRY-520 and Paclitaxel, respectively. For Type I EOC cells, the GI<sub>50 </sub>at 48 h was > 3 μM and >20 μM for ARRY-520 and Paclitaxel, respectively. Decrease in the number of viable cells was accompanied by mitochondrial depolarization and caspase activation. Unlike Paclitaxel, ARRY-520 did not induce NF-κB activation, did not enhance cytokine secretion, nor induce ERK phosphorylation in Type I EOC cells.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Administration of Paclitaxel to patients with high percentage Type I cancer cells could have detrimental effects due to Paclitaxel-induced enhancement of NF-κB and ERK activities, and cytokine production (e.g. IL-6), which promote chemoresistance and tumor progression. ARRY-520 has similar anti-tumor activity in EOC cells as that of Paclitaxel. However, unlike Paclitaxel, it does not induce these pro-tumor effects in Type I cells. Therefore, the KSP inhibitor ARRY-520 may represent an alternative to Paclitaxel in this subgroup of EOC patients.</p>http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/7/1/63 |
| spellingShingle | Woessner Richard Tytler Ewan M Xie Yanhua Kim Ki Mor Gil Alvero Ayesha B KSP inhibitor ARRY-520 as a substitute for Paclitaxel in Type I ovarian cancer cells Journal of Translational Medicine |
| title | KSP inhibitor ARRY-520 as a substitute for Paclitaxel in Type I ovarian cancer cells |
| title_full | KSP inhibitor ARRY-520 as a substitute for Paclitaxel in Type I ovarian cancer cells |
| title_fullStr | KSP inhibitor ARRY-520 as a substitute for Paclitaxel in Type I ovarian cancer cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | KSP inhibitor ARRY-520 as a substitute for Paclitaxel in Type I ovarian cancer cells |
| title_short | KSP inhibitor ARRY-520 as a substitute for Paclitaxel in Type I ovarian cancer cells |
| title_sort | ksp inhibitor arry 520 as a substitute for paclitaxel in type i ovarian cancer cells |
| url | http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/7/1/63 |
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