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ArticleClinical and experimental medicine2018

Synergistic effect of TRAIL and irradiation in elimination of glioblastoma stem-like cells.

Junfeng Liu, Qinglei Gao, Tao Xie, Yu Liu, Longjun Luo, Cheng Xu, Lu Shen, Feng Wan, Ting Lei, Fei Ye

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Article in Clinical and experimental medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junfeng LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Qinglei GaoCancer Biology Research Center (Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education), Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
Tao XieDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Yu LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Longjun LuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Cheng XuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Lu ShenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People's Republic of China.
Feng WanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Ting LeiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China.
Fei YeDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095# Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, People's Republic of China. yeyuanbei@hotmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0546-0239
Tongji Hospital · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81272426National Natural Science Foundation of China 81372801National Natural Science Foundation of China 81572570National Natural Science Foundation of China 81602203
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignancy in central nervous system. A small subpopulation of GBM cells known as GBM stem-like cells (GSLCs) were supposed to be the most malignant cells among GBM cells as they are resistant to multiple therapies including radiotherapy. In this study, we set up two GSLCs cell lines from the two parental U87 and U251 glioma cell lines, and studied the expression of apoptosis-related genes alteration in GSLCs before and after irradiation. We found that one of the receptors of TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), DR5, was dramatically up-regulated in GSLCs after irradiation (IR). Although GSLCs are resistant to both TRAIL and radiation treatment alone, the combined treatment with TRAIL and irradiation achieved maximum killing effect of GSLCs due to inducing the expression of DR5 and inhibiting the expression of cFLIP. Therefore, TRAIL and IR combined treatment would be a simple but practical therapeutic strategy for clinical application.

Indexed as

ApoptosisCASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating ProteinCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsCombined Modality TherapyFounder EffectGamma RaysGlioblastomaHumansNeoplastic Stem CellsReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandCASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating ProteinReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTNFRSF10B protein, humanTNFSF10 protein, humanDR5GlioblastomaIrradiationRadioresistanceStem-like cellsTRAIL

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PMID29777390
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