PMID- 31415285 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200925 LR - 20200925 IS - 1473-5741 (Electronic) IS - 0959-4973 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 8 DP - 2019 Sep TI - Ginsenoside Rd reverses cisplatin resistance in non-small-cell lung cancer A549 cells by downregulating the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 pathway. PG - 838-845 LID - 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000781 [doi] AB - Clinical drug resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy is considered a major impediment in the successful treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) signaling pathway regulates the oxidative stress response, and in many cancer types, the high constitutive expression of NRF2 leads to proliferation and chemoresistance. Ginsenoside Rd (GS-Rd) is the main active component of ginsenosides. Here, GS-Rd was found to inhibit the proliferation of A549 lung cancer cells and induce G0/G1 phase arrest. We established cisplatin (DDP)-resistant A549 cell lines (A549/DDP). The half maximal inhibitory concentrations of DDP, gemcitabine, and adriamycin were much higher in A549/DDP cells than in A549 cells. The A549/DDP cell lines developed multidrug resistance, accompanied by activation of multidrug resistance protein 1 and multidrug resistance-associated protein 1, as well as NRF2 and its target genes. Treatment with GS-Rd inhibited the NRF2 pathway and significantly sensitized A549/DDP cells to therapeutic drugs. In addition, NRF2 knockdown attenuated the synergistic effects of GS-Rd in both A549 and A54/DDP cells. Taken together, these data show that NRF2 plays an important role in acquired drug resistance in NSCLC, and GS-Rd may ameliorate this chemoresistance by downregulating the NRF2 pathway. This study demonstrates that the NRF2 pathway may serve as a therapeutic target in NSCLC, and ginseng compounds may be effective for the treatment of this disease. FAU - Chian, Song AU - Chian S AD - The Criminal Science and Technology Department, Zhejiang Police College. FAU - Zhao, Yanna AU - Zhao Y AD - Institution of Hematology Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. FAU - Xu, Ming AU - Xu M AD - Institution of Hematology Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. FAU - Yu, Xiaoling AU - Yu X AD - Institution of Hematology Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. FAU - Ke, Xing AU - Ke X AD - The Criminal Science and Technology Department, Zhejiang Police College. FAU - Gao, Ruilan AU - Gao R AD - Institution of Hematology Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. FAU - Yin, Liming AU - Yin L AD - Institution of Hematology Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - Anticancer Drugs JT - Anti-cancer drugs JID - 9100823 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor) RN - 0 (Ginsenosides) RN - 0 (NF-E2-Related Factor 2) RN - 0 (NFE2L2 protein, human) RN - Q20Q21Q62J (Cisplatin) RN - WB232T95AV (ginsenoside Rd) SB - IM MH - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology MH - Apoptosis MH - Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism MH - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/*drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - Cell Cycle MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cisplatin/*pharmacology MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/*drug effects MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/*drug effects MH - Ginsenosides/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Lung Neoplasms/*drug therapy/metabolism/pathology MH - NF-E2-Related Factor 2/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Tumor Cells, Cultured EDAT- 2019/08/16 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/26 06:00 CRDT- 2019/08/16 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/08/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/26 06:00 [medline] AID - 00001813-201909000-00009 [pii] AID - 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000781 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Anticancer Drugs. 2019 Sep;30(8):838-845. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000000781.