LincRNA-p21 enhances the sensitivity of radiotherapy for human colorectal cancer by targeting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

Wang,Guangyu; Li,Zhiwei; Zhao,Qi; Zhu,Yuanyuan; Zhao,Ci; Li,Xin; Ma,Zhigang; Li,Xiaobo; Zhang,Yanqiao

doi:10.3892/or.2014.3047

LincRNA-p21 enhances the sensitivity of radiotherapy for human colorectal cancer by targeting the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

Authors:
- Guangyu Wang
- Zhiwei Li
- Qi Zhao
- Yuanyuan Zhu
- Ci Zhao
- Xin Li
- Zhigang Ma
- Xiaobo Li
- Yanqiao Zhang
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Affiliations: Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
Published online on: February 24, 2014 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2014.3047
Pages: 1839-1845

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Abstract

Recent studies show that long intergenic noncoding RNA-p21 (lincRNA-p21) is aberrantly expressed in several types of cancer, including colorectal cancer (CRC), one of the most common cancers in the world. Radiotherapy is considered as a standard preoperative treatment approach to reduce local recurrence for local advanced rectal cancer. However, a considerable number of rectal cancers are resistant to radiotherapy. In the present study, we evaluated the role of lincRNA‑p21 in radiotherapy for CRC and detected the possible molecular mechanism. By expression profile analysis, we demonstrated that lincRNA-p21 decreases in CRC cell lines and tissue samples, which contributes to the elevation of β-catenin in CRC. We further showed that lincRNA‑p21 increases following X-ray treatment, and enforced expression of the lincRNA enhances the sensitivity of radiotherapy for CRC by promoting cell apoptosis. Suppression of the β-catenin signaling pathway and elevation of the pro-apoptosis gene Noxa expression may help explain the role of lincRNA-p21 in CRC radiotherapy. The present study not only deepens our understanding of the mechanism of radiotherapy for CRC, but it also provides a potential target for CRC radiotherapy.

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