Dai , X. and Ahn, K.S. and Wang, L.Z. and Kim, C. and Deivasigamni, A. and Arfuso, F. and Um, J.Y. and Kumar, A.P. and Chang , Y.C. and Kumar, D. and Kundu , G.C. and Magae , J. and Goh, B.C. and Hui , K.M. and Sethi , G. (2016) Ascochlorin Enhances the Sensitivity of Doxorubicin Leading to the Reversal of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Mol Cancer Ther. , 12. pp. 2966-2976.

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Abstract

Increasing evidence has indicated that epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) at the advanced stage of liver cancer not only has the ability to self-renew and progress cancer, but also enables greater resistance to conventional chemo- and radiotherapies. Here, we report that ascochlorin (ASC), an isoprenoid antibiotic, could potentiate the cytotoxic effect of doxorubicin on HCCLM3, SNU387, SNU49, and SK-Hep-1 hepatocellular carcinoma cells, which had a predominantly mesenchymal signature with low expression of E-cadherin but high expression of N-cadherin. Co-administration of ASC reduced doxorubicin-induced invasion/migration and modulated EMT characteristics in mesenchymal cells. This process was probably mediated by the E-cadherin repressors Snail and Slug. In addition, ASC increased sensitivity to doxorubicin treatment by directly inhibiting STAT3 binding to the Snail promoter. We also observed that ASC significantly enhanced the effect of doxorubicin against tumor growth and inhibited metastasis in an HCCLM3_Luc orthotopic mouse model. Collectively, our data demonstrate that ASC can increase sensitivity to doxorubicin therapy and reverse the EMT phenotype via the downregulation of STAT3-Snail expression, which could form the basis of a novel therapeutic approach against hepatocellular carcinoma. Mol Cancer Ther; 15(12); 2966-76.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Cancer Biology
Depositing User:	Mr. Rameshwar Nema
Date Deposited:	29 Nov 2017 05:33
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2017 05:33
URI:	http://nccs.sciencecentral.in/id/eprint/462

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