Trichostatin A increases radiosensitization of tongue squamous cell carcinoma via miR‑375
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- Published online on: November 18, 2016 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2016.5261
- Pages: 305-312
Abstract
Introduction
Tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC) is the most common type of oral cancer and is well-known for its high rate of proliferation and nodal metastasis (1). Radiotherapy alone or in combination with surgery, chemotherapy, or other targeted therapies, plays a critical role in the treatment of patients with advanced stage TSCC (2). However, TSCC is characterized as moderately resistant to radiotherapy and the outcome of radiotherapy is often not fully satisfactory due to radioresistance (3). The mechanism of TSCC radioresistance and the way to increase its radiosensitivity still need to be explored.
There have been several studies on the application of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors as anti-carcinogenic and radiosensitizing agents (4–6). Trichostatin A (TSA), a pan-HDAC inhibitor, has been shown to enhance the radiosensitivity of a panel of human carcinoma cells (7–13). However, its effect on TSCC cell radioresistance and the underlying regulatory signal transduction pathways remain unclear.
Accumulating data have demonstrated that miRNAs, such as miR-23a (14), miR-34b (15), miR-153 (16), and miR-200c (17), play important roles in tumor radiosensitivity by regulating DNA damage repair, cell-cycle arrest, apoptosis, radiation-related signaling, and the tumor microenvironment (18). Moreover, it has been reported that epigenetic modulation such as histone deacetylation contributes to the silencing of miR-375 (19), while TSA restores its expression (20). Furthermore, our previous study demonstrated that miR-375 has antitumor effects in TSCC (21). This led us to speculate that miR-375 is involved in the pharmacological regulation of radioresistance by TSA.
Protein kinase B (AKT or PKB) is one of the major intermediary molecules in the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase signaling pathway. It plays a crucial role in essential cellular functions and contributes to tumorigenesis and tumor metastasis (22). Previous studies have shown the important role of AKT signaling pathway in the radioresistance of cancer cells (3,23,24). It has been demonstrated that miR-375 inhibits 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1) and subsequently affects the AKT pathway (25–27). Thus, we further hypothesized that TSA increases the radiosensitivity of TSCC by miR-375 -mediated suppression of AKT pathway.
In this study, we aimed to confirm the effects of TSA on the radiosensitivity of TSCC cells, and to determine whether the miR-375 mediates the pharmacological regulation of radioresistance by TSA.
Materials and methods
Cell culture and treatments
The human tongue cancer cell lines SCC-15 and CAL27 were purchased from the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA, USA) and cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and 1% antibiotics at 37°C in a humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2 and 95% air. Cells were irradiated using the HL-2000 HybriLinker (UVP, Upland, CA, USA) at a wavelength of 254 nm. TSA was from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA), dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide and stored at −80°C.
RNA oligoribonucleotides
The chemically-modified double-stranded miR-375 mimic and the corresponding miRNA mimic control; a chemically-modified single-stranded miR-375 inhibitor and the corresponding miRNA inhibitor control were from RiboBio Co. (Guangzhou, China). The miR-375 mimic sequences were as follows: sense, 5′-UUU GUU CGU UCG GCU CGC GUG A-3′, and antisense, 5′-AAA CAA GCA AGC CGA GCG CAC U-3′; the miRNA mimic control sequences were: sense, 5′-UUU GUA CUA CAC AAA AGU ACU G-3′, and antisense, 5′-AAA CAU GAU GUG UUU UCA UGA C-3′; the miR-375 inhibitor sequence was: 5′-UCA CGC GAG CCG AAC GAA CAA A-3′; and the miRNA inhibitor control sequence was: 5′-UCU ACU CUU UCU AGG AGG UUG UGA-3′.
Transient transfection
The cells were plated onto 6-well plates before transfection. After reaching 80% confluence, the cells were transfected with 30 nM miRNA mimic or 100 nM miRNA inhibitor using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA) according to the manufacturer's instructions.
