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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 type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Biomedicines | ||||
| Publisher: | MDPI | ||||
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| Place of Publication: | BASEL | ||||
| Volume: | 11 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 6 | ||||
| Page Range: | p. 1666 | ||||
| Date | 8 June 2023 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin I | ||||
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| Keywords | BH3-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 Classification | 500 Science > 570 Life sciences 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-549181 | ||||
| Item ID | 54918 |
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