Protective Effects of Lespedeza bicolor Extract on B16/F10 Melanoma Cell Lines Damaged by Lead Acetate, Heavy Metal Compounds

(1) Cisplatin (CDDP) is used in melanoma chemotherapy, but it has many side effects. Hence, the search for natural substances that can reduce the dose of CDDP, and CDDP-related toxicity, is highly desired. Coumarins have many biological properties, including anticancer and antiproliferative effects. (2) An in vitro 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay on two human melanoma cell lines (FM55P and FM55M2) examined the antitumor properties of CDDP and five naturally occurring coumarins (osthole, xanthotoxin, xanthotoxol, isopimpinellin, and imperatorin). The antiproliferative effects produced by combinations of CDDP with the coumarins were assessed using type I isobolographic analysis. (3) The most potent anticancer properties of coumarins were presented by osthole and xanthotoxol. These compounds were characterized by the lowest median inhibitory concentration (IC50) values relative to the FM55P and FM55M2 melanoma cells. Isobolographic analysis showed that for both melanoma cell lines, the combination of CDDP and osthole exerted synergistic and additive interactions, while the combination of CDDP and xanthotoxol exerted additive interactions. Combinations of CDDP with xanthotoxin, isopimpinellin, and imperatorin showed antagonistic and additive interactions in two melanoma cell lines. (4) The combination of CDDP and osthole was characterized by the most desirable synergistic interaction. Isobolographic analysis allows the selection of potential candidates for cancer drugs among natural substances.

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Inhibition of the Myocardin-Related Transcription Factor Pathway Increases Efficacy of Trametinib in NRAS-Mutant Melanoma Cell Lines

Cancers ◽

10.3390/cancers13092012 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. 2012

Author(s):

Kathryn M. Appleton ◽

Charuta C. Palsuledesai ◽

Sean A. Misek ◽

Maja Blake ◽

Joseph Zagorski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cell Lines ◽

Melanoma Cell ◽

Therapeutic Potential ◽

Mapk Pathway ◽

Mek Inhibitor ◽

Intrinsic Resistance ◽

Primary Resistance ◽

Induced Apoptosis ◽

Melanoma Cell Lines

The Ras/MEK/ERK pathway has been the primary focus of targeted therapies in melanoma; it is aberrantly activated in almost 80% of human cutaneous melanomas (≈50% BRAFV600 mutations and ≈30% NRAS mutations). While drugs targeting the MAPK pathway have yielded success in BRAFV600 mutant melanoma patients, such therapies have been ineffective in patients with NRAS mutant melanomas in part due to their cytostatic effects and primary resistance. Here, we demonstrate that increased Rho/MRTF-pathway activation correlates with high intrinsic resistance to the MEK inhibitor, trametinib, in a panel of NRAS mutant melanoma cell lines. A combination of trametinib with the Rho/MRTF-pathway inhibitor, CCG-222740, synergistically reduced cell viability in NRAS mutant melanoma cell lines in vitro. Furthermore, the combination of CCG-222740 with trametinib induced apoptosis and reduced clonogenicity in SK-Mel-147 cells, which are highly resistant to trametinib. These findings suggest a role of the Rho/MRTF-pathway in intrinsic trametinib resistance in a subset of NRAS mutant melanoma cell lines and highlight the therapeutic potential of concurrently targeting the Rho/MRTF-pathway and MEK in NRAS mutant melanomas.

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JARID1 ‐targeted histone H3 demethylase inhibitors exhibit anti‐proliferative activity and overcome cisplatin resistance in canine oral melanoma cell lines

Veterinary and Comparative Oncology ◽

10.1111/vco.12691 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Savannah J. Tobin ◽

Hong Chang ◽

Michael S. Kent ◽

Alexander E. Davies

Keyword(s):

Cell Lines ◽

Melanoma Cell ◽

Proliferative Activity ◽

Cisplatin Resistance ◽

Histone H3 ◽

Oral Melanoma ◽

Melanoma Cell Lines

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Biological Evaluation of an Antibiotic DC-81–Indole Conjugate Agent in Human Melanoma Cell Lines

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70441-3 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 6-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Wan-Ping Hu ◽

Yen-Chi Chen ◽

Jeh-Jeng Wang ◽

Hsin-Su Yu

Keyword(s):

Cell Lines ◽

Melanoma Cell ◽

Biological Evaluation ◽

Human Melanoma ◽

Human Melanoma Cell ◽

Melanoma Cell Lines

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miR-146a promotes the initiation and progression of melanoma by activating Notch signaling

eLife ◽

10.7554/elife.01460 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Cited By ~ 67

Author(s):

Matteo Forloni ◽

Shaillay Kumar Dogra ◽

Yuying Dong ◽

Darryl Conte ◽

Jianhong Ou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism ◽

Notch Signaling ◽

Cell Lines ◽

Somatic Mutation ◽

Melanoma Cell ◽

Human Melanoma ◽

Nucleotide Polymorphism ◽

Single Nucleotide ◽

Oncogenic Mutations ◽

Melanoma Cell Lines

Oncogenic mutations in BRAF and NRAS occur in 70% of melanomas. In this study, we identify a microRNA, miR-146a, that is highly upregulated by oncogenic BRAF and NRAS. Expression of miR-146a increases the ability of human melanoma cells to proliferate in culture and form tumors in mice, whereas knockdown of miR-146a has the opposite effects. We show these oncogenic activities are due to miR-146a targeting the NUMB mRNA, a repressor of Notch signaling. Previous studies have shown that pre-miR-146a contains a single nucleotide polymorphism (C>G rs2910164). We find that the ability of pre-miR-146a/G to activate Notch signaling and promote oncogenesis is substantially higher than that of pre-miR-146a/C. Analysis of melanoma cell lines and matched patient samples indicates that during melanoma progression pre-miR-146a/G is enriched relative to pre-miR-146a/C, resulting from a C-to-G somatic mutation in pre-miR-146a/C. Collectively, our results reveal a central role for miR-146a in the initiation and progression of melanoma.

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