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Liu R, Zhang W, Gou P, Berthelet J, Nian Q, Chevreux G, Legros V, Moroy G, Bui LC, Wang L, Dupret JM, Deshayes F, Lima FR. Cisplatin causes covalent inhibition of protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) through reaction with its active site cysteine: Molecular, cellular and in vivo mice studies. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 153:113372. [PMID: 35809481 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) is a critical regulator of different signalling cascades such as the EGFR pathway. The biological importance of PTP1B is further evidenced by knockout mice studies and the identification of recurrent mutations/deletions in PTP1B linked to metabolic and oncogenic alterations. Cisplatin is among the most widely used anticancer drug. The biological effects of cisplatin are thought to arise primarily from DNA damaging events involving cisplatin-DNA adducts. However, increasing evidence indicate that the biological properties of cisplatin could also rely on the perturbation of other processes such as cell signalling through direct interaction with certain cysteine residues in proteins. Here, we provide molecular, cellular and in vivo evidence suggesting that PTP1B is a target of cisplatin. Mechanistic studies indicate that cisplatin inhibited PTP1B in an irreversible manner and binds covalently to the catalytic cysteine residue of the enzyme. Accordingly, experiments conducted in cells and mice exposed to cisplatin showed inhibition of endogenous PTP1B and concomitant increase in tyrosine phosphorylation of EGFR. These findings are consistent with previous studies showing tyrosine phosphorylation-dependent activation of the EGFR pathway by cisplatin and with recent studies suggesting PTP1B inhibition by cisplatin and other platinum complexes. Importantly, our work provides novel mechanistic evidence that PTP1B is a protein target of cisplatin and is inhibited by this drug at molecular, cellular and in vivo levels. In addition, our work may contribute to the understanding of the pathways undergoing modulation upon cisplatin administration beyond of the established genotoxic effect of cisplatin.
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- Rongxing Liu
- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France; Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Lymphoma and Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Université Paris Cité, INSERM, Institut de RechercheSaint Louis, UMRS 1131, F-75010 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France; Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Centre Epigénétique et Destin Cellulaire, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France; Department of Blood Transfusion, Sichuan ProvincialPeople's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China andChinese Academy of Sciences Sichuan Translational Medicine Research Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Institut Jacques Monod, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle et Adaptative, F-75013 Paris, France.
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Peralta-Arrieta I, Trejo-Villegas OA, Armas-López L, Ceja-Rangel HA, Ordóñez-Luna MDC, Pineda-Villegas P, González-López MA, Ortiz-Quintero B, Mendoza-Milla C, Zatarain-Barrón ZL, Arrieta O, Zúñiga J, Ávila-Moreno F. Failure to EGFR-TKI-based therapy and tumoural progression are promoted by MEOX2/GLI1-mediated epigenetic regulation of EGFR in the human lung cancer. Eur J Cancer 2021; 160:189-205. [PMID: 34844838 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Mesenchyme homeobox-2 (MEOX2)-mediated regulation of glioma-associated oncogene-1 (GLI1) has been associated with poor overall survival, conferring chemoresistance in lung cancer. However, the role of MEOX2/GLI1 in resistance to epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs)-based therapy remains unexplored in human lung cancer. METHODS Functional assays using genetic silencing strategy by short hairpin RNAs, as well as cytotoxic (tetrazolium dye MTT) and clonogenic assays, were performed to evaluate MEOX2/GLI1-induced malignancy capacity in lung cancer cells. Further analysis performed includes western blot, qPCR and ChIP-qPCR assays to identify whether MEOX2/GLI1 promote EGFR/AKT/ERK activation, as well as EGFR overexpression through epigenetic mechanisms. Finally, preclinical tumour progression in vivo and progression-free disease interval analyses in patients treated with EGFR-TKI were included. RESULTS Overexpressed MEOX2/GLI1 in both EGFR wild-type and EGFR/KRAS-mutated lung cancer cells were detected and involved in the activation/expression of EGFR/AKT/ERK biomarkers. In addition, MEOX2/GLI1 was shown to be involved in the increased proliferation of tumour cells and resistance capacity to cisplatin, EGFR-TKIs (erlotinib and AZD9291 'osimertinib'), AZD8542-SMO, and AZD6244-MEKK1/2. In addition, we identified that MEOX2/GLI1 promote lung tumour cells progression in vivo and are clinically associated with poorer progression-free disease intervals. Finally, both MEOX2 and GLI1 were detected to be epigenetically involved in EGFR expression by reducing both repressive markers polycomb-EZH2 and histone H3K27me3, but, particularly, increasing an activated histone profile H3K27Ac/H3K4me3 at EGFR-gene enhancer-promoter sequences that probably representing a novel EGFR-TKI-based therapy resistance mechanism. CONCLUSION MEOX2/GLI1 promote resistance to cisplatin and EGFR-TKI-based therapy in lung cancer cells, modulating EGFR/AKT/ERK signalling pathway activation, as well as inducing an aberrant epigenetic modulation of the EGFR-gene expression in human lung cancer.
