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FROM METS TO MALARIA: RRX-001, A MULTI-FACETED ANTICANCER AGENT WITH ACTIVITY IN CEREBRAL MALARIA
Pial microcircultation
Anemia
G6PD
Nitric oxide
Epigenetic
RRx-001
Autor
Afiliación
University of California. Department of Bioengineering. San Diego, CA, USA / Koç University. School of Medicine. Istanbul, Tirkey.
EpicentRx Inc. Mountain View, CA, USA.
La Jolla Bioengineering Institute. Center for Malaria Research. San Diego, CA, USA / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Pesquisa em Malária. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute. Oakland, CA, USA.
EpicentRx Inc. Mountain View, CA, USA.
University of California. Department of Bioengineering. San Diego, CA, USA.
EpicentRx Inc. Mountain View, CA, USA.
La Jolla Bioengineering Institute. Center for Malaria Research. San Diego, CA, USA / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Pesquisa em Malária. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute. Oakland, CA, USA.
EpicentRx Inc. Mountain View, CA, USA.
University of California. Department of Bioengineering. San Diego, CA, USA.
Resumen en ingles
Background: The survival of malaria parasites, under substantial haem-induced oxidative stress in the red blood
cells (RBCs) is dependent on the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). The PPP is the only source of NADPH in the
RBC, essential for the production of reduced glutathione (GSH) and for protection from oxidative stress. Glucose-6-
phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, therefore, increases the vulnerability of erythrocytes to oxidative
stress. In Plasmodium, G6PD is combined with the second enzyme of the PPP to create a unique bifunctional
enzyme, named glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase–6-phosphogluconolactonase (G6PD-6PGL). RRx-001 is a novel,
systemically non-toxic, epigenetic anticancer agent currently in Phase 2 clinical development for multiple tumour
types, with activity mediated through increased nitric oxide (NO) production and PPP inhibition. The inhibition of
G6PD and NO overproduction induced by RRx-001 suggested its application in cerebral malaria (CM).
Methods: Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) infection in C57BL/6 mice is an experimental model of cerebral malaria
(ECM) with several similar pathological features to human CM. This study uses intravital microscopy methods with a
closed cranial window model to quantify cerebral haemodynamic changes and leukocyte adhesion to endothelial
cells in ECM.
Results: RRx-001 had both single agent anti-parasitic activity and significantly increased the efficacy of artemether.
In addition, RRx-001 preserved cerebral perfusion and reduced inflammation alone or combined with artemether.
RRx-001’s effects were associated with inhibition of PPP (G6PD and G6PD-6PGL) and by improvements in
microcirculatory flow, which may be related to the NO donating properties of RRx-001.
Conclusion: The results indicate that RRx-001 could be used to potentiate the anti-malarial action of artemisinin,
particularly on resistant strains, and to prevent infection.
Palabras clave en ingles
Background: The survival of malaria parasites, under substantial haem-induced oxidative stress in the red blood cells (RBCs) is dependent on the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). The PPP is the only source of NADPH in the RBC, essential for the production of reduced glutathione (GSH) and for protection from oxidative stress. Glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, therefore, increases the vulnerability of erythrocytes to oxidative stress. In Plasmodium, G6PD is combined with the second enzyme of the PPP to create a unique bifunctional enzyme, named glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase–6-phosphogluconolactonase (G6PD-6PGL). RRx-001 is a novel, systemically non-toxic, epigenetic anticancer agent currently in Phase 2 clinical development for multiple tumour types, with activity mediated through increased nitric oxide (NO) production and PPP inhibition. The inhibition of G6PD and NO overproduction induced by RRx-001 suggested its application in cerebral malaria (CM). Methods: Plasmodium berghei ANKA (PbA) infection in C57BL/6 mice is an experimental model of cerebral malaria (ECM) with several similar pathological features to human CM. This study uses intravital microscopy methods with a closed cranial window model to quantify cerebral haemodynamic changes and leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cells in ECM. Results: RRx-001 had both single agent anti-parasitic activity and significantly increased the efficacy of artemether. In addition, RRx-001 preserved cerebral perfusion and reduced inflammation alone or combined with artemether. RRx-001’s effects were associated with inhibition of PPP (G6PD and G6PD-6PGL) and by improvements in microcirculatory flow, which may be related to the NO donating properties of RRx-001. Conclusion: The results indicate that RRx-001 could be used to potentiate the anti-malarial action of artemisinin, particularly on resistant strains, and to prevent infectionPial microcircultation
Anemia
G6PD
Nitric oxide
Epigenetic
RRx-001
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