Nicotine Induces Resistance to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor by 1 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor–Mediated Activation in PC9 Cells
Nicotine Induces Resistance to Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor by 1 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor–Mediated Activation in PC9 Cells
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DOI:
10.1097/jto.0b013e31828b51d4
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发表时间:
2013-06
影响因子:
20.4
通讯作者:
Shuo Wang;K. Takayama;Kentaro Tanaka;M. Takeshita;Noriaki Nakagaki;Kayo Ijichi;Heyan Li;Y. Nakanishi
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作者:
Shuo Wang;K. Takayama;Kentaro Tanaka;M. Takeshita;Noriaki Nakagaki;Kayo Ijichi;Heyan Li;Y. Nakanishi
Introduction: Nicotine, the major component among the 4000 identified chemicals in cigarette smoke, binds to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) on non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells and regulates cellular proliferation by activating mitogen-activated protein kinases [AQ: MAPK has been expanded to mitogen-activated protein kinases. Please approve.]and PI3K/Akt pathways. In patients with smoking-related lung cancer who continue smoking, the anticancer effect of epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) is weaker than that in nonsmokers; however, the precise reason for this difference remains unclear. We investigated the role of 1 nAChR subunit in this phenomenon. Methods: We screened for 1 nAChR mRNA in three NSCLC cell lines and analyzed the protein in resected primary NSCLC tissues. We used Western blot and RNA interference (siRNA) methodology to confirm the results. Results: We determined that 1 nAChR plays an essential role in nicotine-induced cell signaling and nicotine-induced resistance to EGFR-TKI. In addition, we showed that silencing of 1 nAChR subunit in NSCLC may suppress the nicotine-induced resistance to EGFR-TKI. Conclusions: These results further implicate nicotine in lung carcinogenesis, and suggest that 1 nAChR may be a biomarker for EGFR-TKI treatment and also a personalizing target molecule for patients with smoking-related lung cancer.