癌症药物博尔特佐米布,一种蛋白质体抑制剂,通过多器官应激触发微血管内皮细胞中的细胞毒性
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
|April 8, 2025
概括
博特佐米布是一种蛋白酶体抑制剂,通过触发ER和线粒体应激来损害非癌性内皮细胞,从而导致亡. 与卡菲尔佐米布 (Carfilzomib) 相比,这种独特的毒性机制需要重新评估博特佐米布作为一线癌症治疗方法.
科学领域:
- 细胞生物学 细胞生物学
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 蛋白酶对细胞平衡至关重要,降解异常蛋白质.
- 癌细胞利用蛋白质体生存,使其成为化疗点.
- 博尔特佐米布 (BTZ) 是一种可逆蛋白酶体抑制剂,可治疗多发性骨髓瘤,但具有严重的副作用.
研究的目的:
- 在非癌细胞中研究波特佐米布 (BTZ) 与卡菲尔佐米布 (CFZ) 相比,其独特的毒性机制.
- 阐明BTZ诱导的内皮细胞中细胞毒性所涉及的信号通路.
主要方法:
- 用BTZ和CFZ治疗人类肺微血管内皮细胞 (HPMECs).
- 评估内等质网膜 (ER) 应激,线粒体完整性,活性氧物种 (ROS) 积累和酶激活.
- 评估血管屏障功能和由泛卡斯巴酶抑制剂zVAD进行的救援.
主要成果:
- 在15小时内,BTZ,但不是CFZ,在HPMEC中诱导了ER压力,线粒体损害,ROS积累和Caspase-9激活.
- 在24小时内,BTZ治疗导致了Caspase-8和Caspase-3的激活,细胞死亡和血管屏障损失.
- 泛酶抑制剂zVAD显著挽救了BTZ治疗的细胞,表明酶依赖的亡.
结论:
- 通过BTZ的可逆性蛋白酶体抑制会在内皮细胞中触发独特的亡级联,与CFZ等不可逆性抑制剂不同.
- 在内皮细胞中BTZ诱导的细胞毒性涉及ER和线粒体应激通路.
- 这些发现强调需要重新评估BTZ的使用作为一线化疗,因为它对非癌细胞的有害影响.
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