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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24 Pt 1
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-12-19
pubmed:abstractText
Tumor cells that have acquired resistance to gefitinib through continuous drug administration may complicate future treatment. To investigate the mechanisms of acquired resistance, we established PC-9/ZD2001, a non-small-cell lung cancer cell line resistant to gefitinib, by continuous exposure of the parental cell line PC-9 to gefitinib. After 6 months of culture in gefitinib-free conditions, PC-9/ZD2001 cells reacquired sensitivity to gefitinib and were established as a revertant cell line, PC-9/ZD2001R. PC-9/ZD2001 cells showed collateral sensitivity to several anticancer drugs (vinorelbine, paclitaxel, camptothecin, and 5-fluorouracil) and to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). Compared with PC-9 cells, PC-9/ZD2001 cells were 67-fold more sensitive to TNF-alpha and PC-9/ZD2001R cells were 1.3-fold more sensitive. Therefore, collateral sensitivity to TNF-alpha was correlated with gefitinib resistance. PC-9/ZD2001 cells expressed a lower level of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) than did PC-9 cells; this down-regulation was partially reversed in PC-9/ZD2001R cells. TNF-alpha-induced autophosphorylation of EGFR (cross-talk signaling) was detected in all three cell lines. However, TNF-alpha-induced Akt phosphorylation and IkappaB degradation were observed much less often in PC-9/ZD2001 cells than in PC-9 cells or PC-9/ZD2001R cells. Expression of the inhibitor of apoptosis proteins c-IAP1 and c-IAP2 was induced by TNF-alpha in PC-9 and PC-9/ZD2001R cells but not in PC-9/ZD2001 cells. This weak effect of EGFR on Akt pathway might contribute to the TNF-alpha sensitivity of PC-9/ZD2001 cells. These results suggest that therapy with TNF-alpha would be effective in some cases of non-small-cell lung cancer that have acquired resistance to gefitinib.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antineoplastic Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CASP3 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CASP8 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspase 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspase 8, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NF-kappa B, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Quinazolines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/gefitinib
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1078-0432
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8872-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Caspase 3, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Caspase 8, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Caspases, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Enzyme Activation, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-NF-kappa B, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Quinazolines, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:16361577-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Enhancement of sensitivity to tumor necrosis factor alpha in non-small cell lung cancer cells with acquired resistance to gefitinib.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Internal Medicine and Institute of Molecular Oncology, Showa University, and Internal Medicine, Pharmacology Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't