Author:
Li Zhenming,Fu You,Hu Yuhua,Zhu Yun,Hu Longwei,Shi Chaoji,Zhang Yi,Zhang Jianjun,Zhou Shanghui
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Betel nut chewing plays a role in the pathogenesis of oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) and oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). As the major active ingredient of the betel nut, the effect of arecoline and its underlying mechanism to OSF and OSCC pathogenesis remain unclear.
Methods
Next-generation sequencing-based transcriptome and dRRBS analysis were performed on OSF and OSCC cells under low-dose arecoline exposure. Functional analyses were performed to compare the different roles of arecoline during OSF and OSCC pathogenesis, and key genes were identified.
Results
In this study, we identified that low-dose arecoline promoted cell proliferation of both NFs and OSCC cells via the acceleration of cell cycle progression, while high-dose arecoline was cytotoxic to both NFs and OSCC cells. We performed for the first time the transcriptome and methylome landscapes of NFs and OSCC cells under low-dose arecoline exposure. We found distinct transcriptome and methylome profiles mediated by low-dose arecoline in OSF and OSCC cells, as well as specific genes and signaling pathways associated with metabolic disorders induced by low-dose arecoline exposure. Additionally, low-dose arecoline displayed different functions at different stages, participating in the modulation of the extracellular matrix via Wnt signaling in NFs and epigenetic regulation in OSCC cells. After exposure to low-dose arecoline, the node roles of FMOD in NFs and histone gene clusters in OSCC cells were found. Meanwhile, some key methylated genes induced by arecoline were also identified, like PTPRM and FOXD3 in NFs, SALL3 and IRF8 in OSCC cells, indicating early molecular events mediated by arecoline during OSF and OSCC pathogenesis.
Conclusions
This study elucidated the contribution of low-dose arecoline to OSF and OSCC pathogenesis and identified key molecular events that could be targeted for further functional studies and their potential as biomarkers.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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