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ArticleJournal of pathology and translational medicine2019

Guanabenz Acetate Induces Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Related Cell Death in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells.

Hyo Jeong Kang, Hyang Sook Seol, Sang Eun Lee, Young-Ah Suh, Jihun Kim, Se Jin Jang, Eunsil Yu

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Article in Journal of pathology and translational medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hyo Jeong KangDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hyang Sook SeolAsan institute for Life Science, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Sang Eun LeeAsan institute for Life Science, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Young-Ah SuhAsan institute for Life Science, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jihun KimDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Se Jin JangDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eunsil YuDepartment of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ulsan College · KRAsan Medical Center · KRUniversity of Ulsan · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDevelopment of chemotherapeutics for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been lagging. Screening of candidate therapeutic agents by using patient-derived preclinical models may facilitate drug discovery for HCC patients.

methodsFour primary cultured HCC cells from surgically resected tumor tissues and six HCC cell lines were used for high-throughput screening of 252 drugs from the Prestwick Chemical Library. The efficacy and mechanisms of action of the candidate anti-cancer drug were analyzed via cell viability, cell cycle assays, and western blotting.

resultsGuanabenz acetate, which has been used as an antihypertensive drug, was screened as a candidate anti-cancer agent for HCC through a drug sensitivity assay by using the primary cultured HCC cells and HCC cell lines. Guanabenz acetate reduced HCC cell viability through apoptosis and autophagy. This occurred via inhibition of growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein 34, increased phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α, increased activating transcription factor 4, and cell cycle arrest.

conclusionsGuanabenz acetate induces endoplasmic reticulum stress-related cell death in HCC and may be repositioned as an anti-cancer therapeutic agent for HCC patients.

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Drug repositioningDrug sensitivityGuanabenz acetateHepatocellular carcinomaPrimary cell culture

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