Journal: bioRxiv
Article Title: FGFR1 inhibition improves therapy efficacy and prevents metabolic adaptation associated with temozolomide resistance in glioblastoma
doi: 10.1101/2025.01.11.632515
Figure Lengend Snippet: (A, B, C) Percentage of dead cells estimated by trypan blue viability assay for CCF, LN18 and U87 treated with vehicle (DMSO), TMZ (100 µM) and DAPT (10µM) for 72 hours. (D) Immunoblot analysis of Notch signaling activation (N1ICD and N2ICD) in U87, CCF, LN18 treated with DAPT (10µM) for 72 hours. (E) Immunoblot for Notch2 activation levels (N2ICD) after Notch2 silencing using siRNA and treated with TMZ (100µM) for 72 hours in CCF. (F) Percentage of dead cells by trypan blue assay for CCF cells after Notch2 silencing and TMZ treatment as in (E). (G) Immunoblot of apoptotic markers (cleaved Caspase3 and cleaved PARP) in LN18 and U87 cells incubated with TMZ (100 µM) and the FGFR1i (PD173074, 4 µM) for 72 hours. (H, I) Percentage of dead cells estimated by trypan blue viability assay (H) and flow cytometry with annexin V / PI staining (I) in CCF cells treated with TMZ (100 µM) and FGFR1i (PD166866 5µM) for 72 hours. (J) Percentage of dead cells estimated by trypan blue in LN18 and U87 treated as indicated for 72 hours. (K) Immunoblot for FGFR1 expression and activity (FGFR1 phosphorylation) upon CCF treatment as described in (E). (L) DNA damage quantification of CCF cells by γH2AX expression using MetaXpress analysis upon treatment with TMZ (100 µM) and FGFR1i (PD166866 5µM) for 72 hours. (M) Immunoblot for FGFR1 activation (FGFR1 and ERK phosphorylation), and cell cycle markers (E2F1, p53 and cyclins) in CCF cells treated with TMZ (100 µM) and FGFR1i (PD166866 5µM) for 72 hours. (N) Immunoblot for FGFR1 activation and cell cycle markers in A172 treated with TMZ (100 µM) and FGFR1i (PD166866, at the indicated concentration) for 72 hours. (O) Percentage of dead cells estimated by trypan blue assay in CCF cells treated with ERK and EGFR inhibitors (Ravoxertinib and Lapatinib respectively) combined or not with TMZ for 72 hours. Graphs show mean values ±SEM (n=3 biologically independent experiments). * p < 0.05 (ANOVA post hoc Bonferroni test).
Article Snippet: Paraffin-embedded samples were submitted to standard immunohistochemistry (IHC) protocol with rabbit anti-phospho-FGFR1 (Tyr653/Tyr654) polyclonal antibody, 1:50 (44-1140G, Thermo Scientific), mouse anti-Ki67, 1:100 (550609, BD Pharmingen), rabbit anti-cleaved Caspase 3, 1:100 (9664, Cell Signalling), and rabbit anti-phospho-ERK, 1:100 (4370; Cell Signalling).
Techniques: Viability Assay, Western Blot, Activation Assay, Incubation, Flow Cytometry, Staining, Expressing, Activity Assay, Concentration Assay