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Konjac glucomannan enhances 5-FU-induced cytotoxicity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via TLR4/PERK/CHOP signaling to induce endoplasmic reticulum stress

YONGKANG SHI, JUN MA, KE CHEN, BIN CHEN*

Department of General Surgery, Cancer Center, Division of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, Affiliated People’s Hospital, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 310011, China

* Corresponding Author: Bin Chen, email

Oncology Research 2022, 30(4), 201-210. https://doi.org/10.32604/or.2022.027584

Abstract

5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent for various cancers. However, the drug resistance developed by tumor cells hinders the therapeutic effect. Konjac glucomannan (KGM) is indicated to sensitize 5-FU-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells to 5-FU. In our study, we found that KGM or 5-FU treatment alone did not affect the malignant cell behaviors and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress of 5-FU-resistant HCC cells or HepG2/5-FU and Bel-7402/5-FU cells, while cotreatment with KGM and 5-FU significantly facilitated HCC cell apoptosis and ER stress and suppressed cell proliferation potential and migration abilities. Moreover, we explored the underlying mechanism by which KGM induces 5-FU cytotoxicity in HCC cells. We found that Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) was downregulated in KGM- and 5-FU-treated HCC cells. TLR4 overexpression reversed the KGM and 5-FU cotreatment-induced inhibition of the malignant behaviors of 5-FU-resistant HCC cells. Furthermore, KGM enhanced 5-FU-induced ER stress by inhibiting TLR4 to activate PERK/ATF4/CHOP signaling. Xenograft mouse models were established using HepG2/5-FU cells, and KGM was demonstrated to reverse 5-FU resistance in HCC tumors in vivo by suppressing TLR4 to enhance ER stress and activate PERK/ATF4/CHOP signaling. In conclusion, KGM combined with 5-FU treatment significantly promoted apoptosis and reduced cell proliferation, migration and ER stress in 5-FU-resistant HCC cells compared with KGM or 5-FU treatment alone by downregulating TLR4 to activate PERK/ATF4/CHOP signaling.

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SHI, Y., MA, J., CHEN, K., CHEN, B. (2022). Konjac glucomannan enhances 5-fu-induced cytotoxicity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via TLR4/PERK/CHOP signaling to induce endoplasmic reticulum stress. Oncology Research, 30(4), 201-210. https://doi.org/10.32604/or.2022.027584
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SHI Y, MA J, CHEN K, CHEN B. Konjac glucomannan enhances 5-fu-induced cytotoxicity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via TLR4/PERK/CHOP signaling to induce endoplasmic reticulum stress. Oncol Res. 2022;30(4):201-210 https://doi.org/10.32604/or.2022.027584
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Y. SHI, J. MA, K. CHEN, and B. CHEN "Konjac glucomannan enhances 5-FU-induced cytotoxicity of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via TLR4/PERK/CHOP signaling to induce endoplasmic reticulum stress," Oncol. Res., vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 201-210. 2022. https://doi.org/10.32604/or.2022.027584



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