RNA isolation and quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR)
Total RNA was extracted using the TRIzol reagent (Invitrogen) then reverse-transcribed into complementary DNA using a High Capacity cDNA Reverse Transcription kit (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA). Quantitative PCR was conducted at 95°C for 10 min followed by 40 cycles of 95°C for 15 sec and 60°C for 1 min using the ABI PRISM 7500 real-time PCR system (Applied Biosystems). The primer used for miR-375 reverse transcription was as follows: GTC GTA TCC AGT GCA GGG TCC GAG GTA TTC GCA CTG GAT ACG ACT CAC GC; the primers for qRT-PCR of miR-375 were: sense, 5′-GTG CAG GGT CCG AGG T-3′, and antisense, 5′-AGC CGT TTG TTC GTT CGG CT-3′; and the primers for qRT-PCR of U6 (internal control for miRNA) were: sense, 5′-CTC GCT TCG GCA GCA CA-3′, and antisense, 5′-AAC GCT TCA CGA ATT TGC GT-3′. The data were analyzed using the 2−∆∆Ct relative expression quantity as described previously (28).
Western blot analysis
Western blot analysis was performed as described previously (28). Briefly, cells were harvested, washed with PBS, and lysed in RIPA buffer. Proteins were separated by 12% sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and transferred to nitrocellulose membranes. Primary antibodies against phosphorylated AKT (p-AKT, Cell Signaling Technology, Beverly, MA, USA), AKT (Cell Signaling Technology), PDK1 (Cell Signaling Technology), and β-actin (Cell Signaling Technology) were diluted at 1:1,000. The intensities of the bands were quantified using ImageJ software (http://rsb.info.nih.gov/ij/). The background was subtracted, and the signal of each target band was normalized to that of the β-actin band.
Cell proliferation assays
Cell proliferation was measured using Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8, Dojindo, Kumamoto, Japan). Briefly, the cells were plated onto 96-well plates (2×103 cells/well). After treatment with TSA and/or exposure to a specific dose of radiation, CCK-8 (10 µl) was added to each well at various time points and incubated at 37°C for 3 h. The absorbance at 450 nm was measured using a microplate spectrophotometer (Bio-Tek Instruments Inc., Winosski, VT, USA).
Colony formation
CAL27 cells (1×103 cells/well) seeded in 6-well plates were treated with TSA, and then exposed to the indicated dose of radiation. The cells were cultured for 2–4 weeks, and the colonies were detected by staining with crystal violet (0.5% in 20% ethanol). Next, cells were harvested and measured by a multifunctional micro-plate reader at 546 nm. The relative colony number (relative survival cell number) = OD 546 administration group/OD 546 control group, and the radiation survival curve was drawn.
TUNEL staining
The cells were cultured on coverslips and treated with TSA or transfected with miR-375 mimics. Next, the cells were exposed to a specific dose of radiation. Then the cells were subjected to TUNEL staining (one-step TUNEL Apoptosis Assay kit, Beyotime, Jiangsu, China) according to the manufacturer's protocol. Briefly, cells were fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde, treated with 0.1% Triton X-100, and labeled with fluorescein-12-dUTP using terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase. Cell nuclei were stained with DAPI. All fluorescent images were examined using a Leica DM3000 microscope (Leica, Solms, Germany).
Measurement of caspase-3/7 activity
The cellular enzymatic activity of caspase-3 and −7 was determined using a colorimetric assay (Caspase-Glo 3/7 Assay Systems, Promega, Madison, MI, USA). Briefly, for each reaction, cells were lysed and incubated with a luminogenic substrate containing the DEVD sequence, which is cleaved by activated caspase-3/7. After incubation at room temperature for one hour, luminescence was quantified using a Centro XS3 LB 960 luminometer (Berthold, Bad Wildbad, Germany).
Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assays
The acetylation of miR-375 promoter was assessed using ChIP, which was performed using an EZ-Magna ChIP assay kit (Merck Millipore, Darmstadt, Germany). Briefly, we sonicated the crosslinked chromatin DNA to generate 200–1,000 bp DNA fragments. DNA-protein complexes were immunoprecipitated with specific antibodies against acetyl-histone H3 (ac-H3). Normal IgG was used as the negative control. The protein/DNA complexes were then eluted and reverse cross-linked. Spin columns were used to purify the DNA. The precipitated DNA was quantified by qPCR. Relative enrichment was calculated as the amount of amplified DNA normalized to the input and relative to values obtained after normal IgG immunoprecipitation. The primer specific for human GAPDH was used as positive control. The sequences are as follows: sense, 5′-TAC TAG CGG TTT TAC GGG CG-3′, and antisense, 5′-TCG AAC AGG AGG AGC AGA GAG CGA-3′. The primer sequences for ChIP-1 are as follows: sense, 5′-ACT ACA TCG CCT GGG TTT GA-3′, and antisense, 5′-TGC CAA ATA TGC TGC TGG TT-3′; the ChIP-2 sequences are: sense, 5′-CAC CGC CAG TAA AAG CAT CT-3′, and antisense, 5′-CCA TCC TTC CCT CTC AGA GC-3′.
