PMID- 31928714 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200915 LR - 20200915 IS - 1090-2104 (Electronic) IS - 0006-291X (Linking) VI - 523 IP - 2 DP - 2020 Mar 5 TI - VHL enhances 9-cis-retinoic acid treatment by down-regulating retinoid X receptor alpha in renal cell carcinomas. PG - 535-541 LID - S0006-291X(20)30068-1 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.12.112 [doi] AB - Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignant kidney tumors in adults. Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene is deficient in >50% of RCC cases, but the role of VHL as a potential therapeutic target in RCC has not been well established. In the present study, 9-cis-Retinoic acid, which is a potent natural agonist of retinoid X receptors (RXRs), was found to decrease the viability of VHL-proficient RCC cells, but had little effect on VHL-deficient RCC cells. In addition, it was demonstrated that VHL transcriptionally regulated RXRalpha in a hypoxia-inducible factor-alpha independent manner. Moreover, a negative correlation was observed between the expressions of VHL and RXRalpha in RCC tissues. Collectively, these data indicate that VHL-proficient RCC patients may be more sensitive to treatment with 9-cis-retinoic acid, which acts by regulating RXRalpha expression, compared with VHL-deficient RCC patients. The findings of the present study demonstrate a novel function of VHL and highlight the potential of VHL expression as a therapeutic modality for the optimized treatment of RCC patients. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Wang, Fen AU - Wang F AD - Department of Anesthesiology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, PR China; Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, PR China. FAU - Wang, Long-Sheng AU - Wang LS AD - Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, PR China. FAU - Gao, Yao-Hui AU - Gao YH AD - Department of Pathology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, PR China. Electronic address: gaoyaohui187@163.com. FAU - Yao, Xu-Dong AU - Yao XD AD - Department of Urology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, PR China. Electronic address: yaoxudong67@sina.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20200110 PL - United States TA - Biochem Biophys Res Commun JT - Biochemical and biophysical research communications JID - 0372516 RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents) RN - 0 (Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (HIF1A protein, human) RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit) RN - 0 (RXRA protein, human) RN - 0 (Retinoid X Receptor alpha) RN - 1B37H0967P (endothelial PAS domain-containing protein 1) RN - 1UA8E65KDZ (Alitretinoin) RN - EC 2.3.2.27 (Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein) RN - EC 6.3.2.- (VHL protein, human) SB - IM MH - Alitretinoin/*pharmacology MH - Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology MH - Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - Carcinoma, Renal Cell/*drug therapy MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Survival/drug effects MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism MH - Kidney Neoplasms/*drug therapy MH - Retinoid X Receptor alpha/agonists/genetics/*metabolism MH - Von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein/genetics/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - 9-cis-Retinoic acid OT - Renal cell carcinomas OT - Retinoid X receptor alpha OT - Von Hippel-Lindau COIS- Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2020/01/14 06:00 MHDA- 2020/09/17 06:00 CRDT- 2020/01/14 06:00 PHST- 2019/12/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/22 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/12/24 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/01/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/09/17 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/14 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0006-291X(20)30068-1 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.12.112 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 Mar 5;523(2):535-541. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.12.112. Epub 2020 Jan 10.