The HIF‑1α/miR‑224‑3p/ATG5 axis affects cell mobility and chemosensitivity by regulating hypoxia‑induced protective autophagy in glioblastoma and astrocytoma

Huang, Sihua; Peng, Qi; Zhang, Ting; Li, Fengtao; He, Xijing

doi:10.3892/or.2018.6929

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“…ATG5 can be targeted by multiple miRNAs, including miR-137-3p, miR-142-3p, and miR-224-3p. The ability of these miRNAs to restrain autophagy contributes to the sensitization of cancer cells to anti-cancer agents [95,97,100]. In addition to ATG5, the inhibitory effects of miR-142-3p on therapeutic resistance can be mediated by targeting ATG16L1 [97].…”

Section: Mirnas Regulating the Lipidation Of Lc3mentioning

confidence: 99%

MicroRNA-Based Combinatorial Cancer Therapy: Effects of MicroRNAs on the Efficacy of Anti-Cancer Therapies

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Moeng

Sim³

et al. 2019

Cells

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The susceptibility of cancer cells to different types of treatments can be restricted by intrinsic and acquired therapeutic resistance, leading to the failure of cancer regression and remission. To overcome this problem, a combination therapy has been proposed as a fundamental strategy to improve therapeutic responses; however, resistance is still unavoidable. MicroRNA (miRNAs) are associated with cancer therapeutic resistance. The modulation of dysregulated miRNA levels through miRNA-based therapy comprising a replacement or inhibition approach has been proposed to sensitize cancer cells to other anti-cancer therapies. The combination of miRNA-based therapy with other anti-cancer therapies (miRNA-based combinatorial cancer therapy) is attractive, due to the ability of miRNAs to target multiple genes associated with the signaling pathways controlling therapeutic resistance. In this article, we present an overview of recent findings on the role of therapeutic resistance-related miRNAs in different types of cancer. We review the feasibility of utilizing dysregulated miRNAs in cancer cells and extracellular vesicles as potential candidates for miRNA-based combinatorial cancer therapy. We also discuss innate properties of miRNAs that need to be considered for more effective combinatorial cancer therapy.Cells 2020, 9, 29 2 of 32 to confer the ability to acquire CSC properties onto cancer cells, thereby contributing to therapeutic resistance [7]. Moreover, cell-to-cell communication via extracellular vesicles among different types of cells within the cancer microenvironment could affect the efficacy of cancer therapies by delivering miRNAs that regulate various signaling pathways connected to therapeutic resistance [8,9].Combination therapies have been proposed to overcome therapeutic resistance via the combined inhibition of different mechanisms. For example, the combination of cobimetinib and pictilisib was reported to be beneficial for the treatment of colorectal cancer cells. However, resistance is unavoidable even after the combination treatment [10]. Similarly, the simultaneous inhibition of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) and a mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase (mTOR) was reported to activate extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), a pro-survival factor, in acute myeloid leukemia [11]. Therefore, it is still necessary to explore new combination strategies to defeat therapeutic resistance. An improved understanding of the cellular basis of cancer therapeutic resistance can further provide promising opportunities to design and develop novel cancer treatment strategies to manage cancers.MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are widely recognized, small, regulatory RNAs modulating numerous intracellular signaling pathways in several diseases, including cancers. Based on the expression levels and intracellular functions of miRNAs, they could act as tumor-suppressive or oncogenic factors in cancer cells [12][13][14]. The abnormal expression of miRNAs is associated with therapeutic resistance in cancer, and the modulation of m...

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Section: Mirnas Regulating the Lipidation Of Lc3mentioning

confidence: 99%

MicroRNA-Based Combinatorial Cancer Therapy: Effects of MicroRNAs on the Efficacy of Anti-Cancer Therapies

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Moeng

Sim³

et al. 2019

Cells

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“…In addition, the expression of various miRNAs, including miR-33a [69], miR-494 [55], miR-145 [56], miR-191 [57], miR-27a [58], miR-424 [59], miR-205 [70], miR-21 [60], miR-185 [61], miR-101 [71], miR-210-3p [62], miR-224-3p [72], miR-15a [73], miR-21 [63], and miR-107 [64], has been proven to be HIF-1α-dependent in the progression of various cancers. These findings suggest that the HIF-1α-induced oncogenic effect is caused by transcriptional activation of oncogenic HRMs and inhibition of tumor-suppressive miRNAs to some extent.…”

