| The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor simvastatin overcomes cell adhesion-mediated drug resistance in multiple myeloma by geranylgeranylation of Rho protein and activation of Rho kinase. | |
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PMID: 15161667 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Primary drug resistance is a major problem in multiple myeloma, an incurable disease of the bone marrow. Cell adhesion-mediated drug resistance (CAM-DR) causes strong primary resistance. By coculturing multiple myeloma cells with bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), we observed a CAM-DR of about 50% to melphalan, treosulfan, doxorubicin, dexamethasone, and bortezomib, which was not reversed by secreted soluble factors. Targeting the adhesion molecules lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1) and very late antigen 4 (VLA-4) by monoclonal antibodies or by the LFA-1 inhibitor LFA703 reduced CAM-DR significantly. Only statins such as simvastatin and lovastatin, however, were able to completely restore chemosensitivity. All these effects were not mediated by deadhesion or reduced secretion of interleukin 6. Targeting geranylgeranyl transferase (GGTase) and Rho kinase by specific inhibitors (GGTI-298 and Y-27632), but not inhibition of farnesyl transferase (FTase) by FTI-277, showed similar reduction of CAM-DR. Addition of geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate (GG-PP), but not of farnesyl pyrophosphate (F-PP), was able to inhibit simvastatin-induced CAM-DR reversal. Our data suggest that the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme-A (HMG-CoA)/GG-PP/Rho/Rho-kinase pathway mediates CAM-DR and that targeting this pathway may improve the efficacy of antimyeloma therapies by reduction of CAM-DR. |
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Authors:
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Ralf Schmidmaier; Philipp Baumann; Meral Simsek; Farshid Dayyani; Bertold Emmerich; Gerold Meinhardt |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2004-05-25 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Blood Volume: 104 ISSN: 0006-4971 ISO Abbreviation: Blood Publication Date: 2004 Sep |
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Created Date: 2004-09-02 Completed Date: 2004-10-06 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7603509 Medline TA: Blood Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1825-32 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Laboratory for Molecular Haematology, Department of Haematology and Oncology, Klinikum der Universität München, Medizinische Klinik-Innenstadt, Ziemssenstrasse 1, 80336 Munich, Germany. ralf.schmidmaier@med.uni-muenchen.de |
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Animals Bone Marrow Cells / drug effects Cell Adhesion / drug effects Cell Line, Tumor Drug Resistance, Multiple / drug effects Drug Resistance, Neoplasm* / drug effects Enzyme Activation / drug effects Humans Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases / metabolism Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / pharmacology* Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins Multiple Myeloma / metabolism*, pathology* Protein Prenylation / drug effects Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases / metabolism* Signal Transduction Simvastatin / pharmacology* rho GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism* rho-Associated Kinases |
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0/Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; 0/Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; 79902-63-9/Simvastatin; EC 1.1.1.-/Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases; EC 2.7.11.1/Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases; EC 2.7.11.1/rho-Associated Kinases; EC 3.6.5.2/rho GTP-Binding Proteins |
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