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ArticleCancer science2022

Mechanism of sensitivity to cisplatin, docetaxel, and 5-fluorouracil chemoagents and potential erbB2 alternatives in oral cancer with growth differentiation factor 15 overexpression.

Tong-Chao Zhao, Zhi-Hang Zhou, Wu-Tong Ju, Si-Yuan Liang, Xiao Tang, Dong-Wang Zhu, Zhi-Yuan Zhang, Lai-Ping Zhong

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Article in Cancer science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The PI3K Inhibitor HCD Promotes Caspase Activation in Head and Neck Squamous Cells by Upregulating the Extrinsic and Intrinsic Apoptosis Pathways.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2026
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  5. Growth differentiation factor 15: a promising biomarker in oral cancer.Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tong-Chao ZhaoDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, College of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2525-9671
Zhi-Hang ZhouDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, College of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Wu-Tong JuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, College of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Si-Yuan LiangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, College of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Xiao TangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, College of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Dong-Wang ZhuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, College of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zhi-Yuan ZhangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, College of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Lai-Ping ZhongDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, College of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to: (a) explore the potential mechanism of cancer cell sensitivity to cisplatin, docetaxel, and 5-fluorouracil (TPF) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) patients overexpressing growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15); and (b) identify potential alternative agents for patients who might not benefit from inductive TPF chemotherapy. The results indicated that OSCC cells overexpressing GDF15 were sensitive to TPF through a caspase-9-dependent pathway both in vitro and in vivo. Immunoprecipitation combined with mass spectrometry revealed that the erbB2 protein was a potential GDF15-binding protein, which was verified by coimmunoprecipitation. Growth differentiation factor 15 overexpression promoted OSCC cell proliferation through erbB2 phosphorylation, as well as downstream AKT and Erk signaling pathways. When GDF15 expression was blocked, the phosphorylation of both the erbB2 and AKT/Erk pathways was downregulated. When OSCC cells with GDF15 overexpression were treated with the erbB2 phosphorylation inhibitor, CI-1033, cell proliferation and xenograft growth colony formation were significantly blocked (P < .05). Thus, GDF15-overexpressing OSCC tumors are sensitive to TPF chemoagents through caspase-9-dependent pathways. Growth differentiation factor 15 overexpression promotes OSCC proliferation through erbB2 phosphorylation. Thus, ErbB2 inhibitors could represent potential targeted drugs or an alternative therapy for OSCC patients with GDF15 overexpression.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisCaspase 9Cell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell Transformation, NeoplasticCisplatinErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFluorouracilGrowth Differentiation Factor 15HumansMiceMorpholinesMouth NeoplasmsPhosphorylationCanertinibCASP9 protein, humanCaspase 9CisplatinERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFluorouracilGDF15 protein, humanGrowth Differentiation Factor 15MorpholinesTaxoidsErbB2GDF15oral squamous cell carcinomaTPF induction chemotherapy

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