Journal
INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND CANCER
Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s13027-021-00359-2
Keywords
Hepatitis B virus; cIAP2; Sorafenib resistance; Liver cancer; Lamivudine
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [:81960443, 81360338]
- Foundation of Jiangxi Provincial Health Department [:20195422]
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The study showed that cIAP2 is involved in HBV-induced sorafenib resistance in liver cancer, and anti-HBV treatments can reduce cIAP2 expression and partially restore sorafenib sensitivity.
Background HBV promotes cell survival by upregulating the expression of the cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein 2 (cIAP2), however whether it is involved in HBV-induced sorafenib resistance in liver cancer remains unclear. Methods cIAP2 overexpression and knockdown was adopted to assess the involvement of cIAP2 in HBV-induced sorafenib resistance. Anti-HBV drug lamivudine and Akt inhibitor were used to investigate the impact of HBV replication on cIAP2 expression and sorafenib resistance. Xenotransplantation mouse model was used to confirm the data on cell lines in vitro. Results Liver cancer cell line HepG2.215 showed increased cIAP2 expression and enhanced resistance to sorafenib. Upon sorafenib treatment, overexpression of cIAP2 in HepG2 lead to decreased cleaved caspase 3 level and increased cell viability, while knockdown of cIAP2 in HepG2.215 resulted in increased level of cleaved caspase 3 and decreased cell viability, suggesting the involvement of cIAP2 in HBV-induced sorafenib resistance. Furthermore, anti-HBV treatment reduced cIAP2 expression and partially restored sorafenib sensitivity in HepG2.215 cells. Xenotransplantation mouse model further confirmed that co-treatment with lamivudine and sorafenib could reduce sorafenib-resistant HepG2.215 tumor cell growth. Conclusion cIAP2 is involved in HBV-induced sorafenib resistance in liver cancer and anti-HBV treatments reduce cIAP2 expression and partially restore sorafenib sensibility.
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