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Identification of artesunate as a specific activator of ferroptosis in pancreatic cancer cells
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Oncogenic KRas reprograms pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells to states which are highly resistant to apoptosis. Thus, a major preclinical goal is to identify effective strategies for killing PDAC cells. Artesunate (ART) is an anti-malarial that specifically induces programmed cell death in different cancer cell types, in a manner initiated by reactive oxygen species (ROS)-generation. In this study we demonstrate that ART specifically induced ROS- and lysosomal iron-dependent cell death in PDAC cell lines. Highest cytotoxicity was obtained in PDAC cell lines with constitutively-active KRas, and ART did not affect non-neoplastic human pancreatic ductal epithelial (HPDE) cells. We determined that ART did not induce apoptosis or necroptosis. Instead, ART induced ferroptosis, a recently described mode of ROS- and iron-dependent programmed necrosis which can be activated in Ras-transformed cells. Co-treatment with the ferroptosis inhibitor ferrostatin-1 blocked ART-induced lipid peroxidation and cell death, and increased long-term cell survival and proliferation. Importantly, analysis of PDAC patient mRNA expression indicates a dependency on antioxidant homeostasis and increased sensitivity to free intracellular iron, both of which correlate with Ras-driven sensitivity to ferroptosis. Overall, our findings suggest that ART activation of ferroptosis is an effective, novel pathway for killing PDAC cells.
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- Authors
- Eling, N., Reuter, L., Hazin, J., Hamacher-Brady, A., & Brady, N. R.
- Affiliations
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- Lysosomal Systems Biology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Venue
- Oncoscience
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- Impact Journals, LLC
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- 2015-05-02
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- 2
- Issue
- 5
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- 517-532
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- 2331-4737 (ISSN-L)
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- PMC4468338
- OpenAlex
- W2418439210
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- Funders
- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- University of Toronto
- Tianjin Medical University
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Keywords
- artesunate, ferroptosis, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, reactive oxygen species, lysosomal iron, lipid peroxidation, ferrostatin-1, antioxidant homeostasis, necroptosis, apoptosis resistance, anticancer drug repurposing
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