scholarly journals Synthetic (E)-3-Phenyl-5-(phenylamino)-2-styryl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3-ium Chloride Derivatives as Promising Chemotherapy Agents on Cell Lines Infected with HTLV-1

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 2537
Author(s):  
Danilo Sousa-Pereira ◽  
Thais Silva de Oliveira ◽  
Rojane O. Paiva ◽  
Otávio Augusto Chaves ◽  
José C. Netto-Ferreira ◽  
...  

Synthesis of four compounds belonging to mesoionic class, (E)-3-phenyl-5-(phenylamino)-2-styryl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-3-ium chloride derivatives (5a–d) and their biological evaluation against MT2 and C92 cell lines infected with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1), which causes adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL), and non-infected cell lines (Jurkat) are reported. The compounds were obtained by convergent synthesis under microwave irradiation and the cytotoxicity was evaluated using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assays. Results showed IC50 values of all compounds in the range of 1.51–7.70 μM in HTLV-1-infected and non-infected cells. Furthermore, it was observed that 5b could induce necrosis after 24 h for Jurkat and MT2 cell lines. The experimental (fluorimetric method) and theoretical (molecular docking) results suggested that the mechanism of action for 5b could be related to its capacity to intercalate into DNA. Moreover, the preliminary pharmacokinetic profile of the studied compounds (5a–d) was obtained through human serum albumin (HSA) binding affinity using multiple spectroscopic techniques (circular dichroism, steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence), zeta potential and molecular docking calculations. The interaction HSA:5a–d is spontaneous and moderate (Ka ~ 104 M−1) via a ground-state association, without significantly perturbing both the secondary and surface structures of the albumin in the subdomain IIA (site I), indicating feasible biodistribution in the human bloodstream.

2004 ◽  
Vol 78 (9) ◽  
pp. 4582-4590 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Mori ◽  
Takehiro Matsuda ◽  
Masayuki Tadano ◽  
Takao Kinjo ◽  
Yasuaki Yamada ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Inhibition of histone deacetylase (HDAC) activity induces growth arrest, differentiation, and, in certain cell types, apoptosis. FR901228, FK228, or depsipeptide, is an HDAC inhibitor effective in T-cell lymphomas. Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is caused by human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and remains incurable. We examined whether FR901228 is effective for treatment of ATL by assessing its ability to induce apoptosis of HTLV-1-infected T-cell lines and primary leukemic cells from ATL patients. FR901228 induced apoptosis of Tax-expressing and -unexpressing HTLV-1-infected T-cell lines and selective apoptosis of primary ATL cells, especially those of patients with acute ATL. FR901228 also efficiently reduced the DNA binding of NF-κB and AP-1 in HTLV-1-infected T-cell lines and primary ATL cells and down-regulated the expression of Bcl-xL and cyclin D2, regulated by NF-κB. Although the viral protein Tax is an activator of NF-κB and AP-1, FR901228-induced apoptosis was not associated with reduced expression of Tax. In vivo use of FR901228 partly inhibited the growth of tumors of HTLV-1-infected T cells transplanted subcutaneously in SCID mice. Our results indicated that FR901228 could induce apoptosis of these cells and suppress the expression of NF-κB and AP-1 and suggest that FR901228 could be therapeutically effective in ATL.


Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (11) ◽  
pp. 1584-1584
Author(s):  
Kenji Ishitsuka ◽  
Fusanori Yotsumoto ◽  
Hiroo Katsuya ◽  
Emiko Ushijima ◽  
Shingo Miyamoto ◽  
...  

