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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-6-2
pubmed:abstractText
Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are emerging therapeutic agents with potential for disruption of critical cellular processes in cancer cells. Transcriptional regulation, differentiation, cell cycle arrest, radiation sensitization, and apoptosis have been observed in response to exposure to HDAC inhibitors. In the present study, we observed that several potent HDAC inhibitors, including trichostatin A, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid, M344 (an analogue of hydroxamic acid), and the cyclic tetrapeptide, depsipeptide (FR90228), modulate cellular responses to ionizing radiation in cells of two human squamous carcinoma lines (SQ-20B and SCC-35), previously characterized as intrinsically resistant to radiation. Also exposure to IC(50) concentrations of these inhibitors, radiation sensitivities were enhanced in both cell lines. Depsipeptide exhibited the greatest effect on SQ-20B cells, decreasing D(0) values from 2.62 Gy to 1.64 Gy. M344 was the most active drug in sensitizing SCC-35 cells, decreasing D(0) values from 1.91 Gy to 1.21 Gy. The mechanisms underlying HDAC inhibitor-induced radiosensitization were further investigated by extending trichostatin A studies to assess cell cycle distributions and levels of apoptosis. Treatment of SQ-20B cells with radiosensitizing concentrations of trichostatin A resulted in cell cycle arrest in G(1) phase (>70%) and inhibition of DNA synthesis. Contrary to previous reports, induction of apoptosis was very low and caspase 3 and 9 were not activated. Taken together, these results implicate G(1) arrest and inhibition of DNA synthesis in the mechanisms underlying radiation sensitization by trichostatin A and support the use of HDAC inhibitors for targeting radioresistant cancers.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0033-7587
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
161
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
667-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Enhancement of radiation sensitivity of human squamous carcinoma cells by histone deacetylase inhibitors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.