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Erschienen in: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology 5/2024

27.01.2024 | Original Article

Expression of molecular markers and synergistic anticancer effects of chemotherapy with antimicrobial peptides on glioblastoma cells

verfasst von: Alexandr N. Chernov, Alexandr V. Kim, Sofia S. Skliar, Evgeniy V. Fedorov, Anna N. Tsapieva, Tatiana A. Filatenkova, Aleksei L. Chutko, Marina V. Matsko, Elvira. S. Galimova, Olga V. Shamova

Erschienen in: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology | Ausgabe 5/2024

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Abstract

Objective

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive and fatal malignant primary brain tumor. The enhancement of the survival rate for glioma patients remains limited, even with the utilization of a combined treatment approach involving surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. This study was designed to assess the expression of IDH1, TP53, EGFR, Ki-67, GFAP, H3K27M, MGMT, VEGF, NOS, CD99, and ATRX in glioblastoma tissue from 11 patients. We investigated the anticancer impact and combined effects of cathelicidin (LL-37), protegrin-1 (PG-1), with chemotherapy—temozolomide (TMZ), doxorubicin (DOX), carboplatin (CB), cisplatin (CPL), and etoposide (ETO) in primary GBM cells. In addition, we examined the effect of LL-37, PG-1 on normal human fibroblasts and in the C6/Wistar rat intracerebral glioma model.

Methods

For this study, 11 cases of glioblastoma were evaluated immunohistochemically for IDH1, TP53, EGFR, Ki-67, GFAP, H3K27M, MGMT, VEGF, NOS, CD99, and ATRX. The MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay was used to study cells viability and to determine cytotoxic effects of LL-37, PG-1 and their combination with chemotherapy in primary GBM cells. Synergism or antagonism was determined using combination index (CI) method. Finally, we established C6 glioblastoma model in Wistar rats to investigate the antitumor activity.

Results

Peptides showed a strong cytotoxic effect on primary GBM cells in the MTT test (IC50 2–16 and 1–32 μM) compared to chemotherapy. The dual-drug combinations of LL-37 + DOX, LL-37 + CB (CI 0.46–0.75) and PG-1 + DOX, PG-1 + CB, PG-1 + TMZ (CI 0.11–0.77), demonstrated a synergism in primary GBM cells. In rat C6 intracerebral GBM model, survival of rats in experimental group (66.75 ± 12.6 days) was prolonged compared with that in control cohort (26.2 ± 2.66 days, p = 0.0008). After LL-37 treatment, experimental group rats showed significantly lower tumor volumes (31.00 ± 8.8 mm3) and weight (49.4 ± 13.3 mg) compared with control group rats (153.8 ± 43.53 mg, p = 0.038; 82.50 ± 7.60 mm3, respectively).

Conclusions

The combination of antimicrobial peptides and chemical drugs enhances the cytotoxicity of chemotherapy and exerts synergistic antitumor effects in primary GBM cells. Moreover, in vivo study provided the first evidence that LL-37 could effectively inhibit brain tumor growth in rat C6 intracerebral GBM model. These results suggested a significant strategy for proposing a promising therapy for the treatment of GBM.

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Metadaten
Titel
Expression of molecular markers and synergistic anticancer effects of chemotherapy with antimicrobial peptides on glioblastoma cells
verfasst von
Alexandr N. Chernov
Alexandr V. Kim
Sofia S. Skliar
Evgeniy V. Fedorov
Anna N. Tsapieva
Tatiana A. Filatenkova
Aleksei L. Chutko
Marina V. Matsko
Elvira. S. Galimova
Olga V. Shamova
Publikationsdatum
27.01.2024
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology / Ausgabe 5/2024
Print ISSN: 0344-5704
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-0843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00280-023-04622-8

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