Knockdown of Chitinase 3-Like-1 Inhibits Cell Proliferation, Promotes Apoptosis, and Enhances Effect of Anti-Programmed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma Cells

BACKGROUND Enzymatically inactive chitinase-like protein CHI3L1 is overexpressed in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) patients with PD-L1 imbalance and promotes tumor progression in the microenvironment. Based on this, we investigated how CHI3L1 acts on the proliferation and apoptosis of DLBCL and whether there is a synergy of CHI3L1 in combination with anti-PD-L1 antibodies in vivo. MATERIAL AND METHODS CHI3L1 was detected by quantitative real-time PCR (RT-PCR) and western blot (WB) in B-lymphoma cell lines. CHI3L1 interference plasmids were constructed, and the levels of proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, and cell survival were examined in vitro in B-lymphoma cell lines and in vivo in a murine xenograft model by RT-PCR, WB, CCK-8, and flow cytometry. RESULTS CHI3L1 was significantly expressed in SU-DHL-4 cells. CHI3L1-interfered RNA ShRNA-CHI3L1-1 was chosen to be used in the next experiment because it had a better interference effect. Dampened cell proliferation level, arrested cell cycle, reduced protein expressions of cyclin D1 and cyclin D2, and promoted cell apoptosis level were observed after SU-DHL-4 was transfected with ShRNA-CHI3L1-1. Furthermore, we also noticed increased expression of Bcl-2, decreased expressions of bax, cleaved caspase 3 and cleaved PARP, promoted cell survival-related protein p53, and reduced survivin. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that knockdown of CHI3L1 inhibits cancer cell proliferation by regulating cell cycles, promotes cancer cell apoptosis, and enhances the pro-apoptotic effect of anti-PD-L1 antibody both in vivo and in vitro in DLBCL.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

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Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research - 27(2021) vom: 25. März, Seite e929431

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Dong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jiayi [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Yuanbo [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Jianming [VerfasserIn]

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Antibodies, Blocking
B7-H1 Antigen
BCL2 protein, human
CD274 protein, human
CHI3L1 protein, human
Chitinase-3-Like Protein 1
Journal Article
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
RNA, Small Interfering
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

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Date Completed 01.06.2021

Date Revised 01.06.2021

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.12659/MSM.929431

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM323209157