Abstract

Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) is a transcription factor and an oncogene product, which plays a pivotal role in tumor progression. Therefore, targeting persistent STAT3 signaling directly is an attractive anticancer strategy. The aim of this study is to test the efficacy of a novel STAT3 small molecule inhibitor, LLL12B, in suppressing medulloblastoma cells in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. LLL12B selectively inhibited the induction of STAT3 phosphorylation by interleukin-6 but not induction of STAT1 phosphorylation by INF-γ. LLL12B also induced apoptosis in human medulloblastoma cells. In addition, LLL12B exhibited good oral bioavailability in vivo and potent suppressive activity in tumor growth of medulloblastoma cells in vivo. Besides, combining LLL12B with cisplatin showed greater inhibition of cell viability and tumorsphere formation as well as induction of apoptosis comparing to single agent treatment in medulloblastoma cells. Furthermore, LLL12B and cisplatin combination exhibited greater suppression of medulloblastoma tumor growth than monotherapy in vivo. The present study supported that LLL12B is a novel therapeutic agent for medulloblastoma and the combination of LLL12B with a chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin may be an effective approach for medulloblastoma therapy.

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Title
LLL12B, a small molecule STAT3 inhibitor, induces growth arrest, apoptosis, and enhances cisplatin-mediated cytotoxicity in medulloblastoma cells
Author
Chen, Xiang 1 ; Pan, Li 1 ; Jia, Wei 1 ; Zhang Ruijie 1 ; Yang, Xiaozhi 2 ; Song, Jinhua 2 ; Ren-Yuan, Bai 3 ; Fu Shengling 1 ; Pierson, Christopher R 4 ; Finlay, Jonathan L 5 ; Li, Chenglong 2 ; Lin Jiayuh 1 

 University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baltimore, USA (GRID:grid.411024.2) (ISNI:0000 0001 2175 4264) 
 The University of Florida, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, USA (GRID:grid.15276.37) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8091) 
 Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Baltimore, USA (GRID:grid.21107.35) (ISNI:0000 0001 2171 9311) 
 The Ohio State University, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Department of Pathology and Department of Biomedical Education and Anatomy, The College of Medicine, Columbus, USA (GRID:grid.261331.4) (ISNI:0000 0001 2285 7943) 
 The Research Institute At Nationwide Children’s Hospital, The Ohio State University, Division of Hematology, Oncology and BMT, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Columbus, USA (GRID:grid.261331.4) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2503533962
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.