TY - JOUR AB - Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a hematological malignancy derived from immature myeloid cells, which have the characteristics of abnormal proliferation and differentiation. Glycolysis has been a popular topic of research in recent years, with increasing uptake and consumption of glucose. The present study aimed to investigate the glycolysis of tumor cells in patients with AML; in particular, how programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD‑L1) regulates tumor cells glycolysis using real time PCR (RT‑PCR), western blotting and flow cytometry. PD‑L1 high expression predicted poor outcome in patients with AML in the public database Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis. PD‑L1 expression was decreased in the samples from patients with AML with complete remission compared to that in patients with relapsed or refractory AML. In AML cell lines, glycolysis‑associated genes ALDOA, PGK1, LDHA and HK2 were highly expressed in a PD‑L1 high‑expressed cell line. Overexpressed PD‑L1 enhanced glucose consumption and the extracellular acidification rate, accompanied by decreased apoptosis and accumulation of cells in the S phase. In contrast, the apoptosis rate of tumor cells and the percentage of cells in the S phase were significantly increased following PD‑L1 knockdown in the THP1 cell line. HK2 and LDHA expression decreased after AML tumor cells were treated with Akt inhibitor or rapamycin. In addition, the PD‑L1‑overexpressed cell line (PD‑L1‑OV) MOLM‑13 exhibited rapid tumor progression. Glycolysis‑associated genes were highly expressed in tumor tissues of PD‑L1‑OV MOLM‑13, with increased Ki67. Based on these findings, PD‑L1 may be considered as a suitable marker for prognosis and treatment in the clinical setting. AD - Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79902, USA AU - Ma,Ping AU - Xing,Mengtao AU - Han,Lijie AU - Gan,Silin AU - Ma,Jie AU - Wu,Feifei AU - Huang,Yumin AU - Chen,Yanli AU - Tian,Wenliang AU - An,Chao AU - Sun,Hui AU - Sun,Ling DA - 2020/03/01 DO - 10.3892/or.2020.7477 EP - 1009 IS - 3 JO - Oncol Rep KW - programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 glycolysis acute myeloid leukemia metabolism signaling pathway PY - 2020 SN - 1021-335X 1791-2431 SP - 999 ST - High PD‑L1 expression drives glycolysis via an Akt/mTOR/HIF‑1α axis in acute myeloid leukemia T2 - Oncology Reports TI - High PD‑L1 expression drives glycolysis via an Akt/mTOR/HIF‑1α axis in acute myeloid leukemia UR - https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2020.7477 VL - 43 ER -