Hammerhead Ribozyme against γ‐Glutamylcysteine Synthetase Attenuates Resistance to Ionizing Radiation and Cisplatin in Human T98G Glioblastoma Cells
Open Access
- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Japanese Journal of Cancer Research
- Vol. 93 (6) , 716-722
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1349-7006.2002.tb01311.x
Abstract
Glioblastoma cells are highly malignant and show resistance to ionizing radiation, as well as anti‐cancer drugs. This resistance to cancer therapy is often associated with a high concentration of glutathione (GSH). In this study, the effect of continuous down‐regulation of γ‐glutamylcysteine synthetase (γ‐GCS) expression, a rate‐limiting enzyme for GSH synthesis, on resistance to ionizing radiation and cisplatin (CDDP) was studied in T98G human glioblastoma cells. We constructed a hammerhead ribozyme against a γ‐GCS heavy subunit (γ‐GCSh) mRNA and transfected it into T98G cells. (1) The transfection of the ribozyme decreased the concentration of GSH and resulted in G1 cell cycle arrest of T98G cells. (2) The transfection of the ribozyme increased the cytotoxicity of ionizing radiation and CDDP in T98G cells. Thus, hammerhead ribozyme against γ‐GCS is suggested to have potential as a cancer gene therapy to reduce the resistance of malignant cells to ionizing radiation and anti‐cancer drugs.Keywords
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