Inflammatory microenvironment contributes to epithelial-mesenchymal transition in gastric cancer

Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most common malignancy in the world. The major cause of GC is chronic infection with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Infection with H. pylori leads to an active inflammatory microenvironment that is maintained by immune cells such as T cells, macrophages, natural killer cells, among other cells. Immune cell dysfunction allows the initiation and accumulation of mutations in GC cells, inducing aberrant proliferation and protection from apoptosis. Meanwhile, immune cells can secrete certain signals, including cytokines, and chemokines, to alter intracellular signaling pathways in GC cells. Thus, GC cells obtain the ability to metastasize to lymph nodes by undergoing the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), whereby epithelial cells lose their epithelial attributes and acquire a mesenchymal cell phenotype. Metastasis is a leading cause of death for GC patients, and the involved mechanisms are still under investigation. In this review, we summarize the current research on how the inflammatory environment affects GC initiation and metastasis via EMT.     

衣霉素诱导胃癌细胞内质网应激介导上皮间质转化的发生

目的 观察衣霉素诱导的内质网应激介导胃癌SGC-7901细胞上皮间质转化(EMT)的发生.方法 以浓度为10 μg/ml的衣霉素(TM)处理胃癌SGC-7901细胞0、6、12、24 h,RT-PCR、Western blotting法检测葡萄糖调节蛋白78 (GRP78)表达;取GRP78高表达时间点,以10 μg/ml TM处理SGC-7901细胞,RT-PCR、Western blotting法检测E-钙黏蛋白(E-cadherin)及N-钙黏蛋白(N-cadherin)表达;镜下观察细胞形态学变化.细胞划痕试验观察TM诱导SGC-7901细胞的侵袭能力.结果 10 μg/ml的TM处理胃癌SGC-7901细胞12h后,细胞形态逐渐类似于长梭形并生出伪足.E-cadherin mRNA及蛋白表达下降(P＜0.05),GRP78、N-cad-herin mRNA及蛋白表达同时升高(P＜0.05).胃癌SGC-7901细胞侵袭、转移能力增强.结论 TM诱导的内质网应激(ERS)可介导胃癌SGC-7901细胞发生EMT.     

MiR-146a rs2910164 polymorphism increases risk of gastric cancer: A meta-analysis

AIM: To systematically evaluate the association between the miR-146a rs2910164 polymorphism and susceptibility to gastric cancer.METHODS: A comprehensive electronic search was conducted for articles published up until January 27, 2014 in Medline (PubMed), Excerpta Medica Database (Embase), the Cochrane Library and Google Scholar. Only case-control studies published in English that evaluated the association between the miR-146a rs2910164 polymorphism and susceptibility to gastric cancer were included. Furthermore, only studies with sufficient data allowing for calculation of odds ratio (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) were included. These values were used in the quantitative synthesis to assess the strength of the association between the miR-146a rs2910164 polymorphism and risk of gastric cancer.RESULTS: The database search identified 1002 eligible studies, of which seven (comprising 4112 cases and 5811 controls) were included for the meta-analysis. The results indicate that miR-146a rs2910164 polymorphism is more likely to be associated with gastric cancer risk. In the overall analysis, a significantly increased cancer risk was found in the heterozygote (GG vs GC) comparison (OR = 1.14, 95%CI: 1.03-1.27; P = 0.01 for pooled OR). In the ethnicity subgroup analysis, a similar result was found among Caucasians (OR = 1.36, 95%CI: 1.01-1.85; P = 0.04 for pooled OR). In the stratified analysis by quality of studies, a significantly increased cancer risk was found in the heterozygote comparison among high quality studies (OR = 1.12, 95%CI: 1.01-1.26; P = 0.04 for pooled OR). When stratified on the basis of sample size, a significantly increased cancer risk was found among small sample size subgroups for the allelic (G vs C: OR = 1.16, 95%CI: 1.03-1.30; P = 0.01), homozygote (GG vs CC: OR = 1.33, 95%CI: 1.03-1.73; P = 0.03) and recessive model (GG vs GC + CC: OR = 0.05, 95%CI: 0.00-0.10; P = 0.03) comparisons.CONCLUSION: The miR-146a rs2910164 polymorphism is associated with increased gastric cancer risk, particularly evident in high quality studies with small sample sized Caucasian populations.     

