Dual PI3 K/mTOR inhibition reduces prostate cancer bone engraftment altering tumor-induced bone remodeling

Morbidity in advanced prostate cancer patients is largely associated with bone metastatic events. The development of novel therapeutic strategies is imperative in order to effectively treat this incurable stage of the malignancy. In this context, Akt signaling pathway represents a promising therapeu...

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Main Authors: Andrea Mancini, Alessandro Colapietro, Simona Pompili, Andrea Del Fattore, Simona Delle Monache, Leda Assunta Biordi, Adriano Angelucci, Vincenzo Mattei, Chris Liang, Giovanni Luca Gravina, Claudio Festuccia
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-04-01
Series:Tumor Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428318771773
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author Andrea Mancini
Alessandro Colapietro
Simona Pompili
Andrea Del Fattore
Simona Delle Monache
Leda Assunta Biordi
Adriano Angelucci
Vincenzo Mattei
Chris Liang
Giovanni Luca Gravina
Claudio Festuccia
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Chris Liang
Giovanni Luca Gravina
Claudio Festuccia
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description Morbidity in advanced prostate cancer patients is largely associated with bone metastatic events. The development of novel therapeutic strategies is imperative in order to effectively treat this incurable stage of the malignancy. In this context, Akt signaling pathway represents a promising therapeutic target able to counteract biochemical recurrence and metastatic progression in prostate cancer. We explored the therapeutic potential of a novel dual PI3 K/mTOR inhibitor, X480, to inhibit tumor growth and bone colonization using different in vivo prostate cancer models including the subcutaneous injection of aggressive and bone metastatic (PC3) and non-bone metastatic (22rv1) cell lines and preclinical models known to generate bone lesions. We observed that X480 both inhibited the primary growth of subcutaneous tumors generated by PC3 and 22rv1 cells and reduced bone spreading of PCb2, a high osteotropic PC3 cell derivative. In metastatic bone, X480 inhibited significantly the growth and osteolytic activity of PC3 cells as observed by intratibial injection model. X480 also increased the bone disease-free survival compared to untreated animals. In vitro experiments demonstrated that X480 was effective in counteracting osteoclastogenesis whereas it stimulated osteoblast activity. Our report provides novel information on the potential activity of PI3 K/Akt inhibitors on the formation and progression of prostate cancer bone metastases and supports a biological rationale for the use of these inhibitors in castrate-resistant prostate cancer patients at high risk of developing clinically evident bone lesions.
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spelling doaj-art-e445381756ff43f0a6a45e4c9d3fe13e2025-08-20T03:19:08ZengSAGE PublishingTumor Biology1423-03802018-04-014010.1177/1010428318771773Dual PI3 K/mTOR inhibition reduces prostate cancer bone engraftment altering tumor-induced bone remodelingAndrea Mancini0Alessandro Colapietro1Simona Pompili2Andrea Del Fattore3Simona Delle Monache4Leda Assunta Biordi5Adriano Angelucci6Vincenzo Mattei7Chris Liang8Giovanni Luca Gravina9Claudio Festuccia10Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, Laboratory of Radiobiology, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, Laboratory of Radiobiology, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, Human Anatomy, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyBambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, Laboratory of Applied Biology, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, Laboratory of Experimental Oncology, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, Laboratory of General Pathology, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyLaboratory of Experimental Medicine and Environmental Pathology, Rieti University Hub “Sabina Universitas,” Rieti, ItalyXcovery LLC, West Palm Beach, FLDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, Division of Radiology Oncology; University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, Laboratory of Radiobiology, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, ItalyMorbidity in advanced prostate cancer patients is largely associated with bone metastatic events. The development of novel therapeutic strategies is imperative in order to effectively treat this incurable stage of the malignancy. In this context, Akt signaling pathway represents a promising therapeutic target able to counteract biochemical recurrence and metastatic progression in prostate cancer. We explored the therapeutic potential of a novel dual PI3 K/mTOR inhibitor, X480, to inhibit tumor growth and bone colonization using different in vivo prostate cancer models including the subcutaneous injection of aggressive and bone metastatic (PC3) and non-bone metastatic (22rv1) cell lines and preclinical models known to generate bone lesions. We observed that X480 both inhibited the primary growth of subcutaneous tumors generated by PC3 and 22rv1 cells and reduced bone spreading of PCb2, a high osteotropic PC3 cell derivative. In metastatic bone, X480 inhibited significantly the growth and osteolytic activity of PC3 cells as observed by intratibial injection model. X480 also increased the bone disease-free survival compared to untreated animals. In vitro experiments demonstrated that X480 was effective in counteracting osteoclastogenesis whereas it stimulated osteoblast activity. Our report provides novel information on the potential activity of PI3 K/Akt inhibitors on the formation and progression of prostate cancer bone metastases and supports a biological rationale for the use of these inhibitors in castrate-resistant prostate cancer patients at high risk of developing clinically evident bone lesions.https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428318771773
spellingShingle Andrea Mancini
Alessandro Colapietro
Simona Pompili
Andrea Del Fattore
Simona Delle Monache
Leda Assunta Biordi
Adriano Angelucci
Vincenzo Mattei
Chris Liang
Giovanni Luca Gravina
Claudio Festuccia
Dual PI3 K/mTOR inhibition reduces prostate cancer bone engraftment altering tumor-induced bone remodeling
Tumor Biology
title Dual PI3 K/mTOR inhibition reduces prostate cancer bone engraftment altering tumor-induced bone remodeling
title_full Dual PI3 K/mTOR inhibition reduces prostate cancer bone engraftment altering tumor-induced bone remodeling
title_fullStr Dual PI3 K/mTOR inhibition reduces prostate cancer bone engraftment altering tumor-induced bone remodeling
title_full_unstemmed Dual PI3 K/mTOR inhibition reduces prostate cancer bone engraftment altering tumor-induced bone remodeling
title_short Dual PI3 K/mTOR inhibition reduces prostate cancer bone engraftment altering tumor-induced bone remodeling
title_sort dual pi3 k mtor inhibition reduces prostate cancer bone engraftment altering tumor induced bone remodeling
url https://doi.org/10.1177/1010428318771773
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