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| العنوان: |
Chemotherapeutic agents enhance TRAIL-induced apoptosis in prostate cancer cells. |
| المؤلفون: |
Munshi, A., McDonnell, T. J., Meyn, R. E. |
| المصدر: |
Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology; Jul2002, Vol. 50 Issue 1, p46-52, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
TUMOR necrosis factors, CANCER chemotherapy, PROSTATE cancer, CANCER cells, APOPTOSIS, CYTOKINES, MACROPHAGES, ANTINEOPLASTIC agents, PHARMACOLOGY |
| مستخلص: |
Purpose. Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family that preferentially kills tumor cells. In this study, we sought to determine whether chemotherapeutic agents augment TRAIL-induced cytotoxicity in human prostate cancer cells, and whether this sensitivity can be blocked by overexpression of bcl-2. Methods. Prostate cancer cells, PC3 and LNCaP, were treated with TRAIL alone, drug alone or a combination of both for 24 h. Cytotoxicity was determined by DNA fragmentation and clonogenic survival assay. Results. Treatment with the conventional chemotherapeutic agents cisplatin (2 and 5 µg/ml), etoposide (10 µM and 20 µM) and doxorubicin (30 and 60 nM) dramatically augmented TRAIL-induced apoptosis in LNCaP and PC3 cells. TRAIL-induced apoptosis was partially abrogated by overexpression of bcl-2 in these two cell lines when it was used in combination with the above agents. Similar results were obtained using clonogenic survival assays where bcl-2 overexpression was also found to marginally protect against TRAIL- and chemotherapy-induced cell killing. Conclusions. This study demonstrates that combination treatment of prostate cancer cells with TRAIL and chemotherapeutic agents overcomes their resistance by triggering caspase activation. This greater than additive effect of cotreatment with TRAIL and chemotherapy may provide the basis for a new therapeutic approach to induce apoptosis in otherwise resistant cancer cells. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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