PTPRJ通过Src/PI3K/Akt信号通路促进前列腺癌细胞的黏附、迁移和侵袭

目的:探究PTPRJ基因表达对前列腺癌DU145细胞黏附、迁移和侵袭的影响以及可能的调控机制。方法:实时荧光定量PCR、Western blot检测PTPRJ在前列腺肿瘤组织和细胞系中的表达;用携带PTPRJ特异shRNA的重组慢病毒(LV-shPTPRJ)感染沉默PTPRJ表达;MTT检测细胞黏附力,Transwell检测细胞迁移和侵袭;实时荧光定量PCR、Western blot检测信号通路分子mRNA和蛋白表达。结果:与正常前列腺组织和细胞相比,PTPRJ在前列腺肿瘤组织和PC-3、DU145细胞系中表达升高（P＜0.05）;与对照组相比,沉默PTPRJ后前列腺癌DU145细胞黏附、迁移和侵袭能力显著下降（P＜0.01）、信号通路蛋白pY418Src、p-PI3K和p-Akt表达水平均显著降低（P＜0.05）;SC79激活PI3K/Akt可逆转PTPRJ下调对DU145细胞黏附和侵袭的影响;沉默PTPRJ下调裸鼠瘤体组织中pY418Src、p-PI3K和p-Akt表达（P＜0.05）。结论:PTPRJ可能通过激活Src/PI3K/Akt信号通路来促进DU145细胞的黏附、迁移和侵袭,预示PTPRJ可能成为前列腺癌治疗的潜在靶点。     

LRRC3B对食管癌细胞Eca109迁移、侵袭及PI3K/Akt信号通路的影响

背景与目的:先前的研究已经证实富含亮氨酸重复序列3B蛋白(leucine-rich repeat-containing 3B,LRRC3B)在多种癌症中低表达,并且与癌细胞的迁移侵袭密切相关.该研究旨在探讨LRRC3B在食管癌发展中的作用机制.方法:免疫组织化学染色检测LRRC3B在60例食管癌组织及60例癌旁组织中的表达情况,采用实时荧光定量聚合酶链反应(real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction,RTFQ-PCR)和蛋白[质]印迹法(Western blot)分别检测食管癌细胞Eca109和食管正常上皮细胞系HEEC中LRRC3B的mRNA和蛋白表达.处理食管癌细胞Eca109并分3组:正常对照组、阴性对照组(转染对照空pCMV6质粒)和过表达LRRC3B组(转染pCMV6-LRRC3B过表达质粒).采用Transwell法检测各组Eca109细胞迁移和侵袭的变化.采用Western blot检测各组细胞中上皮间质转化(epithelial-mesenchymal transition,EMT)相关蛋白E-cadherin、N-cadherin和Vimentin表达以及p-Akt蛋白水平.结果:LRRC3B在食管癌组织和细胞中的表达明显低于癌旁组织和食管正常上皮细胞.过表达LRRC3B明显抑制Eca109细胞的迁移和侵袭能力,上调上皮因子E-cadherin表达,抑制间质标志物N-cadherin和Vimentin表达,同时降低细胞内p-Akt水平.结论:LRRC3B在食管癌中低表达,上调LRRC3B能够抑制食管癌细胞的EMT过程,可能与抑制PI3K/Akt信号通路有关.     

Interleukin-6 activates PI3K/Akt pathway and regulates cyclin A1 to promote prostate cancer cell survival

Interleukin-6 (IL6) is a growth and survival factor in human prostate cancer (PCa) cells with aggressive phenotypes and has been implicated in the progression of hormone refractory PCas. In the present study, we characterized the IL6-triggered PI3K/Akt and MAPK/Erk signaling. We identified the A-type cyclin, cyclin A1 as an important downstream target of PI3K/Akt. Treatment of cells with PI3K inhibitor or cotransfection with a vector expressing wild-type PTEN decreased cyclin A1 promoter activity. Cyclin A1 promoter activity and its expression were upregulated by constitutively active myristoylated Akt and were downregulated by dominant negative Akt in response to IL6 stimulation. LNCaP cells overexpressing cyclin A1 are resistant to camptothecin-induced apoptosis. Conversely, targeted knockdown of cyclin A1 via shRNA in LNCaP IL6+ cells resulted in decreased survival after treatment with camptothecin. This suggests that cyclin A1 is an important downstream target of PI3K/Akt that transduces survival signals in response to IL6 stimulation. Xenograft tumors generated from LNCaP-IL6+ cells expressing IL6 had higher levels of cyclin A1 and had rapid tumor growth compared to LNCaP xenograft tumors. Taken together, IL6 might utilize PI3K/Akt and cyclin A1 to promote tumor cell survival in PCa.     

