期刊
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY
卷 142, 期 5, 页码 775-785出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2008.07257.x
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Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia; simvastatin; HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
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Waldenstrom macroglobulinaemia (WM) is an incurable lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with secretion of serum monoclonal immunoglobulin M (IgM). We previously showed that patients receiving cholesterol-lowering statins, had the lowest IgM value in a large cohort of patients with WM. Simvastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitor, induced inhibition of proliferation, cytotoxic effect and apoptosis in IgM secreting cell lines as well as in primary CD19(+) WM cells. Interestingly, those effects were reversed by addition of mevalonate and geranylgeranylpyrophosphate, demonstrating that simvastatin inhibited cell growth, survival and IgM secretion on BCWM.1 WM cells by inhibition of geranylgeranylated proteins. Furthermore, simvastatin overcame tumour cell growth induced by co-culture of WM cells with bone-marrow stromal cells. Simvastatin also decreased IgM secretion by BCWM.1 cells at an early time-point that had not affected cell survival. Simvastatin-induced cytotoxicity was preceded by a decrease in Akt (protein kinase B, PKB) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways at 18 h. In addition, simvastatin induced an increase in stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun N-terminal kinase (SAPK/JNK) MAPK followed by caspase-8, -9, -3 and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavages at 18 h, leading to apoptosis. Furthermore, simvastatin enhanced the cytotoxicity induced by bortezomib, fludarabine and dexamethasone. Our studies therefore support our earlier observation of statin-mediated anti-WM activity and provide the framework for future clinical trials testing simvastatin in WM.
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