Synergistic disruption of BTK and BCL-2 causes apoptosis while inducing ferroptosis in double-hit lymphoma

Syahru Agung Setiawan, Winston Zhenhao Liu, Pei‐Wei W. Weng, Chia Hwa Lee, Vijesh Kumar Yadav, Mardiah Suci Hardianti, Chi Tai Yeh, Tsu Yi Chao

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Double-hit lymphoma (DHL) is an aggressive subset of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) with poor outcomes and without satisfying treatment options. BTK inhibitor monotherapy is ineffective to suppress aggressive lymphoma. Hence, combination with other potential agents is warranted. Here, we demonstrated the second generation of BTK inhibitor, zanubrutinib, and a BCL-2 inhibitor, navitoclax, worked in synergistic manner to suppress DHL. Comprehensive in silico approach by interrogating single-cell to bulk-level profiling was employed along with in vitro and in vivo validation in DHL cell lines. Ablation of BTK enhanced sensitivity to navitoclax and suppressed proliferation of DHL cells. Combination of second generation of BTK inhibitor with navitoclax synergistically suppressed DLBCL cells with higher synergy score in DHL subset. The drug combination triggered apoptosis and ferroptosis, with the latter being characterized by reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, extensive lipid peroxidation, and depletion of reduced glutathione. Moreover, ablation of BTK sensitized DHL cells to ferroptosis. Mechanistically, disruption of BTK and BCL-2 triggered ferroptosis by downregulating NRF2 and HMOX1, while deactivating GPX4. Combination of zanubrutinib and navitoclax effectively suppressed tumor growth in vivo. Our data suggest that zanubrutinib and navitoclax synergistically suppressed DHL by inducing apoptosis and ferroptosis.
原文英語
文章編號175526
期刊European Journal of Pharmacology
943
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 3月 15 2023

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