Allyl-, Butyl- and Phenylethyl-Isothiocyanate Modulate Akt-mTOR and Cyclin-CDK Signaling in Gemcitabine- and Cisplatin-Resistant Bladder Cancer Cell Lines

Combined cisplatin-gemcitabine treatment causes rapid resistance development in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma. The present study investigated the potential of the natural isothiocyanates (ITCs) allyl-isothiocyanate (AITC), butyl-isothiocyanate (BITC), and phenylethyl-isothiocyanate (PEITC) to suppress growth and proliferation of gemcitabine- and cisplatin-resistant bladder cancer cells lines. Sensitive and gemcitabine- and cisplatin-resistant RT112, T24, and TCCSUP cells were treated with the ITCs, and tumor cell growth, proliferation, and clone formation were evaluated. Apoptosis induction and cell cycle progression were investigated as well. The molecular mode of action was investigated by evaluating cell cycle-regulating proteins (cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and cyclins A and B) and the mechanistic target of the rapamycin (mTOR)-AKT signaling pathway. The ITCs significantly inhibited growth, proliferation and clone formation of all tumor cell lines (sensitive and resistant). Cells were arrested in the G2/M phase, independent of the type of resistance. Alterations of both the CDK-cyclin axis and the Akt-mTOR signaling pathway were observed in AITC-treated T24 cells with minor effects on apoptosis induction. In contrast, AITC de-activated Akt-mTOR signaling and induced apoptosis in RT112 cells, with only minor effects on CDK expression. It is concluded that AITC, BITC, and PEITC exert tumor-suppressive properties on cisplatin- and gemcitabine-resistant bladder cancer cells, whereby the molecular action may differ among the cell lines. The integration of these ITCs into the gemcitabine-/cisplatin-based treatment regimen might optimize bladder cancer therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

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International journal of molecular sciences - 23(2022), 19 vom: 20. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rutz, Jochen [VerfasserIn]
Maxeiner, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]
Grein, Timothy [VerfasserIn]
Sonnenburg, Marlon [VerfasserIn]
Khadir, Salma El [VerfasserIn]
Makhatelashvili, Nino [VerfasserIn]
Mann, Johanna [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Cinatl, Jindrich [VerfasserIn]
Thomas, Anita [VerfasserIn]
Chun, Felix K-H [VerfasserIn]
Haferkamp, Axel [VerfasserIn]
Blaheta, Roman A [VerfasserIn]
Tsaur, Igor [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

0W860991D6
2,3,4-tri-O-acetylarabinopyranosyl isothiocyanate
3129-90-6
4Y31800S6C
62414-75-9
6U7TFK75KV
Akt–mTOR signaling
Allyl isothiocyanate
BN34FX42G3
Bladder cancer
Butyl isothiocyanate
CDK–cyclin axis
Cisplatin
Cyclin-Dependent Kinases
Cyclins
Deoxycytidine
Drug resistance
EC 2.7.1.1
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 2.7.11.22
Gemcitabine
Isothiocyanates
Isothiocyanic acid
Journal Article
MTOR protein, human
Phenethyl isothiocyanate
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Q20Q21Q62J
Sirolimus
TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
W36ZG6FT64

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Date Completed 17.10.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms231910996

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347473679