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ArticleCancers2020

A Combined Systemic Strategy for Overcoming Cisplatin Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer: From Target Identification to Drug Discovery.

Yin-Ju Chen, Guo-Rung You, Meng-Yu Lai, Long-Sheng Lu, Chang-Yu Chen, Lai-Lei Ting, Hsin-Lun Lee, Yuzuka Kanno, Jeng-Fong Chiou, Ann-Joy Cheng

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Article in Cancers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yin-Ju ChenGraduate Institute of Biomedical Materials and Tissue Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9516-9463
Guo-Rung YouDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Medical College, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.
Meng-Yu LaiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Medical College, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.
Long-Sheng LuGraduate Institute of Biomedical Materials and Tissue Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4247-1981
Chang-Yu ChenDivision of Molecular Regulation of Inflammatory and Immune Disease, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba 278-0022, Japan.
Lai-Lei TingDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
Hsin-Lun LeeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
Yuzuka KannoDivision of Molecular Regulation of Inflammatory and Immune Disease, Research Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba 278-0022, Japan.
Jeng-Fong ChiouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 11031, Taiwan.
Ann-Joy ChengDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Medical College, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1317-0725
Taipei Medical University Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TWTokyo University of Science · JP

Funding

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital- Linko Medical Center CMRPD1H0481-3Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan : MOST-105-2320-B-038-045Taipei Medical University TMU-104-AE1-B26
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cisplatin is the first-line chemotherapy agent for head and neck cancer (HNC), but its therapeutic effects are hampered by its resistance. In this study, we employed systemic strategies to overcome cisplatin resistance (CR) in HNC. CR cells derived from isogenic HNC cell lines were generated. The CR related hub genes, functional mechanisms, and the sensitizing candidates were globally investigated by transcriptomic and bioinformatic analyses. Clinically, the prognostic significance was assessed by the Kaplan-Meier method. Cellular and molecular techniques, including cell viability assay, tumorsphere formation assay, RT-qPCR, and immunoblot, were used. Results showed that these CR cells possessed highly invasive and stem-like properties. A total of 647 molecules was identified, and the mitotic division exhibited a novel functional mechanism significantly related to CR. A panel of signature molecules, MSRB3, RHEB, ULBP1, and spindle pole body component 25 (SPC25), was found to correlate with poor prognosis in HNC patients. SPC25 was further shown as a prominent molecule, which markedly suppressed cancer stemness and attenuated CR after silencing. Celastrol, a nature extract compound, was demonstrated to effectively inhibit SPC25 expression and reverse CR phenotype. In conclusion, the development of SPC25 inhibitors, such as the application of celastrol, maybe a novel strategy to sensitize cisplatin for the treatment of refractory HNC.

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celastrolcisplatin resistancehead and neck cancermitotic divisionSPC25transcriptome

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