[Tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand induces apoptosis and sensitizes resistant hepatic cancer cells to chemotherapy].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effective of tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) combination with chemotherapeutic agent inducing apoptosis in resistant hepatic cancer cells.


METHODS
HepG2 cells resistant to Adriamycin (HepG2/ADR) were induced stepwise. The effects of TRAIL in combination with ADM (0.1 mg/L) on promoting apoptosis in HepG2/ADR were analyzed, the proliferation was observed by MTT assay, the apoptosis of cells was also observed by flow cytometry and TUNEL method.


RESULTS
HepG2/ADR was confirmed resisting to ADM. Treated with TRAIL combination with ADM (0.1 mg/L), it showed significant inhibitory effect on the growth of HepG2/ADM, the percentage of apoptosis was increased as comparison with control at 24 h.


CONCLUSIONS
MDR1 might not take part in resistance to TRAIL-induced apoptosis. TRAIL dramatically augmented the sensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents in HepG2/ADR. Combined TRAIL with chemotherapeutic agents treatment could be a novel and attractive strategy to drug-resistant/ TRAIL-resistant tumor cells.
He
Song-qing
SQ
Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College of Huazhong Science and Technology University, Wuhan 430030, China.
Chen
Xiao-ping
XP
Zhang
Wan-guang
WG
Wang
Hai-ping
HP
Wang
Qi
Q
D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm / Q000502:physiology*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics
D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D053221:TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand; C505653:TNFSF10 protein, human; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D004317:Doxorubicin