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Omacetaxine mepesuccinate induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, promotes cell differentiation, and reduces telomerase activity in diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma cells

  • Authors:
    • Lina Zhang
    • Zhenzhu Chen
    • Wenli Zuo
    • Xinghu Zhu
    • Yufu Li
    • Xinjian Liu
    • Xudong Wei
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  • Published online on: February 16, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.4899
  • Pages: 3092-3100
  • Copyright: © Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Clinical studies have demonstrated that omacetaxine mepesuccinate exerts beneficial effects on acute myelogenous leukemia. It has been suggested that omacetaxine mepesuccinate, used alone or with interferon‑α or cytarabine, induces remission in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. These effects are possibly mediated by its ability to induce apoptosis of leukemia cells and inhibit the activity of telomerase. To determine whether omacetaxine mepesuccinate is beneficial in diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma (DLBCL), two DLBCL cell lines [a germinal center B cell‑like subtype (GCB) and an activated B cell‑like subtype (ABC)] were treated with omacetaxine mepesuccinate at various concentrations for different durations. The present study indicated that omacetaxine mepesuccinate exerts proapoptotic effects in the two cell types in a dose‑ and time‑dependent manner. The ABC subtype demonstrated increased sensitivity compared with the GCB subtype. At 40 ng/ml, omacetaxine mepesuccinate exhibited a marked proapoptotic effect on DLBCL cells compared with the other tumor cells investigated. Furthermore, omacetaxine mepesuccinate induced cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase, and promoted cell terminal differentiation of pro‑B cells. The present study also demonstrated that omacetaxine mepesuccinate exerted its antitumor effect by reducing telomerase activity. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that omacetaxine mepesuccinate may induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, promote cell differentiation, and reduce telomerase activity in DLBCL cells, thus aiding the development of omacetaxine mepesuccinate‑based DLBCL therapeutic strategies.
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Zhang L, Chen Z, Zuo W, Zhu X, Li Y, Liu X and Wei X: Omacetaxine mepesuccinate induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, promotes cell differentiation, and reduces telomerase activity in diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma cells. Mol Med Rep 13: 3092-3100, 2016
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Zhang, L., Chen, Z., Zuo, W., Zhu, X., Li, Y., Liu, X., & Wei, X. (2016). Omacetaxine mepesuccinate induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, promotes cell differentiation, and reduces telomerase activity in diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma cells. Molecular Medicine Reports, 13, 3092-3100. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.4899
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Zhang, L., Chen, Z., Zuo, W., Zhu, X., Li, Y., Liu, X., Wei, X."Omacetaxine mepesuccinate induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, promotes cell differentiation, and reduces telomerase activity in diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma cells". Molecular Medicine Reports 13.4 (2016): 3092-3100.
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Zhang, L., Chen, Z., Zuo, W., Zhu, X., Li, Y., Liu, X., Wei, X."Omacetaxine mepesuccinate induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, promotes cell differentiation, and reduces telomerase activity in diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma cells". Molecular Medicine Reports 13, no. 4 (2016): 3092-3100. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.4899