Targeting FoxM1 inhibits proliferation, invasion and migration of nasopharyngeal carcinoma through the epithelial‑to-mesenchymal transition pathway

Oncology Reports
Chao YuHongyan Chen

Abstract

High expression levels of the forkhead box M1 (FoxM1) transcription factor are associated with metastasis and poor prognosis of malignancies. However, little is known concerning its function in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The present study aimed to investigate the impact of FoxM1 inhibition on the migration and invasion of NPC cells and the potential mechanisms. The effects of FoxM1 inhibitor treatment and FoxM1 silencing on the proliferation, migration and invasion of NPC CNE-1 and CNE-2 cells were examined by CCK-8, Transwell migration/invasion and colony formation assays. The effects of stable FoxM1 silencing on the growth and lung metastasis of implanted NPC were evaluated. The relative levels of FoxM1, zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 2 (ZEB2), Snail2 and E-cadherin in the different groups of NPC cells and tumors were determined by quantitative real-time PCR, western blotting and immunohistochemical assays. Treatment with thiostrepton, FoxM1 inhibitor, significantly reduced the survival of NPC cells. Treatment with thiostrepton and/or knockdown of FoxM1 inhibited the anchorage-independent proliferation, migration and invasion of NPC cells. Inhibition of FoxM1 also increased the relative levels of E-cadherin, but redu...Continue Reading

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