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- Irlanda Peralta-Arrieta
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Unidad de Investigación en Biomedicina (UBIMED), Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Iztacala, Tlalnepantla de Baz, 54090, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Unidad de Investigación en Biomedicina (UBIMED), Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Iztacala, Tlalnepantla de Baz, 54090, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Unidad de Investigación en Biomedicina (UBIMED), Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Iztacala, Tlalnepantla de Baz, 54090, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Unidad de Investigación en Biomedicina (UBIMED), Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Iztacala, Tlalnepantla de Baz, 54090, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Unidad de Investigación en Biomedicina (UBIMED), Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Iztacala, Tlalnepantla de Baz, 54090, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Unidad de Investigación en Biomedicina (UBIMED), Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Iztacala, Tlalnepantla de Baz, 54090, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Unidad Funcional de Oncología Torácica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), Av. San Fernando 22, Belisario Domínguez Secc 16, Tlalpan, 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Calz de Tlalpan, 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Calz de Tlalpan, 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Campus Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Unidad Funcional de Oncología Torácica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), Av. San Fernando 22, Belisario Domínguez Secc 16, Tlalpan, 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Calz de Tlalpan, 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico; Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Campus Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Unidad de Investigación en Biomedicina (UBIMED), Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Iztacala, Tlalnepantla de Baz, 54090, Estado de México, Mexico; Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosío Villegas, Calz de Tlalpan, 14080, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Kobayashi T, Kubota M, Kinoshita Y, Arai Y, Oyama T, Yokota N, Saito K, Matsuda Y, Osawa M. Epidermal growth factor receptor/heme oxygenase-1 axis is involved in chemoresistance to cisplatin and pirarubicin in HepG2 cell lines and hepatoblastoma specimens. Pediatr Surg Int 2019; 35:1369-1378. [PMID: 31559456 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-019-04563-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the possibility that the antioxidant stress protein Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is involved in the acquisition of chemoresistance in cisplatin and pirarubicin (CITA) therapy. METHODS Human hepatoblastoma-derived cell line (HepG2) was used to generate a knockdown cell line of HO-1 by small interfering RNA (siRNA). Expression of HO-1, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), Akt, and extracellular signal-regulated kinase1/2 (ERK1/2) was examined by Western blot. The cytotoxic effect of cisplatin, pirarubicin, and EGFR inhibitor was examined by trypan blue staining. In human hepatoblastoma specimens (n = 5), changes of HO-1 expression were examined immunohistochemically before and after CITA therapy. RESULTS HO-1 expression in HepG2 cells was increased by the treatment of cisplatin (CDDP) and pirarubicin (THP) dose-dependently. In HO-1 knockdown HepG2 cells, the HO-1 was not expressed and the percentage of trypan blue-positive cells (dead cells) was significantly increased after treatment of CDDP and THP. The EGFR inhibitor decreased the levels of HO-1, phospho-Akt and phospho-ERK1/2 in HepG2 cells. Combination treatment of EGFR inhibitor with CDDP and THP increased the cytotoxic effect in HepG2 cells. In human hepatoblastoma specimens, 4 of the 5 patients (80%) showed HO-1 expression changed much stronger in the viable tumor cells after CITA therapy. CONCLUSION The cytotoxic effects of CDDP and THP were both enhanced under HO-1 knockdown conditions as well as under conditions that inhibit the activation pathway of HO-1 by EGFR inhibitors. EGFR/HO-1 axis may be involved in acquiring chemoresistance in HepG2 cell lines as well as in human hepatoblastoma.
