Platinums sensitize human epithelial tumor cells to lymphotoxin alpha by inhibiting NFkappaB-dependent transcription

Cancer Biology & Therapy
Yijun ShenYanjun Liu

Abstract

Lymphotoxin alpha (LTalpha) was first identified as a direct anti-tumor factor, whereas increasing evidence has recently shown that in most cases the growth inhibition mediated by LTalpha requires the synergistic action of other factors, such as RNA transcription or protein synthesis inhibitor. In this study, we evaluated the combined effects of LTalpha and ten chemotherapeutic drugs on cell growth in a panel of human epithelial tumor cells, and explored the molecular mechanism of their mutual action. The results showed that platinums (cisplatin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin) are more universally effective than other chemotherapeutic drugs (doxorubicin, epi-doxorubicin, 5-flourouracil, mitomycin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine and vinorelbine) to enhance the response of six human epithelial tumor cell lines (A375, Bcap37, NCI-H157, SW480, BGC-823 and HeLa) to LTalpha. A systemic treatment with a combination of LTalpha and cisplatin in a human Bcap37 breast cancer xenograft nude mice model dramatically improved the therapeutic efficacy of LTalpha. Further analysis revealed that the sensitization of platinums was associated with platinums-induced suppression of nuclear factor-kappaB (NFkappaB) and subsequent downregulation of X-linked...Continue Reading

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