| Downregulation of survivin and aurora A by histone deacetylase and RAS inhibitors: a new drug combination for cancer therapy. | |
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PMID: 20473860 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, such as valproic acid (VPA), constitute a novel class of anticancer agents that cause an increase in acetylated histones and thus restore the expression of dormant tumor-suppressor and other genes related to cell differentiation, cell-cycle arrest or apoptosis of tumor cells. The Ras inhibitor farnesylthiosalicylic acid (FTS, salirasib) attenuates cancer cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo and, under certain circumstances, induces cell death. FTS by itself does not induce differentiation or complete growth arrest. The abovementioned activity of VPA as a differentiation agent suggested that it might be worth investigating its possible therapeutic potential in synergistic combination with FTS. Here, we examined whether the combined application of VPA and FTS could synergistically inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells that express oncogenic K-Ras (A549 nonsmall-cell lung carcinoma cells), DLD1 (colon carcinoma cells) or chronically active wild-type K-Ras and constitutively active B-Raf (ARO, thyroid carcinoma cells). The results showed that combined treatment with VPA and FTS synergistically reduces proliferation in all of these cancer cell lines by downregulating Ras and blocking the expression of Survivin and Aurora A. These alterations, which were most pronounced following the combined treatment, led to a mitotic crisis, as reflected by mislocalization of the chromosomal passenger complex. Our findings thus demonstrate that combination therapy with VPA and FTS might offer a promising therapeutic approach to the treatment of epithelial tumors. |
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Authors:
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Anat Biran; Michael Brownstein; Ronit Haklai; Yoel Kloog |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer Volume: 128 ISSN: 1097-0215 ISO Abbreviation: Int. J. Cancer Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-29 Completed Date: 2011-01-14 Revised Date: 2011-07-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0042124 Medline TA: Int J Cancer Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 691-701 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurobiology, George S Wise Faculty of Life Science, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. |
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Antineoplastic Agents
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therapeutic use Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use* Blotting, Western Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology Carcinoma, Small Cell / pathology Cell Division Cell Line, Tumor Colonic Neoplasms / pathology Down-Regulation / drug effects Farnesol / analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use Flow Cytometry Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors / therapeutic use Histone Deacetylases / genetics, metabolism Humans Lung Neoplasms / pathology Microtubule-Associated Proteins / genetics* Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases / genetics* RNA, Neoplasm / genetics, isolation & purification Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Salicylic Acids / therapeutic use Valproic Acid / therapeutic use |
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0/Antineoplastic Agents; 0/BIRC5 protein, human; 0/Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; 0/Microtubule-Associated Proteins; 0/RNA, Neoplasm; 0/Salicylic Acids; 0/farnesylthiosalicylic acid; 4602-84-0/Farnesol; 99-66-1/Valproic Acid; EC 2.7.11.1/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases; EC 2.7.11.1/aurora kinase; EC 3.5.1.98/Histone Deacetylases |
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