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Neoplasma Vol.59, No.5, p.541-550, 2012

Title: Knockdown of RhoGDIα induces apoptosis and increases lung cancer cell chemosensitivity to paclitaxel
Author: F. RONG, W. LI, K. CHEN, D. M. LI, W. M. DUAN, Y. Z. FENG, F. LI, X. W. ZHOU, S. J. FAN, Y. LIU, M. TAO

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the effects of RhoGDIα knockdown on apoptosis and the chemosensitivity of lung cancer cells to paclitaxel. The signaling proteins involved were also assessed. RhoGDIα expression was assessed by RT-PCR, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Apoptosis was determined by flow cytometric assessment, and cell viability was measured with the MTT assay. Phosphorylation levels of signaling proteins, ERK, JNK, Akt, Bad and IκBα were tested by Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. Positivity for RhoGDIα in lung cancer tissues was significantly higher than in paracancerous tissues. Downregulation of RhoGDIα was associated with significantly increased apoptosis and repressed cell viability. This effect could be due to the consequent upregulation of p-JNK, as well as decreased levels of p-ERK, p-Bad and p-IκBα. Knockdown of RhoGDIα strengthened the effect on apoptosis and inhibition of cell viability induced by paclitaxel treatment. This chemosensitization effect could be a result of the intensification of pro-apoptotic JNK activation, and repression of anti-apoptotic p-ERK, p-Bad and p-IκBα expression stimulated by paclitaxel. In summary, our study indicated that RhoGDIα could be a promising therapeutic target, and the combination of RhoGDIα siRNA and paclitaxel might be a valuable potential therapy for lung cancer treatment.

Keywords: lung cancer, RhoGDIα, apoptosis, chemosensitivity
Published online: 04-Jun-2012
Year: 2012, Volume: 59, Issue: 5 Page From: 541, Page To: 550
doi:10.4149/neo_2012_070


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