Trattamento combinato del melanoma con Ipertermia

Il presente studio evidenzia il meccanismo di azione a livello cellulare della combinazione tra ipertermia e terapie farmacologiche per il melanoma (incluse le terapie a bersaglio molecolare)

Dr. Carlo Pastore

 

 

Sci Rep. 2018 Jul 16;8(1):10724. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-29018-0.

Hyperthermia induces therapeutic effectiveness and potentiates adjuvant therapy with non-targeted and targeted drugs in an in vitro model of human malignant melanoma.

Mantso T^1,2, Vasileiadis S^3,4, Anestopoulos I⁴, Voulgaridou GP⁴, Lampri E⁵, Botaitis S⁶, Kontomanolis EN³, Simopoulos C⁶, Goussetis G⁷, Franco R^8,9, Chlichlia K⁴, Pappa A⁴, Panayiotidis MI^10,11.

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Abstract

In the present study, we have aimed to characterize the intrinsic, extrinsic and ER-mediated apoptotic induction by hyperthermia in an in vitro model of human malignant melanoma and furthermore, to evaluate its therapeutic effectiveness in an adjuvant therapeutic setting characterized by combinational treatments with non-targeted (Dacarbazine & Temozolomide) and targeted (Dabrafenib & Vemurafenib) drugs. Overall, our data showed that both low (43?°C) and high (45?°C) hyperthermic exposures were capable of inducing cell death by activating all apoptotic pathways but in a rather distinct manner. More specifically, low hyperthermia induced extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic pathways both of which activated caspase 6 only as opposed to high hyperthermia which was mediated by the combined effects of caspases 3, 7 and 6. Furthermore, significant involvement of the ER was evident (under both hyperthermic conditions) suggesting its role in regulating apoptosis via activation of CHOP. Our data revealed that while low hyperthermia activated IRE-1 and ATF6 only, high hyperthermia induced activation of PERK as well suggesting that ultimately these ER stress sensors can lead to the induction of CHOP via different pathways of transmitted signals. Finally, combinational treatment protocols revealed an effect of hyperthermia in potentiating the therapeutic effectiveness of non-targeted as well as targeted drugs utilized in the clinical setting. Overall, our findings support evidence into hyperthermia's therapeutic potential in treating human malignant melanoma by elucidating the underlying mechanisms of its complex apoptotic induction.