Knockdown of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha increased apoptosis of human endometrial cancer HEC-1A cells.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 alpha (PGC-1?) coactivates multiple transcription factors and regulates several metabolic processes. In this study, we focused on the roles of PGC-1? in the apoptosis of endometrial cancer HEC-1A cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS:PGC-1a expression in the HEC-1A cells was detected with real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. Small interfering RNA directed against PGC-1? was designed and synthesized, and RNA interference technology was used to knock down PGC-1? mRNA and protein expression. Cell apoptosis, cell cycle, and mitochondrial membrane potential were then analyzed using flow cytometry. The expression of apoptotic proteins, Bcl-2 and Bax, was detected with Western blot. RESULTS:The specific downregulation of PGC-1? expression in the HEC-1A cells increased their apoptosis through the mitochondrial apoptotic pathway by reducing the expression of Bcl-2 and increasing the expression of Bax. CONCLUSION:These results suggest that PGC-1? influences the apoptosis of HEC-1A cells and also provides a molecular basis for further investigation of the apoptotic mechanism in human endometrial cancer.
SUBMITTER: Yang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5005004 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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