1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 alleviates salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma progression by suppressing GPX1 expression through the NF-κB pathway

Int J Oncol. 2016 Mar;48(3):1271-9. doi: 10.3892/ijo.2016.3341. Epub 2016 Jan 15.

Abstract

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25D3) is the active form of vitamin D with antineoplastic effects. The glutathione peroxidase-1 (GPX1) gene is associated with tumour progression. The present study aimed to explore the role of GPX1 in 1,25D3-mediated progression of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC). Downregulating GPX1 expression inhibited SACC cell proliferation, chemoresistance, motility, and uPA secretion, but promoted apoptosis via the NF-κB pathway. Pre-processing 1,25D3 inhibited expression of NF-κB/GPX1/uPA, which subsequently suppressed cell motility and cisplatin-resistance in ACC-2 cells. In conclusion, 1,25D3 works as a modifier of NF-κB/GPX1/uPA expression, inhibiting cisplatin-resistance and cell invasive ability of SACC cells. The present study comprehensively elucidated the potential mechanism underlying the effects of vitamin D on chemoresistance and invasive potential in SACC.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apoptosis
  • Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / pathology*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Cisplatin / chemistry
  • Disease Progression
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic*
  • Glutathione Peroxidase / metabolism*
  • Glutathione Peroxidase GPX1
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Nude
  • NF-kappa B p50 Subunit / metabolism*
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • RNA, Small Interfering / metabolism
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / metabolism
  • Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives*
  • Vitamin D / chemistry

Substances

  • NF-kappa B p50 Subunit
  • NFKB1 protein, human
  • RNA, Small Interfering
  • dihydroxy-vitamin D3
  • Vitamin D
  • Glutathione Peroxidase
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
  • Cisplatin
  • Glutathione Peroxidase GPX1