title: [Role of homeobox gene A5 in multidrug resistance of human small cell lung cancer cells].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the role of homeobox gene A5 (HOXA5) in multidrug resistance of human small cell lung cancer (SCLC) cells and the possibility of using HOXA5 as the therapeutic targets for SCLC treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  We examined HOXA5 mRNA and protein expressions in chemosensitive human SCLC cells (H69) and the multidrug-resistant SCLC cells (H69AR) using quantitative real-time PCR and immunoblotting. HOXA5 expression was then enhanced or suppressed by transfection of the cells with HOXA5 expression plasmids or small interference RNA (siRNA), and the chemosensitivity of transfected cells to cisplatin (DDP) and etoposide (VP-16) was evaluated using cell counting kit-8 (CCK8) assay.
  
  
  RESULTS
  H69 cells showed a 8.99-fold higher expression of HOXA5 than H69AR cells. HOXA5 knockdown caused obvious reductions in the chemosensitivity of H69 cells to DDP and VP-16 with increased cells in G0/G1 phase; conversely, HOXA5 enhancement resulted in an increased sensitivity of H69AR cells to DDP and VP-16.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HOXA5 may play an important role in multidrug resistance of SCLC and can be a potential therapeutic target in clinical treatment of SCLC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangzhou 510080, China.
authors.forename: Faman
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Zhenzhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiangping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Yifeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Linlang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yufa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005047:Etoposide / Q000494:pharmacology; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D010957:Plasmids; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D055752:Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; C489213:HOXA5 protein, human; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin