PLK1 regulating chemoradiotherapy sensitivity of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma through pentose phosphate pathway/ferroptosis DOI Open Access
Mengnan Zhao, Tao Lu, Guoshu Bi

и другие.

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 168, С. 115711 - 115711

Опубликована: Окт. 24, 2023

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most common pathological type of esophageal cancer in China, accounting for more than 90 %. Most patients were diagnosed with advanced-stage ESCC, whom new adjuvant therapy recommended. Therefore, it urgent to explore therapeutic targets ESCC. Ferroptosis, a newly discovered iron-dependent programmed death, has been shown play an important role carcinogenesis by many studies. This study explored effect Polo like kinase 1 (PLK1) on chemoradiotherapy sensitivity ESCC through ferroptosis METHODS: In this study, we knocked out expression PLK1 (PLK1-KO) lines (KYSE150 and ECA109) CRISPR/CAS9. The effects PLK1-knock G6PD, rate-limiting enzyme pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), downstream NADPH GSH explored. lipid peroxidation was observed flow cytometry, changes mitochondria transmission electron microscopy. Next, CCK-8 assay clone formation assay, cobalt 60 rays, paclitaxel, cisplatin assessed after out, nude mouse tumorigenesis experiment further verified it. regulation transcription factor YY1 evaluated dual luciferase reporter assay. correlation YY1, their impact prognosis analyzed 300 cases from GEO database our center. Finally, above results proved single-cell sequencing.After knockout, G6PD dimer level KYSE150 ECA109 cells significantly decreased. Accordingly, increased, became smaller, membrane density likely occur. However, stimulation exogenous (10 mM), there no significant difference between PLK1-KO group control group. After ionizing radiation, had higher ratio, sensitive while mM) could eliminate difference. Similar also be when receiving paclitaxel combined chemoradiotherapy. PLK1, dimer, KYSE150, ECA109, 293 T stably transfected YY1-shRNAs decreased, radiotherapy chemotherapy. center, positively-correlated, survival high shorter. Further analysis sequencing specimens center confirmed results.In down-regulation can inhibit PPP, reduce GSH, thereby promoting improving Transcription positive regulatory expressions positively correlated. may target predicting enhancing

Язык: Английский

Nrf2 Modulates the Hybrid Epithelial/Mesenchymal Phenotype and Notch Signaling During Collective Cancer Migration DOI Creative Commons
Samuel A. Vilchez Mercedes, Federico Bocci,

Mona A. Ahmed

и другие.

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 9

Опубликована: Апрель 8, 2022

Hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal cells (E/M) are key players in aggressive cancer metastasis. It remains a challenge to understand how these cell states, which mostly non-existent healthy tissue, become stable phenotypes participating collective migration. The transcription factor Nrf2, is associated with tumor progression and resistance therapy, appears be central this process. Here, using combination of immunocytochemistry, single biosensors, computational modeling, we show that Nrf2 functions as phenotypic stability for hybrid E/M by inhibiting complete epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) during We also demonstrate EMT signaling spatially coordinated near the leading edge. In particular, analysis an Nrf2-EMT-Notch network experimental modulation pharmacological treatment or CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing reveal stabilizes phenotype maximally observed interior region immediately behind further enhances Dll4 Jagged1 expression at edge, correlates formation leader protruding tips. Altogether, our results provide direct evidence acts restricting plays important role coordinating

Язык: Английский

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Cancer Stem Cells and the Tumor Microenvironment: Targeting the Critical Crosstalk through Nanocarrier Systems DOI Creative Commons
Aadya Nayak, Neerada Meenakshi Warrier, Praveen Kumar

и другие.

