Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor-mediated cell survival in hypoxia depends on the promotion of autophagy via suppression of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway

Liu,Qi; Guan,Jing‑Zhi; Sun,Yong; Le,Ziyu; Zhang,Ping; Yu,Dong; Liu,Yong

doi:10.3892/mmr.2017.6265

Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor-mediated cell survival in hypoxia depends on the promotion of autophagy via suppression of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway

Authors:
- Qi Liu
- Jing‑Zhi Guan
- Yong Sun
- Ziyu Le
- Ping Zhang
- Dong Yu
- Yong Liu
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Affiliations: Cancer Research Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China, Department of Oncology, The People's Liberation Army No. 309 Hospital, Beijing 100193, P.R. China, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R. China, School of Radiological Medicine and Protection, Medical College of Soochow University, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P.R. China
Published online on: March 1, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.6265
Pages: 2136-2142
Copyright: © Liu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Hypoxia is widely accepted as a fundamental biological phenomenon, which is strongly associated with tissue damage and cell viability under stress conditions. Insulin-like growth factor‑1 (IGF‑1) is known to protect tissues from multiple types of damage, and protect cells from apoptosis. Hypoxia is a regulatory factor of the IGF system, however the role of the IGF-1 receptor (IGF‑1R) in hypoxia‑induced apoptosis remains unclear. The present study investigated the potential mechanisms associated with IGF‑1R‑associated apoptosis under hypoxic conditions. Mouse embryonic fibroblasts exhibiting disruption or overexpression of IGF‑1R (R‑ cells and R+ cells) were used to examine the level of apoptosis, autophagy, and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The autophagy inhibitor 3‑methyladenine was used to assess the effect of autophagy on ROS production and apoptosis under hypoxic conditions. A potential downstream signaling pathway involving phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/threonine protein kinase B (Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) was identifiedby western blot analysis. The results demonstrated that hypoxia induced apoptosis, increased ROS production, and promoted autophagy in a time‑dependent manner relative to that observed under normoxia. R+ cells exhibited a lower percentage of apoptotic cells, lower ROS production, and higher levels of autophagy when compared to that of R- cells. In addition, inhibition of autophagy led to increased ROS production and a higher percentage of apoptotic cells in the two cell types. Furthermore, IGF‑1R is related with PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway and enhanced autophagy-associated protein expression, which was verified following treatment with the PI3K inhibitor LY294002. These results indicated that IGF‑1R may increase cell viability under hypoxic conditions by promoting autophagy and scavenging ROS production, which is closed with PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway.

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