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- Title
GSK-3β inhibition promotes cell death, apoptosis, and in vivo tumor growth delay in neuroblastoma Neuro-2A cell line.
- Authors
Dickey, Amy; Schleicher, Stephen; Leahy, Kathleen; Hu, Rong; Hallahan, Dennis; Thotala, Dinesh
- Abstract
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor of childhood. While survival rates are high for localized disease, treatment response remains poor for a subset of patients with large tumors or disseminated disease. Thus, there remains much room for improvement in treatment strategies for this disease. Using in vitro and in vivo systems, we present glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) inhibition as a potential mechanism to treat neuroblastoma. Using the specific GSK-3β inhibitor SB415286, we demonstrate that GSK-3β inhibition decreases the viability of Neuro-2A cells, as determined by cell proliferation assay and clonogenic survival. Moreover, we show that GSK-3β inhibition induces apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells, as determined by Annexin V staining and confirmed with DAPI staining. Using flow cytometry, we are able to demonstrate that SB415286 induces the accumulation of cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle. Finally, we show that these in vitro results translate into delayed tumor growth in vivo using a heterotopic tumor model in nude mice treated with SB415286. These findings suggest that GSK-3β is a potential molecular target for the treatment of neuroblastoma.
- Subjects
GLYCOGEN synthase kinase-3; CELL death; ENZYME inhibitors; TUMOR growth; NEUROBLASTOMA; CELL lines; TUMORS in children; CANCER treatment
- Publication
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 2011, Vol 104, Issue 1, p145
- ISSN
0167-594X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11060-010-0491-3