Enhanced chemosensitivity by simultaneously inhibiting cell cycle progression and promoting apoptosis of drug-resistant osteosarcoma MG63/DXR cells by targeting Cyclin D1 and Bcl-2

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Zhang, Chunlin^{; *} | Zhao, Yao | Zeng, Bingfang

Affiliations: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Chunlin Zhang, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, China. E-mail: shzhangchunlin@gmail.com.

Abstract: Aim:To investigate whether the inhibition of Bcl-2 and Cyclin D1 by lentivirus-mediated RNA interference enhances doxorubicin (DXR) cytotoxicity in the drug-resistant human osteosarcoma MG63 cells. Materials and Methods:Lentivirus-mediated RNAi were used to inhibit the expression of Bcl-2 or Cyclin D1 mRNA and protein; qRT-PCR, Western blotting, Flow cytometry and MTT assays were used to detect the expression of Bcl-2 and Cyclin D1 and the sensitivity to doxorubicin of MG63/DXR. Results:Chronic exposure to DXR induces upregulation of oncogenic Bcl-2 and CyclinD1 in osteosarcoma MG63/DXR cells. Elevated Bax and decreased cyclin D1 was observed in Bcl-2-silenced MG63/DXR cells and decreased Bcl-2 was detected in Cyclin D1-silenced MG63/DXR cells. Individual or simultaneous silencing of Bcl-2/Cyclin D1 enhanced the cytotoxicity of DXR. Furthermore, we detected a synergistic effect of enhanced chemosensitivity by co- silencing Cyclin D1 and Bcl-2. Conclusion:Lentiviral RNAi targeting of Bcl-2 and Cyclin D1 simultaneously could be a potentially more effective therapeutic strategy for osteosarcomas to overcome chemoresistance.

Keywords: Osteosarcoma, chemoresistance, RNA interference, Bcl-2, Cyclin D1

DOI: 10.3233/CBM-130305

Journal: Cancer Biomarkers, vol. 12, no. 4-5, pp. 155-167, 2013