Affiliation:
1. Center of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu City, Anhui Province 233030, China
2. Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu City, Anhui Province 233000, China
Abstract
Anoikis resistance (AR) is a crucial step in tumor metastasis. The overexpression of fatty acid synthase (FASN) is not only related to the AR of osteosarcoma cells, but also evidenced on gastric cancer (GC). This study investigated the role of FASN in the AR of GC cells. Plates coated with poly-HEMA were used for the culture of cells with AR. Small interfering RNA targeting FASN (siFASN) was transfected into MNK-45 and AGS cells. The number and apoptosis of cells were assessed by a hemacytometer and Annexin-V-FITC/PI assay, respectively. Aggregated cells and colony numbers were manually counted under a microscope. The migration and invasion rates were measured via wound healing and Transwell invasion assays, respectively. The levels of FASN, phosphorylated (p)-ERK1/2, ERK1/2 and Bcl-xL were detected through western blot or quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The results showed that the cell numbers of MNK-45 and AGS were increased while that of GES-1 cell was decreased during the culture in suspension. A higher apoptosis rate and a smaller number of aggregated cells were observed in GES-1 cells in comparison with MNK-45 and AGS cells. A larger colony number, greater migration and invasion rates, and higher mRNA and protein expressions of FASN were presented in the AR group compared with the control group. Cells transfected with siFASN possessed lower migration and invasion rates, reduced expressions of FASN mRNA and protein, p-ERK1/2 and Bcl-xL, and induced a significantly declined ratio of p-ERK1/2 to ERK1/2. These findings suggest that down-regulation of FASN suppresses the AR of GC cells, which may be related to the inhibition of p-ERK1/2/Bcl-xL pathway.
Funder
Natural Science Research Projects of Colleges and Universities in Anhui Province
Subject
Gastroenterology,Hepatology
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