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ArticleAging2021

Celecoxib reverses the glioblastoma chemo-resistance to temozolomide through mitochondrial metabolism.

Delong Yin, Guoqing Jin, Hong He, Wei Zhou, Zhenbo Fan, Chen Gong, Jing Zhao, Huihua Xiong

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Article in Aging, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Delong YinDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Guoqing JinDepartment of Intensive Care Unit, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Hong HeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Key Laboratory for Major Obstetric Diseases of Guangdong Province, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Wei ZhouDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Zhenbo FanDepartment of Orthopaedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510150, China.
Chen GongDepartment of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Jing ZhaoDepartment of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Huihua XiongDepartment of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Guangzhou Medical University · CNHuazhong University of Science and Technology · CNThird Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CNTongji Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Temozolomide (TMZ) is used for the treatment of high-grade gliomas. Acquired chemoresistance is a serious limitation to the therapy with more than 90% of recurrent gliomas showing little response to a second line of chemotherapy. Therefore, it is necessary to explore an alternative strategy to enhance the sensitivity of glioblastoma (GBM) to TMZ in neuro-oncology. Celecoxib is well known and widely used in anti-inflammatory and analgesic. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression has been linked to the prognosis, angiogenesis, and radiation sensitivity of many malignancies such as primitive neuroectodermal tumor and advanced melanoma. The objective of this study was to explore the chemotherapy-sensitizing effect of celecoxib on TMZ in GBM cells and its potential mechanisms. From the study, we found that the combination therapy (TMZ 250uM+celecoxib 30uM) showed excellent inhibitory effect to the GBM, the LN229 and LN18, which were the TMZ resistant GBM cell lines. Our data suggest that the combination therapy may inhibits cell proliferation, increases apoptosis, and increases the autophagy on LN229 and LN18. The potential molecular mechanisms were related to mitochondrial metabolism and respiratory chain inhibition.

Indexed as

Drug Resistance, NeoplasmCelecoxibCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDrug Therapy, CombinationGlioblastomaHumansMitochondriaOxidation-ReductionPhosphorylationTemozolomideCelecoxibTemozolomidechemo-resistancecyclooxygenase-2glioblastomamitochondrial metabolismtemozolomide

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PMID34497154
PMCPMC8457578
OpenAlexW3196686458

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