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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2020

IKBKE enhances TMZ-chemoresistance through upregulation of MGMT expression in glioblastoma.

G Guo, Y Sun, R Hong, J Xiong, Y Lu, Y Liu, J Lu, Z Zhang, C Guo, Y Nan and 1 more

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Article in Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

G GuoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Y SunDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
R HongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
J XiongDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Y LuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Y LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450003, Henan, China.
J LuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shandong Province Qianfoshan Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China.
Z ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Ningbo Hospital of Zhejiang University, Ningbo, 315000, Zhejiang, China.
C GuoDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Henan Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450003, Henan, China.
Y NanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Q HuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China. huangqiang209@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9392-9342
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital · CNZhengzhou University · CNShandong University · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (CN) 81172405National Natural Science Foundation of China (CN) 81572490Scientific and Technological Projects of the Health and Family Planning Commission of Binhai New Area 2018BWKZ002Tianjin Science and Technology Committee 18JCZDJC98600
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeGlioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant type of brain tumor. Despite advances in diagnosis and therapy, the prognosis of patients with GBM has remained dismal. Multidrug resistance and high recurrence are two of the major challenges in successfully treating brain tumors. IKBKE (inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B kinase subunit epsilon) is a major oncogenic protein in tumors and can inhibit glioblastoma cell proliferation, migration, and tumorigenesis. Our study aimed to investigate the mechanism of IKBKE enhancing the resistance of glioma cells to temozolomide.

methodsFor the in vitro experiments, LN18 and U118 glioblastoma cells were treated with a combination of sh/oe-IKBKE lentivirus and TMZ. Cell proliferation was determined by the EdU assay and colony formation assays. Apoptosis was analyzed by the TUNEL assay. In vivo, LN18 NC and LN18 sh-IKBKE cells were implanted into the cerebrums of nude mice to detect the effect of combination therapy. The protein and mRNA levels were assayed by western blot, immunohistochemistry, and qRT-PCR.

resultsIn this study, we demonstrated that IKBKE enhances the resistance of glioblastoma cells to temozolomide (TMZ) by activating the AKT/NF-κB signaling pathway to upregulate the expression of the DNA repair enzyme o6-methylguanine-dna methyltransferase (MGMT). In glioblastoma cells, IKBKE knockdown enhances apoptosis and suppresses cell proliferation, clone formation, and tumor development in vivo induced by TMZ. However, overexpression of IKBKE reduces the effects of TMZ.

conclusionOur studies suggest that inhibition of IKBKE can enhance the therapeutic effect of TMZ on GBM in vitro and in vivo, providing new research directions and therapeutic targets for the treatment of GBM.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingApoptosisBrain NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell ProliferationDNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesDrug Resistance, MultipleDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleGene Knockdown TechniquesGlioblastomaHumansI-kappa B KinaseAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingDNA Modification MethylasesDNA Repair EnzymesI-kappa B KinaseIKBKE protein, humanMGMT protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsNF-kappa BProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRNA, MessengerTemozolomideTumor Suppressor ProteinsAKTGlioblastomaIKBKEMGMTNF-κBTMZ

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