title: Inhibition of heme oxygenase-1 enhances the chemosensitivity of laryngeal squamous cell cancer Hep-2 cells to cisplatin.
abstract: It has been previously reported that cisplatin is a well-known anticancer drug being used against a wide range of malignancies including head and neck, ovarian and non-small cell lung carcinoma, and demonstrated its anticancer activity by reacting with DNA or changing cell structure, immune response, reactive oxygen species level (ROS). In this research we proved that cisplatin induced cell injuries and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) expression in laryngeal squamous cell cancer Hep-2 cells through ROS generation. The induction of HO-1 clearly protected Hep-2 cells from cisplatin-induced cell death and ROS reaction, and the inhibitor of HO-1 enhanced the cell death and ROS generation induced by cisplatin. Furthermore, the HO-1 expression induced by cisplatin was strongly inhibited by the knockdown of nuclear factor-erythroid-2-related factor-2 (Nrf-2), and the oxidative damages induced by cisplatin were significantly enhanced. Therefore, it may be concluded that the inhibition of HO-1 or the knockdown of Nrf-2 significantly enhanced cisplatin's anticancer effects on Hep-2 cells. In clinic, with the overexpression of HO-1 in laryngeal squamous cancer tissues, the combination of cisplatin with the inhibitor of HO-1 or Nrf-2 siRNA may act as a new method to the treatment of laryngeal squamous cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Allergy, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, People's Republic of China. lvxin1983doctor@163.com.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Allergy, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Dong-mei
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Allergy, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ying-hao
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Allergy, The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, Hebei, People's Republic of China. baoshanwanghbm@163.com.|Hebei Medical University, No. 361, Zhongshan East Road, Shijiazhuang, 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China. baoshanwanghbm@163.com.
authors.forename: Bao-shan
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051267:NF-E2-Related Factor 2 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction / Q000187:drug effects; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D034622:RNA Interference; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D051267:NF-E2-Related Factor 2; C495635:NFE2L2 protein, human; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D051547:Heme Oxygenase-1; D002945:Cisplatin
keywords: Apoptosis; Cisplatin; HO-1; Hep-2; Nrf-2