Molecular Pathways Disrupting Polyamine Homeostasis as a Therapeutic Strategy for Neuroblastoma

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  • Nicholas F. Evageliou
  • Michael D. Hogarty
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MYC genes are deregulated in a plurality of human cancers. Through direct and indirect mechanisms, the MYC network regulates the expression of > 15% of the human genome, including both protein-coding and noncoding RNAs. This complexity has complicated efforts to define the principal pathways mediating MYC's oncogenic activity. MYC plays a central role in providing for the bioenergetic and biomass needs of proliferating cells, and polyamines are essential cell constituents supporting many of these functions. The rate-limiting enzyme in polyamine biosynthesis, ODC, is a bona fide MYC target, as are other regulatory enzymes in this pathway. A wealth of data link enhanced polyamine biosynthesis to cancer progression, and polyamine depletion may limit the malignant transformation of preneoplastic lesions. Studies with transgenic cancer models also support the finding that the effect of MYC on tumor initiation and progression can be attenuated through the repression of polyamine production. Highrisk neuroblastomas (an often lethal embryonal tumor in which MYC activation is paramount) deregulate numerous polyamine enzymes to promote the expansion of intracellular polyamine pools. Selective inhibition of key enzymes in this pathway, e.g., using DFMOand/or SAM486, reduces tumorigenesis and synergizeswith chemotherapy to regress tumors in preclinical models. Here, we review the potential clinical application of these and additional polyamine depletion agents to neuroblastoma and other advanced cancers in which MYC is operative. (Clin Cancer Res 2009;15(19):5956–61)

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تاریخ انتشار 2009