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ArticleBiological procedures online2026

Ethacrynic Oxadiazole 6u Induces Apoptosis by Targeting mTOR/c-Flip Axis and Noxa in Lymphoma Cells.

Yafei Kuang, Shuoyan Feng, Jinxiao Sun, Zhuomin Tan, Xuan Bao, Yongmi Huang, Yuetong Wang, Ping Gong, Samuel Waxman, Guisen Zhao and 2 more

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Yafei KuangDepartment of Pharmacology, Liaoning Key Lab of Targeting Drugs for Hematological Malignancies, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China.
Shuoyan FengDepartment of Pharmacology, Liaoning Key Lab of Targeting Drugs for Hematological Malignancies, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China.
Jinxiao SunThe School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Zhuomin TanDepartment of Pharmacology, Liaoning Key Lab of Targeting Drugs for Hematological Malignancies, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China.
Xuan BaoDepartment of Pharmacology, Liaoning Key Lab of Targeting Drugs for Hematological Malignancies, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China.
Yongmi HuangThe School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Yuetong WangDepartment of Pharmacology, Liaoning Key Lab of Targeting Drugs for Hematological Malignancies, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China.
Ping GongDepartment of Pharmacology, Liaoning Key Lab of Targeting Drugs for Hematological Malignancies, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China.
Samuel WaxmanDepartment of Medicine, The Division of Hematology/Oncology, The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Guisen ZhaoThe School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, China.
Jingyi ZhangDepartment of Pharmacology, Liaoning Key Lab of Targeting Drugs for Hematological Malignancies, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China. 541169739@qq.com.
Yongkui JingDepartment of Pharmacology, Liaoning Key Lab of Targeting Drugs for Hematological Malignancies, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110016, China. Jingyk@syphu.edu.cn.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82173844
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEvasion of apoptosis is a major cause of therapy failure in lymphoma. We studied a covalent compound 6u with an α, β-saturated carbonyl group derived from the diuretic drug ethacrynic acid to induce apoptosis of lymphoma cells by targeting antiapoptotic proteins.

resultsWe found that 6u induces apoptosis in 4 lymphoma cell lines, Daudi, Romas, Jeko-1 and Jurkat, accompanied by down-regulation of c-Flip and Mcl-1, as well as upregulation of Noxa. The down-regulation of Mcl-1 relies on Noxa induction and that the down-regulation of c-Flip is mediated by inhibiting protein synthesis pathway through covalent binding to mTOR complexes. Overexpression of c-Flip and silencing Noxa attenuate 6u-induced apoptosis. 6u modified with the saturated carbonyl structure loses the mTOR inhibition and apoptosis induction abilities. 6u exhibits potent anti-lymphoma effects in mantle cell lymphoma Jeko-1 xenografts without causing toxicity.

conclusion6u functions as an apoptosis inducer through the α, β-saturated carbonyl group to decrease c-Flip and to induce Noxa. 6u represents a new type of covalent agent for targeting lymphoma by inducing apoptosis.

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Apoptosisc-FlipEthacrynic AcidLymphomaNoxa

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PMID42399755
PMCPMC13613659

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