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Mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 promotes prostate cancer development through the activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway and acceleration of cell cycle

  • Authors:
    • Yu Han
    • Chao Liu
    • Dongfang Zhang
    • Hongchao Men
    • Lifang Huo
    • Qiaowei Geng
    • Shengnan Wang
    • Yiting Gao
    • Wei Zhang
    • Yongjian Zhang
    • Zhanfeng Jia
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  • Published online on: July 15, 2019     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2019.4839
  • Pages: 629-644
  • Copyright: © Han et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer affecting men worldwide; however, its etiology and pathological mechanisms remain poorly understood. Mechanical stimulation plays a key role in prostate cancer development. Piezo type mechanosensitive ion channel component 1 (Piezo1), which functions as a cell sensor and transducer of mechanical stimuli, may have a crucial role in the development of prostate cancer. In the present study, the expression of the Piezo1 channel was demonstrated to be significantly elevated in prostate cancer cell lines and in human prostate malignant tumor tissues. Downregulation of Piezo1 significantly suppressed the viability, proliferation and migration of prostate cancer cells in vitro, and inhibited prostate tumor growth in vivo. The activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway or acceleration of cell cycle progression from G0/G1 to S phase may downstream consequences of Piezo 1 signal pathway activation. Downregulation of Piezo1 considerably suppressed Ca2+ signal increments, inhibited the phosphorylation of Akt and mTOR and arrested the cell cycle of prostate cancer cells at G0/G1 phase in while inhibiting the activation of CDK4 and cyclin D1. Taken together, these findings suggest that Piezo1 channels have a crucial role in prostate cancer development and may, therefore, be a novel therapeutic target in the treatment of prostate cancer.
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Han Y, Liu C, Zhang D, Men H, Huo L, Geng Q, Wang S, Gao Y, Zhang W, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, et al: Mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 promotes prostate cancer development through the activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway and acceleration of cell cycle. Int J Oncol 55: 629-644, 2019.
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Han, Y., Liu, C., Zhang, D., Men, H., Huo, L., Geng, Q. ... Jia, Z. (2019). Mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 promotes prostate cancer development through the activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway and acceleration of cell cycle. International Journal of Oncology, 55, 629-644. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2019.4839
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Han, Y., Liu, C., Zhang, D., Men, H., Huo, L., Geng, Q., Wang, S., Gao, Y., Zhang, W., Zhang, Y., Jia, Z."Mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 promotes prostate cancer development through the activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway and acceleration of cell cycle". International Journal of Oncology 55.3 (2019): 629-644.
Chicago
Han, Y., Liu, C., Zhang, D., Men, H., Huo, L., Geng, Q., Wang, S., Gao, Y., Zhang, W., Zhang, Y., Jia, Z."Mechanosensitive ion channel Piezo1 promotes prostate cancer development through the activation of the Akt/mTOR pathway and acceleration of cell cycle". International Journal of Oncology 55, no. 3 (2019): 629-644. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2019.4839