Overexpression of constitutive signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 mRNA in cisplatin-resistant human non-small cell lung cancer cells

  • Authors:
    • Kenji Ikuta
    • Kazu Takemura
    • Masaru Kihara
    • Masuhiro Nishimura
    • Nobuhiko Ueda
    • Shinsaku Naito
    • Eibai Lee
    • Eiji Shimizu
    • Aiko Yamauchi
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  • Published online on: February 1, 2005     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.13.2.217
  • Pages: 217-222
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Abstract

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) often shows intrinsic multidrug resistance, which is one of the most serious problems in cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy. Recently, the constitutive activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) factors has been found in a variety of human cancers. In the present study, the mRNA expression of STATs in various human NSCLC cell lines was investigated by quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to determine whether STATs can be implicated in cisplatin resistance and apoptosis inducibility. Cisplatin triggered apoptosis in Ma-46 based on biochemical and morphological findings, but not in Ma-31. The mRNA expression of STAT3 was highest in cisplatin-resistant Ma-31 and lowest in cisplatin-sensitive Ma-46. A 6-hour exposure of cancer cells to cisplatin failed to stimulate STAT3 mRNA expression. Therefore, an increased transcriptional level of constitutive STAT3 may be related to the suppressive regulation of the apoptotic pathway in intrinsically chemo-resistant NSCLC cells.

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Ikuta K, Takemura K, Kihara M, Nishimura M, Ueda N, Naito S, Lee E, Shimizu E and Yamauchi A: Overexpression of constitutive signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 mRNA in cisplatin-resistant human non-small cell lung cancer cells. Oncol Rep 13: 217-222, 2005
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Ikuta, K., Takemura, K., Kihara, M., Nishimura, M., Ueda, N., Naito, S. ... Yamauchi, A. (2005). Overexpression of constitutive signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 mRNA in cisplatin-resistant human non-small cell lung cancer cells. Oncology Reports, 13, 217-222. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.13.2.217
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Ikuta, K., Takemura, K., Kihara, M., Nishimura, M., Ueda, N., Naito, S., Lee, E., Shimizu, E., Yamauchi, A."Overexpression of constitutive signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 mRNA in cisplatin-resistant human non-small cell lung cancer cells". Oncology Reports 13.2 (2005): 217-222.
Chicago
Ikuta, K., Takemura, K., Kihara, M., Nishimura, M., Ueda, N., Naito, S., Lee, E., Shimizu, E., Yamauchi, A."Overexpression of constitutive signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 mRNA in cisplatin-resistant human non-small cell lung cancer cells". Oncology Reports 13, no. 2 (2005): 217-222. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.13.2.217