Adipocytes Sequester and Metabolize the Chemotherapeutic Daunorubicin.
Adipocytes Sequester and Metabolize the Chemotherapeutic Daunorubicin.
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10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-17-0338
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2017-12
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Mittelman SD
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Sheng X;Parmentier JH;Tucci J;Pei H;Cortez-Toledo O;Dieli-Conwright CM;Oberley MJ;Neely M;Orgel E;Louie SG;Mittelman SD
Obesity is associated with poorer outcome for many cancers. Previously, we observed that adipocytes protect acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells from the anthracycline, daunorubicin (DNR). In the present study, it is determined whether adipocytes clear DNR from the tumor microenvironment (TME). Intracellular DNR concentrations were evaluated using fluorescence. DNR and its largely inactive metabolite, daunorubicinol, were analytically measured in media, cells, and tissues using liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS). Expression of DNR-metabolizing enzymes: aldo-keto reductases (AKR1A1, AKR1B1, AKR1C1, AKR1C2, AKR1C3, and AKR7A2) and carbonyl reductases (CBR1, CBR3) in human adipose tissue were queried using public databases, and directly measured by quantitative PCR (qPCR) and immunoblot. Adipose tissue AKR activity was measured by colorimetric assay. Adipocytes absorbed and efficiently metabolized DNR to daunorubicinol reducing its anti-leukemia effect in the local microenvironment. Murine studies confirmed adipose tissue conversion of DNR to daunorubicinol in vivo. Adipocytes expressed high levels of AKR and CBR isoenzymes that deactivate anthracyclines. Indeed, adipocyte protein levels of AKR1C1, AKR1C2, and AKR1C3 are higher than all other human non-cancerous cell types. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration that adipocytes metabolize and inactivate a therapeutic drug. Adipocyte-mediated DNR metabolism reduces active drug concentration in the TME. These results could be clinically important for adipocyte-rich cancer microenvironments such as omentum, breast, and marrow. Since AKR and CBR enzymes metabolize several drugs, and can be expressed at higher levels in obese individuals, this proof-of-principle finding has important implications across many diseases.