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A novel pterostilbene compound DCZ0825 induces macrophage M1 differentiation and Th1 polarization to exert anti-myeloma and immunomodulatory.

Hui Zhang,Ke Hu,Yumeng Lu,Zhijian Xu,Gege Chen,Dandan Yu,Xuejie Gao,Qilin Feng,Xinyan Jia,Li Xu,Jinfeng Zhou,Xiaosong Wu,Dongliang Song,Huabin Zhu,Bo Li,Weiliang Zhu,Jumei Shi

Published 2023 in International Immunopharmacology

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Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable and recurrent malignancy characterized by abnormal plasma cell proliferation. There is an urgent need to develop effective drugs in MM. DCZ0825 is a small molecule compound derived from pterostilbene with direct anti-myeloma activity and indirect immune-killing effects though reversal of the immunosuppression. DCZ0825 inhibits the activity and proliferation of MM cells causing no significant toxicity to normal cells. Using flow cytometry, this study found that DCZ0825 induced caspase-dependent apoptosis in MM cells and arrested the cell cycle in the G2/M phase by down-regulating CyclinB1, CDK1 and CDC25. Moreover, DCZ0825 up-regulated IRF3 and IRF7 to increase IFN-γ, promoting M2 macrophages to transform into M1 macrophages, releasing the immunosuppression of CD4T cells and stimulated M1 macrophages and Th1 cells to secrete more INF-γ to form immune killing effect on MM cells. Treatment with DCZ0825 resulted in an increased proportion of positive regulatory cells such as CD4T, memory T cells, CD8T, and NK cells, with downregulation of the proportion of negative regulatory cells such as Treg cells and MDSCs. In conclusion, DCZ0825 is a novel compound with both antitumor and immunomodulatory activity.

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