Statistical analysis
Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 16.0 (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA). The data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (SD) from at least three independent experiments. Differences between groups were analyzed using Student's t-test. In cases of multiple-group testing, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used. A two-tailed value of P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results
TSA inhibits TSCC cell proliferation and sensitizes TSCC cells to radiation
To determine the dose of irradiation and TSA that could be used without significantly affecting cell vitality, TSCC cells were treated with different concentrations of TSA or different dose of irradiation. Neither TSA (1 µg/ml) nor irradiation (4 Gy) significantly affected the vitality of TSCC cells (Fig. 1A), so we used these non-cytotoxic doses in the subsequent experiments. We then used CCK-8 assays to determine whether TSA can regulate radiosensitivity in TSCC cells. Treatment with TSA or irradiation alone only slightly reduced the cell proliferation until 72 h after treatment. However, combination treatment with TSA and irradiation significantly reduced the proliferation of SCC-15 and CAL27 cells from 24 to 72 h after treatment (Fig. 1B). The colony formation ability of CAL27 cells was also examined. The results showed that after a mild dose of irradiation treatment (≤6 Gy), the colony formation of CAL27 cells was gradually attenuated (Fig. 1A), and pretreatment with TSA (1 µg/ml) further enhanced the activity of irradiation (Fig. 1A).
TSA enhances radiation-induced TSCC cell apoptosis
To further confirm that TSA increases the radiosensitivity of TSCC cells, we measured caspase-3/7 and apoptosis after the treatments. The activity of caspase-3/7 was upregulated after treatment with TSA or irradiation alone, and further upregulated after the combinational treatment with TSA and irradiation (Fig. 2A). Consistently, the number of apoptotic cells revealed by TUNEL staining was slightly increased by treatment with TSA or irradiation alone, and was significantly increased by the combinational treatment with TSA and irradiation (Fig. 2B).
TSA induces miR-375 expression by increasing histone acetylation of miR-375 promoter and subsequently reduces AKT phosphorylation
To determine whether miR-375 is involved in the regulation of radiosensitivity by TSA, we first treated the TSCC cells with TSA in different concentrations (0.5–2 µg/ml) and time (24–72 h), and found that TSA upregulated miR-375 expression dose-dependently (Fig. 3A) and time-dependently (Fig. 3B). Then, we checked the histone acetylation in the miR-375 promoter region by ChIP assays after TSA treatment. Two pairs of primers were designed to analyze the status of ac-H3 in the promoter. We found that TSA significantly increased the levels of ac-H3 in the fragment containing ChIP-1 and ChIP-2 (Fig. 4A), suggesting that restoration of histone acetylation in the promoter region induces miR-375 expression after TSA treatment. Further, we found that the level of AKT phosphorylation was reduced after TSA treatment in TSCC cells, and overexpression of miR-375 inhibited the expression of PDK1, followed by the suppression of AKT phosphorylation without significant change of total AKT levels (Fig. 4B).
miR-375 increases TSCC cell radiosensitivity
To determine whether miR-375 overexpression could increase radiosensitivity of TSCC cells, SCC-15 and CAL27 cells were transiently transfected with a control miRNA or miR-375 mimic, and their radiosensitivity was determined. The TSCC cells treated with irradiation or transfected with the miR-375 mimic did not significantly change the percentage of apoptotic cells compared with the control. However, combining overexpression of miR-375 with irradiation induced significant TSCC cell apoptosis compared with the control as revealed by the activity of caspase-3/7 (Fig. 5A) and TUNEL staining (Fig. 5B).
