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Inhibition of PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway Radiosensitizes Pancreatic Cancer Cells with ARID1A Deficiency in Vitro

Lin Yang1, Guanghai Yang2, Yingjun Ding3, Yuhong Dai1, Sanpeng Xu4, Qiuyun Guo1, Aini Xie5, Guangyuan Hu1✉

1. Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China.
2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China.
3. Department of Physiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 975 N 10 th St, Oklahoma City, OK, US, 73104
4. Department of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China.
5. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China.

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Yang L, Yang G, Ding Y, Dai Y, Xu S, Guo Q, Xie A, Hu G. Inhibition of PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway Radiosensitizes Pancreatic Cancer Cells with ARID1A Deficiency in Vitro. J Cancer 2018; 9(5):890-900. doi:10.7150/jca.21306. https://www.jcancer.org/v09p0890.htm
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Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is among the most aggressive human cancers, and is resistant to regular chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The AT-rich interactive domain containing protein 1A (ARID1A) gene, a crucial chromatin remodeling gene, mutates frequently in a broad spectrum of cancers, including pancreatic cancer. Recent evidence suggests that ARID1A acts as tumor suppressor and plays an important role in DNA damage repair (DDR). However, the effect of ARID1A on the radiosensitivity of pancreatic cancer remains unclear. Herein, we investigated the involvement of ARID1A depletion in the radioresistance of pancreatic cancer cells, and explored the underlying mechanisms. The results reveal that knockdown of ARID1A enhances the radioresistance of pancreatic cancer cells through suppressing apoptosis, impairing G2-M checkpoint arrest, strengthening DDR, and accompanying activation of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Moreover, upon inhibition of PI3K/AKT pathway by PI3K-inhibitor LY294002 or AKT-inhibitor mk2206, the radiosensitivity of ARID1A-deficient pancreatic cancer cells is improved in vitro via increased apoptosis and weakened DDR. Taken together, these data suggest that loss of ARID1A expression enhances radioresistance of pancreatic cancer through activation of PI3K/AKT pathway, which maybe a promising target for radiosensitization of ARID1A-deficient pancreatic cancer.

Keywords: ARID1A, pancreatic cancer, PI3K/AKT pathway, radioresistance


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Yang, L., Yang, G., Ding, Y., Dai, Y., Xu, S., Guo, Q., Xie, A., Hu, G. (2018). Inhibition of PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway Radiosensitizes Pancreatic Cancer Cells with ARID1A Deficiency in Vitro. Journal of Cancer, 9(5), 890-900. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.21306.

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Yang, L.; Yang, G.; Ding, Y.; Dai, Y.; Xu, S.; Guo, Q.; Xie, A.; Hu, G. Inhibition of PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway Radiosensitizes Pancreatic Cancer Cells with ARID1A Deficiency in Vitro. J. Cancer 2018, 9 (5), 890-900. DOI: 10.7150/jca.21306.

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Yang L, Yang G, Ding Y, Dai Y, Xu S, Guo Q, Xie A, Hu G. Inhibition of PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway Radiosensitizes Pancreatic Cancer Cells with ARID1A Deficiency in Vitro. J Cancer 2018; 9(5):890-900. doi:10.7150/jca.21306. https://www.jcancer.org/v09p0890.htm

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Yang L, Yang G, Ding Y, Dai Y, Xu S, Guo Q, Xie A, Hu G. 2018. Inhibition of PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway Radiosensitizes Pancreatic Cancer Cells with ARID1A Deficiency in Vitro. J Cancer. 9(5):890-900.

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