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IJU Case Rep ; 3(6): 278-281, 2020 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33163925

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: The remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema syndrome primarily occurs in elderly individuals to represent symptoms of edema, pain, and joint swelling. It could be misdiagnosed in elderly maintenance hemodialysis patients, as hemodialysis patients often present with pain and joint swelling induced by hypervolemia, inflammation, amyloidosis, and/or chronic kidney disease. Here, we describe a maintenance hemodialysis patient with remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: A 71-year-old man on maintenance hemodialysis who complained of continuous pain and swelling of joints was diagnosed with remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema syndrome on his clinical findings that revealed tenosynovitis at the joint without joint erosions and no elevation of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody and rheumatoid factor. After administration of prednisolone, systemic edema, and pain improved in 2 days. CONCLUSION: Remitting seronegative symmetrical synovitis with pitting edema syndrome should be considered as a differential diagnosis in hemodialysis patients with edema and/or arthralgia.

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Cancer Lett ; 431: 182-189, 2018 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29778569

ABSTRACT

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignancy of kidney and remains largely intractable once it recurs after resection. mTOR inhibitors have been one of the mainstays used against recurrent RCC; however, there has been a major problem of the resistance to mTOR inhibitors, and thus new combination treatments with mTOR inhibitors are required. We here retrospectively showed that regular use of antilipidemic drug statins could provide a longer progression free survival (PFS) in RCC patients prescribed with an mTOR inhibitor everolimus than without statins (median PFS, 7.5 months vs. 3.2 months, respectively; hazard ratio, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.22-1.11). In order to give a rationale for this finding, we used RCC cell lines and showed the combinatorial effects of an mTOR inhibitor with statins induced a robust activation of retinoblastoma protein, whose mechanisms were involved in statins-mediated hindrance of KRAS or Rac1 protein prenylation. Finally, statins treatment also enhanced the efficacy of an mTOR inhibitor in RCC xenograft models. Thus, we provide molecular and (pre)clinical data showing that statins use could be a drug repositioning for RCC patients to enhance the efficacy of mTOR inhibitors.


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Carcinoma, Renal Cell/drug therapy , Enzyme Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Everolimus/therapeutic use , Kidney Neoplasms/drug therapy , Mevalonic Acid/metabolism , Retinoblastoma Binding Proteins/metabolism , TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/metabolism , Animals , Apoptosis , Carcinoma, Renal Cell/genetics , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Survival , Female , Humans , Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Kidney Neoplasms/genetics , Mice , Mice, SCID , Prenylation , Progression-Free Survival , RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism , Retinoblastoma Binding Proteins/genetics , Retrospective Studies , Treatment Outcome , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics
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Oncol Rep ; 39(2): 627-632, 2018 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29207153

ABSTRACT

In advanced bladder cancer, cisplatin-based chemotherapy has been the standard treatment for many years, but there are many problems in terms of side-effects. Recently, a number of clinical trials using molecular-targeted agents have been conducted, and new therapies are expected that could replace conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy. We herein report that concurrent treatment with fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitor BGJ398 and the novel histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor OBP-801/YM753/spiruchostatin A synergistically inhibited cell growth and markedly induced apoptosis in high-grade bladder cancer cells. This combination activated caspase-3, -8 and -9, and the pan-caspase inhibitor zVAD-fmk significantly reduced the apoptotic response to the combined treatment. The combination upregulated the expression of Bim, one of the pro-apoptotic molecules. In the present study, Bim siRNA efficiently reduced apoptosis induced by the co-treatment of BGJ398 and OBP-801. Therefore, the apoptosis induced by the combination was shown to be at least partially dependent on Bim. Taken together, these results suggest that the combination of BGJ398 and OBP-801 is a novel high potential therapeutic strategy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer.


Subject(s)
Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology , Bcl-2-Like Protein 11/metabolism , Caspases/metabolism , Peptides, Cyclic/pharmacology , Phenylurea Compounds/pharmacology , Pyrimidines/pharmacology , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/metabolism , Caspase 3/metabolism , Caspase 8/metabolism , Caspase 9/metabolism , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Cell Survival/drug effects , Drug Synergism , Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects , Humans , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/drug therapy
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Mol Cancer Ther ; 15(9): 2066-75, 2016 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27406983

ABSTRACT

The prognosis of muscle-invasive bladder cancer with metastasis is poor. There have been no therapeutic improvements for many years, and an innovative therapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer has been awaited to replace the conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy. Here, we show a candidate method for the treatment of bladder cancer. The combined treatment with a novel histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, OBP-801, and celecoxib synergistically inhibited cell growth and markedly induced apoptosis through the caspase-dependent pathway in high-grade bladder cancer cells. Furthermore, the combined treatment induced expression of death receptor 5 (DR5). We identified that knockdown of DR5 by small interfering RNA (siRNA) significantly suppressed apoptosis by the combined treatment. Therefore, we conjectured that the apoptosis induced by OBP-801 and celecoxib is at least partially dependent on DR5. However, it was interesting that the combined treatment drastically suppressed expression of DR5 ligand, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL). These data suggest that there is no involvement of TRAIL in the induction of apoptosis by the combination, regardless of the dependence of DR5. Moreover, xenograft studies using human bladder cancer cells showed that the combined therapy suppressed tumor growth by upregulating expressions of DR5 and Bim. The inhibition of tumor growth was significantly more potent than that of each agent alone, without significant weight loss. This combination therapy provided a greater benefit than monotherapy in vitro and in vivo These data show that the combination therapy with OBP-801 and celecoxib is a potential novel therapeutic strategy for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Mol Cancer Ther; 15(9); 2066-75. ©2016 AACR.


Subject(s)
Apoptosis/drug effects , Celecoxib/pharmacology , Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors/pharmacology , Peptides, Cyclic/pharmacology , Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/metabolism , Signal Transduction/drug effects , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/metabolism , Animals , Bcl-2-Like Protein 11/metabolism , Caspases/metabolism , Cell Cycle/drug effects , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Disease Models, Animal , Drug Synergism , Female , Humans , Mice , Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/genetics , TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/metabolism , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/drug therapy , Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology , Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
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