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Synergistic Anti-Leukemic Effect Of Trc105 And Decitabine In AML Xenografts

ABSTRACT: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive hematologic malignancy, often characterized by poor prognosis following standard induction therapy. The DNA methyltransferase inhibitor decitabine (DAC) is an alternative to intensive chemotherapy in elderly and relapsed/refractory AML patients. Despite some efficacy, DAC monotherapy does not promote complete remission and overall survival rates are very poor. Therefore, novel therapeutic regimens for AML are warranted. CD105 (endoglin), a receptor for the TGF-β superfamily, is expressed in various hematopoietic malignancies, including AML in which high expression correlates with poor prognosis. We have recently demonstrated that targeting CD105+ AML blasts with the TRC105 monoclonal antibody abrogates leukemogenesis in vivo. Based on these encouraging findings, here we investigated whether TRC105 in combination with DAC could represent a novel therapeutic option to treat relapsed/refractory AML. Treatment of leukemic mice with DAC in combination with TRC105 resulted in superior survival and significant reduction of leukemia burden in the bone marrow (BM) of AML xenografts compared to DAC monotherapy. To determine if TRC105 anti-leukemogenic effect is mediated by NK cells, we performed in vitro and in vivo studies. In the latter, we tested TRC105 in the context of NK depletion by injecting mice with an antibody to CD122. TRC105 treatment resulted in comparable reduction of leukemia burden in xenografts regardless of NK depletion, demonstrating that the anti-leukemogenic effect of TRC105 in AML is independent of NK cells. Altogether, our findings provide proof-of-principle for the clinical evaluation of TRC105 in combination with DAC in AML patients.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE147503 | GEO | 2020/10/27

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Purpose: We aimed to investigate the effect of several anti-leukemia drugs in combination with decitabine (DAC) on the proliferation of myeloid leukemia cells in vitro and in vivo, to select the most efficient combination group and explore associated mechanisms of these combination therapies. Experimental Design: After comparing with five anti-leukemia drugs in several different kinds of cell lines, the combination effect of idarubicin (IDA) with DAC was best. In vivo, by using microPET, TUNEL, and transmission electron microscopy, the inhibitory effects obtained by sequentially combining DAC with IDA, evidenced by evaluating tumor cell proliferation and cell apoptosis. Molecular studies were conducted using gene chip, which was used to explore associated pathways, and real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry (IHC), used to assess regulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Results: The sequential combination of DAC and IDA showed synergistic induction of cell death in U937, HEL, SKM-1 and cells isolated from AML patients. Importantly, the inhibition of tumor growth in the sequential combination group was found to be significantly higher than that of single drug group or control group in vivo. Moreover, sequential treatment with DAC and IDA induced apoptosis and depression of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in both culture and animal studies. Conclusions: Our findings showed that sequentially combining decitabine with idarubicin had a synergistic anti-leukemia effect. These findings were attributed to demethylation of Wnt pathway inhibitors and downregulation of Wnt pathway nuclear targets observed in vitro and in vivo. After comparing with five anti-leukemia drugs in several different kinds of cell lines, the combination effect of idarubicin (IDA) with DAC was best. In vivo, by using microPET, TUNEL, and transmission electron microscopy, the inhibitory effects obtained by sequentially combining DAC with IDA, evidenced by evaluating tumor cell proliferation and cell apoptosis. Molecular studies were conducted using gene chip, which was used to explore associated pathways, and real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry (IHC), used to assess regulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway.

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