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Wang R, Lang W, Xue Q, Zhang L, Xujia Y, Wang C, Fang X, Gao S, Guo L. Screening for ferroptosis genes related to endometrial carcinoma and predicting of targeted drugs based on bioinformatics. Arch Toxicol 2024; 98:3155-3165. [PMID: 38758406 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-024-03783-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/18/2024]
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Endometrial carcinoma is one of most common malignant tumors in women, and ferroptosis is closely related to the development and treatment of endometrial carcinoma. The aim of this study was to screen ferroptosis-related genes associated with endometrial carcinoma and predict targeted drugs through bioinformatics. 761 differentially expressed genes were obtained by the dataset GSE63678 from the GEO database, and most of the genes were enriched in the KEGG_CELL_CYCLE and KEGG_OOCYTE_MEIOSIS signaling pathways. 22 ferroptosis-differentially expressed genes were obtained by intersection with the FerrDb database. These genes were involved in biological processes including macromolecular complex assembly and others, and involved in signal pathways including glutathione metabolism, p53 signaling pathway and others. CDKN2A, IDH1, NRAS, TFRC and GOT1 were obtained as hub genes by PPI network analysis. GEPIA showed that CDKN2A, IDH1, NRAS and TFRC were significantly expressed in endometrial carcinoma. Immunohistochemical results showed that CDKN2A, NRAS and TFRC were significantly expressed in endometrial carcinoma clinical tissue samples. The ROC constructed by TCGA database showed that CDKN2A, NRAS and TFRC had significant value in the diagnosis of endometrial carcinoma, and all had prognostic efficacy. 136,572-09-3 BOSS and others were identified as potential targeted drugs for endometrial carcinoma targeting ferroptosis. Our study has shown that ferroptosis-related genes CDKN2A, NRAS and TFRC are diagnostic markers of endometrial carcinoma, and 136,572-09-3 BOSS, methyprylon BOSS, daunorubicin CTD 00005752, nitroglycerin BOSS and dUTP BOSS, IRON BOSS, Imatinib mesylate BOSS, 2-Butanone BOSS, water BOSS, and L-thyroxine BOSS may be potential therapeutic drugs.
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- Rui Wang
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Gynecology III, Changchun Obstetrics-Gynecology Hospital, Changchun, 130042, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin Province, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, 130021, Jilin Province, China.
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Biltekin B, Bilir A, Seckin I, Erkanli Senturk G. In vitro effects of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor on adhesion stage of implantation. ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY = REVUE ROUMAINE DE MORPHOLOGIE ET EMBRYOLOGIE 2023; 64:493-500. [PMID: 38184829 PMCID: PMC10863694 DOI: 10.47162/rjme.64.4.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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A member of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family, the heparin-binding EGF (HB-EGF) is expressed in the uteri of both humans and mice during the implantation process. To study the effects of HB-EGF on adhesion stage, we developed an in vitro implantation model employing Ishikawa cell line and JAR cell line, which may attach to Ishikawa cells. For 1, 6, 12, and 24 hours, co-cultures of JAR spheroids grown on Ishikawa monolayers were treated with 1, 10, and 100 ng∕mL doses of HB-EGF. Using immunocytochemistry and Western blot analysis, the effects of HB-EGF on the protein expressions of E-cadherin, Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 4 (ErbB4), and integrin ανβ3 in Ishikawa and JAR cells were examined semi-quantitatively and quantitatively. Ultrastructural changes of in vitro implantation model were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. We revealed that HB-EGF influenced trophoblast cell adhesion to endometrial cells by upregulating the expression of the proteins ErbB4 and trophoblastic integrin ανβ3. Decrease in trophoblastic E-cadherin expression and increase in endometrial E-cadherin expression were demonstrated accompanying morphological variations in cells required for the invasion. We discovered ultrastructurally that Ishikawa cells acquired uterodome-like appearance, including the organelles, when 10 and 100 ng∕mL dosages of HB-EGF were administered for 12 and 24 hours. However, following additional hours of adhesion and invasion, their intercellular spaces enlarged. The trafficking of vesicular transport was enhanced by JAR spheroids. We therefore discovered that in this implantation paradigm, HB-EGF may enhance the receptivity of Ishikawa cells and the adherence of JAR cells.