PTEN/PI3K/AKT蛋白、miR-21在青海藏族及汉族胃癌患者癌组织中的表达差异

目的探讨PTEN/PI3K/AKT蛋白、miR-21在青海藏族及汉族胃癌患者癌组织中的表达差异。方法选取2016年12月至2018年12月我院胃肠外科进行手术的78例胃癌患者为研究对象(藏族38例,汉族40例)。采用实时荧光定量PCR法检测癌组织标本及癌旁组织中miR-21水平,采用免疫组化染色法检测PTEN/PI3K/AKT蛋白,分析不同民族胃癌患者不同组织PTEN/PI3K/AKT蛋白、miR-21表达情况,同时分析其与临床病理特征之间的关系。结果汉族、藏族胃癌患者癌组织中miR-21表达水平高于癌旁组织(P<0.05),且汉族癌组织中miR-21表达水平明显高于藏族(P<0.05)。汉族、藏族胃癌患者癌组织中PTEN、PI3K、AKT蛋白阳性率比较,差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05),其中汉族胃癌组织中PTEN蛋白阳性率低于藏族,但PI3K、AKT蛋白阳性率高于藏族(P<0.05)。两民族胃癌组织中的PTEN、AKT蛋白、miR-21表达与TNM分期、分化程度、淋巴转移相关(P<0.05),PI3K蛋白表达与TNM分期、淋巴转移相关(P<0.05)。在汉族、藏族胃癌患者中,miR-21与PTEN蛋白均呈负相关,与PI3K、AKT蛋白均呈正相关(P<0.05)。结论PTEN在藏族、汉族胃癌患者中表达水平降低,且汉族表达低于藏族,且PTEN与PI3K、AKT呈负相关,miR-21可能通过抑制PTEN,激活PI3K、AKT信号通路从而参与胃癌患者的发生、发展。     

PI3K/AKT信号通路与心肌缺血再灌注损伤

PI3K/AKT通路是重要的抗细胞凋亡/促增殖信号通路,在细胞的生长、存活、增殖、迁移及代谢等方面有重要作用,并且越来越多的研究表明其在心肌缺血再灌注损伤的病理生理过程中也发挥重要作用,本文就此作一综述。     

PI3 K/AKT/mTOR信号通路与肺癌TKI耐药性及放疗抵抗性

肺癌的发病率及病死率一直居高不下,目前针对表皮生长因子受体以及抗血管内皮生长因子受体等的靶向治疗药物已成为临床一线用药,并辅助以放疗、手术治疗等。但是,临床发现肺癌细胞容易对药物产生耐药性,对放疗的敏感性也容易下降。研究发现 PI3K/AKT/mTOR 通路广泛存在于多种癌症细胞中,在细胞生长、增殖、血管生成等过程中起重要调节作用。不少研究学者发现,该通路的激活与肺癌细胞对表皮生长因子受体-酪氨酸激酶抑制剂的耐药性和放疗的抵抗性呈现正相关。PI3K/AKT抑制剂或 mTOR抑制剂均可逆转肺癌细胞的耐药性及放疗抵抗性,并有望成为治疗肺癌的新型抗癌药物。本文就近几年该信号通路有关的报道进行总结。     

Obesity, the PI3K/Akt signal pathway and colon cancer

Obesity is currently reaching epidemic levels worldwide and is a major predisposing factor for a variety of life-threatening diseases including diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Recently, it has also been suggested to be linked with cancer.
Epidemiological studies have shown that obesity increases the risk of colon cancer by 1.5–2 fold with obesity-associated colon cancer accounting for 14–35% of total incidence. Several factors, altered in obesity, may be important in cancer development including increased levels of blood insulin, insulin-like growth factor I, leptin, TNF-α, IL-6 as well as decreased adiponectin. A unifying characteristic of all these factors is that they increase the activity of the PI3K/Akt signal pathway. The PI3K/Akt signal pathway in turn activates signals for cell survival, cell growth and cell cycle leading to carcinogenesis. Here we review the evidence that PI3K/Akt and its downstream targets are important in obesity-associated colon cancer and thus, that targeted inhibition of this pathway could be employed for the prevention of obesity-associated colon cancer and incorporated into the therapy regime for those with irremovable colon cancers.     

