PMID- 27144340 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180105 LR - 20220321 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 7 IP - 23 DP - 2016 Jun 7 TI - Metformin restores crizotinib sensitivity in crizotinib-resistant human lung cancer cells through inhibition of IGF1-R signaling pathway. PG - 34442-52 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.9120 [doi] AB - AIM: Despite the impressive efficacy of crizotinib for the treatment of ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer, patients invariably develop therapeutic resistance. Suppression of the IGF-1R signaling pathway may abrogate this acquired mechanism of drug resistance to crizotinib. Metformin, a widely used antidiabetic agent, may reverse crizotinib resistance through inhibition of IGF-1R signaling. RESULTS: The present study revealed that metformin effectively increased the sensitivity of both crizotinib-sensitive and -resistant non-small cell lung cancer cells to crizotinib, as evidenced by decreased proliferation and invasion and enhanced apoptosis. Metformin reduced IGF-1R signaling activation in crizotinib-resistant cells. Furthermore, the addition of IGF-1 to crizotinib-sensitive H2228 cells induced crizotinib resistance, which was overcome by metformin. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: The effects of metformin to reverse crizotinib resistance were examined in vitro by using 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium (MTT), invasion assay, ki67 incorporation assay, flow cytometry analysis, Western blot analysis, and colony-forming assay. CONCLUSIONS: Metformin may be used in combination with crizotinib in ALK+ NSCLC patients to overcome crizotinib resistance and prolong survival. FAU - Li, Li AU - Li L AD - Department of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China. FAU - Wang, Yubo AU - Wang Y AD - Department of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China. FAU - Peng, Tao AU - Peng T AD - Department of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China. FAU - Zhang, Kejun AU - Zhang K AD - Department of Clinical Labratory, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China. FAU - Lin, Caiyu AU - Lin C AD - Department of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China. FAU - Han, Rui AU - Han R AD - Department of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China. FAU - Lu, Conghua AU - Lu C AD - Department of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China. FAU - He, Yong AU - He Y AD - Department of Respiratory Disease, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (IGF1R protein, human) RN - 0 (Pyrazoles) RN - 0 (Pyridines) RN - 0 (Receptors, Somatomedin) RN - 53AH36668S (Crizotinib) RN - 9100L32L2N (Metformin) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (ALK protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, IGF Type 1) SB - IM MH - Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase MH - Antineoplastic Agents/*pharmacology MH - Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Crizotinib MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/*drug effects MH - Humans MH - Lung Neoplasms/*drug therapy/metabolism MH - Metformin/*pharmacology MH - Neoplasm Invasiveness/pathology MH - Pyrazoles/*pharmacology MH - Pyridines/*pharmacology MH - Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases/metabolism MH - Receptor, IGF Type 1 MH - Receptors, Somatomedin/*antagonists & inhibitors MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects PMC - PMC5085167 OTO - NOTNLM OT - IGF-1R OT - crizotinib OT - lung cancer OT - metformin OT - resistance COIS- The authors declare no potential conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2016/05/05 06:00 MHDA- 2018/01/06 06:00 PMCR- 2016/06/07 CRDT- 2016/05/05 06:00 PHST- 2015/11/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/03/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/05/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/05/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/01/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/06/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 9120 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.9120 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2016 Jun 7;7(23):34442-52. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.9120.