Abstract Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a peripheral T-cell malignancy caused by human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type I. Conventional chemotherapeutic regimens used against other malignant lymphoma have been administered to ATLL patients, but the treatment outcome of acute and lymphoma type ATLL remains very poor. Therefore, new therapeutic strategies are needed to improve patient outcome. Anti-apoptotic proteins, Bcl-2 and Bcl-XL have been reported to be highly expressed in ATLL cells, and confer resistance to chemotherapy. The aim of this study is to elucidate the therapeutic implication of ABT-737 (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, USA), a potent small-molecule inhibitor of Bcl-2, Bcl-XL and Bcl-w for ATLL. We first examined the direct toxicity of ABT-737 against tumor cell lines in vitro. ABT-737 significantly inhibited growth of ATLL cell lines (MT-1, MT-2 and HuT102) and an acute T-cell leukemia cell line, Jurkat with IC50 values at 72h of 2.5μM, 0.4μM, 0.01μM and 0.75μM, respectively. In contrast, Burkitt lymphoma cell lines, Raji and Ramos were resistant to ABT-737 with IC50 values at 72h of 24μM and 7.0μM, respectively. Importantly, Bcl-2 protein was highly expressed in MT-1, MT-2, HuT102 and Jurkat cells, but not in Raji and Ramos cells. We next examined the mechanism of ABT-737 induced growth inhibition using MT-1 and MT-2 cells. ABT-737 induced apoptosis with cleavage of caspase 9 and caspase 3 without modulating cell cycle distribution. Furthermore, ABT-737 significantly induced apoptosis in fresh tumor cells obtained from ATLL patients. We finally elucidated the potential of ABT-737 to enhance the apoptosis induced by anti-Fas monoclonal antibody (mAb), and cytotoxicity induced by conventional chemotherapeutics. ABT-737 enhanced apoptosis induced by anti-Fas mAb in MT-1 and MT-2 cells. Most importantly, ABT-737 synergistically enhanced the cytotoxicity induced by either of doxorubicin, vincristine or etoposide. These results suggest that ABT-737, used either alone or in combination with other conventional cytotoxic drugs, represents a promising novel targeted approach to overcome drug resistance and improve patient outcome in ATLL.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 564-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abigail M. Druck Shudofsky ◽  
Chou-Zen Giam

Abstract Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is the etiological agent of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL). The HTLV-1 viral trans-activator/oncoprotein Tax is a major driver of ATL, yet it induces rapid p21Cip1/Waf1 (p21)- and p27Kip1-mediated cellular senescence through constitutive activation (hyperactivation) of NF-κB. Although constitutive NF-κB activation is a common feature of T/B-cell leukemia/lymphoma, including ATL, it is not known how ATL cells maintain chronic NF-κB activation without undergoing senescence. Here, we demonstrate that, in contrast to HTLV-1− T-cell lines, ATL cell lines no longer undergo Tax-induced senescence. Although Tax+ and Tax− ATL cell lines showed signatures of constitutive NF-κB activation, their ability to progress through the cell cycle was unaffected. In some cases, ATL cell lines continued to proliferate despite significant upregulation of p21; additionally, many cell lines displayed altered expression of G1 and G1/S cyclins, particularly overexpression of cyclin D2. We propose that, during the course of ATL development, leukemia cells acquire genetic/epigenetic changes that can mitigate the senescence response triggered by NF-κB hyperactivation. Restoring the NF-κB–induced senescence response would likely help to control the development and progression of ATL and similar lymphoid malignancies.


2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Kozakai ◽  
Masahiko Takahashi ◽  
Masaya Higuchi ◽  
Toshifumi Hara ◽  
Kousuke Saito ◽  
...  

Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 115 (11) ◽  
pp. 2220-2230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeki Sawada ◽  
Chie Ishikawa ◽  
Hiroe Tanji ◽  
Sawako Nakachi ◽  
Masachika Senba ◽  
...  

AbstractCaveolin-1 is implicated in the regulation of signal pathways. Adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) is a T-cell malignancy causatively associated with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1). To determine the role of caveolin-1 in leukemogenesis, we examined caveolin-1 expression levels in HTLV-1–infected T-cell lines and ATL cells. These cells expressed high levels of caveolin-1 compared with uninfected T-cell lines and normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Caveolin-1–positive ATL cells were detected in ATL lymph nodes and skin lesions, and caveolin-1 was also detected in the plasma of patients with ATL. Infection of a human T-cell line, an epithelial cell line, and normal PBMCs with HTLV-1 induced caveolin-1 expression. The viral protein Tax transcriptionally activated caveolin-1 gene through nuclear factor-κB and cAMP response element binding protein signal pathways. HTLV-1–infected T-cell lines, and ATL cells are known to be resistant to transforming growth factor β (TGF-β)–induced growth inhibition. Caveolin-1 was colocalized with TGF-β type I receptor in HTLV-1–infected T-cell lines and suppressed TGF-β signaling. Caveolin-1 knockdown in an HTLV-1–infected T-cell line exhibited susceptibility to TGF-β. Thus, we describe a new function for Tax, repression of TGF-β signaling through caveolin-1 expression, which may play a critical role in ATL leukemogenesis.


