PMID- 21875325 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20120202 LR - 20220317 IS - 1532-7914 (Electronic) IS - 0163-5581 (Print) IS - 0163-5581 (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 7 DP - 2011 TI - Sulforaphane potentiates the efficacy of 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin against pancreatic cancer through enhanced abrogation of Hsp90 chaperone function. PG - 1151-9 LID - 10.1080/01635581.2011.596645 [doi] AB - Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90), an essential molecular chaperone that regulates the stability of a wide range of oncogenic proteins, is a promising target for cancer therapeutics. We investigated the combination efficacy and potential mechanisms of sulforaphane, a dietary component from broccoli and broccoli sprouts, and 17-allylamino 17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG), an Hsp90 inhibitor, in pancreatic cancer. MTS assay demonstrated that sulforaphane sensitized pancreatic cancer cells to 17-AAG in vitro. Caspase-3 was activated to 6.4-fold in response to simultaneous treatment with sulforaphane and 17-AAG, whereas 17-AAG alone induced caspase-3 activity to 2-fold compared to control. ATP binding assay and coimmunoprecipitation revealed that sulforaphane disrupted Hsp90-p50(Cdc37) interaction, whereas 17-AAG inhibited ATP binding to Hsp90. Concomitant use of sulforaphane and 17-AAG synergistically downregulated Hsp90 client proteins in Mia Paca-2 cells. Co-administration of sulforaphane and 17-AAG in pancreatic cancer xenograft model led to more than 70% inhibition of the tumor growth, whereas 17-AAG alone only suppressed the tumor growth by 50%. Our data suggest that sulforaphane potentiates the efficacy of 17-AAG against pancreatic cancer through enhanced abrogation of Hsp90 function. These findings provide a rationale for further evaluation of broccoli/broccoli sprout preparations combined with 17-AAG for better efficacy and lower dose-limiting toxicity in pancreatic cancer. FAU - Li, Yanyan AU - Li Y AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. FAU - Zhang, Tao AU - Zhang T FAU - Schwartz, Steven J AU - Schwartz SJ FAU - Sun, Duxin AU - Sun D LA - eng GR - P30 CA016058/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 CA120023/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20110829 PL - United States TA - Nutr Cancer JT - Nutrition and cancer JID - 7905040 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Benzoquinones) RN - 0 (HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins) RN - 0 (Isothiocyanates) RN - 0 (Lactams, Macrocyclic) RN - 0 (Plant Extracts) RN - 0 (Sulfoxides) RN - 0 (Thiocyanates) RN - 4GY0AVT3L4 (tanespimycin) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (CASP3 protein, human) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspase 3) RN - GA49J4310U (sulforaphane) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology MH - Benzoquinones/*pharmacology MH - Blotting, Western MH - Brassica/chemistry MH - Caspase 3/genetics/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Drug Synergism MH - Female MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors/*genetics/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Immunoprecipitation MH - Isothiocyanates MH - Lactams, Macrocyclic/*pharmacology MH - Mice MH - Mice, Nude MH - Pancreatic Neoplasms/metabolism MH - Plant Extracts/*pharmacology MH - Sulfoxides MH - Thiocyanates/*pharmacology PMC - PMC3850054 MID - NIHMS526370 EDAT- 2011/08/31 06:00 MHDA- 2012/02/03 06:00 PMCR- 2013/12/04 CRDT- 2011/08/31 06:00 PHST- 2011/08/31 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2011/08/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/02/03 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2013/12/04 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1080/01635581.2011.596645 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nutr Cancer. 2011;63(7):1151-9. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2011.596645. Epub 2011 Aug 29.