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  • Title: ABT-737 potentiates cisplatin-induced apoptosis in human osteosarcoma cells via the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
    Author: Zhang F, Yu X, Liu X, Zhou T, Nie T, Cheng M, Liu H, Dai M, Zhang B.
    Journal: Oncol Rep; 2017 Oct; 38(4):2301-2308. PubMed ID: 28849162.
    Abstract:
    ABT-737 is a BH-3 mimetic that inhibits Bcl-2 and induces apoptosis of cancer cells, which has potential for anticancer therapies. Studies have shown that Bcl-2 expression in human osteosarcoma (OS) cells plays a significant role in tumor progression; however, its effects on OS cell apoptosis are still unknown. Therefore, we examined whether ABT-737 was effective in eliminating human U-2OS cells, either alone or in combination with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin [cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II); DDP]. Furthermore, we studied the molecular mechanisms of ABT-737 in combination with DDP to induce apoptosis. To analyze the role of ABT-737 and/or DDP on osteosarcoma progression, CCK-8 viability assay, flow cytometry, Hoechst 33258 staining, and western blots were performed. Combined use of ABT-737 and DDP synergistically suppressed cell viability and induced apoptosis in human U-2OS cells when compared with either compound treated alone at low doses. We found that the combination of ABT-737 and DDP upregulated the expression of the pro-apoptotic protein Bax and downregulated the expression of the pro-survival protein Bcl-2, resulting in a change in the Bax/Bcl-2 ratio, release of cytochrome c, and activation of the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway, which resulted in caspase-9 and caspase-3 activation and PARP cleavage. Our results demonstrated that ABT-737 alone has a nominal influence on human U-2OS cells when treated within the clinically administered range, but when combined with DDP, it can inhibit the proliferation of human U-2OS cells by inducing apoptosis via the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway.
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