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TUMOR BIOLOGY
Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 2135-2142Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-2823-y
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Stattic; Radiosensitivity; ESCC; STAT3
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The radioresistance of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains an obstacle for the effective radiotherapy of ESCC. This study aimed to investigate the radiosensitization of ESCC by signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) inhibitor stattic. ECA109, TE13, and KYSE150 cell lines were exposed to hypoxia and treated with stattic or radiation, alone or in combination. Cell proliferation, colony formation, apoptosis, and double-stranded DNA breaks (DSBs) were examined. In addition, ECA109 cells were xenografted into nude mice and treated with radiation and/or stattic. The levels of STAT3, p-STAT3, hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1 alpha), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in ESCC cells and xenografts were detected by Western blot and immunohistochemical analysis. Our results showed that stattic efficiently radiosensitized ESCC cells and xenografts, especially under hypoxia. Moreover, stattic inhibited STAT3 activation and downregulated HIF-1 alpha and VEGF expression. In conclusion, stattic confers radiosensitivity in ESCC cells in vitro and in vivo and is a potential adjuvant for the radiotherapy of ESCC in the clinical setting.
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