Journal: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Article Title: HDAC Inhibitors Enhance the Chemosensitivity of Osteosarcoma Cells to Etoposide by Suppressing the Hippo/YAP Signaling Pathway
doi: 10.3390/ijms26188935
Figure Lengend Snippet: The inhibitory effects of HDACis (TSA and NAM), VP16 and their combination therapy in U2OS and SJSA-1 osteosarcoma cell lines. ( A – C ) Cytotoxicity of U2OS, SJSA-1 and O-ASCs cells following treatment with various concentrations of TSA (0.0625, 0.125, 0.25, 0.5, and 1 µM), NAM (0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5, and 10 mM), and/or VP16 (2.5, 5, 10, 20, and 40 µM) for 72 h. The dotted lines represented a half inhibitory effect. ( D – F ) The fraction affected (Fa)-combination index (CI) plots illustrated that HDACis show a clear synergistic interaction with VP16 in U2OS, SJSA-1 and O-ASCs cells for 72 h of co-treatment, as evidenced by the majority of CI values being less than 1. Com, indicates VP16/TSA/NAM combination. ( G , H ) Viability of U2OS and SJSA-1 cells after exposure to TSA (1 μM) alone, NAM (5 mM) alone, VP16 (40 μM) alone, and their dual or three drug combinations for 72h. ( I , J ) Viability of U2OS and SJSA-1 cells subjected to VP16 treatment for 48 h, and accompany with sequential exposure to TSA/NAM for 30 and 48 h. Data are presented as the mean ± SD from three independent experiments. Statistical significance was calculated using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparisons test (ns: not significant, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, and *** p < 0.001). The symbol “#” denotes comparisons between any individual drug and the combination (Com) group, with ## p < 0.01, ### p < 0.001.
Article Snippet: Next day, the cells were exposed to different varying concentrations of TSA (T6270, TargetMol, Boston, MA, USA), NAM (72340, Sigma-Aldrich, St. Louis, MO, USA) and/or VP16 (T0132, TargetMol, Boston, MA, USA) for 72 h. Meanwhile, the doses were selected based on previously published studies that demonstrated efficacy on similar cell types [ , , ].
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