Protective effect of Bosutinib with caspase inhibitors on human K562 cells

Cancer therapy has become increasingly focused on molecularly targeted medications. Despite the fact that multi-cytotoxic medication regimens have proven to be highly effective, many investigations in targeted treatments have focused on a single agent. The precise molecular mechanism of action of second-generation BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors, which includes different targets and pathways, can help rationalize therapy in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and other diseases affected by BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).

The purpose of this study was to analyze if bosutinib (BOS) combined with Boc-D-FMK effectively suppressed proliferation and induced apoptosis in K562 cells to a lesser extent, implying that bosutinib is an effective leukemia treatment and that its combination with Boc-D-FMK is a mild chemotherapeutic agent against leukemia.

In this study, bosutinib was obtained together with other materials to perform a cell culture experiment with human cell lines, as well as additional drug treatment. Furthermore, cell viability (MTT assay) and flow cryometry such as viability and cell cycle assays are performed. The target profile of the dual SRC/ABL inhibitor bosutinib was studied in this study as a first kinase inhibitor to target K562 cells, which has recently been linked to the proliferation of myelogenous leukaemia cells, these results suggest the effectiveness of inhibitory activity on cell viability/proliferation, alone generated a potent value of 250 nM (39.27 ± 1.17) for 48 h as optimal dose.

The cytotoxic effect of bosutinib on the K562 cell line was assessed in vitro using the MTT assay, and the cytotoxicity was further clarified using cell viability and cell cycle assays. Guava Cell Assay software validated the activation of apoptosis. Sub-G1, G0/G1, S, and G2/M phases are depicted. Cell cycle research revealed that K562 cells treated with bosutinib accumulated much more in the sub-G1 phase, which was later validated by a drop peak at the G2/M phase.

In conclusion, the nature of bosutinib's reduction of cancer cell growth may open the door to future research into the development of green synthesis medicines, particularly for cancer treatment.