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- Burcu Biltekin
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Atlas University, Istanbul, Türkiye;
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Song D, Chen Y, Min Q, Sun Q, Ye K, Zhou C, Yuan S, Sun Z, Liao J. Similarity-based machine learning support vector machine predictor of drug-drug interactions with improved accuracies. J Clin Pharm Ther 2018; 44:268-275. [PMID: 30565313 DOI: 10.1111/jcpt.12786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Dalong Song
- Guizhou University; Guiyang China
- Department of Urology; GuiZhou Provincial People’s Hospital; Guiyang China
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- School of Science; China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing China
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- School of Science; China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing China
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- School of Science; China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing China
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- MandalaT Software Corporation, F5; Wuxi China
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- School of Science; China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing China
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- School of Science; China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing China
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- Department of Urology; GuiZhou Provincial People’s Hospital; Guiyang China
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- School of Science; China Pharmaceutical University; Nanjing China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Quality Control and Pharmacovigilance (China Pharmaceutical University); Ministry of Education; Nanjing China
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Eritja N, Yeramian A, Chen BJ, Llobet-Navas D, Ortega E, Colas E, Abal M, Dolcet X, Reventos J, Matias-Guiu X. Endometrial Carcinoma: Specific Targeted Pathways. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 943:149-207. [PMID: 27910068 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-43139-0_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Endometrial cancer (EC) is the most common gynecologic malignancy in the western world with more than 280,000 cases per year worldwide. Prognosis for EC at early stages, when primary surgical resection is the most common initial treatment, is excellent. Five-year survival rate is around 70 %.Several molecular alterations have been described in the different types of EC. They occur in genes involved in important signaling pathways. In this chapter, we will review the most relevant altered pathways in EC, including PI3K/AKT/mTOR, RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK, Tyrosine kinase, WNT/β-Catenin, cell cycle, and TGF-β signaling pathways. At the end of the chapter, the most significant clinical trials will be briefly discussed.This information is important to identify specific targets for therapy.
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- Nuria Eritja
- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
- GEICEN Research Group, Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
- GEICEN Research Group, Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- New York Genome Center, New York, NY, 10013, USA
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- Institute of Genetic Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
- GEICEN Research Group, Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
- Research Unit in Biomedicine and Translational and Pediatric Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- GEICEN Research Group, Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
- Translational Medical Oncology, Health Research Institute of Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
- GEICEN Research Group, Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
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- GEICEN Research Group, Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain
- Research Unit in Biomedicine and Translational and Pediatric Oncology, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain.
- GEICEN Research Group, Department of Pathology and Molecular Genetics and Research Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, University of Lleida, IRBLLEIDA, Av Rovira Roure, 80, 25198, Lleida, Spain.
