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2018 ; 15
(5
): 6562-6570
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Exogenous hydrogen sulfide promotes hepatocellular carcinoma cell growth by
activating the STAT3-COX-2 signaling pathway
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Zhen Y
; Wu Q
; Ding Y
; Zhang W
; Zhai Y
; Lin X
; Weng Y
; Guo R
; Zhang Y
; Feng J
; Lei Y
; Chen J
Oncol Lett
2018[May]; 15
(5
): 6562-6570
PMID29725404
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The effects of hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) on cancer are controversial. Our group
previously demonstrated that exogenous H(2)S promotes the development of cancer
via amplifying the activation of the nuclear factor-?B signaling pathway in
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells (PLC/PRF/5). The present study aimed to
further investigate the hypothesis that exogenous H(2)S promotes PLC/PRF/5 cell
proliferation and migration, and inhibits apoptosis by activating the signal
transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3)-cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)
signaling pathway. PLC/PRF/5 cells were treated with 500 µmol/l NaHS (a donor of
H(2)S) for 24 h. The expression levels of phosphorylated (p)-STAT3, STAT3,
cleaved caspase-3 and COX-2 were measured by western blot assay. Cell viability
was detected by Cell Counting kit-8 assay. Apoptotic cells were observed by
Hoechst 33258 staining. The expression of STAT3 and COX-2 messenger RNA (mRNA)
was detected by semiquantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.
The production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) was evaluated by
ELISA. The results indicated that treatment of PLC/PRF/5 cells with 500 µmol/l
NaHS for 24 h markedly increased the expression levels of p-STAT3 and STAT3 mRNA,
leading to COX-2 and COX-2 mRNA overexpression, VEGF induction, decreased cleaved
caspase-3 production, increased cell viability and migration, and decreased
number of apoptotic cells. However, co-treatment of PLC/PRF/5 cells with 500
µmol/l NaHS and 30 µmol/l AG490 (an inhibitor of STAT3) or 20 µmol/l NS-398 (an
inhibitor of COX-2) for 24 h significantly reverted the effects induced by NaHS.
Furthermore, co-treatment of PLC/PRF/5 cells with 500 µmol/l NaHS and 30 µmol/l
AG490 markedly decreased the NaHS-induced increase in the expression level of
COX-2. By contrast, co-treatment of PLC/PRF/5 cells with 500 µmol/l NaHS and 20
µmol/l NS-398 inhibited the NaHS-induced increase in the expression level of
p-STAT3. In conclusion, the findings of the present study provide evidence that
the STAT3-COX-2 signaling pathway is involved in NaHS-induced cell proliferation,
migration, angiogenesis and anti-apoptosis in PLC/PRF/5 cells, and suggest that
the positive feedback between STAT3 and COX-2 may serve a crucial role in
hepatocellular carcinoma carcinogenesis.