Combined SRPK and AKT pharmacological inhibition is synergistic in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells.
Combined SRPK and AKT pharmacological inhibition is synergistic in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells.
Toxicol In Vitro. 2020 Jan 18;:104777
Authors: Siqueira RP, Caetano MMM, de Souza LÂ, Dos Passos PMS, Simaroli NB, Barros MVA, de Souza APM, de Oliveira LL, Júnior AS, Fietto JLR, Teixeira RR, Teixeira FR, Bressan GC
Abstract
The serine/arginine protein kinases respond to the EGFR-PI3K-AKT signaling module in the context of pre-mRNA alternative splicing regulation. These enzymes (notably SRPK1 and SRPK2) have been found dysregulated in a variety of cancers, which suggests them as promising drug targets in oncology. SRPK2 has been related to leukemia cells proliferation and found preferentially overexpressed in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL). Previously, synergistic combination between vincristine and SRPK inhibitors has been observed in leukemia cells in vitro. Herein we sought to evaluate the in vitro combinatory effects of inhibiting SRPK and multiple other kinase targets from the EGFR pathway in T-ALL, a hematological malignancy with a still poor prognosis. We found that the combined SRPK and AKT pharmacological inhibition is synergistic in Jurkat, CCRF-CEM, and TALL-1 (all T-ALL) but not in HL60, an acute myelogenous leukemia cell lineage. Combined treatments also impaired SR proteins phosphorylation in accordance with an improved suppression of SRPK activity. Furthermore, the synergism of treatments seemed...
Source: Toxicology in Vitro - Category: Toxicology Authors: Siqueira RP, Caetano MMM, de Souza LÂ, Dos Passos PMS, Simaroli NB, Barros MVA, de Souza APM, de Oliveira LL, Júnior AS, Fietto JLR, Teixeira RR, Teixeira FR, Bressan GC Tags: Toxicol In Vitro Source Type: research
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