PMID- 36915999 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230315 LR - 20230317 IS - 1862-1783 (Electronic) IS - 1673-1581 (Print) IS - 1673-1581 (Linking) VI - 24 IP - 3 DP - 2023 Mar 15 TI - AAZ2 induces mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis by targeting PDK1 in gastric cancer. PG - 232-247 LID - 1673-1581(2023)03-0232-16 [pii] LID - 10.1631/jzus.B2200351 [doi] AB - Drastic surges in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) induce cell apoptosis, while most chemotherapy drugs lead to the accumulation of ROS. Here, we constructed an organic compound, arsenical N-‍(4-(1,3,2-dithiarsinan-2-yl)phenyl)acrylamide (AAZ2), which could prompt the ROS to trigger mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis in gastric cancer (GC). Mechanistically, by targeting pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (PDK1), AAZ2 caused metabolism alteration and the imbalance of redox homeostasis, followed by the inhibition of phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway and leading to the activation of B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl2)/Bcl2-associated X (Bax)/caspase-9 (Cas9)/Cas3 cascades. Importantly, our in vivo data demonstrated that AAZ2 could inhibit the growth of GC xenograft. Overall, our data suggested that AAZ2 could contribute to metabolic abnormalities, leading to mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis by targeting PDK1 in GC. FAU - Li, Yi AU - Li Y AD - Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan 430071, China. FAU - She, Wenyan AU - She W AD - College of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China. FAU - Xu, Xiaoran AU - Xu X AD - Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan 430071, China. FAU - Liu, Yixin AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan 430071, China. FAU - Wang, Xinyu AU - Wang X AD - Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan 430071, China. FAU - Tian, Sheng AU - Tian S AD - Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan 430071, China. FAU - Li, Shiyi AU - Li S AD - Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan 430071, China. FAU - Wang, Miao AU - Wang M AD - Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan 430071, China. FAU - Yu, Chaochao AU - Yu C AD - Department of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China. FAU - Liu, Pan AU - Liu P AD - Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan 430071, China. FAU - Huang, Tianhe AU - Huang T AD - Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan 430071, China. zn004593@whu.edu.cn. FAU - Wei, Yongchang AU - Wei Y AD - Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Cancer Clinical Study Center & Hubei Key Laboratory of Tumor Biological Behaviors, Wuhan 430071, China. weiyongchang@whu.edu.cn. LA - eng LA - chi GR - ZNJC201910/the Wuhan University Zhongnan Hospital Translational Medicine and Interdisciplinary Research Joint Fund/ PT - Journal Article TT - AAZ2可通过靶向PDK1介导线粒体依赖的凋亡. PL - China TA - J Zhejiang Univ Sci B JT - Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B JID - 101236535 RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - 0 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Signal Transduction MH - *Stomach Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/metabolism MH - Apoptosis MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 MH - Cell Line, Tumor PMC - PMC10014317 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Apoptosis OT - Gastric cancer OT - Glucose metabolism OT - N-‍(4-‍(1,3,2-dithiarsinan-2-yl)phenyl)acrylamide (AAZ2) OT - Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 (PDK1) OT - Reactive oxygen species (ROS) EDAT- 2023/03/15 06:00 MHDA- 2023/03/16 06:00 PMCR- 2023/03/15 CRDT- 2023/03/14 02:33 PHST- 2023/03/14 02:33 [entrez] PHST- 2023/03/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/03/16 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2023/03/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1673-1581(2023)03-0232-16 [pii] AID - 1673-1581(2023)03-0232-16 [pii] AID - 10.1631/jzus.B2200351 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2023 Mar 15;24(3):232-247. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B2200351.