PI3K/AKT信号通路在RANKL诱导的SGC-7901胃癌细胞迁移中的作用

目的文献报道RANKL/RANK/OPG途径与肿瘤细胞迁移及骨转移密切相关,但RANKL/RANK途径是否参与胃癌细胞迁移,尚无文献报道。本文拟检测RANK在胃癌细胞系SGC-7901细胞中的表达,并进一步探讨磷脂酰肌醇-3-激酶/丝苏氨酸蛋白激酶(PI3K/Akt)信号通路在RANKL诱导的胃癌细胞迁移中的作用。方法 West-ern blot检测SGC-7901细胞表面RANK蛋白的表达;RANKL刺激后磷酸化Akt(P-Akt)及Akt的表达;Transwell法测定RANKL及抑制剂刺激后细胞迁移能力的改变。结果 SGC7901细胞表达RANK蛋白。RANKL(1μg/mL)诱导SGC-7901细胞迁移能力增强,迁移增加率为57.2%±5.9%,RANKL抑制剂rOPG(5μg/mL)显著抑制RANKL诱导的细胞迁移(13.88%±3.57%,P<0.05)。RANKL刺激后30 min～3 h,SGC-7901细胞p-Akt表达升高,应用PI3K的抑制剂LY294002(50 mmol/L)显著抑制RANKL诱导的胃癌细胞SGC-7901的迁移(57.28%±5.91%vs23.18%±2.79%,P<0.05)。结论胃癌细胞系SGC-7901细胞表达受体RANK,PI3K/Akt信号通路参与RANKL诱导的SGC-7901细胞迁移。     

The role of PTEN/Akt/PI3K signaling in the maintenance and viability of prostate cancer stem-like cell populations

Characterization of the molecular pathways that are required for the viability and maintenance of self-renewing tumor-initiating cells may ultimately lead to improved therapies for cancer. In this study, we show that a CD133⁺/CD44⁺ population of cells enriched in prostate cancer progenitors (PCaPs) has tumor-initiating potential and that these progenitors can be expanded under nonadherent, serum-free, sphere-forming conditions. Cells grown under these conditions have increased in vitro clonogenic and in vivo tumorigenic potential. mRNA expression analysis of cells grown under sphere-forming conditions, compared with long-term monolayer cultures, revealed preferential activation of the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. PI3K p110α and β-protein levels were higher in cells grown under sphere-forming conditions, and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) knockdown by shRNA led to an increase in sphere formation as well as increased clonogenic and tumorigenic potential. Similarly, shRNA knockdown of FoxO3a led to an increase in tumorigenic potential. Consistent with these results, inhibition of PI3K activity by the dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor NVP-BEZ235 led to growth inhibition of PCaPs. Taken together, our data strongly suggest that the PTEN/PI3K/Akt pathways are critical for prostate cancer stem-like cell maintenance and that targeting PI3K signaling may be beneficial in prostate cancer treatment by eliminating prostate cancer stem-like cells.     

硼替佐米抑制PI3K/Akt通路增强胃癌细胞对TRAIL诱导凋亡的敏感性

目的:研究硼替佐米对TRAIL诱导胃癌细胞凋亡的影响, 探讨PI3K/Akt通路在TRAIL诱导凋亡中的作用.方法:不同浓度的TRAIL和/或硼替佐米作用于人胃癌细胞系MGC803细胞, MTT法检测细胞存活率, 流式细胞术PI染色检测细胞凋亡.Western blot法检测caspase裂解及p-Akt表达水平的变化.结果:50 nmol/L硼替佐米预处理细胞2 h, 之后予100 μg/L TRAIL继续作用24 h, 细胞存活率明显低于TRAIL单独处理组(35.1%±2.7% vs71.0%±4.3%, P <0.01); 细胞凋亡率明显高于TRAIL单药组(31.3%±2.0% vs 8.2%±0.8%,P <0.01). 20 nmol/L硼替佐米预处理未能增强细胞对TRAIL的敏感性. 进一步研究发现,TRAIL可活化PI3K/Akt通路, 硼替佐米预处理可阻止PI3K/Akt通路的活化, 进而增强细胞对TRAIL诱导凋亡的敏感性.结论:硼替佐米通过抑制TRAIL诱导的PI3K/Ak t通路活化, 增强胃癌MGC803细胞对TRAIL诱导凋亡的敏感性.     

