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ArticleZhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology2015

[Down-regulated clusterin expression enhances sensitivity of hepatoma cells to anti-cancer drugs].

Wen-Jie Zheng, Wen-Li Sai, Min Yao, Yin Cai, Liu-Hong Pan, Juan-Juan Gu, Wei Wu, Deng-Fu Yao

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Article in Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Role of secretory clusterin in hepatocarcinogenesis.Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2018
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wen-Jie ZhengResearch Center of Clinical Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
Wen-Li Sai
Min Yao
Yin Cai
Liu-Hong Pan
Juan-Juan Gu
Wei Wu
Deng-Fu Yao
Nantong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate the relationship between and underlying mechanistic pathway of clusterin (CLU) and chemo-resistance ofhepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells.

methodsCLU protein expression in HCC cell lines (Hep3B, SMMC7721, PLC, and HepG2) and HepG2/ADM cells was quantified by western blotting. Four short-hairpin (sh)RNAs designed to block CLU-mRNA were generated, screened by RT-PCR, and transfected into the cells to determine effects of CLU on cell viability and apoptosis. Effects of CLU blockade on drug efflux pump activity were measured by flow cytometry.

resultsCLU was found to be over-expressed in HCC cell lines and HepG2/ADM cells. The four shRNAs inhibited CLU-mRNA as follows (vs. levels in untransfected cells): shRNA-1: 73.68% (q =23.011, P < 0.01), shRNA-2: 39.26% (q =11.991, P < 0.01), shRNA-3: 62.36% (q =19.392, P < 0.01), and shRNA-4: 55.35% (q =17.149, P < 0.01). shRNA-mediated depletion of CLU led to increased sensitivity to anti-cancer drugs and increased doxorubicin-induced apoptosis in HepG2/ADM cells, as evidenced by the apoptosis ratio of the shRNA-1 group of 39.28% vs. the apoptosis ratio of the untransfected control group of 4.92%. Silencing of CLU also decreased drug etflux pump activity, and the level of MDR1/P-gp expression was significantly reduced (shRNA-1 group vs.untransfected control group: q =14.604, P < 0.01).

conclusionCLU repression may enhance sensitivity of HCC cells to anti-cancers drugs and represents a potential molecular-target for reversal of multidrug-resistant HCC.

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Drug Resistance, NeoplasmAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalClusterinDown-RegulationDoxorubicinHumansLiver NeoplasmsRNA, Small InterferingTransfectionABCB1 protein, humanAntineoplastic AgentsATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily BClusterinDoxorubicinRNA, Small Interfering

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PMID26743245
PMCPMC12677667
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