PMID- 34329824 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220106 LR - 20220106 IS - 1950-6007 (Electronic) IS - 0753-3322 (Linking) VI - 142 DP - 2021 Oct TI - Improved tumor-suppressive effect of OZ-001 combined with cisplatin mediated by mTOR/p70S6K and STAT3 inactivation in A549 human lung cancer cells. PG - 111961 LID - S0753-3322(21)00743-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111961 [doi] AB - We previously reported the anticancer activity of 4-(4-fluorobenzylcarbamoylmethyl)-3-(4-cyclohexylphenyl)-2-[3-(N,N-dimethylureido)-N'-methylpropylamino]-3,4-dihydroquinazoline (OZ-001), a T-type calcium channel (TTCC) blocker, against non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in vitro and in vivo. Here, we evaluated the synergistic effect of OZ-001 and cisplatin on A549 human lung cancer cells and A549 xenograft mice. Our study demonstrated that treatment with OZ-001 and cisplatin sensitized A549 cells to cisplatin and significantly inhibited cell growth, increased the number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL)-positive cells, and induced poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage in A549 cells and an A549 xenograft tumor mouse model. Moreover, our findings showed that mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6K), and signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT3) inactivation was required for apoptosis induced by the combination of OZ-001 and cisplatin in in vitro and in vivo experiments. Our results suggest that combined treatment with OZ-001 and cisplatin could potentiate antiproliferative effects via suppression of the mTOR/p70S6K and STAT3 pathways and may be considered a potential therapeutic agent for NSCLC. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.. All rights reserved. FAU - Lee, Jeong-Hun AU - Lee JH AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea; Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea. FAU - Chung, Kyung-Sook AU - Chung KS AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Hwi-Ho AU - Lee HH AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea. FAU - Ko, Dohyeong AU - Ko D AD - Research Institute for Basic Sciences and Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea. FAU - Kang, Minji AU - Kang M AD - Research Institute for Basic Sciences and Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea. FAU - Yoo, Ho AU - Yoo H AD - ONCOZEN Co., Ltd., ONCOZEN R&D Center, C-713, Beobwon-ro 11-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05836, Republic of Korea. FAU - Ahn, JooHoon AU - Ahn J AD - ONCOZEN Co., Ltd., ONCOZEN R&D Center, C-713, Beobwon-ro 11-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05836, Republic of Korea. FAU - Lee, Jae Yeol AU - Lee JY AD - Research Institute for Basic Sciences and Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: ljy@khu.ac.k. FAU - Lee, Kyung-Tae AU - Lee KT AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, College of Pharmacy, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea; Department of Life and Nanopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: ktlee@khu.ac.kr. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210728 PL - France TA - Biomed Pharmacother JT - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie JID - 8213295 RN - 0 (STAT3 Transcription Factor) RN - 0 (STAT3 protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - Q20Q21Q62J (Cisplatin) SB - IM MH - A549 Cells MH - Animals MH - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage/*pharmacology MH - Cisplatin/administration & dosage/*pharmacology MH - Drug Synergism MH - Humans MH - In Situ Nick-End Labeling MH - Lung Neoplasms/*drug therapy MH - Male MH - Mice MH - Mice, Inbred BALB C MH - Mice, Nude MH - Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinases, 70-kDa/metabolism MH - STAT3 Transcription Factor/metabolism MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism MH - Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays OTO - NOTNLM OT - Apoptosis OT - Combined therapy OT - Non-small cell lung cancer OT - OZ-001 OT - P70S6K EDAT- 2021/07/31 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/07 06:00 CRDT- 2021/07/30 20:14 PHST- 2021/04/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/07/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/07/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/31 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/07/30 20:14 [entrez] AID - S0753-3322(21)00743-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111961 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 Oct;142:111961. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111961. Epub 2021 Jul 28.