1. Overexpression of TRPV3 Correlates with Tumor Progression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
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Xiaolei Li, Qianhui Zhang, Kai Fan, Baiyan Li, Huifeng Li, Hanping Qi, Jing Guo, Yonggang Cao, and Hongli Sun
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TRP channels ,NON-small-cell lung carcinoma ,CANCER cells ,CANCER invasiveness ,WESTERN immunoblotting ,IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY ,GENETIC overexpression ,DIAGNOSIS ,GENETICS - Abstract
(1) Background: Transient receptor potential vanilloid 3 (TRPV3) is a member of the TRP channels family of Ca
2+ -permeant channels. The proteins of some TRP channels are highly expressed in cancer cells. This study aimed to assess the clinical significance and biological functions of TRPV3 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); (2) Methods: Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of TRPV3 in NSCLC tissues and adjacent noncancerous lung tissues. Western blot was used to detect the protein expressions of TRPV3, CaMKII, p-CaMKII, CyclinA, CyclinD, CyclinE1, CDK2, CDK4, and P27. Small interfering RNA was used to deplete TRPV3 expression. A laser scanning confocal microscope was used to measure intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+ ]i ). Flow cytometry was used to analyze cell cycle; (3) Results: TRPV3 was overexpressed in 65 of 96 (67.7%) human lung cancer cases and correlated with differentiation (p = 0.001) and TNM stage (p = 0.004). Importantly, TRPV3 expression was associated with short overall survival. In addition, blocking or knockdown of TRPV3 could inhibit lung cancer cell proliferation. Moreover, TRPV3 inhibition could decrease [Ca2+ ]i of lung cancer cells and arrest cell cycle at the G1/S boundary. Further results revealed that TRPV3 inhibition decreased expressions of p-CaMKII, CyclinA, CyclinD1, CyclinE, and increased P27 level; (4) Conclusions: Our findings demonstrate that TRPV3 was overexpressed in NSCLC and correlated with lung cancer progression. TRPV3 activation could promote proliferation of lung cancer cells. TRPV3 might serve as a potential companion drug target in NSCLC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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