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- Takashi Kobayashi
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan.,Kokuraminami Medical Care Hospital, 2-14-2 Kuzuharahigashi, Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyu-syu, 800-0206, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of Medical Technology, Niigata University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 2-746 Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8518, Japan
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- Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-757 Asahimachi-Dori, Chuo-ku, Niigata, 951-8510, Japan
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Raimbourg J, Joalland MP, Cabart M, de Plater L, Bouquet F, Savina A, Decaudin D, Bennouna J, Vallette FM, Lalier L. Sensitization of EGFR Wild-Type Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells to EGFR-Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Erlotinib. Mol Cancer Ther 2017; 16:1634-1644. [PMID: 28522592 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.mct-17-0075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The benefit of EGFR-TKI in non-small cell lung cancer has been demonstrated in mutant EGFR tumors as first-line treatment but the benefit in wild-type EGFR tumors is marginal as well as restricted to maintenance therapy in pretreated patients. This work aimed at questioning the effects of cisplatin initial treatment on the EGFR pathway in non-small cell lung cancer and the functional consequences in vitro and in in vivo animal models of patient-derived xenografts (PDX). We establish here that cisplatin pretreatment specifically sensitizes wild-type EGFR-expressing cells to erlotinib, contrary to what happens in mutant EGFR cells and with a blocking EGFR antibody, both in vitro and in vivo The sensitization entails the activation of the kinase Src upstream of EGFR, thereafter transactivating EGFR through a ligand-independent activation. We propose a combination of markers that enable to discriminate between the tumors sensitized to erlotinib or not in PDX models, which should be worth testing in patients. These markers might be useful for the selection of patients who would benefit from erlotinib as a maintenance therapy. Mol Cancer Ther; 16(8); 1634-44. ©2017 AACR.
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- Judith Raimbourg
- CRCINA, INSERM, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Nantes-Saint Herblain, France
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- CRCINA, INSERM, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Nantes-Saint Herblain, France
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- CRCINA, INSERM, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France
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- Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Institut Curie, PSL University, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Preclinical Investigation, Translational Research Department, Institut Curie, PSL University, Paris, France.,Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- CRCINA, INSERM, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France.,Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Nantes-Saint Herblain, France
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- CRCINA, INSERM, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France. .,Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Nantes-Saint Herblain, France
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- CRCINA, INSERM, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France. .,Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Nantes-Saint Herblain, France
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Tuttle TR, Takiar V, Kumar B, Kumar P, Ben-Jonathan N. Soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators increase sensitivity to cisplatin in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells. Cancer Lett 2016; 389:33-40. [PMID: 28025101 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2016.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is an aggressive and often fatal disease. Cisplatin is the most common chemotherapeutic drug in the treatment of HNSCC, but intrinsic and acquired resistance are frequent, and severe side effects occur at high doses. The second messenger cyclic GMP (cGMP) is produced by soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC). We previously reported that activation of the cGMP signaling cascade caused apoptosis in HNSCC cells, while others found that this pathway enhances cisplatin efficacy in some cell types. Here we found that sGC stimulators reduced HNSCC cell viability synergistically with cisplatin, and enhanced apoptosis by cisplatin. Moreover, the sGC stimulators effectively reduced viability in cells with acquired cisplatin resistance, and were synergistic with cisplatin. The sGC stimulator BAY 41-2272 reduced expression of the survival proteins EGFR and β-catenin, and increased pro-apoptotic Bax, suggesting a potential mechanism for the anti-tumorigenic effects of these drugs. The sGC stimulator Riociguat is FDA-approved to treat pulmonary hypertension, and others are being studied for therapeutic use in several diseases. These drugs could provide valuable addition or alternative to cisplatin in the treatment of HNSCC.
