scholarly journals Scutellarin Increases Cisplatin-Induced Apoptosis and Autophagy to Overcome Cisplatin Resistance in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer via ERK/p53 and c-met/AKT Signaling Pathways

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao-Yue Sun ◽  
Ying Zhu ◽  
Xiao-Feng Li ◽  
Xie-Qi Wang ◽  
Li-Peng Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cisplatin Resistance ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Induced Apoptosis

scholarly journals Trifolium Flavonoids Overcome Gefitinib Resistance of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cell by Suppressing ERK and STAT3 Signaling Pathways

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Zhiqiang Wu ◽  
Bin Xu ◽  
Zhiyi Yu ◽  
Qin He ◽  
Zhuyuan Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Cell Line ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Stat3 Signaling ◽  
Induced Apoptosis ◽  
Gefitinib Resistance

Gefitinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) and represents the first-line treatment for EGFR mutation patients with NSCLC (non-small-cell lung cancer) therapeutics. However, NSCLC patients are inclined to develop acquired gefitinib drug resistance through nowadays, unarticulated mechanisms of chemoresistance. Here, we investigated the role of TF (Trifolium flavonoids) on sensitizing gefitinib resistance in NSCLC cells and revealed its potential mechanism of action. We demonstrated that TF exerted significantly potential chemosensitivity in gefitinib resistant NSCLC cells. MTT assay and cytological methods were used to analyze cell viability and apoptosis in NSCLC cell line PC-9R. Both TF and gefitinib suppressed PC-9R cell growth in a dose-dependent manner. Subtoxic concentrations of TF did significantly augment gefitinib-induced apoptosis in PC-9R cell line. The TF promoted chemosensitivity was major mediated by the PARP and caspases activation. Meanwhile, the TF promoted chemosensitivity also decreased the expression of Bcl-2 and Mcl-1. Finally, TF significantly reduced the phosphorylation levels of STAT3 and ERK. Altogether, the results of the present study indicated the potential mechanisms of chemosensitivity of TF in gefitinib-induced apoptosis of NSCLC by downregulating ERK and STAT3 signaling pathways and Bcl2 and Mcl-1 expression and a promising application of TF in therapy of NSCLC with gefitinib resistant.

scholarly journals Cordycepin Reverses Cisplatin Resistance in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer by Activating AMPK and Inhibiting AKT Signaling Pathway

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao-Zhong Liao ◽  
Ying Gao ◽  
Hong-Wei Zhao ◽  
Mi Zhou ◽  
Dan-Lei Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Proliferation ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Signaling Pathways ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Akt Pathway ◽  
Small Cell Lung ◽  
Proliferation And Apoptosis

Cisplatin (DDP) is the first-line chemotherapeutic agent against lung cancer. However, the therapeutic effect of DDP loses over time due to the acquired drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells. In recent years, the role of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) cordycepin (Cor) in cancer treatment has been attracting attention. However, the effects of Cor on DDP resistance in NSCLC are unclear. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the effects of Cor in combination with DDP on cell proliferation and apoptosis in NSCLC and explore possible underlying mechanisms. The cell proliferation and apoptosis were analyzed in NSCLC parental (A549) and DDP-resistant (A549DDP) cells treated with DDP alone or in combination with Cor both in vitro and in vivo. Different genes and signaling pathways were investigated between DDP-sensitive and DDP-resistant A549 cells by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis. The perturbations of the MAPK and PI3K-AKT signaling pathways were evaluated by Western blot analysis. Our data showed that Cor markedly enhanced DDP inhibition on cell proliferation and promotion of apoptosis compared to the DDP-alone group in both A549 and A549DDP cells. The synergic actions were associated with activation of AMPK; inhibition of AKT, mTOR, and downstream P709S6K; and S6 phosphorylation in the AKT pathway compared with DDP alone. Collectively, combination of Cor and DDP has a synergistic effect in inhibiting proliferation and promoting apoptosis of NSCLC cells in the presence or absence of DDP resistance. The antitumor activity is associated with activation of AMPK and inhibition of the AKT pathway to enhance DDP inhibition on NSCLC. Our results suggested that Cor in combination with DDP could be an additional therapeutic option for the treatment of DDP-resistant NSCLC.

NUSAP1 knockdown inhibits cell growth and metastasis of non‐small‐cell lung cancer through regulating BTG2/PI3K/Akt signaling

2019 ◽  
Vol 235 (4) ◽  
pp. 3886-3893 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZheYuan Xu ◽  
Yang Wang ◽  
Jian Xiong ◽  
FengXian Cui ◽  
Lan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Growth ◽  
Small Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Cell Lung Cancer ◽  
Akt Signaling ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Small Cell Lung
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