Enhanced Anti-Tumor Efficacy of Lipid-Modified Platinum Derivatives in Combination with Survivin Silencing siRNA in Resistant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Cisplatin, is recognized as a first line therapeutic for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Cisplatin resistance is identified as the most detrimental complication during treatment and has been associated with upregulation of several genes, such as the anti-apoptotic gene survivin. In this study, we have evaluated the cytotoxic activity of lipid (C6 and C8)-modified platinum compounds in combination with a survivin-silencing siRNA against cisplatin resistant tumors.

Methods

We synthesized and characterized several lipid-modified platinum compounds and evaluated their cytotoxic activity alone or in combination with survivin-silencing siRNA in vitro and in vivo against A549^DDP cells and in vivo in tumor xenograft model.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Mattheolabakis G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5097028 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature