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Sodium chloride (NaCl) potentiates digoxin-induced anti-tumor activity in small cell lung cancer.

ABSTRACT: Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a malignant neuroendocrine tumor with very high mortality. Effective new therapy for advanced SCLC patients is urgently needed. By screening a FDA-approved drug library, we identified a cardiac glycoside (CG), namely digoxin (an inhibitor of cellular Na+/K+ ATPase pump), which was highly effective in inhibiting SCLC cell growth. Intriguing findings showed that NaCl supplement markedly enhanced the anti-tumor activities of digoxin in both in vitro and in vivo models of SCLC. Subsequent analysis revealed that this novel combination of digoxin/NaCl caused an up-regulation of intracellular Na+ and Ca2+ levels with an induction of higher resting membrane potential of SCLC cells. We also found that this combination lead to morphological shrinking of SCLC cells, together with high levels of cytochrome C release. Lastly, our data revealed that NaCl supplement was able to induce the expression of ATP1A1 (a Na+/K+ ATPase subunit), in which contributes directly to the increased sensitivity of SCLC cells to digoxin. Thus, this is the first demonstration that NaCl is a potent supplement necessitating superior anti-cancer effects of digoxin for SCLC. Further, our study suggests that digoxin treatment could need to be combined with NaCl supplement in future clinical trial of SCLC, particularly where low Na+ is often present in SCLC patients.

SUBMITTER: Deng K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6343689 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sodium chloride (NaCl) potentiates digoxin-induced anti-tumor activity in small cell lung cancer.

Deng Ke K Shen Jiawei J Wang Wei W Li Ming M Li Hong H Chen Cheng C Zhao Huan H Zhang Mei M Xue Tian T Liu Qingsong Q Lui Vivian Wai Yan VWY Hong Bo B Lin Wenchu W

Cancer biology & therapy 20180905 1

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a malignant neuroendocrine tumor with very high mortality. Effective new therapy for advanced SCLC patients is urgently needed. By screening a FDA-approved drug library, we identified a cardiac glycoside (CG), namely digoxin (an inhibitor of cellular Na<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup> ATPase pump), which was highly effective in inhibiting SCLC cell growth. Intriguing findings showed that NaCl supplement markedly enhanced the anti-tumor activities of digoxin in both in ...[more]

PMID: 30183476

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