Department of Pathology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Department of Laboratory, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
Cancer Sci. 2023 May;114(5):2123-2138. doi: 10.1111/cas.15725. Epub 2023 Mar 1.
Therapeutic effects of MK-2206 are largely limited due to the complexity of the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). Here, we aimed to investigate whether and how circLASP1 is involved in the therapeutic effects of MK-2206 on NPC. We showed circLASP1 was increased while miR-625 was decreased in NPC tissues and cell lines. CircLASP1 silence strengthened the therapeutic effects of MK-2206 via suppressing NPC cell proliferation and inducing autophagy and apoptosis in vitro. In mechanism analyses, we found that circLASP1 indirectly released AKT by directly binding to miR-625 in NPC cells, and miR-625 acted as a tumor suppressor in NPC and activated cell autophagy through inhibiting the AKT/mTOR pathway. Most importantly, knockdown of circLASP1 was revealed to enhance the therapeutic effects of MK-2206 on NPC in vivo. Our results suggest that the circLASP1/miR-625 axis is involved the therapeutic effects of MK-2206 on NPC by regulating autophagy, proliferation, and apoptosis through the AKT/mTOR pathway. miR-625 is involved in NPC tumorigenesis.
由于鼻咽癌(NPC)发病机制复杂,MK-2206 的治疗效果在很大程度上受到限制。本研究旨在探讨 circLASP1 是否以及如何参与 MK-2206 对 NPC 的治疗作用。结果表明,circLASP1 在 NPC 组织和细胞系中升高,而 miR-625 降低。circLASP1 沉默通过抑制 NPC 细胞增殖和体外诱导自噬和细胞凋亡来增强 MK-2206 的治疗效果。在机制分析中,我们发现 circLASP1 在 NPC 细胞中通过直接结合 miR-625 间接释放 AKT,miR-625 在 NPC 中作为肿瘤抑制因子通过抑制 AKT/mTOR 通路激活细胞自噬。重要的是,circLASP1 的敲低被证明在体内增强了 MK-2206 对 NPC 的治疗效果。研究结果表明,circLASP1/miR-625 轴通过 AKT/mTOR 通路调节自噬、增殖和凋亡参与 MK-2206 对 NPC 的治疗作用。miR-625 参与 NPC 的肿瘤发生。