Targeting IL-11R/EZH2 signaling axis as a therapeutic strategy for osteosarcoma lung metastases

Autor: Eswaran Devarajan, R. Eric Davis, Hannah C. Beird, Wei-Lien Wang, V. Behrana Jensen, Arumugam Jayakumar, Cheuk Hong Leung, Heather Y. Lin, Chia-Chin Wu, Stephanie A. Ihezie, Jen-Wei Tsai, P. Andrew Futreal, Valerae O. Lewis
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Discover Oncology, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2730-6011
DOI: 10.1007/s12672-024-01056-3
Popis: Abstract Lung metastases are the primary cause of death for osteosarcoma (OS) patients. We recently validated interleukin-11 receptor α (IL-11Rα) as a molecular target for the inhibition of OS lung metastases. Since there is no clinically approved antibody against this receptor, we sought to identify downstream targets that mediate the effects of IL-11Rα signaling. We used shRNA to deplete IL-11Rα from OS cells; as a complementary approach, we added IL-11 exogenously to OS cells. The resulting changes in gene expression identified EZH2 as a downstream candidate. This was confirmed by knockdown of IL-11Rα in OS cells, which led to increased expression of genes repressed by histone methyltransferase EZH2, including members of the WNT pathway, a known target pathway of EZH2. Exogenous IL-11 increased the global levels of histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation, evidence of EZH2 activation. Treatment with the EZH2 inhibitor GSK126 significantly reduced in vitro proliferation and increased cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis, which were partially mediated through the WNT pathway. In vivo, treatment of an orthotopic nude mouse model of OS with GSK126 inhibited lung metastatic growth and prolonged survival. In addition, significantly shorter recurrence-free survival was seen in OS patients with high levels of EZH2 in their primary tumors (P
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