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Tong, Yongxi; Huang, Haijun; Pan, Hongying
Biochemical and biophysical research communications, 01/2015, Letnik: 456, Številka: 1Journal Article
•Pemetrexed only exerts weak cytotoxic effect against HepG2 cells.•Pemetrexed induces cyto-protective autophagy in HepG2 cells, counteracting cell death.•Beclin-1 RNAi sensitizes pemetrexed’s activity in HepG2 cells.•MEK/ERK activation is required for autophagy induction by pemetrexed.•MEK/ERK inhibition sensitizes pemetrexed’s activity in HepG2 cells. Identification of efficient chemo-therapeutic/chemo-preventive agents for treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is important. In this study, we examined the activity of pemetrexed, an anti-folate chemotherapy drug, against HepG2 human HCC cells. Pemetrexed treatment in vitro exerted weak but significant cytotoxic activity against HepG2 cells. When analyzing the possible pemetrexed-resistance factors, we indentified that pemetrexed treatment in HepG2 cells induced cyto-protective autophagy activation, evidenced by GFP–light chain 3B (LC3B) puncta formation, p62 downregulation and Beclin-1/LC3B-II upregulation. Correspondingly, autophagy inhibitors, including bafliomycin A1, 3-methyladenine and chloroquine, enhanced pemetrexed-induced cytotoxicity against HepG2 cells. Further, RNAi-mediated knockdown of Beclin-1 in HepG2 cells also increased pemetrexed sensitivity. Pemetrexed activated MEK (mitogen-activated protein kinase/ERK kinase)/ERK (extracellular-signal-regulated kinase) signaling in HepG2 cells, which was required for autophagy induction. Pharmacological inhibition of MEK/ERK activation attenuated pemetrexed-induced autophagy, enhanced HepG2 cell death and apoptosis. In summary, pemetrexed activates MEK/ERK-dependent cyto-protective autophagy, and inhibition of this pathway potentiates pemetrexed’s activity in HepG2 cells.
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