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Abd-El Fattah AA, Darwish HA, Fathy N, Shouman SA. Carbonic anhydrase inhibition boosts the antitumor effects of Imatinib mesylate via potentiating the antiangiogenic and antimetastatic machineries. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2017; 316:123-138. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2016.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Erguven M, Oktem G, Kara AN, Bilir A. Lithium chloride has a biphasic effect on prostate cancer stem cells and a proportional effect on midkine levels. Oncol Lett 2016; 12:2948-2955. [PMID: 27703531 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2016.4946] [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: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most frequent type of cancer in men worldwide and the levels of differentiation growth factor midkine (MK) are increased in PCa. Cancer and/or the treatment process itself may lead to psychiatric disorders. Lithium chloride (LiCl) has anti-manic properties and has been used in cancer therapy; however, it has a queried safety profile. In addition, cancer stem cells are responsible for the heterogeneous phenotype of tumor cells; they are involved in progression, metastasis, recurrence and therapy resistance in various cancer types. The aims of the present study were to investigate the effect of different concentrations of LiCl on PCa stem cells (whether a shift from tumorigenic to non-tumorigenic cells occurs) and to determine if these results can be explained through changes in MK levels. Monolayer and spheroid cultures of human prostate stem cells and non-stem cells were incubated with low (1, 10 µM) and high (100, 500 µM) concentrations of LiCl for 72 h. Cell proliferation, apoptotic indices, MK levels and ultrastructure were evaluated. Cells stimulated with low concentrations showed high proliferation, low apoptotic indices, high MK levels and more healthy ultrastructure. Opposite results were obtained at high concentrations. Furthermore, stem cells were more sensitive to stimulation and more resistant to inhibition than non-stem cells. LiCl exhibited concentration-dependent effects on stem cell and non-stem cell groups. MK levels were not involved in the biphasic effect of LiCl; however, they were proportionally affected. To the best of our knowledge, the present study was the first to show the effect of LiCl on PCa stem cells through MK.
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- Mine Erguven
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul Aydın University, Küçükçekmece 34295, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova 35040, İzmir, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul University, Capa 34390, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Emine-Bahaeddin Nakıboğlu Faculty of Medicine, Zirve University, Gaziantep 27260, Turkey
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Sabancι PA, Ergüven M, Yazιhan N, Aktaş E, Aras Y, Civelek E, Aydoseli A, Imer M, Gürtekin M, Bilir A. Sorafenib and lithium chloride combination treatment shows promising synergistic effects in human glioblastoma multiforme cells in vitro but midkine is not implicated. Neurol Res 2014; 36:189-97. [PMID: 24512012 DOI: 10.1179/1743132813y.0000000283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to test the effects of the new combination treatment modality, sorafenib (SOR) and lithium chloride (LiCl) and to assess whether midkine (MK) protein has a role in any potential effects. METHODS Monolayer and spheroid cultures of T98G human glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) cells were treated with LiCl and SOR (inhibition concentration 50 value = 100 μM), or their combination, or were left untreated (control). Cell proliferation and apoptotic indices, the mechanism of action, and the levels of apoptotic and anti-apoptotic proteins were evaluated in monolayer cultures and ultrastructure was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in spheroid cultures after for 72 hours. RESULTS All drug applications decreased cell numbers and increased the apoptotic index. The combination shows a synergistic effect. In the combination group, the decrease in cell numbers and the increase in the apoptotic index were significantly greater than with the individual drugs (P < 0.01). The combination treatment led to the greatest decreases in MRP-1 and p170 levels; but the greatest decreases in p-STAT-3, p-ERK (P < 0.05), p-AKT, p-GSK-3-beta (P < 0.01), EGFR (P < 0.01), NF-kappa-β levels were with SOR alone, followed by the combination. The decreases in MK levels in the SOR and combination groups were similar (P = 0.06). Severe ultrastructural damage was more frequently observed in the combination group compared with the other groups. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest the possibility that the addition of LiCl to SOR could improve the prognosis in at least some patients who need both cancer and psychotherapy and indicate the need for further studies.
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Lithium chloride and inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase 3β as a potential therapy for serous ovarian cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2013; 23:361-6. [PMID: 23295942 DOI: 10.1097/igc.0b013e31827cfecb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Lithium chloride (LiCl) has been shown to demonstrate anticancer properties at supratherapeutic doses. This study was designed to determine whether LiCl, as a single agent or in combination with cytotoxic agents, reduces ovarian cancer cell growth and metabolic activity at clinically achievable levels. METHODS We studied the effects of LiCl on 2 high-grade serous ovarian cancer cell lines, SKOV3 and OVCA 433, and primary cultures developed from ascitic fluid collected from patients with metastatic high-grade serous ovarian cancer. We assessed proliferation and metabolism using cell cycle analysis, MTT assays, and cellular proliferation and clonogenic potential assays. RESULTS Treatment with 1 mM LiCl had no effect on the cell cycle distribution or metabolic activity of the SKOV3 and OVCA 433 cell lines. Combination treatment with cisplatin or paclitaxel led to statistically significant decreases in metabolic activity in the OVCA 433 cell line and 50% of cultures investigated. The decreased metabolic activity was not, however, associated with decreased cell growth or clonogenic potential. CONCLUSIONS Combination treatment with LiCl and cytotoxic agents at physiologically achievable drug concentrations reduces ovarian cancer cell metabolism but does not appear to affect cellular proliferation. The potential for combined lithium/cytoxic therapies appears to be limited based on our analysis of both established cell lines and short-term ovarian cancer cultures.