Reduced PTEN expression in breast cancer cells confers susceptibility to inhibitors of the PI3 kinase/Akt pathway.

The PTEN protein is a lipid phosphatase with putative tumor suppressing abilities, including inhibition of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. Inactivating mutations or deletions of the PTEN gene, which result in hyper-activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway, are increasingly being reported in human malignancies, including breast cancer, and have been related to features of poor prognosis and resistance to chemotherapy and hormone therapy. Prior studies in different tumor models have shown that, under conditions of PTEN deficiency, the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway becomes a fundamental proliferative and survival pathway, and that pharmacological inhibition of this pathway results in tumor growth inhibition. This study aimed to explore further this hypothesis in breast cancer cells. To this end, we have determined the growth response to inhibition of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in a series of breast cancer cell lines with different PTEN levels. The PTEN-negative cell line displayed greater sensitivity to the growth inhibitory effects of the PI3K inhibitor, LY294002 and rapamycin, an inhibitor of the PI3K/Akt downstream mediator mTOR, compared with the PTEN-positive cell lines. To determine whether or not these differences in response are specifically due to effects of PTEN, we developed a series of cell lines with reduced PTEN protein expression compared with the parental cell line. These reduced PTEN cells demonstrated an increased sensitivity to the anti-proliferative effects induced by LY294002 and rapamycin compared with the parental cells, which corresponded to alterations in cell cycle response. These findings indicate that inhibitors of mTOR, some of which are already in clinical development (CCI-779, an ester of rapamycin), have the potential to be effective in the treatment of breast cancer patients with PTEN-negative tumors and should be evaluated in this setting.     

PI3K/Akt途径在朊蛋白介导胃癌耐药中的作用研究

目的:探讨PI3K/Akt途径在朊蛋白(PrPc)介导胃癌耐药中的作用.方法:脂质体基因转染法建立高表达PrPc的胃癌细胞亚系.Western印迹检测转染细胞中Akt蛋白的表达.噻唑蓝(MTT) 比色法测定单独或联用PI3K抑制剂LY294002时转染细胞对化疗药物的敏感性.流式细胞仪检测单独或联用LY294002时转染细胞内阿霉素蓄积和潴留.结果:将PrPc正义载体pcDNA-PrP转入SGC7901,成功建立PrPc高表达胃癌细胞亚系并命名为PS;空载体转染细胞命名为BS.Western-Blot显示磷酸化Akt在PS中的表达较BS及SGC7901增高,而三者的总Akt则无差别.未经LY294002处理时,在阿霉素或长春新碱的作用下,PS的存活率分别为91.4%±3.4%和89.4%±3.8%,较BS(79.2%±4.3%和75.9%±2.1%)明显增高(均 ),PS细胞内阿霉素蓄积量和潴留量分别为4.4±0.3和4.2±0.4,明显低于BS(8.2±0.5和8.0±0.3)(均 );当联合LY294002处理后,PS在两种药物作用下的存活率均随着LY294002浓度的增加逐渐降低,并均在LY294002为30μmol/L时接近BS(均 ),PS细胞内阿霉素蓄积量和潴留量逐渐增高,并均在LY294002为30μmol/L时接近BS(均 ).结论:PrPc介导的胃癌耐药与PI3K/ Akt途径活性密切相关,抑制PI3K/ Akt途径活性可逆转PrPc介导的胃癌耐药.     

