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ONCOGENE
卷 40, 期 18, 页码 3201-3216出版社
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DOI: 10.1038/s41388-021-01697-6
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- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) [3501]
- Marie Curie FP7 Career Reintegration Grant (EC) [618673]
- BAGEP
- NIH/NCI [U24 CA210993]
- Icahn Institute
- NIH [R01CA201148]
- Presidency of Turkey, Presidency of Strategy and Budget
The study identified acquired TRAIL resistance models in glioblastoma cells and showed that proteasome inhibitor Bortezomib can effectively overcome TRAIL resistance by upregulating death receptors and pro-apoptotic proteins. Inhibition of the NF-kappa B pathway increased sensitivity to TRAIL in the most resistant cells. The findings suggest the critical importance of combining proteasome inhibitors and pro-apoptotic ligands to overcome acquired resistance.
Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) induces tumor cell-specific apoptosis, making it a prime therapeutic candidate. However, many tumor cells are either innately TRAIL-resistant, or they acquire resistance with adaptive mechanisms that remain poorly understood. In this study, we generated acquired TRAIL resistance models using multiple glioblastoma (GBM) cell lines to assess the molecular alterations in the TRAIL-resistant state. We selected TRAIL-resistant cells through chronic and long-term TRAIL exposure and noted that they showed persistent resistance both in vitro and in vivo. Among known TRAIL-sensitizers, proteosome inhibitor Bortezomib, but not HDAC inhibitor MS-275, was effective in overcoming resistance in all cell models. This was partly achieved through upregulating death receptors and pro-apoptotic proteins, and downregulating major anti-apoptotic members, Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL. We showed that CRISPR/Cas9 mediated silencing of DR5 could block Bortezomib-mediated re-sensitization, demonstrating its critical role. While overexpression of Bcl-2 or Bcl-xL was sufficient to confer resistance to TRAIL-sensitive cells, it failed to override Bortezomib-mediated re-sensitization. With RNA sequencing in multiple paired TRAIL-sensitive and TRAIL-resistant cells, we identified major alterations in inflammatory signaling, particularly in the NF-kappa B pathway. Inhibiting NF-kappa B substantially sensitized the most resistant cells to TRAIL, however, the sensitization effect was not as great as what was observed with Bortezomib. Together, our findings provide new models of acquired TRAIL resistance, which will provide essential tools to gain further insight into the heterogeneous therapy responses within GBM tumors. Additionally, these findings emphasize the critical importance of combining proteasome inhibitors and pro-apoptotic ligands to overcome acquired resistance.
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