Yuxi Cheng, Liping Wang, Shuju Zhang, Wei Jian, Bin Zeng, Long Liang and Zhiyuan Deng* Pages 1 - 12 ( 12 )
Background: Oral cancers, with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) as the predominant type, have a significant impact on morbidity and mortality rates. Therefore, targeting the NFκB pathway shows promise in cancer therapy.
Materials and Methods: This study investigated the impact of two NFκB inhibitors, LY2409881 and MLN4924, on cell proliferation, apoptosis susceptibility, and in vivo tumorigenesis in OSCC cell lines CAL27 and SCC15.
Results: The results revealed that both LY2409881 and MLN4924 effectively suppressed cell proliferation, induced apoptosis, and arrested the cell cycle at the G2/M phase—a phenomenon likely associated with the NFκB pathway. Furthermore, MLN4924 demonstrated potent inhibitory effects on cell proliferation at low μM concentrations, surpassing the effectiveness of LY2409881 as an inhibitor. (All results: p<0.05)
Conclusion: These findings highlight the potential of LY2409881 and MLN4924 as novel therapeutic agents for OSCC, thereby offering new insights for the clinical management of this condition.
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), NFκB, LY2409881, MLN4924, inhibitor, neddylation