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ArticleOncotarget2017

Autophagy flux inhibition, G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis induction by ubenimex in glioma cell lines.

Liping Han, Yongfei Zhang, Shuai Liu, Qingwei Zhao, Xianhong Liang, Zhiguo Ma, Prakash K Gupta, Miaoqing Zhao, Aihua Wang

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Liping Han *Department of Neurology, Qianfoshan Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China.
Yongfei Zhang *Department of Dermatology, Qianfoshan Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China.
Shuai Liu *Department of Urology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China.
Qingwei ZhaoDepartment of Neurology, Shandong Police Hospital, Jinan, P.R. China.
Xianhong LiangDepartment of Neurology, Shandong Police Hospital, Jinan, P.R. China.
Zhiguo MaDepartment of Neurology, Shandong Police Hospital, Jinan, P.R. China.
Prakash K GuptaCertifying Scientist, Lab Solutions LLC, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Miaoqing ZhaoDepartment of Pathology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China.
Aihua WangDepartment of Neurology, Qianfoshan Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, P.R. China.
Shandong Police College · CNShandong University · CNShandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate whether ubenimex could work as an anti-tumor drug alone in glioma cells and figure out the underlying potential mechanisms. Ubenimex is widely used as an adjunct therapy in multiple solid cancers. However, it is rarely used to treat glioblastoma. The function of ubenimex in enhancing JQ1 treatment sensitivity of glioma cells by blocking autophagic degradation of HEXIM1 was previously studied. However, the detailed mechanism of autophagy regulation by ubenimex remains unclear. The U87 and U251 cell lines were treated with different doses of ubenimex. Cell viability was measured by using the WST-8 assay. Cell death was assessed using trypan blue staining and flow cytometry. The migration and invasive ability of glioma cells were examined by transwell migration/invasion assay. LC3-GFP-RFP was used to measure autophagic flux. Protein expression was assessed by Western blot analysis. Autophagosomes were evaluated using the transmission electron microscopy. Moreover, cell cycle arrest (PI Staining) was measured by flow cytometry. Results revealed that ubenimex inhibited cell proliferation as well as migration/invasion in glioma cells. Besides, ubenimex increased glioma cell death via autophagic flux inhibition. Meanwhile, ubenimex induced G2/M phase arrest and apoptosis, and this effect was accompanied by the decreased levels of p-Akt, indicating the role of ubenimex in the regulation of glioma cell proliferation and metastasis. To sum up, this study concluded that ubenimex could work as an anti-tumor drug alone in the glioma cells via inhibiting autophagic flux and inducing G2/M arrest as well as apoptosis.

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apoptosisautophagic fluxG2/M phase arrestgliomaubenimex

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PMID29296201
PMCPMC5746103
OpenAlexW2770475050

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