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Heat shock protein 90 inhibitor 17-AAG down-regulates thymidine phosphorylase expression and potentiates the cytotoxic effect of tamoxifen and erlotinib in human lung squamous carcinoma cells
Biochem Pharmacol. 2022 Aug 9:115207. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115207. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTElevated thymidine phosphorylase (TP) levels, a key enzyme in the pyrimidine nucleoside salvage pathway, in cancer cells, are related to a poor prognosis in a variety of cancers. Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a ubiquitous molecular chaperone that is involved in the stabilization and maturation of many oncogenic proteins. The aim of this study is to elucidate whether Hsp90 inhibitor 17-AAG could enhance tamoxifen- and erlotinib-induced cytotoxicity in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells via modulating TP expression in ...
Source: Biochemical Pharmacology - August 12, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Jen-Chung Ko Jyh-Cheng Chen Jou-Min Hsieh Pei-Yu Tseng Chen-Shan Chiang Li-Ling Liu Chin-Cheng Chien I-Hsiang Huang Qiao-Zhen Chang Bo-Cheng Mu Yun-Wei Lin Source Type: research

Hydrogen sulfide modulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition and angiogenesis in non-small cell lung cancer via HIF-1 α activation.
Hydrogen sulfide modulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition and angiogenesis in non-small cell lung cancer via HIF-1α activation. Biochem Pharmacol. 2019 Dec 20;:113775 Authors: Wang M, Yan J, Cao X, Hua P, Li Z Abstract Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been frequently implicated in tumor progression. However, the exact regulation mechanism of H2S in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been fully elucidated. Here, analysis of NSCLC biopsies and adjacent non-tumor tissues revealed selectively high levels of endogenous H2S-producing enzymes, cystathionine-beta-synthase (CBS), cystathionine-gamm...
Source: Biochemical Pharmacology - December 19, 2019 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Wang M, Yan J, Cao X, Hua P, Li Z Tags: Biochem Pharmacol Source Type: research

Salinomycin enhances cisplatin-induced cytotoxicity in human lung cancer cells via down-regulation of AKT-dependent thymidylate synthase expression.
In this study, we showed that salinomycin (0.5 - 2 μg/mL) treatment down-regulating of TS expression in an AKT inactivation manner in two NSCLC cell lines, human lung adenocarcinoma A549 and squamous cell carcinoma H1703 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 salinomycin. A combination of cisplatin and salinomycin resulted in synergistic enhancement of cytotoxicity and cell growth inhibition in NSCLC cells, accompanied with reduced activation of phospho-AKT, and TS expression. Overexpression ...
Source: Biochemical Pharmacology - September 21, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Ko JC, Zheng HY, Chen WC, Peng YS, Wu CH, Wei CL, Chen JC, Lin YW Tags: Biochem Pharmacol Source Type: research

Metformin-mediated downregulation of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent excision repair cross-complementing 1 decreases DNA repair capacity and sensitizes human lung cancer cells to paclitaxel.
Abstract Metformin, an extensively used and well-tolerated drug for treating individuals with type 2 diabetes, has recently gained significant attention as an anticancer drug. On the other hand, paclitaxel (Taxol) is a new antineoplastic drug that has shown promise in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). High expression levels of excision repair cross-complementary 1 (ERCC1) in cancers have been positively associated with the DNA repair capacity and a poor prognosis in NSCLC patients treated with platinum-containing chemotherapy. In this current study, paclitaxel was found to increase phosphorylati...
Source: Biochemical Pharmacology - December 7, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tseng SC, Huang YC, Chen HJ, Chiu HC, Huang YJ, Wo TY, Weng SH, Lin YW Tags: Biochem Pharmacol Source Type: research