The malignancy of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the highest amongst all
lung cancer types. It is characterized by rapid growth, early occurrence of distant sites
metastasis, poor survival rates and is initially sensitive to chemotherapy and
radiotherapy. However, most patients eventually relapse or disease progresses because
of chemotherapy resistance. Because of lack of effective second-line therapies, the
prognosis of SCLC patients is usually poor. For the development of novel therapies, it is
necessary to understand the mechanisms of chemotherapy resistance in SCLC. The
mechanism is complex, because multiple factors could lead to chemotherapy resistance.
An overview of multiple events triggering the formation of chemotherapy resistance
phenotypes of SCLC cells is discussed.
Tri-ortho-cresyl phosphate (TOCP) is an extensively used organophosphate in industry. It has been proven to lead to toxicity in different organ systems, especially in the nervous system. Neural stem cells (NSCs) play important roles in both embryonic and adult nervous systems. However, whether TOCP induces cytotoxicity in embryonic NSCs remains unclear. In this study, mouse NSCs were exposed to different concentrations of TOCP for 24 h. The results showed that TOCP led to impaired proliferation of NSCs and induced the autophagy of NSCs by increasing the generation of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and decreasing the phosphorylation of extracellular regulated protein kinase (ERK1/2). Melatonin has been reported to exert neuroprotective effects via various mechanisms. Therefore, we further investigate whether melatonin has potential protective effects against TOCP-induced cytotoxicity on NSCs. Our data showed that melatonin pretreatment attenuated TOCP-induced autophagy by suppressing oxidative stress and restoring ERK1/2 phosphorylation consistently. Taken together, the results indicated that TOCP induced the autophagy in mouse NSCs, and melatonin may effectively protect NSCs against TOCP-induced autophagy.
This article has been retracted by the Editor-in-Chief. Upon investigation carried out according to the Committee on Publication Ethics guidelines, it has been found that the authors have duplicated a substantial amount of text and figures parts from the following article: "Genome-wide DNA Methylation Analysis of Lung Carcinoma Reveals One Neuroendocrine and Four Adenocarcinoma Epitypes
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