CXC chemokine‑7 inhibits growth and migration of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells, mediated by the epithelial‑mesenchymal transition signaling pathway

  • Authors:
    • Tong‑Jun Liu
    • Jian‑Lian Guo
    • Xin Xu
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  • Published online on: September 8, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7441
  • Pages: 6896-6903
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Abstract

Oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC) is the most common oral malignancy with different histopathological symptoms and etiology of tumorigenesis. Migration and invasion is the most important characteristics of OTSCC, and limits tumor therapy in clinics. The epithelial‑to‑mesenchymal transition (EMT) signaling pathway is an important process in the progress of tumor cell migration and invasion. Previous studies have indicated that C‑X‑C chemokine receptor‑7 (CXCR‑7) promotes the progression and metastasis of tumor cells, presenting a potential target molecule for cancer therapy. The present study investigated the inhibitory effects of C‑X‑C chemokine‑7 (CXC‑7) on human OTSCC cells both in vitro and in vivo. The results demonstrated that the Tca8113 human OTSCC cell line expressed higher levels of CXC‑7 mRNA compared with the hNOE human normal oral epithelial cell line. MTT assays indicated that CXC‑7 suppressed Tca8113 cell growth, and the cytotoxicity of CXC‑7 was indicated as the cell survival of the negative control group was significantly decreased compared with the blank control and hNOE cells. Migration and invasion assays revealed that CXC‑7 inhibited Tca8113 cell local expansion and distant metastasis. In addition, the results demonstrated that the extracellular signal‑regulated kinase (ERK)/protein kinase B (AKT) signaling pathway was inhibited after CXC‑7 treatment in Tca8113 cells. N‑cadherin, E‑Cadherin, Snail and Slug expression levels in the ERK/AKT signaling pathway were inhibited in Tca8113 cells after treatment with CXC‑7. It was demonstrated that important extracellular matrix proteins involved in cell migration, including Slug, collagen type I and Vimentin, were significantly downregulated by CXC‑7 treatment. In conclusion, CXC‑7 inhibited growth and migration in OTSCC cells, mediated by the EMT signaling pathway. This suggests that CXC‑7 serves an inhibitory role in OTSCC migration, implicating CXCR‑7 as a promising biomarker for chemokine receptor‑based drug development.
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Liu TJ, Guo JL and Xu X: CXC chemokine‑7 inhibits growth and migration of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells, mediated by the epithelial‑mesenchymal transition signaling pathway. Mol Med Rep 16: 6896-6903, 2017
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Liu, T., Guo, J., & Xu, X. (2017). CXC chemokine‑7 inhibits growth and migration of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells, mediated by the epithelial‑mesenchymal transition signaling pathway. Molecular Medicine Reports, 16, 6896-6903. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7441
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Liu, T., Guo, J., Xu, X."CXC chemokine‑7 inhibits growth and migration of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells, mediated by the epithelial‑mesenchymal transition signaling pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 16.5 (2017): 6896-6903.
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Liu, T., Guo, J., Xu, X."CXC chemokine‑7 inhibits growth and migration of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma cells, mediated by the epithelial‑mesenchymal transition signaling pathway". Molecular Medicine Reports 16, no. 5 (2017): 6896-6903. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.7441