PMID- 36266920 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231222 LR - 20231222 IS - 2045-7634 (Electronic) IS - 2045-7634 (Linking) VI - 12 IP - 5 DP - 2023 Mar TI - NBDHEX re-sensitizes adriamycin-resistant breast cancer by inhibiting glutathione S-transferase pi. PG - 5833-5845 LID - 10.1002/cam4.5370 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: Adriamycin is a novel chemotherapeutic agent of great benefit for treating breast cancer. However, adriamycin -resistance remains a major obstacle. The vital Glutathione transferase P1 (GSTPi) inhibitor 6-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-ylthio) hexanol (NBDHEX) has recently shown antitumor activity in various cancers. In this study, we analyzed the effect of NBDHEX and adriamycin combination against breast cancer in vitro and in vivo. METHODS: CCK-8 assay was performed to test cell viability. The location and expression level of GSTpi was determined by immunofluorescence and Western blot in cells and immunohistochemistry staining in tissues. The enzyme activity test was applied to detect the effect of NBDHEX on the activity of GSTpi. The apoptosis related proteins' expression was tested using Western blot. The phosphorylation sites of GSTpi were detected by mass spectrometry. Antitumor effects of single treatment or co-administration of adriamycin and NBDHEX were evaluated in nude mice. RESULTS: NBDHEX treatment inhibited GSTpi enzyme activity and co-administration of adriamycin and NBDHEX promoted apoptosis of adriamycin-resistance breast cancer cell. Moreover, drug combination of NBDHEX and adriamycin significantly enhanced tumor growth inhibition compared with single agent. CONCLUSION: NBDHEX serves as a good candidate for combination with adriamycin, offering new insights for breast cancer treatment. CI - (c) 2022 The Authors. Cancer Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Sha, Huanhuan AU - Sha H AD - Department of Chemotherapy, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Zou, Renrui AU - Zou R AD - The Fourth Clinical School of The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Lu, Ya AU - Lu Y AD - The Fourth Clinical School of The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Gan, Yujie AU - Gan Y AD - The Fourth Clinical School of The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Ma, Rong AU - Ma R AD - Research Center of Clinical Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Feng, Jifeng AU - Feng J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9300-4312 AD - The Fourth Clinical School of The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. FAU - Chen, Dan AU - Chen D AD - Research Center of Clinical Oncology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20221020 PL - United States TA - Cancer Med JT - Cancer medicine JID - 101595310 RN - EC 2.5.1.18 (Glutathione S-Transferase pi) RN - 0 (6-(7-nitro-2,1,3-benzoxadiazol-4-ylthio)hexanol) RN - 0 (Oxadiazoles) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 80168379AG (Doxorubicin) SB - IM MH - *Glutathione S-Transferase pi MH - Animals MH - Mice MH - *Oxadiazoles MH - *Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use MH - Mice, Nude MH - *Doxorubicin/therapeutic use PMC - PMC10028113 OTO - NOTNLM OT - GSTpi OT - NBDHEX OT - adriamycin OT - breast cancer OT - resistant COIS- The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2022/10/22 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/24 06:00 PMCR- 2022/10/20 CRDT- 2022/10/21 01:12 PHST- 2022/08/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/12/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/10/08 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/10/21 01:12 [entrez] PHST- 2022/10/20 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - CAM45370 [pii] AID - 10.1002/cam4.5370 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cancer Med. 2023 Mar;12(5):5833-5845. doi: 10.1002/cam4.5370. Epub 2022 Oct 20.