OBJECTIVE Identification of novel autophagy inhibitors for the combinational treatment of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).METHODS MTT assay and annexin V/PI staining assay were used to evaluate the cell proliferatio...OBJECTIVE Identification of novel autophagy inhibitors for the combinational treatment of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).METHODS MTT assay and annexin V/PI staining assay were used to evaluate the cell proliferation and apoptosis,respectively.Immunofluorescence staining and cathepsin activity assay were used to detect autophagy.Small interfering RNA was performed to silence the genes and Western blot assay was used to evaluate the protein express levels.Xenograft experiments were applied for in vivo evaluation.RESULTS Cepharanthine,a natural compound,increased LC3-II expression and GFP-LC3 puncta formation in NSCLC NCI-H1975 cells.Numerous yellow puncta were observed in cepharanthine-treated cells with m RFP-EGFP-LC3 transfection.Co-staining of GFP-LC3 with LysoT racker red or LAMP1 antibody suggested that cepharanthine inhibits autophagosomes-lysosomes fusion.Moreover,cepharanthine attenuated the lysosomal cathepsins maturation.We also confirmed that dacomitinib induced cytoprotective autophagy.Combined treatment with cepharanthine increased the anti-cancer effects of dacomitinib in vitro and in vivo.Besides,cepharanthine could not enhance the anti-cancer effect of dacomitinib in autophagy deficient cells.CONCLUSION Cepharanthine might be further developed as a promising autophagic inhibitor,and combined treatment cepharanthine with dacomitinib could pose as an effective strategy for NSCLC treatment.展开更多
Since the latest revision of the TNM system reclassified T3N0 tumours into the ⅡB stage, N2 lesions became the major determinant of the ⅢA stage. Concerning the minority of patients with T3N1 tumours in this stage,
OBJECTIVE Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide.Epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)mutation(s)is/are common in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)in Asian population,resulting in lung tumor forma...OBJECTIVE Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide.Epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)mutation(s)is/are common in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)in Asian population,resulting in lung tumor formation.L858 Rsubstitution mutation on exon 21 and in-flame deletion mutation on exon 19 are the two most common forms of EGFR mutation.Molecular targeted therapy using tyrosine kinase inhibitor(TKI)targeting EGFR shows promising initial response,however drug resistance is common.Therefore,it is needed to identify new inhibitors to tackle TKI-resistance.In this study,we aim to investigate the effect of multiple single purified compounds derived from Chinese herbal medicines(CMHs)on a panel of NSCLC cell lines with different EGFR mutational statuses and TKI sensitivity.We also examine the biological functional effect and drug action mechanism of these cell lines after drug treatment.METHODS We have reviewed the literature and selected ten single purified compounds derived from CMHs which exhibited the highest potential of cancer suppression effect in NSCLC.We have recruited three EGFR-dependent NSCLC cell lines for drug screening using cytotoxicity assay.A549 is used as EGFR wild-type control.Two TKI-resistant NSCLC cell lines were used,H1975 harbors double mutation(EGFRL858R+T790M)and H1650 harbors EGFRexon 19 deletion.H2228is a NSCLC cell line which harbours EML4-ALK fusion gene and was used as EGFR-independent cell line control.MTT assay was used to determine the drug efficacy and IC50 value.Then functional assays including cell cycle arrest analysis and apoptosis assay was used to determine the biological effect after drug treatment.RESULTS MTT assay revealed that six out of ten candidate agents showed significant cancer-inhibiting effects in H1650 and H1975cells.Three compounds exhibited IC50 value at micro-molar levels while another three compounds exhibited IC50 at as low as nano-molar levels.One compound exhibited specificity on EGFR-dependent NSCLC cell lines,which showed 10-fold more selective than the EGFR-independent H2228 cells.Cell cycle analysis and immunoblotting assay showed that one effective compound,designated was MUST-1,altered the metabolic pathway of glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism,and induced cell cycle arrest at G1 phase in NSCLC with EGFR mutation.However,the anti-proliferative effects were distinct in NSCLC cell lines with different EGFR mutation patterns.CONCLUSION MUST-1 significantly induced cell cycle arrest in four NSCLC in EGFR mutant cell lines but the inhibiting effect was not significant in EGFR wildtype cell line.Immunobloting assay revealed that overall intracellular lipid content,glycolytic enzymes PKM2 and cell cycle regulatory gene expression were altered after 72 hcompound treatment in the responsive cells.Further investigation is required to elucidate the underlying reason of drug selectivity and the role of glucose and lipid metabolism in regulating drug sensitivity.展开更多
Background and Objective Lung cancer is one of the most malignant cancers threatening people's health and life and being the most rapid increasing both in morbidity and mortality.
