ST1926 inhibits glioma progression through regulating mitochondrial complex II.

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy = Biomédecine & Pharmacothérapie
Liu DeZheng Yong

Abstract

The antitumor activity of atypical adamantyl retinoid ST1926 has been frequently reported in cancer studies; nevertheless, its effect on glioma has not been fully understood. Mitochondria are critical in regulating tumorigenesis and are defined as a promising target for anti-tumor therapy. In the present study, we found that ST1926 might be a mitochondria-targeting anti-glioma drug. ST1926 showed significantly inhibitory role in the viability of glioma cells mainly through inducing apoptosis and autophagy. The results showed that ST1926 alleviated mitochondria-regulated bioenergetics in glioma cells via reducing ATP production and promoting reactive oxygen species production. Importantly, ST1926 significantly impaired complex II (CII) function, which was associated with the inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity. In addition, the effects of ST1926 on the induction of apoptosis and ROS were further promoted by the treatment of CII inhibitors, including TTFA and 3-NPA. Furthermore, the in vivo experiments confirmed the role of ST1926 in suppressing xenograft tumor growth with few toxicity. Therefore, ST1926 might be an effective anti-glioma drug through targeting CII.

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