1. Inhibition of Autophagy Potentiated the Antitumor Effect of Nedaplatin in Cisplatin-Resistant Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells.
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Liu Z, Liu J, Li L, Nie D, Tao Q, Wu J, Fan J, Lin C, Zhao S, and Ju D
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- Adenine analogs & derivatives, Adenine pharmacology, Apoptosis drug effects, Butadienes pharmacology, Carcinoma, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation drug effects, Cell Survival, Cisplatin pharmacology, Enzyme Activation drug effects, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases antagonists & inhibitors, Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases metabolism, Humans, Macrolides pharmacology, Microtubule-Associated Proteins biosynthesis, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms drug therapy, Nitriles pharmacology, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt metabolism, Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism, Signal Transduction drug effects, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases metabolism, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Autophagy drug effects, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm physiology, Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms pathology, Organoplatinum Compounds pharmacology
- Abstract
Nedaplatin, a cisplatin analog, was developed to reduce the toxicity of cisplatin, whereas it can be cross-resistant with cisplatin in some circumstances. This study aimed to investigate the role of autophagy in nedaplatin induced cell death in cisplatin-resistant nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells. Here, we showed that HNE1/DDP and CNE2/DDP cells were resistant to nedaplatin-induced cell death with reduced apoptotic activity. Nedaplatin treatment resulted in autophagosome accumulation and increased expression of LC3-II, indicating the induction of autophagy by nedaplatin in HNE1/DDP and CNE2/DDP cells. Inhibition of autophagy by Bafilomycin A1 (Baf A1) and 3-Methyladenine (3-MA) remarkably enhanced the antitumor efficacy of nedaplatin in HNE1/DDP and CNE2/DDP cells, suggesting that the resistance to nedaplatin-induced cell death was caused by enhanced autophagy in nedaplatin-resistant NPC cells. Additionally, Baf A1 enhanced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and apoptosis induced by nedaplatin in HNE1/DDP cells. Mechanistically, nedaplatin treatment caused activation of ERK1/2 and suppression of Akt/mTOR signaling pathways. While inhibition of ERK1/2 by MEK1/2 inhibitor, U0126, could reduce the expression of LC3-II in nedaplatin-resistant NPC cells. Furthermore, suppression of ROS could inhibit nedaplatin-induced ERK activation in HNE1/DDP cells, indicating that ROS and ERK were involved in nedaplatin-induced autophagy. Together, these findings suggested that autophagy played a cytoprotective role in nedaplatin-induced cytotoxicity of HNE1/DDP and CNE2/DDP cells. Furthermore, our results highlighted a potential approach to restore the sensitivity of cisplatin-resistant nasopharyngeal cancer cells to nedaplatin in combination with autophagy inhibitors.
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- 2015
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