Aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation by aminoflavone: New molecular target for renal cancer treatment

• Autores: Callero, Mariana Alejandra; Suárez, Guadalupe V.; Luzzani, Gabriela Andrea; Itkin, Boris; Nguyen, Binh; Loaiza Perez, Andrea Irene
• Año de publicación: 2012
• Idioma: inglés
• Tipo de recurso: artículo
• Materia: ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; CYTOCHROME P450 1A1; RENAL CANCER; APOPTOSIS
• Institución: Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Aminoflavone (AF; NSC 686288, AFP464, NSC710464) is a new anticancer drug that has recently entered phase II clinical trials. It has demonstrated antiproliferative effects in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells mediated by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). AF also exhibits noteworthy evidence of antitumor activity in vitro and in vivo against neoplastic cells of renal origin. AF treatment of sensitive renal cells, in contrast to resistant cells, promotes the induction of CYP1A1, the covalent binding of AF-reactive intermediates and apoptosis. Based on this evidence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the role of AhR, the main transcriptional regulator of CYP1A1, in the antiproliferative effects of AF in human renal cancer cells. AF-cytoxicity in human renal cell lines and a renal cancer cell strain was assessed by MTS assay in the presence or absence of an Ahr inhibitor. Drug-induced AhR nuclear translocation was evaluated by western blotting of AhR in cytosolic and nuclear fractions and by measuring xenobiotic response element-driven luciferase activity. Apoptosis induced by the drug was evaluated by 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole and acridine orange/ethidium bromide staining and by measuring phosphorylated P53 (p-P53) and P21 levels, caspase 3 activation and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase cleavage. AF inhibited cell growth in a dose-dependent manner in TK-10, Caki-1, SN12-C and A498 human renal cells but not in ACHN cells. The antiproliferative effect of AF was abrogated by pre-incubation of TK-10, Caki-1 and SN12-C cells with the AhR antagonist, α-naphthoflavone. AF treatment also induced apoptosis in TK-10, Caki-1 and SN12-C cells, which was not observed in ACHN cells. AF induced time-dependent AhR nuclear translocation and AhR transcriptional activity in sensitive renal cancer cell lines. A renal cell strain derived from a human papillary tumor also showed sensitivity to AF, as well as AhR pathway activation and drug-induced apoptosis. AhR translocation could be included as a marker of sensitivity to AF in sensitive renal tumor cells of different histological origin, in ongoing phase II clinical trials.
Fil: Callero, Mariana Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; Argentina
Fil: Suárez, Guadalupe V.. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; Argentina
Fil: Luzzani, Gabriela Andrea. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; Argentina
Fil: Itkin, Boris. Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Hospital General de Agudos "Juan A. Fernández"; Argentina
Fil: Nguyen, Binh. Tigris Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Estados Unidos
Fil: Loaiza Perez, Andrea Irene. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Houssay; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Oncología "Ángel H. Roffo"; Argentina