title: Development and characterization of a hydrogen peroxide-resistant cholangiocyte cell line: A novel model of oxidative stress-related cholangiocarcinoma genesis.
abstract: Oxidative stress is a cause of inflammation-related diseases, including cancers. Cholangiocarcinoma is a liver cancer with bile duct epithelial cell phenotypes. Our previous studies in animal and human models indicated that oxidative stress is a major cause of cholangiocarcinoma development. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) can generate hydroxyl radicals, which damage lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, leading to cell death. However, some cells can survive by adapting to oxidative stress conditions, and selective clonal expansion of these resistant cells would be involved in oxidative stress-related carcinogenesis. The present study aimed to establish H2O2-resistant cell line from an immortal cholangiocyte cell line (MMNK1) by chronic treatment with low-concentration H2O2 (25 μM). After 72 days of induction, H2O2-resistant cell lines (ox-MMNK1-L) were obtained. The ox-MMNK1-L cell line showed H2O2-resistant properties, increasing the expression of the anti-oxidant genes catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1), superoxide dismutase-2 (SOD2), and superoxide dismutase-3 (SOD3) and the enzyme activities of CAT and intracellular SODs. Furthermore, the resistant cells showed increased expression levels of an epigenetics-related gene, DNA methyltransferase-1 (DNMT1), when compared to the parental cells. Interestingly, the ox-MMNK1-L cell line had a significantly higher cell proliferation rate than the MMNK1 normal cell line. Moreover, ox-MMNK1-L cells showed pseudopodia formation and the loss of cell-to-cell adhesion (multi-layers) under additional oxidative stress (100 μM H2O2). These findings suggest that H2O2-resistant cells can be used as a model of oxidative stress-related cholangiocarcinoma genesis through molecular changes such as alteration of gene expression and epigenetic changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Raynoo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thanan
authors.affiliation: Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Faculty of Associated Medical Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Anchalee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Techasen
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Molecular Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Wassana
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jamnongkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
authors.forename: Napat
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Armartmuntree
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand. Electronic address: puangrat@kku.ac.th.
authors.forename: Puangrat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yongvanit
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Molecular Medicine, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. Electronic address: mmurata@doc.medic.mie-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murata
mesh_terms: D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D001653:Bile Ducts, Intrahepatic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002374:Catalase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016923:Cell Death; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D018281:Cholangiocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D000076123:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D018703:Founder Effect; D015870:Gene Expression; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D000072105:Superoxide Dismutase-1; D000099156:Superoxide Dismutase 2
chemical_list: D002374:Catalase; D000076123:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferase 1; D004248:DNA (Cytosine-5-)-Methyltransferases; D005978:Glutathione; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D000072105:Superoxide Dismutase-1; D000099156:Superoxide Dismutase 2; C000606290:SOD1 protein, human; C441642:SOD3 protein, human; C000619380:DNMT1 protein, human
keywords: Anti-oxidants; Cholangiocarcinoma; Epigenetics; Oxidative stress; Resistant-cells