Journal of Radiation Protection and Research

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Effects of Tumor Microenvironmental Factors on DNA Methylation and Radiation Sensitivity in A549 Human Lung Adenocarcinoma

  • Oh, Jung-Min (Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Young-Eun (Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Hong, Beom-Ju (Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Bok, Seoyeon (Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Jeon, Seong-Uk (Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Lee, Chan-Ju (Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Park, Dong-Young (Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Il Han (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Hak Jae (Department of Radiation Oncology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ahn, G-One (Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2018.05.15
  • Accepted : 2018.06.11
  • Published : 2018.06.30
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Abstract

Background: Tumor response to anticancer therapies can much be influenced by microenvironmental factors. In this study, we determined the effect of these microenvironmental factors on DNA methylation using A549 human lung adenocarcinoma cell line. Materials and Methods: We subjected A549 cells to various conditions mimicking tumor microenvironment including hypoxia, acidosis (sodium lactate), oxidative stress ($H_2O_2$), bystander effect (supernatant from doxorubicin (Dox)-treated or irradiated cells), and immune cell infiltration (supernatant from THP-1 or Jurkat T cells). Genomic DNA was isolated from these cells and analyzed for DNA methylation. Clonogenic cell survival, gene expression, and metabolism were analyzed in cells treated with some of these conditions. Results and Discussion: We found that DNA methylation level was significantly decreased in A549 cells treated with conditioned media from Dox-treated cells or Jurkat T cells, or sodium lactate, indicating an active transcription. To determine whether the decreased DNA methylation affects radiation sensitivity, we exposed cells to these conditions followed by 6 Gy irradiation and found that cell survival was significantly increased by sodium lactate while it was decreased by conditioned media from Dox-treated cells. We further observed that cells treated with conditioned media from Dox-treated cells exhibited significant changes in expression of genes including BAX and FAS (involved in apoptosis), NADPH dehydrogenase (mitochondria), EGFR (cellular survival) and RAD51 (DNA damage repair) while sodium lactate increased cellular metabolism rather than changing the gene expression. Conclusion: Our results suggest that various tumor microenvironmental factors can differentially influence DNA methylation and hence radiosensitivity and gene expression in A549 cancer cells.

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