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The Synergistic Effects of DNA-Targeted Chemotherapeutics and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors As Therapeutic Strategies for Cancer Treatment

STIBOROVÁ, M. ECKSCHLAGER, T. POLJAKOVÁ, J. HRABĚTA, J. ADAM, V. KIZEK, R. FREI, E.

Original Title

The Synergistic Effects of DNA-Targeted Chemotherapeutics and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors As Therapeutic Strategies for Cancer Treatment

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors are a group of anticancer drugs which cause growth arrest and apoptosis of several tumor cells. HDAC inhibitors have been also found to increase the anticancer efficacy of several treatment modalities i.e. chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Here, we review the literature on combinations of HDAC inhibitors both with ionizing radiation and with other drugs, highlighting DNA-damaging compounds. The results of numerous studies with several types of cancer cells discussed in this review demonstrate that HDAC inhibitors enhance the effect of DNA damaging agents, such as inhibitors of topoisomerases, inhibitors of DNA synthesis, DNA-intercalators and agents covalently modifying DNA (i.e. doxorubicin, etoposid, 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin, melphalan, temozolomide and ellipticine) or of irradiation. Hence, the use of HDAC inhibitors combined with these antitumor drugs or ionizing radiation is a promising tool which may make treatment of patients suffering from many types of cancer more efficient. Several molecular mechanisms are responsible for the observed higher sensitivity of tumor cells towards therapeutic agents elicited by HDAC inhibitors. These mechanisms are discussed also in this review

Keywords

Chromatin remodeling; histone acetylation; histone deacetylase; histone deacetylase inhibitor; anticancer drugs; DNA-damaging drugs; ionizing radiation; combined treatment modalities; mechanisms of combined treatment; apoptosis

Authors

STIBOROVÁ, M.; ECKSCHLAGER, T.; POLJAKOVÁ, J.; HRABĚTA, J.; ADAM, V.; KIZEK, R.; FREI, E.

RIV year

2012

Released

1. 9. 2012

ISBN

0929-8673

Periodical

CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Year of study

19

Number

25

State

United Arab Emirates

Pages from

4218

Pages to

4238

Pages count

21

BibTex

@article{BUT98898,
  author="Marie {Stiborová} and Tomáš {Eckschlager} and Jitka {Poljaková} and Jan {Hraběta} and Vojtěch {Adam} and René {Kizek} and Eva {Frei}",
  title="The Synergistic Effects of DNA-Targeted Chemotherapeutics and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors As Therapeutic Strategies for Cancer Treatment",
  journal="CURRENT MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY",
  year="2012",
  volume="19",
  number="25",
  pages="4218--4238",
  issn="0929-8673"
}