Role of aquaporin-5 in gallbladder carcinoma

S. Sekine*, Y. Shimada, T. Nagata, S. Sawada, I. Yoshioka, K. Matsui, M. Moriyama, T. Omura, S. Osawa, K. Shibuya, I. Hashimoto, T. Watanabe, S. Hojo, R. Hori, T. Okumura, T. Yoshida, K. Tsukada

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Abstract

Aquaporins (AQPs) are important in controlling bile formation. However, the exact role in human gallbladder carcinogenesis has not yet been defined. Methods: AQP-5-expressing gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) cell lines (NOZ) were transfected with anti-AQP-5 small interfering RNA (siRNA). Growth, migration, invasion assay, and drug susceptibility tests were performed. Next, microRNA (miRNA) expression was analyzed by miRNA oligo chip (3D-Gene®). AQP-5 and AQP-5-related miRNA target gene expressions were also analyzed using tissue microarray (TMA) in 44 GBC samples. Results: Treatment with AQP-5 siRNA decreased cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. On the other hand, those cells increased IC50 of gemcitabine. By performing miRNA assays, miR-29b,-200a, and-21 were shown to be highly overexpressed in cells treated with AQP-5 siRNA NOZ. When focusing on miR-21, phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) was found to be a target of miR-21. In the TMA, AQP-5/PTEN coexpression was significantly associated with the depth of invasion and MIB-1 index (p = 0.003, 0.010). Survival of patients with a high AQP-5/PTEN coexpression was longer than that of patients with a low coexpression (p = 0.003). Conclusions: Our result suggested that miR-21 and PTEN may contribute to the role of AQP-5 in GBC. AQP-5 and PTEN cascades are favorable biomarkers of GBC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)108-117
Number of pages10
JournalEuropean Surgical Research
Volume51
Issue number3-4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014/02

Keywords

  • Aquaporin
  • Gallbladder carcinoma
  • Gemcitabine
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Phosphatase and tensin homolog
  • Tissue microarray

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery

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