ArticleCancer cell international2020
Apatinib suppresses tumor progression and enhances cisplatin sensitivity in esophageal cancer via the Akt/β-catenin pathway.
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- Apatinib plus 5-fluorouracil as a third or subsequent-line treatment option for metastatic colorectal cancer: a phase-II, single-arm, prospective study.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Apatinib: A Novel Antiangiogenic Drug in Monotherapy or Combination Immunotherapy for Digestive System Malignancies.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Identification and Validation of Common Reference Genes for Normalization of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Gene Expression Profiles.BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Apatinib inhibits the proliferation of gastric cancer cells via the AKT/GSK signaling pathwayAging · 2021Article
- Apatinib induces endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis and autophagy and potentiates cell sensitivity to paclitaxel via the IRE-1α-AKT-mTOR pathway in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Cell & bioscience · 2021Article
- Knockdown of lncRNA MIR4435‑2HG and ST8SIA1 expression inhibits the proliferation, invasion and migration of prostate cancer cellsInternational journal of molecular medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundEsophageal cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, which is partially due to limited progress of therapy. Apatinib, an inhibitor of VEGFR2, has a promising antitumor effect on malignancies. However, the underlying mechanism of its antitumor effect on esophageal cancer remains poorly understood. MATERIALS AND
methodsEighteen pairs of frozen esophageal cancer and their para-cancer samples and 25 paraffin specimens from advanced esophageal cancer patients treated with cisplatin-based regimen were collected. The effects of apatinib on cell growth, cell apoptosis, cell cycle and invasion/migration of esophageal cancer cells were assessed. Bioinformatics, luciferase reporter, immunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence assays were conducted for mechanic investigation. Quantitative RT-PCR, western blotting and immunohistochemistry were used to measure the expression of functional genes. Xenograft tumor growth of mice was performed.
resultsWe found that VEGFR2 was highly expressed in esophageal cancer and associated with poor efficacy of cisplatin-based treatment. Apatinib displayed profound actions against tumor cell growth of human esophageal cancer via promoting cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Also, apatinib displayed the inhibitory effects on cell migration and invasion. Moreover, apatinib strongly suppressed the growth of esophageal cancer xenografts in mice. The effects of apatinib on esophageal cancer were partially dependent on its block of the VEGFR2/Akt/β-catenin pathway. Specifically, apatinib induced the degradation of β-catenin and decreased its transcriptional activity through Akt/GSK-3β repression. Further in vitro and in vivo studies revealed that low dose apatinib had a synergistic antitumor effect with cisplatin on esophageal cancer.
conclusionOur study indicates that apatinib suppresses tumor progression and enhances cisplatin sensitivity in esophageal cancer by deactivating the Akt/β-catenin pathway. These findings provide a theoretical foundation for using apatinib as an effective therapeutic drug for esophageal cancer.
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