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dc.contributor.authorMartinez-Outschoorn, U E
dc.contributor.authorLin, Z
dc.contributor.authorKo, Y H
dc.contributor.authorGoldberg, A F
dc.contributor.authorFlomenberg, N
dc.contributor.authorWang, C
dc.contributor.authorPavlides, S
dc.contributor.authorPestell, R G
dc.contributor.authorHowell, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorSotgia, F
dc.contributor.authorLisanti, M P
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-27T09:01:07Z
dc.date.available2012-06-27T09:01:07Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-01
dc.identifier.citationUnderstanding the metabolic basis of drug resistance: therapeutic induction of the Warburg effect kills cancer cells. 2011, 10 (15):2521-8 Cell Cycleen_GB
dc.identifier.issn1551-4005
dc.identifier.pmid21768775
dc.identifier.doi10.4161/cc.10.15.16584
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10541/230918
dc.description.abstractPreviously, we identified a form of epithelial-stromal metabolic coupling, in which cancer cells induce aerobic glycolysis in adjacent stromal fibroblasts, via oxidative stress, driving autophagy and mitophagy. In turn, these cancer-associated fibroblasts provide recycled nutrients to epithelial cancer cells, "fueling" oxidative mitochondrial metabolism and anabolic growth. An additional consequence is that these glycolytic fibroblasts protect cancer cells against apoptosis, by providing a steady nutrient stream of to mitochondria in cancer cells. Here, we investigated whether these interactions might be the basis of tamoxifen-resistance in ER(+) breast cancer cells. We show that MCF7 cells alone are Tamoxifen-sensitive, but become resistant when co-cultured with hTERT-immortalized human fibroblasts. Next, we searched for a drug combination (Tamoxifen + Dasatinib) that could over-come fibroblast-induced Tamoxifen-resistance. Importantly, we show that this drug combination acutely induces the Warburg effect (aerobic glycolysis) in MCF7 cancer cells, abruptly cutting off their ability to use their fuel supply, effectively killing these cancer cells. Thus, we believe that the Warburg effect in tumor cells is not the "root cause" of cancer, but rather it may provide the necessary clues to preventing chemo-resistance in cancer cells. Finally, we observed that this drug combination (Tamoxifen + Dasatinib) also had a generalized anti-oxidant effect, on both co-cultured fibroblasts and cancer cells alike, potentially reducing tumor-stroma co-evolution. Our results are consistent with the idea that chemo-resistance may be both a metabolic and stromal phenomenon that can be overcome by targeting mitochondrial function in epithelial cancer cells. Thus, simultaneously targeting both (1) the tumor stroma and (2) the epithelial cancer cells, with combination therapies, may be the most successful approach to anti-cancer therapy. This general strategy of combination therapy for overcoming drug resistance could be applicable to many different types of cancer.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsArchived with thanks to Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.)en_GB
dc.subject.meshAntineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
dc.subject.meshApoptosis
dc.subject.meshBreast Neoplasms
dc.subject.meshCell Line
dc.subject.meshCoculture Techniques
dc.subject.meshDrug Resistance, Neoplasm
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshFibroblasts
dc.subject.meshGlycolysis
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshPyrimidines
dc.subject.meshTamoxifen
dc.subject.meshTelomerase
dc.subject.meshThiazoles
dc.titleUnderstanding the metabolic basis of drug resistance: therapeutic induction of the Warburg effect kills cancer cells.en
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentThe Jefferson Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Center, Kimmel Cancer Center; Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.en_GB
dc.identifier.journalCell Cycleen_GB
html.description.abstractPreviously, we identified a form of epithelial-stromal metabolic coupling, in which cancer cells induce aerobic glycolysis in adjacent stromal fibroblasts, via oxidative stress, driving autophagy and mitophagy. In turn, these cancer-associated fibroblasts provide recycled nutrients to epithelial cancer cells, "fueling" oxidative mitochondrial metabolism and anabolic growth. An additional consequence is that these glycolytic fibroblasts protect cancer cells against apoptosis, by providing a steady nutrient stream of to mitochondria in cancer cells. Here, we investigated whether these interactions might be the basis of tamoxifen-resistance in ER(+) breast cancer cells. We show that MCF7 cells alone are Tamoxifen-sensitive, but become resistant when co-cultured with hTERT-immortalized human fibroblasts. Next, we searched for a drug combination (Tamoxifen + Dasatinib) that could over-come fibroblast-induced Tamoxifen-resistance. Importantly, we show that this drug combination acutely induces the Warburg effect (aerobic glycolysis) in MCF7 cancer cells, abruptly cutting off their ability to use their fuel supply, effectively killing these cancer cells. Thus, we believe that the Warburg effect in tumor cells is not the "root cause" of cancer, but rather it may provide the necessary clues to preventing chemo-resistance in cancer cells. Finally, we observed that this drug combination (Tamoxifen + Dasatinib) also had a generalized anti-oxidant effect, on both co-cultured fibroblasts and cancer cells alike, potentially reducing tumor-stroma co-evolution. Our results are consistent with the idea that chemo-resistance may be both a metabolic and stromal phenomenon that can be overcome by targeting mitochondrial function in epithelial cancer cells. Thus, simultaneously targeting both (1) the tumor stroma and (2) the epithelial cancer cells, with combination therapies, may be the most successful approach to anti-cancer therapy. This general strategy of combination therapy for overcoming drug resistance could be applicable to many different types of cancer.


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