OBJECTIVE To explored the potential of pharmacological stabilization and reactivation of p53 for targeted cancer therapies.METHODS The cytotoxicity of a potent Cyclophilin A(CypA)inhibitor HL001 was tasted against a p...OBJECTIVE To explored the potential of pharmacological stabilization and reactivation of p53 for targeted cancer therapies.METHODS The cytotoxicity of a potent Cyclophilin A(CypA)inhibitor HL001 was tasted against a panel of cancer cell lines.The genotypes and activation of p53 were compared with the cytotoxicity profile of HL001.Two-dimensional(2D)PAGE analysis was performed to investigate differentially expressed proteins that involves in the anti-proliferation effects of HL001.Pull-down and Co-IP were used to confirmed the new identified PPI between CypA and G3BP1 and orthotopic animal model of lung cancer was used to tested the anti-tumor activity of HL001 in vivo.RESULTS We identify a novel CypA small molecule inhibitor HL001 that induces non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via restoring p53 expression.We find that HL001 stabilizes p53 through inhibiting the MDM2-mediated p53 ubiquitination.Further mechanistic studies reveal that the downregulation of G3BP1 and the induction of reactive oxygen species and DNA damage by HL001 contribute to p53 stabilization.Surprisingly,HL001 selectively suppresses tumor growth in p53wildtype NSCLC harboring Arg72 homozygous alleles(p53-72R)through disrupting interaction between MDM2 and p53-72R in a CypA dependent manner.Moreover,combining HL001 with cisplatin synergistically enhance tumor regression in orthotopic NSCLC mouse model.CONCLUSION Pharmacologic inhibition of CypA offers a potential therapeutic strategy via specific activation of p53-72R in NSCLC.展开更多
中药不论在直接抑制肿瘤生长,还是辅助西医治疗肿瘤方面都发挥着不容忽视的作用.本文经检索中国知网、万方、维普、Pubmed、Web of Science等数据库,纳入中药汤剂联合化疗治疗非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)的随机对照试验,通过Meta、用药规律、...中药不论在直接抑制肿瘤生长,还是辅助西医治疗肿瘤方面都发挥着不容忽视的作用.本文经检索中国知网、万方、维普、Pubmed、Web of Science等数据库,纳入中药汤剂联合化疗治疗非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)的随机对照试验,通过Meta、用药规律、网络药理学和细胞实验等分析方法系统评价中药联合化疗治疗NSCLC的疗效、安全性及作用机制,最终纳入56篇文献进行统计分析,共4992例患者、57首处方、172味中药.结果显示,中药联合化疗治疗组的1年生存率、肝功能损伤、总有效率、胃肠道不良反应等方面均优于单纯化疗组.用药频次>20的有7味:药味以甘苦为主,药性以寒温为主,主要归为肺经和肝经.得到5个高频药物聚类,关联规则分析得到置信度最高的4条药物组合为:天花粉-麦冬、玉竹-麦冬、北沙参-玉竹-麦冬、白术-黄芪-党参.收集到核心中药成分潜在作用靶点与NSCLC交集靶点126个;PPI分析得到3个核心靶点:AKT1、EGFR、SRC;KEGG分析表明关键通路为PI3K-Akt信号通路;筛选得到3个关键成分:木犀草素、槲皮素、山柰酚;分子对接结果表明关键成分和核心靶点均能稳定结合.细胞实验结果表明,木犀草素可有效抑制A549细胞的增殖、活力和迁移,诱导其发生凋亡,并使其形态发生变化.本文结果表明,中药联合化疗治疗NSCLC可以提高其临床疗效、降低化疗的毒副作用;黄芪、麦冬、党参、北沙参等核心中药多种成分可通过多靶点、多途径协同治疗NSCLC;关键中药的核心成分木犀草素可抑制A549细胞的增殖、活力和迁移,并可诱导其发生凋亡.展开更多
基金supported by Science and Technology Development Fund,Macao S.A.R(FDCT)(024/2016/A1)Research Fund of University of Macao(MYRG2015-00091-ICMS-QRCM and MYRG2015-00101-ICMS-QRCM)
文摘OBJECTIVE Identification of novel autophagy inhibitors for the combinational treatment of non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).METHODS MTT assay and annexin V/PI staining assay were used to evaluate the cell proliferation and apoptosis,respectively.Immunofluorescence staining and cathepsin activity assay were used to detect autophagy.Small interfering RNA was performed to silence the genes and Western blot assay was used to evaluate the protein express levels.Xenograft experiments were applied for in vivo evaluation.RESULTS Cepharanthine,a natural compound,increased LC3-II expression and GFP-LC3 puncta formation in NSCLC NCI-H1975 cells.Numerous yellow puncta were observed in cepharanthine-treated cells with m RFP-EGFP-LC3 transfection.Co-staining of GFP-LC3 with LysoT racker red or LAMP1 antibody suggested that cepharanthine inhibits autophagosomes-lysosomes fusion.Moreover,cepharanthine attenuated the lysosomal cathepsins maturation.We also confirmed that dacomitinib induced cytoprotective autophagy.Combined treatment with cepharanthine increased the anti-cancer effects of dacomitinib in vitro and in vivo.Besides,cepharanthine could not enhance the anti-cancer effect of dacomitinib in autophagy deficient cells.CONCLUSION Cepharanthine might be further developed as a promising autophagic inhibitor,and combined treatment cepharanthine with dacomitinib could pose as an effective strategy for NSCLC treatment.
文摘Since the latest revision of the TNM system reclassified T3N0 tumours into the ⅡB stage, N2 lesions became the major determinant of the ⅢA stage. Concerning the minority of patients with T3N1 tumours in this stage,
基金The project supported by FDCT grants from the Science and Technology Development Fund of Macao(021/2013/A1)Scientific Research Project by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Chinathe Macao Science and TechnologyDevelopment Fund(005/2014/AMJ)
文摘OBJECTIVE Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide.Epidermal growth factor receptor(EGFR)mutation(s)is/are common in non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)in Asian population,resulting in lung tumor formation.L858 Rsubstitution mutation on exon 21 and in-flame deletion mutation on exon 19 are the two most common forms of EGFR mutation.Molecular targeted therapy using tyrosine kinase inhibitor(TKI)targeting EGFR shows promising initial response,however drug resistance is common.Therefore,it is needed to identify new inhibitors to tackle TKI-resistance.In this study,we aim to investigate the effect of multiple single purified compounds derived from Chinese herbal medicines(CMHs)on a panel of NSCLC cell lines with different EGFR mutational statuses and TKI sensitivity.We also examine the biological functional effect and drug action mechanism of these cell lines after drug treatment.METHODS We have reviewed the literature and selected ten single purified compounds derived from CMHs which exhibited the highest potential of cancer suppression effect in NSCLC.We have recruited three EGFR-dependent NSCLC cell lines for drug screening using cytotoxicity assay.A549 is used as EGFR wild-type control.Two TKI-resistant NSCLC cell lines were used,H1975 harbors double mutation(EGFRL858R+T790M)and H1650 harbors EGFRexon 19 deletion.H2228is a NSCLC cell line which harbours EML4-ALK fusion gene and was used as EGFR-independent cell line control.MTT assay was used to determine the drug efficacy and IC50 value.Then functional assays including cell cycle arrest analysis and apoptosis assay was used to determine the biological effect after drug treatment.RESULTS MTT assay revealed that six out of ten candidate agents showed significant cancer-inhibiting effects in H1650 and H1975cells.Three compounds exhibited IC50 value at micro-molar levels while another three compounds exhibited IC50 at as low as nano-molar levels.One compound exhibited specificity on EGFR-dependent NSCLC cell lines,which showed 10-fold more selective than the EGFR-independent H2228 cells.Cell cycle analysis and immunoblotting assay showed that one effective compound,designated was MUST-1,altered the metabolic pathway of glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism,and induced cell cycle arrest at G1 phase in NSCLC with EGFR mutation.However,the anti-proliferative effects were distinct in NSCLC cell lines with different EGFR mutation patterns.CONCLUSION MUST-1 significantly induced cell cycle arrest in four NSCLC in EGFR mutant cell lines but the inhibiting effect was not significant in EGFR wildtype cell line.Immunobloting assay revealed that overall intracellular lipid content,glycolytic enzymes PKM2 and cell cycle regulatory gene expression were altered after 72 hcompound treatment in the responsive cells.Further investigation is required to elucidate the underlying reason of drug selectivity and the role of glucose and lipid metabolism in regulating drug sensitivity.
