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dc.contributor.authorManu, K.
dc.contributor.authorShanmugam, M.
dc.contributor.authorLi, F.
dc.contributor.authorChen, L.
dc.contributor.authorSiveen, K.
dc.contributor.authorAhn, K.
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Alan Prem
dc.contributor.authorSethi, G.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:27:40Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:27:40Z
dc.date.created2014-01-07T20:00:49Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationManu, Kanjoormana A. and Shanmugam, Muthu K. and Li, Feng and Chen, Luxi and Siveen, Kodappullly Sivaraman and Ahn, Kwang Seok and Kumar, Alan Prem and Sethi, Gautam. 2013. Simvastatin sensitizes human gastric cancer xenograft in nude mice to capecitabine by suppressing nuclear factor-kappa B-regulated gene products. Journal of molecular medicine. 92 (3): pp. 267-276.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21839
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00109-013-1095-0
dc.description.abstract

Chemoresistance remains a major problem in the treatment of gastric cancer patients. Hence, novel pharmacological agents that can overcome drug resistance are urgently required. Whether simvastatin can sensitize the gastric cancer to the antitumor effects of capecitabine in vitro and in vivo was investigated. The effect of simvastatin on the proliferation of gastric cancer cells was examined by mitochondrial dyeuptake 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide method, apoptosis by esterase staining, NF-?B activation by DNA binding assay, and protein expression by western blot analysis. The effect of simvastatin on the tumor growth in xenograft mouse model of human gastric cancer was also examined. Simvastatin suppressed the proliferation of gastric cancer cells, enhanced the apoptotic effects of capecitabine, suppressed the constitutive activation ofNF-?B, and abrogated the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), cyclin D1, Bcl-2, survivin, CXC motif receptor 4, and MMP-9 proteins. In a xenograft mouse model, we observed that the administration of simvastatin alone (5 mg/ kg body weight, intraperitoneal thrice/week) significantly suppressed the growth of the tumor and this effect was further potentiated by capecitabine treatment. As compared to the vehicle control, simvastatin also suppressed the expression of NF-?B-regulated gene products such as cyclin D1, COX- 2, ICAM-1, MMP-9, survivin, Bcl-xL, and XIAP in tumor tissues. Overall, our results demonstrate that simvastatin can enhance the effects of capecitabine through suppression of NF-?B-regulated markers of proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis.

dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectSimvastatin Apoptosis
dc.subjectChemoresistance
dc.subjectGastric cancer
dc.subjectNF-?B
dc.titleSimvastatin sensitizes human gastric cancer xenograft in nude mice to capecitabine by suppressing nuclear factor-kappa B-regulated gene products
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volumeNovember 2013
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage10
dcterms.source.issn09462716
dcterms.source.titleJournal of molecular medicine
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