Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) inhibition sensitizes APL cells to anti-tumor effect of arsenic trioxide via restriction of NF- κB axis: Shedding new light on resistance to Aprepitant.

Neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) inhibition sensitizes APL cells to anti-tumor effect of arsenic trioxide via restriction of NF-κB axis: Shedding new light on resistance to Aprepitant. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2018 Aug 23;: Authors: Bashash D, Safaroghli-Azar A, Bayati S, Razani E, Pourbagheri-Sigaroodi A, Gharehbaghian A, Momeny M, Sanjadi M, Rezaie-Tavirani M, Ghaffari SH Abstract While a batch of efforts are fastened on synthesizing the novel targeted anti-cancer agents, recent investigations have achieved a breakthrough in identifying a favorable anti-tumor activity for some supportive drugs, which their safety have been confirmed thus far. The results of the present study highlighted the efficacy of Aprepitant, an oral antagonist of the neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R), against both APL (NB4) and pre-B ALL (Nalm-6) cell lines; however, a differential sensitivity pattern was found in these cells. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that the molecular mechanisms of resistance to Aprepitant have been investigated and, herein, we proposed that the effectiveness of Aprepitant could be overshadowed, at least partially, through over-activated nuclear factor-κB in Nalm-6 pre-B ALL cells. In contrast to Nalm-6, the cytotoxic property of Aprepitant in NB4 was divulged at the lower concentrations. Of particular interest, we found that the cytotoxicity of the inhibitor became even more evident in the synergistic experiments, wher...
Source: The International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology - Category: Biochemistry Authors: Tags: Int J Biochem Cell Biol Source Type: research