Abstract
We have recently uncovered an abnormal increase in mitochondrial oxidative metabolism in therapy-resistant chronic myeloid leukaemia stem cells (LSCs). By simultaneously disrupting mitochondrial respiration and inhibiting BCR-ABL kinase activity using the antibiotic tigecycline and imatinib respectively, we effectively eradicated LSCs and prevented disease relapse in pre-clinical animal models.
Original language | English |
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Article number | e1403532 |
Journal | Molecular and Cellular Oncology |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 1 |
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State | Published - 2 Jan 2018 |
Keywords
- Cancer stem cells
- CML
- Metabolism
- Imatinib
- Leukaemia
- OXPHOS
- Tyrosine kinase inhibitor
- Tigecycline
- TCA cycle
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Medicine
- Cancer Research