Upregulated KLK10 inhibits esophageal cancer proliferation and enhances cisplatin sensitivity in vitro

  • Authors:
    • Lei Li
    • Nan Xu
    • Ning Fan
    • Qingchun Meng
    • Wenchao Luo
    • Lijia Lv
    • Wei Ma
    • Xiaoyu Liu
    • Lu Liu
    • Fei Xu
    • Huaxin Wang
    • Weifeng Mao
    • Yan Li
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  • Published online on: August 20, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.4211
  • Pages: 2325-2332
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Abstract

The kallikrein-related peptidase 10 (KLK10) gene has tumor-suppressive function in various types of human cancer. However, previous studies showed that KLK10 also acts as an oncogene and is upregulated in gastrointestinal tumors. The role of KLK10 in human esophageal cancer (EC) remains unclear. In the present study, the expression of KLK10 in human esophageal and non-esophageal cancer tissues was investigated by immunohistochemistry. Quantitative RT-PCR and western blot analysis were utilized to detect KLK10 mRNA and protein expression in human esophageal cancer cell lines (TE-1 and Eca-109). Small interference RNA was utilized to specifically knockdown KLK10 expression in Eca-109 and TE-1 cells. Cell proliferation, cell cycle analysis as well as CDDP-dependent apoptosis were determined using a CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry. The results showed that, KLK10 was positive in 67 out of 83 (80.72%) human EC and positive in 3 out of 11 (27.27%) normal tissues (P=0.001). The present study indicated that KLK10 potentially plays a crucial role in Eca-109 cell growth. Additionally, the downregulation of KLK10 induced S-phase arrest and promoted cisplatin-induced apoptosis. The resutls of the present study suggested that KLK10 is a promising novel marker for the diagnostic and therapeutic target of esophageal cancer.
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Li L, Xu N, Fan N, Meng Q, Luo W, Lv L, Ma W, Liu X, Liu L, Xu F, Xu F, et al: Upregulated KLK10 inhibits esophageal cancer proliferation and enhances cisplatin sensitivity in vitro. Oncol Rep 34: 2325-2332, 2015.
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Li, L., Xu, N., Fan, N., Meng, Q., Luo, W., Lv, L. ... Li, Y. (2015). Upregulated KLK10 inhibits esophageal cancer proliferation and enhances cisplatin sensitivity in vitro. Oncology Reports, 34, 2325-2332. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.4211
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Li, L., Xu, N., Fan, N., Meng, Q., Luo, W., Lv, L., Ma, W., Liu, X., Liu, L., Xu, F., Wang, H., Mao, W., Li, Y."Upregulated KLK10 inhibits esophageal cancer proliferation and enhances cisplatin sensitivity in vitro". Oncology Reports 34.5 (2015): 2325-2332.
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Li, L., Xu, N., Fan, N., Meng, Q., Luo, W., Lv, L., Ma, W., Liu, X., Liu, L., Xu, F., Wang, H., Mao, W., Li, Y."Upregulated KLK10 inhibits esophageal cancer proliferation and enhances cisplatin sensitivity in vitro". Oncology Reports 34, no. 5 (2015): 2325-2332. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2015.4211