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. 2012 Oct;181(4):1271-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.06.029. Epub 2012 Aug 4.

XIAP as a radioresistance factor and prognostic marker for radiotherapy in human rectal adenocarcinoma

Driffa Moussata  1 , Souheila Amara, Bénazir Siddeek, Myriam Decaussin, Stephanie Hehlgans, Rachel Paul-Bellon, Françoise Mornex, Jean-Pierre Gerard, Pascale Romestaing, Franz Rödel, Bernard Flourie, Mohamed Benahmed, Claire Mauduit
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XIAP as a radioresistance factor and prognostic marker for radiotherapy in human rectal adenocarcinoma

Driffa Moussata et al. Am J Pathol. 2012 Oct.
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Abstract

A differential responsiveness of patients to ionizing radiation is observed after preoperative radiotherapy for rectal adenocarcinoma that might be related, in part, to an apoptosis defect. To establish if proteins of the apoptotic cascades [pro-apoptotic: active caspase 3, 8, and 9 and DIABLO (direct inhibitor of apoptosis-binding protein with low pI); anti-apoptotic: XIAP (X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis)] are involved, we analyzed their profile in radioresistant (SW480) and radiosensitive (SW48) human colorectal cell lines. We demonstrated that, after irradiation, the SW48 cells increased the expression of the pro-apoptotic proteins, whereas the SW480 cells increased the expression of the anti-apoptotic protein XIAP. Moreover, XIAP knockdown in SW480 cells enhanced the basal and radiation-induced apoptotic index; the propensity of the SW480 cells to undergo apoptosis after radiation was higher compared with SW48 cells. In a translational study of 38 patients with rectal carcinoma, we analyzed the apoptotic profile for tumor and noncancerous tissue for each biopsy specimen using IHC. According to their response to preoperative radiotherapy, patients were classified into two groups: responsive and nonresponsive. Although no difference in expression of caspase 3, 8, or 9 was observed in the tumor/normal tissue ratio between responsive and nonresponsive patients, the ratio decreased for DIABLO and increased for XIAP. In conclusion, inhibition of XIAP rescues cellular radiosensitivity and both DIABLO and XIAP might be potential predictive markers of radiation responsiveness in rectal adenocarcinoma.

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