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The interplay between HIF-1α and noncoding RNAs in cancer

Peng

Han

et al. 2020

J Exp Clin Cancer Res

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Hypoxia is a classic characteristic of the tumor microenvironment with a significant impact on cancer progression and therapeutic response. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α), the most important transcriptional regulator in the response to hypoxia, has been demonstrated to significantly modulate hypoxic gene expression and signaling transduction networks. In past few decades, growing numbers of studies have revealed the importance of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) in hypoxic tumor regions. These hypoxia-responsive ncRNAs (HRNs) play pivotal roles in regulating hypoxic gene expression at the transcriptional, posttranscriptional, translational and posttranslational levels. In addition, as a significant gene expression regulator, ncRNAs exhibit promising roles in regulating HIF-1α expression at multiple levels. In this review, we briefly elucidate the reciprocal regulation between HIF-1α and ncRNAs, as well as their effect on cancer cell behaviors. We also try to summarize the complex feedback loop existing between these two components. Moreover, we evaluated the biomarker potential of HRNs for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer, as well as the potential clinical utility of shared regulatory mechanisms between HIF-1α and ncRNAs in cancer treatment, providing novel insights into tumorigenicity, which may lead to innovative clinical applications.

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“…Accordingly, sorafenib combination with different compounds, such as EF24 or genistein, overcomes hypoxia-mediated sorafenib resistance in HCC through HIF-1α downregulation [20,48]. HIF-1α silencing is also effective to decrease invasive potential and rise chemosensitivity of human glioblastoma (LN229) and astrocytoma (U-251MG) cell lines to temozolomide [49], and to potentiate sorafenib-mediated apoptosis in HCC cells [50]. Furthermore, microRNA overexpression stimulates apoptotic cell death by inhibiting HIF-1α both in vitro and in vivo HCC models [33,51], among other tumors [52].…”

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Stabilization of Hypoxia-Inducible Factors and BNIP3 Promoter Methylation Contribute to Acquired Sorafenib Resistance in Human Hepatocarcinoma Cells

Méndez-Blanco

Fondevila

Fernández-Palanca

et al. 2019

Cancers

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Despite sorafenib effectiveness against advanced hepatocarcinoma (HCC), long-term exposure to antiangiogenic drugs leads to hypoxic microenvironment, a key contributor to chemoresistance acquisition. We aimed to study the role of hypoxia in the development of sorafenib resistance in a human HCC in vitro model employing the HCC line HepG2 and two variants with acquired sorafenib resistance, HepG2S1 and HepG2S3, and CoCl2 as hypoximimetic. Resistant cells exhibited a faster proliferative rate and hypoxia adaptive mechanisms, linked to the increased protein levels and nuclear translocation of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). HIF-1α and HIF-2α overexpression was detected even under normoxia through a deregulation of its degradation mechanisms. Proapoptotic markers expression and subG1 population decreased significantly in HepG2S1 and HepG2S3, suggesting evasion of sorafenib-mediated cell death. HIF-1α and HIF-2α knockdown diminished resistant cells viability, relating HIFs overexpression with its prosurvival ability. Additionally, epigenetic silencing of Bcl-2 interacting protein 3 (BNIP3) was observed in sorafenib resistant cells under hypoxia. Demethylation of BNIP3 promoter, but not histone acetylation, restored BNIP3 expression, driving resistant cells’ death. Altogether, our results highlight the involvement of HIFs overexpression and BNIP3 methylation-dependent knockdown in the development of sorafenib resistance in HCC. Targeting both prosurvival mechanisms could overcome chemoresistance and improve future therapeutic approaches.

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The HIF‑1α/miR‑224‑3p/ATG5 axis affects cell mobility and chemosensitivity by regulating hypoxia‑induced protective autophagy in glioblastoma and astrocytoma

Cited by 40 publications

References 32 publications

MicroRNA-Based Combinatorial Cancer Therapy: Effects of MicroRNAs on the Efficacy of Anti-Cancer Therapies

MicroRNA-Based Combinatorial Cancer Therapy: Effects of MicroRNAs on the Efficacy of Anti-Cancer Therapies

The interplay between HIF-1α and noncoding RNAs in cancer

Stabilization of Hypoxia-Inducible Factors and BNIP3 Promoter Methylation Contribute to Acquired Sorafenib Resistance in Human Hepatocarcinoma Cells

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