title: Inhibition of malignant cell growth by 311, a novel iron chelator of the pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone class: effect on the R2 subunit of ribonucleotide reductase.
abstract: The key roles of iron and iron proteins in cell proliferation make them potential targets for cancer therapy. However, clinical trials directed toward perturbation of tumor iron homeostasis by iron chelation have been limited to the use of deferoxamine (DFO). There is thus a need to develop agents with greater efficacy. In the present study, we investigated the mechanism of cytotoxicity of 311 (2-hydroxy-1-naphthylaldehyde benzoyl hydrazone), a novel iron chelator of the pyridoxal isonicotinoyl class. We found that 311 inhibited the growth of CCRF-CEM cells in a time- and concentration-dependent fashion with an IC(50) that was approximately 20-fold lower than that of DFO. 311 also inhibited the growth of breast, bladder, and head and neck cancer cell lines. Using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy analysis, we found that a 12-h exposure of CCRF-CEM cells to 311 inhibited the tyrosyl radical ESR signal of the R2 subunit of ribonucleotide reductase. However, overproduction of the R2 subunit in hydroxyurea-resistant CCRF-CEM cells was associated with a decrease in sensitivity of cells to 311 but not to DFO. Our studies show that 311 is a more potent cytotoxic agent than DFO, with activity against both hematopoietic and nonhematopoietic cell lines regardless of their p53 status. Furthermore, the ESR studies suggest that inhibition of the R2 subunit of ribonucleotide reductase is at least one mechanism by which 311 blocks cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Antholine
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Chitambar
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D003676:Deferoxamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D006801:Humans; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000494:pharmacology; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009154:Mutation; D021122:Protein Subunits; D012264:Ribonucleotide Reductases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C120275:2-hydroxy-1-naphthylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D021122:Protein Subunits; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D012264:Ribonucleotide Reductases; D003676:Deferoxamine; D007538:Isoniazid; D006918:Hydroxyurea