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The Protein Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor SU5614 Inhibits VEGF-induced Endothelial Cell Sprouting and Induces Growth Arrest and Apoptosis by Inhibition of C-Kit in AML Cells

The Protein Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor SU5614 Inhibits VEGF-induced Endothelial Cell Sprouting and Induces Growth Arrest and Apoptosis by Inhibition of C-Kit in AML Cells

Karsten Spiekermann, Florian Faber, Robert Voswinckel, Wolfgang Hiddemann

Exp Hematol. 2002 Jul;30(7):767-73.

PMID: 12135675

Abstract:

Objective:
Angiogenesis, the process of new blood vessel formation, is a critical process during growth and metastasis of solid tumors and might also represent a promising therapeutical target in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Methods:
In this study, we analyzed the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGFR)-1/2 and its ligand VEGF in AML cell lines and characterized the inhibitory activity of the protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) inhibitor SU5614 on human endothelial and leukemic cells.
Results:
Intracellular VEGF expression was detected in 9 of 10 leukemic cell lines. In contrast, VEGFR-1 and VEGFR-2 expression was restricted to 6 and 2 out of 10 cell lines, respectively. Although SU5614 was a potent inhibitor of the VEGF-induced endothelial cell sprouting in vitro, the sensitivity of leukemic cells toward the growth inhibitory activity of the compound was determined by the c-kit, but not by the VEGFR-1/2 expression. SU5614 induced growth arrest and apoptosis in c-kit-expressing Kasumi-1, UT-7, and M-07e cells and inhibited the stem cell factor (SCF)-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of c-kit. The sensitivity of Kasumi-1 cells towards the growth inhibitory activity of SU5614 was caused by an autocrine production of SCF, but not by transforming mutations of c-kit.
Conclusions:
Our data provide strong evidence that SU5614 has a dual mode of action, and by direct inhibition of c-kit in AML cells and by inhibition of VEGFR-2 in endothelial cells, it might represent a novel treatment option for patients with c-kit+ AML.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP1055412479	SU5614		1055412-47-9	Price

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