lncRNA PCAT19靶向miR-143-3p通过信号通路PI3K/Akt对甲状腺癌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及机制

目的探讨lncRNA PCAT19对甲状腺癌细胞增殖和凋亡的影响及作用机制。方法实验分为miR-con组、miR-143-3p组、si-con组、si-PCAT19组、pcDNA组、pcDNA-PCAT19组、si-PCAT19+anti-miR-con组、si-PCAT19+anti-miR-143-3p组、miR-con+WT-PCAT19组、miR-con+MUT-PCAT19组、miR-143-3p+WT-PCAT19组、miR-143-3p+MUT-PCAT19组。qRT-PCR检测miR-143-3p和PCAT19的表达水平;Western印迹检测蛋白表达;MTT法检测细胞存活率;流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡;双荧光素酶报告实验检测PCAT19和miR-143-3p的靶向关系。结果相较于正常甲状腺细胞HT-ori3,甲状腺癌细胞BCPAP、TPC-1、SW1736中PCAT19的表达水平显著升高,miR-143-3p的表达水平显著降低(P<0.05)。敲低PCAT19和高表达miR-143-3p抑制甲状腺癌细胞BCPAP增殖,促进细胞凋亡;促进裂解的半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白酶(Cleaved-caspase)-3蛋白的表达,抑制细胞周期蛋白(Cyclin)D1的表达。PCAT19靶向负调控miR-143-3p,miR-143-3p低表达可以部分逆转PCAT19低表达对BCPAP细胞增殖抑制和凋亡促进的作用。敲低PCAT19抑制p-AKT和磷脂酰肌醇3-激酶的p1102催化亚基(PI3Kp110α)的表达,miR-143-3p低表达可逆转PCAT19低表达对p-AKT和PI3Kp110α的抑制作用。结论lncRNA PCAT19可抑制甲状腺癌细胞增殖,促进其凋亡,其机制可能与miR-143-3p及PI3K/AKT信号通路有关。     

Ribonucleotide reductase M2 subunit silencing suppresses tumorigenesis in pancreatic cancer via inactivation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway

Background/objectivesRibonucleotide Reductase M2 subunit (RRM2) is elevated in pancreatic cancer and involved in DNA synthesis and cell proliferation. But its specific mechanism including genetic differences and upstream regulatory pathways remains unclear.MethodsWe analyzed RRM2 expression of 178 pancreatic cancer patients in Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) database. Besides, more pancreatic cancer specimens were collected and detected RRM2 expression by immunohistochemistry. RRM2 knockdown by shRNA was applied for functional and mechanism analysis in vitro. Xenograft tumor growth was significantly slower by RRM2 silencing in vivo.ResultsIt showed that high RRM2 expression had a poorer overall survival and disease free survival. RRM2 expression was higher in tumor grade 2 and 3 than grade 1. Immunohistochemistry data validated that high RRM2 expression predicted worse survival. RRM2 knockdown significantly reduced cell proliferation, inhibited colony formation and suppressed cell cycle progress. Further mechanism assay showed silencing RRM2 lead to inactivation of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and inhibition of mutant p53, which induce S phase arrest and/or apoptosis. In panc-1 cells, S-phase arrest mediated by mutant p53 inhibition, p21 increase and cell cycle related proteins change. While in miapaca-2 cells, induction of apoptosis and S-phase arrest mediated by CDK1 played a coordinated role.ConclusionTaken together, high RRM2 expression was associated with worse prognosis. Importantly, RRM2 knockdown deactivated PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, resulting in cell cycle arrest and/or apoptosis. This study shed light on the molecular mechanism of RRM2 in pancreatic tumor progression and is expected to provide a new theoretical basis for pancreatic cancer treatment.     