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 18(7), С. 2209 - 2233

Опубликована: Июль 25, 2022

The physiological state of the tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a central role in cancer development due to multiple universal features that transcend heterogeneity and niche specifications, like promoting progression metastasis. As result their preponderant involvement growth maintenance through several microsystemic alterations, including hypoxia, oxidative stress, acidosis, TMEs make for ideal targets both diagnostic therapeutic ventures. Correspondingly, methodologies target have been investigated this past decade as stratagems significant potential genre focused treatment. Within targeted oncotherapy, nanomedical derivates-nanocarriers (NCs) especially-have emerged present notable prospects enhancing targeting specificity. Yet, one major issue application NCs microenvironmental directed therapy is are too broad spectrum possibilities these carriers be effectively employed. However, stem cells (CSCs) might portend solution above conundrum: aside from being quite heavily invested tumorigenesis resistance, CSCs also show self-renewal fluid clonogenic properties often define specific TME niches. Further scrutiny relationship between points towards mechanisms underly tumoral characteristics metastasis, malignancy, even resistance. This review summarizes recent advances NC-enabled more holistic strikes against discusses current challenges hinder clinical strategies well avenues can further CSC-targeting initiatives. Central regulation cellular components within TME.

Язык: Английский

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Repurposed pizotifen malate targeting NRF2 exhibits anti-tumor activity through inducing ferroptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma DOI
Xinyu He, Yubing Zhou,

Wenjing Chen

и другие.

Oncogene, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 42(15), С. 1209 - 1223

Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Ferroptosis is a new therapeutic target for spinal cord injury DOI Creative Commons

Xinyue Bai,

Xiaolong Liu,

Zhi-Zhong Deng

и другие.

Frontiers in Neuroscience, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 17

Опубликована: Март 14, 2023

Spinal cord injury is a serious traumatic disease. As Ferroptosis has been increasingly studied in recent years, it found to be closely related the pathophysiological processes of spinal injury. Iron overload, reactive oxygen species accumulation, lipid peroxidation and glutamate accumulation associated with are all present injury, thus thought involved pathological secondary This article highlights relationship between lists substances that improve by inhibiting Ferroptosis, concludes discussion problems may encountered clinical translation inhibitors as means enabling their faster use treatment.

Язык: Английский

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PLK1 regulating chemoradiotherapy sensitivity of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma through pentose phosphate pathway/ferroptosis DOI Open Access
Mengnan Zhao, Tao Lu, Guoshu Bi

и другие.

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 168, С. 115711 - 115711

Опубликована: Окт. 24, 2023

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most common pathological type of esophageal cancer in China, accounting for more than 90 %. Most patients were diagnosed with advanced-stage ESCC, whom new adjuvant therapy recommended. Therefore, it urgent to explore therapeutic targets ESCC. Ferroptosis, a newly discovered iron-dependent programmed death, has been shown play an important role carcinogenesis by many studies. This study explored effect Polo like kinase 1 (PLK1) on chemoradiotherapy sensitivity ESCC through ferroptosis METHODS: In this study, we knocked out expression PLK1 (PLK1-KO) lines (KYSE150 and ECA109) CRISPR/CAS9. The effects PLK1-knock G6PD, rate-limiting enzyme pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), downstream NADPH GSH explored. lipid peroxidation was observed flow cytometry, changes mitochondria transmission electron microscopy. Next, CCK-8 assay clone formation assay, cobalt 60 rays, paclitaxel, cisplatin assessed after out, nude mouse tumorigenesis experiment further verified it. regulation transcription factor YY1 evaluated dual luciferase reporter assay. correlation YY1, their impact prognosis analyzed 300 cases from GEO database our center. Finally, above results proved single-cell sequencing.After knockout, G6PD dimer level KYSE150 ECA109 cells significantly decreased. Accordingly, increased, became smaller, membrane density likely occur. However, stimulation exogenous (10 mM), there no significant difference between PLK1-KO group control group. After ionizing radiation, had higher ratio, sensitive while mM) could eliminate difference. Similar also be when receiving paclitaxel combined chemoradiotherapy. PLK1, dimer, KYSE150, ECA109, 293 T stably transfected YY1-shRNAs decreased, radiotherapy chemotherapy. center, positively-correlated, survival high shorter. Further analysis sequencing specimens center confirmed results.In down-regulation can inhibit PPP, reduce GSH, thereby promoting improving Transcription positive regulatory expressions positively correlated. may target predicting enhancing

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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