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CANCER SCIENCE
Volume 111, Issue 5, Pages 1619-1630Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/cas.14345
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bufalin; CD133; colorectal cancer; MDR1; multidrug resistance
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Recent studies have shown that MDR could be induced by the high stemness of cancer cells. In a previous study, we found bufalin could reverse MDR and inhibit cancer cell stemness in colorectal cancer, but the relationship between them was unclear. Here we identified overexpressing CD133 increases levels of Akt/nuclear factor-kappa B signaling mediators and MDR1, while increasing cell chemoresistance. Furthermore, bufalin reverses colorectal cancer MDR by regulating cancer cell stemness through the CD133/nuclear factor-kappa B/MDR1 pathway in vitro and in vivo. Taken together, our results suggest that bufalin could be developed as a novel 2-pronged drug that targets CD133 and MDR1 to eradicate MDR cells and could ultimately be combined with conventional chemotherapeutic agents to improve treatment outcomes for patients with colorectal cancer.
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