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ArticleJournal of hematology & oncology2023

Echinomycin as a promising therapeutic agent against KSHV-related malignancies.

Jungang Chen, Zhen Lin, Jiao Song, Karlie Plaisance-Bonstaff, Jennifer James, Shengyu Mu, Steven R Post, Lu Dai, Zhiqiang Qin

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Article in Journal of hematology & oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jungang ChenDepartment of Pathology, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Zhen LinDepartment of Pathology, Tulane Cancer Center, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Jiao SongDepartment of Pathology, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Karlie Plaisance-BonstaffDepartment of Medicine, Louisiana Cancer Research Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
Jennifer JamesDepartment of Pathology, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Shengyu MuDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Steven R PostDepartment of Pathology, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Lu DaiDepartment of Pathology, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA. ldai@uams.edu.
Zhiqiang QinDepartment of Pathology, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W Markham St, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA. zqin@uams.edu.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences · USWinthrop Rockefeller Foundation · USLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans · USTulane University · US

Funding

Translational Genomics Core (TGC)P20GM121288 · NIGMS · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI Arunava Roy · 2017 to 2026
$22.4M
T cell homing to the kidney contributes to salt retention and blood pressure regulationR01HL146713 · NHLBI · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI Shengyu Mu · 2019 to 2026
$4.2M
Vitamin D in viral associated lung cancersR01CA261258 · NCI · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI LIN, ZHEN · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
Periodontal bacteria enhance oral KSHV pathogenesis and Kaposi’s Sarcoma development in HIV+ patientsR01CA228166 · NCI · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI FORREST, JAMES CRAIG, POST, STEVEN · 2018 to 2023
$1.9M
Targeting ILlRAP in virus-associated malignanciesR03DE031978 · NIDCR · UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS · PI DAI, LU · 2022 to 2023
$304k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA228166NCI NIH HHS R01 CA261258NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL146713NIDCR NIH HHS R03 DE031978NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121288
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is the etiologic agent of several human cancers, including Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) and primary effusion lymphoma (PEL), which preferentially arise in immunocompromised patients while lack of effective therapeutic options. Oncoproteins Myc and hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF1α) have been found closely related to KSHV infection, replication and oncogenesis. However, the strategies of dual targeting these two oncoproteins have never been developed and tested for treatments of KSHV-related malignancies. In the current study, we report that treatment of echinomycin dramatically regresses cell growth both in vitro-cultured KSHV + tumor cells and in vivo KS or PEL xenograft mice models, through simultaneously inhibiting Myc and HIF1α expression. Echinomycin treatment also induces viral lytic gene expression whereas not increasing infectious virions production from KSHV + tumor cells. Our comparative transcriptomic analysis has identified a bunch of new Echinomycin-regulated, Myc- and HIF1α-related genes contributed to KSHV pathogenesis, including KDM4B and Tau, which are required for the survival of KSHV + tumor cells with functional validation. These data together reveal that dual targeting Myc and HIF1α such as using Echinomycin may represent a new and promising option for treatments of these virus-associated malignancies.

Indexed as

EchinomycinHerpesvirus 8, HumanSarcoma, KaposiAnimalsCell CycleHumansJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMiceVirus LatencyEchinomycinJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesKDM4B protein, humanEchinomycinHHV-8HIF1αKSHVMyc

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PMID37143124
PMCPMC10161613
OpenAlexW4372334166

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