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ArticleCell death & disease2024

Ruxolitinib induces apoptosis and pyroptosis of anaplastic thyroid cancer via the transcriptional inhibition of DRP1-mediated mitochondrial fission.

Ya-Wen Guo, Lei Zhu, Yan-Ting Duan, Yi-Qun Hu, Le-Bao Li, Wei-Jiao Fan, Fa-Huan Song, Ye-Feng Cai, Yun-Ye Liu, Guo-Wan Zheng and 1 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Ya-Wen Guo *Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Center, Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9575-4192
Lei Zhu *Department of Thyroid Surgery, The Fifth Hospital Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Lishui Central Hospital, Lishui City, Zhejiang, 323000, China.
Yan-Ting Duan *Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Center, Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China.
Yi-Qun HuOtolaryngology & Head and Neck Center, Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China.ORCID 0009-0002-2334-612X
Le-Bao LiSchool of Information Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4543-3910
Wei-Jiao FanOtolaryngology & Head and Neck Center, Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China.
Fa-Huan SongOtolaryngology & Head and Neck Center, Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China.
Ye-Feng CaiDepartment of Thyroid Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8751-2556
Yun-Ye LiuOtolaryngology & Head and Neck Center, Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China.ORCID 0009-0000-4970-5106
Guo-Wan ZhengOtolaryngology & Head and Neck Center, Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China. guowan.zheng@ki.se.ORCID 0000-0001-5731-8325
Ming-Hua GeOtolaryngology & Head and Neck Center, Cancer Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital (Affiliated People's Hospital), Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310014, China. geminghua@hmc.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-6726-6418
Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital · CNZhejiang Cancer Hospital · CNWenzhou Medical University · CNZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CNZhejiang Sci-Tech University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) has a 100% disease-specific mortality rate. The JAK1/2-STAT3 pathway presents a promising target for treating hematologic and solid tumors. However, it is unknown whether the JAK1/2-STAT3 pathway is activated in ATC, and the anti-cancer effects and the mechanism of action of its inhibitor, ruxolitinib (Ruxo, a clinical JAK1/2 inhibitor), remain elusive. Our data indicated that the JAK1/2-STAT3 signaling pathway is significantly upregulated in ATC tumor tissues than in normal thyroid and papillary thyroid cancer tissues. Apoptosis and GSDME-pyroptosis were observed in ATC cells following the in vitro and in vivo administration of Ruxo. Mechanistically, Ruxo suppresses the phosphorylation of STAT3, resulting in the repression of DRP1 transactivation and causing mitochondrial fission deficiency. This deficiency is essential for activating caspase 9/3-dependent apoptosis and GSDME-mediated pyroptosis within ATC cells. In conclusion, our findings indicate DRP1 is directly regulated and transactivated by STAT3; this exhibits a novel and crucial aspect of JAK1/2-STAT3 on the regulation of mitochondrial dynamics. In ATC, the transcriptional inhibition of DRP1 by Ruxo hampered mitochondrial division and triggered apoptosis and GSDME-pyroptosis through caspase 9/3-dependent mechanisms. These results provide compelling evidence for the potential therapeutic effectiveness of Ruxo in treating ATC.

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NitrilesPyrazolesPyrimidinesThyroid Carcinoma, AnaplasticThyroid NeoplasmsApoptosisCaspase 9Cell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansMitochondrial DynamicsPyroptosisCaspase 9NitrilesPyrazolesPyrimidinesruxolitinib

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PMID38336839
PMCPMC10858168
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