TGF-β Signaling Activation Confers Anlotinib Resistance in Gastric Cancer

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BACKGROUND: Gastric cancer (GC) has always been a great threat to human health due to its aggressiveness and lethality. Anlotinib, a novel multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), has been certified its anti-tumor effects on various tumors. Nonetheless, there are few studies on applying anlotinib as a treatment for GC. The underlying mechanism of acquired resistance during anlotinib administration remains unclear.

METHODS: We investigated the toxicologic effects of anlotinib on GC cells through CCK8, colony-forming, and flow cytometry assays in vitro and xenograft models in vivo. Anlotinib-resistant GC cells, AGS-R and MGC803-R, were generated and characterized by cell proliferation and apoptosis assays. The signaling pathways involved in anlotinib resistance were probed using Cignal™ Finder 10-Pathway Reporter Array. Western blot and dual-luciferase reporter assays were performed to confirm the relationships. The TGF-β inhibitor LY364947 was introduced to demonstrate the importance of TGF-β signaling in anlotinib resistance via a series of functional assays.

RESULTS: Anlotinib suppressed cell growth and induced apoptosis in vitro and inhibited tumorigenesis and metastasis in vivo, while its anti-tumor effects were impaired in anlotinib-resistant cells. The results of dual-luciferase reporter assays and western blot indicated TGF-β signaling was activated in anlotinib-resistant GC cells. LY364947 combined with Anlotinib exerted a better antineoplastic effect than monotherapy and considerably reversed the anlotinib resistance in GC.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggested that TGF-β signaling may take a significant part in anlotinib resistance in GC. The suppression of TGF-β signaling may be a possible and promising approach for the GC oncotherapy when combined with anlotinib.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

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Pharmaceutical research - 40(2023), 3 vom: 21. März, Seite 689-699

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Jingde [VerfasserIn]
Hai, Yanan [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Qingqing [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Xiaohua [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Yong [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anlotinib
Antineoplastic Agents
Drug resistance
Gastric cancer
Journal Article
LY364947
Quinolines
TGF-β signaling
Transforming Growth Factor beta

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Date Completed 27.03.2023

Date Revised 27.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11095-022-03461-1

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NLM350513074