PMID- 29944884 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181211 LR - 20220409 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 503 IP - 2 DP - 2018 Sep 5 TI - The anti-tumor effect of regorafenib in lung squamous cell carcinoma in vitro. PG - 1123-1129 LID - S0006-291X(18)31440-2 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.06.129 [doi] AB - Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) is a common type of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and lacks effective treatment. Regorafenib, an oral multikinase inhibitor, has demonstrated promising anti-tumor activity in various solid tumors. To study whether regorafenib inhibits LSCC cells, we investigate the compound in several LSCC cell lines and explore the possible mechanism. In this study, we confirmed that regorafenib had anti-proliferation effect on LSCC cell lines by inducing G0/G1 arrest. In addition, glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK3beta) remained at the same level and Ser9 phosphorylation of GSK3beta decreased with increasing incubation time and increasing regorafenib concentration in LSCC cells. GSK3beta inhibition enhanced the anti-tumor activity of regorafenib. Thus, GSK3beta activation restricted the anti-cancer effect of regorafenib on LSCC. In conclusion, regorafenib might be a promising drug for LSCC therapy. GSK3beta might be a potential target to increase the anti-tumor effect of regorafenib in LSCC cells. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Hu, Xiu AU - Hu X AD - School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310015, China; College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China. FAU - Wu, Lin-Wen AU - Wu LW AD - School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310015, China; College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China. FAU - Zhang, Zuo-Yan AU - Zhang ZY AD - School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310015, China; College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China. FAU - Chen, Meng-Ling AU - Chen ML AD - School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310015, China. FAU - Li, Yang-Ling AU - Li YL AD - Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China. Electronic address: liyangling1215@163.com. FAU - Zhang, Chong AU - Zhang C AD - School of Medicine, Zhejiang University City College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310015, China. Electronic address: zhangchong@zucc.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20180627 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Phenylurea Compounds) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 24T2A1DOYB (regorafenib) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/*drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Cycle Checkpoints/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Lung Neoplasms/*drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Phenylurea Compounds/*pharmacology MH - Phosphorylation/drug effects MH - Pyridines/*pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cell proliferation OT - Drug resistance OT - GSK3beta OT - Lung squamous cell carcinoma OT - Regorafenib EDAT- 2018/06/27 06:00 MHDA- 2018/12/12 06:00 CRDT- 2018/06/27 06:00 PHST- 2018/06/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/06/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/06/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/12/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/06/27 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-291X(18)31440-2 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.06.129 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2018 Sep 5;503(2):1123-1129. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.06.129. Epub 2018 Jun 27.