KAI1 reverses the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human pancreatic cancer cells

Background: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT) plays an important role in pancreatic cancer(PC). In the present study, we investigated the effects of KAI1 gene overexpression on the EMT of human PC cell lines, MIA Pa Ca-2 and PACN-1. Methods: Plasmids overexpressing KAI1 and p CMV were transfected into MIA Pa Ca-2 and PACN-1 cells, respectively. After selection of differently transfected cells by G418, KAI1 protein levels were examined by Western blotting, and transfected cells were renamed as MIA Pa Ca-2-K, MIA Pa Ca-2-p, PACN-1-K and PACN-1-p. Wound healing and Transwell migration assays were then performed comparing the two groups of cells. EMT-related markers were analyzed by Western blotting. Results: The percentage of wound closure significantly decreased in MIA Pa Ca-2-K cells compared with MIA Pa Ca-2-p and MIA Pa Ca-2 cells after 24, 48 and 72 h( P 0.05). In PACN-1-K cells, the percentage of wound closure significantly decreased as well( P 0.05). Numbers of invading MIA Pa Ca-2, MIA Pa Ca-2-p and MIA Pa Ca-2-K cells were determined as 48.0 ± 15.4, 50.0 ± 12.4, and 12.0 ± 3.8, respectively. The corresponding numbers of invading PACN-1, PACN-1-p and PACN-1-K cells were 29.0 ± 10.6, 31.0 ± 11.4, and 8.0 ± 4.2, respectively. KAI1 overexpression induced a significant upregulation of E-cadherin and also significant downregulation of Snail, vimentin, matrix metalloproteinase 2(MMP2) and MMP9(all P 0.05) in PC cells. Conclusions: KAI1 reversed EMT-related marker expression and inhibited migration and invasion of PC cells. Thus, KAI1 might represent a novel potential therapeutic target for PC.     

PI3K/Akt抑制剂LY294002对胃癌细胞化疗增敏作用的探讨

目的 探讨PI3K/Akt特异性抑制剂LY294002与化疗药物5-Fu及奥沙利铂联合使用对3种胃癌细胞系(MGC803、BGC823和SGC7901)化疗效果的影响.方法 将PI3K/Akt特异性抑制剂LY294002联合化疗药物5-Fu及奥沙利铂作用于3种胃癌细胞系,MTT法检测单独使用5-Fu、奥沙利铂及联合LY294002对体外培养的3种胃癌细胞系的增殖抑制作用,流式细胞术检测细胞凋亡.结果 联合LY294002作用后,5-Fu、奥沙利铂对3种胃癌细胞系的增殖抑制作用明显增强(P<0.05),且凋亡率显著提高(P<0.05).结论结果 LY294002能有效提高化疗药物5-Fu、奥沙利铂体外对胃癌细胞的增殖抑制作用,抑制PI3K/Akt信号转导通路可显著提高胃癌的化疗疗效.     

Suppression of colorectal cancer metastasis by nigericin through inhibition of epithelial-mesenchymal transition

AIM: To evaluate the effect of nigericin on colorectal cancer and to explore its possible mechanism.METHODS: The human colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines HT29 and SW480 were treated with nigericin or oxaliplatin under the conditions specified. Cell viability assay and invasion and metastasis assay were performed to evaluate the effect of nigericin on CRC cells. Sphere-forming assay and soft agar colony-forming assay were implemented to assess the action of nigericin on the cancer stem cell properties of CRC cells undergone epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT).RESULTS: Compared with oxaliplatin, nigericin showed more toxicity for the HT29 cell line (IC50, 12.92 ± 0.25 μmol vs 37.68 ± 0.34 μmol). A similar result was also obtained with the SW116 cell line (IC50, 15.86 ± 0.18 μmol vs 41.02 ± 0.23 μmol). A Boyden chamber assay indicated that a significant decrease in the number of HT29 cells migrating through polyvinylidene fluoride membrane was observed in the nigericin-treated group, relative to the vehicle-treated group [11 ± 2 cells per high-power field (HPF) vs 19.33 ± 1.52 cells per HPF, P < 0.05]. Compared to the control group, the numbers of HT29 cells invading through the Matrigel-coated membrane also decreased in the nigericin-treated group (6.66 ± 1.52 cells per HPF vs 14.66 ± 1.52 cells per HPF, P < 0.05). Nigericin also reduced the proportion of CD133⁺ cells from 83.57% to 63.93%, relative to the control group (P < 0.05). Nigericin decreased the number of spheres relative to the control group (0.14 ± 0.01 vs 0.35 ± 0.01, P < 0.05), while oxaliplatin increased the number of spheres relative to the control group (0.75 ± 0.02 vs 0.35 ± 0.01; P < 0.05). Nigericin also showed a decreased ability to form colonies under anchorage-independent conditions in a standard soft agar assay after 14 d in culture, relative to the control group (1.66 ± 0.57 vs 7 ± 1.15, P < 0.05), whereas the colony numbers were higher in the oxaliplatin group relative to the vehicle-treated controls (14.33 ± 0.57 vs 7 ± 1.15, P < 0.05). We further detected the expression of E-cadherin and vimentin in cells treated with nigericin and oxaliplatin. The results showed that HT29 cells treated with nigericin induced an increase in E-cadherin expression and a decrease in the vimentin expression relative to vehicle controls. In contrast, oxaliplatin downregulated the expression of E-cadherin and upregulated the expression of vimentin in HT29 cells relative to vehicle controls.CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that nigericin could partly reverse the EMT process during cell invasion and metastasis.     

