title: Effects of the histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid on the sensitivity of anaplastic thyroid cancer cell lines to imatinib.
abstract: New therapeutic approaches are mandatory for anaplastic thyroid cancer. We investigated the ability of a new combined treatment using valproic acid (VPA), the only clinically available histone deacetylase inhibitor, and the tyrosine-kinase inhibitor imatinib mesylate to control the cell growth of anaplastic thyroid cancer cell lines. We showed that treatment with imatinib alone is unable to affect the cell growth of anaplastic thyroid cancer cells, whereas in ARO cells, the combined treatment resulted in a cytostatic effect, with clinically achievable doses of imatinib and VPA. The effect is mediated by G1 growth arrest, acting through p21 expression and the impairment of AKT phosphorylation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathophysiology, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Graziella
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Catalano
authors.forename: Mariateresa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pugliese
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poli
authors.forename: Ornella
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bosco
authors.forename: Raffaello
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bertieri
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fortunati
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boccuzzi
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D001549:Benzamides; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D010879:Piperazines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; D010879:Piperazines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014635:Valproic Acid; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate