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Michalski, Marlen ; Bauer, Magdalena ; Walz, Franziska ; Tümen, Deniz ; Heumann, Philipp ; Stöckert, Petra Diana ; Gunckel, Manuela ; Kunst, Claudia ; Kandulski, Arne ; Schmid, Stephan ; Müller, Martina ; Gülow, Karsten

Simultaneous Inhibition of Mcl-1 and Bcl-2 Induces Synergistic Cell Death in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Michalski, Marlen, Bauer, Magdalena, Walz, Franziska, Tümen, Deniz, Heumann, Philipp, Stöckert, Petra Diana, Gunckel, Manuela, Kunst, Claudia, Kandulski, Arne, Schmid, Stephan , Müller, Martina and Gülow, Karsten (2023) Simultaneous Inhibition of Mcl-1 and Bcl-2 Induces Synergistic Cell Death in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Biomedicines 11 (6), p. 1666.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 25 Oct 2023 12:11
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.54918


Abstract

Despite the recent approval of new therapies, the prognosis for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains poor. There is a clinical need for new highly effective therapeutic options. Here, we present a combined application of BH3-mimetics as a potential new treatment option for HCC. BH3-mimetics inhibit anti-apoptotic proteins of the BCL-2 family and, thus, trigger the intrinsic ...

Despite the recent approval of new therapies, the prognosis for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains poor. There is a clinical need for new highly effective therapeutic options. Here, we present a combined application of BH3-mimetics as a potential new treatment option for HCC. BH3-mimetics inhibit anti-apoptotic proteins of the BCL-2 family and, thus, trigger the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. Anti-apoptotic BCL-2 proteins such as Bcl-2 and Mcl-1 are frequently overexpressed in HCC. Therefore, we analyzed the efficacy of the two BH3-mimetics ABT-199 (Bcl-2 inhibitor) and MIK665 (Mcl-1 inhibitor) in HCC cell lines with differential expression levels of endogenous Bcl-2 and Mcl-1. While administration of one BH3-mimetic alone did not substantially trigger cell death, the combination of two inhibitors enhanced induction of the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. Both drugs acted synergistically, highlighting the effectivity of this specific BH3-mimetic combination, particularly in HCC cell lines. These results indicate the potential of combining inhibitors of the BCL-2 family as new therapeutic options in HCC.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleBiomedicines
Publisher:MDPI
Place of Publication:BASEL
Volume:11
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:6
Page Range:p. 1666
Date8 June 2023
InstitutionsMedicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I
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10.3390/biomedicines11061666DOI
KeywordsBH3-ONLY PROTEINS; HEPATOMA-CELLS; VENETOCLAX; CANCER; APOPTOSIS; MITOCHONDRIA; SENSITIVITY; DEPENDENCY; MECHANISMS; PATHWAYS; hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); apoptosis; BH3-mimetics; ABT-199; venetoclax; MIK665; S64315
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 570 Life sciences
600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-549181
Item ID54918

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