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- Title
Induction of cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis in glioblastoma stem-like cells by WP1193, a novel small molecule inhibitor of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway.
- Authors
Sai, Ke; Wang, Shuzhen; Balasubramaniyan, Veerakumar; Conrad, Charles; Lang, Frederick; Aldape, Kenneth; Szymanski, Slawomir; Fokt, Izabela; Dasgupta, Atreyi; Madden, Timothy; Guan, Su; Chen, Zhongping; Alfred Yung, W.; Priebe, Waldemar; Colman, Howard
- Abstract
Glioma stem-like cells (GSCs) may be the initiating cells in glioblastoma (GBM) and contribute to the resistance of these tumors to conventional therapies. Development of novel chemotherapeutic agents and treatment approaches against GBM, especially those specifically targeting GSCs are thus necessary. In the present study, we found that a novel Janus kinase 2/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (JAK2/STAT3) pathway inhibitor (WP1193) significantly decreased the proliferation of established glioma cell lines in vitro and inhibit the growth of glioma in vivo. To test the efficacy of WP1193 against GSCs, we then administrated WP1193 to GSCs isolated and expanded from multiple human GBM tumors. We revealed that WP1193 suppressed phosphorylation of JAK2 and STAT3 with high potency and demonstrated a dose-dependent inhibition of proliferation and neurosphere formation of GSCs. These effects were at least due in part to G1 arrest associated with down-regulation of cyclin D1 and up-regulation of p21. Furthermore, WP1193 exposure decreased expression of stem cell markers including CD133 and c-myc, and induced cell death in GSCs through apoptosis. Taken together, our data indicate that WP1193 is a potent small molecule inhibitor of the JAK2/STAT3 pathway that shows promise as a therapeutic agent against GBM by targeting GSCs.
- Subjects
CELL cycle regulation; GLIOBLASTOMA multiforme; ANTIMITOTIC agents; GENETIC transcription; GLIOMAS; ENZYME inhibitors; PHOSPHORYLATION; INHIBITION of cellular proliferation
- Publication
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2012, Vol 107, Issue 3, p487
- ISSN
0167-594X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11060-011-0786-z