ＰＩ３Ｋ／Ａｋｔ信号传导通路及其在结直肠癌中的研究进展

结直肠癌是常见的恶性肿瘤之一,近十年来,结直肠癌在我国的发病率呈逐年上升的趋势。已有研究表明,ＰＩ３Ｋ／Ａｋｔ信号传导通路是与细胞增殖和细胞凋亡关系最密切的信号传导通路之一。随着ＰＩ３Ｋ／ＡＫｔ信号通路在结直肠癌发生、发展中的研究不断深入,该通路对结直肠癌发生、发展及治疗药物的研发具有十分重要的价值。本文就ＰＩ３Ｋ／Ａｋｔ信号传导通路在结直肠癌发生、发展和治疗中的作用以及机制的研究进展作一综述。     

过表达miR-141-3p通过靶向下调PTEN并激活PI3K/Akt信号通路促进卵巢癌A2780 细胞的恶性生物学行为

[摘要] 目的：探讨miR-141-3p 通过靶向PTEN并调控PI3K/Akt 通路对卵巢癌细胞增殖、侵袭和凋亡的影响。方法：收集2014 年4 月至2017 年10 月河南省人民医院妇产科收治的资料完整的28 例卵巢癌患者肿瘤组织和相应的癌旁组织,采用qPCR检测卵巢癌组织和细胞系中miR-141-3p 的表达水平,双荧光素酶报告基因实验验证miR-141-3p 和PTEN的靶向关系;过表达或敲降miR-141 及PTEN基因后,采用CCK-8、Transwell 和Annexin V-FITC/PI 双染流式术检测卵巢癌A2780 细胞增殖、侵袭和凋亡水平,WB实验进一步检测miR-141-3p 对PTEN-PI3K/Akt 信号通路的调控作用。结果：miR-141-3p 在卵巢癌组织和细胞系中高表达（P<0.05 或P<0.01）。双荧光素酶报告基因证实miR-141-3p 靶向作用于PTEN并下调其表达水平（P<0.01）。与对照组相比,敲降miR-141-3p 后A2780 细胞的增殖受到显著抑制（48 h 时,0.36±0.04 vs 0.82±0.06,P<0.05）、侵袭能力明显降低[穿膜细胞数（45.14±7.88）vs（215.32±16.04）个,P<0.01]、细胞凋亡率显著升高[ （9.29±0.65）% vs（1.85±0.26）%,P<0.01]。过表达PTEN显著抑制了A2780 细胞中p-Akt 的表达（均P<0.01）、抑制细胞增殖和侵袭能力（均P<0.01）而明显促进细胞凋亡（均P<0.01）,在过表达PTEN的同时过表达miR-141-3p 或添加IGF-1 后可逆转上述的变化。结论：miR-141-3p 能够促进A2780 细胞增殖、侵袭和诱导凋亡,其机制可能与靶向调控PTEN并激活PI3K/Akt通路有关。     

VES对MDA-MB-453细胞PI3K/Akt信号通路的影响

目的：检测维生素E琥珀酸酯（vitamin E succinate,VES）对MDA-MB-453乳腺癌细胞PI3K/Akt信号通路中PI3K及Akt表达的影响。方法：不同浓度VES作用于人乳腺癌细胞MDA-MB-453（Her-2过表达株）24h和48h,VES的浓度分别为5、10和20μg/ml。RT-PCR法检测VES作用前后PI3K及Akt的mR-NA表达变化。结果：VES对MDA-MB-453乳腺癌细胞PI3 K/Akt信号通路中PI3 K有抑制作用（P〈0.05）,并呈时间-剂量依赖关系;而对Akt无明显的抑制作用（P〉0.05）。结论：VES可能是通过作用于PI3K/Akt信号通路而发挥其对MDA-MB-453乳腺癌细胞的抑制及凋亡作用。     

