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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-7-26
pubmed:abstractText
Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis induced ligand (TRAIL) is an important apoptosis inducer in a variety of tumor cells. In the present study, we determined the underlying molecular mechanisms by which certain gastric cancer cells are resistant to TRAIL. We first detected expression of programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) in three gastric cancer cell lines and identified its association with the sensitivity of gastric cancer cells to TRAIL. We then stably transfected PDCD4 cDNA or shRNA into these gastric cell lines. Our data showed that restoration of PDCD4 expression induced TRAIL sensitivity, whereas knockdown of PDCD4 expression reduced the sensitivity of these tumor cells to TRAIL treatment. PDCD4 was able to suppress expression of FLICE-inhibiting protein (FLIP), a negative regulator of apoptosis. Knockdown of FLIP expression using FLIP shRNA had similar effects as those of restored PDCD4 expression. Furthermore, the proteasome inhibitor MG132 was able to inhibit expression of FLIP mRNA and protein and upregulate the sensitivity of these cells to TRAIL treatment. Taken together, the results from the current study demonstrated that PDCD4 plays an important role in mediating the sensitivity of gastric cancer cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis through FLIP suppression. Therefore, the proteasome inhibitor MG132 should be further evaluated for combination therapy with TRAIL.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1090-2422
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
316
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2456-64
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-RNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Stomach Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand, pubmed-meshheading:20595005-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Programmed cell death 4 (PDCD4) mediates the sensitivity of gastric cancer cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis by down-regulation of FLIP expression.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastroenterology, Southwest Hospital, The Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't