Aisha A H Al-Jamaei1,2, Jan G A M de Visscher1, Tymour Forouzanfar1, Ruud H Brakenhoff2, C René Leemans3, Arwen Stikvoort4, Behrouz Zandieh-Doulabi4, Marco N Helder5. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology, Amsterdam UMC-Location, VUMC/Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), PO Box 7057, 1007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2. Amsterdam UMC-Location VUmc, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Cancer Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 3. Department of Haematology, Amsterdam UMC-Location VUmc, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 4. Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 5. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology, Amsterdam UMC-Location, VUMC/Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), PO Box 7057, 1007, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. m.helder@amsterdamumc.nl.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: c-Met, a receptor tyrosine kinase, is involved in the growth, invasion and metastasis of a variety of cancers. In a set of cell lines from several solid tumors, a five-fold increase in c-Met expression after irradiation has been reported. This study aimed to assess if c-Met is likewise abundantly expressed in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) upon exposure to irradiation, followed by a Met-induced biological response. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Six OTSCC cell lines were exposed to gamma radiation doses of 2, 4, and 6 Gray. The changes in c-Met protein levels were assessed by western blot and flow cytometry. c-Met gene expression, cell migration, proliferation and cell cycle assays were performed as phenotypic readouts. RESULTS: Irradiation resulted in upregulation of c.Met in all cell lines with different time kinetics. On average the cells displayed minimal c-Met expression on their surface ranging from 5 to 30% of total protein. Abrupt downregulation of c-Met surface expression occurred one hour after radiation but recovered 48 h post-radiation. Intracellularly, the highest level of expression was found on day 5 after radiation exposure. Irradiation induced aggressive invasive potential of the cells as determined in cell migration assays, particularly in cell lines with the highest c-Met expression. CONCLUSIONS: These results provide novel insights into both intracellular and extracellular dynamics of c-Met expression profiles upon irradiation of OTSCC cells in vitro. It might also suggest that radiation enhances cell migration, indicative of invasiveness, through c-Met up-regulation, at least for certain types of OTSCC cells.
OBJECTIVES: c-Met, a receptor tyrosine kinase, is involved in the growth, invasion and metastasis of a variety of cancers. In a set of cell lines from several solid tumors, a five-fold increase in c-Met expression after irradiation has been reported. This study aimed to assess if c-Met is likewise abundantly expressed in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) upon exposure to irradiation, followed by a Met-induced biological response. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Six OTSCC cell lines were exposed to gamma radiation doses of 2, 4, and 6 Gray. The changes in c-Met protein levels were assessed by western blot and flow cytometry. c-Met gene expression, cell migration, proliferation and cell cycle assays were performed as phenotypic readouts. RESULTS: Irradiation resulted in upregulation of c.Met in all cell lines with different time kinetics. On average the cells displayed minimal c-Met expression on their surface ranging from 5 to 30% of total protein. Abrupt downregulation of c-Met surface expression occurred one hour after radiation but recovered 48 h post-radiation. Intracellularly, the highest level of expression was found on day 5 after radiation exposure. Irradiation induced aggressive invasive potential of the cells as determined in cell migration assays, particularly in cell lines with the highest c-Met expression. CONCLUSIONS: These results provide novel insights into both intracellular and extracellular dynamics of c-Met expression profiles upon irradiation of OTSCC cells in vitro. It might also suggest that radiation enhances cell migration, indicative of invasiveness, through c-Met up-regulation, at least for certain types of OTSCC cells.
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