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Extrinsic apoptosis and senescence involved in growth kinetics of seminoma to cisplatin

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Seminoma is the most common type of testicular germ cell tumour and is highly sensitive to cisplatin therapy, which has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we comprehensively monitored… Click to show full abstract

Seminoma is the most common type of testicular germ cell tumour and is highly sensitive to cisplatin therapy, which has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we comprehensively monitored dynamic changes of TCam‐2 cells after cisplatin treatment. At an early stage, we found that both low and high concentrations of cisplatin induced the S‐phase arrest in TCam‐2 cells. By contrast, the G0G1 arrest was caused by cisplatin in teratoma NTERA‐2 cells. Afterwards, high concentrations of cisplatin promoted the extrinsic apoptosis and high expressions of related genes (Fas/FasL‐caspase‐8/‐3) in TCam‐2 cells. However, when decreasing the cisplatin, the apoptotic cells were significantly reduced, and accompanied by cells showing senescence‐like morphology, positive SA‐β‐gal staining and up‐regulation of senescence‐related genes (p53, p21 and p16). Furthermore, the cell cycle analysis revealed that most of the senescent TCam‐2 cells were irreversibly arrested in the G2M phase. G2M arrest was also observed in NTERA‐2 cells treated with a low concentration of cisplatin, while no senescence‐related phenotype was discovered. In addition, we detected the γ‐H2AX, a DNA damage marker protein, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) and found both of which were elevated with the increase of cisplatin in TCam‐2 cells. In conclusion, the extrinsic apoptosis and senescence are involved in the growth kinetics of TCam‐2 cells to cisplatin, which provide some implications for studies on cisplatin and seminoma.

Keywords: tcam cells; senescence involved; apoptosis senescence; senescence; extrinsic apoptosis

Journal Title: Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
Year Published: 2022

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