TSA-induced increase of radiosensitivity is partially mediated by miR-375
To determine whether TSA-induced radiosensitivity is mediated by miR-375, an inhibitor specific for miR-375 was used to analyze the effects of miR-375 knockdown on the cellular radioresponse. The inhibition of cell proliferation induced by combining TSA with irradiation was relieved by miR-375 knockdown (Fig. 6A), and the apoptosis induced by the combined treatment was reduced by miR-375 knockdown as revealed by the activity of caspase-3/7 (Fig. 6B) and TUNEL staining (Fig. 6C).
Discussion
In this study, we demonstrated that TSA sensitized TSCC cells to radiation. TSCC is a common type of cancer from squamous cell carcinomas of head and neck (HNSCCs) and is generally deemed to have intermediate radiosensitivity (3). Our results demonstrated that TSA acted as a powerful radiosensitizer in TSCC cells by inhibiting cell growth and promoting apoptosis, consistent with previous studies in non-small cell lung cancer (7), cervical carcinoma (8), colon cancer (9), and erythroleukemic (10). The function of TSA associated with the radiosensitivity of TSCC would advance the development of drugs that increase the sensitivity of TSCC cells to irradiation.
Moreover, we found that TSA increased the histone acetylation of the miR-375 promoter and induced its expression in TSCC cells. miR-375 overexpression increased TSCC cell radiosensitivity, and the radiosensitivity increased by TSA was reduced by knockdown of miR-375, indicating that TSA may at least partially enhance TSCC cell radiosensitivity through miR-375. Regulation of tumor radiosensitivity via miR-associated mechanisms has attracted much attention. Several miRs (14–17) are known to be involved in tumor radioresistance. Previous studies have identified miR-375 as a tumor-suppressor gene in human HNSCC (29–31) and it inhibits cell growth by targeting Sp1 in TSCC (21). However, the exact expression pattern and function of miR-375 in radiosensitive and radioresistant TSCC remains to be explored. In this study, we demonstrated that miR-375 enhanced the radiation-induced TSCC cell apoptosis, which is consistent with a recent study showing that miR-375 promotes the radiosensitivity of cervical cancer cells and increases radiation-induced apoptosis (32). Interestingly, a preclinical study applied liposomal nanoparticles loaded with miRNA in combination with radiotherapy in a lung cancer model and showed that the miRNA delivery plus radiotherapy effectively inhibits tumor growth (33). Thus, miRs-base therapy may be well combined with irradiation to optimize treatment plan in advance.
Furthermore, we found that miR-375 overexpression downregulated PDK1 and phosphorylated AKT expression in TSCC cells, consistent with previous studies demonstrating that miR-375 directly targets PDK1 and subsequently reduces the level of phosphorylated AKT without significant change of total AKT level in pancreatic cells (25,27) and gastric carcinoma (26). AKT pathway, which can be upregulated by radiotherapy, is involved in the mechanisms of radiation resistance (23,24). Especially in HNSCC, the AKT signal transduction pathway is involved in the most important mechanisms of radioresistance: intrinsic radioresistance, tumor-cell proliferation, and hypoxia (3). Several studies have showed that suppressing AKT activity sensitizes cancer cells to irradiation (34–36). Therefore, our study provided evidence that TSA induced apoptosis in TSCC cells by upregulating miR-375 and subsequently suppressing the AKT cascade. However, p53 (32), Sp1 (21), and Notch pathways (37) are also modulated by miR-375, and TSA has also been shown to enhance cellular radiation sensitivity by modulating BRCA1 (11), p53 (12), Bmi-1 (13), hypoxia-inducible factor 1-α, and vascular endothelial growth factor expression (8), all of which are crucial for cell vitality. From these results, we could not exclude the possibility that other signaling pathways are also involved in the regulation of TSCC cell radiosensitivity.
In conclusion, TSA and miR-375 increase TSCC cellular radiosensitivity. TSA enhances radiation-induced TSCC cell apoptosis at least partially by restoring the histone acetylation of the miR-375 promoter and upregulating miR-375 expression, leading to the suppression of PDK1-AKT pathway. Our results suggest that TSA or miR-375, in combination with radiotherapy, may provide a novel approach for the treatment of TSCC.
Acknowledgements
This study was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81472764 and 81402235), and Foundation of Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology (PKUSS20140104).
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