Activity of FB2, a novel dual Abl/Src tyrosine kinase inhibitor, against imatinib-resistant chronic myeloid leukemia in vivo and in vitro.

Journal: Leukemia & Lymphoma
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Abstract

FB2 is a novel Abl/Src dual tyrosine kinase inhibitor which is designed to overcome imatinib resistance. Besides imatinib-sensitive cell lines (K562), FB2 significantly inhibited the growth of imatinib-resistant cell lines of different resistance mechanisms (K562/G5.0 and K562/G01), and decreased the expression of autophosphorylation of Bcr/Abl, c-Src and Lyn kinases on them. It also inhibited the proliferation of Src over activated cells DU145 and MDA-MB-231. Furthermore, FB2 potently prolonged the survival time of non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient mice harboured K562/G5.0 cells. These results indicated that FB2, an Abl/Src dual tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is a promising candidate for imatinib-resistant CML and Src over activated cancer.

Authors
He Liu, Hongyan Li, Zhiqiang Feng, Jun Tai, Yang Meng, Hongbo Wang, Hongqi Xin, Sen Zhang, Mingxin Zuo, Yan Zhang, Xiaoguang Chen