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ArticleMolecular biology reports2023

Thymoquinone enhanced the antitumor activity of cisplatin in human bladder cancer 5637 cells in vitro.

Fatemeh Khodadadi, Mohsen Khorashadizadeh, Fahimeh Ghasemi

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Article in Molecular biology reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Fatemeh KhodadadiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Mohsen KhorashadizadehDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.
Fahimeh GhasemiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran. fahimeh.ghasemi@bums.ac.ir.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5870-3396
Birjand University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

purposeCisplatin-based chemotherapy is a primary alternative for treating bladder cancer. But drug resistance and various side effects are the main unsightliness challenges. In search of a novel chemotherapeutic approach, this study was conducted to investigate whether thymoquinone (TQ) chemosensitize 5637 bladder cancer cells to cisplatin (CDDP).

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resultsThe viability of the cells treated with the combination of TQ and CDDP was significantly decreased compared to CDDP- or TQ-treated cells. TQ at the concentration of 40 µM increased the cytotoxicity of 6 µM CDDP by 35.5%. Moreover, flow cytometry analysis indicated that TQ pre-treatment of the cells resulted in a 55.5% increase in the population of 5637 cells in the sub-G

conclusionTQ significantly increased the cytotoxicity of CDDP in 5637 cells and induced apoptosis by down-regulation of the Bcl-2. Therefore, TQ and CDDP might be an effective therapeutic combination for TCC bladder cancer treatment.

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Antineoplastic AgentsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsApoptosisbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBenzoquinonesCell Line, TumorCisplatinHumansProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Antineoplastic Agentsbcl-2-Associated X ProteinBenzoquinonesCisplatinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2thymoquinone5637 cell lineBladder cancerCisplatinCombinational treatmentThymoquinoneTransitional cell carcinoma

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