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ArticleFEBS open bio2021

ZIPK activates the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway and promotes cisplatin resistance in gastric cancer cells.

Haonan Fan, Qifeng Ou, Qiao Su, Guanman Li, Zhijuan Deng, Xiaohui Huang, Jiong Bi

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Article in FEBS open bio, 2021. 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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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Haonan FanLaboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8062-3843
Qifeng OuLaboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Qiao SuLaboratory Animal Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Guanman LiLaboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhijuan DengLaboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaohui HuangLaboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Jiong BiLaboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8942-2511
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastric cancer is one of the most common malignant cancers globally. Chemotherapy resistance remains a major obstacle in the treatment of gastric cancer, and the molecular mechanisms underlying drug resistance are still not well understood. We previously reported that Zipper interacting protein kinase (ZIPK), also known as death-associated protein kinase3, exerts an oncogenic effect on gastric cancer via activation of Akt/NF-κB signaling and promotion of stemness. Here, we explored the roles of ZIPK in cisplatin resistance. We report that ZIPK enhances cell proliferation and invasion and reduces the antitumor activity of cisplatin in gastric cancer. In addition, our western blot data suggest that ZIPK activated the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway. Furthermore, ZIPK increased the expression of IL-6 and multidrug-resistance genes. Using the STAT3 inhibitor stattic to block the IL-6/STAT3 signaling pathway strongly increased the sensitivity of ZIPK-expressed cells to cisplatin. In conclusion, ZIPK may play a role in cisplatin resistance through activation of the IL-6/ STAT3 signaling pathway. Inhibition of STAT3 in gastric cancer overexpressing ZIPK might have potential to improve the efficacy of cisplatin.

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Drug Resistance, NeoplasmSignal TransductionCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticCisplatinDeath-Associated Protein KinasesGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInterleukin-6Models, BiologicalSTAT3 Transcription FactorStomach NeoplasmsCisplatinDAPK3 protein, humanDeath-Associated Protein KinasesInterleukin-6STAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription Factorchemotherapy resistancegastric cancerIL-6/STAT3 signaling pathwayzipper interacting protein kinase

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