Long Non-Coding RNA XLOC_006753 Promotes the Development of Multidrug Resistance in Gastric Cancer Cells Through the PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway.

作者信息

Zeng Lisi, Liao Quanxing, Zou Zhaowei, Wen Yuefeng, Wang Jingshu, Liu Chang, He Qingjun, Weng Nuoqing, Zeng Judeng, Tang Hongsheng, Fang Runya, Lei Ziying, Tang Zhen, Yang Xianzi, Cui Shuzhong

机构信息

Department of Abdominal Surgery (Section 2), Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 253 Industrial Avenue, Haizhu, Guangzhou, China.

出版信息

Cell Physiol Biochem. 2018;51(3):1221-1236. doi: 10.1159/000495499. Epub 2018 Nov 27.

DOI:10.1159/000495499

PMID:30481766

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: The development of multidrug resistance (MDR), which results in disease recurrence and metastasis, is a crucial obstacle to successful chemotherapy for patients with gastric cancer (GC). Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been found to play various roles in cancer. This study aimed to investigate the effect of XLOC_006753 on the development of MDR in GC cells.

METHODS

The expression levels of XLOC_006753 in GC patients and MDR GC cell lines (SGC-7901/5-FU and SGC-7901/DDP cell line) were assessed by qRT-PCR. Statistical analyses were conducted to determine the relationship between XLOC_006753 expression and clinical features and to assess the prognostic value of XLOC_006753 for overall survival and progression-free survival. Then, a CCK-8 assay was used to detect cell proliferation ability and chemosensitivity. Flow cytometry was used to detect cell cycle and cell apoptosis. A wound-healing assay and transwell assay were used to detect cell migration. The expression of markers for MDR, G1/S transition, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and PI3K/ AKT/mTOR signaling pathway were examined by western blot.

RESULTS

XLOC_006753 was highly expressed in GC patients and MDR GC cell lines (SGC-7901/5-FU and SGC-7901/DDP cell lines), and its high expression was positively associated with metastasis, TNM stage, tumor size, and poor survival in GC patients. Moreover, XLOC_006753 was an independent prognostic biomarker of overall survival and progression-free survival for gastric cancer patients. Knocking down XLOC_006753 in the two MDR GC cell lines significantly inhibited cell proliferation, cell viability, cell cycle G1/S transition, and migration. XLOC_006753 knockdown also promoted apoptosis. Furthermore, western blots showed that XLOC_006753 knockdown decreased some markers of MDR, G1/S transition, and EMT expression, while increasing caspase9 expression and inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in SGC-7901/5-FU and SGC-7901/DDP cells.