Effects of Decitabine on Invasion and Exosomal Expression of miR-200c and miR-141 in Oxaliplatin-Resistant Colorectal Cancer Cells

Biol Pharm Bull. 2015;38(9):1272-9. doi: 10.1248/bpb.b15-00129. Epub 2015 Jul 15.

Abstract

The effects of decitabine (DAC), a DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor, on metastasis and exosomal expression of microRNAs were examined in SW620/OxR cells, a human colorectal cancer (CRC) cell line (SW620) with acquired resistance to oxaliplatin. This cell line shows an invasive phenotype by epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Two CRC cell lines, SW480, derived from primary CRC, and SW620, derived from lymph node metastasis, which were obtained from the same patient, as well as SW620/OxR, were also used in the present study. Cytarabine (Ara-C), a non-DNMT-inhibiting cytidine analog, was used as negative control of DAC. No significant difference was observed in the invasion abilities of SW480 cells treated with DAC or Ara-C. On the other hand, invasion ability was suppressed by treatment with DAC in SW620 and SW620/OxR cells. Up-regulated expression of E-cadherin, microRNA-200c (miR-200c), and miR-141 following DAC treatment indicated the acquisition of epithelial cell-like characteristics in SW620 and SW620/OxR cells. Exosomal expression levels of miR-200c and miR-141 were also up-regulated by DAC treatment in SW620 and SW620/OxR but not in SW480 cells. This increase in exosomal miRNA expression negatively correlated with invasion ability. These results suggest that DNA demethylation treatment caused acquisition of epithelial cell-like characteristics in SW620 and SW620/OxR cells. Furthermore, the observed increased exosomal expression of miR-200c and miR-141 may be an indicator or biomarker candidate for mesenchymal-epithelial transition of CRC cells.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Azacitidine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Azacitidine / pharmacology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Movement / drug effects
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • DNA Methylation
  • DNA Modification Methylases / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Decitabine
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
  • Exosomes / metabolism
  • Humans
  • MicroRNAs / metabolism*
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness / genetics
  • Organoplatinum Compounds / pharmacology
  • Oxaliplatin

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • MIRN141 microRNA, human
  • MIRN200 microRNA, human
  • MicroRNAs
  • Organoplatinum Compounds
  • Oxaliplatin
  • Decitabine
  • DNA Modification Methylases
  • Azacitidine