缺氧微环境下缺氧诱导因子-1α对前列腺癌细胞上皮间质转化的影响

摘要

目的：探讨缺氧诱导因子-1α在缺氧的条件下对前列腺癌细胞发生上皮间质转化的影响。方法在缺氧的环境中培养前列腺癌细胞 PC3,并应用分子生物学的方法检测其是否是发生上皮间质转化的关键转录因子。结果缺氧微环境可以诱导前列腺癌细胞 PC3发生上皮间质转化,缺氧诱导因子-1α起关键的调节作用,并且可以增强前列腺癌细胞的侵袭能力。缺氧条件下抑制缺氧诱导因子-1α的表达可以阻止前列腺癌细胞发生上皮间质转化。结论缺氧微环境通过缺氧诱导因子-1α诱导前列腺癌细胞 PC3发生上皮间质转化。%Objective To explore the influence of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α(HIF-1α) on prostate cancer epithelial to mesenchymal transition(EMT) under hypoxic conditions. Methods In this study we carried out several methods in molecular biology to test whether PC3, a human prostate cancer cell line, underwent typical epithelial to mesenchymal transition under hypoxia and the key regulator of this process. Results We demonstrated that hypoxia induced diverse molecular, phenotypic, and functional changes in prostate cancer cells that are consistent with EMT. We also showed that HIF-1α, which is thought to be stabilized under hypoxic environment, is involved in EMT and cancer cell invasive potency. Hypoxia-induced EMT in prostate cancer cells is blocked by HIF-1α gene silencing. Conclusion EMT may be induced in hypoxic prostate cancer cells, by a mechanism that involves activation of HIF-1α-dependent cell signaling.