title: Knockdown of long noncoding RNA H19 sensitizes human glioma cells to temozolomide therapy.
abstract: Temozolomide (TMZ) is commonly used in glioma chemotherapy. However, a great clinical challenge for TMZ is chemoresistance. H19 transcripts are recognized as long noncoding RNAs, which potentially interact with chromatin-modifying complexes to regulate gene expression via epigenetic changes. Our data based on glioma patients showed that the expression of H19 was significantly upregulated in TMZ-resistant tumors compared with the TMZ-sensitive tumors. To determine the function of H19 in glioma, cell lines U87 and U251 were exposed to TMZ to establish TMZ-resistant clones U87(TMZ) and U251(TMZ). In U87(TMZ) and U251(TMZ), the expression level of H19 transcripts was increased compared to wild-type or nonresistant clones, as determined by real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Concomitant treatment with small interfering RNA specifically targeting H19 and TMZ in resistant glioma clones resulted in decreased IC50 values for TMZ, and increased apoptotic rates than control small interfering RNA-treated cells. This was also evident by the increased PARP cleavage in resistant cells exposed to TMZ + si-H19. Furthermore, the reduced expression of H19 altered major drug resistance genes, such as MDR, MRP, and ABCG2, both at the mRNA and protein levels. Taken together, these findings suggest that H19 plays an important role in the development of TMZ resistance, and may represent a novel therapeutic target for TMZ-resistant gliomas.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Pengfei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaoling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Yinan People's Hospital, Linyi, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhongshun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, No 3 Hospital of Jinan, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Rucai
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiangyu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Weiguo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
keywords: H19; drug resistance; glioma; lncRNA; temozolomide