Go Woon Kim1, Dong Hoon Lee1, Soo-Keun Yeon1, Yu Hyun Jeon1, Jung Yoo1, Sang Woo Lee1, So Hee Kwon2,3. 1. College of Pharmacy, Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yonsei University, Incheon, Republic of Korea. 2. College of Pharmacy, Yonsei Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yonsei University, Incheon, Republic of Korea soheekwon@yonsei.ac.kr. 3. Department of Integrated OMICS for Biomedical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is considered as one of the most promising targets in drug development for cancer therapy. Drug resistance is a major cause of treatment failure in many cancers including glioblastoma (GBM), the most lethal malignant tumor. The role of HDAC6 in GBM resistance and its underlying mechanisms have not been well elucidated. Herein, we investigated the function of HDAC6 in modulating GBM resistance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The anticancer effects of four structurally distinct selective HDAC6 inhibitors were addressed using western blot, flow cytometry, CCK-8 assay, and CI in temozolomide (TMZ)-resistant GBM cells. RESULTS: We showed that HDAC6-selecitve inhibitors block activation of the EGFR and p53 pathways in TMZ-resistant GBM cells. Importantly, the inhibition of HDAC6 correlates with increased levels of MSH2 and MSH6, key DNA mismatch repair proteins, in TMZ-resistant GBM cells. In addition to the MSH, HDAC6 inhibitors decrease MGMT expression in TMZ-resistant GBM cells. Furthermore, HDAC6 inhibitors increase TMZ sensitivity and efficiently induce apoptosis in TMZ-resistant GBM cells. CONCLUSION: Selective inhibition of HDAC6 may be a promising strategy for the treatment of TMZ-resistant GBM. Copyright
BACKGROUND/AIM: Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is considered as one of the most promising targets in drug development for cancer therapy. Drug resistance is a major cause of treatment failure in many cancers including glioblastoma (GBM), the most lethal malignant tumor. The role of HDAC6 in GBM resistance and its underlying mechanisms have not been well elucidated. Herein, we investigated the function of HDAC6 in modulating GBM resistance. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The anticancer effects of four structurally distinct selective HDAC6 inhibitors were addressed using western blot, flow cytometry, CCK-8 assay, and CI in temozolomide (TMZ)-resistant GBM cells. RESULTS: We showed that HDAC6-selecitve inhibitors block activation of the EGFR and p53 pathways in TMZ-resistant GBM cells. Importantly, the inhibition of HDAC6 correlates with increased levels of MSH2 and MSH6, key DNA mismatch repair proteins, in TMZ-resistant GBM cells. In addition to the MSH, HDAC6 inhibitors decrease MGMT expression in TMZ-resistant GBM cells. Furthermore, HDAC6 inhibitors increase TMZ sensitivity and efficiently induce apoptosis in TMZ-resistant GBM cells. CONCLUSION: Selective inhibition of HDAC6 may be a promising strategy for the treatment of TMZ-resistant GBM. Copyright
Authors: Alejandro Urdiciain; Elena Erausquin; María V Zelaya; Idoya Zazpe; José L Lanciego; Bárbara Meléndez; Juan A Rey; Miguel A Idoate; Natalia A Riobo-Del Galdo; Javier S Castresana Journal: Biology (Basel) Date: 2021-05-26