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Nutlin-3, an Antagonist of MDM2, Enhances the Radiosensitivity of Esophageal Squamous Cancer With Wild-Type p53

Nutlin-3, an Antagonist of MDM2, Enhances the Radiosensitivity of Esophageal Squamous Cancer With Wild-Type p53

Tianli He, Jiayou Guo, Hongmei Song, Hongcheng Zhu, Xiaoke Di, Hua Min, Yuandong Wang, Guangzong Chen, Wangshu Dai, Jianhua Ma, Xinchen Sun, Jianxin Ma

Pathol Oncol Res. 2018 Jan;24(1):75-81.

PMID: 28341911

Abstract:

Murine double minute 2 (MDM2) negatively regulates the activity of the p53 protein and plays a vital role in cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and senescence mediated by p53. Nutlin-3, an antagonist of MDM2, is frequently used in anti-cancer studies. In many human tumors, nutlin-3 stabilizes p53 status and enhances p53 expression in cells with wild-type p53. However, the effect of nutlin-3 combined with radiotherapy on esophageal squamous cancer (ESCC) has not been reported. In this study, we examined whether nutlin-3 increases the radiosensitivity of ESCC in vitro and in vivo.We chose two cell lines, ECA-109 (wild-type p53) and TE-13 (p53 mutated), for the following experiments. Cell proliferation and clonogenic survival experiments showed that nutlin-3 inhibits the cell growth and colony formation of ECA-109 cells in a dose-dependent manner. Flow cytometry analysis showed that the apoptosis rate of ECA-109 cells co-treated with nutlin-3 and irradiation(IR) was significantly increased compared with cells treated with irradiation or nutlin-3 alone. Western blotting detected the expression of apoptosis-associated proteins in ECA-109 cells in response to nutlin-3 and irradiation. These effects were not evident in TE-13 cells. Xenograft mouse models indicated that nutlin-3 suppresses tumor growth and promotes radiosensitivity in the ESCC cell line ECA-109 in vivo. We have demonstrated that co-treatment of nutlin-3 with irradiation can significantly inhibit the growth and improve the radiosensitivity of ESCC cells with wild-type p53. The study suggests that nutlin-3 may be a potent therapeutic agent in conjunction with radiotherapy in ESCC.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP548472680	Nutlin-3		548472-68-0	Price

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