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Targeting the Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Axis Exerts Potent Antitumor Activity in BRAFi-Resistant Melanomas

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BRAF inhibitors (BRAFi) are used to treat patients with melanoma harboring the V600E mutation. However, resistance to BRAFi is inevitable. Here, we identified sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptors as regulators of BRAFV600E-mutant melanoma cell-autonomous resistance to BRAFi. Moreover, our results reveal a distinct sphingolipid profile, that is, a tendency for increased very long-chain ceramide species, in the plasma of patients with melanoma who achieve a response to BRAFi therapy as compared with patients with progressive disease. Treatment with BRAFi resulted in a strong decrease in S1PR1/3 expression in sensitive but not in resistant cells. Genetic and pharmacologic interventions, that increase ceramide/S1P ratio, downregulated S1PR expression and blocked BRAFi-resistant melanoma cell growth. This effect was associated with a decreased expression of MITF and Bcl-2. Moreover, the BH3 mimetic ABT-737 improved the antitumor activity of approaches targeting S1P-metabolizing enzymes in BRAFi-resistant melanoma cells. Collectively, our findings indicate that targeting the S1P/S1PR axis could provide effective therapeutic options for patients with melanoma who relapse after BRAFi therapy.
Tijdschrift: MOLECULAR CANCER THERAPEUTICS
ISSN: 1535-7163
Issue: 2
Volume: 18
Pagina's: 289 - 300
Jaar van publicatie:2019
BOF-keylabel:ja
IOF-keylabel:ja
BOF-publication weight:2
CSS-citation score:2
Auteurs:International
Authors from:Government, Higher Education
Toegankelijkheid:Closed