Project description:Determine the differences in gene expression profiles of MV-4-11 AML cells treated with HDAC1/2-selective inhibition, azacitidine, or the combination of the two agents. Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous group of hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by defects in myeloid differentiation and increased proliferation of neoplastic hematopoietic precursor cells. Outcomes for patients with AML remain poor, highlighting the need for novel treatment options. Aberrant epigenetic regulation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of AML, and inhibitors of DNA methyltransferase or histone deacetylase (HDAC) enzymes have exhibited activity in preclinical AML models. Combination studies with HDAC inhibitors plus DNA methyltransferase inhibitors have suggested beneficial clinical activity in AML, however the toxicity profiles of non-selective HDAC inhibitors in the combination setting limit their clinical utility. In this work, we describe the preclinical development of selective inhibitors of HDAC1 and HDAC2, which are hypothesized to have improved safety profiles, for combination therapy in AML. We demonstrate that selective inhibition of HDAC1 and HDAC2 is sufficient to achieve efficacy both as a single agent and in combination with azacitidine in preclinical models of AML, including established AML cell lines, leukemia cells from AML patient bone marrow samples and in vivo xenograft models of human AML. Gene expression profiling of AML cells treated with either an HDAC1/2 inhibitor, azacitidine, or the combination of both have identified a list of genes involved in transcription and cell cycle regulation as potential mediators of the combinatorial effects of HDAC1/2 inhibition with azacitidine. Together, these findings support the clinical evaluation of selective HDAC1/2 inhibitors in combination with azacitidine in AML patients.
Project description:Novel SCD inhibitor SSI-4 demonstrated good toxicity profile in experimental animals and induced cell toxicity across multiple acute myeloid leukemia models. Therefore, we treated sensitive AML cell line MV-4-11 with SSI-4 (1 µM) for 24h with or without the addition of sodium oleate (1 µM) that rescues toxicity phenotype.
Project description:The wild-type p53-inducible protein phosphatase WIP1, encoded by the PPM1D gene, is a negative regulator of p53 and is involved in cell cycle control and DNA damage stress-response. In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the restoration of p53 activity through MDM2 inhibition proved efficacy in a number of combination strategies. We investigated the therapeutic potential of its inhibition through the selective WIP1 inhibitor (WIP1i) GSK2830371, in association with the MDM2 inhibitor Nutlin-3a (Nut-3a) in a panel of AML cell lines and performed gene expression analysis of single agent and combined treatments. A p53-related signature was significantly upregulated in the TP53-wildtype MV-4-11 AML cell line. Moreover, drug-specific transcriptional changes likely contribute to the synergistic combination effect.
Project description:Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inibitors suppress cell proliferation of prostate cancer, but the detailed mechanisms are unknown. Moreover, HDAC includes 18 family members, namely HDAC1-11 and SIRT1-7, and differences of effects on prostate cancer proliferation among these enzymes are also unknown. Thus, we clarified differences of gene expression between prostate cancer cell line (LNCaP) treated with pan-HDAC inhibitors (TSA and OBP-801) or selective HDAC inhibitor (NCC-149, HDAC8-specific inhibitor)using cDNA microarray. LNCaP treated with TSA (1μM), NCC149 (2μM), OBP-801 (200nM) or DMSO for 24hrs, RNA was extracted from cells, and cDNA array was performed.
Project description:Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inibitors suppress cell proliferation of prostate cancer, but the detailed mechanisms are unknown. Moreover, HDAC includes 18 family members, namely HDAC1-11 and SIRT1-7, and differences of effects on prostate cancer proliferation among these enzymes are also unknown. Thus, we clarified differences of gene expression between prostate cancer cell line (LNCaP) treated with pan-HDAC inhibitors (TSA and OBP-801) or selective HDAC inhibitor (NCC-149, HDAC8-specific inhibitor)using cDNA microarray.
Project description:To understand relapse mechanisms related to AML patients treated with venetoclax plus azacitidine therapy, we performed CITE-seq on paired diagnosis and relapse specimens from an AML patient treated with the therapy.
Project description:Preliminary manuscript abstract: Class I histone deacetylases HDAC1 and HDAC2 contribute to cell proliferation and are commonly upregulated in urothelial carcinoma (UC). To evaluate whether specific inhibition of HDAC1 and HDAC2 might serve as an appropriate therapy of UC we applied specific pharmacological inhibition of HDAC1 and HDAC2 with the two selective class I HDAC inhibitors Romidepsin and Givinostat. Treatment with the pan HDAC inhibitor SAHA served as an additional control. Romidepsin and Givinostat significantly reduced proliferation and clonogenicity of UC cells with minor effects on non-tumorigenic cells. Furthermore, compounds induced primarily S-phase disturbances and non-apoptotic cell death. Results of microarray analysis of HDAC inhibitor treated cells match with observed phenotype after pharmacological HDAC1 and HDAC2 inhibition in UC cells.