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- Title
Autotaxin inhibition with PF-8380 enhances the radiosensitivity of human and murine glioblastoma cell lines.
- Authors
Bhave, Sandeep R.; Dadey, David Y. A.; Karvas, Rowan M.; Ferraro, Daniel J.; Kotipatruni, Rama P.; Jaboin, Jerry J.; Hallahan, Andrew N.; DeWees, Todd A.; Linkous, Amanda G.; Hallahan, Dennis E.; Thotala, Dinesh
- Abstract
Purpose: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive primary brain tumor that is radio-resistant and recurs despite aggressive surgery, chemo, and radiotherapy. Autotaxin (ATX) is over expressed in various cancers including GBM and is implicated in tumor progression, invasion, and angiogenesis. Using the ATX specific inhibitor, PF-8380, we studied ATX as a potential target to enhance radiosensitivity in GBM. Methods and Materials: Mouse GL261 and Human U87-MG cells were used as GBM cell models. Clonogenic survival assays and tumor transwell invasion assays were performed using PF-8380 to evaluate role of ATX in survival and invasion. Radiation dependent activation of Akt was analyzed by immunoblotting. Tumor induced angiogenesis was studied using the dorsal skin fold model in GL261. Heterotopic mouse GL261 tumors were used to evaluate the efficacy of PF-8380 as a radiosensitizer. Results: Pre-treatment of GL261 and U87-MG cells with 1μM PF-8380 followed by 4 Gy irradiation resulted in decreased clonogenic survival, decreased migration (33% in GL261; P =0.002 and 17.9% in U87-MG; P = 0.012), decreased invasion (35.6% in GL261; P =0.0037 and 31.8% in U87-MG; P = 0.002), and attenuated radiation-induced Akt phosphorylation. In the tumor window model, inhibition of ATX abrogated radiation induced tumor neovascularization (65%; P = 0.011). In a heterotopic mouse GL261 tumors untreated mice took 11.2days to reach a tumor volume of 7000mm3, however combination of PF-8380 (10 mg/kg) with irradiation (five fractions of 2 Gy) took more than 32 days to reach a tumor volume of 7000mm3. Conclusion:Inhibition of ATX by PF-8380 led to decreased invasion and enhanced radiosen sitization of GBM cells. Radiation-induced activation of Akt was abrogated by inhibition of ATX. Furthermore, inhibition of ATX led to diminished tumor vascularity and delayed tumor growth. These results suggest that inhibition of ATX may ameliorate GBM response to radiotherapy.
- Subjects
GLIOBLASTOMA multiforme treatment; BRAIN tumor treatment; ONCOLOGIC surgery; CANCER chemotherapy; CANCER radiotherapy research; TUMOR growth
- Publication
Frontiers in Oncology, 2013, Vol 3, p1
- ISSN
2234-943X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fonc.2013.00236