Depletion of Bmi-1 enhances 5-fluorouracil-induced apoptosis and autophagy in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

Abstract:

:5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is one of the standard chemoradiotherapy regimens for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treatment. B-cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus insertion site 1 (Bmi-1) has been demonstrated to regulate proliferation. Additionally, Bmi-1 overexpression has been identified in HCC cell lines and correlates with the advanced invasive stage of tumor progression and poor prognosis. In this study, we examined the effects of 5-FU treatment on cell growth in HCC cells with or without Bmi-1 depletion. The IC(50) values of 5-FU were significantly decreased to a greater extent in cells with Bmi-1 knockdown. Depletion of Bmi-1 increased sensitivity of the cells to 5-FU and increased apoptosis. Knockdown of endogenous Bmi-1 led to a substantial reduction in the levels of phospho-AKT and Bcl-2 with a concomitant increase in the levels of Bax. Additionally, 5-FU induced the conversion/turnover of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3). Knockdown of endogenous Bmi-1 led to an increase in the levels of Beclin-1 and the accumulation of LC3-II. Together, these findings reveal that Bmi-1 depletion enhanced the chemosensitivity of HCC cells by inducing apoptosis and autophagy, which is associated with the PI3K/AKT and Bcl-2/Beclin-1 pathways.

journal_name

Oncol Lett

journal_title

Oncology letters

authors

Wu J,Hu D,Zhang R

doi

10.3892/ol.2012.805

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-10-01 00:00:00

pages

723-726

issue

4

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1792-1074

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1792-1082

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ol-04-04-0723

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4

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