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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α mediates the toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway leading to anti-tumor effects in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells under hypoxic conditions

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    • Xiaoyu Zhang
    • Shuchen Li
    • Mingrong Li
    • Haiying Huang
    • Jingyuan Li
    • Changwei Zhou
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    Affiliations: Department of Infectious Diseases, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China, Department of Infectious Diseases, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China, Department of Orthopedics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150086, P.R. China
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       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4705
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Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) are involved in numerous mechanisms of cancer biology, including cell proliferation and survival; however the interaction of the two factors under hypoxic conditions remains unclear. The present study investigated the in vitro mechanism that results in the suppression of tumor cell growth and cellular functions when HIF‑1α is silenced. In the present study, the human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cell line was transfected with short hairpin RNA (shRNA) against HIF-1α and cultured under hypoxic conditions (1% O2 for 24 h). The expression of HIF-1α and various growth factors, including epidermal growth factor (EGF), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2), were examined using quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunoblotting. Tumor growth was measured using a Cell Counting Kit‑8 assay and tumor activity was measured using tumor cell invasion and migration assays. Lipopolysaccharide and TAK‑242 were used to activate and inhibit TLR4, respectively, to observe the role of TLR4 in the HIF‑1α silenced tumor cells. The expression of TLR4 signaling pathway associates, including myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88), apoptosis signal‑regulating kinase 1 (ASK1), p38 mitogen‑activated protein kinases and HIF‑1α, were analyzed by western blot assay. Under hypoxic conditions, silencing of HIF‑1α expression suppressed tumor cell growth and regulated the expression of tumor growth‑associated genes, including EGF, HGF, VEGF and FG2. Suppression of tumor cell invasion and migration was also observed in the HIF‑1α silenced HepG2 cell line. In addition, TLR4 was identified to be involved in HIF‑1α and MyD88 accumulation, and activation of ASK1 and p38 were demonstrated to be critical for TLR4‑mediated HIF‑1α pathway. In conclusion, silencing of HIF‑1α expression may induce anti‑tumor effects under hypoxic conditions in HepG2 cells via the TLR4 mediated pathway, suggesting that the HIF‑1α/TLR4 signaling cohort may act as a novel therapeutic target for the treatment of hepatocellular cancer.
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Zhang X, Li S, Li M, Huang H, Li J and Zhou C: Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α mediates the toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway leading to anti-tumor effects in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells under hypoxic conditions. Oncol Lett 12: 1034-1040, 2016.
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Zhang, X., Li, S., Li, M., Huang, H., Li, J., & Zhou, C. (2016). Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α mediates the toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway leading to anti-tumor effects in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells under hypoxic conditions. Oncology Letters, 12, 1034-1040. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4705
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Zhang, X., Li, S., Li, M., Huang, H., Li, J., Zhou, C."Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α mediates the toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway leading to anti-tumor effects in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells under hypoxic conditions". Oncology Letters 12.2 (2016): 1034-1040.
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Zhang, X., Li, S., Li, M., Huang, H., Li, J., Zhou, C."Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α mediates the toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway leading to anti-tumor effects in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells under hypoxic conditions". Oncology Letters 12, no. 2 (2016): 1034-1040. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4705
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Zhang X, Li S, Li M, Huang H, Li J and Zhou C: Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α mediates the toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway leading to anti-tumor effects in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells under hypoxic conditions. Oncol Lett 12: 1034-1040, 2016.
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Zhang, X., Li, S., Li, M., Huang, H., Li, J., & Zhou, C. (2016). Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α mediates the toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway leading to anti-tumor effects in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells under hypoxic conditions. Oncology Letters, 12, 1034-1040. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4705
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Zhang, X., Li, S., Li, M., Huang, H., Li, J., Zhou, C."Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α mediates the toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway leading to anti-tumor effects in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells under hypoxic conditions". Oncology Letters 12.2 (2016): 1034-1040.
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Zhang, X., Li, S., Li, M., Huang, H., Li, J., Zhou, C."Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α mediates the toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway leading to anti-tumor effects in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells under hypoxic conditions". Oncology Letters 12, no. 2 (2016): 1034-1040. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2016.4705
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