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Anticancer compound ABT-263 accelerates apoptosis in virus-infected cells and imbalances cytokine production and lowers survival rates of infected mice

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Kakkola, L, Denisova, O V, Tynell, J, Viiliäinen, J, Ysenbaert, T, Matos, R C, Nagaraj, A, Öhman, T +15 more·2013·Cell Death & Disease

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ABT-263 and its structural analogues ABT-199 and ABT-737 inhibit B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl-2), BCL2L1 long isoform (Bcl-xL) and BCL2L2 (Bcl-w) proteins and promote cancer cell death. Here, we show that at non-cytotoxic concentrations, these small molecules accelerate the deaths of non-cancerous cells infected with influenza A virus (IAV) or other viruses. In particular, we demonstrate that ABT-263 altered Bcl-xL interactions with Bcl-2 antagonist of cell death (Bad), Bcl-2-associated X protein (Bax), uveal autoantigen with coiled-coil domains and ankyrin repeats protein (UACA). ABT-263 thereby activated the caspase-9-mediated mitochondria-initiated apoptosis pathway, which, together with the IAV-initiated caspase-8-mediated apoptosis pathway, triggered the deaths of IAV-infected cells. Our results also indicate that Bcl-xL, Bcl-2 and Bcl-w interact with pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) that sense virus constituents to regulate cellular apoptosis. Importantly, premature killing of IAV-infected cells by ABT-263 attenuated the production of key pro-inflammatory and antiviral cytokines. The imbalance in cytokine production was also observed in ABT-263-treated IAV-infected mice, which resulted in an inability of the immune system to clear the virus and eventually lowered the survival rates of infected animals. Thus, the results suggest that the chemical inhibition of Bcl-xL, Bcl-2 and Bcl-w could potentially be hazardous for cancer patients with viral infections.

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Kakkola, L., Denisova, O. V., Tynell, J., Viiliäinen, J., Ysenbaert, T., Matos, R. C., Nagaraj, A., Öhman, T., Kuivanen, S., Paavilainen, H., Feng, L., Yadav, B., Julkunen, I., Vapalahti, O., Hukkanen, V, Stenman, J., Aittokallio, T., Verschuren, E. W., Ojala, P. M., Nyman, T., Saelens, X., Dzeyk, K., & Kainov, D. E.
Affiliations
  • Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FI)
  • Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (FI)
  • University of Helsinki (FI)
  • Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (BE)
  • University of Turku (FI)
  • Minerva Foundation (FI)
  • European Molecular Biology Laboratory (DE)
Corresponding author
Kainov, D E
Venue
Cell Death & Disease
Published
2013-07-25
Volume
4
Issue
7
Pages
e742-e742
ISSN
2041-4889 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1966475300
Cited by
54
References
38
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2
FWCI
1.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Cell Death and Disease (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
  • Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja (submittedVersion)
  • STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Academy of Finland (255780)
  • Jane ja Aatos Erkon Säätiö
  • Kansainvälisen Liikkuvuuden ja Yhteistyön Keskus
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Flavonoids in Medical Research
Keywords
navitoclax, Bcl-2 family proteins, Bcl-xL, Bcl-w, influenza A virus, virus-infected cells, apoptosis, caspase-9, caspase-8, pattern recognition receptors, cytokine imbalance, antiviral immunity, Bax
MeSH terms
Aniline Compounds, Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Disease Models, Animal, Macrophages, Neoplasms, Orthomyxoviridae Infections, Influenza A virus, Sulfonamides, Cytokines, Apoptosis, Cell Line, Tumor, Mice

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