Targeting P21-activated kinase suppresses proliferation and enhances chemosensitivity in T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma

Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health Inc., on behalf of the Chinese Medical Association (CMA) and Institute of Hematology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (IHCAMS)..

T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-LBL) is a highly aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma with a poor prognosis. P21-activated kinase (PAK) is a component of the gene expression-based classifier that can predict the prognosis of T-LBL. However, the role of PAK in T-LBL progression and survival remains poorly understood. Herein, we found that the expression of PAK1 was significantly higher in T-LBL cell lines (Jurkat, SUP-T1, and CCRF-CEM) compared to the human T-lymphoid cell line. Moreover, PAK2 mRNA level of 32 relapsed T-LBL patients was significantly higher than that of 37 cases without relapse (P = .012). T-LBL patients with high PAK1 and PAK2 expression had significantly shorter median RFS than those with low PAK1 and PAK2 expression (PAK1, P = .028; PAK2, P = .027; PAK1/2, P = .032). PAK inhibitors, PF3758309 (PF) and FRAX597, could suppress the proliferation of T-LBL cells by blocking the G1/S cell cycle phase transition. Besides, PF could enhance the chemosensitivity to doxorubicin in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, through western blotting and RNA sequencing, we identified that PF could inhibit the phosphorylation of PAK1/2 and downregulate the expression of cyclin D1, NF-κB and cell adhesion signaling pathways in T-LBL cell lines. These findings suggest that PAK might be associated with T-LBL recurrence and further found that PAK inhibitors could suppress proliferation and enhance chemosensitivity of T-LBL cells treated with doxorubicin. Collectively, our present study underscores the potential therapeutic effect of inhibiting PAK in T-LBL therapy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Blood science (Baltimore, Md.) - 5(2023), 4 vom: 31. Okt., Seite 249-257

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Su, Ning [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Xiaoqin [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Zhongjun [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Huiqiang [VerfasserIn]
Xia, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Panpan [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Xiaopeng [VerfasserIn]
Cai, Qingqing [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
P21-activated kinase
PAK inhibitor
Proliferation
Relapse
T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma

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Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/BS9.0000000000000169

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364336579