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ArticleScientific reports2021

The effect of paclitaxel on apoptosis, autophagy and mitotic catastrophe in AGS cells.

Tin Myo Khing, Won Seok Choi, Dong Min Kim, Wah Wah Po, Wynn Thein, Chang Yell Shin, Uy Dong Sohn

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tin Myo KhingLaboratory of Signaling and Pharmacological Activity, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
Won Seok ChoiLaboratory of Signaling and Pharmacological Activity, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
Dong Min KimLaboratory of Signaling and Pharmacological Activity, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
Wah Wah PoLaboratory of Signaling and Pharmacological Activity, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
Wynn TheinLaboratory of Signaling and Pharmacological Activity, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
Chang Yell ShinLaboratory of Signaling and Pharmacological Activity, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea.
Uy Dong SohnLaboratory of Signaling and Pharmacological Activity, Department of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, 06974, Republic of Korea. udsohn@cau.ac.kr.
Chung-Ang University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paclitaxel is an anti-microtubule agent that has been shown to induce cell death in gastric cancer. However, the detailed mechanism of action is unclear. In this study, we reveal that the paclitaxel-induced cell death mechanism involves mitotic catastrophe, autophagy and apoptosis in AGS cells. Paclitaxel induced intrinsic apoptosis by activating caspase-3, caspase-9 and PARP. In addition, the significant increase in autophagy marker LC3B-II, together with Atg5, class III PI3K and Beclin-1, and the down-regulation of p62 following paclitaxel treatment verified that paclitaxel induced autophagy. Further experiments showed that paclitaxel caused mitotic catastrophe, cell cycle arrest of the accumulated multinucleated giant cells at the G2/M phase and induction of cell death in 24 h. Within 48 h, the arrested multinucleated cells escaped mitosis by decreasing cell division regulatory proteins and triggered cell death. Cells treated with paclitaxel for 48 h were grown in fresh medium for 24 h and checked for CDC2, CDC25C and lamin B1 protein expressions. These proteins had decreased significantly, indicating that the remaining cells became senescent. In conclusion, it is suggested that paclitaxel-induced mitotic catastrophe is an integral part of the cell death mechanism, in addition to apoptosis and autophagy, in AGS cells.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsApoptosisAutophagyCaspasesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDown-RegulationG2 Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsHumansMitosisM Phase Cell Cycle CheckpointsPaclitaxelSignal TransductionStomach NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsCaspasesPaclitaxel

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PMID34873207
PMCPMC8648765
OpenAlexW4225884174

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