Inhibition of CD44 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells enhances apoptosis, chemosensitivity, and reduces tumorigenesis and invasion
| Autor: | Viraj J. Jasinghe, Jiaying Khng, Lai Fong Poon, Pei Feng Choong, Senthilnathan Palaniyandi, Chien-Shing Chen, Jianbiao Zhou, Zhigang Xie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Cancer Research
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Apoptosis Biology Transfection Toxicology medicine.disease_cause Cell Line Tumor medicine Carcinoma Humans Neoplasm Invasiveness Pharmacology (medical) Doxorubicin RNA Messenger RNA Neoplasm neoplasms Tumor Stem Cell Assay Pharmacology Liver Neoplasms CD44 Drug Synergism Oligonucleotides Antisense medicine.disease digestive system diseases Neoplasm Proteins Hyaluronan Receptors Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 Oncology Drug Resistance Neoplasm Hepatocellular carcinoma Cancer research biology.protein Carcinogenesis Liver cancer medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 62:949-957 |
| ISSN: | 1432-0843 0344-5704 |
| Popis: | CD44 is overexpressed in various tumors including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of CD44 antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) alone or combination with doxorubicin on HCC cells in vitro.Cytotoxicity was measured by use of a cell viability assay in HCC cell line SNU-449. Tumorigenesis and invasion were accessed by colony formation, growth in soft agar and ECMatrix invasion assay. Apoptosis and necrosis were evaluated by using double staining with Hoechst 33342 and propidium iodide. Protein expression and mRNA level were detected by Western blot and RT-PCR.We have designed novel CD44 ASO, which can effectively down-regulate CD44 expression in SNU-449. Colony formation, growth in soft agar and invasion were significantly impaired after CD44 ASO treatment in SNU-499. In company with CD44 down-regulated by CD44 ASO, MDR-1 and Bcl-2 expression were also greatly reduced. CD44 ASO also increased chemosensitivity to doxorubicin significantly, lowered IC(50 )by one order of magnitude. Apoptosis and necrosis were also induced by CD44 ASO alone or in combination treatment with doxorubicin.Inhibition of CD44 expression by CD44 ASO significantly induced apoptosis, decreased tumorigenesis and invasion, and increased chemosensitivity. Thus, CD44 ASO is potentially a therapy that is worth investigating in the clinical setting. |
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