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Enhanced cytotoxic effect of low doses of metformin combined with ionizing radiation on hepatoma cells via ATP deprivation and inhibition of DNA repair

  • Authors:
    • Jifang Liu
    • Min Hou
    • Taize Yuan
    • Gao Yi
    • Shuxu Zhang
    • Xunfan Shao
    • Jinhui Chen
    • Xiaoting Jia
    • Zhimin He
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    Affiliations: Cancer Research Institute and Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510095, P.R. China, Department of Radiotherapy, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510095, P.R. China, Intensive Care Unit, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510095, P.R. China, Department of Food and Drug, Qingyuan Polytechnic, Qingyuan, Guangdong 511515, P.R. China
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Abstract

Metformin, one of the most widely used antidiabetic drugs, has recently been associated with potential antitumorigenic effects. In this study, we evaluated the possible cytotoxic impact of combined low doses of metformin and ionizing radiation (IR) on 2 human hepatoma cell lines. The cytotoxic effect of metformin combined with IR was subsequently determined by clonogenic survival and cell cycle assays, assessment of mitochondrial complex I and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity, measurement of cellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) levels, comet assay and analyses of the formation and disappearance of phosphorylated histone H2AX (γ-H2AX) protein. The combination of metformin and IR caused a much stronger cytotoxicity than the treatment with metformin or IR alone, leading to an ~80% decrease in cell viability and ~35% increase in the accumulation of cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle in the 2 hepatoma cell lines. In addition, a reduction in mitochondrial complex I activity (~70%) and a significant increase in LDH activity, as well as lactate production were observed in the cells exposed to metformin. Interestingly, a severe depletion in ATP, increased olive tail moment and the delayed disappearance of γ-H2AX expression were detected in the hepatoma cells treated by metformin plus IR. These findings show that the combination of a low concentration of metformin and IR results in the considerable enhancement of cytotoxic effects in human hepatoma cell lines, leading to decreased DNA repair by reducing ATP production. The data provided in this study may elucidate the remarkable efficiency of this combination treatment and suggest that metformin may be used as a potential adjunct to the radiotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Liu J, Hou M, Yuan T, Yi G, Zhang S, Shao X, Chen J, Jia X and He Z: Enhanced cytotoxic effect of low doses of metformin combined with ionizing radiation on hepatoma cells via ATP deprivation and inhibition of DNA repair. Oncol Rep 28: 1406-1412, 2012.
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Liu, J., Hou, M., Yuan, T., Yi, G., Zhang, S., Shao, X. ... He, Z. (2012). Enhanced cytotoxic effect of low doses of metformin combined with ionizing radiation on hepatoma cells via ATP deprivation and inhibition of DNA repair. Oncology Reports, 28, 1406-1412. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2012.1932
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Liu, J., Hou, M., Yuan, T., Yi, G., Zhang, S., Shao, X., Chen, J., Jia, X., He, Z."Enhanced cytotoxic effect of low doses of metformin combined with ionizing radiation on hepatoma cells via ATP deprivation and inhibition of DNA repair". Oncology Reports 28.4 (2012): 1406-1412.
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Liu, J., Hou, M., Yuan, T., Yi, G., Zhang, S., Shao, X., Chen, J., Jia, X., He, Z."Enhanced cytotoxic effect of low doses of metformin combined with ionizing radiation on hepatoma cells via ATP deprivation and inhibition of DNA repair". Oncology Reports 28, no. 4 (2012): 1406-1412. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2012.1932
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Liu J, Hou M, Yuan T, Yi G, Zhang S, Shao X, Chen J, Jia X and He Z: Enhanced cytotoxic effect of low doses of metformin combined with ionizing radiation on hepatoma cells via ATP deprivation and inhibition of DNA repair. Oncol Rep 28: 1406-1412, 2012.
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Liu, J., Hou, M., Yuan, T., Yi, G., Zhang, S., Shao, X. ... He, Z. (2012). Enhanced cytotoxic effect of low doses of metformin combined with ionizing radiation on hepatoma cells via ATP deprivation and inhibition of DNA repair. Oncology Reports, 28, 1406-1412. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2012.1932
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Liu, J., Hou, M., Yuan, T., Yi, G., Zhang, S., Shao, X., Chen, J., Jia, X., He, Z."Enhanced cytotoxic effect of low doses of metformin combined with ionizing radiation on hepatoma cells via ATP deprivation and inhibition of DNA repair". Oncology Reports 28.4 (2012): 1406-1412.
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Liu, J., Hou, M., Yuan, T., Yi, G., Zhang, S., Shao, X., Chen, J., Jia, X., He, Z."Enhanced cytotoxic effect of low doses of metformin combined with ionizing radiation on hepatoma cells via ATP deprivation and inhibition of DNA repair". Oncology Reports 28, no. 4 (2012): 1406-1412. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2012.1932
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