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ArticlePloS one2018

The autophagy inhibitor spautin-1, either alone or combined with doxorubicin, decreases cell survival and colony formation in canine appendicular osteosarcoma cells.

Courtney R Schott, Latasha Ludwig, Anthony J Mutsaers, Robert A Foster, Geoffrey A Wood

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Courtney R SchottDepartment of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Latasha LudwigDepartment of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Anthony J MutsaersDepartment of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Robert A FosterDepartment of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Geoffrey A WoodDepartment of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1756-8607

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dogs diagnosed with appendicular osteosarcoma typically succumb to metastatic disease within a year of diagnosis. The current standard of care for curative intent, amputation followed by adjuvant chemotherapy, increases survival time but chemoresistance is a major contributor to mortality. Unfortunately, the mechanisms driving the progression of metastatic disease and the development of chemoresistance are unknown. One theory is that autophagy may contribute to chemoresistance by providing neoplastic cells with a mechanism to survive chemotherapy treatment. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of combining an autophagy inhibitor with a standard chemotherapeutic drug on response to chemotherapy in canine appendicular osteosarcoma cells. We hypothesized that combining the autophagy inhibitor spautin-1 with doxorubicin treatment would enhance chemoresponsiveness. Using commercial (D17) and primary cell lines derived from 1° and 2° sites of osteosarcoma, we showed that this combination treatment enhances cell killing and inhibits colony formation. Our findings support the theory that autophagy contributes to chemoresistance in canine appendicular osteosarcoma and indicate that adding an autophagy inhibitor to the standard of care has the potential to improve outcome.

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AnimalsAutophagyBenzylaminesBone NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDogsDoxorubicinDrug InteractionsInhibitory Concentration 50OsteosarcomaQuinazolinesBenzylaminesDoxorubicinQuinazolinesspautin-1

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PMCPMC6205606

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