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Human Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonuclease siRNA Inhibits the Angiogenesis Induced by X-Ray Irradiation in Lung Cancer Cells

Xianqing Gu1,2,*, Yanping Cun1,*, Mengxia Li1, Yi Qing1, Feng Jin1, Zhaoyang Zhong1, Nan Dai1, Chengyuan Qian1, Jiangdong Sui1, Dong Wang1, ✉

1. Cancer Center, Daping Hospital and Research Institute of Surgery, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400042, China;
2. Department of Oncology, 285th Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Handan 056001, China.
* These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Gu X, Cun Y, Li M, Qing Y, Jin F, Zhong Z, Dai N, Qian C, Sui J, Wang D. Human Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonuclease siRNA Inhibits the Angiogenesis Induced by X-Ray Irradiation in Lung Cancer Cells. Int J Med Sci 2013; 10(7):870-882. doi:10.7150/ijms.5727. https://www.medsci.org/v10p0870.htm
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Objective: Radiotherapy is an important and effective treatment method for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Nonetheless, radiotherapy can alter the expression of proangiogenic molecules and induce angiogenesis. Human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease (APE1) is a multifunctional protein, which has DNA repair and redox function. Our previous studies indicated APE1 is also a crucial angiogenic regulator. Thus, we investigated the effect of APE1 on radiation-induced angiogenesis in lung cancer and its underlying mechanism.

Methods: Tumor specimens of 136 patients with NSCLC were obtained from 2003 to 2008. The APE1 and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression, as well as microvessel density (MVD) were observed with immunohistochemistry in tumor samples. Human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells were treated with Ad5/F35-APE1 siRNA and/or irradiation, and then the cells were used for APE1 analysis by Western blot and VEGF analysis by RT-PCR and ELISA. To elucidate the underline mechanism of APE1 on VEGF expression, HIF-1α protein level was determined by Western blot, and the DNA binding activity of HIF-1α was detected by EMSA. Transwell migration assay and capillary-like structure assay were used to observe the migration and capillary-like structure formation ability of human umbilical veins endothelial cells (HUVECs) that were co-cultured with Ad5/F35-APE1 siRNA and (or) irradiation treated A549 cells culture medium.

Results: The high expression rates of APE1 and VEGF in NSCLC were 77.94% and 66.18%, respectively. The expressions of APE1 was significantly correlated with VEGF and MVD (r=0.369, r=0.387). APE1 and VEGF high expression were significantly associated with reduced disease free survival (DFS) time. The high expressions of APE1 and VEGF on A549 cells were concurrently induced by X-ray irradiation in a dose-dependent manner. Silencing of APE1 by Ad5/F35-APE1 siRNA significantly decreased DNA binding activity of HIF-1α and suppressed the expression of VEGF in A549 cells, moreover, significantly inhibited the endothelial cells immigration and capillary-like structure formation induced by irradiated A549 cells.

Conclusion: Our results indicate that APE1 may play a crucial role in angiogenesis induced by irradiation. Administration of Ad5/F35-APE1 siRNA during radiotherapy could be a potent adjuvant therapeutic approach to enhance the radiotherapy response, effectively eliminate metastasis and improve the efficacy of radiotherapy for NSCLC.

Keywords: Human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease, angiogenesis, irradiation, lung cancer.


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Gu, X., Cun, Y., Li, M., Qing, Y., Jin, F., Zhong, Z., Dai, N., Qian, C., Sui, J., Wang, D. (2013). Human Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonuclease siRNA Inhibits the Angiogenesis Induced by X-Ray Irradiation in Lung Cancer Cells. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 10(7), 870-882. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.5727.

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Gu, X.; Cun, Y.; Li, M.; Qing, Y.; Jin, F.; Zhong, Z.; Dai, N.; Qian, C.; Sui, J.; Wang, D. Human Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonuclease siRNA Inhibits the Angiogenesis Induced by X-Ray Irradiation in Lung Cancer Cells. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2013, 10 (7), 870-882. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.5727.

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Gu X, Cun Y, Li M, Qing Y, Jin F, Zhong Z, Dai N, Qian C, Sui J, Wang D. Human Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonuclease siRNA Inhibits the Angiogenesis Induced by X-Ray Irradiation in Lung Cancer Cells. Int J Med Sci 2013; 10(7):870-882. doi:10.7150/ijms.5727. https://www.medsci.org/v10p0870.htm

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Gu X, Cun Y, Li M, Qing Y, Jin F, Zhong Z, Dai N, Qian C, Sui J, Wang D. 2013. Human Apurinic/Apyrimidinic Endonuclease siRNA Inhibits the Angiogenesis Induced by X-Ray Irradiation in Lung Cancer Cells. Int J Med Sci. 10(7):870-882.

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