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The role of promyelocytic leukemia protein in the carcinogenesis of colorectal adenoma
Received:August 04, 2021  Revised:November 13, 2021  Click here to download the full text
Citation of this paper:CHEN Bai-sheng,LI Ping,ZHOU Ying,WU Xing-yu,CHEN Wei-feng,ZHOU Ping-hong,GONG Yao-yao,LIN Sheng-li.The role of promyelocytic leukemia protein in the carcinogenesis of colorectal adenoma[J].Chinese Journal of Clinical Medicine,2022,29(1):23-29
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CHEN Bai-sheng Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University (Xiamen Branch), Xiamen 361000, Fujian, China  
LI Ping Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China  
ZHOU Ying Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University (Xiamen Branch), Xiamen 361000, Fujian, China  
WU Xing-yu Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University (Xiamen Branch), Xiamen 361000, Fujian, China  
CHEN Wei-feng Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China  
ZHOU Ping-hong Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China  
GONG Yao-yao Department of Gastroenterology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu, China ygong@njmu.edu.cn 
LIN Sheng-li Endoscopy Center, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China lin.shengli@zs-hospital.sh.cn 
Abstract:Objective To analyze expression of promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) in colorectal adenoma, colorectal cancer tissues, and colorectal cancer cells, and to explore the role of PML in the occurrence and development of colorectal cancer. Methods The expression level of PML in colorectal cancer, colorectal adenoma, and normal colorectal mucosa were detected by immunohistochemistry and Western blotting. The expression of PML in 10 different colorectal cancer cell lines were detected, and suitable cell lines were screened for further cell migration, and invasion tests. Furthermore, PML silenced and overexpressed colorectal cancer cell models were established, and cell migration, invasion, proliferation, and apoptosis experiments were performed. The effects of PML on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expressions were analyzed. Results Compared with normal tissue, the expression of PML decreased in adenoma tissue and further decreased in colorectal cancer tissue (P<0.05). Among the 10 different colorectal cancer cell lines, the cells with lower PML expression were more invasive. After silencing PML, the migration, invasion, and proliferation rates of colorectal cancer cells increased, and apoptosis decreased (P<0.05); while the migration, invasion, and proliferation rates of colorectal cancer cells decreased with high expression of PML, and apoptosis increased (P<0.05). After silencing PML, the expressions of EGFR and VEGF in colorectal cancer cells were significantly increased (P<0.05); while the expressions of EGFR and VEGF in colorectal cancer cells decreased significantly with high PML expression (P<0.05). Conclusion PML is lowly expressed in colorectal adenoma tissue, and its expression is further reduced in colorectal cancer tissue. PML can inhibit the migration, invasion, and proliferation of colorectal cancer cells, and promote their apoptosis, through the negative regulation of VEGF and EGFR.
keywords:colorectal adenoma  colorectal cancer  promyelocytic leukemia protein  invasiveness
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