Figure 6. The effects of shVDAC1 and compounds disrupting VDAC1 and hexokinase interactions on the cytotoxicity of cisplatin in SiHa and CaSki cervical cancer cells.
A. Two mM of methyl jasmonate significantly enhanced the cell toxicity of cisplatin at concentrations of 2.5, 5 and 10μM in the SiHa cervical cancer cells. B. Two mM methyl jasmonate enhanced the cell toxicity of cisplatin at concentrations of 0, 2.5, 5 and 10μM in the CaSki cervical cancer cells but without statistical significance. C. FiftyμM of clotrimazole significantly enhanced the cell toxicity of cisplatin at concentrations of 5 and 10μM in the SiHa cervical cancer cells. D. FiftyμM of clotrimazole significantly enhanced the cell toxicity of cisplatin at concentrations of 2.5, 5 and 10μM in the CaSki cervical cancer cells. E. Cell cytotoxicity was enhanced when the VDAC1 gene was silenced at concentrations of 1.25-20μM of cisplatin in the SiHa shVDAC1 #128 and #564 cancer cells. F. Cell cytotoxicity was enhanced when the VDAC1 gene was silenced at concentrations of 1.25-5μM of cisplatin in the CaSki shVDAC1 #128 and #564 cancer cells. The VDAC1 gene was silenced using lentiviruses carrying shVDAC1 #128 and #564 in SiHa and CaSki cervical cancer cells. VDAC1, voltage-dependent anion channel 1. *p<0.05.