Arsenic trioxide inhibits DNA methyltransferase and restores methylation-silenced genes in human liver cancer cells

Human Pathology
Xing CuiSeishiro Hirano

Abstract

In the present study, we investigated methylation status of the CpG islands of some major tumor suppressor genes both in human hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cancer cell lines and examined whether demethylation by arsenic trioxide (As2O3) could restore their expression in the cell lines. HepG2 and Huh-7 cells were treated with 2 to 10 micromol/L of AS2O3 and/or 1 micromol/L of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine for 24, 48, and 72 hours. The methylation status of the CpG island around the promoter regions of p161NK4a, RASSF1A, E cadherin, and GSTP1 was detected by a methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP). The messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein levels of these genes were determined by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, Western blot, and immunohistochemical analyses. The DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) mRNA levels and enzyme activity were also examined. The hypermethylated status of the promoter regions of p16INK4a, RASSF1A, E cadherin, and GSTP1 was observed in 10 (40%), 14 (56%), 6 (24%), and 12 (48%) of 25 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, respectively. CpG methylation of the p16INK4a, RASSF1A, E cadherin, and GSTP1 genes was correlated to the reduction of mRNA levels in the cell line...Continue Reading

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