Anticancer Drug-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition via p53/miR-34a axis in A549/ABCA3 Cells.
J Pharm Pharm Sci
; 22(1): 516-524, 2019.
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| ID: mdl-31603744
PURPOSE: Several anticancer drugs including bleomycin (BLM) and methotrexate (MTX) cause serious lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis. Although evidences showing the association of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) with pulmonary fibrosis are increasing, the mechanism underlying anticancer drug-induced EMT has been poorly understood. On the other hand, miR-34a, a non-coding small RNA, has been highlighted as a key factor to regulate EMT in lung. In this study, we elucidated the role of miR-34a in anticancer drug-induced EMT using A549/ABCA3 cells as a novel type II alveolar epithelium model. METHODS: Expression levels of α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) mRNA, miR-34a, and p53 were evaluated by real-time PCR and western blot analysis, respectively. RESULTS: BLM and MTX induced EMT-like morphological changes and increase in mRNA expression level of α-SMA, an EMT marker. Also, both drugs increased the expression level of miR-34a. Furthermore, mRNA expression level of α-SMA was enhanced by introduction of miR-34a mimic into A549/ABCA3 cells. To examine the mechanism underlying drug-induced enhancement of miR-34a expression, we focused on p53/miR-34a axis. Both drugs upregulated protein expression of p53, an inducer of miR-34a, as well as phosphorylation of Ser15 in p53. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicated that p53/miR-34a axis may contribute to anticancer drug-induced EMT in type II alveolar epithelial cells.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bleomicina
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Metotrexato
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Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor
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MicroARNs
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Transición Epitelial-Mesenquimal
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Antineoplásicos
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pharm Pharm Sci
Asunto de la revista:
FARMACIA
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FARMACOLOGIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón
Pais de publicación:
Suiza