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ArticleMolecular cancer therapeutics2009

Darinaparsin induces a unique cellular response and is active in an arsenic trioxide-resistant myeloma cell line.

Shannon M Matulis, Alejo A Morales, Lucy Yehiayan, Claire Croutch, Delia Gutman, Yong Cai, Kelvin P Lee, Lawrence H Boise

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Article in Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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24 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The arsenic proteome in cancer: Unravelling molecular mechanisms of anticancer drugs.Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry · 2026
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  13. Hepatic and Nephric NRF2 Pathway Up-Regulation, an Early Antioxidant Response, in Acute Arsenic-Exposed Mice.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015
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  18. Arsenic-mediated activation of the Nrf2-Keap1 antioxidant pathway.Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology · 2013
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  20. Darinaparsin: solid tumor hypoxic cytotoxin and radiosensitizer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shannon M MatulisMicrobiology and Immunology and The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA.
Alejo A Morales
Lucy Yehiayan
Claire Croutch
Delia Gutman
Yong Cai
Kelvin P Lee
Lawrence H Boise
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center · USFlorida International University · USSylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

Arsenic Trioxide &Ascorbic Acid for Multiple MyelomaR01CA097243 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI LEE, KELVIN P · 2002 to 2006
$2.6M
Arsenic-induced apoptosis in myelomaR01CA129968 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI BOISE, LAWRENCE H. · 2009 to 2013
$1.8M
Proteosome inhibitor sensitivity in multiple myeloma: The role of ER stressR01CA127910 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI BOISE, LAWRENCE H. · 2008 to 2012
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA097243NCI NIH HHS R0-1 CA127910NCI NIH HHS R01 CA127910NCI NIH HHS R01 CA129968NCI NIH HHS R0-1 CA97243
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Here, we report on the organic arsenical darinaparsin (ZIO-101, S-dimethylarsino-glutathione) and its anti-myeloma activity compared with inorganic arsenic trioxide. Darinaparsin induced apoptosis in multiple myeloma cell lines in a dose-dependent manner, and the addition of N-acetylcysteine, which increases intracellular glutathione (GSH), blocked cytotoxicity of both darinaparsin and arsenic trioxide. In contrast to arsenic trioxide, intracellular GSH does not appear to be important for darinaparsin metabolism, as an inhibitor of GSH synthesis, buthionine sulfoximine, had little effect on drug activity. This discrepancy was resolved when we determined the effects of thiols on drug uptake. The addition of exogenous GSH, L-cysteine, or D-cysteine prevented darinaparsin cellular uptake and cell death but had no effect on the uptake or activity of arsenic trioxide, suggesting a difference in the transport mechanism of these two drugs. In addition, gene expression profiling revealed differences in the signaling of protective responses between darinaparsin and arsenic trioxide. Although both arsenicals induced a transient heat shock response, only arsenic trioxide treatment induced transcription of metal response genes and anti-oxidant genes related to the Nrf2-Keap1 pathway. In contrast to the protective responses, both arsenicals induced up-regulation of BH3-only proteins. Moreover, silencing of BH3-only proteins Noxa, Bim, and Bmf protected myeloma cells from darinaparsin-induced cell death. Finally, treatment of an arsenic trioxide-resistant myeloma cell line with darinaparsin resulted in dose-dependent apoptosis, indicating that cross-resistance does not necessarily develop between these two forms of arsenic in multiple myeloma cell lines. These results suggest darinaparsin may be useful as an alternative treatment in arsenic trioxide-resistant hematologic cancers.

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Antineoplastic AgentsApoptosisArsenicalsArsenic TrioxideButhionine SulfoximineCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCysteineDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlutathioneHumansMultiple MyelomaOxidesAntineoplastic AgentsArsenicalsArsenic TrioxideButhionine SulfoximineCysteinedarinaparsinGlutathioneOxides

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PMID19417148
PMCPMC2891844
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