Reduced expression levels of PTEN are associated with decreased sensitivity of HCC827 cells to icotinib

  • Authors:
    • Yang Zhai
    • Yanjun Zhang
    • Kejun Nan
    • Xuan Liang
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  • Published online on: March 8, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5829
  • Pages: 3233-3238
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Abstract

The clinical resistance of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has been linked to EGFR T790M resistance mutations or MET amplifications. Additional mechanisms underlying EGFR‑TKI drug resistance remain unclear. The present study demonstrated that icotinib significantly inhibited the proliferation and increased the apoptosis rate of HCC827 cells; the cellular mRNA and protein expression levels of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) were also significantly downregulated. To investigate the effect of PTEN expression levels on the sensitivity of HCC827 cells to icotinib, PTEN expression was silenced using a PTEN‑specific small interfering RNA. The current study identified that the downregulation of PTEN expression levels may promote cellular proliferation in addition to decreasing the apoptosis of HCC827 cells, and may reduce the sensitivity of HCC827 cells to icotinib. These results suggested that reduced PTEN expression levels were associated with the decreased sensitivity of HCC827 cells to icotinib. Furthermore, PTEN expression levels may be a useful marker for predicting icotinib resistance and elucidating the resistance mechanisms underlying EGFR-mutated NSCLC.
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Zhai Y, Zhang Y, Nan K and Liang X: Reduced expression levels of PTEN are associated with decreased sensitivity of HCC827 cells to icotinib. Oncol Lett 13: 3233-3238, 2017
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Zhai, Y., Zhang, Y., Nan, K., & Liang, X. (2017). Reduced expression levels of PTEN are associated with decreased sensitivity of HCC827 cells to icotinib. Oncology Letters, 13, 3233-3238. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5829
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Zhai, Y., Zhang, Y., Nan, K., Liang, X."Reduced expression levels of PTEN are associated with decreased sensitivity of HCC827 cells to icotinib". Oncology Letters 13.5 (2017): 3233-3238.
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Zhai, Y., Zhang, Y., Nan, K., Liang, X."Reduced expression levels of PTEN are associated with decreased sensitivity of HCC827 cells to icotinib". Oncology Letters 13, no. 5 (2017): 3233-3238. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.5829