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© 2022 Ivyspring International Publisher. All rights reserved.Background: Despite of the paradigm change on the treatments of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) by venetoclax, it has been less successful in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Here, we explored whether acylglycerol kinase regulates the sensitivity of DLBCLs to venetoclax and its mechanism in both cell lines and preclinical animal models. Methods: The expression of AGK and sensitivity to venetoclax of seven DLBCL cell lines were determined. Upon knockdown and overexpression of AGK by lentivirus in DLBCL cells, the venetoclax-induced apoptosis and PTEN-FOXO1-BCL-2 signaling axis were evaluated in vitro. The efficacy of venetoclax and PTEN-FOXO1-BCL-2 signaling axis were evaluated in immunodeficient NCG mice that were implanted with control or shAGK stably transduced SU-DHL4 cells. The expressions of AGK, BCL-2 and FOXO1 were evaluated in tumor tissues of DLBCL patients. Results: AGK expression was inversely correlated with sensitivity of DLBCL to venetoclax. Inhibition of AGK rendered the DLBCL cells more sensitive to venetoclax. Mechanistically, AGK phosphorylated and inactivated PTEN, which led to AKT activation and reduced FOXO1 nuclear translocation. Inhibition of AGK also led to enhanced efficacy of venetoclax for suppression of DLBCL tumor growth in vivo, which was dependent on FOXO1. In human DLBCL tumor tissues, the expression of AGK inversely correlated with BCL-2 expression, as well as the amounts of nuclear FOXO1. Conclusions: Our data demonstrated that AGK regulates venetoclax response in DLBCL via PTEN-FOXO1-BCL-2 signaling axis. Targeting AGK may enhance the efficacy of venetoclax for the treatment of DLBCL patients.
Author(s): Ning N, Zhang S, Wu Q, Li X, Kuang D, Duan Y, Xia M, Liu H, Weng J, Ba H, Tang Z, Cheng X, Mei H, Huang L, Ao Q, Wang G, Hu Y, Laurence A, Wang J, Wang G, Yang X-P
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Theranostics
Year: 2022
Volume: 12
Issue: 13
Pages: 5537-5550
Online publication date: 18/07/2022
Acceptance date: 18/05/2022
Date deposited: 15/08/2022
ISSN (electronic): 1838-7640
Publisher: Ivyspring International Publisher
URL: https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.72786
DOI: 10.7150/thno.72786
PubMed id: 35910796
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