通过阻断 Nrf2 依赖性抗氧化反应来提高人肺癌细胞放射敏感性的有效策略。
An effective strategy for increasing the radiosensitivity of Human lung Cancer cells by blocking Nrf2-dependent antioxidant responses.
机构信息
Department of Radiation Cancer Research, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul 139-706, Korea.
出版信息
Free Radic Biol Med. 2012 Aug 15;53(4):807-16. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.05.038. Epub 2012 Jun 7.
Radiotherapy and chemotherapeutic agents can effectively induce apoptosis through generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Cancer cells frequently express high levels of ROS-scavenging enzymes, which confer resistance to ROS-mediated cell death. Keap1 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1) sequesters and promotes the degradation of the antioxidant response element-binding transcription factor Nrf2 (nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2). In non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cell lines and NSCLC patients, Keap1 is often present as a biallelic mutant that results in constitutive activation of Nrf2 function, which contributes to cytoprotection against oxidative stress and xenobiotics. To identify small molecules that inhibit antioxidant responses and increase apoptotic death after radiotherapy, we screened a chemical library containing 8000 synthetic compounds using a cell-based luciferase assay system. 4-(2-Cyclohexylethoxy)aniline (IM3829) inhibited the increase in Nrf2-binding activity and expression of the Nrf2 target genes induced by treatment with tertiary butylhydroquinone or radiation. Combined treatment with IM3829 and radiation significantly inhibited clonogenic survival of H1299, A549, and H460 lung cancer cells. IM3829 significantly increased ROS accumulation in irradiated cells compared with cells exposed to radiation alone and led to apoptotic cell death, as confirmed by caspase-3 and PARP cleavage. In mice bearing H1299 or A549 lung cancer xenografts, IM3829 together with radiation inhibited tumor growth more effectively than radiation alone. Our findings suggest that IM3829 could be a promising radiosensitizer in lung cancer patients, particularly those with high expression of Nrf2.
放射治疗和化学治疗药物可以通过产生活性氧(ROS)有效地诱导细胞凋亡。癌细胞经常表达高水平的 ROS 清除酶,这赋予了它们对 ROS 介导的细胞死亡的抗性。Keap1(Kelch 样 ECH 相关蛋白 1)隔离并促进抗氧化反应元件结合转录因子 Nrf2(红细胞生成 2 相关因子 2)的降解。在非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)细胞系和 NSCLC 患者中,Keap1 通常表现为双等位基因突变,导致 Nrf2 功能的组成性激活,这有助于对氧化应激和外源性物质的细胞保护。为了鉴定抑制抗氧化反应并增加放射治疗后细胞凋亡的小分子,我们使用基于细胞的荧光素酶测定系统筛选了包含 8000 种合成化合物的化学文库。4-(2-环己乙氧基)苯胺(IM3829)抑制了叔丁基对苯二酚或辐射处理后 Nrf2 结合活性的增加和 Nrf2 靶基因的表达。IM3829 与放射治疗联合治疗显著抑制了 H1299、A549 和 H460 肺癌细胞的集落形成存活。与单独接受辐射的细胞相比,IM3829 显著增加了照射细胞中的 ROS 积累,并导致细胞凋亡死亡,这通过 caspase-3 和 PARP 切割得到证实。在携带 H1299 或 A549 肺癌异种移植瘤的小鼠中,与单独放射治疗相比,IM3829 与放射治疗联合更有效地抑制了肿瘤生长。我们的研究结果表明,IM3829 可能是肺癌患者,特别是 Nrf2 高表达的肺癌患者的一种有前途的放射增敏剂。