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ArticleOncogene2021

Cytochrome P450 1A2 overcomes nuclear factor kappa B-mediated sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Jianqing Yu, Nuozhou Wang, Zhongqin Gong, Liping Liu, Shengli Yang, George Gong Chen, Paul Bo San Lai

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Article in Oncogene, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jianqing YuDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Nuozhou WangDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Zhongqin GongDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Liping LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, the Second Clinical Medical College of Jinan University (Shenzhen People's Hospital), Shenzhen, 524000, Guangdong, China.
Shengli YangCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
George Gong ChenDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. gchen@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7276-3830
Paul Bo San LaiDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. paullai@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9469-6728
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKJinan University · CNUnion Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sorafenib resistance has become the main obstacle in the effective treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. Activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) is a newly identified mechanism that contributes to desensitized sorafenib. Cytochrome P450 1A2 (CYP1A2) functions as a tumor suppressor in HCC and its expression is negatively associated with NF-κB in the liver. This study aimed to study whether CYP1A2 could overcome sorafenib resistance. To investigate whether CYP1A2 and NF-κB p65 played roles in sorafenib desensitization, we established sorafenib-resistant (SR) HCC cells. SR cells decreased the expression of CYP1A2 along with the upregulation of NF-κB p65. CYP1A2 overexpression attenuated SR cell proliferation, increased sorafenib sensitivity, and inhibited the NF-κB pathway, whereas CYP1A2 silence showed opposite effects. Sorafenib, in combination with omeprazole, a CYP1A2 inducer, significantly hindered the growth and invasion of SR cells in vitro as well as decreased the tumor growth in vivo. The combination treatment markedly increased CYP1A2 expression and inhibited the sorafenib-induced NF-κB signaling. In addition, the overexpression of NF-κB p65 stimulated the SR cell growth and desensitized sorafenib in SR cells, where CYP1A2 overexpression reversed the phenomenon. Lastly, the majority of HCC tissue samples displayed decreased CYP1A2 but increased NF-κB p65 protein expression. Collectively, CYP1A2 can sensitize SR cells to sorafenib via inhibiting NF-κB p65 axis. Omeprazole in combination with sorafenib exerts a synergistic effect in alleviating acquired sorafenib resistance.

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Drug Resistance, NeoplasmCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorCytochrome P-450 CYP1A2HumansLiver NeoplasmsNeoplasm ProteinsNF-kappa BSorafenibCYP1A2 protein, humanCytochrome P-450 CYP1A2Neoplasm ProteinsNF-kappa BSorafenib

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