Jun-Bao Liu1, Liang Hu2, Zhijian Yang3, Y U Sun3,4, Robert M Hoffman3,4, Zhang Yi5. 1. Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, People's Hospital of Henan Province, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, P.R. China. 2. Department of General Surgery, The Second Hospital of Nanjing, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, P.R. China. 3. AntiCancer Inc., San Diego, CA, U.S.A. 4. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, CA, U.S.A. 5. Department of Oncology, Jimin Hospital, Shanghai, P.R. China m15021713798@163.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM: This study aimed to discuss the effect and possible molecular mechanisms of Aurora-A/NF-ĸB signaling on the radiotherapy resistance of human docetaxel-resistant lung adenocarcinoma cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The human lung adenocarcinoma SPC-A1 and SPC-A1/DTX cell lines were utilized in the present study. The MTT assay measured the sensitivity of cells to radiotherapy. The tumor-initiating ability of the cells was detected in vitro by cloning assays. Apoptosis was quantified by flow cytometry. Real-time quantitative PCR and western blotting were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of the Aurora-A/NF-ĸB, respectively. Tumors transplanted subcutaneously into nude mice were used to test the effect of Aurora-A on the in vivo sensitivity of the tumors to radiotherapy. RESULTS: The SPC-A1/DTX docetaxel-resistant lung adenocarcinoma cells were radio-resistant compared with the parental SPC-A1 cells. Up-regulated aurora-A was responsible for the in vitro radio-resistance of docetaxel-resistant SPC-A1/DTX cells. Nuclear transcription factor NF-ĸB was identified as a downstream target gene of Aurora-A in SPC-A1/DTX cells, and NF-ĸB also participated in the radio-resistance of SPC-A1/DTX cells regulated by Aurora-A. CONCLUSION: The Aurora-A/NF-ĸB pathway is association with radio-resistance of human lung adenocarcinoma docetaxel-resistant cells. Copyright
BACKGROUND/AIM: This study aimed to discuss the effect and possible molecular mechanisms of Aurora-A/NF-ĸB signaling on the radiotherapy resistance of humandocetaxel-resistant lung adenocarcinoma cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The humanlung adenocarcinoma SPC-A1 and SPC-A1/DTX cell lines were utilized in the present study. The MTT assay measured the sensitivity of cells to radiotherapy. The tumor-initiating ability of the cells was detected in vitro by cloning assays. Apoptosis was quantified by flow cytometry. Real-time quantitative PCR and western blotting were used to detect the mRNA and protein expression of the Aurora-A/NF-ĸB, respectively. Tumors transplanted subcutaneously into nude mice were used to test the effect of Aurora-A on the in vivo sensitivity of the tumors to radiotherapy. RESULTS: The SPC-A1/DTX docetaxel-resistant lung adenocarcinoma cells were radio-resistant compared with the parental SPC-A1 cells. Up-regulated aurora-A was responsible for the in vitro radio-resistance of docetaxel-resistant SPC-A1/DTX cells. Nuclear transcription factor NF-ĸB was identified as a downstream target gene of Aurora-A in SPC-A1/DTX cells, and NF-ĸB also participated in the radio-resistance of SPC-A1/DTX cells regulated by Aurora-A. CONCLUSION: The Aurora-A/NF-ĸB pathway is association with radio-resistance of humanlung adenocarcinomadocetaxel-resistant cells. Copyright