Pansy, K.; Feichtinger, J.; Ehall, B.; Uhl, B.; Sedej, M.; Roula, D.; Pursche, B.; Wolf, A.; Zoidl, M.; Steinbauer, E.; Gruber, V.; Greinix, H.T.; Prochazka, K.T.; Thallinger, G.G.; Heinemann, A.; Beham-Schmid, C.; Neumeister, P.; Wrodnigg, T.M.; Fechter, K.; Deutsch, A.J. The CXCR4–CXCL12-Axis Is of Prognostic Relevance in DLBCL and Its Antagonists Exert Pro-Apoptotic Effects In Vitro. Int. J. Mol. Sci.2019, 20, 4740.
Pansy, K.; Feichtinger, J.; Ehall, B.; Uhl, B.; Sedej, M.; Roula, D.; Pursche, B.; Wolf, A.; Zoidl, M.; Steinbauer, E.; Gruber, V.; Greinix, H.T.; Prochazka, K.T.; Thallinger, G.G.; Heinemann, A.; Beham-Schmid, C.; Neumeister, P.; Wrodnigg, T.M.; Fechter, K.; Deutsch, A.J. The CXCR4–CXCL12-Axis Is of Prognostic Relevance in DLBCL and Its Antagonists Exert Pro-Apoptotic Effects In Vitro. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20, 4740.
Pansy, K.; Feichtinger, J.; Ehall, B.; Uhl, B.; Sedej, M.; Roula, D.; Pursche, B.; Wolf, A.; Zoidl, M.; Steinbauer, E.; Gruber, V.; Greinix, H.T.; Prochazka, K.T.; Thallinger, G.G.; Heinemann, A.; Beham-Schmid, C.; Neumeister, P.; Wrodnigg, T.M.; Fechter, K.; Deutsch, A.J. The CXCR4–CXCL12-Axis Is of Prognostic Relevance in DLBCL and Its Antagonists Exert Pro-Apoptotic Effects In Vitro. Int. J. Mol. Sci.2019, 20, 4740.
Pansy, K.; Feichtinger, J.; Ehall, B.; Uhl, B.; Sedej, M.; Roula, D.; Pursche, B.; Wolf, A.; Zoidl, M.; Steinbauer, E.; Gruber, V.; Greinix, H.T.; Prochazka, K.T.; Thallinger, G.G.; Heinemann, A.; Beham-Schmid, C.; Neumeister, P.; Wrodnigg, T.M.; Fechter, K.; Deutsch, A.J. The CXCR4–CXCL12-Axis Is of Prognostic Relevance in DLBCL and Its Antagonists Exert Pro-Apoptotic Effects In Vitro. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20, 4740.
Abstract
In tumour cells of more than 20 different cancer types, the CXCR4-CXCL12-axis is involved in multiple key processes including proliferation, survival, migration, invasion, and metastasis. Since data on this axis in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) are inconsistent and limited, we comprehensively studied the CXCR4-CXCL12-axis in our DLBCL cohort as well as the effects of CXCR4 antagonists on lymphoma cell lines in vitro. In DLBCL, we observed a 140-fold higher CXCR4 expression compared to non-neoplastic controls. Interestingly, high expression of CXCR4 was associated with poor clinical outcome. Furthermore, in corresponding bone marrow biopsies, we observed a correlation of CXCL12 expression and lymphoma infiltration rate as well as a reduction of CXCR4 expression in remission of bone marrow involvement after treatment. Furthermore, the niacin derivate of the CXCR4 antagonist AMD070, which was synthesized by us, demonstrated stronger pro-apoptotic effects than AMD070 in vitro and induced expression of certain pro-apoptotic genes in CXCR4 positive lymphoma cell lines. Finally, WK1 treatment resulted in reduced expression of JNK-, ERK1/2- and NFκB/BCR-target genes. These data indicate that the CXCR4-CXCL12-axis impacts the pathogenesis of DLBCL and represents a potential therapeutic target in aggressive lymphomas.
Keywords
DLBCL; CXCR4-CXCL12-axis; CXCR4 antagonist
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Oncology and Oncogenics
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