机构:[1]Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University[2]Cancer Center of Guangzhou Medical University (CCGMU), Guangzhou, China[3]Department of Otolaryngology, General Hospital of Guangzhou Command, Guangzhou, China,[4]Cancer Institute of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China,[5]Department of stomatology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China,大德路总院珠海院区口腔科口腔科大德路总院口腔科广东省中医院[6]Department of Radiotherapy, Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China,[7]Cancer Center of Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College, Zhanjiang, China,[8]Department of Cardiology, 458th Hospital of People’s Liberation Army, Guangzhou, China
Themetastasis-associated gene 1 (MTA1) oncogene hasbeen suggested to be involved in the regulation of cancer progression. However, there is still no direct evidence that MTA1 regulates cisplatin (CDDP) resistance, as well as cancer stem cell properties. In this study, we found that MTA1 was enriched in CNE1/CDDP cells. Knock down of MTA1 in CNE1/CDDP cells reversed CSCs properties and CDDP resistance. However, ectopic expression of MTA1 in CNE1 cells induced CSCs phenotypes and CDDP insensitivity. Interestingly, ectopic overexpression of MTA1-induced CSCs properties and CDDP resistance were reversed in CNE1 cells after inhibition of PI3K/Akt by LY294002. In addition, MTA1 expression and Akt activity in CNE1/CDDP cells was much higher than that in CNE1 cells. These results suggested that MTA1 may play a critical role in promoting CDDP resistance in NPC cells by regulatingcancer stem cell properties via thePI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Our findings suggested that MTA1 may be a potential target for overcoming CDDP resistance in NPC therapy.
基金:
Research Project of Guangzhou Medical University [2013C61]