Cell fate following irradiation of MDA-MB-231- and MCF-7 breast cancer cells pre-exposed to a tetrahydroisoquinoline sulfamate microtubule disruptor

Hargrave, SD; Joubert, AM; Potter, B; Dohle, W; Marais, S; Mercier, AE

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Cell fate following irradiation of MDA-MB-231- and MCF-7 breast cancer cells pre-exposed to a tetrahydroisoquinoline sulfamate microtubule disruptor

Abstract:: Atetrahydroisoquinoline (THIQ) core is able to mimic the A and B rings of 2-methoxyestradiol (2ME2), an endogenous estrogen metabolite that demonstrates promising anticancer properties primarily by disrupting microtubule dynamic instability parameters, but has very poor pharmaceutical properties that can be improved by sulfamoylation. The nonsteroidal THIQ-based microtubule disruptor 2-(3-bromo-4,5-dimethoxybenzyl)-7-methoxy-6-sulfamoyloxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro isoquinoline (STX3451), with enhanced pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles, was explored for the first time in radition biology. We investigated whether 24 h pre-treatment with STX3451 could pre-sensitize MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells to radiation. This regimen showed a clear increase in cytotoxicity compared to the individual modalities, results that were contiguous in spectrophotometric analysis, flow cytometric quantification of apoptosis induction, clonogenic studies and microscopy techniques. Drug pre-treatment increased radiation-induced DNA damage, with statistically more double-strand (ds) DNA breaks demonstrated. The latter could be due to the induction of a radiation-sensitive metaphase block or the increased levels of reactive oxygen species, both evident after compound exposure. STX3451 pre -exposure may also delay DNA repair mechanisms, as the DNA damage response element ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) was depressed. These in vitro finding s may translate into in vivo models, with the ultimate aim of reducing both radiation and drug doses for maximal clinical effect with minimal adverse effects.

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Hargrave, S. D., Joubert, A. M., Potter, B., Dohle, W., Marais, S., & Mercier, A. E. (2022). Cell fate following irradiation of MDA-MB-231- and MCF-7 breast cancer cells pre-exposed to a tetrahydroisoquinoline sulfamate microtubule disruptor. Molecules, 27(12).

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Hargrave, S. D., et al. “Cell Fate Following Irradiation of MDA-MB-231- and MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells Pre-Exposed to a Tetrahydroisoquinoline Sulfamate Microtubule Disruptor.” Molecules, vol. 27, no. 12, MDPI, 2022.

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Hargrave, SD, AM Joubert, B Potter, W Dohle, S Marais, and AE Mercier. 2022. “Cell Fate Following Irradiation of MDA-MB-231- and MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells Pre-Exposed to a Tetrahydroisoquinoline Sulfamate Microtubule Disruptor.” Molecules 27 (12).
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