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Effects of Galectin-1 on Biological Behavior in Cervical Cancer

Mandika Chetry, Yizuo Song, Chunyu Pan, Ruyi Li, Jianan Zhang, Xueqiong Zhu

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China.

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Chetry M, Song Y, Pan C, Li R, Zhang J, Zhu X. Effects of Galectin-1 on Biological Behavior in Cervical Cancer. J Cancer 2020; 11(6):1584-1595. doi:10.7150/jca.38538. https://www.jcancer.org/v11p1584.htm
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Abstract

Background: We previously revealed that the expression of galectin-1 (LGALS1) was significantly reduced after neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment in cervical cancer patients. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of LGALS1 expression on biological behaviors of cervical cancer cells.

Methods: Immunohistochemistry and immunocytochemistry were performed to detect the expression of LGALS1 in cervical cancer tissues and cells (SiHa and C33A). Western blot analysis was performed to evaluate the efficacy of lentivirus-mediated upregulation or downregulation of LGALS1 in cervical cancer cells. Cell viability and proliferation were detected by CCK-8 and BrdU assays, respectively. Annexin V-FITC/PI apoptosis detection kit was employed to measure the apoptosis of cervical cancer cells. Transwell invasion and migration assays were also conducted to explore the invasive and migratory capabilities of cervical cancer cells. The expression of apoptosis- (Bcl-2 and Bax), invasion- (MMP-2 and MMP-9), and migration-related (Fascin and Ezrin) proteins, were detected by Western blot analysis. Xenograft mouse model of cervical cancer was generated to explore whether LGALS1 overexpression could promote tumor growth in vivo.

Results: LGALS1 was overexpressed in cervical cancer tissues and cell lines compared to that in normal cervical tissues and epithelium cells. Upregulation of LGALS1 significantly promoted the cell proliferation, inhibited cell apoptosis, and enhanced the migratory and invasive abilities of both SiHa and C33A cells, whereas downregulation of LGALS1 led to the opposite results. The level of Bcl-2, MMP-2, MMP-9, Fascin, and Erzin expression was significantly upregulated in cervical cancer cells with LGALS1 overexpression, while converse results were obtained in LGALS1 knockdown cancer cells. In vivo study also showed that LGALS1 overexpression facilitated tumor growth of cervical cancer cells.

Conclusion: Overexpression of LGALS1 significantly promoted and enhanced the aggressive features of cervical cancer both in vitro and in vivo, which may be associated with high expression of Bcl-2, MMP-2, MMP-9, Fascin, and Erzin proteins.

Keywords: Galectin-1, cervical cancer, proliferation, apoptosis, migration, invasion.


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Chetry, M., Song, Y., Pan, C., Li, R., Zhang, J., Zhu, X. (2020). Effects of Galectin-1 on Biological Behavior in Cervical Cancer. Journal of Cancer, 11(6), 1584-1595. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.38538.

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Chetry, M.; Song, Y.; Pan, C.; Li, R.; Zhang, J.; Zhu, X. Effects of Galectin-1 on Biological Behavior in Cervical Cancer. J. Cancer 2020, 11 (6), 1584-1595. DOI: 10.7150/jca.38538.

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Chetry M, Song Y, Pan C, Li R, Zhang J, Zhu X. Effects of Galectin-1 on Biological Behavior in Cervical Cancer. J Cancer 2020; 11(6):1584-1595. doi:10.7150/jca.38538. https://www.jcancer.org/v11p1584.htm

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Chetry M, Song Y, Pan C, Li R, Zhang J, Zhu X. 2020. Effects of Galectin-1 on Biological Behavior in Cervical Cancer. J Cancer. 11(6):1584-1595.

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