Effects of retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptors activations and ionizing radiation cotreatment on cytotoxicity against human non-small cell lung cancer in vitro

  • Authors:
    • Hironori Yoshino
    • Miyu Iwabuchi
    • Yuka Kazama
    • Maho Furukawa
    • Ikuo Kashiwakura
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  • Published online on: January 26, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7867
  • Pages: 4697-4705
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Abstract

Retinoic acid-inducible gene-I (RIG-I)-like receptors (RLRs) are pattern‑recognition receptors that recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns and induce antiviral immune responses. Recent studies have demonstrated that RLR activation induces antitumor immunity and cytotoxicity against different types of cancer, including lung cancer. However a previous report has demonstrated that ionizing radiation exerts a limited effect on RLR in human monocytic cell‑derived macrophages, suggesting that RLR agonists may be used as effective immunostimulants during radiation therapy. However, it is unclear whether ionizing radiation affects the cytotoxicity of RLR agonists against cancer cells. Therefore, in the present study the effects of cotreatment with ionizing radiation and RLR agonists on cytotoxicity against human non‑small cell lung cancer cells A549 and H1299 was investigated. Treatment with RLR agonist poly(I:C)/LyoVec™ [poly(I:C)] exerted cytotoxic effects against human non‑small cell lung cancer. The cytotoxic effects of poly(I:C) were enhanced by cotreatment with ionizing radiation, and poly(I:C) pretreatment resulted in the radiosensitization of non‑small cell lung cancer. Furthermore, cotreatment of A549 and H1299 cells with poly(I:C) and ionizing radiation effectively induced apoptosis in a caspase‑dependent manner compared with treatment with poly(I:C) or ionizing radiation alone. These results indicate that RLR agonists and ionizing radiation cotreatment effectively exert cytotoxic effects against human non‑small cell lung cancer through caspase-mediated apoptosis.
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Yoshino H, Iwabuchi M, Kazama Y, Furukawa M and Kashiwakura I: Effects of retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptors activations and ionizing radiation cotreatment on cytotoxicity against human non-small cell lung cancer in vitro. Oncol Lett 15: 4697-4705, 2018
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Yoshino, H., Iwabuchi, M., Kazama, Y., Furukawa, M., & Kashiwakura, I. (2018). Effects of retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptors activations and ionizing radiation cotreatment on cytotoxicity against human non-small cell lung cancer in vitro. Oncology Letters, 15, 4697-4705. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7867
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Yoshino, H., Iwabuchi, M., Kazama, Y., Furukawa, M., Kashiwakura, I."Effects of retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptors activations and ionizing radiation cotreatment on cytotoxicity against human non-small cell lung cancer in vitro". Oncology Letters 15.4 (2018): 4697-4705.
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Yoshino, H., Iwabuchi, M., Kazama, Y., Furukawa, M., Kashiwakura, I."Effects of retinoic acid-inducible gene-I-like receptors activations and ionizing radiation cotreatment on cytotoxicity against human non-small cell lung cancer in vitro". Oncology Letters 15, no. 4 (2018): 4697-4705. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2018.7867