4-nitrophenol exposure in T24 human bladder cancer cells promotes proliferation, motilities, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
4-nitrophenol exposure in T24 human bladder cancer cells promotes proliferation, motilities, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
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DOI:
10.1002/em.22345
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发表时间:
2020-03-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
Zhang, Yonghui
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作者:
Dong, Fulu;Chen, Lu;Zhang, Yonghui
Although health hazards of 4-nitrophenol (PNP) exposure have been reported, the adverse effects of PNP exposure on cancer biological features are still unknown. We investigated the effects of administration of PNP in T24 human bladder cancer cells. The results showed that PNP exposure promoted cellular proliferation, migration and invasion, inhibited adhesion and apoptosis in vitro. Using quantitative real-time PCR, we found that (1) the mRNA expression levels of cell-cycle regulators PCNA, cyclin D1 and COX-2 were increased in PNP-treated cells compared to controls, however, that of pro-apoptotic gene Bax was decreased; (2) the expression level of EMT-associated gene E-cadherin was decreased in PNP-treated cells, whereas those of N-cadherin, vimentin, snail, and slug were increased; (3) the expression levels of cancer-promoting genes HIF-1, IL-1 beta, VEGF alpha and K-Ras were enhanced, but those of tumor suppressors p53, PTEN and BRCA were decreased. There was a positive association between PNP exposure times and the promotion effects. Finally, we found that the expression level of PPAR gamma (gamma 1 isoform) was increased in PNP-treated T24 cells. GW9662, a specific PPAR gamma antagonist, attenuated PNP-induced cell migration and invasion. These findings indicate that PNP exposure may promote bladder cancer growth and progression involving PPAR gamma signaling. PPAR gamma is a potential target for development of novel intervention study on environment pollution. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 61:316-328, 2020. (c) 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.