Methylated BNIP3 gene in colorectal cancer prognosis

  • Authors:
    • Sayaka Shimizu
    • Satoru Iida
    • Megumi Ishiguro
    • Hiroyuki Uetake
    • Toshiaki Ishikawa
    • Yoko Takagi
    • Hirotoshi Kobayashi
    • Tetsuro Higuchi
    • Masayuki Enomoto
    • Kaoru Mogushi
    • Hiroshi Mizushima
    • Hiroshi Tanaka
    • Kenichi Sugihara
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  • Published online on: September 1, 2010     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol_00000153
  • Pages: 865-872
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Abstract

The DNA methylation of apoptosis-related genes in various cancers contributes to the disruption of the apoptotic pathway and results in resistance to chemotherapeutic agents. Irinotecan (CPT-11) is one of the key chemotherapy drugs used to treat metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). However, a number of metastatic CRC patients do not benefit from this drug. Thus, the identification of molecular genetic parameters associated with the response to CPT-11 is of interest. To identify apoptosis-related genes that may contribute to CPT-11 resistance, microarray analysis was conducted using colon cancer cells in which 5-aza-2'deoxycytidine (DAC) enhanced sensitivity to CPT-11. Microarray analysis identified 10 apoptosis-related genes that were up-regulated following treatment with DAC. Among the genes, Bcl-2/adenovirus E1B 19 kDa protein interacting protein 3 (BNIP3), a Bcl-2 family pro-apoptotic protein, was identified as being involved in CPT-11 resistance following methylation of its promoter. An analysis of 112 primary CRC cases revealed that approximately 58% of cases showed BNIP3 methylation, and that patients with methylation exhibited a poorer outcome compared to those without methylation. In addition, in 30 patients who received first-line CPT-11 chemotherapy, patients with methylation exhibited resistance to chemotherapy compared to patients with no methylation. The results suggest that methylation of BNIP3 is a predictive factor in the prognosis and response to CPT-11 treatment in CRC patients.
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September-October 2010
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Shimizu S, Iida S, Ishiguro M, Uetake H, Ishikawa T, Takagi Y, Kobayashi H, Higuchi T, Enomoto M, Mogushi K, Mogushi K, et al: Methylated BNIP3 gene in colorectal cancer prognosis . Oncol Lett 1: 865-872, 2010.
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Shimizu, S., Iida, S., Ishiguro, M., Uetake, H., Ishikawa, T., Takagi, Y. ... Sugihara, K. (2010). Methylated BNIP3 gene in colorectal cancer prognosis . Oncology Letters, 1, 865-872. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol_00000153
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Shimizu, S., Iida, S., Ishiguro, M., Uetake, H., Ishikawa, T., Takagi, Y., Kobayashi, H., Higuchi, T., Enomoto, M., Mogushi, K., Mizushima, H., Tanaka, H., Sugihara, K."Methylated BNIP3 gene in colorectal cancer prognosis ". Oncology Letters 1.5 (2010): 865-872.
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Shimizu, S., Iida, S., Ishiguro, M., Uetake, H., Ishikawa, T., Takagi, Y., Kobayashi, H., Higuchi, T., Enomoto, M., Mogushi, K., Mizushima, H., Tanaka, H., Sugihara, K."Methylated BNIP3 gene in colorectal cancer prognosis ". Oncology Letters 1, no. 5 (2010): 865-872. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol_00000153