Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: EC:3.6.3.44 (P-glycoprotein)
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Standard therapy strategies for cervical cancer (CC) typically are centered on cisplatin (DDP)-based chemotherapy, while the effects of PSAT1 on cisplatin resistance in CC have not been elucidated. Cisplatin-resistant CC cell line of SiHa (SiHa-R) was established and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting PSAT1 was generated to evaluate the effect of PSAT1 knockdown on CC progression. Cell viability and apoptosis were examined by using CCK-8 and flow cytometry assays. The protein levels of p-Akt, t-Akt, PCNA, cleaved caspase-3, P-glycoprotein (P-gp), and multidrug resistance related protein (MRP)-1 were assessed by western blotting. Cisplatin-resistant CC cells (SiHa-R) exhibited higher expression level of PSAT1 rather than parental SiHa cells. PSAT1 knockdown lowered the IC50 of cisplatin, inhibited the colony formation numbers, and facilitated the apoptosis ability in SiHa-R cells. PSAT1 knockdown also suppressed the protein levels of phospho-Akt, proteins involved in proliferation (PCNA) and drug resistance (P-gp and MRP-1), increased apoptosis related protein (cleaved caspase-3), while the PI3K/Akt agonist, 740 Y-P, markedly reversed these above effects. Inhibition of PSAT1 reduced cisplatin resistance in SiHa-R cells through suppressing proliferation and inducing apoptosis by blocking PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. PSAT1 may be a potential therapeutic target to reverse chemoresistance in cisplatin-resistant CC.
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PMID:PSAT1 Upregulation Contributes to Cell Growth and Cisplatin Resistance in Cervical Cancer Cells via Regulating PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway. 3282 49