Penfluridol anticancer activity is ROS-dependent

It was recently demonstrated the penfluridol inhibited breast tumor growth and metastasis and this was associated with downregulation of α6- and β4-integrins. In this study, we observed the penfluridol induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) and this was the primary mechanism of action. Penfluridol-mediated growth inhibition, induction of apoptosis, and inhibition breast cancer cell migration was attenuated after cotreatment with glutathione (GSH). Penfluridol also downregulated Sp transcription factors Sp1, Sp3 and Sp4 through epigenetic downregulation of cMyc and cMyc-regulated microRNAs (miR-27a and miR-20a/miR-17) and induction of the miR-regulated Sp transcriptional repressors ZBTB10 and ZBTB4. α6- and β4-Integrins as well as α5- and β1-integrin are Sp-regulated genes that are also coregulated by the orphan nuclear receptor NR4A1 and these integrins can be targeted by agents such as penfluridol that suppress Sp1, Sp3 and Sp4 and also by NR4A1 antagonists.

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