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Basic fibroblast growth factor upregulates survivin expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via a protein kinase B-dependent pathway

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    • Bo Sun
    • Haiyan Xu
    • Gang Zhang
    • Yongbao Zhu
    • Hukui Sun
    • Guihua Hou
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    Affiliations: Institute of Experimental Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, P.R. China, Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, P.R. China, The First People's Hospital of Zibo City, Shandong, P.R. China, The Blood Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, Shandong, P.R. China
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Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) plays an important role in tumor angiogenesis. Several studies have reported that bFGF may influence cell apoptosis through different signaling pathways. The aim of the present investigation was to study the effect of bFGF on the activities of protein kinase B (PKB)/survivin and cell apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma cells (Bel-7402). We treated Bel-7402 cells with bFGF and wortmannin [phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-specific inhibitor] separately to observe the expression of PKB and survivin detected with RT-PCR and western blotting. The cell cycle and apoptosis were assayed with flow cytometry. We found a significant increase in PKB expression in the group treated with 25 ng/ml bFGF for 10 min (P<0.05), and this effect was significantly inhibited by pretreatment with wortmannin (200 nM) for 1 h. After treatment with 10 ng/ml bFGF, the expression of survivin mRNA in Bel-7402 cells increased significantly, and reached the peak at 16 h (P<0.05); however, this effect could be significantly inhibited by pretreatment with wortmannin (200 mM) in a time-dependent manner. Following incubation with 25 ng/ml bFGF for 10 min, the apoptosis rate and M phase were significantly decreased and S phase cells increased compared with the wortmannin (200 nM)-treated group. When this group was pretreated with wortmannin (200 nM) for 1 h, the apoptosis rate and S phase were significantly increased, M phase cells decreased. The results revealed that wortmannin could induce high apoptosis rates in hepatocellular carcinoma cells, and bFGF could inhibit the cell apoptosis induced by wortmannin. These findings indicate that bFGF could rapidly activate the PKB activities, enhance the expression of survivin and the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells via the PI3K pathway, thus it may serve as a novel molecule for early targeting therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Sun, B., Xu, H., Zhang, G., Zhu, Y., Sun, H., & Hou, G. (2013). Basic fibroblast growth factor upregulates survivin expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via a protein kinase B-dependent pathway. Oncology Reports, 30, 385-390. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2479
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Sun, B., Xu, H., Zhang, G., Zhu, Y., Sun, H., Hou, G."Basic fibroblast growth factor upregulates survivin expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via a protein kinase B-dependent pathway". Oncology Reports 30.1 (2013): 385-390.
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Sun, B., Xu, H., Zhang, G., Zhu, Y., Sun, H., Hou, G."Basic fibroblast growth factor upregulates survivin expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via a protein kinase B-dependent pathway". Oncology Reports 30, no. 1 (2013): 385-390. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2479
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Sun, B., Xu, H., Zhang, G., Zhu, Y., Sun, H., & Hou, G. (2013). Basic fibroblast growth factor upregulates survivin expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via a protein kinase B-dependent pathway. Oncology Reports, 30, 385-390. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2479
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Sun, B., Xu, H., Zhang, G., Zhu, Y., Sun, H., Hou, G."Basic fibroblast growth factor upregulates survivin expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via a protein kinase B-dependent pathway". Oncology Reports 30.1 (2013): 385-390.
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Sun, B., Xu, H., Zhang, G., Zhu, Y., Sun, H., Hou, G."Basic fibroblast growth factor upregulates survivin expression in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via a protein kinase B-dependent pathway". Oncology Reports 30, no. 1 (2013): 385-390. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2013.2479
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