Journal
MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages 1155-1168Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/j.molonc.2015.02.007
Keywords
Apoptosis; SUM149; Antioxidant; XIAP; NF kappa B; ALDH
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Funding
- American Cancer Society [RSG-08-290-01-CCE]
- Dept. of Surgery research funds
- Duke Cancer Institute Cancer and Environment [P3917733]
- Duke Graduate School Fellowship
- Duke University Diversity Enhancement Fellowship
- NIH [GM41840, DK074192, CA198818, F32 GM100678]
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Cancer cells often have increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS); however, acquisition of redox adaptive mechanisms allows for evasion of ROS-mediated death. Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a distinct, advanced BC subtype characterized by high rates of residual disease and recurrence despite advances in multimodality treatment. Using a cellular model of IBC, we identified an oxidative stress response (OSR) signature in surviving IBC cells after administration of an acute dose of an ROS inducer. Metagene analysis of patient samples revealed significantly higher OSR scores in IBC tumor samples compared to normal or non-IBC tissues, which may contribute to the poor response of IBC tumors to common treatment strategies, which often rely heavily on ROS induction. To combat this adaptation, we utilized a potent redox modulator, the FDA-approved small molecule Disulfiram (DSF), alone and in combination with copper. DSF forms a complex with copper (DSF-Cu) increasing intracellular copper concentration both in vitro and in vivo, bypassing the need for membrane transporters. DSF-Cu antagonized NF kappa B signaling, aldehyde dehydrogenase activity and antioxidant levels, inducing oxidative stress-mediated apoptosis in multiple IBC cellular models. In vivo, DSF-Cu significantly inhibited tumor growth without significant toxicity, causing apoptosis only in tumor cells. These results indicate that IBC tumors are highly redox adapted, which may render them resistant to ROS-inducing therapies. DSF, through redox modulation, may be a useful approach to enhance chemo- and/or radio-sensitivity for advanced BC subtypes where therapeutic resistance is an impediment to durable responses to current standard of care. (C) 2015 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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