Xiaoyu Yang1, Xiaochun Peng2, Jiangrong Huang3. 1. Department of Oncology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Xiangyang, Hubei, China. 2. Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jingzhou, Hubei, China. 3. Department of Integrative Medicine, Medical School of Yangtze University, Jianghan Rd 55, Shashi, Jingzhou, 434000, Hubei, China. huangjr999@sina.com.
Abstract
PURPOSE: 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD), a key enzyme of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway, is involved in tumor growth and metabolism. Although high 6PGD activity has been shown to be associated with poor prognosis, its role and therapeutic value in breast cancer remain unknown. METHODS: The levels and roles of 6PGD were analyzed in breast cancer cells and their normal counterparts. The underlying mechanisms of 6PGD's roles are also analyzed. RESULTS: We found that 6PGD is aberrantly activated in breast cancer as shown by its increased transcriptional and translational levels as well as enzyme activity in breast cancer tissues and cell lines compared to normal counterparts. Although similar degree of enzyme activity inhibition was achieved in both breast cancer and normal breast cells, 6PGD inhibition by siRNA-mediated knockdown or pharmacological inhibitor physcion is more effective in inhibiting growth and survival in breast cancer than normal breast cells. Moreover, inhibiting 6PGD significantly sensitizes breast cancer response to chemotherapeutic agents in in vitro cell culture system and in vivo xenograft breast cancer model. We further show that 6PGD inhibition activates AMPK and its downstream substrate ACC1, leading to reduction of ACC1 activity and lipid biosynthesis. AMPK depletion significantly reverses the inhibitory effects of physcion in breast cancer cells, confirming that 6PGD inhibition targets breast cancer cell via AMPK activation. CONCLUSIONS: Our work provides experimental evidence on the association of 6PGD with poor prognosis in breast cancer and suggests that 6PGD inhibition may represent a potential therapeutic strategy to augment chemotherapy efficacy in breast cancer.
PURPOSE:6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD), a key enzyme of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway, is involved in tumor growth and metabolism. Although high 6PGD activity has been shown to be associated with poor prognosis, its role and therapeutic value in breast cancer remain unknown. METHODS: The levels and roles of 6PGD were analyzed in breast cancer cells and their normal counterparts. The underlying mechanisms of 6PGD's roles are also analyzed. RESULTS: We found that 6PGD is aberrantly activated in breast cancer as shown by its increased transcriptional and translational levels as well as enzyme activity in breast cancer tissues and cell lines compared to normal counterparts. Although similar degree of enzyme activity inhibition was achieved in both breast cancer and normal breast cells, 6PGD inhibition by siRNA-mediated knockdown or pharmacological inhibitor physcion is more effective in inhibiting growth and survival in breast cancer than normal breast cells. Moreover, inhibiting 6PGD significantly sensitizes breast cancer response to chemotherapeutic agents in in vitro cell culture system and in vivo xenograft breast cancer model. We further show that 6PGD inhibition activates AMPK and its downstream substrate ACC1, leading to reduction of ACC1 activity and lipid biosynthesis. AMPK depletion significantly reverses the inhibitory effects of physcion in breast cancer cells, confirming that 6PGD inhibition targets breast cancer cell via AMPK activation. CONCLUSIONS: Our work provides experimental evidence on the association of 6PGD with poor prognosis in breast cancer and suggests that 6PGD inhibition may represent a potential therapeutic strategy to augment chemotherapy efficacy in breast cancer.
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6PGD; AMPK; Breast cancer; Oxidative PPP; Physcion
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