Suppression of the Shh pathway using a small molecule inhibitor eliminates medulloblastoma in Ptc1+/−p53−/− mice
pmid: 15380514
Suppression of the Shh pathway using a small molecule inhibitor eliminates medulloblastoma in Ptc1+/−p53−/− mice
Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor. Current treatment is associated with major long-term side effects; therefore, new nontoxic therapies, targeting specific molecular defects in this cancer, need to be developed. We use a mouse model of medulloblastoma to show that inhibition of the Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) pathway provides a novel therapy for medulloblastoma. A small molecule inhibitor of the Shh pathway, HhAntag, blocked the function of Smoothened in mice with medulloblastoma. This resulted in suppression of several genes highly expressed in medulloblastoma, inhibition of cell proliferation, increase in cell death and, at the highest dose, complete eradication of tumors. Long-term treatment with HhAntag prolonged medulloblastoma-free survival. These findings support the development of Shh antagonists for the treatment of medulloblastoma.
- Curis (United States) United States
- Curis (United States) United States
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital United States
Cancer Research, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Brain Neoplasms, Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors, Mice, Transgenic, Cell Biology, Smoothened Receptor, Zinc Finger Protein GLI1, Disease-Free Survival, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Mice, Oncology, Trans-Activators, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Animals, Hedgehog Proteins, Cell Division, Medulloblastoma, Signal Transduction, Transcription Factors
Cancer Research, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Brain Neoplasms, Kruppel-Like Transcription Factors, Mice, Transgenic, Cell Biology, Smoothened Receptor, Zinc Finger Protein GLI1, Disease-Free Survival, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, Mice, Oncology, Trans-Activators, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Animals, Hedgehog Proteins, Cell Division, Medulloblastoma, Signal Transduction, Transcription Factors
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