EDUARDO MAGALHAES REGO
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Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina - Docente
LIM/31 - Laboratório de Genética e Hematologia Molecular, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
LIM/31 - Laboratório de Genética e Hematologia Molecular, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Líder
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- The PIP4K2 inhibitor THZ-P1-2 exhibits antileukemia activity by disruption of mitochondrial homeostasis and autophagy(2022) LIMA, Keli; PEREIRA-MARTINS, Diego Antonio; MIRANDA, Livia Bassani Lins de; COELHO-SILVA, Juan Luiz; LEANDRO, Giovana da Silva; WEINHAUSER, Isabel; CAVAGLIERI, Rita de Cassia; LEAL, Aline de Medeiros; SILVA, Wellington Fernandes da; LANGE, Ana Paula Alencar de Lima; VELLOSO, Elvira Deolinda Rodrigues Pereira; GRIESSINGER, Emmanuel; HILBERINK, Jacobien R.; AMMATUNA, Emanuele; HULS, Gerwin; SCHURINGA, Jan Jacob; REGO, Eduardo Magalhaes; MACHADO-NETO, Joao AgostinhoThe treatment of acute leukemia is challenging because of the genetic heterogeneity between and within patients. Leukemic stem cells (LSCs) are relatively drug-resistant and frequently relapse. Their plasticity and capacity to adapt to extracellular stress, in which mitochondrial metabolism and autophagy play important roles, further complicates treatment. Genetic models of phosphatidylinositol-5-phosphate 4-kinase type 2 protein (PIP4K2s) inhibition have demonstrated the relevance of these enzymes in mitochondrial homeostasis and autophagic flux. Here, we uncovered the cellular and molecular effects of THZ-P1-2, a pan-inhibitor of PIP4K2s, in acute leukemia cells. THZ-P1-2 reduced cell viability and induced DNA damage, apoptosis, loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, and the accumulation of acidic vesicular organelles. Protein expression analysis revealed that THZ-P1-2 impaired autophagic flux. In addition, THZ-P1-2 induced cell differentiation and showed synergistic effects with venetoclax. In primary leukemia cells, LC-MS/MS-based proteome analysis revealed that sensitivity to THZ-P1-2 is associated with mitochondrial metabolism, cell cycle, cell-of-origin (hematopoietic stem cell and myeloid progenitor), and the TP53 pathway. The minimal effects of THZ-P1-2 observed in healthy CD34(+) cells suggest a favorable therapeutic window. Our study provides insights into the pharmacological inhibition of PIP4K2s targeting mitochondrial homeostasis and autophagy, shedding light on a new class of drugs for acute leukemia.
- The Multikinase Inhibitor AD80 Induces Mitotic Catastrophe and Autophagy in Pancreatic Cancer Cells(2023) LIMA, Keli; MIRANDA, Livia Bassani Lins de; GARNIQUE, Anali Del Milagro Bernabe; ALMEIDA, Bruna Oliveira de; NASCIMENTO, Mariane Cristina do; ALCANTARA, Guilherme Augusto Sousa; MACHADO-SANTELLI, Glaucia Maria; REGO, Eduardo Magalhaes; MACHADO-NETO, Joao AgostinhoSimple Summary Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal human neoplasms, and its therapeutic repertoire remains limited. Advances in understanding the molecular complexity involved in the biology of the disease have paved the way for new therapeutic opportunities. AD80 is a multikinase inhibitor that inhibits S6K as well as RET, RAF, and SRC and displays antineoplastic effects in hematological and solid tumors. In the present study, we report the potential of AD80 as an antineoplastic agent for pancreatic cancer and the cellular and molecular changes induced by the drug. Significant advances in understanding the molecular complexity of the development and progression of pancreatic cancer have been made, but this disease is still considered one of the most lethal human cancers and needs new therapeutic options. In the present study, the antineoplastic effects of AD80, a multikinase inhibitor, were investigated in models of pancreatic cancer. AD80 reduced cell viability and clonogenicity and induced polyploidy in pancreatic cancer cells. At the molecular level, AD80 reduced RPS6 and histone H3 phosphorylation and induced & gamma;H2AX and PARP1 cleavage. Additionally, the drug markedly decreased AURKA phosphorylation and expression. In PANC-1 cells, AD80 strongly induced autophagic flux (consumption of LC3B and SQSTM1/p62). AD80 modulated 32 out of 84 autophagy-related genes and was associated with vacuole organization, macroautophagy, response to starvation, cellular response to nitrogen levels, and cellular response to extracellular stimulus. In 3D pancreatic cancer models, AD80 also effectively reduced growth independent of anchorage and cell viability. In summary, AD80 induces mitotic aberrations, DNA damage, autophagy, and apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells. Our exploratory study establishes novel targets underlying the antineoplastic activity of the drug and provides insights into the development of therapeutic strategies for this disease.
