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Hypoxia-induced ROS aggravate tumor progression through HIF-1α-SERPINE1 signaling in glioblastoma

缺氧诱导的ROS通过HIF-1α-SERPINE1信号通路促进胶质母细胞瘤恶性进展

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Hypoxia, as an important hallmark of the tumor microenvironment, is a major cause of oxidative stress and plays a central role in various malignant tumors, including glioblastoma. Elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a hypoxic microenvironment promote glioblastoma progression; however, the underlying mechanism has not been clarified. Herein, we found that hypoxia promoted ROS production, and the proliferation, migration, and invasion of glioblastoma cells, while this promotion was restrained by ROS scavengers N-acetyl-l-cysteine (NAC) and diphenyleneiodonium chloride (DPI). Hypoxia-induced ROS activated hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) signaling, which enhanced cell migration and invasion by epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Furthermore, the induction of serine protease inhibitor family E member 1 (SERPINE1) was ROS-dependent under hypoxia, and HIF-1α mediated SERPINE1 increase induced by ROS via binding to the SERPINE1 promoter region, thereby facilitating glioblastoma migration and invasion. Taken together, our data revealed that hypoxia-induced ROS reinforce the hypoxic adaptation of glioblastoma by driving the HIF-1α-SERPINE1 signaling pathway, and that targeting ROS may be a promising therapeutic strategy for glioblastoma.

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缺氧作为肿瘤微环境的重要特征,是氧化应激的主要原因,在肿瘤(包括胶质母细胞瘤)的恶性进展中发挥重要作用。缺氧微环境中高水平活性氧(ROS)促进胶质母细胞瘤进展的潜在机制尚不清楚。本研究发现缺氧促进了胶质母细胞瘤细胞增殖、迁移和侵袭以及ROS生成,而这种促进作用可被ROS清除剂N-乙酰半胱氨酸(NAC)和二苯基氯化碘盐(DPI)抑制。缺氧诱导的ROS可激活缺氧诱导因子-1α(HIF-1α)信号,通过上皮-间充质转化(EMT)增强细胞迁移和侵袭。此外,在缺氧条件下,HIF-1α可与丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂家族E成员1(SERPINE1)启动子区结合,ROS经HIF-1α上调SERPINE1表达,进而促进胶质母细胞瘤细胞迁移和侵袭。综上所述,本研究揭示了缺氧诱导的ROS通过驱动HIF-1α-SERPINE1信号促进胶质母细胞瘤的缺氧适应,靶向ROS可能成为胶质母细胞瘤治疗的一种有效策略。

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We thank the supports from Hasenbio Technology Company (Wuxi, China) and the Public Experimental Research Center of Xuzhou Medical University (Xuzhou, China). This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 81772688 and 81372698), the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD), the Research Foundation for Talented Scholars of Xuzhou Medical University (No. RC20552223), and the Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (No. KYCX20_2463), China.

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Lin ZHANG and Yuanyuan CAO conceived and designed the study, performed the experiments and data analysis, and wrote and edited the manuscript. Xiaoxiao GUO and Xiaoyu WANG performed the experiments, analyzed the data, and drafted the manuscript. Xiao HAN performed data analysis and figure arrangements. Kouminin KANWORE checked the data and drafted the manuscript. Xiaoliang HONG and Han ZHOU provided technical supports. Dianshuai GAO supervised and conceived this work, and wrote the manuscript. All authors have reviewed and approved the final manuscript, and therefore, have full access to all the data in the work and take responsibility for the integrity and security of the data.

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Correspondence to Dianshuai Gao  (高殿帅).

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Lin ZHANG, Yuanyuan CAO, Xiaoxiao GUO, Xiaoyu WANG, Xiao HAN, Kouminin Kanwore, Xiaoliang HONG, Han ZHOU, and Dianshuai GAO declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Zhang, L., Cao, Y., Guo, X. et al. Hypoxia-induced ROS aggravate tumor progression through HIF-1α-SERPINE1 signaling in glioblastoma. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. B 24, 32–49 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.B2200269

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