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ArticleMolecular and cellular biochemistry2020

Regulation of GSK3β/Nrf2 signaling pathway modulated erastin-induced ferroptosis in breast cancer.

Xinghan Wu, Chuanliang Liu, Zihaoran Li, Chengcheng Gai, Dejun Ding, Weijuan Chen, Fengyun Hao, Wentong Li

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Article in Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Xinghan WuDepartment of Pathology, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, China.
Chuanliang LiuThe Second Department of Health Care, Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, 261041, Shandong Province, China.
Zihaoran LiDepartment of Pathology, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, China.
Chengcheng GaiDepartment of Pathology, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, China.
Dejun DingDepartment of Pharmacology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, China.
Weijuan ChenDepartment of Pathology, Shouguang People's Hospital, Shouguang, 261053, Shandong Province, China.
Fengyun HaoDepartment of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Wentong LiDepartment of Pathology, Weifang Medical University, 7166# Baotong West Street, Weifang, 261053, Shandong Province, China. liwentong11@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8855-2162

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Abstract

Ferroptosis is a newly discovered form of regulated cell death and characterized by an iron-dependent accumulation of lethal lipid reactive oxygen species (ROS), ferroptosis may exhibit a novel spectrum of clinical activity for cancer therapy. However, the significance of ferroptosis in the context of carcinoma biology is still emerging. Glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) has been found to be a fundamental element in weaking antioxidant cell defense by adjusting the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). In our study, decreased expression of GSK-3β was observed in the cancer tissues of breast cancer patients, results of immunohistochemistry indicated that Nrf2 was highly expressed in low-GSK-3β-expressed breast cancer tissues. The contributions of aberrant expression of GSK-3β and Nrf2 to the erastin-induced ferroptosis in breast cancer were further assessed, silence of GSK-3β blocked erastin-induced ferroptosis with less production of ROS and malondialdehyde (MDA) via upregulation of GPX4 and downregulation of arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase (Alox15), overexpression of GSK-3β enhanced erastin-triggered ferroptosis with elevated ROS and MDA. Enhanced erastin-induced ferroptosis by overexpression of GSK-3β was blocked by activating Nrf2. We further confirmed that overexpression of GSK-3β strengthened erastin-induced tumor growth inhibition in breast cancer xenograft models in vivo. In summary, our findings conclude that modulation the balance between GSK-3β/Nrf2 is a promising therapeutic approach and probably will be important targets to enhance the effect of erastin-induced ferroptosis in breast cancer.

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Breast NeoplasmsFemaleFerroptosisGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaHumansMCF-7 CellsNeoplasm ProteinsNF-E2-Related Factor 2PiperazinesSignal TransductionerastinGlycogen Synthase Kinase 3 betaGSK3B protein, humanNeoplasm ProteinsNFE2L2 protein, humanNF-E2-Related Factor 2PiperazinesBreast cancerFerroptosisGSK-3βNrf2ROS

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