Abstract:
Objective To explore the influences of glutathione peroxidase 1 (GPX1) on the proliferation, migration and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signal pathway of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) cell lines.
Methods The cell lines (HS-5, HL-60, KG-1, kasumi-1 and THP-1) were cultured in vitro. The KG-1 cells were divided into group A and group B. Among them, the group A included: silent GPX1 negative control (si-NC) group, silent GPX1-1 (si-GPX1-1) group, silent GPX1-2 (si-GPX1-2) group, and silent GPX1-3 (si-GPX1-3) group; the group B included: blank control (Control) group, silent GPX1 negative control (si-NC) group, silent GPX1-1 (si-GPX1-1) group, silent GPX1-1 and MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway agonist (si-GPX1-1 + PMA) group. Real-time fluorescence quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting were used to detect the relative expression level of GPX1 in different cell lines and group A cells. CCK-8 and EdU methods were used to detect the proliferation of KG-1 cells in group B. Scratch test and transwell test were used to detect the migration of KG-1 cells in group B. Western blotting was used to detect the levels of proliferation, migration and MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway related proteins (PCNA, CyclinD1, MMP-2, MMP-9, p-ERK, ERK, p-JNK, JNK, p- p38, p38, p-IκB, IκB, p-p65 and p65).
Results Compared with human bone marrow stromal cells HS-5, the GPX1 mRNA and protein levels were up-regulated in AML cells (HL-60, KG-1, kasumi-1 and THP-1) (P < 0.05), and highest in KG-1 cells. Compared with the si-NC group, the expression of GPX1 mRNA and protein in the KG-1 cells of the remaining three groups of group A was reduced (P < 0.05), and the silencing efficiency of the si-GPX1-1 group was higher than that of the other two groups. Compared with the si-NC group, the proliferation and migration abilities of KG-1 cells in the si-GPX1-1 group were reduced (P < 0.05); the protein levels of PCNA, CyclinD1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 in cells were decreased (P < 0.05); the ratios of p-ERK/ERK, p-JNK/JNK, p-p38/p38, p-IκB/IκB and p-p65/p65 were down-regulated (P < 0.05). Compared with the si-GPX1-1 group, the proliferation and migration abilities of KG-1 cells in the si-GPX1-1 + PMA group were increased (P < 0.05); the protein levels of PCNA, CyclinD1, MMP-2, and MMP-9 in cells were increased (P < 0.05); the ratios of p-ERK/ERK, p-JNK/JNK, p-p38/p38, p-IκB/IκB and p-p65/p65 were up-regulated (P < 0.05).
Conclusion Down-regulation of GPX1 may inhibit the proliferation and migration of AML cells through inhibiting the MAPK/NF-κB signaling pathway.