PMID- 31251971 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190729 LR - 20231213 IS - 1879-3169 (Electronic) IS - 0378-4274 (Linking) VI - 313 DP - 2019 Oct 1 TI - 2,3'4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl induces hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation through pyruvate kinase M2-dependent glycolysis. PG - 108-119 LID - S0378-4274(18)31705-3 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.06.006 [doi] AB - Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are classic persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and are associated with the progression of many cancers, including liver cancer. The present study investigated the effect of 2,3'4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB118) on hepatocellular carcinoma cell proliferation and its underlying mechanisms. The results indicated that PCB118 exposure promotes the proliferation and glycolysis of hepatocellular carcinoma SMMC-7721 cells. Moreover, PCB118 exposure increased the expression level of pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) and its nuclear translocation, whereas treatment with PKM2 shRNA suppressed the induction of cell proliferation and glycolysis by PCB118. PCB118 stimulated reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by activating nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase. Treatment with the antioxidants N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) prevented PCB118-induced effects on PKM2, cell proliferation and glycolysis. Furthermore, we found that PCB118 activated NADPH oxidase through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in SMMC-7721 cells. Consistently, treatment with AhR shRNA suppressed PCB118-induced effects on PKM2, cell proliferation and glycolysis. Overall, these results indicated that PCB118 promotes HCC cell proliferation via PKM2-dependent upregulation of glycolysis, which is mediated by AhR/NADPH oxidase-induced ROS production. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Liang, Wenli AU - Liang W AD - Institute of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of National Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China. FAU - Zhang, Yuting AU - Zhang Y AD - Institute of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of National Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China. FAU - Song, Li AU - Song L AD - Institute of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of National Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China. Electronic address: lsong@sxu.edu.cn. FAU - Li, Zhuoyu AU - Li Z AD - Institute of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of National Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20190625 PL - Netherlands TA - Toxicol Lett JT - Toxicology letters JID - 7709027 RN - 0 (AHR protein, human) RN - 0 (Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (Carcinogens, Environmental) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - 0 (Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon) RN - 0 (Thyroid Hormones) RN - 2B2AQE8U50 (2,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl) RN - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) RN - EC 1.6.3.- (NADPH Oxidases) MH - Active Transport, Cell Nucleus MH - Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/agonists/genetics/metabolism MH - Carcinogens, Environmental/*toxicity MH - Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/*enzymology/genetics/pathology MH - Carrier Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/*drug effects MH - Glycolysis/*drug effects MH - Humans MH - Liver Neoplasms/*enzymology/pathology MH - Membrane Proteins/genetics/*metabolism MH - NADPH Oxidases/metabolism MH - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/*toxicity MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon/agonists/genetics/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Thyroid Hormones/genetics/*metabolism MH - Thyroid Hormone-Binding Proteins OTO - NOTNLM OT - 2,3'4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl OT - Cell proliferation OT - Glycolysis OT - Hepatocellular carcinoma cells OT - PKM2 EDAT- 2019/06/30 06:00 MHDA- 2019/07/30 06:00 CRDT- 2019/06/29 06:00 PHST- 2018/08/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/05/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/06/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/06/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/07/30 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/06/29 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0378-4274(18)31705-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.06.006 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Toxicol Lett. 2019 Oct 1;313:108-119. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2019.06.006. Epub 2019 Jun 25.