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Wenbo Zhu1, Jingjie Li, Sihan Wu
1Department of Pharmacology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, PR China.
Objectives:
We aim to pharmacologically downregulate heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) through triptolide (TPL) to improve the drug sensitivity of pancreatic cancer to cisplatin (DDP).
Methods:
In vitro, we assessed cell viability and apoptosis by the combination of TPL and DDP in gemcitabine-resistant human pancreatic carcinoma PANC-1 and MIA PaCa-2 cell lines and examined the effect of silencing HSP27 by a small interfering RNA on cytotoxicity induced by TPL or DDP. In vivo, we apply TPL with DDP in a xenograft model to test the synergic action.
Results:
Triptolide cooperates with DDP to decrease cell viability and to induce apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway, which is accompanied by a sharp decline in HSP27. Knocking down endogenous HSP27 can sensitize cancer cells to cytotoxicity with TPL or DDP, indicating the critical role of HSP27 down-regulation in the synergic effect. Meanwhile, TPL acts in synergy with DDP to cause tumor regression in vivo.
Conclusions:
The combined therapy of TPL and DDP triggers a synergic apoptosis via inhibiting HSP27 in human gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic carcinoma and has a strong potential to be developed into a new effective regimen for pancreatic cancer treatment.
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