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- Traci R Tuttle
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
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Cross-reacting material 197, a heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor inhibitor, reverses the chemoresistance in human cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer. Anticancer Drugs 2016; 25:1201-10. [PMID: 25115341 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000000155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cross-reacting material 197 (CRM197), a specific HB-EGF inhibitor, has been proven to be a promising antitumor agent for ovarian cancer therapy. Our previous studies have shown that CRM197 has potent antitumor activity in human cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer. However, the relationship between CRM197 and the resistance to cisplatin remains unclear. Here, we report that CRM197 significantly reverses the resistance to cisplatin in cisplatin-resistant ovarian carcinoma cell line (A2780/CDDP). We established xenograft nude mice models with A2780 and A2780/CDDP cells. Notably, we observed that CRM197 suppresses the expression of HB-EGF and epidermal growth factor receptor in A2780/CDDP cells and xenografts harboring the overexpression of HB-EGF and epidermal growth factor receptor. Experiments conducted in vitro and in vivo suggest that CRM197 markedly downregulates the expression of excision repair cross-complementing group 1 (P = 0.002) and DNA repair capacity in A2780/CDDP tumor (P < 0.001) by inactivation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling, providing novel possible mechanisms for the ability of CRM197 to restore drug sensitivity. These results suggest that CRM197 as an HB-EGF inhibitor might be a cisplatin-chemosensitizing agent for the treatment of ovarian carcinoma with resistance to cisplatin.
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Raghunathan K, Ahsan A, Ray D, Nyati MK, Veatch SL. Membrane Transition Temperature Determines Cisplatin Response. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140925. [PMID: 26484687 PMCID: PMC4618528 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cisplatin is a classical chemotherapeutic agent used in treating several forms of cancer including head and neck. However, cells develop resistance to the drug in some patients through a range of mechanisms, some of which are poorly understood. Using isolated plasma membrane vesicles as a model system, we present evidence suggesting that cisplatin induced resistance may be due to certain changes in the bio-physical properties of plasma membranes. Giant plasma membrane vesicles (GPMVs) isolated from cortical cytoskeleton exhibit a miscibility transition between a single liquid phase at high temperature and two distinct coexisting liquid phases at low temperature. The temperature at which this transition occurs is hypothesized to reflect the magnitude of membrane heterogeneity at physiological temperature. We find that addition of cisplatin to vesicles isolated from cisplatin-sensitive cells result in a lowering of this miscibility transition temperature, whereas in cisplatin-resistant cells such treatment does not affect the transition temperature. To explore if this is a cause or consequence of cisplatin resistance, we tested if addition of cisplatin in combination with agents that modulate GPMV transition temperatures can affect cisplatin sensitivity. We found that cells become more sensitive to cisplatin when isopropanol, an agent that lowers GPMV transition temperature, was combined with cisplatin. Conversely, cells became resistant to cisplatin when added in combination with menthol that raises GPMV transition temperatures. These data suggest that changes in plasma membrane heterogeneity augments or suppresses signaling events initiated in the plasma membranes that can determine response to cisplatin. We postulate that desired perturbations of membrane heterogeneity could provide an effective therapeutic strategy to overcome cisplatin resistance for certain patients.