- High ME1 Expression Is a Molecular Predictor of Post-Transplant Survival of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia(2023) ROJAS, Cesar Alexander Ortiz; COSTA-NETO, Abel; PEREIRA-MARTINS, Diego A.; LE, Duy Minh; STERNADT, Dominique; WEINHAEUSER, Isabel; HULS, Gerwin; SCHURINGA, Jan Jacob; REGO, Eduardo MagalhaesSimple Summary Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a blood cancer caused by genetic aberrations acquired by bone marrow progenitor cells, impeding healthy hematopoiesis. While AML is a heterogenous disease and variable parameters can impact AML prognosis, the options for treatments remain limited. The first line of treatment continues to be chemotherapy, usually followed by a hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) obtained from a compatible healthy donor. Of those transplanted patients, only about 50-60% will be long-term survivors. Consequently, the identification of markers that may predict the resulting HSCT outcome is a medical need. To address this issue, we applied different mathematical models at diagnosis to the transcriptome of AML patients who were treated with standard chemotherapy and then subjected to HSCT, in order to uncover genes associated with the clinical outcome post-transplant. By doing so we identified the ME1 gene, whereby high expression of ME1 was associated with worse prognosis. Furthermore, ME1 expression was correlated with energetic processes related to oxidative phosphorylation. Our study reveals that ME1 is an important biomarker and a potential therapeutic target. Several laboratory and clinical variables have been reported to be associated with the outcome of intensive chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but only a few have been tested in the context of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). This study aimed to identify genes whose expression of AML at diagnosis were associated with survival after HSCT. For this purpose, three publicly available adult AML cohorts (TCGA, BeatAML, and HOVON), whose patients were treated with intensive chemotherapy and then subjected to allogeneic or autologous HSCT, were included in this study. After whole transcriptome analysis, we identified ME1 as the only gene whose high expression was associated with shorter survival in patients subjected to HSCT. In addition, the inclusion of ME1 expression was able to improve the European LeukemiaNet risk stratification. Pathways related to lipid biosynthesis, mainly fatty acids, and cholesterol were positively correlated with ME1 expression. Furthermore, ME1 expression was associated with an M2 macrophage-enriched microenvironment, mature AML blasts hierarchy, and oxidative phosphorylation metabolism. Therefore, ME1 expression can be used as biomarker of poor response to HSCT in AML.
- Is the EGFR pathway relevant for the pathogenesis but not for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia?(2021) ALMEIDA, Luciana Yamamoto de; REGO, Eduardo MagalhaesDespite intense research and the development of several new chemotherapeutics, the prognosis for specific subsets of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has not improved significantly. Thus, the investigation of signaling pathways associated with the pathogenesis and progression of AML has become a source for the discovery of more effective treatments. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) belongs to the HER family of tyrosine kinase (TK) receptors and is involved in the progression of a variety of solid tumors. Although the expression of members of the HER family appears to be limited to epithelial tissues and derived neoplasms, there is evidence demonstrating their role in hematopoiesis and hematological neoplasms. In AML, preclinical studies and two anecdotal cases of response to EGFR TK inhibitors ( TKI) supported the EGFR signaling pathway as a potential therapeutic target. Indeed, the presence of EGFR ligands in the bone marrow microenvironment has been shown to play pathological and regenerative/protective roles in AML. However, data reporting the expression of EGFR in AML remain controversial and the EGFR pathway inhibition in AML patients has demonstrated limited clinical significance. Further studies are required to determine the relevance of the EGFR pathway in AML biology and which patients may benefit from using EGFR TKI or other drugs that target TK receptors.
