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THE EFFECT OF NICLOSAMIDE ON THE HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA CELLS SURVIVAL AND THE EXPRESSION OF WNT/β-CATENIN SIGNALING AND GLYCOLYSIS PATHWAY COMPONENTS

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Kleszcz R., Paluszczak J., Baer-Dubowska W.

Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica - Drug Research

2019

vol. 76

issue 4

661-669

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of niclosamide, an antihelminthic drug recently identified as potential anti-cancer agent, on head and neck squamous carcinoma cells (HNSCC) viability, cell cycle distribution and apoptosis. The expression of key components of Wnt (CTNNB1, GSK-3β, CCND1, c-MYC, MMP7, BIRC5, Axin2) and glycolysis (GLUT1, MCT1, HK2, PFKM, PKM2, PDHA1, PDK1, LDHA) pathways was also examined to assess possible involvement in niclosamide anti-carcinogenic activity. HNSCC cells (FaDu, BICR6, H314 lines) were used in the research. Niclosamide treatment affected hypopharyngeal FaDu cells to the most extent (IC50 = 0.40 µM), while H314 cells derived from the floor of mouth were the least sensitive (IC50 = 0.94 µM). In FaDu cells the increased percentage of the cells in the S phase was observed along with the induction of apoptosis. Treatment with niclosamide in FaDu cells reduced the expression of MMP7 and the majority of glycolytic genes except increased LDHA. These results indicate that niclosamide is efficient inhibitor of HNSCC cells viability, however this effect depends on the cell type. In FaDu cells, the most sensitive to its anti-proliferative effect and prone to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, this effect might be related to slightly modulation of canonical Wnt signaling and increased expression of LDHA.

THE COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF PANOBINOSTAT AND PKF118-310 ON β-CATENIN-DEPENDENT TRANSCRIPTION IN HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA CELL LINES

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Paluszczak J., Kleszcz R., Witczak O., Krajka-Kuźniak V.

Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica - Drug Research

2020

vol. 77

issue 1

77-88

Advanced head and neck squamous cell cancers (HNSCC) have unfavorable prognosis and new therapeutic options are necessary to improve treatment outcomes. The Wnt pathway plays an important role in the pathogenesis and progression of HNSCC. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of a histone deacetylase inhibitor – panobinostat on Wnt-dependent gene expression and on cell migration. Cell viability in HNSCC cell lines (BICR6, CAL27, FaDu, H314, SCC-25) was evaluated by MTT assay. The expression of β-catenin-target genes was assessed by qPCR and TCF/LEF-dependent reporter assay. Protein content was evaluated by Western blot. Cell migration was analyzed by the wound healing assay. Panobinostat showed differential modulation of gene expression. It reduced the level of Axin2 in CAL27 and SCC-25 cells but upregulated its expression in BICR6 and H314 cell lines. Moreover, it diminished the expression of MMP7 in BICR6, H314 and CAL27 cell lines. In contrast, the inhibitor of β-catenin transcriptional activity – PKF118-310 down-regulated the expression of β-catenin-target genes in HNSCC cell lines. Interestingly, panobinostat had opposite effects on cell migration in CAL27 and FaDu where it inhibited or stimulated migration, respectively. On the other hand, PKF118-310 reduced cell migration. The anti-cancer effects of panobinostat in HNSCC cells are rather not related to the inhibition of Wnt signaling. PKF118-310 attenuates Wnt signaling, but only in a limited number of HNSCC cell lines. Importantly, the inhibition of Wnt pathway reduces the capacity of cells for migration suggesting that it may potentially therapeutically reduce cell invasion.

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THE EFFECT OF NICLOSAMIDE ON THE HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA CELLS SURVIVAL AND THE EXPRESSION OF WNT/β-CATENIN SIGNALING AND GLYCOLYSIS PATHWAY COMPONENTS

THE COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF PANOBINOSTAT AND PKF118-310 ON β-CATENIN-DEPENDENT TRANSCRIPTION IN HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA CELL LINES