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ArticleJournal of hematology & oncology2016

A new mechanism of trastuzumab resistance in gastric cancer: MACC1 promotes the Warburg effect via activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.

Jing Liu, Changqie Pan, Lihong Guo, Mengwan Wu, Jing Guo, Sheng Peng, Qianying Wu, Qiang Zuo

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Article in Journal of hematology & oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jing LiuDepartment of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Changqie PanDepartment of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Lihong GuoDepartment of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Mengwan WuDepartment of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Jing GuoDepartment of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Sheng PengDepartment of ICU, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Qianying WuDepartment of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Qiang ZuoDepartment of Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. nfyyzq@126.com.
Nanfang Hospital · CNSouthern Medical University · CNZhujiang Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTrastuzumab, a humanized antibody targeting HER2, exhibits remarkable therapeutic efficacy against HER2-positive gastric cancer. However, recurrent therapeutic resistance presents revolutionary claims. Warburg effect and AKT signaling pathway was involved in the resistance to trastuzumab. Our previous studies have demonstrated that overexpression of metastasis associated with the colon cancer 1 (MACC1) predicted poor prognosis of GC and promoted tumor cells proliferation and invasion. In this study, we found that MACC1 was significantly upregulated in trastuzumab-resistant cell lines. Besides, downregulation of MACC1 reversed this resistance.

methodsThe effect of trastuzumab and glycolysis inhibitor combination on cell viability, apoptosis, and cell metabolism was investigated in vitro using established trastuzumab-resistant GC cell lines. We assessed the impact of trastuzumab combined with oxamate on tumor growth and metabolism in an established xenograft model of HER2-positive GC cell lines.

resultsHere, we found that MACC1 was significantly upregulated in trastuzumab-resistant cell lines. Besides, downregulation of MACC1 in trastuzumab-resistant cells reversed this resistance. Overexpression of MACC1-induced trastuzumab resistance, enhanced the Warburg effect, and activated the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, while downregulation of MACC1 presented the opposite effects. Moreover, when the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway was inhibited, the effects of MACC1 on resistance and glycolysis were diminished. Our findings indicated that MACC1 promoted the Warburg effect mainly through the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, which further enhanced GC cells trastuzumab resistance.

conclusionsOur results indicate that co-targeting of HER2 and the Warburg effect reversed trastuzumab resistance in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that the combination might overcome trastuzumab resistance in MACC1-overexpressed, HER2-positive GC patients.

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AerobiosisAnimalsApoptosisCell SurvivalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleGlycolysisHeterograftsHumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionStomach NeoplasmsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesMACC1 protein, humanPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsTrastuzumabGastric cancerMetastasis-associated in colon cancer-1PI3K/AKT signaling pathwayResistanceTrastuzumabWarburg effect

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PMID27581375
PMCPMC5007850
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