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GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
卷 81, 期 3, 页码 380-390出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1006/gyno.2001.6194
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TRAIL; apoptosis; ovarian cell line; chemotherapy
Objectives. The aim of this study was to investigate whether TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) alone or in combination with chemotherapy could induce apoptosis in ovarian cancer cells resistant to chemotherapy, Methods. Twelve chemoresistant epithelial cancer cell lines were treated with each chemotherapeutic drug alone (cisplatin, doxorubicin, or paclitaxel), TRAIL alone, or the combination. Toxicity was assessed using the MTS assay. To assess whether growth inhibition was due to apoptosis, TUNEL assay, caspase activation (measured by caspase-3 and PARP cleavage), and the sub G0/G1 fraction of cells were measured. Synergism was confirmed by fractional inhibition and dose- effect analysis. Expression of death and decoy receptors was studied by immunoblotting and an RNase protection assay. Statistical comparison of means was performed using Student's t test. Results. The majority of the chemoresistant cells were also resistant to TRAIL alone. In contrast, the combination of TRAIL and chemotherapy resulted in a significant growth inhibition over a wide range of concentrations. This interaction was synergistic by dose-effect analysis. Flow cytometry demonstrated a significant increase in the fraction of apoptotic cells by the combination compared to each reagent alone. A significant enhancement in caspase and PARR cleavage was observed upon treatment with the combination. Finally, no correlation between induction of apoptosis and level of death receptors was found. Conclusions. The data suggest that almost all the ovarian cancer cells, which are resistant to chemotherapy, are also resistant to TRAIL, The combination of TRAIL and chemotherapy overcomes this resistance in a synergistic fashion by triggering caspase-mediated apoptosis. The combination of TRAIL and chemotherapy could be useful as a therapy for chemoresistant ovarian cancers. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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