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TY - JOUR
T1 - BDNF/TrkB Signaling as a Potential Novel Target in Pediatric Brain Tumors
T2 - Anticancer Activity of Selective TrkB Inhibition in Medulloblastoma Cells
AU - Thomaz, Amanda
AU - Jaeger, Mariane
AU - Buendia, Marienela
AU - Bambini-Junior, Victorio
AU - Gregianin, Lauro José
AU - Brunetto, Algemir Lunardi
AU - Brunetto, André T
AU - de Farias, Caroline Brunetto
AU - Roesler, Rafael
PY - 2016/7/30
Y1 - 2016/7/30
N2 - Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor. Deregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)/tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB) signaling has been associated with increased proliferative capabilities, invasiveness, and chemoresistance in several types of cancer. However, the relevance of this pathway in MB remains unknown. Here, we show that the selective TrkB inhibitor N-[2-[[(hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-azepin-3-yl)amino]carbonyl]phenyl]-benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide (ANA-12) markedly reduced the viability and survival of human cell lines representative of different MB molecular subgroups. These findings provide the first evidence supporting further investigation of TrkB inhibition as a potential novel strategy for MB treatment.
AB - Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor. Deregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)/tropomyosin-related kinase B (TrkB) signaling has been associated with increased proliferative capabilities, invasiveness, and chemoresistance in several types of cancer. However, the relevance of this pathway in MB remains unknown. Here, we show that the selective TrkB inhibitor N-[2-[[(hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-azepin-3-yl)amino]carbonyl]phenyl]-benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide (ANA-12) markedly reduced the viability and survival of human cell lines representative of different MB molecular subgroups. These findings provide the first evidence supporting further investigation of TrkB inhibition as a potential novel strategy for MB treatment.
KW - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
KW - Azepines/pharmacology
KW - Benzamides/pharmacology
KW - Brain Neoplasms/metabolism
KW - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/pharmacology
KW - Cell Line, Tumor
KW - Cell Proliferation/drug effects
KW - Cell Survival/drug effects
KW - Humans
KW - Medulloblastoma/metabolism
KW - Membrane Glycoproteins/antagonists & inhibitors
KW - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/pharmacology
KW - Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors
KW - Receptor, trkB
KW - Signal Transduction
U2 - 10.1007/s12031-015-0689-0
DO - 10.1007/s12031-015-0689-0
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26614346
VL - 59
SP - 326
EP - 333
JO - Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
JF - Journal of Molecular Neuroscience
SN - 0895-8696
IS - 3
ER -