Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 promotes the Warburg effect possibly by inducing pyruvate kinase M2 phosphorylation in liver precancerous lesions.

BACKGROUND:Study shows that signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 can increase the Warburg effect by stimulating hexokinase 2 in breast cancer and upregulate lactate dehydrogenase A and pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 1 in myeloma. and pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) can also be activated and enhance the Warburg effect in hepatocellular carcinoma. Precancerous lesions are critical to human and rodent hepatocarcinogenesis. However, the underlying molecular mechanism for the development of liver precancerous lesions remains unknown. We hypothesized that duanyu18133 promotes the Warburg effect possibly by upregulating p-PKM2 in liver precancerous lesions in rats. AIM:To investigate the mechanism of the Warburg effect in liver precancerous lesions in rats. METHODS:A model of liver precancerous lesions was established by a modified Solt-Farber method. The liver pathological changes were observed by HE staining and immunohistochemistry. The transformation of WB-F344 cells induced with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine and hydrogen peroxide was evaluated by the soft agar assay and aneuploidy. The levels of glucose and lactate in the tissue and culture medium were detected with a spectrophotometer. The protein levels of glutathione S-transferase-π, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), and PKM2 were examined by Western blot and immunofluorescence. RESULTS:We found that the Warburg effect was increased in liver precancerous lesions in rats. PKM2 and were upregulated in activated oval cells in liver precancerous lesions in rats. The Warburg effect, p-PKM2, and p-duanyu18133 expression were also increased in transformed WB-F344 cells. duanyu18133 activation promoted the clonal formation rate, aneuploidy, alpha-fetoprotein expression, PCNA expression, G1/S phase transition, the Warburg effect, PKM2 phosphorylation, and nuclear translocation in transformed WB-F344 cells. Moreover, the Warburg effect was inhibited by stattic, a specific inhibitor of duanyu18133, and further reduced in transformed WB-F344 cells after the intervention for PKM2. CONCLUSION:The Warburg effect is initiated in liver precancerous lesions in rats. duanyu18133 activation promotes the Warburg effect by enhancing the phosphorylation of PKM2 in transformed WB-F344 cells.

KEYWORDS: {{ getKeywords(articleDetailText.words) }}