PMID- 35945549 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220811 LR - 20220813 IS - 1471-2407 (Electronic) IS - 1471-2407 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Aug 9 TI - Sodium selenite inhibits proliferation and metastasis through ROS-mediated NF-kappaB signaling in renal cell carcinoma. PG - 870 LID - 10.1186/s12885-022-09965-8 [doi] LID - 870 AB - BACKGROUND: Sodium selenite (SSE) has been reported to exert anti-tumor effects in several cancer cells. However, the underlying mechanisms in renal cancer are yet to be elucidated. The effects of SSE on the proliferation, metastasis, and apoptosis of renal cancer cells, as well as its mechanism, were investigated in this study. METHODS: ACHN and 786-O renal cancer cells were treated with different concentrations of SSE, MTT, and colony formation assays were used to detect the proliferation ability of cells. The migration of cells was detected using scratch-wound-healing and transwell-migration assays. The effect of SSE on apoptosis was assessed by AnnexinV-FITC/PI double staining. Besides, Western blotting was employed to detect the protein-expression level and elucidate the underlying pathways. We also made subcutaneous xenografts in athymic mice to verify the effect of SSE on tumor growth in vivo. RESULTS: Our results demonstrated that treatment with SSE resulted in significant inhibition of cell proliferation and migration. Flow cytometry and Western blot confirmed that SSE induced apoptosis via the endogenous apoptotic pathway. We also confirmed that SSE treatment causes an increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, resulting in the inhibition of nuclear transcription factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) signaling. Modulation of the ROS level by the chemical inhibitor N-acetyl-cysteine reversed the effect of SSE on cells. Similarly, subcutaneous xenografts in athymic mice models showed that SSE inhibits tumor growth in vivo. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that SSE inhibits proliferation and migration and induces apoptosis via ROS mediated inhibition of NF-kappaB signaling in renal cancer cells. CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s). FAU - Liu, Xiao AU - Liu X AD - Department of Urology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China. AD - Department of Urology, Zoucheng People's Hospital, Zoucheng, 273500, Shandong, China. FAU - Jiang, Meng AU - Jiang M AD - Department of Orthopaedics, Zoucheng People's Hospital, Zoucheng, 273500, Shandong, China. FAU - Pang, Chenggang AU - Pang C AD - Department of Orthopaedics, Zoucheng People's Hospital, Zoucheng, 273500, Shandong, China. FAU - Wang, Jianning AU - Wang J AD - Department of Urology, Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250014, Shandong, China. docjianningwang@163.com. FAU - Hu, Lijuan AU - Hu L AD - Tianjin Key Laboratory of Acute Abdomen Disease Associated Organ Injury and ITCWM Repair, Institute of Acute Abdominal Diseases of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Nankai Clinical College, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. hulijuan2014@163.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220809 PL - England TA - BMC Cancer JT - BMC cancer JID - 100967800 RN - 0 (NF-kappa B) RN - 0 (Reactive Oxygen Species) RN - HIW548RQ3W (Sodium Selenite) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis MH - *Carcinoma, Renal Cell/drug therapy MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Humans MH - *Kidney Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - Mice MH - NF-kappa B/metabolism MH - Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism MH - Sodium Selenite/pharmacology/therapeutic use PMC - PMC9364612 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Migration OT - NF-kappaB OT - Proliferation OT - Renal Cancer OT - Sodium selenite COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/08/10 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/12 06:00 PMCR- 2022/08/09 CRDT- 2022/08/09 23:37 PHST- 2022/05/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/08/09 23:37 [entrez] PHST- 2022/08/10 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/08/09 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12885-022-09965-8 [pii] AID - 9965 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12885-022-09965-8 [doi] PST - epublish SO - BMC Cancer. 2022 Aug 9;22(1):870. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09965-8.