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- Krishnan Raghunathan
- Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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Granados ML, Hudson LG, Samudio-Ruiz SL. Contributions of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor to Acquisition of Platinum Resistance in Ovarian Cancer Cells. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0136893. [PMID: 26351843 PMCID: PMC4564275 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/09/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Acquisition of platinum resistance following first line platinum/taxane therapy is commonly observed in ovarian cancer patients and prevents clinical effectiveness. There are few options to prevent platinum resistance; however, demethylating agents have been shown to resensitize patients to platinum therapy thereby demonstrating that DNA methylation is a critical contributor to the development of platinum resistance. We previously reported the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) is a novel regulator of DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) activity and DNA methylation. Others have shown that EGFR activation is linked to cisplatin treatment and platinum resistance. We hypothesized that cisplatin induced activation of the EGFR mediates changes in DNA methylation associated with the development of platinum resistance. To investigate this, we evaluated EGFR signaling and DNMT activity after acute cisplatin exposure. We also developed an in vitro model of platinum resistance to examine the effects of EGFR inhibition on acquisition of cisplatin resistance. Acute cisplatin treatment activates the EGFR and downstream signaling pathways, and induces an EGFR mediated increase in DNMT activity. Cisplatin resistant cells also showed increased DNMT activity and global methylation. EGFR inhibition during repeated cisplatin treatments generated cells that were more sensitive to cisplatin and did not develop increases in DNA methylation or DNMT activity compared to controls. These findings suggest that activation of EGFR during platinum treatment contributes to the development of platinum resistance. Furthermore, EGFR inhibition may be an effective strategy at attenuating the development of platinum resistance thereby enhancing the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic treatment in ovarian cancer.
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- Michaela L. Granados
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States of America
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Yan Z, Jiang J, Li F, Yang W, Xie G, Zhou C, Xia S, Cheng Y. Adenovirus-mediated LRIG1 expression enhances the chemosensitivity of bladder cancer cells to cisplatin. Oncol Rep 2015; 33:1791-8. [PMID: 25695283 DOI: 10.3892/or.2015.3807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Cisplatin (cis-diaminodichloroplatinum, CDDP) is one of the most effective chemotherapeutic agents that has been widely used in the treatment of many malignancies, including muscle invasive bladder cancer. However, development of CDDP resistance in cancer cells is a major obstacle to the effective treatment of bladder cancer. Therefore, the development of chemosensitizers to overcome the acquired resistance to chemotherapeutic agents is crucial. Previous studies have confirmed that the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and its signaling pathways are important in the chemoresistance of cancer cells against CDDP‑induced cell apoptosis. In a preliminary study we showed that leucine-rich repeats and immunoglobulin-like domains 1 (LRIG1) is the natural ligand of EGFR, and that the extracellular leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain and immunoglobulin-like domains of LRIG1 were able to bind to the extracellular domain of EGFR, resulting in the downregulation of EGFR expression. Based on these findings, we hypothesized that LRIG1 may enhance the chemosensitivity of bladder cancer cells to CDDP. In the present study, LRIG1 was overexpressed by the adenovirus vector to determine the effect of LRIG1 on chemosensitivity in the T24 bladder cancer cell line and explored the possible mechanisms. The results showed that CDDP inhibited the growth of the T24 cell line and induced activation of EGFR. Overexpression of LRIG1 increased the inhibitory effect of CDDP on the T24 cell line, which may be associated with inactivation of the EGFR signaling pathway, followed by the decrease of Bcl-2 expression and a concomitantly induced expression of Bax. Based on these results, we concluded that the upregulation of LRIG1 expression inhibited the EGFR signaling pathway, activated the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis and eventually increased the sensitivity of bladder cancer cells to CDDP.
