PMID- 34719646 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220210 LR - 20220210 IS - 1347-5215 (Electronic) IS - 0918-6158 (Linking) VI - 44 IP - 11 DP - 2021 TI - Methylglyoxal-Derived Advanced Glycation End Products (AGE4) Promote Cell Proliferation and Survival in Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells through the RAGE/Akt/ERK Signaling Pathways. PG - 1697-1706 LID - 10.1248/bpb.b21-00382 [doi] AB - Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are the products formed through a non-enzymatic reaction of reducing sugars with proteins or lipids. There is a potential for toxicity in the case of AGEs produced through glycation with dicarbonyl compounds including methylglyoxal, glyoxal, and 3-deoxyglucosone. The AGEs bind the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) and stimulate the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase signaling pathway that can increase the production of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). In addition, AGE-induced protein kinase B (Akt) signaling can promote cancer cell proliferation and contribute to many diseases such as kidney cancer. In light of the lack of extensive study of the relationship between methylglyoxal-induced AGEs (AGE4) and renal cancer, we studied the proliferous and anti-apoptotic effects of AGE4 on renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in this study. AGE4 treatment was involved in the proliferation and migration of RCC cells in vitro by upregulating proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and MMPs while suppressing apoptotic markers such as Bax and caspase 3. Moreover, Akt and extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK) were phosphorylated in RCC cells with AGE4 treatment. As a result, this study demonstrated that AGE4-RAGE axis can promote the growth ability of RCC by inducing PCNA, MMPs, and inhibiting apoptosis in RCC via the Akt and ERK signaling pathways. FAU - Nam, Han-Kyul AU - Nam HK AD - Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University. FAU - Jeong, So-Ra AU - Jeong SR AD - Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University. FAU - Pyo, Min Cheol AU - Pyo MC AD - Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University. FAU - Ha, Sang-Keun AU - Ha SK AD - Division of Functional Food Research, Korea Food Research Institute. FAU - Nam, Mi-Hyun AU - Nam MH AD - Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Eye Center and Department of Ophthalmology, University of Colorado. FAU - Lee, Kwang-Won AU - Lee KW AD - Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Japan TA - Biol Pharm Bull JT - Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin JID - 9311984 RN - 0 (Glycation End Products, Advanced) RN - 722KLD7415 (Pyruvaldehyde) SB - IM MH - Blotting, Western MH - Carcinoma, Renal Cell/*metabolism MH - Cell Cycle MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Movement MH - *Cell Proliferation MH - *Cell Survival MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Glycation End Products, Advanced/metabolism/*pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Kidney Neoplasms/*metabolism MH - *MAP Kinase Signaling System MH - Pyruvaldehyde/pharmacology MH - Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction OTO - NOTNLM OT - apoptosis OT - extracellular-signal-regulated kinase OT - proliferation OT - protein kinase B OT - receptor for advanced glycation end product OT - renal cell carcinoma EDAT- 2021/11/02 06:00 MHDA- 2022/02/11 06:00 CRDT- 2021/11/01 06:00 PHST- 2021/11/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/11/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/02/11 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1248/bpb.b21-00382 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Biol Pharm Bull. 2021;44(11):1697-1706. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b21-00382.