Journal: iScience
Article Title: Cetylpyridinium chloride triggers paraptosis to suppress pancreatic tumor growth via the ERN1-MAP3K5-p38 pathway
doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110598
Figure Lengend Snippet: CPC suppresses pancreatic cancer tumor growth in vivo (A) A schematic diagram illustrating the experimental setup involving the subcutaneous implantation of human PANC1 cells (CDXs) or PDXs in immunocompromised NSG-SCID mice, followed by a 3-week treatment protocol. During this period, the mice received either a vehicle or CPC (10 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week), under conditions with or without 4μ8C (20 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week), GS4997 (10 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week), or doramapimod (20 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week). CDX models involve the transplantation of established cancer cell lines into mice. PDX models involve the transplantation of cancerous tissue or isolated cells from a patient into immunocompromised mice. (B and C) Tumor growth curves of CDXs or PDXs implanted subcutaneously into NSG-SCID mice ( n = 5 mice per group). (D) A schematic diagram illustrating the experimental setup involving the orthotopic implantation of KPC cells in C57BL6/J mice, followed by a 3-week treatment protocol. During this period, the mice received either a vehicle or CPC (10 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week), under conditions with or without 4μ8C (20 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week), GS4997 (10 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week), or doramapimod (20 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week). An orthotopic model of pancreatic cancer is a specific type of animal model where pancreatic cancer cells or tissues are surgically implanted into the pancreas of the host animal. (E) Survival curves of indicated mice treated with vehicle, CPC, 4μ8C, GS4997, and/or doramapimod ( n = 10 mice/group). (F) A schematic diagram illustrating the experimental setup involving the KPC mice followed by a 6-week treatment protocol. During this period, the mice received either a vehicle or CPC (10 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week), under conditions with or without 4μ8C (20 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week), GS4997 (10 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week), or doramapimod (20 mg/kg orally, once daily, 5 days per week). (G) Survival curves of indicated mice treated with vehicle, CPC, 4μ8C, GS4997, and/or doramapimod ( n = 10 mice/group). (H–J) Pancreatic sections from KPC mice, following 4 weeks of treatment with vehicle, CPC, 4μ8C, GS4997, and/or doramapimod, were subjected to trichrome staining to visualize both the structural changes and stromal response. Quantification of relative expression was performed ( n = 5 mice/group) using one-way ANOVA with Tukey’s multiple comparisons test. The results are presented as mean ± SD. (K) A schematic diagram illustrating how CPC-induced paraptosis contributes to the eradication of pancreatic cancer via the ERN1-MAP3K5-p38 pathway.
Article Snippet: Rabbit polyclonal anti-p-p38 MAPK (Thr180/Tyr182) , Cell Signaling Technology , Cat# 9211; RRID: AB_2918205.
Techniques: In Vivo, Transplantation Assay, Isolation, Animal Model, Staining, Expressing