Journal: Acta Pharmacologica Sinica
Article Title: NRF2-GPX4/SOD2 axis imparts resistance to EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small-cell lung cancer cells
doi: 10.1038/s41401-020-0443-1
Figure Lengend Snippet: Cell viability of H1975OR (a), HCC827OR (b), HCC827GR (c), HCC827ER (d), and their corresponding parental cells was determined by CCK-8 assay after cells were treated with the indicated concentrations of TKIs. e–g NRF2 protein levels were detected in resistant cells compared with their parental cells by Western blotting analysis. h NRF2 protein levels were detected by Western blotting analysis in ALDH1A1-overexpressing stem-like cells after treatment with DOX for 48 h or 72 h. i, j NRF2 protein levels were detected by Western blotting analysis in HCC827 and H1975 cells after treatment with 1 μM erlotinib, gefitinib or osimertinib for 0, 24, 48, and 72 h. k NRF2 mRNA levels of HCC827, HCC827GR, HCC827ER, and HCC827OR cells were detected by RT-PCR. (l) Parental and resistant cells were treated with 100 μg/mL CHX, collected at the indicated times, lysed and immunoblotted.
Article Snippet: Cell lines and cell culture Human NSCLC cell lines HCC827 and PC9, which harbor EGFR mutations and are sensitive to first- and third-generation EGFR TKIs, were obtained from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) and Dr. G. L. Zhuang (China State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China), respectively.
Techniques: CCK-8 Assay, Western Blot, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction