Omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA reduce bortezomib resistance in multiple myeloma cells by promoting glutathione degradation

J Chen, EA Zaal, CR Berkers, R Ruijtenbeek… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy that exhibits aberrantly high levels of
proteasome activity. While treatment with the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib substantially …

[HTML][HTML] The efficacy of bortezomib in human multiple myeloma cells is enhanced by combination with omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA: Timing is essential

J Chen, J Garssen, F Redegeld - Clinical Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & aims Although bortezomib as one of the first line medicines that has greatly
improved the overall survival of patients with multiple myeloma (MM), undesired drug …

Omega-3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA induce apoptosis and enhance drug sensitivity in multiple myeloma cells but not in normal peripheral mononuclear cells

J Abdi, J Garssen, J Faber, FA Redegeld - The Journal of nutritional …, 2014 - Elsevier
The n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic
acid (DHA) have been shown to enhance the effect of chemotherapeutic drugs in clinical …

Bortezomib resistance in multiple myeloma is associated with increased serine synthesis

EA Zaal, W Wu, G Jansen, S Zweegman, J Cloos… - Cancer & …, 2017 - Springer
Background The proteasome inhibitor bortezomib (BTZ) is successfully applied in the
treatment of multiple myeloma, but its efficacy is restricted by the wide-spread occurrence of …

Mitochondrial functions, energy metabolism and protein glycosylation are interconnected processes mediating resistance to bortezomib in multiple myeloma cells

D Tibullo, C Giallongo, A Romano, N Vicario, A Barbato… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The proteasome inhibitor bortezomib (BTZ) has emerged as an effective drug for the
treatment of multiple myeloma even though many patients relapse from BTZ therapy. The …

Targeting lipid metabolism in multiple myeloma cells: Rational development of a synergistic strategy with proteasome inhibitors

G Xu, S Huang, J Peng, X Gao, M Li… - British Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Purpose Aberrant lipid metabolism is recognized as a key feature of cancer
cells. Our initial research on MS‐based analysis of lipids in a multiple myeloma (MM) cell …

The fatty acid elongase ELOVL6 regulates bortezomib resistance in multiple myeloma

BC Lipchick, A Utley, Z Han, S Moparthy… - Blood …, 2021 - ashpublications.org
Resistance to the proteasome inhibitor bortezomib (BTZ) represents a major obstacle in the
treatment of multiple myeloma (MM). The contribution of lipid metabolism in the resistance of …

Lipid metabolic vulnerabilities of multiple myeloma

R Torcasio, ME Gallo Cantafio, RK Ikeda… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Springer
Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common hematological malignancy worldwide,
characterized by abnormal proliferation of malignant plasma cells within a tumor-permissive …

Targeting coenzyme Q10 synthesis overcomes bortezomib resistance in multiple myeloma

EA Zaal, HJ De Grooth, I Oudaert, P Langerhorst… - Molecular omics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
During the development of drug resistance, multiple myeloma (MM) cells undergo changes
to their metabolism. However, how these metabolic changes can be exploited to improve …

Targeting the fatty acid binding proteins disrupts multiple myeloma cell cycle progression and MYC signaling

M Farrell, H Fairfield, M Karam, A D'Amico, CS Murphy… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Multiple myeloma is an incurable plasma cell malignancy with only a 53% 5-year survival
rate. There is a critical need to find new multiple myeloma vulnerabilities and therapeutic …