Sulfonoquinovosyl diacylglyceride selectively targets acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells and exerts potent anti-leukemic effects in vivo

DNA topoisomerase II inhibitors e.g. doxorubicin and etoposide are currently used in the chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). These inhibitors have serious side effects during the chemotherapy e.g. cardiotoxicity and secondary malignancies. In this study we show that sulfonoquinovosyl diacylglyceride (SQDG) isolated from Azadirachta indica exerts potent anti-ALL activity both in vitro and in vivo in nude mice and it synergizes with doxorubicin and etoposide. SQDG selectively targets ALL MOLT-4 cells by inhibiting catalytic activity of topoisomerase I enzyme and inducing p53 dependent apoptotic pathway. SQDG treatment induces recruitment of ATR at chromatin and arrests the cells in S-phase. Down-regulation of topoisomerase I or p53 renders the cells less sensitive for SQDG, while ectopic expression of wild type p53 protein in p53 deficient K562 cells results in chemosensitization of the cells for SQDG. We also show that constant ratio combinations of SQDG and etoposide or SDQG and doxorubicin exert synergistic effects on MOLT-4 cell killing. This study suggests that doses of etoposide/doxorubicin can be substantially reduced by combining SQDG with these agents during ALL chemotherapy and side effects caused can be minimized. Thus dual targeting of topoisomerase I and II enzymes is a promising strategy for improving ALL chemotherapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 5(2015) vom: 20. Juli, Seite 12082

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jain, Chetan Kumar [VerfasserIn]
Pradhan, Bhola Shankar [VerfasserIn]
Banerjee, Sukdeb [VerfasserIn]
Mondal, Nirup Bikash [VerfasserIn]
Majumder, Subeer S [VerfasserIn]
Bhattacharyya, Madhumita [VerfasserIn]
Chakrabarti, Saikat [VerfasserIn]
Roychoudhury, Susanta [VerfasserIn]
Majumder, Hemanta Kumar [VerfasserIn]

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6PLQ3CP4P3
80168379AG
Antineoplastic Agents
Doxorubicin
Etoposide
Glycolipids
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sulfoquinovosyl diglyceride
Topoisomerase I Inhibitors
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

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Date Completed 03.08.2016

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/srep12082

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM251029166