TY - JOUR
T1 - Downregulation of intracellular nm23-H1 prevents cisplatin-induced DNA damage in oesophageal cancer cells
T2 - Possible association with Na+, K+-ATPase
AU - Iizuka, N.
AU - Miyamoto, K.
AU - Tangoku, A.
AU - Hayashi, H.
AU - Hazama, S.
AU - Yoshino, S.
AU - Yoshimura, K.
AU - Hirose, K.
AU - Yoshida, H.
AU - Oka, M.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Previously, we showed that expression of nm23-H1 is associated inversely with sensitivity to cisplatin in human oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The present study was undertaken to investigate the association of nm23-H1 expression with cisplatin-induced DNA damage in OSCC using antisense nm23-H1 transfectants. YES-2/AS-12, an antisense nm23-H1-transfected OSCC cell line, showed significantly reduced expression of intracellular nm23-H1 protein compared with that in parental YES-2 cells and YES-2/Neo transfectants. Surface expression of nm23-H1 protein was not observed in any of the three cell lines. PCR analysis for DNA damage demonstrated that YES-2/AS-12 cells were more resistant to nuclear and mitochondrial DNA damage by cisplatin than were YES-2/Neo cells. In addition, mitochondrial membrane potentials and DNA fragmentation assays confirmed that YES-2/AS-12 was more resistant than YES-2/Neo to apoptosis induced by cisplatin. In contrast, YES-2/AS-12 was more sensitive to ouabain, a selective inhibitor of Na+, K+-ATPase, than YES-2 and YES-2/Neo. Pre-treatment with ouabain resulted in no differences in cisplatin sensitivity between the three cell lines examined. Intracellular platinum level in YES-2/AS-12 was significantly lower than that in YES-2 and YES-2/Neo following incubation with cisplatin, whereas ouabain pre-treatment resulted in no differences in intracellular platinum accumulations between the three cell lines. Our data support the conclusion that reduced expression of intracellular nm23-H1 in OSCC cells is associated with cisplatin resistance via the prevention of both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA damage and suggest that it may be related to Na+, K+-ATPase activity, which is responsible for intracellular cisplatin accumulation. (C) 2000 Cancer Research Campaign.
AB - Previously, we showed that expression of nm23-H1 is associated inversely with sensitivity to cisplatin in human oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The present study was undertaken to investigate the association of nm23-H1 expression with cisplatin-induced DNA damage in OSCC using antisense nm23-H1 transfectants. YES-2/AS-12, an antisense nm23-H1-transfected OSCC cell line, showed significantly reduced expression of intracellular nm23-H1 protein compared with that in parental YES-2 cells and YES-2/Neo transfectants. Surface expression of nm23-H1 protein was not observed in any of the three cell lines. PCR analysis for DNA damage demonstrated that YES-2/AS-12 cells were more resistant to nuclear and mitochondrial DNA damage by cisplatin than were YES-2/Neo cells. In addition, mitochondrial membrane potentials and DNA fragmentation assays confirmed that YES-2/AS-12 was more resistant than YES-2/Neo to apoptosis induced by cisplatin. In contrast, YES-2/AS-12 was more sensitive to ouabain, a selective inhibitor of Na+, K+-ATPase, than YES-2 and YES-2/Neo. Pre-treatment with ouabain resulted in no differences in cisplatin sensitivity between the three cell lines examined. Intracellular platinum level in YES-2/AS-12 was significantly lower than that in YES-2 and YES-2/Neo following incubation with cisplatin, whereas ouabain pre-treatment resulted in no differences in intracellular platinum accumulations between the three cell lines. Our data support the conclusion that reduced expression of intracellular nm23-H1 in OSCC cells is associated with cisplatin resistance via the prevention of both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA damage and suggest that it may be related to Na+, K+-ATPase activity, which is responsible for intracellular cisplatin accumulation. (C) 2000 Cancer Research Campaign.
KW - Cisplatin
KW - DNA damage
KW - Mitochondrial membrane potential
KW - nm23
KW - Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma
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M3 - Article
C2 - 11027435
AN - SCOPUS:0033760343
VL - 83
SP - 1209
EP - 1215
JO - British Journal of Cancer
JF - British Journal of Cancer
SN - 0007-0920
IS - 9
ER -