Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.
Center for Innovative Clinical Medicine, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
PLoS One. 2023 Nov 16;18(11):e0294491. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294491. eCollection 2023.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) cells harboring KRAS or BRAF mutations show a more-malignant phenotype than cells with wild-type KRAS and BRAF. KRAS/BRAF-wild-type CRCs are sensitive to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-targeting agents, whereas KRAS/BRAF-mutant CRCs are resistant due to constitutive activation of the EGFR-downstream KRAS/BRAF signaling pathway. Novel therapeutic strategies to treat KRAS/BRAF mutant CRC cells are thus needed. We recently demonstrated that the telomerase-specific replication-competent oncolytic adenoviruses OBP-301 and p53-armed OBP-702 exhibit therapeutic potential against KRAS-mutant human pancreatic cancer cells. In this study, we evaluated the therapeutic potential of OBP-301 and OBP-702 against human CRC cells with differing KRAS/BRAF status. Human CRC cells with wild-type KRAS/BRAF (SW48, Colo320DM, CACO-2), mutant KRAS (DLD-1, SW620, HCT116), and mutant BRAF (RKO, HT29, COLO205) were used in this study. The antitumor effect of OBP-301 and OBP-702 against CRC cells was analyzed using the XTT assay. Virus-mediated modulation of apoptosis, autophagy, and the EGFR-MEK-ERK and AKT-mTOR signaling pathways was analyzed by Western blotting. Wild-type and KRAS-mutant CRC cells were sensitive to OBP-301 and OBP-702, whereas BRAF-mutant CRC cells were sensitive to OBP-702 but resistant to OBP-301. Western blot analysis demonstrated that OBP-301 induced autophagy and that OBP-702 induced autophagy and apoptosis in human CRC cells. In BRAF-mutant CRC cells, OBP-301 and OBP-702 suppressed the expression of EGFR, MEK, ERK, and AKT proteins, whereas mTOR expression was suppressed only by OBP-702. Our results suggest that p53-armed oncolytic virotherapy is a viable therapeutic option for treating KRAS/BRAF-mutant CRC cells via induction of autophagy and apoptosis.
结直肠癌(CRC)细胞中存在 KRAS 或 BRAF 突变,表现出比野生型 KRAS 和 BRAF 细胞更恶性的表型。KRAS/BRAF 野生型 CRC 对表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)靶向药物敏感,而 KRAS/BRAF 突变型 CRC 由于 EGFR 下游 KRAS/BRAF 信号通路的组成性激活而产生耐药性。因此,需要新的治疗策略来治疗 KRAS/BRAF 突变型 CRC 细胞。我们最近证明,端粒酶特异性复制有效的溶瘤腺病毒 OBP-301 和 p53 武装的 OBP-702 对 KRAS 突变的人类胰腺癌细胞具有治疗潜力。在这项研究中,我们评估了 OBP-301 和 OBP-702 对具有不同 KRAS/BRAF 状态的人 CRC 细胞的治疗潜力。具有野生型 KRAS/BRAF(SW48、Colo320DM、CACO-2)、突变型 KRAS(DLD-1、SW620、HCT116)和突变型 BRAF(RKO、HT29、COLO205)的人 CRC 细胞用于本研究。使用 XTT 测定法分析 OBP-301 和 OBP-702 对 CRC 细胞的抗肿瘤作用。通过 Western blot 分析病毒介导的细胞凋亡、自噬以及 EGFR-MEK-ERK 和 AKT-mTOR 信号通路的调节。野生型和 KRAS 突变型 CRC 细胞对 OBP-301 和 OBP-702 敏感,而 BRAF 突变型 CRC 细胞对 OBP-702 敏感但对 OBP-301 耐药。Western blot 分析表明,OBP-301 诱导自噬,而 OBP-702 在人 CRC 细胞中诱导自噬和凋亡。在 BRAF 突变型 CRC 细胞中,OBP-301 和 OBP-702 抑制 EGFR、MEK、ERK 和 AKT 蛋白的表达,而 mTOR 表达仅被 OBP-702 抑制。我们的结果表明,p53 武装的溶瘤病毒疗法通过诱导自噬和凋亡是治疗 KRAS/BRAF 突变型 CRC 细胞的可行治疗选择。