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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-12-1
pubmed:abstractText
Previous studies have suggested that the caspase 8 inhibitor FLIP is a promising anti-cancer therapeutic target. In this study, we characterised a novel FLIP-targeted antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotide (AS PTO). FLIP AS and control PTOs were assessed in vitro in transient transfection experiments and in vivo using xenograft models in Balb/c nude mice. FLIP expression was assessed by QPCR and Western. Apoptosis induction was determined by flow cytometry and Western. Of 5 sequences generated, one potently down-regulated FLIP. AS PTO-mediated down-regulation of FLIP resulted in caspase 8 activation and apoptosis induction in non-small cell lung (NSCLC) cells but not in normal lung cells. Similar results were observed in colorectal and prostate cancer cells. Furthermore, the FLIP AS PTO sensitized cancer cells but not normal lung cells to apoptosis induced by rTRAIL. Moreover, the FLIP AS PTO enhanced chemotherapy-induced apoptosis in NSCLC cells. Importantly, compared to a control non-targeted PTO, intra-peritoneal delivery of FLIP AS PTO inhibited the growth of NSCLC xenografts and enhanced the in vivo antitumour effects of cisplatin. We have identified a novel FLIP-targeted AS PTO that has in vitro and in vivo activity and which therefore has potential for further pre-clinical development.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1573-675X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1435-43
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Caspase 8, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Cisplatin, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Colorectal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Neoplasm Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Oligonucleotides, Antisense, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-RNA, Small Interfering, pubmed-meshheading:20683665-TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
In vitro and in vivo characterisation of a novel c-FLIP-targeted antisense phosphorothioate oligonucleotide.
pubmed:affiliation
Drug Resistance Laboratory, Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT97BL, Northern Ireland, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't