PUBLICATION

Pyrazinib (P3), [(E)-2-(2-Pyrazin-2-yl-vinyl)-phenol], a small molecule pyrazine compound enhances radiosensitivity in oesophageal adenocarcinoma

Authors
Buckley, A.M., Dunne, M.R., Lynam-Lennon, N., Kennedy, S.A., Cannon, A., Reynolds, A.L., Maher, S.G., Reynolds, J.V., Kennedy, B.N., O'Sullivan, J.
ID
ZDB-PUB-190122-14
Date
2019
Source
Cancer letters   447: 115-129 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Kennedy, Breandan N.
Keywords
Angiogenesis, Inflammation, Metabolism, Oesophageal cancer, Radiation
MeSH Terms
  • Adenocarcinoma/drug therapy*
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Survival/drug effects
  • Esophageal Neoplasms/drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy/methods
  • Phenols/pharmacology*
  • Pyrazines/pharmacology*
  • Radiation Tolerance/drug effects*
  • Radiation-Sensitizing Agents/pharmacology*
  • Small Molecule Libraries/pharmacology*
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
30664962 Full text @ Cancer Lett.
Abstract
Oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) is an aggressive disease with 5-year survival rates of <20%. Only 20-30% OAC patients show a beneficial response to neoadjuvant chemo-radiation therapy. Altered mitochondrial function is linked with radioresistance in OAC. We identified Pyrazinib (P3), a pyrazine phenol small molecule drug with anti-angiogenic and anti-metabolic activity in-vivo in zebrafish and in-vitro isogenic models of OAC radioresistance. Pyrazinib (P3) significantly inhibited blood vessel development in zebrafish (p < 0.001). In-vivo in zebrafish and in-vitro, in an isogenic model of OAC radioresistance, Pyrazinib (P3) significantly reduced measures of oxidative phosphorylation and glycolysis. Pyrazinib (P3), significantly reduced the surviving fraction in OE33P; radiation-sensitive and OE33R; radiation-resistant cells following irradiation. Under hypoxic conditions Pyrazinib (P3), significantly reduced OE33R cell survival following 4 Gy irradiation (p = 0.0216). Multiplex ELISA showed significantly higher secreted levels of 9 of 30 detected inflammatory and angiogenic factors in OE33R radioresistant cells than OE33P cells; IL-8, IL-4, IL-6, IL-2, IL-12p70, IL-10, MCP-1, IP-10, ICAM (p < 0.05). Pyrazinib (P3) significantly reduced the secretions of IL-6(p = 0.0006), IL-8(p = 0.0488), and IL-4(p = 0.0111) in OE33R cells. Collectively, these findings support further development of Pyrazinib (P3) as a novel therapeutic radiosensitiser in OAC.
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