TY - JOUR
T1 - CD133 and DNA-PK regulate MDR1 via the PI3K- or Akt-NF-κB pathway in multidrug-resistant glioblastoma cells in vitro
AU - Xi, G.
AU - Hayes, E.
AU - Lewis, R.
AU - Ichi, S.
AU - Mania-Farnell, B.
AU - Shim, K.
AU - Takao, T.
AU - Allender, E.
AU - Mayanil, C. S.
AU - Tomita, T.
N1 - Funding Information:
We are grateful to Dr Hao Luo for helpful suggestions and Drs Nimrod Miller and Yuping Derek Li for critical reading this article. This project was supported by the Rory David Deutsch Foundation, the Surgical Neuro-oncology Research Fund of Ann & Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital (A&RLCH) of Chicago, and the Dr Ralph and Marian C Falk Medical Research Trust.
Funding Information:
We are grateful to Dr Hao Luo for helpful suggestions and Drs Nimrod Miller and Yuping Derek Li for critical reading this article. This project was supported by the Rory David Deutsch Foundation, the Surgical Neuro-oncology Research Fund of Ann & Robert H Lurie Children''s Hospital (A&RLCH) of Chicago, and the Dr Ralph and Marian C Falk Medical Research Trust.
PY - 2016/1/14
Y1 - 2016/1/14
N2 - Chemotherapy is an adjuvant treatment for glioblastomas, however, chemotherapy remains palliative because of the development of multidrug resistance (MDR). Following prolonged chemotherapy, MDR protein 1 (MDR1) and CD133 increase in recurrent glioblastomas. CD133 positive (CD133+) glioma cancer stem-like cells (GCSCs) markedly promote drug resistance and exhibit increased DNA damage repair capability; thus they have a key role in determining tumor chemosensitivity. Although CD133, DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), and MDR1 are elevated in CD133+ GCSCs, the relationship among these molecules has not been elucidated. In this study, MDR glioblastoma cell lines were created in response to prolonged doxorubicin chemotherapy. CD133, DNA-PK and MDR1 were markedly elevated in these cells. CD133 and DNA-PK may increase MDR1 via the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt signal pathway. PI3K downstream targets Akt and nuclear factor (NF)-κB, which interacts with the MDR1 promoter, were also elevated in these cells. Downregulation of CD133 and DNA-PK by small interfering RNA, or inhibition of PI3K or Akt, decreased Akt, NF-κB and MDR1 expression. The results indicate that CD133 and DNA-PK regulate MDR1 through the PI3K- or Akt-NF-κB signal pathway. Consequently, a novel chemotherapeutic regimen targeting CD133 and DNA-PK in combination with traditional protocols may increase chemotherapeutic efficacy and improve prognosis for individuals who present with glioblastoma.
AB - Chemotherapy is an adjuvant treatment for glioblastomas, however, chemotherapy remains palliative because of the development of multidrug resistance (MDR). Following prolonged chemotherapy, MDR protein 1 (MDR1) and CD133 increase in recurrent glioblastomas. CD133 positive (CD133+) glioma cancer stem-like cells (GCSCs) markedly promote drug resistance and exhibit increased DNA damage repair capability; thus they have a key role in determining tumor chemosensitivity. Although CD133, DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), and MDR1 are elevated in CD133+ GCSCs, the relationship among these molecules has not been elucidated. In this study, MDR glioblastoma cell lines were created in response to prolonged doxorubicin chemotherapy. CD133, DNA-PK and MDR1 were markedly elevated in these cells. CD133 and DNA-PK may increase MDR1 via the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)-Akt signal pathway. PI3K downstream targets Akt and nuclear factor (NF)-κB, which interacts with the MDR1 promoter, were also elevated in these cells. Downregulation of CD133 and DNA-PK by small interfering RNA, or inhibition of PI3K or Akt, decreased Akt, NF-κB and MDR1 expression. The results indicate that CD133 and DNA-PK regulate MDR1 through the PI3K- or Akt-NF-κB signal pathway. Consequently, a novel chemotherapeutic regimen targeting CD133 and DNA-PK in combination with traditional protocols may increase chemotherapeutic efficacy and improve prognosis for individuals who present with glioblastoma.
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U2 - 10.1038/onc.2015.78
DO - 10.1038/onc.2015.78
M3 - Article
C2 - 25823028
AN - SCOPUS:84955207765
VL - 35
SP - 241
EP - 250
JO - Oncogene
JF - Oncogene
SN - 0950-9232
IS - 2
ER -