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标题：Combined Treatment with Triptolide and Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Synergistically Enhances Apoptosis in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer H1975 Cells but Not H1299 Cells through EGFR/Akt Pathway
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作者：Xiaopei Tong ; Pei Jiang ; Yao Li 等
期刊名称：Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
印刷版ISSN：0009-2363
电子版ISSN：1347-5223
出版年度：2019
卷号：67
期号：8
页码：864-871
DOI：10.1248/cpb.c19-00300
出版社：The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
摘要：Lung cancer is one of the most common malignant cancers in the world. Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) is a second- or third-line therapy for mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It usually becomes drug resistance after a period of treatment. Triptolide (TPL) is an epoxy diterpenoid lactone compound extracted from Tripterygium wilfordii HOOK. F. and many studies demonstrated that TPL has a synergistic effect when combined with chemotherapy drugs. In this research, we plan to evaluate the combined effect of TPL and EGFR-TKIs (Gefitinib, Erlotinib, and Icotinib) and investigate the possible mechanisms. 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay was conducted to detect the cell viabilities, combined effect was evaluated by Combination Index. Molecular docking study was used to predict the binding ability of TPL. The expression of proteins was detected by Western blot. MTT results showed TPL had synergistic effect with three EGFR-TKIs at different concentrations on H1975 cells but not on H1299 cells. Molecular docking study demonstrated that TPL with T790M/L858R EGFR can form a more stable compound than that with wild type EGFR. Western blot results showed TPL inhibited the EGFR/Akt pathway and increased the expression of Bax and the ratio of Bax and Bcl-2 in H1975 cells. In conclusion, TPL had synergistic effect with three EGFR-TKIs on H1975 cells but not on H1299 cells, which may be due to the binding ability of TPL and different-type EGFR. The synergistic effect of TPL on H1975 cells may be partly related to the inhibition of the EGFR/Akt pathway.
关键词：triptolide;tyrosine kinase inhibitor;combined use;synergistic effect;molecular docking;apoptosis