KBH-A42, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, inhibits the growth of doxorubicin-resistant leukemia cells expressing P-glycoprotein.
Multidrug resistance mediated by the drug efflux protein, P-glycoprotein (P-gp), is one of the principal mechanisms by which tumor cells escape the cell death induced by chemotherapeutic agents. In our previous study, we demonstrated that KBH-A42 [N-hydroxy-3-(2-oxo-1-(3-phenylpropyl)-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridin-3-yl)propanamide], a synthetic histone deacetylase inhibitor, effectively inhibited the growth of several human cancer cell lines. In this study, we attempted to determine whether KBH-A42 was also capable of inhibiting the growth of multidrug-resistant cells. Doxorubicin dose-dependently inhibited the growth of P-gp-negative K562 human leukemia cells, but did not show substantial inhibition on the growth of P-gp-positive K562/ADR cells even at 10 microM, the highest concentration of KBH-A42 used, which increased the acetylation of histones in these leukemia cells, dose-dependently and effectively inhibited the cell growth, regardless of the presence of P-gp in the cells. KBH-A42 mediated G0/G1 cell cycle arrest, probably as the result of the down-regulation of CDK2, CDK4 and CDK6 and the up-regulation of p21WAF1. When the expression of p21WAF1 was ablated by a specific siRNA, the inhibition of cell growth by KBH-A42 was partly reduced in both cell lines. In addition to the cell cycle arrest, KBH-A42 also induced apoptosis in these cells, which was accompanied by the activation of caspases, including caspase-9, caspase-8 and caspase-3. The pan-caspase inhibitor, Z-VAD-fmk, partially blocked the cell death induced by KBH-A42. These results indicate that KBH-A42 induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via the up-regulation of p21WAF1 and caspase activation, respectively, regardless of the presence of P-gp in the leukemia cells.
Kang
Moo Rim
MR
Bioevaluation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungbuk 363-883, Korea.
Lee
Kiho
K
Kang
Jong Soon
JS
Lee
Chang Woo
CW
Lee
Ki Hoon
KH
Kim
Jang Hyun
JH
Yang
Jeong Wook
JW
Kim
Bo Geun
BG
Han
Gyoonhee
G
Kang
Jong Seong
JS
Park
Song-Kyu
SK
Kim
Hwan Mook
HM
D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1 / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D020169:Caspases / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D016193:G1 Phase / Q000187:drug effects; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D006877:Hydroxamic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D020014:K562 Cells; D010881:Piperidones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016192:Resting Phase, Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects
D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; C493956:CDKN1A protein, human; D050759:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21; D056572:Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors; D006877:Hydroxamic Acids; C534553:KBH A42; D010881:Piperidones; D004317:Doxorubicin; D020169:Caspases