Abstract:
:Dopamine receptor 2 (DR2) may be a biomarker for various types of cancer. Ovarian cancer cells overexpress DR2; therefore, blocking DR2 may be a novel treatment strategy for ovarian cancer. Thioridazine, a DR2 blocker, has antineoplastic activity in a variety of cancer cells. In view of the requirement for novel therapeutic agents in ovarian cancer, the present study aimed to determine the potential effects of thioridazine in vitro and in vivo. It was revealed that the DR2 blocker thioridazine induced cell death in a dose-dependent manner in ovarian cancer cells. Thioridazine treatment induced apoptosis and autophagy, which may be attributed to an increased level of reactive oxygen species and associated DNA damage. Additionally, the expression of various proteins increased with oxidative stress, including nuclear factor E2-related factor 2, which is a pivotal transcriptional factor involved in cellular responses to oxidative stress. Heme oxygenase 1, NAPDH quinone dehydrogenase 1 and hypoxia inducible factor-1α and phosphorylated (p)-protein kinase B expression was significantly decreased, and the expression level of p-extracellular signal-related kinases and p-P38 was increased. Using 3-methyl adenine to inhibit autophagy caused the rate of apoptosis to increase. Thioridazine inhibited the growth of SKOV3 xenografts in nude mice. The present study demonstrated that the DR2 blocker thioridazine exhibited anticancer effects in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that thioridazine may be used as a potential drug in ovarian cancer therapy.
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Oncol Lettjournal_title
Oncology lettersauthors
Yong M,Yu T,Tian S,Liu S,Xu J,Hu J,Hu Ldoi
10.3892/ol.2017.7184subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-12-01 00:00:00pages
8171-8177issue
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1792-1074issn
1792-1082pii
OL-0-0-7184journal_volume
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