Chen Yuxing, Tao Yong, Huang Qiu, Xu Jingtao, Wang Zhenxin, Zhang Ye, Fu Guangxu, Tan Fuqiang, Feng Keyi, Ou Yunsheng
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Yuzhong, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Chongqing Municipal Health Commission Key Laboratory of Musculoskeletal Regeneration and Translational Medicine, Yuzhong, Chongqing, 400016, China.
Int J Biol Sci. 2025 Jul 28;21(11):4872-4894. doi: 10.7150/ijbs.113785. eCollection 2025.
Osteosarcoma remains a challenging malignancy with poor prognosis, particularly in metastatic cases. This study investigates the therapeutic potential and molecular mechanisms of the Hinokitiol-iron complex (Fe(hino)) against osteosarcoma. Fe(hino)3 induced dose-dependent cell death in osteosarcoma cell lines (HOS, 143b, and K7M2) through multiple pathways. At moderate doses, Fe(hino)3 triggered ferroptosis by disrupting mitochondrial function, enhancing ROS generation and lipid peroxidation, downregulating GSS and GPX4, and upregulating HO1 and Ferritin expression. At higher doses, Fe(hino) activated the NLRC4/Caspase-1/GSDMD pathway, leading to pyroptosis and the release of inflammatory factors. Mechanistically, Fe(hino)3 acted as a dual-mode cell death inducer through iron overload-mediated ferroptosis and NLRC4-dependent pyroptosis while modifying the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. In actual clinical application, Fe(hino)3 might be used as an alternative to chemotherapy or other targeted therapies for advanced osteosarcoma at a relatively low dose to improve biosafety and reduce side effects. However, when considering it in combination with immunotherapy for advanced osteosarcoma, a relatively safe high dose is more appropriate due to the pyroptosis-mediated inflammatory response but it still needs to consider the biosafety of combination therapy. These findings provide new insights into the development of Fe(hino)3 dose-dependent therapeutic strategies for advanced osteosarcoma treatment.
骨肉瘤仍然是一种具有挑战性的恶性肿瘤,预后较差,尤其是在转移性病例中。本研究调查了扁柏酚-铁络合物(Fe(hino))对骨肉瘤的治疗潜力和分子机制。Fe(hino)3通过多种途径在骨肉瘤细胞系(HOS、143b和K7M2)中诱导剂量依赖性细胞死亡。在中等剂量下,Fe(hino)3通过破坏线粒体功能、增强活性氧生成和脂质过氧化、下调GSS和GPX4以及上调HO1和铁蛋白表达来引发铁死亡。在较高剂量下,Fe(hino)激活NLRC4/半胱天冬酶-1/GSDMD途径,导致细胞焦亡和炎症因子释放。从机制上讲,Fe(hino)3作为一种双模式细胞死亡诱导剂,通过铁过载介导的铁死亡和NLRC4依赖性细胞焦亡,同时改变免疫抑制性肿瘤微环境。在实际临床应用中,Fe(hino)3可能以相对低剂量用作晚期骨肉瘤化疗或其他靶向治疗的替代方案,以提高生物安全性并减少副作用。然而,在考虑将其与晚期骨肉瘤免疫疗法联合使用时,由于细胞焦亡介导的炎症反应,相对安全的高剂量更为合适,但仍需考虑联合治疗的生物安全性。这些发现为开发用于晚期骨肉瘤治疗的Fe(hino)3剂量依赖性治疗策略提供了新的见解。
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