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ArticleScientific reports2017

miR-155 mediates arsenic trioxide resistance by activating Nrf2 and suppressing apoptosis in lung cancer cells.

Shiyan Gu, Yanhao Lai, Hongyu Chen, Yuan Liu, Zunzhen Zhang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.

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34 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shiyan GuDepartment of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Yanhao LaiDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, 33199, USA.
Hongyu ChenDepartment of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Yuan LiuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, 33199, USA. yualiu@fiu.edu.
Zunzhen ZhangDepartment of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China. zhangzunzhen@163.com.
Sichuan University · CNFlorida International University · US

Funding

Trinucleotide Repeat Instability via DNA Damage and RepairR01ES023569 · NIEHS · FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · PI LIU, YUAN · 2014 to 2018
$1.6M
NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES023569
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arsenic trioxide (ATO) resistance is a challenging problem in chemotherapy. However, the underlying mechanisms remain to be elucidated. In this study, we identified a high level of expression of miR-155 in a human lung adenocarcinoma A549R cell line that is highly resistant to ATO. We showed that the high level of miR-155 was associated with increased levels of cell survival, colony formation, cell migration and decreased cellular apoptosis, and this was mediated by high levels of Nrf2, NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) and a high ratio of Bcl-2/Bax. Overexpression of the miR-155 mimic in A549R cells resulted in increased levels of colony formation and cell migration as well as reduced apoptosis along with increased Nrf2, NQO1 and HO-1. In contrast, silencing of miR-155 expression with its inhibitor in the cells, significantly decreased the cellular levels of Nrf2, NQO1 and HO-1 as well as the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax. This subsequently reduced the level of colony formation and cell migration facilitating ATO-induced apoptosis. Our results indicate that miR-155 mediated ATO resistance by upregulating the Nrf2 signaling pathway, but downregulating cellular apoptosis in lung cancer cells. Our study provides new insights into miR-155-mediated ATO resistance in lung cancer cells.

Indexed as

Drug Resistance, NeoplasmAdenocarcinoma of LungAntineoplastic AgentsApoptosisArsenic TrioxideCell Line, TumorHumansLung NeoplasmsMicroRNAsNF-E2-Related Factor 2Signal TransductionAntineoplastic AgentsArsenic TrioxideMicroRNAsMIRN155 microRNA, humanNFE2L2 protein, humanNF-E2-Related Factor 2

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PMID28939896
PMCPMC5610328
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