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- Zejun Yan
- Department of Urology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200080, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Ningbo First Hospital, Medical College of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Ningbo First Hospital, Medical College of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Ningbo First Hospital, Medical College of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Shanghai First People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200080, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Ningbo First Hospital, Medical College of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, P.R. China
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Kawaguchi J, Adachi S, Yasuda I, Yamauchi T, Nakashima M, Ohno T, Shimizu M, Yoshioka T, Itani M, Kozawa O, Moriwaki H. Cisplatin and ultra-violet-C synergistically down-regulate receptor tyrosine kinases in human colorectal cancer cells. Mol Cancer 2012; 11:45. [PMID: 22788833 PMCID: PMC3477093 DOI: 10.1186/1476-4598-11-45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Platinum-containing anti-cancer drugs such as cisplatin are widely used for patients with various types of cancers, however, resistance to cisplatin is observed in some cases. Whereas we have recently reported that high dose UV-C (200 J/m²) induces colorectal cancer cell proliferation by desensitization of EGFR, which leads oncogenic signaling in these cells, in this study we investigated the combination effect of low dose cisplatin (10 μM) and low dose UV-C (10 J/m²) on cell growth and apoptosis in several human colorectal cancer cells, SW480, DLD-1, HT29 and HCT116. Results The combination inhibited cell cycle and colony formation, while either cisplatin or UV-C alone had little effect. The combination also induced apoptosis in these cells. In addition, the combination caused the downregulation of EGFR and HER2. Moreover, UV-C alone caused the transient internalization of the EGFR, but with time EGFR recycled back to the cell surface, while cisplatin did not affect its localization. Surprisingly, the combination caused persistent internalization of the EGFR, which results in the lasting downregulation of the EGFR. Conclusions The combination of low dose cisplatin and low dose UV-C synergistically exerted anti-cancer effect by down-regulating RTK, such as EGFR and HER2. These findings may provide a novel strategy for the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer.
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- Junji Kawaguchi
- Departments of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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Zhang Y, Xing X, Zhan H, Li Q, Fan Y, Zhan L, Yu Q, Chen J. EGFR inhibitor enhances cisplatin sensitivity of human glioma cells. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 31:773-778. [PMID: 22173497 DOI: 10.1007/s11596-011-0675-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2011] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is found to express at high levels in a variety of solid tumors including gliomas. This study was to examine the effect of an EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (AG1478) alone or in combination with cisplatin (CDDP) on the growth of glioma cells (U87). U87 glioma cells were treated with AG1478 (10 μmol/L) or CDDP (25 μmol/L) as a single agent or in combination for 24 or 48 h. The expression of EGFR and the components in its downstream signaling pathway [extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), protein kinase B (AKT)] in U87 glioma cells was detected by Western blotting. Cell growth, cell cycle distribution and cell apoptosis were determined by MTT method and flow cytometry, respectively. The results showed that CDDP could induce the activation of EGFR and the components in its downstream signaling pathways in a concentration-dependent manner. The combined treatment of AG1478 with CDDP could inhibit the proliferation of U87 glioma cells, arrest the cell cycle and promote cell apoptosis. In the EGFR signaling pathway, AG1478 decreased the phosphorylation of ERK, AKT and EGFR in U87 glioma cells. It was concluded that the combined treatment of AG1478 and CDDP may exert synergistic inhibitory effects on the growth of glioma cells by suppressing the activities of EGFR, AKT and ERK.
