PMID- 26350185 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160111 LR - 20171213 IS - 2038-2529 (Electronic) IS - 0300-8916 (Linking) VI - 101 IP - 5 DP - 2015 Sep-Oct TI - Inhibition of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha radiosensitized MG-63 human osteosarcoma cells in vitro. PG - 578-84 LID - 10.5301/tj.5000243 [doi] AB - AIMS AND BACKGROUND: Hypoxia is a fundamental microenvironmental component of osteosarcoma which induces activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) pathway. Overexpression of HIF-1alpha has been linked to tumor resistance to radio- or chemotherapy. However, little is known about the effects of HIF-1alpha inhibition on hypoxic radioresistance of human osteosarcoma cells. Here, we investigated the effects of HIF-1alpha inhibition on cell survival and radiosensitivity in the MG-63 human osteosarcoma cell line. METHODS: HIF-1alpha inhibition was achieved by small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting of HIF-1alpha or via chetomin. Inhibition of the HIF-1 pathway was determined by monitoring the expression levels of HIF-1alpha, carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA9) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) using quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot analyses. Clonogenic assay was performed after irradiation (2-10 Gy) to investigate the effect of HIF-1alpha inhibition on the radiosensitivity of human osteosarcoma cells under normoxic and hypoxic conditions. RESULTS: Compared to the control groups, treatment with HIF-1alpha siRNA or chetomin significantly reduced the hypoxia-inducible radioresistance of MG-63 cells. However, siRNA and chetomin showed different effects on the radiosensitivity under normoxic conditions. CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that inhibition of HIF-1alpha effectively decreases hypoxia-induced transcription and radiosensitizes hypoxic MG-63 human osteosarcoma cells in vitro. FAU - Jin, Zhu AU - Jin Z AD - Department of Micro-Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan - China. FAU - Aixi, Yu AU - Aixi Y AD - Department of Micro-Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan - China. FAU - Baiwen, Qi AU - Baiwen Q AD - Department of Micro-Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan - China. FAU - Zonghuan, Li AU - Zonghuan L AD - Department of Micro-Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan - China. FAU - Xiang, Hu AU - Xiang H AD - Department of Micro-Orthopedics, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan - China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150804 PL - United States TA - Tumori JT - Tumori JID - 0111356 RN - 0 (Disulfides) RN - 0 (HIF1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (Indole Alkaloids) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (Radiation-Sensitizing Agents) RN - 1403-36-7 (chetomin) SB - IM MH - Blotting, Western MH - Bone Neoplasms/*physiopathology/radiotherapy MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Survival MH - Disulfides/*pharmacology MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/*antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Indole Alkaloids/*pharmacology MH - Osteosarcoma/*physiopathology/radiotherapy MH - RNA, Small Interfering/*pharmacology MH - *Radiation Tolerance/drug effects MH - Radiation-Sensitizing Agents/*pharmacology MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Up-Regulation EDAT- 2015/09/10 06:00 MHDA- 2016/01/12 06:00 CRDT- 2015/09/10 06:00 PHST- 2014/12/31 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/09/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/01/12 06:00 [medline] AID - 168571F1-81C5-4BCB-A9E5-5758E089DC14 [pii] AID - 10.5301/tj.5000243 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Tumori. 2015 Sep-Oct;101(5):578-84. doi: 10.5301/tj.5000243. Epub 2015 Aug 4.