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The Effect of Inhibition of Heme Oxygenase-1 on Chemosensitivity of Cisplatin in Lung Cancer Cells

폐암세포주에서 Heme Oxygenase-1의 억제가 Cisplatin의 항암제 감수성에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, So-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Jung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Wonkwang University) ;
  • Jang, Hye-Yeon (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Wonkwang University) ;
  • Hwang, Ki-Eun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Wonkwang University) ;
  • Park, Jung-Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Hwi-Jung (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Wonkwang University) ;
  • Jo, Hyang-Jeong (Department of Pathology Kunsan Medical Center of Wonkwang University Hospital) ;
  • Yang, Sei-Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Wonkwang University) ;
  • Jeong, Eun-Taik (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim, Hak-Ryul (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Wonkwang University)
  • 김소영 (원광대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김은정 (원광대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 장혜연 (원광대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 황기은 (원광대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 박정현 (원광대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김휘정 (원광대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 조향정 (원광대학교 병원운영 군산의료원 병리과) ;
  • 양세훈 (원광대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 정은택 (원광대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김학렬 (원광대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Received : 2006.08.23
  • Accepted : 2006.10.18
  • Published : 2007.01.30
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Abstract

Background: Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is known to modulates the cellular functions, including cell proliferation and apoptosis. It is known that a high level of HO-1 expression is found in many tumors, and HO-1 plays an important role in rapid tumor growth on account of its antioxidant and antiapoptotic effects. Cisplatin is a widely used anti-cancer agent for the treatment of lung cancer. However, the development of resistance to cisplatin is a major obstacle to its use in clinical treatment. We previously demonstrated that inhibiting HO-1 expression through the transcriptional activation of Nrf2 induces apoptosis in A549 cells. The aim of this study was to determine of the inhibiting HO-1 enhance the chemosensitivity of A549 cells to cisplatin. Materials and Methods: The human lung cancer cell line, A549, was treated cisplatin, and the cell viability was measured by a MTT assay. The change in HO-1, Nrf2, and MAPK expression after the cisplatin treatment was examined by Western blotting. HO-1 inhibition was suppressed by ZnPP, which is a specific pharmacologic inhibitor of HO activity, and small interfering RNA (siRNA). Flow cytometry analysis and Western blot were performed in to determine the level of apoptosis. The level of hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) generation was monitored fluoimetrically using 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein diacetate. Results: The A549 cells showed more resistance to the cisplatin treatment than the other cell lines examined, whereas cisplatin increased the expression of HO-1 and Nrf2, as well as the phosphorylation of MAPK in a time-dependent fashion. Inhibitors of the MAPK pathway blocked the induction of HO-1 and Nrf2 by the cisplatin treatment in A549 cells. In addition, the cisplatin-treated A549 cells transfected with dither the HO-1 small interfering RNA (siRNA) or ZnPP, specific HO-1 inhibitor, showed in a more significantly decrease in viability than the cisplatin-only-treated group. The combination treatment of ZnPP and cisplatin caused in a marked increase in the ROS generation and a decrease in the HO-1 expression. Conclusion: Cisplatin increases the expression of HO-1, probably through the MAPK-Nrf2 pathway, and the inhibition of HO-1 enhances the chemosensitivity of A549 cells to cisplatin.

연구배경: 다양한 고형암에서 HO-1의 높은 발현이 알려져 있고, 그것의 항산화와 항세포고사의 역할로 인해 빠른 암종의 성장에 중요한 역할이 있음이 보고되고 있다. 대표적인 활성산소종 생성 항암제인 Cisplatin은 현재까지 폐암치료에 가장 광범위하게 사용되고 있으나, 여러 내성발생이 임상치료의 주요문제로 대두되고 있다. 저자들은 A549 폐암세포주에서 HO-1의 발현이 증가되었고 HO-1 활성억제제나 siRNA 방법을 통해 생존율의 의미 있는 감소와 세포고사가 유도됨을 보고한 바 있다. 이 연구의 목적은 A549 폐암세포주에 cisplatin 처리시 HO-1의 발현의 증가유무와 기전을 규명하고 실제 HO-1의 억제가 cisplatin에 의한 항암제 감수성을 증가시키는지를 알아보는데 있다. 방 법: 비소세포폐암세포주인 A549, NCI-H23, NCIH157, NCI-H460을 이용하였다. 세포독성은 MTT 방법으로 구하였고, HO-1, Nrf2, MAPK의 발현은 Western blotting으로 확인하였다. 또한 MAPK억제제들을 전처치한 후 cisplatin에 의해 유도된 Nrf2와 HO-1의 발현에 미치는 영향을 역시 Western blotting으로 관찰하였다. A549세포에 활성억제제인 ZnPP나 HO-1 small interfering RNA (siRNA)을 주입하여 cisplatin과의 병합요법시 생존율의 배가효과 유무를 MTT 방법으로 확인하였고, 이러한 효과가 ROS 형성과 HO-1의 발현변화와 관련되는지를 알아보기 위해 $carboxy-H_2DCFDA$ 방법과 Western blotting을 통해 각각 확인하였다. 결 과: Cisplatin 처리시 다른 세포주에 비해 A549 세포가 의의 있게 내성을 보였다. $10{\mu}M$의 농도에서 시간 의존적으로 HO-1, Nrf2, MAPK의 발현이 증가하였고, MAPK 억제제들을 전 처치하였을 때 cisplatin에 의해 유도된 HO-1과 Nrf2의 발현이 억제됨을 확인하였다. HO-1의 활성억제제인 ZnPP와 HO-1 siRNA를 통해 HO-1 mRNA를 직접 억제하는 방법으로 cisplatin과 병합치료시 단독치료에 비해 의의 있는 생존율의 감소를 보였다. 이러한 효과는 활성산소종의 생성 증가와 HO-1의 발현억제에 의한 결과임을 확인하였다. 결 론: Cisplatin 처리시 HO-1의 발현은 MAPKNrf2-HO-1의 경로를 통해 증가하였고, 부분적으로 치료에 대한 내성과 관련이 있었으며, ZnPP 등의 활성억제제나 siRNA를 통한 knock-down 방법으로 HO-1 을 표적으로 억제하는 치료방법을 통해 cisplatin의 항암제 감수성을 증가시켰다.

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