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Na+/K+‑ATPase subunit α3 expression is associated with the efficacy of digitoxin treatment in pancreatic cancer cells

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    • Heléne Lindholm
    • Katarina Ejeskär
    • Ferenc Szekeres
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    Affiliations: Department of Biomedicine, Translational Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Skövde, 54145 Skövde, Sweden
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The alpha subunits (ATP1A1‑3) of Na+/K+‑ATPase binds digitoxin with varying affinity. The expression levels of these subunits dictate the anticancer effects of digitoxin. In the present study, three pancreatic cancer cell lines, AsPC‑1, Panc‑1 and CFPAC‑1, were used to investigate the effects of digitoxin in relation to the expression of the subunits ATP1A1 and ATP1A3. Cell viability and intracellular calcium concentrations was measured in relation to the gene and protein expression of ATP1A1 and ATP1A3. Digitoxin was used to treat the cells at concentrations of 1‑100 nM, and the intracellular calcium concentrations increased in a concentration‑dependent manner in the Panc‑1 and in the CFPAC‑1 cells with treatment at 100 nM. In the AsPC‑1 cells only the supraphysiological concentration of digitoxin (100 nM) resulted in a decrease in the number of viable cells (unviable cells increased to 22%), whereas it had no effect on intracellular calcium levels. The number of viable Panc‑1 and CFPAC‑1 cells decreased after digitoxin treatment at 25‑100 nM (unviable Panc‑1 cells increased to 33‑59%; unviable CFPAC‑1 cells increased to 22‑56%). Digitoxin treatment also affected the transcriptional expression of the ATP1A1 and ATP1A3 subunits. In Panc‑1 cells, ATP1A3 gene expression was negatively associated with the digitoxin concentration (25‑100 nM). In the AsPC‑1 and CFPAC‑1 cells, the expression of the ATP1A1 gene increased in the cells treated with the 100 nM digitoxin concentration. The protein expression of ATP1A1 and ATP1A3 was not altered with digitoxin treatment. The basal protein expression of ATP1A1 was high in the AsPC‑1 and CFPAC‑1 cells, compared to the Panc‑1 cells, in contrast to the basal expression of ATP1A3, which was higher in the Panc‑1 cells, compared to the other pancreatic cancer cells used. On the whole, the present study demonstrates that the high expression of ATP1A3 renders pancreatic cancer cells more susceptible to digitoxin‑induced cell death. The findings suggest that the expression of ATP1A3 may be used as a marker for tumor sensitivity to digitoxin treatment, where a high expression of ATP1A3 is favorable for the anticancer effects of digitoxin.
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Lindholm, H., Ejeskär, K., & Szekeres, F. (2022). Na<strong>+</strong>/K<strong>+</strong>‑ATPase subunit α3 expression is associated with the efficacy of digitoxin treatment in pancreatic cancer cells. Medicine International, 2, 27. https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2022.52
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Lindholm, H., Ejeskär, K., Szekeres, F."Na<strong>+</strong>/K<strong>+</strong>‑ATPase subunit α3 expression is associated with the efficacy of digitoxin treatment in pancreatic cancer cells". Medicine International 2.5 (2022): 27.
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Lindholm, H., Ejeskär, K., Szekeres, F."Na<strong>+</strong>/K<strong>+</strong>‑ATPase subunit α3 expression is associated with the efficacy of digitoxin treatment in pancreatic cancer cells". Medicine International 2, no. 5 (2022): 27. https://doi.org/10.3892/mi.2022.52
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