Underlying anti-cancer mechanisms of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors in tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer cells. (PubMed, Iran J Basic Med Sci)
This study aimed to explore the underlying mechanisms of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) to overcome resistance to tamoxifen in breast cancer cells...Finally, expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), E-cadherin, Vimentin, phosphorylated phosphatidylinositol kinase (p-PI3k), phosphorylated protein kinase B (p-AKT), and phosphorylated mammalian target protein of rapamycin (p-mTOR) was evaluated by western blotting...However, HDAC inhibitor combined with PI3K inhibitor exerts more profound effects on the cancer cells as compared to HDAC inhibitor monotherapy. HDAC inhibitors inhibited the survival of breast cancer drug-resistant cells, invasion, migration, and angiogenesis by inhibiting the PI3k/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway.