Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (2): 258-263.doi: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2021.02.015

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Hypoxia promotes lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells migration by upregulating acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1

JIN Jia-hao1,3  ZHAO Bao-sheng1,2 LIU Dan-hui1,2 LIU Y-zhen1,2,3*   

  1. 1.The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Esophageal Cancer Institute of Xinxiang Medical University, He’nan Weihui 453100, China; 2.Department of Thoracic Surgery,  the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiniang Medical University, He’nan, Weihui 453100, China; 3.Life Science Research Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, He’nan Weihui 453100, China
  • Received:2020-01-07 Revised:2020-03-03 Online:2021-04-06 Published:2021-04-06
  • Contact: LIU Y-zhen E-mail:yuzhenliu@xxmu.edu.com

Abstract:

Objective  To investigate the mechanism of hypoxia to promote human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells migration through acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (ACC1).    Methods  Lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells were treated with hypoxia (5% O2). Transwell migration assay was used to detect cell migration ability. Western blotting was used to detect ACC1 expression and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) related protein expression.    Results  Compared with the normoxia (control group), hypoxia treatment promoted the migration of A549 cells (P<0.01), ACC1 expression was up-regulated after hypoxia treatment (P<0.01), and vimentin expression was detected to increase significantly (P<0.05), E-cadherin expression decreased (P<0.01); Compared with the control group, migration of A549 cells was inhibited (P<0.05), vimentin expression was down-regulated (P<0.05), and E-cadherin expression increased after knocking down ACC1(P<0.01). After ACC1 was knocked down, the differences between the numbers of migration of A549 cells under normoxia and 5% O2 conditions and the expressions of vimentin and E-cadherin were not statistically significant (P>0.05). After linoleic acid (LA) supplementation, the hypoxia-induced migration promotion of A549 cells was restored.    Conclusion  Hypoxia can promote the migration and EMT transformation of lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells by up-regulating the expression of ACC1.

Key words: Hypoxia, Lung adenocarcinoma, Migration;Acetyl-CoA carboxylase 1, Western blotting

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