- MLL5 improves ATRA driven differentiation and promotes xenotransplant engraftment in acute promyelocytic leukemia model(2021) PEREIRA-MARTINS, Diego A.; WEINHAUSER, Isabel; COELHO-SILVA, Juan Luiz; FRANCA-NETO, Pedro L.; ALMEIDA, Luciana Y.; BIANCO, Thiago M.; SILVA, Cleide L.; FRANCA, Rafael F.; TRAINA, Fabiola; REGO, Eduardo M.; SCHURINGA, Jan Jacob; LUCENA-ARAUJO, Antonio R.Although the mixed lineage leukemia 5 (MLL5) gene has prognostic implications in acute promyelocyte leukemia (APL), the underlying mechanism remains to be elucidated. Here, we demonstrate the critical role exerted by MLL5 in APL regarding cell proliferation and resistance to drug-induced apoptosis, through mtROS regulation. Additionally, MLL5 overexpression increased the responsiveness of APL leukemic cells to all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced differentiation, via regulation of the epigenetic modifiers SETD7 and LSD1. In silico analysis indicated that APL blasts with MLL5(high) transcript levels were associated with retinoic acid binding and downstream signaling, while MLL5(low) blasts displayed decreased expression of epigenetic modifiers (such as KMT2C, PHF8 and ARID4A). Finally, APL xenograft transplants demonstrated improved engraftment of MLL5-expressing cells and increased myeloid differentiation over time. Concordantly, evaluation of engrafted blasts revealed increased responsiveness of MLL5-expressing cells to ATRA-induced granulocytic differentiation. Together, we describe the epigenetic changes triggered by the interaction of MLL5 and ATRA resulting in enhanced granulocytic differentiation.
- Myeloid Immune Cells CARrying a New Weapon Against Cancer(2021) RAMOS, Rodrigo Nalio; COUTO, Samuel Campanelli Freitas; OLIVEIRA, Theo Gremen M.; KLINGER, Paulo; BRAGA, Tarcio Teodoro; REGO, Eduardo Magalhaes; BARBUTO, Jose Alexandre M.; ROCHA, VandersonChimeric antigen receptor (CAR) engineering for T cells and natural killer cells (NK) are now under clinical evaluation for the treatment of hematologic cancers. Although encouraging clinical results have been reported for hematologic diseases, pre-clinical studies in solid tumors have failed to prove the same effectiveness. Thus, there is a growing interest of the scientific community to find other immune cell candidate to express CAR for the treatment of solid tumors and other diseases. Mononuclear phagocytes may be the most adapted group of cells with potential to overcome the dense barrier imposed by solid tumors. In addition, intrinsic features of these cells, such as migration, phagocytic capability, release of soluble factors and adaptive immunity activation, could be further explored along with gene therapy approaches. Here, we discuss the elements that constitute the tumor microenvironment, the features and advantages of these cell subtypes and the latest studies using CAR-myeloid immune cells in solid tumor models.
- CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (CEBPA) gene haploinsufficiency does not alter hematopoiesis or induce leukemia in Lck-CALM/AF10 transgenic mice(2019) LANGE, A.P.; ALMEIDA, L.Y.; ARAÚJO SILVA, C.L.; SCHEUCHER, P.S.; CHAHUD, F.; KRAUSE, A.; BOHLANDER, S.K.; REGO, E.M.Although rare, CALM/AF10 is a chromosomal rearrangement found in immature T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL), acute myeloid leukemia, and mixed phenotype acute leukemia of T/myeloid lineages with poor prognosis. Moreover, this translocation is detected in 50% of T-ALL patients with gamma/delta T cell receptor rearrangement, frequently associated with low expression of transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (CEBPA). However, the relevance of CEBPA low expression for CALM/AF10 leukemogenesis has not yet been evaluated. We generated double mutant mice, which express the Lck-CALM/AF10 fusion gene and are haploinsufficient for the Cebpa gene. To characterize the hematopoiesis, we quantified hematopoietic stem cells, myeloid progenitor cells, megakaryocyte-erythrocyte progenitor cells, common myeloid progenitor cells, and granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cells. No significant difference was detected in any of the progenitor subsets. Finally, we tested if Cebpa haploinsufficiency would lead to the expansion of Mac-1+/B220+/c-Kit+ cells proposed as the CALM/AF10 leukemic progenitor. Less than 1% of bone marrow cells expressed Mac-1, B220, and c-Kit with no significant difference between groups. Our results showed that the reduction of Cebpa gene expression in Lck-CALM/AF10 mice did not affect their hematopoiesis or induce leukemia. Our data corroborated previous studies suggesting that the CALM/AF10 leukemia-initiating cells are early progenitors with lymphoid/myeloid differentiating potential.
