A small molecule inhibitor of NF-κB, dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ), suppresses growth and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells

Jason Ho Ting Wong; Vivian Wai Yan Lui; Kazuo Umezawa; Yeung Ho; Elaine Yue Ling Wong; Margaret Heung Ling Ng; Suk Hang Cheng; Chi Man Tsang; Sai Wah Tsao; Anthony Tak Cheung Chan

doi:10.1016/j.canlet.2009.05.022

A small molecule inhibitor of NF-κB, dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ), suppresses growth and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells

Jason Ho Ting Wong, Vivian Wai Yan Lui, Kazuo Umezawa, Yeung Ho, Elaine Yue Ling Wong, Margaret Heung Ling Ng, Suk Hang Cheng, Chi Man Tsang, Sai Wah Tsao, Anthony Tak Cheung Chan

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Abstract

Despite the demonstrated constitutive activation of NF-κB in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), the therapeutic potential of targeting this pathway has not been investigated. Here, we employed a small molecule inhibitor of NF-κB, DHMEQ (which mainly blocks nuclear translocation of activated NF-κB) and demonstrated significant inhibition of NPC cell proliferation, migration, invasion, as well as anchorage-independent growth. These antitumor effects were associated with induction of G₂/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, and downregulation of NF-κB target genes (EGFR, cyclin D1 and survivin). This first demonstration of therapeutic benefits of NF-κB targeting in NPC implicates the importance of targeting this pathway in NPC.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	23-32
Number of pages	10
Journal	Cancer Letters
Volume	287
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2009.05.022
State	Published - Jan 1 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Anti-invasion
Anti-proliferation
Apoptosis
DHMEQ
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
NF-κB inhibitor

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Oncology
Cancer Research

UN SDGs

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Wong, J. H. T., Lui, V. W. Y., Umezawa, K., Ho, Y., Wong, E. Y. L., Ng, M. H. L., Cheng, S. H., Tsang, C. M., Tsao, S. W., & Chan, A. T. C. (2010). A small molecule inhibitor of NF-κB, dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ), suppresses growth and invasion of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells. Cancer Letters, 287(1), 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2009.05.022

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