Effect of Recepteur d'Origine Nantais expression on chemosensitivity and tumor cell behavior in colorectal cancer

  • Authors:
    • Nuri Kim
    • Sung-Bum Cho
    • Young-Lan Park
    • Sun-Young Park
    • Eun Myung
    • Seung-Hun Kim
    • Hyung-Min Yu
    • Young-Ae Son
    • Dae-Seong Myung
    • Wan-Sik Lee
    • Young-Eun Joo
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  • Published online on: March 31, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4721
  • Pages: 3331-3340
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Abstract

Recepteur d'Origine Nantais (RON) expression is known to induce oncogenic properties including tumor cell growth, survival, motility, angiogenesis and chemoresistance. In the present study, we evaluated whether RON affects chemosensitivity and oncogenic behavior of colorectal cancer cells and investigated its prognostic value in colorectal cancer. To evaluate the impact of RON on chemosensitivity and tumor cell behavior, we treated colorectal cancer cells with small interfering RNAs specific to RON. This was followed by flow cytometric analyses and migration, Matrigel invasion and endothelial tube formation assays. The expression of RON was investigated by immunohistochemistry in colorectal cancer tissues. TUNEL assay and immunohistochemical staining for CD34 and D2-40 were deployed to determine apoptosis, angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. RON knockdown enhanced 5-fluorouracil (FU)-induced apoptosis by upregulating the activities of caspases and expression of proapoptotic genes. Moreover, it enhanced 5-FU-induced cell cycle arrest by decreasing the expression of cyclins and cyclin‑dependent kinases and inducing that of p21. Furthermore, RON knockdown augmented the 5-FU-induced inhibition of invasion and migration of colorectal cancer cells. The β-catenin signaling cascade was blocked by RON knockdown upon 5-FU treatment. RON knockdown also decreased endothelial tube formation and expression of VEGF-A and HIF-1α and increased angiostatin expression. Furthermore, it inhibited lymphatic endothelial cell tube formation and the expression of VEGF-C and COX-2. RON expression was observed to be associated with age, tumor size, lymphovascular and perineural invasion, tumor stage, lymph node and distant metastasis, and poor survival rate. The mean microvessel density value of RON-positive tumors was significantly higher than that of RON-negative ones. These results indicate that RON is associated with tumor progression by inhibiting chemosensitivity and enhancing angiogenesis in colorectal cancer.
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Kim N, Cho S, Park Y, Park S, Myung E, Kim S, Yu H, Son Y, Myung D, Lee W, Lee W, et al: Effect of Recepteur d'Origine Nantais expression on chemosensitivity and tumor cell behavior in colorectal cancer. Oncol Rep 35: 3331-3340, 2016
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Kim, N., Cho, S., Park, Y., Park, S., Myung, E., Kim, S. ... Joo, Y. (2016). Effect of Recepteur d'Origine Nantais expression on chemosensitivity and tumor cell behavior in colorectal cancer. Oncology Reports, 35, 3331-3340. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4721
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Kim, N., Cho, S., Park, Y., Park, S., Myung, E., Kim, S., Yu, H., Son, Y., Myung, D., Lee, W., Joo, Y."Effect of Recepteur d'Origine Nantais expression on chemosensitivity and tumor cell behavior in colorectal cancer". Oncology Reports 35.6 (2016): 3331-3340.
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Kim, N., Cho, S., Park, Y., Park, S., Myung, E., Kim, S., Yu, H., Son, Y., Myung, D., Lee, W., Joo, Y."Effect of Recepteur d'Origine Nantais expression on chemosensitivity and tumor cell behavior in colorectal cancer". Oncology Reports 35, no. 6 (2016): 3331-3340. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.4721