PMID- 33080301 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210416 LR - 20210416 IS - 1096-0007 (Electronic) IS - 0014-4835 (Linking) VI - 202 DP - 2021 Jan TI - JQ1, a selective inhibitor of BRD4, suppresses retinoblastoma cell growth by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. PG - 108304 LID - S0014-4835(20)30562-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108304 [doi] AB - Retinoblastoma (RB) is the most common intraocular cancer in children, and chemotherapy has been the first-line treatment. However, due to the side effects of chemotherapy drugs, novel treatments must be developed. JQ1, a selective inhibitor of BRD4, suppresses cell growth in several cancers in which BRD4 is overexpressed. In the present study, BRD4 was overexpressed in retinoblastoma, and JQ1 effectively inhibited RB cell proliferation and colony formation by inducing cell cycle arrest and promoting apoptosis. Furthermore, the Myc-P21-CDK2 and Myc-cyclinD3/CDK6 pathways were activated in RB cells treated with JQ1, and an animal experiment suggested that JQ1 significantly inhibited tumour growth in vivo. In conclusion, JQ1 may be a potential drug treatment for retinoblastoma. CI - Copyright (c) 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd. FAU - Zhang, Yanyan AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China; Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis and Precision Treatment, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China; Medical Department of Graduate School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China. FAU - Duan, Sujuan AU - Duan S AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China; Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis and Precision Treatment, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China. FAU - Jang, Alan AU - Jang A AD - Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis and Precision Treatment, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China. FAU - Mao, Longbing AU - Mao L AD - Medical Department of Graduate School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China. FAU - Liu, Xing AU - Liu X AD - Medical Department of Graduate School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China. FAU - Huang, Guofu AU - Huang G AD - Department of Ophthalmology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China; Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Cancer Metastasis and Precision Treatment, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: hgf2222@sina.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20201017 PL - England TA - Exp Eye Res JT - Experimental eye research JID - 0370707 RN - 0 ((+)-JQ1 compound) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Azepines) RN - 0 (BRD4 protein, human) RN - 0 (Cell Cycle Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Triazoles) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Azepines/*pharmacology MH - Blotting, Western MH - Cell Cycle/*drug effects MH - Cell Cycle Proteins/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Cell Survival MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/physiology MH - Humans MH - Immunohistochemistry MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Nude MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Retinal Neoplasms/genetics/*pathology MH - Retinal Pigment Epithelium/drug effects MH - Retinoblastoma/genetics/*pathology MH - Signal Transduction MH - Transcription Factors/*antagonists & inhibitors/genetics MH - Triazoles/*pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - BRD4 OT - JQ1 OT - Retinoblastoma OT - WERI-Rb1 OT - Y79 EDAT- 2020/10/21 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/17 06:00 CRDT- 2020/10/20 20:07 PHST- 2019/12/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/10/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/10/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/10/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/10/20 20:07 [entrez] AID - S0014-4835(20)30562-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108304 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Eye Res. 2021 Jan;202:108304. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2020.108304. Epub 2020 Oct 17.