Hye Rim Han1, Soon A Park1, Stephen Ahn2, Sin-Soo Jeun3,2, Chung Heon Ryu4. 1. Department of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 2. Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea. 3. Department of Biomedicine and Health Sciences, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea ssjeun@catholic.ac.kr ryuch@hit.ac.kr. 4. Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Daejeon Health Institute of Technology, Daejeon, Republic of Korea ssjeun@catholic.ac.kr ryuch@hit.ac.kr.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) triggers apoptosis of cancer cells and, when used in combination with other anticancer drugs, is regarded as an effective strategy for anticancer treatment. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of combination treatment with TRAIL-secreting human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-TRAIL) and compound C, an AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK inhibitor), on glioblastoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The anticancer effect using MSC-TRAIL and compound C on glioma was evaluated in vitro and on in vivo models. RESULTS: Combination treatment of MSC-TRAIL and compound C increased apoptosis by enhancing expression of B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2)-associated X protein (BAX) and reducing that of anti-apoptotic proteins cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein (FLIP), X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP), and BCL2 in glioma. In addition, MSC-TRAIL and compound C combination increased caspase-3 cleavage and apoptotic cells in a mouse glioma model compared with the group treated with the agents alone. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that MSC-TRAIL and compound C are a novel combination for treatment of glioma. Copyright
BACKGROUND/AIM: Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) triggers apoptosis of cancer cells and, when used in combination with other anticancer drugs, is regarded as an effective strategy for anticancer treatment. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of combination treatment with TRAIL-secreting human mesenchymal stem cells (MSC-TRAIL) and compound C, an AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK inhibitor), on glioblastoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The anticancer effect using MSC-TRAIL and compound C on glioma was evaluated in vitro and on in vivo models. RESULTS: Combination treatment of MSC-TRAIL and compound C increased apoptosis by enhancing expression of B-cell lymphoma 2 (BCL2)-associated X protein (BAX) and reducing that of anti-apoptotic proteins cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein (FLIP), X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP), and BCL2 in glioma. In addition, MSC-TRAIL and compound C combination increased caspase-3 cleavage and apoptotic cells in a mouseglioma model compared with the group treated with the agents alone. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that MSC-TRAIL and compound C are a novel combination for treatment of glioma. Copyright