Combination therapy of BCR-ABL-positive B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia by tyrosine kinase inhibitor dasatinib and c-JUN N-terminal kinase inhibition

Autor: Xinhua Xiao, Ping Liu, Donghe Li, Zhizhou Xia, Peihong Wang, Xiuli Zhang, Mingzhu Liu, Lujian Liao, Bo Jiao, Ruibao Ren
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Hematology & Oncology, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1756-8722
DOI: 10.1186/s13045-020-00912-3
Popis: Abstract Background The Philadelphia chromosome (Ph), which leads to the creation and expression of the fusion gene product BCR-ABL, underlines the pathogenesis of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and a fraction of adult and pediatric acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). The BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have shown a remarkable clinical activity in patients with CML, but their efficacy in treating Ph+ B-ALL is limited. Identifying additional therapeutic targets is important for the effective treatment of Ph+ B-ALL. Methods Activation of the JNK signaling pathway in human and mouse BCR-ABL+ B-ALL cells with or without dasatinib treatment was analyzed by Western blotting. JNK was inhibited either by RNA interference or chemical inhibitors, such as JNK-IN-8. The effect of JNK inhibition with or without BCR-ABL TKI dasatinib on BCR-ABL+ B-ALL cells was analyzed by the CellTiter-Glo® Luminescent Cell Viability Assay. The in vivo effects of JNK-IN-8 and dasatinib alone or in combination were tested using a BCR-ABL induced B-ALL mouse model. Results We found that the c-JUN N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling pathway is abnormally activated in both human and mouse BCR-ABL+ B-ALL cells, but the BCR-ABL TKI does not inhibit JNK activation in these cells. Inhibition of JNK, either by RNAi-mediated downregulation or by JNK inhibitors, could significantly reduce viability of Ph+ B-ALL cells. JNK inhibition by RNAi-mediated downregulation or JNK inhibitors also showed a synergistic effect with the BCR-ABL TKI, dasatinib, in killing Ph+ B-ALL cells in vitro. Furthermore, a potent JNK inhibitor, JNK-IN-8, in combination with dasatinib markedly improved the survival of mice with BCR-ABL induced B-ALL, as compared to the treatment with dasatinib alone. Conclusions Our findings indicate that simultaneously targeting both BCR-ABL and JNK kinase might serve as a promising therapeutic strategy for Ph+ B-ALL.
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