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Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1871-5206
ISSN (Online): 1875-5992

NFκB Pathway and microRNA-9 and -21 are Involved in Sensitivity to the Pterocarpanquinone LQB-118 in Different CML Cell Lines

Author(s): Fernanda Costas C. de Faria, Maria Eduarda Bento Leal, Paula Sabbo Bernardo, Paulo R.R. Costa and Raquel C. Maia

Volume 15, Issue 3, 2015

Page: [345 - 352] Pages: 8

DOI: 10.2174/18715206113139990108

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Abstract

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by the BCR-ABL oncoprotein, presents its treatment based on tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), mainly imatinib. However, despite its clinical success, almost 30% of all CML patients demand alternative therapy. In this context, the development of drugs capable of overcoming TKIs resistance is imperative. The pterocarpanquinone-LQB-118 is a novel compound with anti-tumor effect in CML cells whose mechanism of action is being elucidated. Here, we demonstrate that in two CML cell lines exhibiting different biological characteristics, LQB-118 modulates NFκB subcellular localization, apparently independently of the AKT and MAPK pathways, partially inhibits proteasome activity, and alters the expression of microRNAs -9 and -21.

Keywords: Cancer, chronic myeloid leukemia, microRNA, multidrug resistance phenotype, NFκB, pterocarpanquinone-LQB-118.

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