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Dual targeting of heat shock proteins 90 and 70 promotes cell death and enhances the anticancer effect of chemotherapeutic agents in bladder cancer

  • Authors:
    • Liang Ma
    • Fuminori Sato
    • Ryuta Sato
    • Takanori Matsubara
    • Kenichi Hirai
    • Mutsushi Yamasaki
    • Toshitaka Shin
    • Tatsuo Shimada
    • Takeo Nomura
    • Kenichi Mori
    • Yasuhiro Sumino
    • Hiromitsu Mimata
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  • Published online on: April 9, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2014.3132
  • Pages: 2482-2492
  • Copyright: © Ma et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY_NC 3.0].

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Abstract

Heat shock proteins (HSPs), which are molecular chaperones that stabilize numerous vital proteins, may be attractive targets for cancer therapy. The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible anticancer effect of single or dual targeting of HSP90 and HSP70 and the combination treatment with HSP inhibitors and chemotherapeutic agents in bladder cancer cells. The expression of HSP90 and the anticancer effect of the HSP90 inhibitor 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG) coupled with cisplatin, docetaxel, or gemcitabine were examined using immunohistochemistry, quantitative real-time PCR, cell growth, flow cytometry, immunoblots and caspase-3/7 assays. The expression of HSP70 under HSP90 inhibition and the additive effect of HSP70 inhibitor pifithrin-μ (PFT-μ) were examined by the same assays and transmission electron microscopy. HSP90 was highly expressed in bladder cancer tissues and cell lines. 17-AAG enhanced the antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of each chemotherapeutic agent. 17-AAG also suppressed Akt activity but induced the upregulation of HSP70. PFT-μ enhanced the effect of 17-AAG or chemotherapeutic agents; the triple combination of 17-AAG, PFT-μ and a chemotherapeutic agent showed the most significant anticancer effect on the T24 cell line. The combination of 17-AAG and PFT-μ markedly suppressed Akt and Bad activities. With HSP90 suppression, HSP70 overexpression possibly contributes to the avoidance of cell death and HSP70 may be a key molecule for overcoming resistance to the HSP90 inhibitor. The dual targeting of these two chaperones and the combination with conventional anticancer drugs could be a promising therapeutic option for patients with advanced bladder cancer.
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Ma L, Sato F, Sato R, Matsubara T, Hirai K, Yamasaki M, Shin T, Shimada T, Nomura T, Mori K, Mori K, et al: Dual targeting of heat shock proteins 90 and 70 promotes cell death and enhances the anticancer effect of chemotherapeutic agents in bladder cancer. Oncol Rep 31: 2482-2492, 2014
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Ma, L., Sato, F., Sato, R., Matsubara, T., Hirai, K., Yamasaki, M. ... Mimata, H. (2014). Dual targeting of heat shock proteins 90 and 70 promotes cell death and enhances the anticancer effect of chemotherapeutic agents in bladder cancer. Oncology Reports, 31, 2482-2492. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2014.3132
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Ma, L., Sato, F., Sato, R., Matsubara, T., Hirai, K., Yamasaki, M., Shin, T., Shimada, T., Nomura, T., Mori, K., Sumino, Y., Mimata, H."Dual targeting of heat shock proteins 90 and 70 promotes cell death and enhances the anticancer effect of chemotherapeutic agents in bladder cancer". Oncology Reports 31.6 (2014): 2482-2492.
Chicago
Ma, L., Sato, F., Sato, R., Matsubara, T., Hirai, K., Yamasaki, M., Shin, T., Shimada, T., Nomura, T., Mori, K., Sumino, Y., Mimata, H."Dual targeting of heat shock proteins 90 and 70 promotes cell death and enhances the anticancer effect of chemotherapeutic agents in bladder cancer". Oncology Reports 31, no. 6 (2014): 2482-2492. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2014.3132