胃肠道间质瘤PI3K-Akt信号转导通路介导的细胞凋亡相关因子的检测及其意义

目的:研究P13K/Akt信号转导通路介导的细胞凋亡相关因子在胃肠道间质瘤(GIST)中的表达及意义.方法:RT-PCR检测P13K、NF-κB、XIAP、bcl-2与survivin在:124例GIST及癌旁正常组织中mRNA水平.结果:在GIST中,PI3K、NF-κB mRNA表达与NIH分级、肿瘤侵袭转移、黏膜受侵密切相关,而与年龄、性别、组织学类型无关.XIAP mRNA随NIH分级表达上调;XIAP表达与GIST组织分化程度呈负相关,即分化程度越低,XIAP阳性表达率愈高,伴有肿瘤侵袭转移的GIST病例XIAP表达水平较高,同时XIAP的表达与黏膜受侵密切相关,而与年龄、性别、组织学类型无关.bcl-2 mRNA水平表达上调,与NIH分级、黏膜受侵有关,而与年龄、性别、组织学类型、转移复发及周围组织浸润无关.survivin mRNA在GIST中的表达与NIH分级、肿瘤侵袭转移、黏膜受侵等因素有关,而与年龄、性别以及组织学类型无关.由于NF-κB的调控作用,各指标之间mRNA的水平变化旱正相关.结论:GIST中PI3K/Akt信号转导通路的活化可以进一步激活NF-κB mRNA,从而进入细胞核内调控凋亡相天因子XIAP、bcl-2以及survivin mRNA水平的表达.     

IL-17A通过PI3K/Akt通路促进肺癌A549细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭

目的:研究IL-17A对肺癌A549细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭的影响及其分子机制。方法:使用不同浓度的IL-17A（0、1、10、100 ng/mL）分别作用于A549细胞。CCK-8检测IL-17A对A549细胞增殖的影响;划痕修复实验和Transwell细胞侵袭实验检测IL-17A对A549细胞迁移和侵袭的影响;Western blot检测IL-17A对PI3K/Akt信号通路和凋亡通路蛋白表达的影响;流式细胞术检测IL-17A对A549细胞凋亡的影响;IL-17A和PI3K抑制剂LY294002共同作用于A549细胞,划痕修复实验观察对A549细胞迁移的影响。结果:IL-17A可以促进A549细胞的增殖,其对A549细胞增殖的促进作用随着IL-17A浓度的增加而增加。IL-17A能够促进PI3K和Akt磷酸化蛋白表达、抑制凋亡蛋白caspase3的表达,并抑制A549细胞的凋亡。LY294002可以明显减弱IL-17A对A549细胞迁移的促进作用。结论:IL-17A通过PI3K/Akt通路抑制A549细胞的凋亡,从而促进A549细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭。     

NOX4 promotes non-small cell lung cancer cell proliferation and metastasis through positive feedback regulation of PI3K/Akt signaling

NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) is deregulated in various cancers and involved in cancer proliferation and metastasis. However, what the role of NOX4 plays during malignant progression of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unknown. Our results show that NOX4 was upregulated in NSCLC cell lines and samples from patients, compared with controls; NOX4 protein levels were closely correlated with clinical disease stage and survival time. Overexpression of NOX4 in A549 and H460 NSCLC cells enhanced cell proliferation and invasion in vitro, and produced larger tumors, shorter survival time, and more lung metastasis in nude mice than control cells. On the contrary, NOX4 depletion inhibited NSCLC cell aggressiveness. Inhibition of PI3K/Akt pathway could sufficiently block the cellular effects of NOX4 overexpression in NSCLC cells both in vitro and in vivo. Specifically, we demonstrated that PI3K/Akt pathway also positively regulated NOX4 expression via NF-κB-mediated manner. Therefore, there existed a mutual positive regulation between NOX4 and PI3K/Akt signaling in NSCLC cells, and NOX4 was confirmed to functionally interplay with PI3K/Akt signaling to promote NSCLC cell proliferation and invasion. In conclusion, the positive feedback loop between NOX4 and PI3K/Akt signaling contributes to NSCLC progression.     

