Increased ABCC2 expression predicts cisplatin resistance in non-small cell lung cancer

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Long-term use of platinum-based drugs can cause non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to develop extremely strong drug resistance. Increasing the drug dosage does not have better treatment effects and could lead to serious complications. High levels of drug resistance are considered to be characteristic of human tumours and are usually mediated by genes related to multidrug resistance. Multidrug resistance-associated protein 2 (ABCC2), an ATP-binding cassette multidrug resistance transporter, was found to be overexpressed in various human cancers. In this study, we found that ABCC2 was also upregulated in cisplatin (DDP)-resistant A549 cells (A549/DDP). Functional studies demonstrated that ABCC2 knockdown reversed DDP resistance and promoted G1 phase arrest in A549/DDP cells, and PARP and caspase-3 were activated in A549/DDP cells following ABCC2 knockdown. In vivo, ABCC2 knockdown enhanced the cytotoxicity of DDP to subcutaneous A549 tumours. Together, these results suggest that ABCC2 may be a potential therapeutic strategy for overcoming DDP resistance in NSCLC patients. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY: In this study, we investigated the role of ABCC2 in cisplatin resistance of NSCLC cells. Our data show that ABCC2 expression was associated with resistance to cisplatin and that knockdown ABCC2 could reverse cisplatin resistance in NSCLC cells. Taken together, our study suggests that reducing the expression of ABCC2 could become an important strategy for enhancing the sensitivity of NSCLC cells to cisplatin.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Cell biochemistry and function - 39(2021), 2 vom: 20. März, Seite 277-286

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Hongying [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Sifu [VerfasserIn]
Su, Dan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ABCC2
ABCC2 protein, human
Antineoplastic Agents
Apoptosis
Cell cycle
Cisplatin
Cisplatin-resistance
Journal Article
Multidrug Resistance-Associated Protein 2
Multidrug Resistance-Associated Proteins
NSCLC
Q20Q21Q62J
RNA, Small Interfering

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Date Completed 06.07.2021

Date Revised 04.12.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cbf.3577

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313894329