Objective:To investigate the relationship among platinum resistance, estrogen receptor alpha(ERα)and 17β-estradiol(E2)in ovarian carcinoma treated with cisplatin. Methods:The ovarian cancer cell lines Caov-3 and Ovcar-3 were treated with different drugs. ERα-siRNA was designed to down-regulate the expression of ERα in ovarian cancer cell lines. Apoptosis and growth of ovarian cancer cells were detected. Moreover, the regulations of ERα phosphorylation, protein kinase B(Akt)and extracellular signal regulated kinase(ERK)by cisplatin were measured. Results:In ovarian cancer cells, E2 promoted cell proliferation through ERα and decreased the sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin. ER antagonist ICI 182780(ICI)enhanced the sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin,cisplatin activated ERK phosphorylation by the regulations of ERK, and the phosphorylation site of ERα was at serine 118. After the down-regulation of ERα, the antagonistic effect of E2 on the cytotoxicity of cisplatin was decreased. After treatment with E2, the anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 of ovarian cancer cells was up-regulated, and the cell apoptosis decreased. Conclusion:ERα plays an important role in the resistance to cisplatin in ovarian cancer treatment. E2 can decrease the cisplatin cytotoxicity by inducing ERα activation and decreasing apoptosis. Therefore, ERα may be a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. |
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