PI3K／Akt途径在朊蛋白介导胃癌耐药中的作用研究

目的：探讨P13K／Akt途径在朊蛋白（PrPc）介导胃癌耐药中的作用。方法：脂质体基因转染法建立高表达PrPc的胃癌细胞亚系。Western印迹检测转染细胞中Akt蛋白的表达。噻唑蓝（MTT）比色法测定单独或联用P13K抑制剂LY294002时转染细胞对化疗药物的敏感性。流式细胞仪检测单独或联用LY294002时转染细胞内阿霉素蓄积和潴留。结果：将PrPc正义载体pcDNA—PrP转入SGC7901,成功建立PrPc高表达胃癌细胞亚系并命名为PS;空载体转染细胞命名为BS。Western—Blot显示磷酸化Akt在PS中的表达较Bs及SGC7901增高,而三者的总Akt则无差别。未经LY294002处理时,在阿霉素或长春新碱的作用下,PS的存活率分别为91．4％±3．4％和89．4％±3．8％,较BS（79．2％±4．3％和75．9％±2．1％）明显增高（均）,PS细胞内阿霉素蓄积量和潴留量分别为4．4±0．3和4．2±0．4,明显低于BS（8．2±0．5和8．0±0．3）（均）;当联合LY294002处理后,PS在两种药物作用下的存活率均随着LY294002浓度的增加逐渐降低,并均在LY294002为30tLmol／L时接近BS（均）,PS细胞内阿霉素蓄积量和潴留量逐渐增高,并均在LY294002为30μmol／L时接近BS（均）。结论：PrPc介导的胃癌耐药与P13K／Akt途径活性密切相关,抑制P13K／Akt途径活性可逆转PrPc介导的胃癌耐药。     

红花多糖抑制PI3K/Akt信号通路诱导人胃癌细胞凋亡的研究

目的 探讨红花多糖通过抑制PI3K/Akt信号通路调控胃癌细胞凋亡的机制。方法 MTT比色法观察SPS对人胃癌SGC-7901细胞体外增殖的抑制作用,流式细胞仪(FCM)分析细胞凋亡,实时荧光定量RT-PCR法和Western Blot法检测蛋白激酶B(Akt)基因及蛋白的表达情况。结果 红花多糖在一定范围内以剂量依赖方式和时间依赖方式抑制SGC-7901胃癌细胞生长。流式细胞仪检测,SGC-7901细胞经红花多糖处理24 h,其早期凋亡率、细胞坏死或晚期凋亡率显著增加,呈现明显的剂量依赖性。Real-time PCR和Western Blot检测发现,SPS处理的细胞Akt基因及蛋白表达量明显下降。结论 红花多糖对人胃癌SGC-7901细胞体外增殖具有明显的抑制作用,该抑制作用具有一定的时间依赖性和剂量依赖性;红花多糖能够下调Akt mRNA表达,降低Akt和p-Akt蛋白的表达量,抑制Akt通路发挥抗肿瘤作用。     

醉茄素A对非小细胞肺癌A549细胞增殖、凋亡及PI3K／Akt信号通路的影响

目的 探讨醉茄素A（WFA） 对非小细胞肺癌（NSCLC）A549细胞增殖、凋亡及PI3K／Akt信号通路的影响。方法 采用0、2.5、5.0、10.0、20.0μmol／L WFA 处理A549细胞,采用四甲基偶氮唑盐（MTT）比色法检测上述浓度处理24、48、72和96h的细胞增殖抑制率,Hoechst染色和磷酯酰丝氨酸结合蛋白 异硫氢酸荧光素／碘化丙啶双染法（Annexin V-FITC／PI）检测各浓度组48h的细胞凋亡情况,流式细胞仪检测各浓度组48h的细胞周期分布情况,免疫印迹检测各浓度组48h凋亡相关基因（Bcl-2、Bax和Cleaved caspase-3）和PI3K／Akt信号通路重要蛋白Akt及其磷酸化形式p-Akt的蛋白水平。结果 WFA 可抑制细胞增殖,并呈剂量和时间依赖性（P＜0.05）;0、2.5、5.0、10.0、20.0μmol／L WFA作用48h后A549细胞的凋亡指数分别为2.75±0.64、4.61±1.36、9.75±2.78、12.92±3.42和18.68±4.31,组间差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。除2.5μmol／L外,其余浓度组的早、晚期凋亡率、凋亡促进基因（Bax和Cleaved caspase-3）水平及G0／G1期细胞比例均高于0μmol／L,凋亡抑制基因Bcl-2水平及S期和G2／M期细胞比例均低于0μmol／L（P＜0.05）; 2.5、5.0、10.0、20.0μmol／L的组间差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。随着浓度升高,p-Akt／Akt值呈降低趋势,差异有统计学意义（P＜0.05）。结论 WFA能够抑制A549细胞的增殖及凋亡,可能通过抑制PI3K／Akt通路激活实现。     