基金supported by a grant from the key project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (to Qinghua ZHOU)(No. 30430300)National Natural Science Foundation of China (to Qinghua ZHOU)(No. 30670922)INTERNATION Scienc and Techniquie COOPRATION PROGRAM OF CHINA (ISCP) (to Qinghua ZHOU)(No.2006DFB32330)
文摘Background and Objective Lung cancer is one of the most malignant cancers threatening people's health and life and being the most rapid increasing both in morbidity and mortality.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(31371485,81402482,91313303 and 81573020)CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research,the Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology(15431902000)
文摘OBJECTIVE To explored the potential of pharmacological stabilization and reactivation of p53 for targeted cancer therapies.METHODS The cytotoxicity of a potent Cyclophilin A(CypA)inhibitor HL001 was tasted against a panel of cancer cell lines.The genotypes and activation of p53 were compared with the cytotoxicity profile of HL001.Two-dimensional(2D)PAGE analysis was performed to investigate differentially expressed proteins that involves in the anti-proliferation effects of HL001.Pull-down and Co-IP were used to confirmed the new identified PPI between CypA and G3BP1 and orthotopic animal model of lung cancer was used to tested the anti-tumor activity of HL001 in vivo.RESULTS We identify a novel CypA small molecule inhibitor HL001 that induces non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)cell cycle arrest and apoptosis via restoring p53 expression.We find that HL001 stabilizes p53 through inhibiting the MDM2-mediated p53 ubiquitination.Further mechanistic studies reveal that the downregulation of G3BP1 and the induction of reactive oxygen species and DNA damage by HL001 contribute to p53 stabilization.Surprisingly,HL001 selectively suppresses tumor growth in p53wildtype NSCLC harboring Arg72 homozygous alleles(p53-72R)through disrupting interaction between MDM2 and p53-72R in a CypA dependent manner.Moreover,combining HL001 with cisplatin synergistically enhance tumor regression in orthotopic NSCLC mouse model.CONCLUSION Pharmacologic inhibition of CypA offers a potential therapeutic strategy via specific activation of p53-72R in NSCLC.
文摘中药不论在直接抑制肿瘤生长,还是辅助西医治疗肿瘤方面都发挥着不容忽视的作用.本文经检索中国知网、万方、维普、Pubmed、Web of Science等数据库,纳入中药汤剂联合化疗治疗非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)的随机对照试验,通过Meta、用药规律、网络药理学和细胞实验等分析方法系统评价中药联合化疗治疗NSCLC的疗效、安全性及作用机制,最终纳入56篇文献进行统计分析,共4992例患者、57首处方、172味中药.结果显示,中药联合化疗治疗组的1年生存率、肝功能损伤、总有效率、胃肠道不良反应等方面均优于单纯化疗组.用药频次>20的有7味:药味以甘苦为主,药性以寒温为主,主要归为肺经和肝经.得到5个高频药物聚类,关联规则分析得到置信度最高的4条药物组合为:天花粉-麦冬、玉竹-麦冬、北沙参-玉竹-麦冬、白术-黄芪-党参.收集到核心中药成分潜在作用靶点与NSCLC交集靶点126个;PPI分析得到3个核心靶点:AKT1、EGFR、SRC;KEGG分析表明关键通路为PI3K-Akt信号通路;筛选得到3个关键成分:木犀草素、槲皮素、山柰酚;分子对接结果表明关键成分和核心靶点均能稳定结合.细胞实验结果表明,木犀草素可有效抑制A549细胞的增殖、活力和迁移,诱导其发生凋亡,并使其形态发生变化.本文结果表明,中药联合化疗治疗NSCLC可以提高其临床疗效、降低化疗的毒副作用;黄芪、麦冬、党参、北沙参等核心中药多种成分可通过多靶点、多途径协同治疗NSCLC;关键中药的核心成分木犀草素可抑制A549细胞的增殖、活力和迁移,并可诱导其发生凋亡.
