P38MAPK is a major determinant of the balance between apoptosis and autophagy triggered by 5-fluorouracil: implication in resistance.
In: Oncogene, Jg. 31 (2012-03-01), Heft 9, S. 1073-1085
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5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), together with other drugs such as oxaliplatin, is one of the most important pharmacological agents in the treatment of colorectal cancer. Although mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) have been extensively connected with resistance to platinum compounds, no role has been established in 5-FU resistance. Here we demonstrate that p38MAPK activation is a key determinant in the cellular response to 5-FU. Thus, inhibition of p38MAPKα by SB203580 compound or by short-hairpin RNA interference-specific knockdown correlates with a decrease in the 5-FU-associated apoptosis and chemical resistance in both HaCaT and HCT116 cells. Activation of p38MAPK by 5-FU was dependent on canonical MAP2K, MAPK kinase (MKK)-3 and MKK6. In addition, ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3 related (ATR) showed a redundancy of function for the final activation of p38MAPK. Resistance associated with p38MAPK inhibition correlates with an autophagic response that was mediated by a decrease in p53-driven apoptosis, without effect onto p53-dependent autophagy. Moreover, the results with colorectal cancer-derived cell lines with different p53 status and patterns of resistance to 5-FU suggest that de novo and acquired resistance was controlled by similar mechanisms. In summary, our data demonstrate a critical role for the p38MAPK signaling pathway in the cellular response to 5-FU by controlling the balance between apoptosis and autophagy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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P38MAPK is a major determinant of the balance between apoptosis and autophagy triggered by 5-fluorouracil: implication in resistance.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | de la Cruz-Morcillo, M A ; Valero, M L L ; Callejas-Valera, J L ; Arias-González, L ; Melgar-Rojas, P ; Galán-Moya, E M ; García-Gil, E ; García-Cano, J ; Sánchez-Prieto, R |
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Zeitschrift: | Oncogene, Jg. 31 (2012-03-01), Heft 9, S. 1073-1085 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2012 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0950-9232 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1038/onc.2011.321 |
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