Reduced mtDNA copy number increases the sensitivity of tumor cells to chemotherapeutic drugs

被引:89
作者
Mei, H. [1 ]
Sun, S. [1 ]
Bai, Y. [2 ]
Chen, Y. [1 ]
Chai, R. [3 ]
Li, H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Fudan Univ, Affiliated Eye & ENT Hosp, Minist Hlth, Dept Otorhinolaryngol,Res Ctr,Key Lab Hearing Sci, Shanghai 200031, Peoples R China
[2] Chongqing Med Univ, Childrens Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol, Chongqing 400014, Peoples R China
[3] Southeast Univ, Inst Life Sci, Minist Educ, Coinnovat Ctr Neuroregenerat,Key Lab Dev Genes &, Nanjing 210096, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
TRANSCRIPTION-FACTOR-A; MITOCHONDRIAL-DNA; TFAM; REPLICATION; ACTIVATION; INDUCTION; APOPTOSIS; MUTATION; BAX;
D O I
10.1038/cddis.2015.78
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Many cancer drugs are toxic to cells by activating apoptotic pathways. Previous studies have shown that mitochondria have key roles in apoptosis in mammalian cells, but the role of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number variation in the pathogenesis of tumor cell apoptosis remains largely unknown. We used the HEp-2, HNE2, and A549 tumor cell lines to explore the relationship between mtDNA copy number variation and cell apoptosis. We first induced apoptosis in three tumor cell lines and one normal adult human skin fibroblast cell line (HSF) with cisplatin (DDP) or doxorubicin (DOX) treatment and found that the mtDNA copy number significantly increased in apoptotic tumor cells, but not in HSF cells. We then downregulated the mtDNA copy number by transfection with shRNA-TFAM plasmids or treatment with ethidium bromide and found that the sensitivity of tumor cells to DDP or DOX was significantly increased. Furthermore, we observed that levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) increased significantly in tumor cells with lower mtDNA copy numbers, and this might be related to a low level of antioxidant gene expression. Finally, we rescued the increase of ROS in tumor cells with lipoic acid or N-acetyl-L-cysteine and found that the apoptosis rate decreased. Our studies suggest that the increase of mtDNA copy number is a self-protective mechanism of tumor cells to prevent apoptosis and that reduced mtDNA copy number increases ROS levels in tumor cells, increases the tumor cells' sensitivity to chemotherapeutic drugs, and increases the rate of apoptosis. This research provides evidence that mtDNA copy number variation might be a promising new therapeutic target for the clinical treatment of tumors.
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页码:e1710 / e1710
页数:11
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