PI3K/AKT信号通路相关蛋白在乳腺癌中的表达及其临床意义

目的：研究PI3K/AKT信号转导通路中PTEN、PI3K、AKT蛋白在乳腺癌中的表达及其与疾病发生发展、预后的关系。方法用免疫组化SP法检测45例乳腺癌患者病理组织（观察组）和其中15例患者癌旁正常组织（对照组）中PTEN、PI3K、AKT表达情况,采用单因素回归分析对PTEN、PI3K、AKT蛋白在乳腺癌组织中阳性表达的相关因素进行分析。结果 PI3K、AKT在乳腺癌中的表达率分别为73.3%、75.5%,高于癌旁正常乳腺组织的33.3%、40%,差异具有统计学意义（P﹤0.05）;PTEN在乳腺癌中表达率为22.2%,低于癌旁正常乳腺组织的53.3%,但差异无统计学意义（P﹥0.05）;单因素回归分析结果显示,患者发病年龄对PTEN、PI3K、AKT在乳腺癌组织中阳性表达无关（P﹥0.05）;组织学分级、临床分期、存在淋巴结转移是PTEN、PI3K、AKT在乳腺癌组织中的阳性表达的相关因素（P﹤0.05）。结论 PI3K/AKT信号通路可能参与了乳腺癌的发生与发展,PTEN蛋白表达缺失导致AKT、PI3K蛋白的过度表达,PI3K、PTEN、AKT蛋白表达的检测可能有助于预测乳腺癌的预后。     

MicroRNA-7 inhibits the stemness of prostate cancer stem-like cells and tumorigenesis by repressing KLF4/PI3K/Akt/p21 pathway

Up to now, the molecular mechanisms underlying the stemness of prostate cancer stem cells (PCSCs) are still poorly understood. In this study, we demonstrated that microRNA-7 (miR-7) appears to be a novel tumor-suppressor miRNA, which abrogates the stemness of PCSCs and inhibits prostate tumorigenesis by suppressing a key stemness factor KLF4. MicroRNA-7 is down-regulated in prostate cancer cells compared to non-tumorigenic prostate epithelial cells. Restoration of miR-7 suppresses the expression of the stemness factor KLF4 in PCSCs and inhibits prostate tumorigenesis both in vitro and in vivo. Interestingly, the suppression of the stemness of PCSCs by miR-7 is sustained for generations in xenografts. Analysis of clinical samples also revealed a negative correlation between miR-7 expression and prostate tumor progression. Mechanistically, overexpression of miR-7 may lead to a cell cycle arrest but not apoptosis, which seems achieved via suppressing the KLF4/PI3K/Akt/p21 pathway. This study identifies miR-7 as a suppressor of PCSCs'' stemness and implicates its potential application for PCa therapy.     

Activation of IL-8 via PI3K/Akt-dependent pathway is involved in leptin-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human breast cancer cells

Background Information: Previous studies have revealed that leptin may be involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a crucial initiator of cancer progression to facilitate metastatic cascade, increase tumor recurrence, and ultimately cause poor prognosis. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The aim of our present study was to investigate the effect of leptin on EMT of breast cancer cells and the underlying mechanism. Results: Our data demonstrated that leptin significantly increased the phosphorylation of STAT3, Akt, and ERK1/2, elevated the expression of IL-8, and induced breast cancer cells to undergo EMT. The effect of leptin on IL-8 could visibly abolished by the inhibitor of PI3K {"type":"entrez-nucleotide","attrs":{"text":"LY294002","term_id":"1257998346","term_text":"LY294002"}}LY294002. In addition, leptin-induced EMT of breast cancer cells was blocked by anti-IL-8 antibodies. Examination of the expression of ObR, leptin, IL-8 and EMT-related biomarkers in patient specimens demonstrated that malignant breast carcinoma with lymph node metastases (LNM), which represents poor prognosis, expressed higher levels of ObR, leptin, IL-8 than other types of breast cancer, and displayed more obvious EMT transversion. In vivo xenograft experiment revealed that leptin signally promoted tumor growth and metastasis and increased the expressions of IL-8 and EMT-related biomarkers. Conclusions: Our results support that leptin-induced EMT in breast cancer cells requires IL-8 activation via the PI3K/Akt signal pathway.