Nilotinib significantly induces apoptosis in imatinib resistant K562 cells with wild-type BCR–ABL, as effectively as in parental sensitive counterparts

Autor: Geylani Can, Ufuk Gündüz, Yusuf Baran, Huseyin Atakan Ekiz
Přispěvatelé: TR119193, Ekiz, Hüseyin Atakan, Can, Geylani, Baran, Yusuf, Izmir Institute of Technology. Molecular Biology and Genetics
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Hematology. 15:33-38
ISSN: 1607-8454
DOI: 10.1179/102453310x12583347009775
Popis: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a hematological malignancy characterized by high levels of immature white blood cells. CML is caused by the translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 (which results in the formation of the Philadelphia chromosome) creating BCR-ABL fusion protein. Imatinib and nilotinib are chemotherapeutic drugs which specifically bind to the BCR-ABL and inhibit cancer cells. Nilotinib is more effective in this respect than imatinib. We have shown that nilotinib induces apoptosis in imatinib-resistant K562 CML cells which have the wild-type BCR-ABL fusion gene almost to the same extent as it does in the parental sensitive cells by the increase in caspase-3 enzyme activity and the decrease in mitochondrial membrane potential. This effect of nilotinib, even in low concentrations, may indicate the efficacy of the usage of nilotinib in imatinib-resistant CML with less risk of undesired cytotoxic effects in the remaining cells of the body. © 2010 W. S. Maney & Son Ltd.
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