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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Gemcitabine and Flurbiprofen Enhance Cytotoxic Effects on Cancer Cell Lines Mediated by Mesenchymal Stem Cells.

Agata Kawulok, Paulina Borzdziłowska, Magdalena Głowala-Kosińska, Wojciech Fidyk, Andrzej Smagur, Barbara Łasut-Szyszka, Agnieszka Gdowicz-Kłosok, Iwona Mitrus, Marcin Wilkiewicz, Agata Chwieduk and 6 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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Agata KawulokInstitute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3315-428X
Paulina BorzdziłowskaDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.
Magdalena Głowala-KosińskaDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.
Wojciech FidykDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.
Andrzej SmagurDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.
Barbara Łasut-SzyszkaCenter for Translational Research and Molecular Biology of Cancer, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8458-6077
Agnieszka Gdowicz-KłosokCenter for Translational Research and Molecular Biology of Cancer, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-8020-258X
Iwona MitrusDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.
Marcin WilkiewiczDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.
Agata ChwiedukDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.
Daria BurdalskaDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.
Joanna KorfantyDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.
Sebastian GiebelDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Oncohematology, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej 15, 44-101 Gliwice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4827-4401
Marcin RojkiewiczInstitute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2889-6868
Andrzej BakInstitute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9842-1289
Violetta KozikInstitute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Szkolna 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have recently shown great promise as potential anticancer drug delivery carriers. MSCs exhibit tropism to inflammatory sites, such as tumor beds, and resistance to chemotherapeutics. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of gemcitabine (GEM) conjugated with flurbiprofen (FLU) as a potential agent enhancing the GEM cytotoxic effect. Pancreatic cancer cell lines (PCCs), including PANC-1, AsPC-1, and BxPC-3, were studied meticulously. Moreover, the usefulness of bone-marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) treated with GEM and FLU, and the conditioned media from above these cells (CM) as elements supporting the in vitro action of GEM, inducing apoptosis, necrosis, and inhibiting the cell cycle, was tested. The results showed that CM-GEM exhibited higher cytotoxicity towards the selected PCCs compared to GEM alone. Furthermore, the obtained data revealed lower sensitivity of these cells to treatment, which promotes the utilization of BM-MSCs as potential drug carriers. Based on the presented findings, it seems that applying FLU in the antiproliferative effect of GEM might be regarded as an effective strategy in the therapy of pancreatic cancer, especially in the inhibition of proliferation and induction of cancer cell death.

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DeoxycytidineFlurbiprofenMesenchymal Stem CellsPancreatic NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalGemcitabineHumansAntineoplastic AgentsDeoxycytidineFlurbiprofenGemcitabineflurbiprofengemcitabinemesenchymal stem cellspancreatic cancer

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PMID40649990
PMCPMC12250333

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