Overexpression of GP73 promotes cell invasion,migration and metastasis by inducing epithelial-mesenchymal transition in pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult clinical cases to diagnose with a very low 5-year survival rate of 5%, regardless of the advances made in both the medical and surgical treatment of the disease. One of the contributing factors for the high mortality rate seen of pancreatic cancer patients is the lack of effective chemotherapies, which is believed to be due to drug-resistance. Based on recent evidence, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (ETM) of pancreatic cancer cells has been found to be associated with the development of drug resistance and an increase in cell invasion. Therefore, we conducted the present study in order to investigate the regulatory effects of Golgi protein-73 (GP73) on PC. GP73 and EMT-related gene expressions in PC, along with the adjacent and chronic pancreatitis tissues were determined by means of RT-qPCR and Western blot analysis. Cultured PC cells were treated with pAdTrack-CMV, si-NC, GP73 overexpression, Si-GP73, Snail-siRNA and GP73 + Snail-siRNA. Cell invasion, migration and metastasis were measured in vitro and in vivo. The results revealed that the PC tissues and chronic pancreatitis tissues exhibited diminished E-cadherin expression and amplified GP73, N-cadherin, Vimentin and Snail expression. In response to GP73 gene silencing, PC cells presented with increased E-cadherin expression and decreased N-cadherin, Vimentin, Snail expression in addition to the inhibition of the number of invasive cells, tumor volume and number of liver lesions. These findings highly indicated that the overexpression of GP73 promotes cell invasion, migration and metastasis by inducing EMT in PC.     

Lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid regulate the PI3K/AKT pathway through osteopontin/integrin β3 to promote malignant progression of non-small cell lung cancer

BackgroundLung cancer (LC) is a malignancy with one of the highest mortality rates. Respiratory microbiota is considered to play a key role in the development of LC, but the molecular mechanisms are rarely studied.MethodsWe used lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and lipoteichoic acid (LTA) to study human lung cancer cell lines PC9 and H1299. The gene expression of CXC chemokine ligand (CXCL)1/6, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α were analyzed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The Cell-Counting Kit 8 (CCK-8) was used to analyze cell proliferation. Transwell assays were performed to analyze cell migration ability. Flow cytometry was used to observe cell apoptosis. Western blot and qRT-PCR were used to analyze the expression of secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1), toll-like receptor (TLR)-2/4, and NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) to determine the mechanism of LPS + LTA. We evaluated the effect of LPS + LTA on cisplatin sensibility by analyzing cell proliferation, apoptosis, and caspase-3/9 expression levels. We observed the proliferation activity, apoptosis, and migration ability of cells in which SPP1 had been transfected small interfering (si) negative control (NC) and integrin β3 siRNA. Then the mRNA expression level and protein expression of PI3K, AKT, and ERK were analyzed. Finally, the nude mouse tumor transplantation model was conducted to verify.ResultsWe studied that in two cell lines, the expression level of inflammatory factors in LPS+LTA group was significantly higher than that in single treatment group (P<0.001). We explored LPS + LTA combined treatment group significantly increased the expression of NLRP3 and genes and proteins. LPS + LTA + Cisplatin group could significantly reduce the inhibitory effect of LPS on cell proliferation (P<0.001), reduce the apoptosis rate (P<0.001) and significantly reduce the expression levels of caspase-3/9 (P<0.001) compared with Cisplatin group. Finally, we verified that LPS and LTA could increase osteopontin (OPN)/integrin β3 expression and activate the PI3K/AKT pathway to promote malignant progression of LC in vitro studies.ConclusionsThis study provides a theoretical basis for further exploration of the influence of lung microbiota on NSCLC and the optimization of LC treatment in the future.