Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of dormant AML cells to the BAD mimetics ABT-199 and ABT-737

Cells from patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) that remain dormant and protected by stromal cells may escape effects of chemotherapy. We modelled dormancy in vitro and investigated the ability of Bcl-2 inhibitors ABT-199 and ABT-737 to overcome chemoprotection of dormant cells. CD34-enriched...

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Main Authors: Yu, Ning, Seedhouse, Claire, Russell, Nigel, Pallis, Monica
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Seedhouse, Claire
Russell, Nigel
Pallis, Monica
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Russell, Nigel
Pallis, Monica
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description Cells from patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) that remain dormant and protected by stromal cells may escape effects of chemotherapy. We modelled dormancy in vitro and investigated the ability of Bcl-2 inhibitors ABT-199 and ABT-737 to overcome chemoprotection of dormant cells. CD34-enriched primary AML cells with aberrant leukaemia-associated phenotypes (LAPs) were cultured on stromal cells. The chemosensitivity of dormant (PKH26high), CD34+, LAP+ cells was ascertained by 5-colour flow cytometric counting after 12 days. The PKH26high, CD34+, LAP+ subset retained clonogenic capacity. The dormant fraction was completely resistant to ara-C (P=0.007). However, ABT-199 and ABT-737 were able to reduce the dormant fraction by 84% and 80% respectively of their effects on proliferating counterparts. In conclusion, we have elaborated a system for quantifying chemosensitivity in LAP+ dormant leukaemia cells thought to contribute to disease relapse, and shown sensitivity of dormant LAP+ cells to ABT-199 and ABT-737 in this system.
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spelling nottingham-507482020-05-04T19:31:55Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50748/ Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of dormant AML cells to the BAD mimetics ABT-199 and ABT-737 Yu, Ning Seedhouse, Claire Russell, Nigel Pallis, Monica Cells from patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) that remain dormant and protected by stromal cells may escape effects of chemotherapy. We modelled dormancy in vitro and investigated the ability of Bcl-2 inhibitors ABT-199 and ABT-737 to overcome chemoprotection of dormant cells. CD34-enriched primary AML cells with aberrant leukaemia-associated phenotypes (LAPs) were cultured on stromal cells. The chemosensitivity of dormant (PKH26high), CD34+, LAP+ cells was ascertained by 5-colour flow cytometric counting after 12 days. The PKH26high, CD34+, LAP+ subset retained clonogenic capacity. The dormant fraction was completely resistant to ara-C (P=0.007). However, ABT-199 and ABT-737 were able to reduce the dormant fraction by 84% and 80% respectively of their effects on proliferating counterparts. In conclusion, we have elaborated a system for quantifying chemosensitivity in LAP+ dormant leukaemia cells thought to contribute to disease relapse, and shown sensitivity of dormant LAP+ cells to ABT-199 and ABT-737 in this system. Taylor & Francis 2018-02-12 Article PeerReviewed Yu, Ning, Seedhouse, Claire, Russell, Nigel and Pallis, Monica (2018) Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of dormant AML cells to the BAD mimetics ABT-199 and ABT-737. Leukemia and Lymphoma, 12 . pp. 1-7. ISSN 1029-2403 AML; ABT-199; ABT-737; dormancy https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10428194.2018.1434884 doi:10.1080/10428194.2018.1434884 doi:10.1080/10428194.2018.1434884
spellingShingle AML; ABT-199; ABT-737; dormancy
Yu, Ning
Seedhouse, Claire
Russell, Nigel
Pallis, Monica
Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of dormant AML cells to the BAD mimetics ABT-199 and ABT-737
title Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of dormant AML cells to the BAD mimetics ABT-199 and ABT-737
title_full Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of dormant AML cells to the BAD mimetics ABT-199 and ABT-737
title_fullStr Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of dormant AML cells to the BAD mimetics ABT-199 and ABT-737
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of dormant AML cells to the BAD mimetics ABT-199 and ABT-737
title_short Quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of dormant AML cells to the BAD mimetics ABT-199 and ABT-737
title_sort quantitative assessment of the sensitivity of dormant aml cells to the bad mimetics abt-199 and abt-737
topic AML; ABT-199; ABT-737; dormancy
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50748/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50748/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50748/