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ArticleOncology reports2020

Andrographolide sensitizes human renal carcinoma cells to TRAIL‑induced apoptosis through upregulation of death receptor 4.

Ran Bi, Yuyou Deng, Chao Tang, Lei Xuan, Bo Xu, Yujun Du, Chunxi Wang, Wei Wei

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Article in Oncology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ran BiDepartment of Urology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Yuyou DengDepartment of Urology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Chao TangDepartment of Urology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Lei XuanDepartment of Urology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Bo XuDepartment of Urology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Yujun DuDepartment of Nephrology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Chunxi WangDepartment of Urology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Wei WeiKey Laboratory of Organ Regeneration and Transplantation of The Ministry of Education, Institute of Translational Medicine, Institute of Virology and AIDS Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130061, P.R. China.
Jilin University · CNFirst Hospital of Jilin University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor necrosis factor‑related apoptosis‑inducing ligand (TRAIL) selectively induces apoptosis in cancer cells, with minimal toxicity to normal tissues. However, accumulating evidence suggests that certain cancer types are insensitive to TRAIL signaling. The aim of this study was to identify an effective combination regimen, which can overcome TRAIL resistance in renal cancer cell. Herein, we found that human renal carcinoma cells (RCCs) are widely resistant to TRAIL‑mediated growth inhibition and subsequently identified that andrographolide (Andro), a major constituent of Andrographis paniculate, an annual herbaceous plant in the family Acanthaceae, counteracts TRAIL resistance in RCCs. Combined treatment with TRAIL and Andro suppressed cell viability as determined by MTS and proliferation as determined by EdU in a dose‑dependent manner and inactivated the clonogenic and migration ability of RCCs. Andro significantly enhances TRAIL‑mediated cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase as determined by flow cytometry and senescence. Moreover, Andro restored TRAIL signaling, which in turns activated pro‑apoptosis caspases as determined by immunoblot assay. The TRAIL receptor, death receptor (DR)4, but not DR5, was found to be significantly upregulated in Andro‑treated RCC cells, which contributed to the role of Andro as a TRAIL sensitizer. The present study demonstrated that the combined treatment of Andro and TRAIL has potential therapeutic value against renal cancer.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisCarcinoma, Renal CellCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDiterpenesDrug Screening Assays, AntitumorDrug SynergismG2 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsGene Knockdown TechniquesHumansKidney NeoplasmsProof of Concept StudyReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandRecombinant ProteinsSignal TransductionandrographolideDiterpenesReceptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandRecombinant ProteinsTNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing LigandTNFRSF10A protein, humanTNFSF10 protein, humanandrographolidedeath receptor 4renal cell carcinomasensitizerTRAIL

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