- NTAL is associated with treatment outcome, cell proliferation and differentiation in acute promyelocytic leukemia(2020) THOME, Carolina Hassibe; FERREIRA, Germano Aguiar; PEREIRA-MARTINS, Diego Antonio; SANTOS, Guilherme Augusto dos; ORTIZ, Cesar Alexander; SOUZA, Lucas Eduardo Botelho de; SOBRAL, Lays Martins; SILVA, Cleide Lucia Araujo; SCHEUCHER, Priscila Santos; GIL, Cristiane Damas; LEOPOLDINO, Andreia Machado; SILVEIRA, Douglas R. A.; COELHO-SILVA, Juan L.; TRAINA, Fabiola; KOURY, Luisa C.; MELO, Raul A. M.; BITTENCOURT, Rosane; PAGNANO, Katia; PASQUINI, Ricardo; NUNES, Elenaide C.; FAGUNDES, Evandro M.; GLORIA, Ana Beatriz F.; KERBAUY, Fabio Rodrigues; CHAUFFAILLE, Maria de Lourdes; KEATING, Armand; TALLMAN, Martin S.; RIBEIRO, Raul C.; DILLON, Richard; GANSER, Arnold; LOWENBERG, Bob; VALK, Peter; LO-COCO, Francesco; SANZ, Miguel A.; BERLINER, Nancy; FACA, Vitor Marcel; REGO, Eduardo M.Non-T cell activation linker (NTAL) is a lipid raft-membrane protein expressed by normal and leukemic cells and involved in cell signaling. In acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), NTAL depletion from lipid rafts decreases cell viability through regulation of the Akt/PI3K pathway. The role of NTAL in APL cell processes, and its association with clinical outcome, has not, however, been established. Here, we show that reduced levels of NTAL were associated with increased all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)-induced differentiation, generation of reactive oxygen species, and mitochondrial dysfunction. Additionally, NTAL-knockdown (NTAL-KD) in APL cell lines led to activation of Ras, inhibition of Akt/mTOR pathways, and increased expression of autophagy markers, leading to an increased apoptosis rate following arsenic trioxide treatment. Furthermore, NTAL-KD in NB4 cells decreased the tumor burden in (NOD scid gamma) NSG mice, suggesting its implication in tumor growth. A retrospective analysis of NTAL expression in a cohort of patients treated with ATRA and anthracyclines, revealed that NTAL overexpression was associated with a high leukocyte count (P=0.007) and was independently associated with shorter overall survival (Hazard Ratio: 3.6; 95% Confidence Interval: 1.17-11.28; P=0.026). Taken together, our data highlights the importance of NTAL in APL cell survival and response to treatment.
- Salvage treatment for refractory or relapsed acute myeloid leukemia: a 10-year single-center experience(2020) SILVA, Wellington Fernandes da; ROSA, Lidiane Ines da; SEGURO, Fernanda Salles; SILVEIRA, Douglas Rafaele Almeida; BENDIT, Israel; BUCCHERI, Valeria; VELLOSO, Elvira Deolinda Rodrigues Pereira; ROCHA, Vanderson; REGO, Eduardo M.OBJECTIVES: The outcomes of refractory and relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients in developing countries are underreported, even though the similar classic regimens are widely used. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective comparison of ""MEC"" (mitoxantrone, etoposide, and cytarabine) and ""FLAG-IDA"" (fludarabine, cytarabine, idarubicin, and filgrastim) in adults with first relapse or refractory AML. RESULTS: In total, 60 patients were included, of which 28 patients received MEC and 32 received FLAG-IDA. A complete response (CR) rate of 48.3% was observed. Of the included patients, 16 (27%) died before undergoing bone marrow assessment. No statiscally significant difference in CR rate was found between the two protocols (p=0.447). The median survival in the total cohort was 4 months, with a 3-year overall survival (OS) rate of 9.7%. In a multivariable model including age, fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) status, and stem-cell transplantation (SCT), only the last two indicators remained significant: FLT3-ITD mutation (hazard ratio [HR] =4.6, p< 0.001) and SCT (HR=0.43, p=0.01). CONCLUSION: In our analysis, there were no significant differences between the chosen regimens. High rates of early toxicity were found, emphasizing the role of supportive care and judicious selection of patients who are eligible for intensive salvage therapy in this setting. The FLT3-ITD mutation and SCT remained significant factors for survival in our study, in line with the results of previous studies.
- COVID-19 induced follicular lymphoma remission(2022) BAPTISTA, Renata Lyrio; MOREIRA, Renata; REGO, Eduardo
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