期刊
THERANOSTICS
卷 9, 期 13, 页码 3768-3779出版社
IVYSPRING INT PUBL
DOI: 10.7150/thno.34327
关键词
Melatonin; Sorafenib; FLT3-ITD; Leukemia; Redox modification
资金
- Sci-Tech Project Foundation of Guangzhou City, China [201607020038]
- Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province, China [2014A020212132]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China, China [81702761, 81772925]
- Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China [2016A03031100, 2015A030313018]
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with an internal tandem duplication in Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3-ITD) is identified as a subgroup with poor outcome and intrinsic resistance to chemotherapy and therefore urgent need for development of novel therapeutic strategies. Methods: The antitumor effects of melatonin alone or combined with sorafenib were evaluated via flow cytometry and immunoblotting assays in FLT-ITD AML cells. Also, the ex vivo and in vivo models were used to test the synergistic effects of melatonin and sorafenib against leukemia with FLT3/ITD mutation. Results: Our study shows for the first time that melatonin inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in FLT3/ITD-positive leukemia cells. Mechanistically, melatonin preferentially causes overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and ultimately massive cell death in FLT3-ITD AML cells. Moreover, melatonin significantly enhances the cytotoxicity induced by the FLT3 tyrosine kinase inhibitor sorafenib in AML cells with FLT3/ITD through redox modification. Importantly, combination of melatonin and sorafenib exhibited highly synergistic therapeutic activity in MV4-11 xenografts and a murine model bearing FLT3/ITD leukemia. Conclusion: This study indicates that melatonin, alone or in combination with sorafenib, has potential to improve the therapeutic outcome of AML patients with FLT3-ITD mutation that merits further investigation.
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