期刊
CELLULAR SIGNALLING
卷 46, 期 -, 页码 52-63出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2018.02.007
关键词
NADPH oxidase 4; ROS; GLI1 Gastric cancer; Proliferation; Apoptosis
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资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81670505]
- Shanghai municipal education commission- Gaofeng clinical medicine grant support [DLY201501]
NADPH Oxidase 4 (NOX4), a member of the NOX family, has emerged as a significant source of reactive oxygen species, playing an important role in tumor cell proliferation, apoptosis, and other physiological processes. However, the potential function of NOX4 in gastric cancer (GC) cell proliferation is yet unknown. The aim of this study was to illustrate whether NOX4 plays a role in regulating gastric cancer cell growth. First, the clinical information from 90 patients was utilized to explore the clinical value of NOX4 as a predictive tool for tumor size and prognosis. Results showed that NOX4 expression was correlated with tumor size and prognosis. In vitro assays confirmed that knockdown of NOX4 expression blocked cell proliferation and the expression of Cyclin Dl, BAX, and so on. Interestingly, NOX4 promoted cell proliferation via activation of the GM pathway. GUI1, a well-known transcription factor in the Hedgehog signaling pathway, was overexpressed to test whether NOX4 activates downstream signaling via GM. Overexpression of GLI1 reversed the inhibition of proliferation induced by NOX4 knockdown. In addition, overexpression of NOX4 increased GM expression, and depletion of all expression decreased the effects induced by NOX4 overexpression. Further, ROS generated by NOX4 was required for GLI1 expression, as shown by use of the ROS inhibitor, diphenylene iodonium (DPI). In summary, the findings indicate that NOX4 plays an important role in gastric cancer cell growth and apoptosis through the generation of ROS and subsequent activation of Gill signaling. Hence, the targeting of NOX4 may be an attractive therapeutic strategy for blocking gastric cancer cell proliferation.
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