Selective induction of apoptosis by the cytotoxic analog AN-207 in cells expressing recombinant receptor for luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone | Zendy

Daniel C. Danila | Zendy; Andrew V. Schally | Zendy; Attila Nagy | Zendy; Joseph M. Alexander | Zendy

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Selective induction of apoptosis by the cytotoxic analog AN-207 in cells expressing recombinant receptor for luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

Author(s) -

Daniel C. Danila,

Andrew V. Schally,

Attila Nagy,

Joseph M. Alexander

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

proceedings of the national academy of sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011

H-Index - 771

eISSN - 1091-6490

pISSN - 0027-8424

DOI - 10.1073/pnas.96.2.669

Subject(s) - cytotoxic t cell , apoptosis , dna fragmentation , receptor , transfection , luteinizing hormone , cytotoxicity , biology , hormone receptor , endocrinology , cell culture , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , cancer research , hormone , chemistry , programmed cell death , in vitro , biochemistry , cancer , genetics , breast cancer

The selectivity of ligands specific for certain cells can be used to preferentially target chemotherapeutic compounds to neoplastic cells. Human breast, ovarian, endometrial, and prostatic cancers express receptors that can mediate the delivery of targeted cytotoxic compounds to neoplastic cells. Recently, a potent derivative of 2-pyrrolinodoxorubicin (AN-201) conjugated to [D-Lys6] luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) (AN-207), was demonstrated to be less toxic than the nonconjugated chemotherapeutic radical and significantly more active in slowing neoplastic cellular growth. In this study we investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the cytotoxic action of AN-207. We stably transfected COS cells with a LH-RH receptor (LH-RH-Rc) mammalian expression vector and examined the effect of AN-207 on known markers of cellular apoptosis. Apoptotic induction by AN-207, as measured by Bax and Bcl-2 protein levels, was increased in stable cells that express LH-RH-Rc compared with parental cells. DNA fragmentation also was increased by AN-207 treatment when compared with AN-201. Clinically used LH-RH antagonists partially inhibited apoptotic Bax expression and DNA fragmentation induced by AN-207, and blocked AN-207 induced down-regulation of Bcl-2 steady-state protein levels. In cell proliferation studies, after 72 h AN-207 exhibited greater cytotoxicity than AN-201 at equivalent concentrations, in COS cells expressing LH-RH-Rc but not in parental COS cells. In addition, survival of LH-RH-Rc positive cells treated with AN-207 was partially restored by LH-RH antagonist. This study demonstrates the receptor-specific cytotoxic effect of 2-pyrrolinodoxorubicin conjugated to [D-Lys6] LH-RH, exerted through induction of apoptosis and modulation of Bax, Bcl-2, and DNA fragmentation.

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