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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Simulated Microgravity-Induced Alterations in PDAC Cells: A Potential Role for Trichostatin A in Restoring Cellular Phenotype.

Corinna Anais Pagano, Maria Angela Masini, Maurizio Sabbatini, Giorgia Gribaudo, Marcello Manfredi, Flavia Giusy Caprì, Valentina Bonetto, Valeria Magnelli, Massimo Donadelli, Roberto Corino and 3 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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13 authors.

Corinna Anais PaganoDepartment of Science and Innovation Technology (DISIT), Università del Piemonte Orientale, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
Maria Angela MasiniDepartment of Science and Innovation Technology (DISIT), Università del Piemonte Orientale, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
Maurizio SabbatiniDepartment of Science and Innovation Technology (DISIT), Università del Piemonte Orientale, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5263-3980
Giorgia GribaudoDepartment of Science and Innovation Technology (DISIT), Università del Piemonte Orientale, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
Marcello ManfrediDepartment of Translational Medicine (DIMET), University of Eastern Piedmont, 28100 Novara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0632-5618
Flavia Giusy CaprìDepartment of Science and Innovation Technology (DISIT), Università del Piemonte Orientale, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1477-2656
Valentina BonettoDepartment of Science and Innovation Technology (DISIT), Università del Piemonte Orientale, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.
Valeria MagnelliDepartment of Science and Innovation Technology (DISIT), Università del Piemonte Orientale, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0247-9372
Massimo DonadelliDepartment of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences (DNBM), University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9224-9230
Roberto CorinoCentro Italiano di Diagnostica Medica Ultrasonica (CIDIMU), 10128 Turin, Italy.
Masho Hilawie BelayDepartment of Science and Innovation Technology (DISIT), Università del Piemonte Orientale, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2415-5520
Elisa RobottiDepartment of Science and Innovation Technology (DISIT), Università del Piemonte Orientale, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8788-7729
Emilio MarengoDepartment of Science and Innovation Technology (DISIT), Università del Piemonte Orientale, 15121 Alessandria, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9395-7375

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) accounts for 90% of all pancreatic malignancies. Despite the remarkable improvement concerning treatment, late detection and resistance to clinically used chemotherapeutic agents remain major challenges. Trichostatin A (TSA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, has been recognized as an effective therapeutic agent against PDAC by inhibiting proliferation, inducing apoptosis, and sensitizing PDAC cells to chemotherapeutic agents such as gemcitabine. Microgravity has become a useful tool in cancer research due to its effects on various cellular processes. This paper presents a deep molecular and proteomic analysis investigating cell growth, the modulation of cytokeratins, and proteins related to apoptosis, cellular metabolism, and protein synthesis after TSA treatment in simulated microgravity (SMG)-exposed PaCa44 3D cells. Our analysis concerns the effects of TSA treatment on cell proliferation: the impairment of the cell cycle with the downregulation of proteins involved in Cdc42 signaling and G1/G2- and G2/M-phase transitions. Thus, we observed modification of survival pathways and proteins related to autophagy and apoptosis. We also observed changes in proteins involved in the regulation of transcription and the repair of damaged DNA. TSA treatment promotes the downregulation of some markers involved in the maintenance of the potency of stem cells, while it upregulates proteins involved in the induction and modulation of the differentiation process. Our data suggest that TSA treatment restores the cell phenotype prior to simulated microgravity exposure, and exerts an intriguing activity on PDAC cells by reducing proliferation and inducing cell death via multiple pathways.

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Carcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHydroxamic AcidsPancreatic NeoplasmsWeightlessness SimulationApoptosisCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansPhenotypeProteomicsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHydroxamic Acidstrichostatin A3D culturebioinformaticsmicrogravitypathway analysisproteomic analysisrandom position machinespheroid

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PMID40429900
PMCPMC12112487

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