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Lan Y, Liu X, Zhang R, Wang K, Wang Y, Hua ZC. Lithium enhances TRAIL-induced apoptosis in human lung carcinoma A549 cells. Biometals 2013; 26:241-54. [PMID: 23378009 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-012-9607-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2012] [Accepted: 12/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) A549 cells are resistant to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced apoptosis. Therefore, combination therapy using sensitizing agents to overcome TRAIL resistance may provide new strategies for treatment of NSCLC. Here, we investigated whether lithium chloride (LiCl), a drug for mental illness, could sensitize A549 cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. We observed that LiCl significantly enhanced A549 cells apoptosis through up-regulation of death receptors DR4 and DR5 and activation of caspase cascades. In addition, G2/M arrest induced by LiCl also contributed to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. Concomitantly, LiCl strongly inhibited the activity of c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs), and the inhibition of JNKs by SP600125 also induced G2/M arrest and augmented cell death caused by TRAIL or TRAIL plus LiCl. However, glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK3β) inhibition was not involved in TRAIL sensitization induced by LiCl. Collectively, these findings indicated that LiCl sensitized A549 cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis through caspases-dependent apoptotic pathway via death receptors signaling and G2/M arrest induced by inhibition of JNK activation, but independent of GSK3β.
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- Yan Lan
- The State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China
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Immunohistochemical Analysis for Therapeutic Targets and Prognostic Markers in Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2013; 23:81-9. [DOI: 10.1097/igc.0b013e3182738361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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ObjectiveTo investigate potential therapeutic targets and prognostic markers for low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (LGESS).Materials and MethodsThirty-nine patients with LGESS were included in this study. Using tissue microarrays, the immunohistochemical expression levels of 5 therapeutic targets (epidermal growth factor receptor, human epidermal growth factor 2, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, platelet-derived growth factor receptor [PDGFR], and c-kit) and 3 proteins involved in cell proliferation (p16, p53, and ki67) were investigated. The associations between these targets, markers, other clinicopathological factors, disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS) were analyzed.ResultsEpidermal growth factor receptor and human epidermal growth factor 2 were not expressed in these 39 patients. Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, PDGFR, c-kit, p16, p53, and ki67 were expressed in 10 (25.6%), 28 (71.8%), 32 (82.1%), 18 (46.2%), 4 (10.3%), and 21 (53.8%) patients, respectively. The expression of each marker was not significantly associated with other clinicopathological factors. On multivariate analysis, p53 and ki67 were associated with significantly poorer DFS and OS. The 5-year DFS rates were 88%, 46%, and 0% for the p53(−)/ki67(−) group (n = 18), p53(−)/ki67(+) group (n = 17), and p53(+)/ki67(+) group (n = 4) (P = 0.002), respectively; the 5-year OS rates were 100%, 71%, and 0%, respectively (P < 0.001). The time to recurrence was longer (P = 0.123), and more patients had distant recurrence in the p53(+)/ki67(+) group (P = 0.063).ConclusionsIn patients with LGESS, c-kit and PDGFR were expressed in higher portions of patients, suggesting that imatinib mesylate should be investigated as a potential targeting agent. Both p53 and ki67 demonstrated strong prognostic implications, suggesting that further evaluation using these markers is required.
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