BACKGROUND: Cisplatin-based therapy is a pivotal type of chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and chemoresistance to cisplatin represents one of the most significant barriers to improving long-term clinical outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study aimed at examining metallothionein (MT) expression in six NSCLC cell lines as well as examining effects of exposure to cisplatin on MT expression in the most cisplatin-resistant (97/97) and the cisplatin-sensitive (DV90) cell lines. RESULTS: The most cisplatin-resistant NSCLC cell line [97/97; (IC50)=4.659 μM] exposed to the highest concentration of cisplatin (10 μM) exhibited decreased nuclear MT expression (MTn=6) compared to cells cultured in medium with a lower concentration of cisplatin (0, 1 and 5 μM) (MTn=12). A higher cytoplasmic metallothionein expression (MTc=6) was found in the 97/97 cell line exposed to the highest concentration of cisplatin (10 μM), compared to cells cultured in the medium with lower concentrations of cisplatin (0, 1 and 5 μM) (MTc=3). The most cisplatin-sensitive NSCLC cell line (DV90; IC50=0.184 μM) was characterized by a significant decrease of both nuclear and cytoplasmic MT expression with increasing cisplatin concentrations (5 vs. 10 μM). CONCLUSION: Nuclear and cytoplasmic expression of MT has no significant impact on the development of cisplatichemoresistance in NSCLC cell lines. The present study suggests that cisplatin resistance in NSCLC is metallothionein-independent.
BACKGROUND:Cisplatin-based therapy is a pivotal type of chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and chemoresistance to cisplatin represents one of the most significant barriers to improving long-term clinical outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study aimed at examining metallothionein (MT) expression in six NSCLC cell lines as well as examining effects of exposure to cisplatin on MT expression in the most cisplatin-resistant (97/97) and the cisplatin-sensitive (DV90) cell lines. RESULTS: The most cisplatin-resistant NSCLC cell line [97/97; (IC50)=4.659 μM] exposed to the highest concentration of cisplatin (10 μM) exhibited decreased nuclear MT expression (MTn=6) compared to cells cultured in medium with a lower concentration of cisplatin (0, 1 and 5 μM) (MTn=12). A higher cytoplasmic metallothionein expression (MTc=6) was found in the 97/97 cell line exposed to the highest concentration of cisplatin (10 μM), compared to cells cultured in the medium with lower concentrations of cisplatin (0, 1 and 5 μM) (MTc=3). The most cisplatin-sensitive NSCLC cell line (DV90; IC50=0.184 μM) was characterized by a significant decrease of both nuclear and cytoplasmic MT expression with increasing cisplatin concentrations (5 vs. 10 μM). CONCLUSION: Nuclear and cytoplasmic expression of MT has no significant impact on the development of cisplatichemoresistance in NSCLC cell lines. The present study suggests that cisplatin resistance in NSCLC is metallothionein-independent.
Authors: Roland Hubaux; Kelsie L Thu; Emily A Vucic; Larissa A Pikor; Sonia H Y Kung; Victor D Martinez; Mitra Mosslemi; Daiana D Becker-Santos; Adi F Gazdar; Stephen Lam; Wan L Lam Journal: Int J Cancer Date: 2015-05-06 Impact factor: 7.396
Authors: Katarzyna Starska; Magdalena Bryś; Ewa Forma; Jurek Olszewski; Piotr Pietkiewicz; Iwona Lewy-Trenda; Olga Stasikowska-Kanicka; Marian Danilewicz; Anna Krześlak Journal: Tumour Biol Date: 2015-06-03