ABT-263, a Bcl-2 inhibitor, enhances the susceptibility of lung adenocarcinoma cells treated with Src inhibitors to anoikis

  • Authors:
    • Yuji Sakuma
    • Jun Tsunezumi
    • Yoshiyasu Nakamura
    • Mitsuyo Yoshihara
    • Shoichi Matsukuma
    • Shiro Koizume
    • Yohei Miyagi
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  • Published online on: December 27, 2010     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2010.1123
  • Pages: 661-667
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Abstract

The tyrosine kinase Src plays an important role in the development of anoikis resistance in lung adenocarcinomas. Several suspension lung adenocarcinoma cell lines, which express phosphorylated Src, undergo apoptosis, or anoikis, in the presence of Src kinase inhibitors. However, lung adenocarcinoma cell lines vary in their sensitivity to Src inhibitors. We hypothesized that the addition of ABT-263, a potent Bcl-2 inhibitor, should significantly enhance the degree of anoikis in lung adenocarcinoma cells treated with Src inhibitors. In this study, we treated four suspension lung adenocarcinoma cell lines with ABT-263, an Src inhibitor (bosutinib or PP1), or a combination of both. In LC-KJ and HCC827 cells, combined treatment with ABT-263 and an Src inhibitor effectively induced anoikis, and the extent of anoikis was significantly greater than that induced by each agent alone; the synergy between the two drugs was apparent. Although we did not observe a marked increase in anoikis in LC-KJ and HCC827 cells treated with ABT-263 alone, H1650 and H1975 cells treated with ABT-263 (1 μM) upon detachment significantly underwent apoptosis, the levels of which were much greater than those observed upon attachment. However, the levels of anoikis induced by combination treatment were still greater than those by the individual agents in H1650 and H1975 cells. These findings provide a biological rationale to test combination therapy with ABT-263 and Src inhibitors in patients with lung adenocarcinoma.

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Sakuma Y, Tsunezumi J, Nakamura Y, Yoshihara M, Matsukuma S, Koizume S and Miyagi Y: ABT-263, a Bcl-2 inhibitor, enhances the susceptibility of lung adenocarcinoma cells treated with Src inhibitors to anoikis. Oncol Rep 25: 661-667, 2011.
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Sakuma, Y., Tsunezumi, J., Nakamura, Y., Yoshihara, M., Matsukuma, S., Koizume, S., & Miyagi, Y. (2011). ABT-263, a Bcl-2 inhibitor, enhances the susceptibility of lung adenocarcinoma cells treated with Src inhibitors to anoikis. Oncology Reports, 25, 661-667. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2010.1123
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Sakuma, Y., Tsunezumi, J., Nakamura, Y., Yoshihara, M., Matsukuma, S., Koizume, S., Miyagi, Y."ABT-263, a Bcl-2 inhibitor, enhances the susceptibility of lung adenocarcinoma cells treated with Src inhibitors to anoikis". Oncology Reports 25.3 (2011): 661-667.
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Sakuma, Y., Tsunezumi, J., Nakamura, Y., Yoshihara, M., Matsukuma, S., Koizume, S., Miyagi, Y."ABT-263, a Bcl-2 inhibitor, enhances the susceptibility of lung adenocarcinoma cells treated with Src inhibitors to anoikis". Oncology Reports 25, no. 3 (2011): 661-667. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2010.1123