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Reduced autophagy in 5-fluorouracil resistant colon cancer cells

  • Cheng Wen Yao
  • , Kyoung Ah Kang
  • , Mei Jing Piao
  • , Yea Seong Ryu
  • , Pattage Madushan Dilhara Jayatissa Fernando
  • , Min Chang Oh
  • , Jeong Eon Park
  • , Kristina Shilnikova
  • , Soo Young Na
  • , Seung Uk Jeong
  • , Sun Jin Boo
  • , Jin Won Hyun
  • Jeju National University

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Abstract

We investigated the role of autophagy in SNUC5/5-FUR, 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) resistant SNUC5 colon cancer cells. SNUC5/5-FUR cells exhibited low level of autophagy, as determined by light microscopy, confocal microscopy, and flow cytometry following acridine orange staining, and the decreased level of GFP-LC3 puncta. In addition, expression of critical autophagic proteins such as Atg5, Beclin-1 and LC3-II and autophagic flux was diminished in SNUC5/5-FUR cells. Whereas production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was significantly elevated in SNUC5/5-FUR cells, treatment with the ROS inhibitor N-acetyl cysteine further reduced the level of autophagy. Taken together, these results indicate that decreased autophagy is linked to 5-FU resistance in SNUC5 colon cancer cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)315-320
Number of pages6
JournalBiomolecules and Therapeutics
Volume25
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2017

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology.

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  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • 5-Fluorouracil
  • Autophagy
  • Colon cancer
  • Reactive oxygen species
  • SNUC5/5-FUR

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