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ArticleCancer diagnosis & prognosis

Synergy of Rapamycin and Methioninase on Colorectal Cancer Cells Requires Simultaneous and Not Sequential Administration: Implications for mTOR Inhibition.

Daniel Ardjmand, Motokazu Sato, Qinghong Han, Yutaro Kubota, Kohei Mizuta, Sei Morinaga, Robert M Hoffman

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7 authors.

Daniel ArdjmandAntiCancer Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Motokazu SatoAntiCancer Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Qinghong HanAntiCancer Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Yutaro KubotaAntiCancer Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Kohei MizutaAntiCancer Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Sei MorinagaAntiCancer Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Robert M HoffmanAntiCancer Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A.

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Abstract

Background/Aim: Rapamycin inhibits the mTOR protein kinase. Methioninase (rMETase), by degrading methionine, targets the methionine addiction of cancer cells and has been shown to improve the efficacy of chemotherapy drugs, reducing their effective doses. Our previous study demonstrated that rapamycin and rMETase work synergistically against colorectal-cancer cells, but not on normal cells, when administered simultaneously in vitro. In the present study, we aimed to further our previous findings by exploring whether  synergy exists between rapamycin and rMETase when used sequentially against HCT-116 colorectal-carcinoma cells, compared to simultaneous administration, in vitro. Materials and Methods: The half-maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC Results: The IC Conclusion: Rapamycin and rMETase have synergistic efficacy against colorectal-cancer cells in vitro when administered simultaneously, but not sequentially.

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cancer cellscombinationHCT-116Hoffman EffectIC50Methioninasemethionine addictionmTORrapamycinrMETaseSAMSAMTORsequentialsimultaneoussynergy

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PMID38962555
PMCPMC11215436

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