Publication: Mechanism of Dihydrofolate Reductase Downregulation in Melanoma by 3-O-(3,4,5-Trimethoxybenzoyl)-(-)-Epicatechin
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Sánchez del Campo Ferrer, Luis ; Chazarra Parres, Soledad ; Montenegro Arce, María Fernanda ; Cabezas Herrera, Juan ; Rodríguez López, José Neptuno
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WILEY
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© 2010. The authors. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: [Sánchez-del-Campo L, Chazarra S, Montenegro MF, Cabezas-Herrera J, Rodríguez-López JN. Mechanism of dihydrofolate reductase downregulation in melanoma by 3-O-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(-)-epicatechin. J Cell Biochem. 2010 Aug 15;110(6):1399-409, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.22656
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In our search to improve the stability and cellular absorption of tea polyphenols, we synthesized 3-O-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl)-(-)-epicatechin (TMECG), which showed high antiproliferative activity against melanoma. TMECG downregulates dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) expression in melanoma cells and we detail the sequential mechanisms that result from this even. TMECG is specifically activated in melanoma cells to form a stable quinone methide (TMECG-QM). TMECG-QM has a dual action on these cells. First, it acts as a potent antifolate compound, disrupting folate metabolism and increasing intracellular oxidized folate coenzymes, such as dihydrofolate, which is a noncompetitive inhibitor of dihydropterine reductase, an enzyme essential for tetrahydrobiopterin (H4B) recycling. Such inhibition results in H4B deficiency, endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) uncoupling and superoxide production. Second, TMECG-QM acts as an efficient superoxide scavenger and promotes intra-cellular H2O2 accumulation. Here, we present evidence that TMECG markedly reduces melanoma H4B and NO bioavailability and that TMECG action is abolished by the eNOS inhibitor N-omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester or the H2O2 scavenger catalase, which strongly suggests H2O2-dependent DHFR downregulation. In addition, the data presented here indicate that the simultaneous targeting of important pathways for melanoma survival, such as the folate cycle, H4B recycling, and the eNOS reaction, could represent an attractive strategy for fighting this malignant skin pathology
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