Downregulation of HOXA11 enhances endometrial cancer malignancy and cisplatin resistance via activating PTEN/AKT signaling pathway
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
; 23(7): 1334-1341, jul. 2021. graf
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in English
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-221973
Responsible library:
ES1.1
Localization: ES15.1 - BNCS
ABSTRACT
Purpose Endometrial cancer is the most common malignant tumor of female genital system worldwide. Homeobox A11 (HOXA11) is an evolutionarily conserved Homeobox gene closely implicated in carcinogenesis. However, the mechanisms of HOXA11 in the progression and cisplatin resistance of endometrial cancer remain unclear. Methods The expression of HOXA11 was analyzed based on 548 endometrial cancer and 35 control tissues from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Transwell assay was performed to investigate the effect of HOXA11 on endometrial cell migration and invasion. TUNEL staining was carried out to assay the role of HOXA11 in endometrial cell apoptosis. Western blot was employed to detect the protein levels of B cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2), Bcl-2 associated X (Bax), cleaved caspase-3, matrix metalloproteinase-2/9 (MMP/9), phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN), protein kinase B (AKT) and p-AKT. Results TCGA data showed that HOXA11 expression was significantly down-regulated in endometrial cancer tissue samples. The overexpression of HOXA11 promoted the apoptosis, but inhibited the proliferation, migration and invasion of endometrial cancer cells. HOXA11 knockdown with small interfering RNA (siRNA) considerably repressed cell apoptosis, while promoted cell proliferation, migration, and invasion through PTEN/AKT signaling pathway. Interestingly, HOXA11 was lowly expressed in Ishikawa cells treated with cisplatin. In addition, HOXA11 knockdown increased the resistance of endometrial cancer to cisplatin through activating PTEN/AKT signaling pathway. Conclusion Low HOXA11 expression may promote the proliferation, migration, invasion of endometrial cancer cells, and increase their resistance to cisplatin through activating PTEN/AKT pathway (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Signal Transduction
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Cisplatin
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Endometrial Neoplasms
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PTEN Phosphohydrolase
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Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
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Antineoplastic Agents
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin. transl. oncol. (Print)
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Changzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University/China
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Third Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University/China