RRC ID 76374
著者 Ueno G, Iwagami Y, Kobayashi S, Mitsufuji S, Yamada D, Tomimaru Y, Akita H, Asaoka T, Noda T, Gotoh K, Mori M, Doki Y, Eguchi H.
タイトル ACAT-1-Regulated Cholesteryl Ester Accumulation Modulates Gemcitabine Resistance in Biliary Tract Cancer.
ジャーナル Ann Surg Oncol
Abstract BACKGROUND:Biliary tract cancer (BTC) has few choices of chemotherapy, including gemcitabine, therefore exploring the mechanisms of gemcitabine resistance is important. We focused on lipid metabolism because biliary tract epithelial cells are essential in cholesterol and bile acid metabolism and the messenger RNA (mRNA) microarray analysis showed high acyl coenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase 1 (ACAT-1) expression in BTC gemcitabine-resistant (GR) cell lines. We hypothesized that aberrant accumulation of cholesteryl ester (CE) regulated by ACAT-1 could modulate GR in BTC.
METHODS:CE accumulations were measured in human BTC cell lines, and the relationships between CE levels, ACAT-1 expressions, and gemcitabine sensitivity were analyzed. We performed a small-interfering RNA (siRNA)-mediated knockdown and biochemical inhibition of ACAT-1 in BTC cell lines and alterations of gemcitabine sensitivity were evaluated. To evaluate the clinical significance of ACAT-1 in regard to GR, immunohistochemistry was performed and ACAT-1 expressions were analyzed in resected BTC specimens.
RESULTS:CE levels were correlated with ACAT-1 expressions and GR in four human BTC cell lines. siRNA-mediated knockdown of ACAT-1 in two independent GR cell clones as well as ACAT-1 inhibitor treatment significantly increased gemcitabine sensitivity; knockdown of ACAT-1: 5.63- and 8.02-fold; ACAT-1 inhibitor: 8.75- and 9.13-fold, respectively. ACAT-1 expression in resected BTC specimens revealed that the disease-free survival of the ACAT-1 low-intensity group (median 2.3 years) had a significantly better outcome than that of the ACAT-1 high-intensity group (median 1.1 years) under gemcitabine treatment after surgery (*p < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS:Our findings suggest that CE and ACAT-1 might be a novel therapeutic target for GR in BTC.
巻・号 29(5)
ページ 2899-2909
公開日 2022-5-1
DOI 10.1245/s10434-021-11152-1
PII 10.1245/s10434-021-11152-1
PMID 34994902
MeSH Acyltransferases / therapeutic use Biliary Tract Neoplasms* / drug therapy Biliary Tract Neoplasms* / genetics Biliary Tract Neoplasms* / metabolism Cholesterol Esters* / metabolism Cholesterol Esters* / therapeutic use Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives Gemcitabine Humans RNA, Small Interfering / genetics
IF 4.061
リソース情報
ヒト・動物細胞 TFK-1(RCB2537)