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Inhibition of SMYD2 Sensitized Cisplatin to Resistant Cells in NSCLC Through Activating p53 Pathway
In conclusion, the present study elucidated that the activity of SMYD2 in NSCLC may affect the cell sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents, especially to CDDP. The elevated SMYD2 mediated CDDP resistance and malignant phenotype in NSCLC, indicating that SMYD2 may be a useful biomarker of CDDP resistance in NSCLC. Inhibition of SMYD2 contributes to the methylation-related activation of p53 and thus results in cell apoptosis. Furthermore, combination treatment with CDDP and an SMYD2 inhibitor had a synergistically antitumor effects in a xenograft model in vivo. Given that SMYD2 has reversible effects and is a targetable prot...
Source: Frontiers in Oncology - April 25, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research

Salinomycin acts through reducing AKT-dependent thymidylate synthase expression to enhance erlotinib-induced cytotoxicity in human lung cancer cells.
In this study, we showed that erlotinib (1.25 - 10μM) treatment down-regulating of TS expression in an AKT inactivation manner in two NSCLC cell lines, human lung squamous cell carcinoma H1703 and adenocarcinoma H1975 cells. Knockdown of TS using small interfering RNA (siRNA) or inhibiting AKT activity with PI3K inhibitor LY294002 enhanced the cytotoxicity and cell growth inhibition of erlotinib. A combination of erlotinib and salinomycin resulted in synergistic enhancement of cytotoxicity and cell growth inhibition in NSCLC cells, accompanied with reduced protein levels of phospho-AKT(Ser473), phospho-AKT(Thr308), and TS...
Source: Experimental Cell Research - April 25, 2017 Category: Cytology Authors: Tung CL, Chen JC, Wu CH, Peng YS, Chen WC, Zheng HY, Jian YJ, Wei CL, Cheng YT, Lin YW Tags: Exp Cell Res Source Type: research

Abstract 4999: Signaling-associated complexes to define targetable vulnerabilities in lung cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related death in the U.S. Despite successes targeting tyrosine kinase drivers such as EGFR and EML4-ALK, identification of patients who will benefit from emerging targeted therapy regimens remains a challenge. This is exemplified by the disappointing results in the recent Phase III evaluation of ornatuzumab in combination with erlotinib in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NCT01456324), targeting both MET and EGFR in biomarker-defined patient populations. We have previously shown that proximity ligation assay (PLA) technology can be harnessed to evaluate EGFR pathway activation...
Source: Cancer Research - August 2, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Smith, M., Licata, T., Bai, Y., Zhang, G., Vuaroqueaux, V., Fiebig, H.-H., Haura, E. B. Tags: Molecular and Cellular Biology Source Type: research

Low expression of the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase CBL Confers Chemoresistance in Human Pancreatic Cancer and is Targeted by Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Inhibition.
Conclusions: Low CBL causes chemoresistance in PDAC via stress-induced EGFR activation that can be effectively abrogated by EGFR inhibition. These results suggest that dysregulation of ubiquitination is a key mechanism of EGFR hyperactivation in PDAC and that low CBL may define PDAC tumors likely to respond to erlotinib treatment. PMID: 25348515 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Cancer Research - October 27, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kadera BE, Toste PA, Wu N, Li L, Nguyen AH, Dawson DW, Donahue TR Tags: Clin Cancer Res Source Type: research