TargetRx Atlas

MRNA basic information

  • mRNA ID:ENST00000441259
  • Gene Name:PRF1 (PERFORIN )
  • mRNA database:Ensembl
  • mRNA expression :up-regulated
  • mRNA Method:RT-PCR
  • mRNA Pathway:NF-KB signaling pathway
  • Evidence:validated
  • (mRNA-drug)

Drug basic information

  • Drug ID:DB01229 (APRD00259, DB05261, DB05927, DB05526, DB05281)
  • Drug Name:Paclitaxel
  • Drug Method:up-regulated the gene expression

Disease basic infommation

  • Disease:breast cancer
  • Tissue:cell lines (BT-474,K562 )

Other information

  • Title:Paclitaxel probably enhances cytotoxicity of natural killer cells against breast carcinoma cells by increasing perforin production
  • Journal:Cancer Immunol Immunother
  • Published:2005
  • PubMed ID:15592829
  • Abstract:Paclitaxel, a semisynthetic taxane, is one of the most active chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of patients with breast cancer. We focused on the effect of paclitaxel on the cytotoxicity of natural killer (NK) cells. NK cells were purified by negative selection with magnetic beads from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy volunteers. A human breast carcinoma cell line BT-474 and an NK cell-sensitive erythroleukemia cell line K562 were used as targets. Cytotoxicity of NK cells was determined by 51Cr-release assay with labeled target cells. Paclitaxel (1-100 nM) did not affect cellular viability, and significantly enhanced cytotoxicity of NK cells in a dose-dependent manner. Although paclitaxel did not affect Fas-ligand expression of NK cells, paclitaxel induced mRNA and protein production of perforin, an effector molecule in NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity. Concanamycin A, a potent inhibitor of the perforin-mediated cytotoxic pathway, inhibited paclitaxel-dependent NK cell-mediated cytotoxicity. Furthermore, paclitaxel induced activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B) in NK cells. NF-kappa B inhibitor pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate significantly suppressed both paclitaxel-induced perforin expression and NK cell cytotoxicity. Our results show for the first time that paclitaxel enhances in vitro cytotoxicity of human NK cells. Moreover, our results suggest a significant association between enhanced NK cell cytotoxicity, increased perforin production, and NF-kappa B activation.
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