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HEMATOLOGY JOURNAL
卷 5, 期 3, 页码 247-254出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.thj.6200351
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s-thalidomide; multiple mycloma; microarray methodologies; NF-kappa B
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s-Thalidomide has proven efficacy in multiple myeloma. Although it has both antiangiogenic and pro-apoptotic effects, its primary mode of therapeutic action remains unclear. We have investigated the changes to the expression of genes involved with these cellular processes following culture with s-thalidomide in the U266 MM cell line. Cells were cultured with s-thalidomide (0-1000 muM), and cell parameters, including apoptosis, were assessed on day 3. RNA was extracted from cells cultured for 24 h at the IC50 concentration of s-thalidomide, and changes to gene expression were investigated by microarray methodologies. A reduction in cell viability was observed in U266 cells cultured with s-thalidomide (IC50: 362 muM), which were mirrored by significant increases in apoptosis (for example, 200 muM on day 3: 40.3 +/- 3.1% vs. 3.2 +/- 0.4% on day 0; P < 0.001). There were changes in the expression profile of genes involved in angiogenesis and apoptosis, but the changes were most dramatic in the apoptotic genes. In particular, the expression Of I-kappaB kinase was decreased by two-fold, which was associated with a four-fold decrease in NF-kappaB expression. These data correlated with immunoblotting analyses, which showed significant increases in I-kappaB protein levels and decreased NF-kappaB activity. Additionally, the Bax : Bcl-2 ratio was significantly increased. Our data suggest that both angiogenic and apoptotic genes and proteins are affected by s-thalidomide. Additionally, a dramatic decrease in Bcl-2 expression with s-thalidomide suggests a possible enhancement of cytotoxic effect if combined with other cytotoxic agents.
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