Add time:08/21/2019         Source:sciencedirect.com

17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 7 (17β-HSD7) promotes breast cancer cell growth via dual-catalytic activity by modulating estradiol and DHT. Here, we clarified the expression pattern of 17β-HSD7 in postmenopausal luminal A type breast cancer with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) cohort. The impact of 17β-HSD7 inhibition on the proteome of MCF-7 cells was investigated and on cell apoptosis was revealed. MCF-7 cells were treated with an efficient inhibitor of 17β-HSD7 (INH7) or with vehicle, and a differential proteomics study was performed using two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis followed by mass spectrometry and ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA). Cell apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometry, followed by reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) and Western blot to investigate the expression of apoptosis-related genes. Our data showed 17β-HSD7 is amplified in primary and progressive breast cancer, inhibition of 17β-HSD7 in MCF-7 cells modulated 104 proteins primarily involved in cell death/survival, cell growth and DNA processing. The expression of 78 kDa glucose-regulated protein (GRP78) and anti-apoptosis factor Bcl-2 were significantly suppressed via 17β-HSD7 inhibition with INH7, consequently induced MCF-7 cell apoptosis. However, INH7 treatment of T47D, another widely used epithelial ER+ breast cancer cell line, led to an up-regulation of GRP78 expression, resulting in a limited increase in apoptosis. These results suggest cell-specific effects of INH7 in the breast cancer, which is interesting for further study. An combinatory effect on apoptosis by INH7 and Letrozole (aromatase inhibitor) was further demonstrated in MCF-7. Down-regulation of GRP78 via 17β-HSD7 inhibition enhances cell apoptosis in response to Letrozole. This study highlights GRP78 as a key regulator related to 17β-HSD7 inhibition and effect. Taken together, results from the present study suggest a hypothesis that inhibition of 17β-HSD7 would be a complementary strategy to Letrozole by suppression of GRP78 in ER+ breast cancer. However, from a research perspective, further studies have to be carried out with more breast cancer cell lines as well as in vivo model to assess the efficacy of inhibitor combination.

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