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Pilot study of jadomycin B pharmacokinetics and anti-tumoral effects in zebrafish larvae and mouse breast cancer xenograft models

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  • Brendan T McKeown
  • Nicholas J Relja
  • Steven R Hall
  • Simon Gebremeskel
  • Jeanna M MacLeod
  • Chansey J Veinotte
  • Leah G Bennett
  • Leanne B Ohlund
  • Lekha Sleno
  • David L Jakeman
  • Jason N Berman
  • Brent Johnston
  • Kerry B Goralski
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark>1/11/2022
<mark>Journal</mark>Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology
Issue number11
Volume100
Number of pages12
Pages (from-to)1065-1076
Publication StatusPublished
<mark>Original language</mark>English

Abstract

Despite numerous therapeutic options, multidrug resistance (MDR) remains an obstacle to successful breast cancer therapy. Jadomycin B, a natural product derived from Streptomyces venezuelae ISP5230, maintains cytotoxicity in MDR human breast cancer cells. Our objectives were to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, toxicity, anti-tumoral, and anti-metastatic effects of jadomycin B in zebrafish larvae and mice. In a zebrafish larval xenograft model, jadomycin B significantly reduced the proliferation of human MDA-MB-231 cells at or below its maximum tolerated dose (40 µm). In female Balb/C mice, a single intraperitoneal dose (6 mg/kg) was rapidly absorbed with a maximum serum concentration of 3.4 ± 0.27 µm. Jadomycin B concentrations declined biphasically with an elimination half-life of 1.7 ± 0.058 h. In the 4T1 mouse mammary carcinoma model, jadomycin B (12 mg/kg every 12 h from day 6 to 15 after tumor cell injection) decreased primary tumor volume compared to vehicle control. Jadomycin B-treated mice did not exhibit weight loss, nor significant increases in biomarkers of impaired hepatic (alanine aminotransferase) and renal (creatinine) function. In conclusion, jadomycin B demonstrated a good safety profile and provided partial anti-tumoral effects, warranting further dose-escalation safety and efficacy studies in MDR breast cancer models.