EZH2-regulated PARP-1 Expression is a Likely Mechanism for the Chemoresistance of Gliomas to Temozolomide

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BACKGROUND: Chemoresistance in gliomas accounts for the major cause of tumor progress and recurrence during comprehensive treatment with alkylating agents including temozolomide (TMZ). The oncogenic role of Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) has been identified in many solid malignancies including gliomas, though the accurate effect of EZH2 on chemotherapy resistance of gliomas has been elusive.

OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the role of EHZ2 on TMZ resistance of gliomas and the molecular mechanisms.

METHODS: Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Reverse transcription-quantitative (RT-q) PCR, and western blot assay were performed for expressional analysis. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay was applied to determine the TMZ sensitivity. EZH2-silencing lentivirus was generated for mechanic study.

RESULTS: EZH2 was overexpressed in gliomas both at the transcriptional and protein levels. EZH2 level in glioma cell lines was positively correlated with resistance to TMZ, represented by the 50% inhibition rate (IC50). Moreover, there was increased TMZ sensitivity in EZH2-inhibited glioma cells than in the control cells. Furthermore, we determined that PARP1 was a common molecule among the downregulated DNA repair proteins in both U251 and U87 glioma cell lines after EZH2 inhibition. Specifically, we observed a spontaneous increase of PARP1 expression with TMZ treatment and interestingly, the increase of PARP1 could be also reduced by EZH2 inhibition in the glioma cells. Finally, combined treatment with lentivirus-induced EZH2 inhibition and a PARP1 inhibitor dramatically enhanced TMZ cytotoxicity compared with either one alone.

CONCLUSION: EZH2-PARP-1 signaling axis is possibly responsible for the chemoresistance of gliomas to TMZ. Simultaneously inhibiting these two genes may improve the outcome of TMZ chemotherapy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Current cancer drug targets - 24(2024), 3 vom: 01., Seite 328-339

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liang, Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Bing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Chenran [VerfasserIn]
Song, Chaoli [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Junyu [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Lei [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Jing [VerfasserIn]

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7GR28W0FJI
Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating
Chemoresistance
DNA repair
Dacarbazine
EC 2.1.1.43
EZH2
EZH2 protein, human
Enhancer of Zeste Homolog 2 Protein
Glioma
Journal Article
PARP1.
Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
Temozolomide
YF1K15M17Y

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Date Completed 05.04.2024

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1568009623666230818151830

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360930190