Malate, a natural inhibitor of 6PGD, improves the efficacy of chemotherapy in lung cancer

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OBJECTIVE: Metabolic reprogramming is an important coordinator of tumor development and resistance to therapy, such as the tendency of tumor cells to utilize glycolytic energy rather than oxidative phosphorylation, even under conditions of sufficient oxygen. Therefore, targeting metabolic enzymes is an effective strategy to overcome therapeutic resistance.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: We explored the differential expression and growth-promoting function of MDH2 by immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting experiments in lung cancer patients and lung cancer cells. Pentose phosphate pathway-related phenotypes (including ROS levels, NADPH levels, and DNA synthesis) were detected intracellularly, and the interaction of malate and proteinase 6PGD was detected in vitro. In vivo experiments using implanted xenograft mouse models to explore the growth inhibitory effect and pro-chemotherapeutic function of dimethyl malate (DMM) on lung cancer.

RESULTS: We found that the expression of malate dehydrogenase (MDH2) in the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle) was increased in lung cancer. Biological function enrichment analysis revealed that MDH2 not only promoted oxidative phosphorylation, but also promoted the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP pathway). Mechanistically, it was found that malate, the substrate of MDH2, can bind to the PPP pathway metabolic enzyme 6PGD, inhibit its activity, reduce the generation of NADPH, and block DNA synthesis. More importantly, DMM can improve the sensitivity of lung cancer to the clinical drug cisplatin.

CONCLUSION: We have identified malate as a natural inhibitor of 6PGD, which will provide new leads for the development of 6PGD inhibitors. In addition, the metabolic enzyme MDH2 and the metabolite malate may provide a backup option for cells to inhibit their own carcinogenesis, as the accumulated malate targets 6PGD to block the PPP pathway and inhibit cell cycle progression.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:190

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Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - 190(2024) vom: 29. Apr., Seite 107541

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sun, Mingming [VerfasserIn]
Feng, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Yan, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Huifang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Haiyan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shuai [VerfasserIn]
Shan, Changliang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Shuangping [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jiyan [VerfasserIn]
Zhai, Hongyan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

53-59-8
6PGD
817L1N4CKP
9007-49-2
Cisplatin
DNA
Journal Article
Malate
Malates
Malic acid
NADP
PPP pathway
TCA cycle

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 16.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.lungcan.2024.107541

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NLM370207084