Yiqi Chutan Tang Reduces Gefitinib‐Induced Drug Resistance in Non‐Small‐Cell Lung Cancer by Targeting Apoptosis and Autophagy
Zhang J, Sun L, Cui J, Wang J, Liu X, Aung T, Qu Z, Chen Z, Adelson D, Lin L. Yiqi Chutan Tang Reduces Gefitinib‐Induced Drug Resistance in Non‐Small‐Cell Lung Cancer by Targeting Apoptosis and Autophagy. Cytometry Part A 2019, 97: 70-77. PMID: 31411813, PMCID: PMC7004076, DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.23869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR mutationsGrowth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsDrug resistanceReceptor tyrosine kinase inhibitorsEGFR TKI-resistant cellsEGFR-TKI resistanceNew treatment strategiesGefitinib-induced apoptosisAnti-cancer effectsLower survival rateWestern blot analysisMonths treatmentMost patientsNSCLC patientsCell cycle arrestTreatment strategiesHigh incidenceMortality rateSurvival rateCancer leadFlow cytometryPatientsResistant cellsKinase inhibitorsAn effective drug sensitizing agent increases gefitinib treatment by down regulating PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway and up regulating autophagy in non-small cell lung cancer
Zhang J, Qu Z, Yao H, Sun L, Harata-Lee Y, Cui J, Aung TN, Liu X, You R, Wang W, Hai L, Adelson DL, Lin L. An effective drug sensitizing agent increases gefitinib treatment by down regulating PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway and up regulating autophagy in non-small cell lung cancer. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2019, 118: 109169. PMID: 31310954, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.109169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAutophagyCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDown-RegulationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmDrugs, Chinese HerbalGefitinibGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLung NeoplasmsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUp-RegulationConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCompound Kushen InjectionPI3K/AKT/mTOR pathwayCell lung cancerAKT/mTOR pathwayLung cancerGefitinib treatmentMTOR pathwayFirst-line treatment optionDrug sensitivityPositive EGFR mutationDose-dependent fashionSensitive cell linesMost patientsTreatment optionsEGFR mutationsKushen InjectionTreatment relapseSensitizing agentGefitinibCancerRegulation of autophagyDown regulationTreatment effectsPatients