Ruxolitinib is a type I JAK inhibitor approved by FDA for targeted therapy of Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), all characterized by mutations activating the JAK2/STAT signaling pathway. Treatment with ruxolitinib improves constitutional symptoms and splenomegaly. However, patients can become resistant to treatment and chronic therapy has only a mild effect on molecular/pathologic remissions. Drugs interaction with plasma proteins, i.e. human serum albumin (HSA), is an important factor affecting the intensity and duration of their pharmacological actions. Here, the ruxolitinib recognition by the fatty acid binding sites (FAs) 1, 6, 7, and 9 of HSA has been investigated from the bioinformatics, biochemical and/or biological viewpoints. Docking simulations indicate that ruxolitinib binds to multiple sites of HSA. Ruxolitinib binds to the FA1 and FA7 sites of HSA with high affinity (Kr = 3.1 μM and 4.6 μM, respectively, at pH 7.3 and 37.0 °C). Moreover, HSA selectively blocks, in a dose dependent manner, the cytotoxic activity of ruxolitinib in JAK2V617F+ cellular models for MPN, in vitro. Furthermore this event is accompanied by changes in the cell cycle, p27Kip1 and cyclin D3 levels, and JAK/STAT signaling. Given the high plasma concentration of HSA, ruxolitinib trapping may be relevant in vivo.

Ruxolitinib binding to human serum albumin. Bioinformatics, biochemical and functional characterization in JAK2V617F+ cell models / De Marinis, E.; Ceccherelli, A.; Quattrocchi, A.; Leboffe, L.; Polticelli, F.; Nervi, C.; Ascenzi, P.. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 9:1(2019). [10.1038/s41598-019-52852-9]

Ruxolitinib binding to human serum albumin. Bioinformatics, biochemical and functional characterization in JAK2V617F+ cell models

De Marinis E.
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Ceccherelli A.;Quattrocchi A.;Nervi C.
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2019

Abstract

Ruxolitinib is a type I JAK inhibitor approved by FDA for targeted therapy of Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), all characterized by mutations activating the JAK2/STAT signaling pathway. Treatment with ruxolitinib improves constitutional symptoms and splenomegaly. However, patients can become resistant to treatment and chronic therapy has only a mild effect on molecular/pathologic remissions. Drugs interaction with plasma proteins, i.e. human serum albumin (HSA), is an important factor affecting the intensity and duration of their pharmacological actions. Here, the ruxolitinib recognition by the fatty acid binding sites (FAs) 1, 6, 7, and 9 of HSA has been investigated from the bioinformatics, biochemical and/or biological viewpoints. Docking simulations indicate that ruxolitinib binds to multiple sites of HSA. Ruxolitinib binds to the FA1 and FA7 sites of HSA with high affinity (Kr = 3.1 μM and 4.6 μM, respectively, at pH 7.3 and 37.0 °C). Moreover, HSA selectively blocks, in a dose dependent manner, the cytotoxic activity of ruxolitinib in JAK2V617F+ cellular models for MPN, in vitro. Furthermore this event is accompanied by changes in the cell cycle, p27Kip1 and cyclin D3 levels, and JAK/STAT signaling. Given the high plasma concentration of HSA, ruxolitinib trapping may be relevant in vivo.
2019
human serum albumin; JAK2V617F; MPN
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Ruxolitinib binding to human serum albumin. Bioinformatics, biochemical and functional characterization in JAK2V617F+ cell models / De Marinis, E.; Ceccherelli, A.; Quattrocchi, A.; Leboffe, L.; Polticelli, F.; Nervi, C.; Ascenzi, P.. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 9:1(2019). [10.1038/s41598-019-52852-9]
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