01 January 2005
Sensitization of human erythroleukemia K562 cells resistant to methotrexate by inhibiting IMPDH
Silvia Peñuelas, Véronique Noé, Raúl Morales, Carlos J. CiudadMed Sci Monit 2005; 11(1): BR6-12 :: ID: 13864
Abstract
Background: Methotrexate (MTX) is an inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), an enzyme involved in nucleotide synthesis, and is widely used in therapy, but its effi cacy is often compromised by the development of resistance in cancer cells. To identify potential targets as modulators in MTX chemotherapy, we determined gene expression profi les upon MTX treatment. Material/Methods: Expression profi les in human erythroleukemia K562 cells were determined after short treatment with MTX or once resistance to MTX was established. Screening was performed using the Atlas Human Cancer 1.2K arrays (BD-Clontech[sup]®[/sup]) containing 1176 cancer-related cDNAs. Specifi c software (Atlas Image 2.0.1 and Gene Spring 6.1) was used to analyze the expression level for each gene in each condition. Results were validated by quantitative RT-PCR, and the cytotoxicity of the
different treatments was assessed by the MTT assay. Results: Differentially expressed genes were selected considering a factor of 2 with respect to their expression in control cells. Eight genes were found to be overexpressed and 14 underexpressed both in MTX-treated and resistant cells. Among the overexpressed genes we chose 5’-onophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH2) for further validation. Changes in IMPDH2 mRNA levels were confi rmed and functional analyses were performed by inhibiting IMPDH with either benzamide riboside, mycophenolic acid, or tiazofurin. These inhibitors sensitized resistant K562 cells to MTX cytotoxicity. Conclusions: Expression of IMPDH2 is increased in K562 cells upon short treatment with MTX and once resistance to MTX is established. Benzamide riboside, mycophenolic acid, and tiazofurin could act as modulators of MTX chemotherapy in K562 cells.
Keywords: Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic - pharmacology, Cell Survival - drug effects, IMP Dehydrogenase - antagonists & inhibitors, IMP Dehydrogenase - metabolism, K562 Cells, Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute, Methotrexate - pharmacology, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Transcription, Genetic, Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic - pharmacology, Cell Survival - drug effects, IMP Dehydrogenase - metabolism, K562 Cells, Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute, Methotrexate - pharmacology, Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis, Transcription, Genetic
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