1999 ◽  
Vol 73 (7) ◽  
pp. 6031-6040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Ohashi ◽  
Shino Hanabuchi ◽  
Hirotomo Kato ◽  
Yoshihiro Koya ◽  
Fumiyo Takemura ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) has been shown to be the etiologic agent of adult T-cell leukemia (ATL), but the in vivo mechanism by which the virus causes the malignant transformation is largely unknown. In order to investigate the mechanisms of HTLV-1 leukemogenesis, we developed a rat model system in which ATL-like disease was reproducibly observed, following inoculation of various rat HTLV-1-immortalized cell lines. When previously established cell lines, F344-S1 and TARS-1, but not TART-1 or W7TM-1, were inoculated, systemic multiple tumor development was observed in adult nude (nu/nu) rats. FPM1 cells, newly established from a heterozygous (nu/+) rat syngeneic to nu/nurats, caused transient tumors only at the injection site in adult nu/nu rats, but could progressively grow in newborn nu/nu rats and metastasize in lymph nodes. The derivative cell line (FPM1-V1AX) serially passed through newbornnu/nu rats acquired the potency to grow in adultnu/nu rats. These results indicated that only some with additional changes but not all of the in vitro HTLV-1-immortalized cell lines possessed in vivo tumorigenicity. Using the syngeneic system, we further showed the inhibition of tumor development by transferring splenic T cells from immunized rats, suggesting the involvement of T cells in the regression of tumors. This novel and reproducible nude rat model of human ATL would be useful for investigation of leukemogenesis and antitumor immune responses in HTLV-1 infection.


2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 1330-1341
Author(s):  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Niefang Yu

Background: Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) and their high affinity receptors (FGFRs) play a major role in cell proliferation, differentiation, migration, and apoptosis. Aberrant FGFR signaling pathway might accelerate development in a broad panel of malignant solid tumors. However, the full application of most existing small molecule FGFR inhibitors has become a challenge due to the potential target mutation. Hence, it has attracted a great deal of attention from both academic and industrial fields for hunting for novel FGFR inhibitors with potent inhibitory activities and high selectivity. Objective: Novel 5-amino-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated as FGFR inhibitors. Methods: A series of 5-amino-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl derivatives were established by a condensation of the suitable formyl acetonitrile derivatives with either hydrazine or hydrazide derivatives in the presence of anhydrous ethanol or toluene. The inhibitory activities of the target compounds were screened against the FGFRs and two representative cancer cell lines. Tests were carried out to observe the inhibition of 8e against FGFR phosphorylation and downstream signal phosphorylation in human gastric cancer cell lines (SNU-16). The molecular docking of all the compounds were performed using Molecular Operating Environment in order to evaluate their binding abilities with the corresponding protein kinase. Results: A series of 5-amino-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl derivatives have been designed and synthesized, screened for their inhibitory activities against FGFRs and cancer cell lines. Most of the target compounds showed moderate to good anti-proliferate activities against the tested enzymes and cell lines. The most promising compounds 8e suppressed FGFR1-3 with IC50 values of 56.4, 35.2, 95.5 nM, and potently inhibited the SNU-16 and MCF-7 cancer cells with IC50 values of 0.71 1.26 μM, respectively. And 8e inhibited the growth of cancer cells containing FGFR activated by multiple mechanisms. In addition, the binding interactions were quite similar in the molecular models between generated compounds and Debio-1347 with the FGFR1. Conclusion: According to the experimental findings, 5-amino-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl might serve as a promising template of an FGFR inhibitor.


1992 ◽  
Vol 66 (11) ◽  
pp. 6788-6793 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Ou ◽  
P Chong ◽  
Y Choi ◽  
P McVeigh ◽  
W A Jefferies ◽  
...  

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