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- Yan Zhang
- Department of Neurosurgery, the Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212002, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Nervous System Diseases, the Second Hospital of Jingzhou & the Affiliated Hospital of Hubei College of Chinese Medicine, Jingzhou, 434000, China
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- Department of Oncology, the Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212002, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212002, China
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- Diagnosis and Treatment Center for Nervous System Diseases, the Second Hospital of Jingzhou & the Affiliated Hospital of Hubei College of Chinese Medicine, Jingzhou, 434000, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212002, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, the Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212002, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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Yoshida T, Zhang G, Haura EB. Targeting epidermal growth factor receptor: Central signaling kinase in lung cancer. Biochem Pharmacol 2010; 80:613-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2010.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2010] [Revised: 05/12/2010] [Accepted: 05/14/2010] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Cassell A, Grandis JR. Investigational EGFR-targeted therapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Expert Opin Investig Drugs 2010; 19:709-22. [PMID: 20415598 DOI: 10.1517/13543781003769844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD EGFR is an established therapeutic target in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). The EGFR-targeting monoclonal antibody cetuximab (Erbitux, Imclone Systems, Inc., Branchburg, USA) was FDA-approved for use in HNSCC in 2006. The molecular basis for the efficacy of an antibody approach compared with inhibition of EGFR tyrosine kinase function using small-molecule inhibitors, or downregulation of protein expression via antisense strategies, remains incompletely understood. AREAS COVERED IN THIS REVIEW A literature search was performed to identify studies elucidating mechanisms of action of several approaches to targeting EGFR in HNSCC (monoclonal antibodies, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, antisense approaches, and ligand-toxin conjugates). WHAT THE READER WILL GAIN Monoclonal antibodies decrease tumor growth via receptor endocytosis and recruitment of host immune defenses. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors bind to the ATP binding pocket of the tyrosine kinase domain, inhibiting signaling. Antisense approaches decrease EGFR expression with high specificity, though drug delivery remains problematic. Ligand-toxin conjugates facilitate the entry of toxin and the ADP-ribosylation of the ribosome, thereby inhibiting translation. TAKE HOME MESSAGE Elucidation mechanisms by which these different strategies inhibit EGFR function may enhance the development of more effective treatments for HNSCC and enable prospective identification of individuals who will benefit from EGFR inhibition.
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- Andre Cassell
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
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Kuroda H, Takeno M, Murakami S, Miyazawa N, Kaneko T, Ishigatsubo Y. Inhibition of heme oxygenase-1 with an epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor and cisplatin decreases proliferation of lung cancer A549 cells. Lung Cancer 2010; 67:31-6. [PMID: 19375813 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2008] [Revised: 03/17/2009] [Accepted: 03/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is induced by a variety of stress stimuli and by many antitumor agents. We investigated involvement of HO-1 in chemoresistance of cisplatin in human lung epithelial adenocarcinoma cell line, A549, which constitutively expressed HO-1. We found that treatment with cisplatin further augmented HO-1 expression, which was associated with activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mediated signaling pathway and subsequent nuclear translocation of NF-kappaB. In concordance with the findings, treatment with EGFR-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor (AG1478) or an Akt inhibitor, which interfere with the post-EGFR signaling pathway, suppressed cisplatin induced HO-1 expression. While either AG1478 or HO-1 siRNA alone did not alter cell viability of A549 cells, both agents significantly augmented cytotoxicity of cisplatin. The similar data also found in large cell carcinoma cell line, H460. Collectively, the results indicate that resistance to cisplatin in A549 cells is associated with HO-1 through EGFR mediated signaling pathway including activation of the PI3k/Akt and NF-kappaB systems. Our data also suggest that the chemosensitivity of A549 cells to cisplatin is restored by EGFR-selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor and an Akt inhibitor.
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- Hideyo Kuroda
- Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-0004, Japan
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The majority of patients with advanced colorectal cancer die from hepatic metastases caused by disease progression; therefore, several novel technologies are in clinical development to potentially improve local control of liver disease. Radioembolization is a technique for administering radiotherapy internally to unresectable primary or secondary hepatic malignancies in a single procedure. This technique involves the injection of resin or glass microspheres that contain (90)Y into the arterial supply of the liver. Clinical trials of radioembolization used with concomitant radiosensitizing chemotherapy have shown promising results in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Several reports suggest that radioembolization is associated with significant downsizing of liver metastases to permit subsequent surgical resection. In this article, the rationale for combining radioembolization with the cytotoxic and molecularly targeted agents licensed for the systemic treatment of colorectal cancer is outlined. Clinical data from trials of radioembolization with concomitant systemic treatment are reviewed, with an emphasis on the appropriateness of primary end points in large-scale trials and the practical aspects of surgical resection in patients whose tumors are successfully downsized by this chemoradiation approach.
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